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Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500

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MaizeRage said:
I always knew their success derived from that patch of concrete behind the pitchers mound that turned all their ****ty ground balls into base hits.
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And the magic baggie of a roof, that was always good for a few lost pop ups during the season.
 
MavHockey14 said:
I caught a Derek Jeter foul ball during game three of the ALDS, the first playoff game there. They sure as hell didn't leave their troubles with the Yankees in the playoffs in the dome.
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Nope. We still see a yellow stain go down their legs when they see pinstripes. Which is funny, because they wear them too.
 
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Good riddance Rick Anderson.

Gardy was good for ther Twins for many years, but the time has come to move forward.
 
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I've noticed that when they ask these guys who on the staff helped them the most or who they really listened to when he gave advice, that most of them say Molitor without hesitation.
 
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Here is the problem the Twins have, and it won't be solved by firing Gardy, or by mercifully letting Anderson leave. It has to do with pitching, and the myth management keeps perpetuating that they have "live arms" in the system. No they don't. They maybe do if you consider a live arm to be what's hanging from the shoulder of my 69 year old aunt.

I think it was the Cardinals who started it, but it's moved on to teams like the Royals and others. You draft pitchers who throw the ball hard. Period. You draft or sign 30 of them. If only 4 work out, great.

Until they do that, forget about it.
 
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SJHovey said:
Here is the problem the Twins have, and it won't be solved by firing Gardy, or by mercifully letting Anderson leave. It has to do with pitching, and the myth management keeps perpetuating that they have "live arms" in the system. No they don't. They maybe do if you consider a live arm to be what's hanging from the shoulder of my 69 year old aunt.

I think it was the Cardinals who started it, but it's moved on to teams like the Royals and others. You draft pitchers who throw the ball hard. Period. You draft or sign 30 of them. If only 4 work out, great.

Until they do that, forget about it.
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I don't buy the hard-throwing pitcher argument. Pitchers keep throwing harder and harder as the years go on, but batting averages have kept pace, batters adjust to the faster pitches. Find pitchers who will take the time to learn their opponents' tendencies, what they can and can't hit, and then demonstrate control on the mound. The most prolific that I've seen in my days was Greg Maddox. Maddox's fastball was in the 80s, but he was still dominant. And with him not throwing so hard, he played for a much longer time, proved much more durable that what you're seeing from the average hardball pitcher today. These kids now are stressing their arms that they just aren't going to be able to have that 12-year career anymore. They just won't.
 
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