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  1. dxpavelka
    Nothing better than coming across one of the 4 people in this state who was NOT doing cartwheels when we moved on from Gomez.
  2. dxpavelka
    If Molitor could coax a few more wins out of this team I would strongly suggest he do so. The is not going to have the luxury of coming out of the gate with a World Series ring or 3 straight post-season appearances. If TR gets bumped out of his chair the new guy may not give a rip about the fact that he's a Hall of Famer or one of us.
  3. dxpavelka
    Luckily for us we've reached this point at a time when, not only is his value down, but teams also know the Sano in RF thing was a major mistake as well. Well played.
  4. dxpavelka
    Enlighten me on what you've seen in 2016 to convince me it was.
  5. dxpavelka
    One thing we should have learned from all of those Gardy post-season losses and the ensuing last 5 years is that I'll take a post-season drubbing 10 times over what we've been exposed to since 2011. At least June, July, August & September were entertaining. Funny thing about that bullpen. It's ERA is just shy of a full run better than that of the starters. Just sayin
  6. dxpavelka
    First of all I wasn't advocating bringing him back, merely pointing out that getting rid of him was not quite the panacea so many wanted to believe it was. As to your leading question I'll start the answer session with Tom Kelly 1997-2000. The team improved in 2001 as I believe this team was bound to do in 2015 regardless of whether Gardy or Molitor was calling the shots. We'll never know that. And, yes, I realize TK had the cache that comes from winning 2 World Series rings to get another year beyond 4 straight 90 loss campaigns. But take away those 2 seasons, which a strong argument could be made for both being the result of brilliant moves by Andy McPhail (Gladden, Reardon, Morris, Chili Davis) in the off-seasons preceding them, and quite a bit of the bloom comes off TK's rose.
  7. dxpavelka
    Career Winning %: Molitor: .448 Gardy: .507 Just sayin
  8. dxpavelka
    Miss me yet?-Gardy.
  9. dxpavelka
    Relax boys & girls. This is the Twins. ZERO chance of this being a bad move. In 3 years Robbie Grossman will be batting cleanup and battling Mike Trout, Miguel Sano & Byron Buxton for MVP honors. With an outfield impediment being removed Sano will FINALLY be able to return to right field where he'll rival Buxton as a defensive player and the two of them will make Twins fans forget that Kirby Puckett & Torii Hunter ever wore the vaunted pinstripes. Happy days are here again. It's gonna be HUGE.
  10. dxpavelka
    At some point the glass slipper will break for Grossman. Think Lahair, Bryan. Would be nice to have both Arcia and Rosario as options when that happens. The one guy who COULD be moved and actually MIGHT bring value in return is Dozier. Moving him would open infield opportunities for Santana and maybe even a re-visit to 2B for Rosario.
  11. dxpavelka
    Whatever decisions are made regarding outfielders must be made keeping in mind that sooner (likely) or later the glass slipper will shatter and Robbie Grossman will return to being--Robbie Grossman.
  12. dxpavelka
    Meanwhile, back in the real world, if half those guys hit those ceilings there should be gridlock in Minneapolis because the streets will be filled with ambulances retrieving 30,000 rubes from Target Field with cartwheel injuries. A realistic expectation would be that 3-4 of those guys hit those ceilings and that 1-2 never even sniff the big leagues. If the guys in between become above average big leaguers all should be well.
  13. dxpavelka
    Could not agree more.
  14. dxpavelka
    How sad is that>
  15. dxpavelka
    It sounds like you've created a huge defensive black hole at 2B.
  16. dxpavelka
    What we've gotten thus far from Nunez is what we were led to expect from Escobar 3 months ago--with less defense. Things change fast.
  17. dxpavelka
    I'm really trying to get excited about Nunez. I really am. But then I remember that the things I'm being told I should continue to expect from him are the same things I was told I could expect from Escobar two months ago--minus exceptional defense. But I'm trying. I really am.
  18. dxpavelka
    Thought 1: The problem with drafting for need in baseball is that by the time a guy is ready to contribute your needs have usually drastically changed. Thought 2: Get Trevor May in the rotation and stop wasting his arm as a set up guy on a 17-40 team. 17-40 teams don't need to develop set up guys, they need to develop starters. STOP THE MADNESS.
  19. dxpavelka
    If my name is Pohlad I make it known to Terry Ryan that he will not be making such a decision after the season. Plouffe needs to be moved before the stretch run and Sano installed as the 3B. Failure to do so will /would result in Ryan himself being removed before said Plouffe decision is made after the season.
  20. dxpavelka
    Not quite sure how or what you read into my comments to make you believe I view 2002-2010 as a failure on Terry Ryan's part. If the last 15 years and the last 5 in particular have taught us anything, that thing should be that it's a hell of a lot better to get to the playoffs and not win than to be relegated to playing meaningless ball by August, or July, or June, or May.
  21. dxpavelka
    Dozier? Please.
  22. dxpavelka
    Paul Thormodsgard?
  23. dxpavelka
    That's great Brian. I'm happy for you. But you hit like my grandmother.
  24. dxpavelka
    See: Ryan, Terry: Circa: 2002-2010
  25. dxpavelka
    I agree about Dozier in the two hole-or any spot above 8. Problem is the same as when folks gripe about wanting Mauer moved down--better options are few and far between.
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