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  1. spinowner
    This is the crux of the matter. Reading this thread has been very good at reminding me to think about the big picture. I was initially surprised because Mient has gotten mostly good press locally, but now that I've looked at it from the perspective of what's best for the organization I agree that he's probably not a good fit for what Falvine aspire to build. I've said on this board before that the goal of the organization should be to be in position to contend for a world championship every year. For the Twins this means having exceptionally strong player development so that in-house prospects will achieve their full potential. It also means having exceptionally strong scouting so that players drafted, traded for, and signed in free agency will contribute to their full potential. This is 2017. Old school is not going to cut it any more. Loyalty is certainly an admirable quality, but if an employee at any level is not suited for what is in the best interest of the organization it's time to part ways.
  2. spinowner
    Two things to mention regarding the weather, even though I won't be attending myself: 1.) Be prepared for a long evening at the game. Both teams, the umpiring crew, and MLB want this game to be completed if at all possible. The game will not be postponed or shortened except as a last resort. So bring plenty of $ to make sure you keep up with food and (especially) beverage needs. 2.) Bring an umbrella and/or a rain poncho and/or any other appropriate gear to deal with rain. There is a provision in The Laws Of Baseball Superstition that the more fans there are with rain gear and the more rain gear there is on hand the less likely it is to rain. Have a great time! I did the last two years and I'm sure I would have today as well.
  3. spinowner
    Sorry to break your heart about this but games played to break ties are part of the regular season. Any wild card team to win the WS will always have exactly 12 postseason wins.
  4. spinowner
    He pitched much better down the stretch than in the first part of the season. And he was certainly far better at closing than Belisle is now, which was the point of my post.
  5. spinowner
    One point that should be made: John Gibbons may have lost this game for his team. In the 5th inning when his starting pitcher suddenly lost his control it was obvious that something was going on with him physically. Anderson kept looking at his fingers and Dicknbert mentioned that he has had blister issues in the past. Gibbons should have gone out and removed him on the spot and since it would have been due to injury a reliever could have completely warmed.
  6. spinowner
    School night. Minnesota tradition to stay away from the game.
  7. spinowner
    I have done the math, and I update my records daily. Caveat: I did not include Toronto in my calculations and it's possible they could catch up. Going into tonight's games, and not considering Toronto, the minimum number of wins that would qualify a team for the first wild card berth is 79. In this instance there would be 4 teams with 79 wins. If we assume that the Yankees win the first wild card berth, the minimum number of wins that would qualify a team for the second wild card berth is 77. In this instance there would be 2 teams with 77 wins.
  8. spinowner
    Beyond that, the 1987 Twins had home field advantage in both rounds of the postseason. They will have that for none of this postseason.
  9. spinowner
    The pitching staff as a whole, maybe. But 1987 had two legitimate strong starters and a legitimate strong closer. Santana is maybe as good as 1987 Blyleven but we don't have anyone as good as 1987 Viola nor as good as 1987 Reardon.
  10. spinowner
    Much like them offensively. Not so much on the mound.
  11. spinowner
    Dick with a call on the Vargas bomb!
  12. spinowner
    I have only my shelf to blame. (Looked it up on Google.)
  13. spinowner
    CASTRO!!!???
  14. spinowner
    Yeah, kind of like that.
  15. spinowner
    C'mon, boys, keep stringing those hits together!
  16. spinowner
    !!!!REIZOD (Oppo Dozier.)
  17. spinowner
    Here's a former Padre player: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwosddo01.shtml
  18. spinowner
    Yes.
  19. spinowner
    I enjoy calculating how close teams are to elimination, and it's more complicated than just looking at current wins and losses. Going into tonight's games the Yankees have 77 wins, but because of games remaining against other the teams at least one of the three AL East teams in contention for the wild card will finish with at least 79 wins.
  20. spinowner
    I suppose it's bad form to quote myself but I'm pointing out that it was bad form for me to omit the Yankees from consideration. Going into tonight's game they have 14 of their remaining 20 games against the other teams legitimately challenging for a wild card berth. This means that in spite of their lead a losing spell makes them more vulnerable than a team with few games left against the other contenders. This also means that a winning spell effectively guarantees them a one of the two wild card berths.
  21. spinowner
    I'm not being completely accurate here. For the sake of simplicity I conceded the first wild card to the Yankees and looked only at the remaining seven teams.
  22. spinowner
    This is inaccurate. As was stated in the analysis of the Orioles, Tampa Bay and Baltimore play each other seven more times.
  23. spinowner
    To add to the analysis of the Twins: they have no games remaining against any of the other six wild card contenders. That means that none of the other teams is guaranteed to gain on the Twins with a win. While it also means that the Twins are not guaranteed to increase their lead against a team with a win it puts more pressure on the trailing teams to win.
  24. spinowner
    Dang, only a triple.
  25. spinowner
    That describes how optometrists work.
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