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  1. wsnydes
    My tickets were the same price as last year. At least dollar-wise. Where they're getting you is the continued erosion of benefits. I get the "why" in most cases (i.e. creating Bat & Barrel out of the Metropolitan Club and allowing everyone in) but the perks that are taken away typically don't get replaced with anything. So the value of being a season ticket holder has been reduced considerably since I originally got them in 2005. With prices increasing on concessions every year, we simply quit spending money there unless we don't really have a chance to stop elsewhere. With a decade of mediocrity, I stopped picking up as many extra games. I really don't care much about the giveaways, but even there the most sought after giveaways are pushed to special ticket packages so if you want them, you can either buy a Giveaway Package before the season (without knowing what will be included and only includes selected giveaways) or buy the ticket package. I still have my tickets because I really love baseball and it's a perfect reason to get outside and relax, but even for me it's getting harder and harder each year to renew. Their strategies lean towards squeezing every last ounce of blood out of the turnip rather than retaining customers. So I'm not convinced that they recognize the apathy at all to be honest. If they do, they certainly haven't adjusted to it in my view.
  2. wsnydes
    The gambling aspect is much worse than the PED's in my view. Like Chief said, it does far more damage to the integrity of the game. Integrity in the hallowed numbers is one thing, but the game itself is a far larger aspect in my view. If the game can't be taken seriously, what do you have left? Also, like Chief said I wouldn't vote for Bonds or Clemens or McGwire but I can understand, and even accept, the arguments for them. I don't agree with them, but I at least understand the reasoning. Of those three, I'd only really consider McGwire at this point because he was at least (eventually) honest about it. I'm also of the ilk that believe that Bonds and Clemens were surefire HoF players before their PED surges. Obviously I have no way to really know when they started, but I do believe there is a pretty clear starting point. McGwire is much more difficult to determine, IMO.
  3. wsnydes
    I can't decide how to feel about this. On one hand, he's a much needed true middle of the order bat they need. On the other, he effectively blocks a DH rotation to get younger guys like Garver and Austin ABs. I'm hoping Austin actually wins the 1B job so that's less of an issue. All in all, Cruz does make the order better, which I am happy about. Trying to figure out how the pieces fit is a much better scenario than not having the pieces to begin with.
  4. wsnydes
    At least Schoop has some long-term upside potential. If he has a nice season, there is a possibility of an extension. Kinsler's age works against him there. I think Schoop has better odds at matching his career year based on age alone. I think the Twins made the right choice.
  5. wsnydes
    I guess that I don't see much to get bent out of shape about. That said, this FO has already demonstrated that communication isn't necessarily their strong suit. And if that's Buxton's true feelings, then perhaps he should ask and find out. However, the media is not the place to verbalize that question.
  6. wsnydes
    This. I believe that if I were in Buxton's situation, I'd be miffed at the team for clearly messing with my service time. I most certainly would have wanted that extra time to get my bearings. That said, I'd be really pissed at myself for not forcing the issue to begin with. If I would have simply played better then this would have been less likely to happen. Not playing all that well to begin with only cemented to move in my view. From the team's standpoint though, I do agree that this reaction is exactly what the FO was looking for. I'm still not sure that I completely agree with the move, but I do think that this was the reaction they wanted and I'm definitely happy with the result in that regard.
  7. wsnydes
    It may not mean that it was a bad decision, just that Baldelli has a guy in mind that he wants to bring along.
  8. wsnydes
    Nowhere in the article does it state that Kepler ignored Bonds. Your emphasis is Rowson describing Bonds' approach and what they, being Kepler and Rowson, are trying to emmulate. Again, we have very different interpretations of this article. I do not see anything that suggests Kepler not listening or being uncoachable. He's the one that sought out Bonds. Rowson is only trying to expand on that. That sure seems an awful lot like being coached. It may or may not be helping, but he's certainly not fighting it like you are suggesting.
  9. wsnydes
    Actually, this is literally what the article says... "Kepler had just come off the Bonds Sessions when he met Rowson last spring. Rather than roll back anything the controversial ex-slugger might have given Kepler, Rowson has sought to expand on that knowledge. “I think you’ve got to build on the things the guy has done,” Rowson said. “Barry Bonds was short and direct to the baseball. That’s what Kepler wants to be. He wants to be short to it, long through it. He’s getting the feel of a good, short, direct swing path.”" We have very different interpretations of this apparently. I don't see anything about Kepler doing his own thing there. I see Rowson taking what Kepler got from Bonds and trying to expand on it. That's what coaching is.
  10. wsnydes
    Interesting articles, both of which I've seen. I don't really see how either suggests that he's not coachable or isn't working/listening to his coaches. It's possible that this is just who he is. That doesn't mean that he's not coachable. For many players, getting the right message in the right manner means everything. The new staff could come in and work wonders with him. We don't know how that will play out yet.
  11. wsnydes
    Good pitchers also induce more K's and fewer walks. There aren't that many good pitchers in the game to explain his poor hard hit rate. Besides, it's not like he's facing an ace every day. Pitch selection is certainly part of it, but it's certainly not all of it. He simply needs to learn to drive the ball. That's coachable. So is pitch selection for that matter.
  12. wsnydes
    If he was swinging at so many bad pitches, he'd be striking out more and walking less. Neither of those are the case. The opposite was actually true. Some guys hit a lot of ground balls. Some guys hit a lot of fly balls. Some guys hit a lot of line drives. If the launch angle revolution has taught us anything, it's that such things can be coached. He needs to hit more line drives. His average would go up accordingly.
  13. wsnydes
    Thou shall not abuse one's power unless majority rule declares a 2nd inning sac bunt to be the play of choice.
  14. wsnydes
    Number of "likes" will govern. In the event of a tie, Rock/Paper/Scissors will decide the "correct" move.
  15. wsnydes
    While admittedly I never liked the hiring in the first place, i was willing to give him a chance and I do think that he actually improved in some areas as he gained experience. He wasn't fired because of this season alone however. While things like the bullpen management, general attitude towards the younger players and playing his veteran favorites more irritated me, there were limitations to what he had to work with. That said, I don't think he took advantage of opportunities to rest his bullpen horses. But what has always bothered me most about Molitor's teams is their inability to play fundamental baseball. They consistently beat themselves. I can live with losing because they other team is better, but if you consistently beat yourself like this team has under Molitor's watch then that has to go back to the manager. The fact that this problem never drastically improved is a worthy of a firing on it's own in my opinion. Those types of mistakes are correctable and they never were.
  16. wsnydes
    But now I'd actually kinda want to know how that would work. I imagine that if he were optioned, he'd simply be ineligible to play and the same rules for minor league transactions would dictate. This has been kinda fun in a silly sense. Who knew that baseball rules could be so fun?!
  17. wsnydes
    Would the Twins not also fit into that same category though? In that context, it seems to be apples to apples in my mind. Not that it matters in the end though. My initial comment that sparked this was a one off quip in a half joking/half serious post. I'm not taking much stock in anything since the trade deadline.
  18. wsnydes
    Or if you optioned him to the minors, would you then have to call up another manager?
  19. wsnydes
    Fan is short for fanatic you know!
  20. wsnydes
    Agreed. I was only looking at the W/L record.
  21. wsnydes
    Not the roster I want going into 2019, I just thought it odd to rip the roster composition of their best month. That's all.
  22. wsnydes
    I certainly hope not.
  23. wsnydes
    You can send them to me and I'll hand them over when they call me to sit in on their brainstorming sessions on how to proceed from here!
  24. wsnydes
    September was their best month...
  25. wsnydes
    Awkwardness or not, that would have been my preference too. To me, the awkwardness would be more of a concern for Molitor than anyone.
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