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The making an example of and "lighting a fire under" a player from Gardy is very tiresome. He applies this standard so inconsistently it just gets frustrating.

Plouffe is fine defensively and is...

Yeah, should have said let him walk away for nothing

babip in play is a contrast stat. It tells you almost nothing out of context. Depending on the context it can tell you a whole lot of things.

The Cuddyer and Kubel moves/non-moves were the right thing to do. I wish they'd have tried harder on Baker. Santana didnt want to be here and Hunters Angel's deal was something the Twins couldnt...

They look like the Bizarro 2005 Twins. Instead of RF/RA being almost equal in the high 600's, they will be almost equal in the high 800's

Of qualified hitters he led the team in 2010 and 2012 for OPS with runners in scoring position. He consistently is among the Twins best or THE best in those situations throughout his career. For...

I seriously dont know how you could predict much under a 100 losses. This starting staff is one giant question mark. They could catch some luck but on the face it looks worse then last year and...

Yes, since there is such a long history of averagish NL pitchers moving to the AL with great success. Especially after their middle-aged seasons....oh wait....

His babip was 40 points lower then...

Rocket, its not that I dont care or dont want to. I dont have time, or rather I'm not going to take the time for a wasted argument to prove something I know exists. Same with the agent thing. It...

I'm not a staff writer for Strib or PP. I'm a poster on a message board. Im not getting paid to waste time.

Pay me free lance rates and Ill find you at least 5 quotes from players over the last...

It hasnt been just 2 years of complaining, its really been 7 or 8 of grumbling and 5-6 of some pretty serious questioning.

Its not just Twins fanatics either. The Twins medical staff is pretty...

Gardy has been losing this team since "his" class of 2001 players started entering free agency.

Torii, AJ, Doug M, Cuddyer etc etc were all rah rah fiery type players who probably responded to the...

I dont like Souhans columns because...he isnt a very good writer. The difference between the golden age of sportswriters and him is that...when they used humor, colorful language and metaphors they...

Bottom line is a strong GM does not make organizational changes at the behest of the game manager. There is strong circumstanial evidence that Terry Ryan quite often does the opposite of what Gardy...

It was a horrid deal at the time. An awful lot of people thought Delmon was a head case and damaged goods before the Twins traded for him. Garzas MiLB and beginning big league numbers pointed to a...

I always like Lew Ford. He was a plus defender, great base stealer, walked a bit, hit for power....and then the wheels came off.

Always wondered if the "Twins Way" wrecked him. When he came...

"But in REAL baseball, the only time that positional scarcity actually matters in the overall production of your lineup is when you believe you have a lineup so deep and dominant that you have the...

Not a very big Bob Nightengale fan, mostly think he is an opinionated ass so I dont really care if his opinion is Mauer is overpaid.

Mauer still is an above average catcher by most metrics and the...

Mauer's contract is about affensive production at defensive scarcity. How many other catchers on that list of #3 hitter sparky?

It wasnt a bad deal then and its still really not that bad of a...

Bad thing happen when you don't miss bats. Capps doesnt miss and has never missed enough bats to be an elite closer/relief pitcher. Call me a seamhead.

Get ready for a lot of angst filled 9th...

Not understanding positional scarcity is to not understand baseball. That is kind of a basic principal that is both old school and new school. No matter how you measure it, a 2nd baseman who hits...

A large chunk of Joe Mauers offense value is positional scarcity.

Has a catcher of his best 5 comps 4 are Hall of Famers or certain hall of famers. His last 3 best by age comps are hall of...

Put me in the club that says Liriano didnt look that bad. He threw a lot of pitches but I thought the strike zone was a bit tight and the real reason was is his defense was putrid. I think Valencia...

Grant Balfour, Francisco Liriano, Pat Neshek, Kyle Gibson, Zumaya to a lesser extent, now maybe Baker?? all misdiagnosed or slow diagnosed

I really dont think the track record is particularly...

Im sorry that you simply dont understand. I certainly didnt intend to stir the pot. Perhaps I explained badly but regardless you're way overstating the importance of single plays in a 27 out/ 9...