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  1. Squirrel
    LOL
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    Oy, I tire of the 'trade Correa' talk. Trading Correa makes this team worse, not better. Who plays SS if we trade him, and we're contending? You don't trade away a significant part of your team when you are contending. You aren't getting significant help for him, either, and certainly not major league ready help. First, identify which contending teams need/want a SS. Those are the only teams that would possibly trade with us. They aren't returning any major league pitching to us because they need that themselves. And we aren't going to get a lot in prospects, and I don't want to trade for prospects. This is about making trades to help us now. Correa is not on the list of 'Who do we have to trade?' All you've suggested is getting rid of two players you don't like, which gets us nothing, and puts us in a worse position when we are trying to win.
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    I don't necessarily distinguish the pipeline to be all Twins developed alone. Part of the pipeline for me also includes what other prospects from other teams we acquire, no matter how close to MLB ready they are, and continue with their development. These 'outside' pitchers are still feeding the pipeline, imo. I get what you're saying with Ryan, though, but, if the Twins had done better last year, and injuries to both Maeda and Dobnak hadn't been a part of that, along with the trade of Berríos (which wouldn't have happened if we had done better), doubtful Ryan would have gotten as much exposure last year as he did. So, in that regard, I do still consider him part of the pipeline.
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    I think they were all part of the pipeline. Ober, Jax, Ryan, Moran, Duran, Winder …
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    I don’t think they fill all their holes … no team can or should do that. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be buyers, and that will require some of our coveted prospects. I expect it to hurt a bit, and I expect some to not be happy, but it’s what it will take … a la Petty for Gray, or Graterol for Maeda. But I don’t think this FO will sell the farm, either. If we can get a starter and a RP or two, I think that makes us competitive enough. I’m hoping some RP help comes in the form of Alcala and Maeda, so perhaps only one. While I don’t relish another playoff loss to the Yankees, it’s not a foregone conclusion, either, and you don’t fold it up and not even try for the playoffs because you dread facing them or dread being one and done. The goal is to make the playoffs and go on a tear. Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
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    So what you're saying is ... it takes a village Okay, so good job to all involved!
  7. Squirrel
    Yes, this x 1000! Thank you @Jeremy Nygaard!
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    Yeah ... but you have to get past one to get to the other ... some would prefer they lose the division just so they won't lose in the playoffs, again (at least a few have stated such in other threads)
  9. Squirrel
    Yes.
  10. Squirrel
    Dude, let's not count our chickens before they're hatched!
  11. Squirrel
    Stick to the topic, please.
  12. Squirrel
    Heh ... not to mention, it's been discussed in the forums already ...
  13. Squirrel
    Welcome to Twins Daily ... and I concur!
  14. Squirrel
    On the Sox broadcast last night they were wondering the same thing. Said he had some knee soreness a bit ago and wondered if that was having an affect. Kopech also indicated in the post-game that something mechanical was off.
  15. Squirrel
    Until last night Kopech had only given up a total of 5 home runs all season
  16. Squirrel
    It was so weird to see a position player pitch when the Sox were down by only 6 runs. I mean, yeah, okay, that's a ways behind but not insurmountable; it's not like it was a blowout, but just seems as if they conceded the game.
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    The way I see it ... it's a team sport. I don't think the manager alone is responsible for that much outcome difference. But, what a manager does can impact how players execute their jobs, i.e. ... keeping the clubhouse in good stead, and from every interview I've heard, the players give him lots of props for that. How that impacts wins and losses ... I don't think you can compute that exactly, unless the manager is awful in that regard. And even then, sometimes player personalities just cannot be overcome, either. As for game execution, it's primarily up to the players. How the manager communicates the plans is a factor, but, again, I think from everything I've heard from players, he does a very good job of that. I think together they win, together they lose, so no, I don't point a finger and blame him for specific losses or wins, except to poke a few who give him blame while giving no credit. I just don't think you can have it both ways. I do question some of the decisions, but there are many people on here who consistently say, 'This one's on Rocco' or 'They won in spite of him.' A LOT say this. I just don't think that's true. It's not that manager could be a robot and that wouldn't matter, but I don't think he's as responsible for wins and losses directly, at least not on his own. I mean, one poster here constructed their own measurement, called it manager WAR and basically gave Rocco a minus point for every game they thought Rocco lost for the team, and claimed it was legitimate because of how many games they've watched in their lifetime. I just think that's completely ridiculous. I don't think the manager is responsible in that manner. <shrug> We can agree to disagree on this, but how you and others put such specific responsibility on the manager for losses just isn't correct, imo. Yeah, he's the easy figure head to point a finger at, but ultimately, I don't really think that's fair.
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    I think his extreme idea was very much akin to your overly dramatic plan of replacing the managers with robots. Why does everyone need to take an extreme pov?
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    I actually wanted this to be the plan whenever Sabathia was on the mound opposing us. Someone pointed out that batters would likely get hit pretty quick into that plan.
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    Oh, come ... seriously ... you don't think there can be any middle ground here, that it's only completely one or the other? These arguments to the extreme isn't what anyone is saying. I get that this is very emotional for you, but just because it wouldn't be what you'd do doesn't mean it was entirely done by numbers and the manager can be replaced by a robot. Yes, the numbers are a big influence to the game plan in baseball, like it or not, but not everything goes according to plan and none of us knows what gets changed along the way because of the situation. I'd guess that they already planned for a series of different scenarios. Maybe there is 'less gut' to it than what you want, but I'd guess it's not none, in the same way that it's never anything but the numbers and a robot replacement would be just as good.
  21. Squirrel
    Yeah, and they also thought Buxton's catch was routine and their elite CF let two drop for doubles that should have been caught. And, they blamed the base running gaffe all on Moncado because he had a better visual of what was happening and Engel didn't. Um, okay. Fandom at its best.
  22. Squirrel
    Listening to the Sox post-game show, Ozzie Guillen said that that play was not why the Sox lost. Yeah, it was a blunder, but odd stuff happens in baseball all the time. He said the reason they lost is because the heart of the order didn’t come through in the bottom of the 9th. I get you don’t like how Rocco manages, I’m not always a fan either, but mostly I don’t care because managers, eh. But if we are going to play the if game here, then let’s say they don’t blunder and the Sox have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, you don’t know how that would have turned out. Could have scored, but maybe not. You are making a big assumption they do in order to justify your dislike of Rocco. I mean, this is the White Sox we are talking about, not the Yankees. There is absolutely no guarantee the Sox score there. Its more likely another team does, but not the White Sox. Or if they do, maybe the Twins come through in the 8th and/or 9th. The Twins won, so it meant they were supposed to win, so they would have even without the Sox blunder.
  23. Squirrel
    Actually, no, it wasn’t defensible, in my (and Ozzie Guillen’s) opinion. You wait to tag. If he doesn’t get to it, it’s likely you score anyway. And if he does get to it, you end up on 3rd with only 1 out.
  24. Squirrel
    That was when the Dodgers faced the Astros in 2020 for the first time after the cheating scandal came to light in the previous off season. Google ‘Joe Kelly Carlos Correa’ and you’ll come up with plenty of video. He was pitching about as well then as he did tonight
  25. Squirrel
    It totally was ... so you must have one for breakfast every morning to keep the streak going!
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