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  1. jimmer
    are you caught up with GOT? :-)
  2. jimmer
    Bert is in the bag? Nothing new there. :-)
  3. jimmer
    I just recorded that movie again. Must have seen it 20 times so far.
  4. jimmer
    for example, he just scored on a play he wouldn't have scored on from 2B.
  5. jimmer
    trying for third with ONE out has merit.
  6. jimmer
    bunt attempt? really?
  7. jimmer
    already not on the same page?
  8. jimmer
    One of the worst umpires in the game, and certainly the biggest jerk, is behind the plate today. Fun.
  9. jimmer
    He hasn't pitched for two weeks so far.
  10. jimmer
    I agree with almost the entirety of your post, but I'll address the part of your post I put in bold. In today's day and age, and with pitchers not close to ready in our system, signing Hughes for 3 years at 8M a year wasn't bad. It's about what one pays for a veteran #4, #5 pitcher. I know, crazy, but its true. It's not a big contract nowadays. That signing was fine, IMO. The team assuming he'd continue what he did in 2014 and re-doing his contract, was the huge problem.
  11. jimmer
    I'd argue Mauer was already going to get a very similar contract whether he hit for power in 2009 or not. I mean, we can't pretend his BA and OBP in 2009 was out of line since him getting a batting title was hardly new for him. So if his 2009 had like 15 HR less, his contract is still monstrous. He was an elite catcher before 2009 ever happened.
  12. jimmer
    and if he somehow repeats 2014, which was very doubtful, and the team felt he priced himself too high, we could trade him. Let someone else bet on him finally turning the corner. Nothing justifies extending him after the first year of a 3 year-24M dollar deal.
  13. jimmer
    My problem with the Hughes signing didn't happen in hindsight. Didn't like it the very moment it happened. 2014 was a complete outlier season and it was as obvious then as it is now. Same with Suzuki and getting a contract after his outlier season (or in his case, only half season). In Hughes case, as a GM, you'd HAVE to see if 2014 was a wonderful fluke or whether or not he had actually had a sustainable turn in his career by waiting until after the 2015 season at least. I was fine with the Mauer and Dozier contracts. Mauer didn't really start not being worth the money until his concussion and he got seriously underpaid for what we got before he ever got a big contract.. Dozier just had some arbitration years bought out as opposed to going year by year. No biggy.
  14. jimmer
    great post!
  15. jimmer
    thing is, we had one awesome month last year.we only had one other month over .500. If his leadership was responsible, did he take a break the other 5 months of the season? Leadership is needed of course, it obviously helps in many areas of work including team sports, but sequencing was the main cause of our record last year and I doubt having Torii here would make a huge difference in our record this year.
  16. jimmer
    Assuming that he's able to adjust to the majors as so many of our prospects lately haven't been able to.
  17. jimmer
    big picture stuff, not 5 innings stuff. they just keep pushing the walks are evil narrative.
  18. jimmer
    Nolasco doesn't walk a lot because they are too busy getting hits off him instead.
  19. jimmer
    crazy talk
  20. jimmer
    announcers are being harsh with Dozier. didn't know they knew how to do that.
  21. jimmer
    From Dave Cameron's chat on Wednesday: 'Q: Isn’t a trade for Trout impossible to be a reality? A team would have to sacrifice so much to get Mike Trout, it would just leave them in a similar situation the Angels are currently in right? A: Nope, that’s a myth. There are a good number of teams that could trade for Trout without destroying their MLB talent pool.'
  22. jimmer
    or Ryan since he's been back, actually..
  23. jimmer
    Just keep looking to the prospects, the promised land is just over the horizon...
  24. jimmer
    well, your sarcasm aside, it's not just the results of his PAs that are the problem, it's how he looked during them, which would be totally lost. I'm going to stop now since it's apparent by your tone with me and others you can't have a conversation about this topic without putting snark into your comments.
  25. jimmer
    well, he's certainly not ready for 2016, since it's 2016 now. Offensively, he's not even close, which puts into question 2017 as well. So not sure what makes it odd.
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