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  1. wsnydes
    Maybe he has walleye vision. That may explain some things.
  2. wsnydes
    The only three on the tree that I've driven was a grain truck. Not so much fun to drive. None whatsoever. If driving around the metro area didn't suck so bad with a stick, I'd have one. I also enjoyed driving manuals. Automatics take some of the fun out of driving. Traffic takes the rest of it.
  3. wsnydes
    Makes me wonder what she'd think of my father-in-law's '55 Chev with 3 on the tree.
  4. wsnydes
    I was hoping somebody would post something like this. I didn't figure it was too realistic to expect a winning team next season, but at least it's been done. Regardless, for next season the playoffs should not be the goal, getting back to .500 should be. That'll be difficult enough.
  5. wsnydes
    When Leo Mazzone left Atlanta to go to Baltimore, the staffs that he had there weren't all that good either. It's not as though he forgot how to coach by heading north. Talent has a lot to do with results. The best coaches find a way to maximize what talent a player does possess though.
  6. wsnydes
    Thanks for the insight, Parker. Honest question. Will adjusting the arm angle as he rears back also, at least potentially, change his arm slot on the forward throwing motion? If so, could that impact the movement on the pitches?
  7. wsnydes
    Pink slip indeed. I'm a little surprised that that wasn't one big story - suspension and firing. I can't see an owner being okay with this one bit, let alone enough to allow the guy to retain his job.
  8. wsnydes
    And this is why I feel that coaching at the highest professional levels is overrated. Not unimportant or irrelevant, but overrated. The manager gets too much blame and too little credit. Does he get credit for some of last season's unexpected success? Sure he does. But he also gets his fair share of the blame for this season. Fair share of blame on a 100 loss season is going to be larger than credit for an 85 win season with largely the same roster. There were games that this team won last season despite Molitor, just as there are games that they've lost this season because of him. That being said, there are plenty of reasons for his dismissal that can only fall on the manager. Lineup construction, in game moves, unexplainable bro-mances with overmatched players, poor bullpen use/overuse, sitting prospects, etc. Player development falls into the middle ground. It's on the player to improve as well, but the coaches need to help - that is why they're there to begin with. Therefore, I feel that department is a shared responsibility, but coupled with the previously mentioned reasons only makes the case to retain Molitor that much thinner. A manager should be putting players in the best position for them to succeed and I don't feel that he does that.
  9. wsnydes
    That's the silver lining I'm looking for as well. No sense in rushing him back in a lost season like this.
  10. wsnydes
    Agreed. I'm simply pointing out that bunting can be a weapon in the right situation. Guys with speed should have that ability at their disposal. Finding ways to get on base is always valuable.
  11. wsnydes
    Just with any manager in any business, he's got to realize that not everyone is going to be thrilled with every decision. I get why he feels the way he does, but he's got to get past that in order to become an effective manager. You can't appease everyone all of the time.
  12. wsnydes
    The flip side of that is that it can be a weapon if you've got the speed of a Buxton. There's no reason that he shouldn't have a drag bunt in his bag of tricks to try to get on base. Giving up at bats is one thing, finding other ways to get on base is another. I do think there is something to the "lost art" thing though.
  13. wsnydes
    That's especially the case when the manager has little input. It's always been my view that the manager should have some input, perhaps not necessarily final say, but his input should carry some weight. He's the one that must construct the lineup.
  14. wsnydes
    That's mostly what I took out of it as well. I see your second bullet point as rather troubling. I hope that the new FO works with him more in regards to roster construction. Since he's the one that has to fill out a lineup card every day, it would be nice if he had more input on who is on said roster. That would make his job easier. I do think roster construction had a fairly large part of the early season issues.
  15. wsnydes
    I like your point. In my opinion, that's almost becoming a detriment. If they keep adding bars and raising concession prices, it just keeps eroding the experience in my opinion. I'm not going to games to get smashed, I want to watch the game. I think the selection of food and beverages is great, but I think you can have too much of a good thing at times.
  16. wsnydes
    Personally, I'm waiting till the bitter end to renew/not renew. I want to see what they do with the front office before I finalize any decision. This video doesn't really influence me a bit. What they do immediately after the season with the FO and field staff will be a far larger influence. If they show an indication for true change in the FO, that'll go a long way to getting my renewal.
  17. wsnydes
    Fall baseball at Target Field is great. It always killed me to go to the Dome on a beautiful fall day/evening knowing how few of those days remained before the snow flew. It's underrated in my view.
  18. wsnydes
    Congrats to Big Kitty! He looks extremely comfortable.
  19. wsnydes
    That went well...
  20. wsnydes
    I loved Silver Spoons!
  21. wsnydes
    Exit interviews! You're talking about exit interviews!
  22. wsnydes
    What is this postseason you speak of?
  23. wsnydes
    Bullpen in shutdown mode again, I see. Shut down the Twins chances of winning that is.
  24. wsnydes
    We're either onto something, or on something!
  25. wsnydes
    Clearly, they were playing out of position. It's okay, that role isn't for everyone.
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