1-Mauer, Dozier, Plouffe, Hughes, and Perkins are above average players. 2-People didn't think that the '87 or '91 teams could compete. 3-Our offense was the 7th best in the Majors last year, and in baseball you can't count on anything. 4-Nolasco was not inconsistent, he frequently went deep into ballgames and he was a winner. 5-Terry Ryan isn't putting pressure on Buxton and Sano, it is the fans who are, plus the players you mentioned had a fare amount of pressure, especially Bryce. 6-There is no such thing as the "Twins Way" so you can't say that the "Twins Way" is losing ballgames.