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  1. wsnydes
    How silly of me. Of course he's the right guy to make that call!
  2. wsnydes
    BURN THE WITCH!!!
  3. wsnydes
    I agree on the Swanson deal. That has the looks of a fleecing. I believe Detroit has a handful of massive contracts that could really hamper them at any time now. I believe they're all on the previous regime though. Between aging and injuries, several of those could be significant especially if ownership decides to tighten the finances.
  4. wsnydes
    The question then would be, would we actually be able to decide and agree on who is considered rational? Would we need a super-majority for appointment confirmation? Ground rules would be needed. How do we decide on ground rules? This could get bloody.
  5. wsnydes
    This. This has always driven me nuts about this move. They suck at developing young starting pitchers, then they have one that is pitching well and move him to the pen. I understand that's what they needed at the time, but that is awfully short sighted.
  6. wsnydes
    In true Twins fashion, of course they'd be more expensive on family day.
  7. wsnydes
    You mean before the last out of the game was recorded.
  8. wsnydes
    I agree. I don't really care how you get to your BA. Is it productive or not, that's all I really care about. Sort of like offensive profiles for a respective defensive position. I couldn't care less what your offensive profile is for a given defensive position as long as that production is coming from somewhere in the lineup. It's a team sport for a reason.
  9. wsnydes
    As a kid growing up in southeastern Iowa, my dad is naturally a big Cardinals fan. They've been my NL team for as long as I can remember. I remember playing that song for my dad for the first time. He was crying he was laughing so hard.
  10. wsnydes
    This year I don't really care where he's playing every day (AAA or MLB), as long as he's playing every day. This team needs to quit calling him up to rot on the bench.
  11. wsnydes
    Agreed. He's already cleared waivers once and we've seen this show before.
  12. wsnydes
    Doesn't change my mind. My comments are based more on the premise of moving veterans to clear spots for prospects and to acquire more talent, so his improved play only improves that position.
  13. wsnydes
    My last ticket rep moved to Green Bay, so Dubuque is an improvement.
  14. wsnydes
    Ha! I don't remember that, but that's something I'd endorse. I don't have nearly as much invested as some, but I have enough that I've started to question renewal. The only reason I still have them is because I enjoy baseball so much and it's virtually guaranteed that at least one legitimate team shows up for games. Even that is getting tougher to justify.
  15. wsnydes
    The group of ticket holders that sit next to us was actually joking about that very thing. I couldn't tell if she was serious or not. I haven't received my annual call from my ticket rep either. Maybe he just hasn't gotten around to calling me!
  16. wsnydes
    If it weren't for attending games that I've already paid for, this would fit me to a tee. I've boycotted spending any money and/or time on this team otherwise...and I'm a season ticket holder.
  17. wsnydes
    All fair points. I'd just like to see Dozier and Plouffe moved to free up space and playing time for prospects and to move Sano to 3B where he should have been all along. I don't think they're washed up at all.
  18. wsnydes
    I never mentioned anything other than him ignoring team management. I'm not sure how you can say that doing so, right or wrong, is not on him. I'm also not sure how you think that weight has zero impact on ability. For the record, I do not believe that losing 10 pounds suddenly makes Sano a competent right fielder. I do not believe that he is out of shape, however I do believe that he could be in better shape. I do not believe that he is necessarily lazy. I believe that he felt that he could manage his weight and improve his fielding in RF by himself. I feel that is misguided at best. The way to learn a position you've never played before is to work with coaches and play it in game situations. Staying with his winter ball team instead of leaving early was a mistake, and this is reinforced by how he showed up in the spring. I do believe that he could be better all around if he were to lose the weight, but I don't believe it would be a significant difference - but one I would have liked to see regardless. He is obviously not suited for the outfield, that is squarely on the team (which we agree on), but I do think he could have done more to do what the team had asked him to do. Since each of us is entitled to our own opinion, we may be at the point where we are going to have to agree to disagree.
  19. wsnydes
    I don't have kids, but I will definitely agree with this and definitely find it irritating. They did add two bars and expanded beer selection, but they did also add more food selection - all of it expensive. The decline of the family friendly experience is a shame. It's awfully tough to grow your brand in sports without the kids. I was at the Sunday game against the Rays and was shocked by the lack of families in attendance on a really nice MN day.
  20. wsnydes
    You forgot "improve and expand concessions at Target Field".
  21. wsnydes
    Where in any of my statements have I stated that his weight would make him better or worse at anything? My point has always been that his bosses asked him to do something and he didn't. That's my issue, that's my point. That is on Sano. I doubt it was his idea to play RF, so obviously that isn't on him. He's not a competent RF, some of that is on him because it doesn't appear that he worked on it as much as he should have. That being said, he's clearly out of position there. Most of the people that didn't like the move to start with, me included, didn't like it because we didn't believe that he could play at an acceptable level in RF. That's on the team.
  22. wsnydes
    Repeatable mechanics are the hallmark of all athletic act or motion. That applies to pitching, hitting, golf, free throw shooting, etc. Not only do they have to be repeatable at the start of a contest, but at the end of the contest and also repeatable while under high pressure situations. Finding that repeatability is the tough part and is what often separates the elite from the average.
  23. wsnydes
    That's definitely the case. A higher price tag with a larger contract period would likely be the case however. I would think these players would be sought out by two different markets, but it will still likely be a factor.
  24. wsnydes
    Yeah, I just didn't figure he'd get that many ABs.
  25. wsnydes
    That makes more sense. I was envisioning more of a 300-350 AB season as a platoon guy. 25-30 HRs seems more reasonable if you're thinking 400-500 ABs. I certainly don't want the Twins waiting around for that hot season either. Sometimes it's just time to move on. That's probably the case for both parties in this scenario.
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