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  1. wsnydes
    They used to give away magnet schedules for the longest time. Now they give away hoodies and every season I get irate about not having my magnet schedule. A magnet schedule just seems like no brainer marketing to me. On the very first day of the season the team says, "Here is the rest of our schedule! Check it out and plan to visit the ballpark again!" Nowadays, the opener sells out and there is a sharp drop off in attendance after that. They now give them out during the second home series after that attendance has already dropped off. Seems like a missed opportunity to me. I freely admit that I have an irrational anger towards this issue. Edit: Kind of ninja'd by Bonnes...
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    I'm tired of the arrow already, but I'll definitely take what precedes it.
  3. wsnydes
    The mods here are wonderful. They're an obvious presence without being overbearing. It is that reason that I keep coming here. Thank you!
  4. wsnydes
    I like these moves, but I'm not getting all that excited yet. I think these types of moves need to be made as part of the larger picture, but before I get overly excited about anything I need to see some improvement to the MLB roster or near ready guys that can contribute in 2018. This is a step in the right direction and I really like the shrewd moves with the international money for prospects, but I still need to see more. I am encouraged though.
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    There really isn't much of a reason not to at least see what's out there, but they don't need to deal him. Even if they do, it needs to be the right deal and one of several others. Just like with Dozier last offseason, it can't be the only deal. There has to be other moves/signings to help build the major league squad and the upper minors. All that said, I'm a firm believer that it's better to deal a guy a year too early than it is to deal him a year too late. The previous regime did the latter constantly and it hurt the franchise in the long run. Dealing Santana now is not a sign of perpetual rebuilding. If last years playoffs should have told people anything, it's that this team still has a long way to go to catch up to the real contenders. Some of that will be organic growth from within, some of it will have to come from elsewhere. The only guys that should be near off limits would be the young core four. Beyond that, I'd be listening. Just because you listen, it doesn't mean that you have to make a deal. At this point in time though, I think they would be more prudent to hold on to him until at least the deadline.
  6. wsnydes
    Yes, but 2 does not equal 3, even for large values of 2.
  7. wsnydes
    Vargas is one of those guys that got messed around with too much, yet didn't really take advantage of the opportunities that he did get. I think I'd be more interested in protecting one of the prospects than endure another year of mismanaging his playing time and squandered opportunities.
  8. wsnydes
    I wholly welcome a change in philosophy, but I'm not going to get too excited until I see it. At least they've identified their biggest weakness and are considering all avenues of improving it. That alone is a step in the right direction.
  9. wsnydes
    Getting the band back together, are they?
  10. wsnydes
    I agree. Maddon's reasoning, while not completely incorrect, is lame. Worrying about hitting a batter simply makes the pitcher's job harder. It is a part of the game, as it should be. Accidents happen, balls get away, hitters crowd the plate. All are a part of the game. When pitchers start hitting guys on purpose, then we can have that discussion.
  11. wsnydes
    Yes, you did acknowledge the cherry picking. That wasn't really aimed at you, my apologies for being unclear. Much of this debate, in my view, is based on what you feel is a HoF'er. To me, that is where these debates get fun if it is kept civil. If you're going to use ASG and awards and even rings as a basis of an argument, he doesn't overwhelm me with anything there aside from the rings. I don't tend to give much weight to a championship in a team sport to ones individual accomplishments however. Awards have flaws (see Dozier, Gold Glove). I'm not ignoring them, just not weighting them much. The average healthy season that you quoted for Morris in your first post is a nice one, but not what I would consider to be elite. That is when he was at his best, so I'm certainly not going to be wowed by his entire body of work. I'm not saying that he wasn't dominant. Clearly, he had his moments. Many of them in big spots. I can acknowledge and appreciate the greatness of a Jack Morris without believing that he was elite and HoF worthy. The CG's are nice, but he also had 67 fewer than another fringe HoF guy in Blyleven. Yes, he had four more seasons, but also pitched on mostly bad teams and still managed to win wherever he went. Bert also posted 32 more shutouts in those CG's. That's dominant to me and I still consider Bert to be fringe. Bert betters Jack in most every other statistical category as well, even when comparing their average seasons. Some people like a lot of guys in the HoF, and that's perfectly fine. I don't, which is also perfectly fine.
  12. wsnydes
    But it is cherry picking if you only point out things that support your stance and none that counter your position. For instance, he had Cy Young votes in 7 seasons, but never finished higher than 3rd. One of the guys that you listed that had more also isn't in the Hall (Mussina), who many feel was better than Tom Glavine who made it on the first ballot. Five AS appearances are pretty underwhelming for a HoF argument, especially if he's as dominant as you make out him to be. I like Morris. I think he was a very good pitcher that benefited greatly by being on great teams. Yes, he was part of what made them great, no doubt. He had the moxie that I'd want on any team regardless of how well he was actually pitching. IMO, he was on the 2nd tier of pitchers of his era. Very good, but not elite and thus not HoF worthy in my opinion. This is what makes sports fun though. People will have different opinions and the debates are pretty fun.
  13. wsnydes
    Cardinals. My dad grew up in southeastern Iowa and was a Cardinals fan, so I grew up watching them as well when possible.
  14. wsnydes
    Agreed on the current state of a Dozier trade. At this point, it might make more sense to deal either Dozier or Gordon depending on who garners the larger return. If that isn't in the cards, I'm fine with allowing Dozier to walk. That's a different topic however and I'll leave it there. Aside from extending Buxton, Sano, Berrios and perhaps a couple of others, they still need to bring in some FA pitching in my opinion. I'd rather see the money spent there than on something that the organization several options internally to fill the void. Will they replace Dozier? Not likely, but it helps a potential log jam and also keeps cash free to acquire pitching. Yes, I agree that they could extend Dozier and those young guys, I just feel it wiser to spend that cash elsewhere to improve the team.
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    Its not that I don't recognize how good Dozier has been, because I know how good he's been. That's why I wanted him dealt for pitching. I'm looking from a big picture aspect. I think it's reasonable for him to seek a 4 year deal and he'll get paid handsomely with it. A midmarket team can't really afford to sign a guy to a deal like that and then still try to extend young and emerging core players like this team has and then still build most of a pitching staff. I want to do what I can to keep Buxton, Sano and Berrios and if that costs me one Dozier, then so be it. The previously mentioned three should be in a Twins uniform long past Dozier. For me, it has less to do with Dozier's age as it does keeping the young core together.
  16. wsnydes
    I don't want much to do with signing him to a multi year deal when he's on the backside of prime. A midmarket team shouldn't be making such deals, especially when they have several young core players to lock up long term and a pitching staff to rebuild. It doesn't make much sense long-term.
  17. wsnydes
    I didn't take it that way, no worries. I do agree with your analysis. Something as simple as adjusting your batting gloves doesn't seem like much if you're the one doing it, but compound that each batter doing it and over the course of 60 ABs a game, it really adds up. It's akin to the backpacking adage that ounces equal pounds.
  18. wsnydes
    Exactly. I think both the pitchers and batters need to be quicker about things. It does need to be equal. I'm not asking for a full at bat to be completed in 30 seconds, but there's little reason that the average AB take 4 or 5 minutes. A few minor adjustments made to the frequency at which something as simple as a pitch being thrown can have a pretty large cumulative effect on pace of play and game length. Whatever change, if any, ever end up being employed I simply ask that it not dictate strategy or how the game is played.
  19. wsnydes
    For me, it's not so much that a game takes a long time, it's WHY the game takes so long. If a 12-10 game goes 3.5 hours I'm generally fine with it because there's a legitimate game related reason for it. It's the batter stepping out of the box after every pitch, the pitcher taking a lap around the mound after an out, endless catcher to mound visits, etc. Things that don't really need to be there taking up time. The rules to speed up the pace that are in the rule book need to be enforced - and enforced consistently. I like the pitch clock in the minors. It makes the game much more interesting with a constant flow and you really don't know the clock is there. I know that some don't feel that it's a problem and that's fine, but there are some pretty big baseball fans in this thread stating that they can't watch a full game anymore. That's a problem whether you agree with the pace of play debate or not.
  20. wsnydes
    I think this team is at a point where they should gamble on locking up some of the core players. I'd lock up Buxton and Berrios for sure. I'm a little more hesitant on Sano. I want to see Rosario follow up this season with another strong season before talking deal for him. Locking up some or all of the core players should help extend the window of opportunity. It very well might backfire in the end, but I think it's worth the risk.
  21. wsnydes
    Unless they add some actual talent to the staff, this isn't fixing much.
  22. wsnydes
    But Skip gave me the bunt sign!
  23. wsnydes
    I'm guessing that the decision has already been determined. Molitor may even be aware. The players may even be aware, but I doubt it. They'd be right to wait a couple of days to announce something either way. Let the team soak in the experience of this season a bit without too much distraction.
  24. wsnydes
    Thanks for the hard work on these write ups, Tom. I look forward to seeing more next season!
  25. wsnydes
    That's me as well. Though, at this pace we could wake up and see the end of the game live.
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