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  1. Platoon
    When I first heard the Twins announce the Colon signing, I assumed he was going to be a host at Twins Fantasy Camp, and hang with Bert and The Boys. I had no idea that Fantasy Camp rules require you to have actually played with The MLB Twins before you can become a host. Full Disclosure: I realize the foregoing is not true, but I wish it was. It would be far better than the actual truth!
  2. Platoon
    Polanco is way too young to give up on! He has always hit. He will most likely hit again. As for his defense. When you put a player in a position that his tools do not align with, you get what you deserve. He certainly seems more suited to second base. But I won't rehash that. Just because Molitor thinks he is a SS doesn't make him a good one. He could squeeze by in the position if one was willing to settle for a mediocre team. Btw, I don't consider his bat when I say this. SS is a position where you live and die by the glove. Hitting should be optional. If you rationalize a poor fielding SS, because of a good bat, it's akin to saying a lousy pitcher who can hit sure looks good in the lineup!
  3. Platoon
    Gibson has not been good. Yes I know that's obvious. And he is aggravating to watch. But he does have some inherent ability. It wouldn't be quite so bad if he was our solid #5, instead of what is supposed to be a mid rotation slot. We don't even have a #5 at the present time. I once had a 20 ish year old pitch for me in amateur ball. My impression of him was he had a division 2 arm, and a division 6 (pitching) brain!
  4. Platoon
    I would love Bautista, and am no fan of RG. I still think Vargas has at least an upside. But to me, any money, prospects or veterans traded, should solely go into the pitching pool. Abysmal doesn't even begin to describe our pitching.
  5. Platoon
    I can't see there winning % continuing for many of the reasons stated above. And I can live with that because frankly they just do not have the arms to contend. And it's not just one arm short, it's basically half a staff, with no realistic way to acquire them in time to help this year. It has been written by some that the Twins "owe" it to the fans and players to go all in for this year? I think what they owe the fans is to finally put together a sustainable orginisation that plays fundamentally sound baseball with a decent roster construct. Basically, I hope Falvine and Molitor don't do any serious damage in a vain attempt to make this team something it isn't. Every move made should be to improve the team so that the young core of this roster can succeed in the next 4 years.
  6. Platoon
    I had an acquaintance who thought Harmon Killebrew was a bum. And I was a huge Harmon fan. So every time he saw me, or for that matter anyone who would listen, he would blast The Killer. So at the most 3-6 people heard him rant after Harmon struck out with the bases loaded. For broader distribution, he would have had to type a letter and mail it to an editor who would not have included it in the daily newspaper. By that time Harmon might have hit three more HR's. I don't know if life was better then, but it was simpler. With no one particularly in mind, the the lack of technology allowed you to express your opinions mostly to people who already knew them, and had judged you thusly.
  7. Platoon
    And if someone wrote a similar post it would be "also shabby". .
  8. Platoon
    I thought Granites catch was "not too shabby". But that was about it. I find it hard to believe that Buxtons defense is being challenged by someone who managed to run back on a high fly ball and not drop it. Barring injury Buxton should be a fixture in CF for years. If Molitor starts jerking him around so he can play Granite, I would find it necessary to take up a Twitter, so I could tweet my displeasure in real time!
  9. Platoon
    I would be of the sell mode, and it would Dozier, and Grossman. Rosaio if I got more than I expected, and Santana in the same frame. Sadly, I doubt you will get any young pitching for anyone other than Erv. As one can see by watching this years baseball pitching is not easy to come by. But in general I would be in sell mode. Not tear down mode. Sell, with emphasis and tweaking the SP. Sanatana is the problem. He is the only practical value we have to trade, and we don't have enough pitching to trade pitching.
  10. Platoon
    FTFY
  11. Platoon
    I would believe that dealing with Arcia would drive veteran staid baseball men like Molitor and Ryan BS crazy. And Oswaldo didn't help himself either. I have watched his MiLB numbers a bit. He will resurface. Guys with his power are like high velocity pitchers. You can't teach it, so they keep getting a look. I still think he will make it. MLB is full of bat guys in the corner positions that are not adept with a glove. I hope he makes it, I loved watching him hit a baseball.
  12. Platoon
    As to the steal, the runner on third had to have broken very early, otherwise the way it was defensed gets him. Even with Doziers arm, which btw seems to be getting a "little less stronger" lately. Dozier did what he could, chasing the guy at first was not going to keep the run from scoring. On another point, yes we could have electronic everything, but why stop at balls and strikes. 3 video umps per game. (the older ones who stopped at the brat stand too often) . They watch every play. See a shoulder twitch, BALK! A close play, REPLAY! A player mouth the F word. EJECTION. There would be no end to the level of technology or insanity, the amount of replays or the length of the game. Ugh!
  13. Platoon
    Oh please, please, let's not have electronically called balls and strikes. I managed,and hated umps! Then I umped, and hated managers! But they have to be part of the game. i watched most of the game, but missed a few parts. I read that the Twins suicide squeezed with two outs? And had no one to PH for Castro in the 9th as we were carrying 9? relief pitchers? Maybe we also need electronic FO people, and an electronic manager? Too bad someone doesn't invent a game we could play on like a TV screen, and eliminate all the human beings completely!
  14. Platoon
    There are a lot of things for Twins fans, and the Twins themselves to worry about. Byron Buxton is not one of them.
  15. Platoon
    Good point. The Pohlads adversity to opening up the vault is sometimes overstated. Cases in point. Several weeks ago Jim handed out free replacement tickets to that 6 hour rain delay game, that was over in 6 minutes. And just last winter he kept a friend of his gainfully employed, in tough times, when all logic would have done otherwise.
  16. Platoon
    I would not want to try and straighten out this pitching mess. There aren't enough assets to trade, nor enough cash that will be ok'ed to make this staff functional in the near term. But I do know that if I was Falvine, and I considered this an evaluation year, I would stick with my original plan. There is no foreseeable route to the playoffs with either this pitching staff, or anything they could scrape together given the above limitations. Hopefully they continue to clarify the roster, and keep adding pieces the best they can. Any attempt at a quick fix will be regretted for years.
  17. Platoon
    I tried to find a Chinese restaurant in Ames one evening. It was not easy. Ames is a huge city!
  18. Platoon
    With all due respect to the OP, this is what happens after watching a "pitching" staff operate at this level for oh so many years. Desperation for a silver lining in any cloud sets in!
  19. Platoon
    Thanks! I don't think looking at this roster, and this pitching staff, and suggesting ways to improve it is at all indicative of wanting a constant rebuild. I view it more as reality. The Twins are far more entertaining to watch than last year. There's some semblance of talent on the field. But for the FO to think that this pitching staff could take us to even a second WC spot would border on malfeasance. Making a desperate trade for a faux WC race would set this orginisation back a year at least. It sucks after six years, but the future is still where it's at in TwinsWorld.
  20. Platoon
    The Twins are not a team of good pitchers playing beneath their level temporarily. But they are a team of some young position players who will improve with seasoning. You can look with optimism at the position players, and with some MiLB replacements even if a veteran such as Dozier, Grossmann, Escobar, or even Rosario is traded. But even BD won't bring a kings ransom. As for Santana, if you had prospects blocked in MiLB he goes, but we don't. So we almost have to keep him. Frankly it's going to take a lot of money, some luck and a genius to solve the MLB pitching. We should be very select sellers for the simple reason is it is virtually impossible to win with consistency with pitching of this level. The offense will consistently get better, with or without several of the above named players. I doubt the same can be said for the pitching.
  21. Platoon
    I had no problem with getting rid of Nolasco. He wasn't good here, and based on a few comments he made, did not seem like he had any intention of trying to be good here. Add in the fact he had no discernible upside it was a meh deal. Meyer was a different matter. A key piece of an earlier trade, a much needed velocity arm with miss the bats talent. Tall pitchers seem to mature later. There was something to wait for there. It's not like the MLB roster was loaded with studs. I don't know if he will completely figure it out or not. But if he does, someone has a very good pitcher. We were not the orginisation to toss him. It's not like he was at the bottom of a long list of high end prospects. As for the money involved. That's horse bleep. It would only matter if your payroll was so high it strained your resources and impeded further movement. I doubt we have reached that point.
  22. Platoon
    Dyslexsia sucks. My worst attack was last year when I could not figure out why the Twins were not in the playoffs after winning 103 games?
  23. Platoon
    I would bet a box of Dunkin Donuts that Falvine is extremely aware of what his pitching staff looks like. I, like others hope that before we turn completely back into a pumpkin this year some of the like of Melotakis arrive for an audition. While I have no idea whether any of those arms will stick, it would seem necessary to sort out the chaff. The problem the Twins have is their pitching is so bad, so sparse, that their is no easy fix. Their might not even be a difficult one. If you cannot get a pitcher for BD, that leaves the Buxtons and Sanos. Sadly time might be our only solution. And that's not easy to contemplate.
  24. Platoon
    Since I am terrified of heights, the only thing I will jump to is conclusions. And my conclusion is that if you could get inside Falvines head you would find out that (it) thought there was no chance to contend this year. Therefore, no reason to sign questionable RP. I dont think the teams current lofty status in the AL Central is or should change that. Making immediate moves to patch holes in this roster would have a negative, not positive impact over the next 4 years. And that's where I hope their focus is. I know it sucks to wait, but injuries, May of 2105, and some questionable decisions prior to their arrival have set this team back about a year.
  25. Platoon
    Those of us who are ignorant, are no threat to the intelligentsia. You should leave us to our little bubble! .
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