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  1. Platoon
    It's very easy to say that Reed (and Pressly) are suffering from Molitor Abuse. As will Hildy if Molitor switches his focus to him. Then again it's easy to say that Reed is simply losing it. But it's more likely a combination of the two. An astute MOY would realize that one good Reed outing is better than two bad ones. This pattern of overuse is not recent, driven by the need to remain in 'the race'. He burned out relievers in 2015 also, in the race for the first draft choice. I think that the high pitch counts for SP, and the 100 pitch plateau is causing a lot of stress on bullpens, making decisions on how to distribute innings more complicated, and more impactful. And the implications of the decisions even more obvious.
  2. Platoon
    Not sure if you think they are or are not on the same page. I know in previous years I definitely thought they were not. Especially regarding rookies. This year I find it harder to discern. Either way I doubt flexibility would be a Molitor trait.
  3. Platoon
    Well they did, and the caveman is in Rochester. Who ya gonna blame now? .
  4. Platoon
    I am all in on the rigidly and favorites assumptions, and have been since the beginning of his tenure. But I do disagree with the FO supplying him with who he wants. If that's the case I don't think we need a FO, simply a GM/coach figure. I have said this before, and will repeat. Good managers probably don't "win" ball games. But bad managers definitely lose them. While I know that premise is subjective, after 3 years it can also be obvious.
  5. Platoon
    I sort of doubt Sano will be out of Florida for quite awhile, and maybe not until Sept if then, if the Twins stay out of contention. This is a career move, not a slap on the wrist. They have discreetly mentioned conditioning as a goal. That won't be done in a month or two.
  6. Platoon
    When I said two years ago that Molitor has no 'feel' for the game, this was what I meant. Being a HOF hitter means you have extraordinary hand eye coordination. But it doesn't mean you know anything about baseball.
  7. Platoon
    It seems it's been very difficult for baseball op-ed writers to call out Sano on his focus and effort. It's nice to see someone do it. It's also nice to see someone acknowledge this is a message move. Molitor did make a vague reference to it in his statement, but the FO release was mostly BS.
  8. Platoon
    Who are the hitting coaches on those teams. Fort Meyers coach more respected, more fundamentalist? Otherwise the problem with this is he is going to see some very easy stuff to hit, there won't be good off speed stuff to hone that flaw in his game. Or is this more disciplinary? A wake up call? That I could see. That also explains why he didn't PH today for Cave. Although with Molitor managing its really hard to ascribe a rationale to any particular move. I still think there is way more to this than meets the eye.
  9. Platoon
    There has to be a disciplinary message here for Sano. That said I never thought he would be sent below AAA ball
  10. Platoon
    Had the same thought, that was the only practical chance. I know it's lightening in a bottle, but he isn't going to hit one sitting on the bench.
  11. Platoon
    Normally I don't bitch too much about plate umpires. I have done it, and it's not easy. But that third strike was intentional. And I also normally don't believe managers accomplish much by screaming, but Molitor should have came out and got tossed over that. That one was blatant retaliation over Keplers conversation. I wonder if Kep said, Ach dere leiber? Voss iss lohs.
  12. Platoon
    The contact play decision is also impacted by where you are in the order, and who's up next. In this cas RG. Since his forte is the 3-2 walk, that ain't gonna score a run. Morrison was next, but by the time he gets up a fly ball likely won't do it. Frankly this offense is so bad, I wonder if the suicide squeeze wouldn't be a good idea with Sano up? Yah, that's so sad.
  13. Platoon
    If you take a look at this lineup it's amazing they win any games. Dozier, Sano, Morrison are doing basically nothing. Buxton was not either and is injured. Mauer was, and is injured. Kepler really cooled off. The production from Wilson, Adrianza, Garver, RG and whoever else is up for the week is as expected. It's only the two ED's keeping them afloat. And sooner or later they have to cool off, it's almost unavoidable. It's really a sorry state. Without the improvement in the SP we would be last in the Central, and that takes some serious doing. They are almost becoming unwatchable. It will take a miracle or Dozier, Sano and Buxton to all recover their mojo at the same time. But there really isnt an alternative.
  14. Platoon
    This has been my grumble for years about Dozier. There normally nothing wrong with his end of the year stats, but he has never seemed to perform well in the clutch. It's why I was never an advocate for him as a middle of the order hitter. It's probably the only agreement that the MOY and I have.
  15. Platoon
    It didn't take long for Belisle to appear last night. Of course so did Pressly. Molitor isn't any better than the high school and college coaches who completely abuse their best pitchers. He is yet another example of the fact that great MLB players do not necessarily make great managers.
  16. Platoon
    Bingo...... But now the raccoon is in the woods, and Belisle was already on the mound.
  17. Platoon
    That's a good point. I admit I had not considered that aspect. Duh! The easiest solution is to have Pressly pitch an extra game or two during the week. For Lords sake, I noticed there are weeks when he only appears in 5 or 6 games. .
  18. Platoon
    This year the Twins remarkably seem to have an excess of SP, assuming Santana and maybe May comes back. And a few stashed in Rocherster. So why not a 6 man rotation? There really doesn't seem a serious falloff for any of them currently. While they are all likely 3's in a really good rotation, there's worse things that can happen. This just seems like a staff where a 6 man rotation would work for several reason, one of them Romeros inning count.
  19. Platoon
    You rose to the bait........ You never disappoint.
  20. Platoon
    Normally I don't do math, but does this make us over twice as successful?
  21. Platoon
    . That might be the winner......
  22. Platoon
    >>>>>>>>>>>Think of the trade value once everyone catches on to this. Belisle will be our way forward to a catcher who can catch a baseball. Belisle for Realmuto even up. (Though the FO will have to deal with some harsh critiscm for giving away Belisle)
  23. Platoon
    It would be far easier to "get out of the fire", if you were not shackled to it. MiLB players have approximately the same amount of mobility as a turtle turned over on its back. In the corporate world, those who feel they have given their best, and for whatever reason it wasn't enough to elevate them into the executive suite, are free to move to a like company in the same industry. This at least satisfies the question most people would have. Was it me, or the orginisation? In MiLB you can't go from the Twins farm system to the White Sox. You have to abandon your career path completely.
  24. Platoon
    Speaking of: The raccoon on the bank building and Belisle on a MLB roster. What do they have in common?
  25. Platoon
    While there's lots of info on "that site" I cannot believe they have not been covering the raccoon going up the bank building. It's that type of coverage that drives me to peruse Twinkie Town, ocassionaly.
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