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  1. jimmer
    This discussion has been fun, but I have surgery to remove the cancerous lymph node in my neck tomorrow morning, so I have to say good night. Go Twins!
  2. jimmer
    just cause you discard the reasons given doesn't make them poor reasons. I've yet to see complaints about Molitor that most fans of teams don't complain about their own managers doing.
  3. jimmer
    Yes, an incredibly bad argument.
  4. jimmer
    Even people who think firing Molitor won't solve our problems find reasons to criticize him because every manager makes mistakes, even Maddon (who is one of the very best managers in the game right now and, perhaps, ever).
  5. jimmer
    I never said teaching stops once the player hits the majors. But basic fundamentals? That should be done in the minors. If a refresher course is needed in the majors, fine. But some of our players make the same fundamental mistakes over and over and I highly doubt Molitor, with his baseball knowledge, has just skipped over doing his part to make that stop. Players, ultimately need to stop making those mistakes or it's on them.
  6. jimmer
    Nice. But yes, getting a win in a game where Sale started is awesome!
  7. jimmer
    I think Sale did more than good enough against us. It's their bullpen that blew the game.
  8. jimmer
    I believe I answered what I think he's good at and what I like about him. Being a manager is about managing people and their egos to get them to work toward a common goal. That's true of all managers in any profession. There are better ones and there are worse ones than Molitor. With the talent on this team, we could have the best one and I think it's make little difference but maybe a game or three. Talent is what wins. Again, when you state no manager has had access to the type of talent Molitor did, what do you mean?Any manager?Any Twins manager?Cause certainly more MLB managers have and Gardy inherited a darn fine team made by Kelly. So, I'm confused by that statement in many ways
  9. jimmer
    I said he's fine. I didn't state he was a top manager. I just think that on the list of problems we have, I don't see him as the reason this team isn't getting it done. And if he was gone tomorrow, I don't think the talent on this team gets us anywhere closer. He seems to have the respect of his players. Players seem to like him. The team isn't bickering or overly complaining. And he knows the game. Now, when you say no manager has had access to the type of talent he did, what do you mean? Any manager? Any Twins manager? Cause certainly more MLB managers have and Gardy inherited a darn fine team made by Kelly. I'm confused by that statement in many ways.
  10. jimmer
    Practically every manager's bullpen management is suspect and if you look around baseball forums it is the number one complaint about every manager in the game by the fans of those teams. His mistakes are just magnified (for us) due to it being our team and the fact he has so little bullpen talent to count on so he has to overuse the few good pieces we have. And fundamentals shouldn't need to be taught at the major league level. That's like rookie ball and Single A stuff. Certainly by the time a guy deserves to be brought up he has those down...or should. And if not shame on the development team and or the player. And also, lack of fundamentals on occasion is not something unique to the Twins.
  11. jimmer
    How about player development in the minors? This has been a problem since long before Molitor was in charge. When they get to the majors, they should be ready to play in the majors. Molitor isn't responsible for our two best prospects not living up to expectations.
  12. jimmer
    after 4 years the talent hasn't been good enough to warrant a quality record no matter who is steering the ship. I think that is the correct answer.
  13. jimmer
    Molitor is fine. The record the Twins had last year are making people believe this team as constructed is better than it is and Molitor is the scapegoat. Lots of players are underperforming, there have been some key injuries and this team just isn't that good. I have, however, completely turned around on Rosario. After seeing how he is with the fans live, he is now my favorite current Twin.
  14. jimmer
    I love World Cup, but I'm less enthusaied this time with the US failing to qualify.
  15. jimmer
    Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification.
  16. jimmer
    when you say he's doing good, you mean your dad? I ask cause you said your family at the beginning, then you said he at the end.
  17. jimmer
    People can say we should have pushed hard for Verlander last year all they want. As if doing so would have actually gotten us Verlander. It wouldn't have cause no way he waves his no trade clause to go to a team that wasn't built up enough to be a true contender. He was only going to accept a trade to a team that had a strong chance to win it all. We were not that kind of team and still arent. He accepted the trade to the team that could win it all. And that's what happened. So keep pushing that as a realistic option as a way to slam the FO. It's not.
  18. jimmer
    I am sure a lot of Trump's people do exactly that. I am not a Trump person. But he does control all three branches of government right now. The other two do his bidding, so he is as close to being a dictator as we have had in my lifetime.
  19. jimmer
    unless they have veto power like Verlander did.
  20. jimmer
    Depends on what the reasoning was, I'd imagine.
  21. jimmer
    Verlander wasn't going to waive his no trade clause to come to Minnesota. The team wasn't a true World Series contender and he was only going to go to waive his no trade clause to go to a team that was a true contender for a title. These kind of hypothetical 'we should have done this move or that move' posts have no basis in reality. It would have never happened. No matter how sweet we made the offer, Verlander wouldn't have cared about that. He's not the Tigers GM, he's a player. A player who wouldn't have reaped any benefit from letting Detroit have the haul it would have taken. He wasn't going to come here no matter how sweet we made if for Detroit. And he certainly doesn't extend to stay here either, so it doesn't matter what he's done this year as an Astro either. Of course, if our team was a true contender, we should have offered what it took cause that's what you do to get a true ace, but we weren't a true contender, so...
  22. jimmer
    Now Trump is pushing to have Russia in G7 summit. And the rest of the countries seem to be thinking maybe not having the US in the agreement at all. 'French President Emmanuel Macron also suggested that the six other countries of the G7 would be happy to exclude the US from the final statement. “The American President may not mind being isolated, but neither do we mind signing a 6 country agreement if need be,” Macron tweeted on Thursday.'
  23. jimmer
    Buxton is a better fielder than Hunter was. Hunter was fabulous when he played CF for us, but Buxton is better, no doubt. Your description of Buxton describes Revere when he was with us playing CF, not Buxton.
  24. jimmer
    I only like one team in the East. Thats the Caps. I also am a big fan of Ovechkin. So if the Wild or Sharks can't win, I am happy with the Caps winning.
  25. jimmer
    Rosario is deserving and perhaps Berrios.
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