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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. jimmer
    Rosario is deserving and perhaps Berrios.
  10. jimmer
    Getting my Red Rosario jersey today. Last time I got a Twins jersey with a name on it was Mientkiewicz...which I wore to the game today!
  11. jimmer
    Judge played for three seasons in college. He wasn't drafted till summer 2013. He didn't play pro ball till 2014, was in AAA in 2015, and was in the majors end of 2016. Fast.
  12. jimmer
    Anybody have some chicken? ;-)
  13. jimmer
    I'm still all in on Buxton.
  14. jimmer
    Good.
  15. jimmer
    During the Moose at bat
  16. jimmer
    didn't you see him grimace and grab his lower back? And right after see the bullpen scramble to get someone warmed up?
  17. jimmer
    Lance tweaked his back. Not that these results are surprising, but he tweaked it on a pitch earlier.
  18. jimmer
    As opposed to the non-stop negative posts about Mauer that a dedicated group of posters post consistently?
  19. jimmer
    In fairness, my post wasn't about knocking Sano or his effort on that play, mine was about why the shift was set up the way it was.
  20. jimmer
    When he connects, he sure can make it fly!
  21. jimmer
    Why wasn't Escobar on the shortstop side? We've seen the shift where Sano is on the 2B side and Escobar is on the shortstop side by himself. That's an out if Escobar is on the shortstop side.
  22. jimmer
    Twins games have gotten boring. It's sad.
  23. jimmer
    and we had no sample AT All when the proclamations that we had greatly improved our bullpen kept flowing ;-)
  24. jimmer
    Hey, some are still taking shots at Mauer (like in the game thread, for example) and his OPS (I only use that stat cause you did) is tops on the team.
  25. jimmer
    Exactly. I've said that many times, but you'll never win that argument. And it gets even harder to bunt it to the 3B side if the lefty is being pitched inside (especially offspeed pitches).
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