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  1. Heinie Manush
    He had success with the sneaky fastball over the top. Now the hitters know what's coming and Hildy's all but abandoned it. Perhaps he can work on another pitch from that arm slot. Otherwise, just another case of major league hitters adjusting to a gimmick pitcher.
  2. Heinie Manush
    I figured that Adelberto would turn up "injured". After 10 days he gets 20 days to pitch in the minors to show that he can adapt to the relief role. Buying time is all. Not a bad strategy.
  3. Heinie Manush
    Dang it Eddie, two run lead, dive for that ball.
  4. Heinie Manush
    CJ base running blunder. Hope it doesn't hurt us.
  5. Heinie Manush
    Awful effort all around.
  6. Heinie Manush
    Willians at 3rd tomorrow afrernoon.
  7. Heinie Manush
    Long season so I guess you can't pinch hit for your leadoff man in the second game but, if you're not going to bunt, I'd sure like to see Willians get a shot there.
  8. Heinie Manush
    Man, Cuzzi's all over the place.
  9. Heinie Manush
    Thanks
  10. Heinie Manush
    Cant find the game. College volleyball on FSN. Any ideas?
  11. Heinie Manush
    And, remember, Allen came out of the highly thought of Rays organization.
  12. Heinie Manush
    Zack Jones Rule 5 loss. Not on the Brewers roster. Do we get him back or did they stash him away on the DL?
  13. Heinie Manush
    I too share general frustration with TR. but it is tempered by my assessment of just how far the organization declined under Bill Smith. Not just the player talent but the whole house. Add to terrible trades; horrible drafts, questionable training and medical care, poor minor league player development and a major league staff that seems not to have gotten the most out of what it had. More generally, I am one of those believers in the "Twins way". at least as it pertains to developing players that approach the game in a professional manner. I believe that TR wants to restore that. Here's how I look at TR's. first year: came in and sent a message by replacing the AAA staff, made some solid acquisitions to professionalize the squad, cut bait on Nishi and Valencia and generally got the lay of the land. In the offseason he made a bold move and an even stronger statement by making coaching and training changes. He still hasn't addressed our player evaluation shortcomings but, in my mind, he's been pretty good so far to date. Now the heat is on and what he does during the next two months will go a long way toward my assessment of him.
  14. Heinie Manush
    At 1:23 Rosterman posted some information the leads me to the single most important reason why we are in the mess we're in. Look at the 2008-2010 drafts and you will see 10 pitchers drafted with in the first 100 or so picks. Of these 7 have washed out and two others have had arm surgery. Only Gibson seems a lock to be a solid or better major leaguer. Horrible drafting and training or extremely bad luck? I lean toward the former.
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    Seth, seems as if I've been a voice in the wilderness since the 2011 trade deadline. There was so much wrong with the organization (not just the team) that weighed against a quick turnaround. In my mind we wasted much of a year and a half by not going "all in" on a rebuild. Trying to do both? Sure, you can have pieces fall into place and make the playoffs ( White Sox, A's) but that's not really a plan, it's pretty much crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. Winston Smith, above, touches on a key point. Look at the players born in 1986, 1987 or 1988 that are in our system. Not much there. Gibson, Parmalee, Revere, Robertson, Hendricks, maybe Wimmers and a couple others. Those 24-26 year old players need to be the backbone of any organization. Supplement them with useful veterans and role players and then with an impact free-agent or two. That's a reasonable blueprint for continuing success. So we need to restock our system with 24 to 26 year old major leaguers/prospects. We've got Mauer and a seemingly strong system at the younger levels. Say we can turn Morneau (and money), Willingham, Span/Revere and two free agent winters into a quality starter, a solid starter, a quality middle infielder, a decent corner bat and a bullpen piece. Then we have fun watching a young but talented team in 2013. A team on the rise that very well could make a playoff run in 2014 and a legitimate contender in 2015. As a fan, that would be great. Trying to do that and still plan to compete in 2013 risks a long stretch of mediocrity.
  16. Heinie Manush
    [ Point is, starting pitching is more valuable on the market than outfielders. What we need is a GM that would trade us a quality starting pitcher (and perhaps a solid shortstop) for a corner outfielder. But, alas, no such GM could ever exist...
  17. Heinie Manush
    Geek, tried the email you posted. Anyway, I purchased 5 copies, 4 to give away. Good work.
  18. Heinie Manush
    We do need a quality MI as well as a quality starter and a solid starter. The thing to remember is that we've got two free agent classes to accomplish this. Sure, things can fall into place and we could make a run in 2013 but the realistic course is to plan for 2014. Turn Span, Morneau and dollars into the above as well as a solid set up man and a replacement in case Plouffe/Parmalee doesn't pan out and we should contend in 2014.
  19. Heinie Manush
    Baker? Sign him, doesn't matter for how much in 2013 (we've got $ and should still be rebuilding) if we can get a team friendly option for 2014. If he's a dud, signing him doesn't hurt our prospects for 2014. If he comes through, we've got a veteran #2 or #3 at a reasonable price. Duensing to the bullpen. We need a better arm to compete and he's been quite valuable out of the pen. Hendricks, Deduno, Gibson and Diamond along with Baker should get a look for the rotation. Forget the others.
  20. Heinie Manush
    Bennie at least tries for Konerko's blooper. Denard not taking charge was an issue in 2010 . Thought it had been corrected.
  21. Heinie Manush
    Is Reveres arm really this bad? On his throw to plate on a potential tag up situation ( can't remember the inning) he threw offline and only about 150 feet. Please tell me that the ball slipped out of his hand. I want to like him but if he has a sub-Juan Pierre arm I don't think he can help. Too bad, great defensive ability but no power. With a decent arm he could be a very good center fielder. With an adequate arm he might be an asset in left. Otherwise, a great fielding weak armed Repko.
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