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  1. Platoon
    I seriously doubt Rob Anthony would announce that the phone is ringing off the hook and increase the pressure on th FO. C'mon! I would move Plouffe, he is just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Kind of like whoever was the Vikings wide receiver when Randy Moss arrived. You really have a choice between Dozier and Polanco. That's the reality. It seems Polanco is a pure hitter, Dozier certainly is not. Glove wise, might be closer than some think. I am not on the EE is an above average shortstop train. But I would keep him over Nunez because I trust his glove more. Which is why a SS exists, not for his bat. Nunez goes, sell high for a change. Park? A guy like Kang makes you think it could some day work, but so far he has actually regressed. You could flip him and ABW for a month, and see what you have in each. That's what this season should be about. But remember, while you might fleece a GM desperate for a fill in, they all know that the bats of Dozier, Plouffe, EE, and Nunez for the last month are not real. Each has enough history to go back and look at that far exceeds thirty days. And also remember this is Terry Ryan we are taking about. You'll be damn lucky to see Park go to AAA, trading Plouffe would be over the top for him!
  2. Platoon
    Plating a run is on a par with Gladdens constant "elevating a fastball" I got so sick of that term, I start d using the stair again!
  3. Platoon
    Plouffe could? have a chance to put up some numbers, but he isn't getting the soft stuff he used to, and he isn't a great FB hitter. Dozier as a long ball threat is cooked. He either goes the other way for doubles and the rare mistake HR, or he goes back to pull happy Brian. He still is kind of, the ground balls through the hole, and the foul ground balls down the line, are hiding it for now. It has been better, but anyone who thinks he's a changed man is listening to theTwins publicity machine. Park is still a lotto ticket. Huge uppercut. And seems to be a big guess hitter. The big time power is there. I have no doubt Sano and Buxton will be just fine. Only in TwinsWorld would this be considered a power lineup. Of course only in TwinsWorld would anyone put all these guys on the same team and expect results!
  4. Platoon
    And if Plouffe doesn't go, where does Kepler go? I cannot see this operation pulling Grossman, and moving Kepler to left. Plouffe may have to go, but he should take Ryan with him!
  5. Platoon
    It was interesting Plouffe got to play 1st in front of the Yankees who need a 1st baseman, or six. And of course he lets one roll through his legs. Esco is on his usual hot streak after he sits, maybe a reason a lot of teams consider him a utility guy? The SP is going to be very very difficult to fix. The BP not so. And if they would get their act together, and get Rosario back and Polanco here, they would start to turn the corner. But they still are missing a middle IF and a catcher. I would still bring up our best defensive catcher and let him play. It's time to move on. The core of this team has proven they will never win.
  6. Platoon
    I don't know how they calculate it but my eye test says a poor outfielder that runs tentative routes and has a mediocre arm. We did not find Roy Hobbs. .
  7. Platoon
    The Vikings are the most recent example of what happens if you change personnel in management and operate together as a team. With the Twins, it's not even evident that Molitor and Ryan are on the same page. But the bottom line is clear and easily seen. Twenty years of the Ryan administration is enough. And I include the Bill Smith era, because Ryan was listed as a special advisor, Smith was his hand picked successor, and no one in there right mind could believe Smith did anything to serious with out running it by his mentor first. Twenty years winning some titles in a crappy division, getting embarrassed by teams in the other divisions, especially the East, and exiting the playoffs, generally with our tail firmly tucked somewhere. It's enough! How anyone who is a supposed baseball guru, "one of the most respected men in the game" could put this DH laden lineup on the field and expect to win with a low SO staff boggles the mind. ENOUGH ALREADY!
  8. Platoon
    There are a lot of things said here that are correct about Arcia. And I imagine some that aren't. But this is irrefutable. He has not been handled like the other players have been. Last year when he went to Rochester Ryan announced the suddenly new Injury Recovery Protocal. (IRP). Under the IRP players sent our for rehab not only would have to prove they are healthy, they would have to produce before they were returned to the AAAA team. For whatever reason the IRP was instituted, analyzed, and discarded almost immediately. It must have been, since no other player was ever subjected to it. Apparently Arcias inclusion was not only exclusive, it was forgotten, as he was. When you don't treat your players with consistency, you end up with what the Twins appear to have. Unmotivated, and at times virtually selfish play. Brought on by the knowledge that for some there are no consequences.
  9. Platoon
    Ryan apparently has/had determined that Vargas, Arcia, ABW, et al were not going to cut it at DH. But then Hunter saved the team the embarrassment of signing a 41 year old OF on a rebuilding team. What if he had not? I think that you would have seen the Sano Experiment anyway. Remember, they did not want Sano DH'ng full time. A rare agreement between me and Ryan. I imagine the story line would have been the legendary Twins OF'er mentoring Sano to replace him whilst splitting time between RF and DH. If Ryan didn't trade Plouffe in the current situation, he sure would not of if Hunter came back. Torri screwed this all up by retiring, and Ryan saw Park as likely both a lottery ticket he could bid on, and while unlikely to succeed, have the annual "we were in it to the end on the guy" presser. Sadly for the Twins we got our man. This whole thing is like a house of cards that collapsed. But what was the first card pulled? It almost has to be that Ryan really believed in 2015. All the decisions made seem to point to that. I waffle on the BP decision, but remember, TR always thinks he can simply dig around in the dumpster and bring in uncovered jewels for the pen. It's never been a visible priority. Arcia is yet another casualty in this collapse. Ryan cannot bring himself to admit this just needs to be trashed and start with a fresh slate. That the core veterans on this team have been the genisis for years of lost baseball and cannot carry a team anywhere near success. His actions suggest that Dozier, Plouffe, Park and the elite pitching staff will return for another year, as this was simply a blip. Look how well we did in ST. That's the real ceiling for this team!
  10. Platoon
    They seem to have a couple catchers, I think Turner is the other, in MiLB who are MLB ready defensively. Right now we are playing two who aren't, and certainly aren't making up for it with the stick.
  11. Platoon
    Off the top of my head I can come up with at least 25M reasons!
  12. Platoon
    That is an extremely logical, well thought out caveat. Unfortunately Terry missed that day in economics. When he hands out money he is going to get his money's worth. Nolasco has had I don't know 50 starts. Pelfrey. Hughes. Plouffe. And so forth. Terry has a different definition of "gets your money's worth" than I do! . Some make fun of the use of the term Twins Way! But it's not just a slogan. Maybe it should be change to Twins Personna? Because there are players who do not fit their profile, and regardless of stats or production, they are not going to be here. In the same token, those who do are pretty well set for a long, if not productive MLB career.
  13. Platoon
    That is an extremely logical, well thought out caveat. Unfortunately Terry missed that day in economics. When he hands out money he is going to get his money's worth. Nolasco has had I don't know 50 starts. Pelfrey. Hughes. Plouffe. And so forth.Terry has a different definition of "gets your money's worth" than I do!
  14. Platoon
    And don't forget, we get to keep the vaunted Robbie Grossman. Yet another important cog in La Machine. Good for Oswaldo. I hope he holds up somewhere and does well.
  15. Platoon
    An outfielder with pop? But can't overshadow his defense? You are correct sir. There have never been any of those in MLB. . If Robbie Grossman can get a gig, Arcia will get a couple also.
  16. Platoon
    Two points. 1. Park is still here because if he gets sent down its an admission that this was not a great idea. I never saw the difference between ABW and Park. Huge hitters in inferior leagues with a ton of SO's. 2. If the FO and Molitor don't like demonstrative players they better get out of the Carribean. Baseball is played differently there. That's not bad, it's not good, it's different. And it ain't Twins Way compatible.
  17. Platoon
    TwinsWorld. Where raw energy and passion are considered inappropriate.
  18. Platoon
    If the player don't fit, the front office should (a)quit
  19. Platoon
    And when Sano comes back? Then what. They just keep running from the Sano/Park fiasco. And Rosario is starting to tear it up in AAA. Then what. Trade him, or Kepler so they can keep Plouffe? Polanco? Sink or swim, I hope Oswaldo gets a chance somewhere to settle in, he didn't here. And I think that is an underdiscussed aspect of the team. Players see things, they see some players treated as untouchable, no matter what they do, and others rested completely differently. They notice this. It's one of two things a manager can handle. The other is putting players in a position to succeed. Then it's up to the player. Nunez at SS regularly will be the next example of this!
  20. Platoon
    We don't have an Arcia problem anymore. I know they cannot keep everyone and Santana lends more flexibility. But that as positive as I can get. This FO just flits from move to move reacting almost entirely on injury based decisions. If you cannot see the perfectly placed platoon DH situation you had in front of you all year, a situation which would have helped Park assimilate and Arcia get AB against righties, what are you looking at. They bumbled onto Grossman and that flame is starting to cool. And as an OF he is minimally better than Arcia. With a far worse arm. And the Nunez pumpkin is next. While both performances were outliers, just think of the Twins offense when they stop hitting! Maybe the solo Park Bang every two weeks will carry them one last thought on Oswaldo. He is coming into 2015 expecting to be the RF, then finds out he is the LF has an ok start, gets hurt and Ryan jerks him around so we can parade a 40 yr old OF for the reminiscent demographic. No wonder he couldn't figure it out, they certainly can't.
  21. Platoon
    And apathy in the fan base is about the worst thing that can happen to a sports team.
  22. Platoon
    Catching up on TiVo bunting in the 4th inning WTF
  23. Platoon
    I have two daughters who think just like you. Sheesh I have spent entire winters in shorts T and sweatshirt. Windpants in an emergency. Cold is over rated!
  24. Platoon
    I have two daughters who think just like you. Sheesh
  25. Platoon
    That was rumored for years, but if you carefully watch the show, you will see Lurch has both his hands, making your observation obviously impossible!
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