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  1. jimmer
    Oops, that was kind of funny. We went the same direction there.
  2. jimmer
    Aren't these just fantasy rankings? So depending on the format, they will be ranked differently?
  3. jimmer
    I have zero issues with the pace of the game as it stands right now. There's some strategy to doing some of the things they do, and the loads of strategy as a whole is what separates this game from others. It's a thinking man's game. If I'm at a game, I want more time at the park, not less.
  4. jimmer
    Looks like he owes a lot to the game of baseball. Sounds like he dodged a bullet there. :-)
  5. jimmer
    I never leave a professional sports game early. Since I don't live close enough to any professional sports venue, it doesn't make any sense for me to leave early. It'd be a waste of money, for me.
  6. jimmer
    I like that umpires go to the HOF. They are part of the on-field action and the top notch ones should be recognized as such. I believe there are like 10 or so in, so it's not a big group. If anything, not enough get in. I find it hard to believe that only two or three umpires who umped during my lifetime are worthy of being in.
  7. jimmer
    no, I get that, but you don't think he'll wonder how many of those guys in front of him are actually better than he believes he is? He could be naive enough to believe it's all about who is better. And I doubt anyone sees it happening to start the season.
  8. jimmer
    question is, how many of those guys in the line in front of him will actually be better than it looks like he will be? He's not ever 21 yet, yet he dabble in AAA already. Probably be another 2-3 seasons before he actually competes for a regular spot in the rotation.
  9. jimmer
    The MacPhail family is quite impressive. Larry, Lee, Andy and Bill, all high up there in the administrator food chains of various teams and/or sport related organizations.
  10. jimmer
    In fairness, Nolan never actually deserved to win the CY. Even the year he finished 2nd to Palmer, Bert should have won.
  11. jimmer
    and some of us aren't from Minnesota, nor live in Minnesota, so we aren't bound to the 'peacefully' part either :-)
  12. jimmer
    That kind of logic/point basically means that whatever the Twins decided is best then we should agree with that. Doesn't leave much room for discussion in places like this even though that's the way it will end up, because they are the deciders. That doesn't actually mean it's the right move and agreeing it's the right move just because they say it is, is a big appeal to authority. IMO, it was a bad idea to sign him the first time and it was an even worse idea to sign him for even more money and more years a second time. Just because they decided it was the right move both times, doesn't mean it was.
  13. jimmer
    That wasn't the scenario presented that I responded to and I'm not sure I'd do that either, but it's better than rolling out a 6 man rotation all year.
  14. jimmer
    They demoted him because they had better pitchers and they likely were only able to trade him to a team desperate for pitching (and for little return) because they, and many, knew how dependent he was on their defense and that park of their. If he was better, they likely could have gotten more for him.
  15. jimmer
    'Gibson's competition was much weaker by March 2014 than May's will be this spring. Pelfrey and Milone if both healthy, Stauffer, the wildcard of Alex Meyer -- that's a lot tougher to beat than the March 2013 versions of Worley and Diamond (both demoted to AAA the previous summer) and Deduno (recent arm surgery, minor league deal previous year, had been removed from the 40-man just over a year prior).' If the 25 year old former first rounder, and high prospect Alex Meyer (who we traded Span for) can't compete and beat the likes of those guys, we have big issues.
  16. jimmer
    In regards to the marinating issues, this is a good read. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/hitters-no-longer-peak-only-decline/
  17. jimmer
    We already have a weak rotation as it is. Going to a 6 man rotation would mean less starts for the pitchers who actually deserve to be in a major league rotation right now. Why would we want to, on purpose, take away starts from Hughes and Santana and give them to lesser pitchers? That's like having your best OBP guy batting 9th instead of in the top 3 spots
  18. jimmer
    I think it'd be best for everyone involved to tell the pitchers who is in the rotation and who is not before ST starts and stop trying to sell the pitchers and the fans the idea of there being a position battle.
  19. jimmer
    I'm not sure we'd get anything for Milone. The As ballpark and defense REALLY made him look much better than he is. I agree, though, if we could find a sucker to take him, that'd be great.
  20. jimmer
    either way, the Hunter contract is the one I dislike the most by a large margin.
  21. jimmer
    Don't they always say stuff like that? Grains of salt, I suppose. I also imagine if that's really where he wanted to play and wasn't looking for better monetary options, he wouldn't have waited so long to sign, especially when it was such a low contract.
  22. jimmer
    Again, I'm glad the twins don't have such problems :-)
  23. jimmer
    maybe, not sure but maybe. Either way, we kind of put ourselves out of the running for him pretty quickly by signing Hunter so soon.
  24. jimmer
    I wasn't talking about Aoki for CF I was talking about Aoki for RF and he's been a steady 2-3 WAR guy, while Hunter was barely over 0.0. He's been a better defender than Hunter the last couple years, with Aoki having the 4th best UZR for RF last year, and the 2nd best UZR/150 for RF last year while Hunter was dead last in both.
  25. jimmer
    Not two, three pitchers: Stras, Fister and Zimmerman. And they had that 210M at their disposal because THAT pitcher was willing to extend his payments out giving them more payroll flexibility. We don't know if the other three would have extended and/or done the extended payment part. We also don't know how Giolito will be at the MLB level yet. But yeah, IF Giolito works out, IF Roarck wasn't a fluke and IF Stras or Zimm would have been willing to extend before hitting the FA market maybe things work out. Lots of Ifs. In any event, I'm glad the Twins don't have such problems ;-)
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