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  1. wsnydes
    I think you let him ride out the AAA season and make him earn the call up afterwards. He's so crucial to the future of this club, along with Sano, that you need to give him opportunities to succeed. If he starts raking AAA pitching and has some confidence that would be the time to bring him up. Otherwise, let him reset over the offseason, work on his craft and come in to ST hungry to stick with the big league club.
  2. wsnydes
    I believe that Kepler has better range, better arm and is a better decision maker. Cave has been adequate in CF, but there is room for improvement. His skill set profiles as more of a corner outfielder in my opinion.
  3. wsnydes
    Good to see Kepler in CF instead of Cave. That's a stronger OF alignment in my view.
  4. wsnydes
    I think you're reading into my comment far more than how I meant it. He said that it's difficult to win without your best pieces. His words, not mine. I simply stated that they didn't win with those "best pieces", so stating that it's difficult to win while not having them, while true, is missing the point. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm not attacking him or his comments. Clearly he's frustrated by the sell off, as he should be. I figured Erv to have a little more perspective I guess.
  5. wsnydes
    I guess that I don't feel that I'm being all that critical. It's not like I'm destroying him for his comments and I even stated that I didn't really care about what he said. I don't think he was really unprofessional, just missing the point regardless of the question asked. He has a right to be frustrated and nobody likes to see a sell off. Fact of the matter is that they didn't do their job earlier in the season and that is what put them in this position to begin with. Like I said in my first post, I like to see the frustration. It shows they care. But ability to win games based on the pieces presently around him, or the others, is a moot point when they didn't win when the best pieces were here.
  6. wsnydes
    I think the point being missed, including by Erv, is that they weren't winning with their best pieces. So, complaining about not being able to win without your best pieces is really misguided and silly. I don't really care so much about what he said as it relates to the sell off, I like to see frustration with how this season has gone. Their job is to win games with the players available and they didn't do that, which is why the current situation exists.
  7. wsnydes
    I think there's some truth to that, however I wonder how much Molitor's reluctance of using inexperienced players unless forced to plays into that decision.
  8. wsnydes
    Because Molitor is a master strategist.
  9. wsnydes
    What's their record in one run games these days?
  10. wsnydes
    Nobody wins with an inconsistent strike zone. Awfully hard to pitch with an inconsistent zone too. All I ask from an umpire is consistency. Big zone, tight zone, whatever. Just be consistent. Players will adjust.
  11. wsnydes
    Berrios must not have anything today? 6 walks?
  12. wsnydes
    I just got done with a meeting and flip on the radio to hear Field strike out. My timing has been really, really poor lately.
  13. wsnydes
    Right, and I get that he's not all that young. Since he's much more likely to be here next season, it would stand to reason that he should see more action. I'm not losing sleep over it, I just see it as Molitor playing another veteran over somebody who could use the playing time more for future considerations.
  14. wsnydes
    Don't get me wrong, I'm not losing sleep over it. It's not as though Adrianza couldn't slide anywhere else on the infield if an injury came up during a game if he started. It's not like he's DH'ing. I just don't see much use in playing Forsythe since it's very unlikely that he'll be back.
  15. wsnydes
    I realize that Forsythe isn't high on the list of concerns for this club. He's played well here, I'll definitely give him credit there. My issue is that he's playing every day. Why isn't Adrianza playing 2B to at least see if he can back up his good streak with the bat when he was playing every day. Unless Gordon finishes hot and has a hot spring, he's not going to be on the active roster come the start of next season. Forsythe isn't the future answer, Adrianza is at least signed for next year so why not give him a run there? Molitor's refusal to actually try to build up the young guys continues to irk me. Just another reason why I don't believe that he's the right fit here.
  16. wsnydes
    Yeah, that's not the type of clubhouse leadership that I want from a guy.
  17. wsnydes
    To the casual fan, I think Mauer is still a draw. There are still plenty of Mauer jerseys at Target Field. I don't think that the casual fan realizes when the last time he was considered an elite player was and I don't really think they care much. He's a Twins and local legend, so that's good enough. Like you though, I'd be interested to know the jersey sales info. I also agree that putting a winning product on the field will do more. Attendance really didn't budge much late last season though, so it'll take a year or two of good baseball to see that I imagine. Had the weather been better early this season, I do wonder if attendance would have been better.
  18. wsnydes
    I treat Matt as if he were my brother. I swear at my brother a handful of times a week too!
  19. wsnydes
    Oh, well in that case I take back everything negative that I've said. It all makes sense now. /s
  20. wsnydes
    I'd say that's fortunate.
  21. wsnydes
    Is that in dollars, distance (in feet) of HRs allowed or HRs allowed?
  22. wsnydes
    I'm starting to seriously question which is more frustrating; this season or Belisle still having a roster spot.
  23. wsnydes
    Ah, it was really just a matter of time before he straightened one of those moonshots out.
  24. wsnydes
    So glad that we have Belisle to get these meaningless mop up innings instead of allowing someone to learn from these types of innings.
  25. wsnydes
    So I flip on the game, finally, and the first thing I see is Belisle giving up a HR...
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