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  1. wsnydes
    FTFY
  2. wsnydes
    I believe he'll be the 10th Twins player to make their MLB debut this year. Record is 11.
  3. wsnydes
    It's gotten to that point for me too. After three bunts through 3 innings the other day, I can't rule out the possibility.
  4. wsnydes
    He showed bunt...but he didn't actually bunt so....so he wasn't bunting! Showing bunt there didn't make any sense either though. Swing away man!
  5. wsnydes
    Well that's a fun new way to run yourself out of a scoring opportunity. Heck of a play by Gomes and Lindor though. *tips cap*
  6. wsnydes
    I agree. I think his roster spot could be better used by somebody else.
  7. wsnydes
    I heard the same thing, so if one of us is crazy so is the other. I'm not sure that helps us, does it?
  8. wsnydes
    Heck, you're probably old enough to know what it was like before dental work.
  9. wsnydes
    In all honesty, this doesn't thrill me one bit. That being said, I credit him for fighting his way back. I have to admire that, he could have just said "hell with it" and retired. And now that he is back, good luck!
  10. wsnydes
    What a beautiful day for baseball...
  11. wsnydes
    Slegers is the 26th man, so he has to go back to AAA I believe. Though, I suppose they could send someone else down or to the DL and put him on the 25 man roster.
  12. wsnydes
    But you don't know that the bats are going to continue to be feeble in their last three at bats. Yeah, you know that now but Molitor has to manage in the now and without the benefit of hindsight or a crystal ball. He's got to do what he needs to in order to keep his team in the game. So no, none of this is a moot point.
  13. wsnydes
    Molitor's job is to put his players in a position to succeed. Boshers facing a RH batter was not putting his player in a position to succeed and not in the best interest of trying to win a game. What was a manageable two run deficit became a five run deficit because of that. That's poor managing.
  14. wsnydes
    I think I'd rather move it to next season...
  15. wsnydes
    A relievers job is also to keep the team in the game and/or minimize damage. He certainly didn't accomplish either of those things.
  16. wsnydes
    What is this; the NFL rules book?!
  17. wsnydes
    I get what you're saying, but I don't agree that it doesn't change anything. There are other ways to make it harder for a WC team to succeed without adding another team to the mix with silly elimination games. I don't mean to hijack this thread, so I'm going to leave it at that.
  18. wsnydes
    This is why I really don't like the second wild card spot. I think it brings mediocrity into the playoff discussion and I don't like that. I get why they added it, but I just don't like it at all. I really liked how tough it was to get into the playoffs in relation to the other major sports where half the league gets in. I realize that it's just one more spot, but it still waters the playoffs down in my opinion.
  19. wsnydes
    No he won't.
  20. wsnydes
    The martini purists among us aren't going to appreciate this, but I do!
  21. wsnydes
    I would argue that calling that Jamaican a Jerk is not keeping to a civil tongue...
  22. wsnydes
    Tickets should be easy to get directly from the Twins, online or walk up. You can certainly try Stubhub for price shopping purposes and there are always scalpers out and about. Getting tickets won't be too difficult regardless of the path chosen.
  23. wsnydes
    I like this explanation and I agree with it. FWIW, my use of "overrated" applies to the fact that managers/coaches get too much credit for wins and too much blame for losses. In the end, the players are making the biggest impact. It's how a manager puts his players in a situation that is so important. They do and can have a meaningful impact on a game and a season. I like how you defined that quite a bit.
  24. wsnydes
    My statement is aimed at in-game decision making where I firmly feel that his questionable decisions cost them more games than they win them. Good and sound decision making is what I need in a manager. Prepping players is only part of the job. I also tend to give more credit to the assistant coaches for the improvements in defense. Admittedly, I don't know how much involvement Molitor has in the day to day aspects of working with players on such things, but it stands to reason that the assistants have more interaction and thus more of an impact.
  25. wsnydes
    I don't disagree with the crowd that says that a manager is only as good as his players. I also agree that the manager is overrated - not unimportant, just overrated. However, how a manager uses those players can make a meaningful impact in a game and over the course of a season. Molitors refusal to platoon players, poor bullpen management, suspect in-game decision making and an overall failure to put players in a position to succeed continue to be issues for me. A good manager, even with a poor roster, can still do all of those things and squeeze every ounce of blood from the turnip. I still think Molitor costs this team more wins than he earns them. Just because a roster isn't full of talent, that isn't a reason to keep a poor manager on. I'd like to see the new FO have their choice in skipper as well.
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