Comments on: The End

By: Rune

Rune — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:21:26 +0000

Will you ever finish your Twins top-40 list? Or at least get closer to top-10?

By: Todd in NC

Todd in NC — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:19:10 +0000

Aaron – I read your postings ever week. I echo the previous commenter who was startled to read “The End” and “thank you for reading”. I hope you keep doing this for a long, long time. You have helped shape my thinking about baseball and specifically the Twins. Keep up the good work (but finish the Top-40 Twins! )

By: RR

RR — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:56:34 +0000

Thanks for a great year!

By: JB (the Original)

JB (the Original) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:32:25 +0000

Thx again Aaron….
I guess I feel that Gardy and Andy got the pass because of the way the team went 0-5 with the projected starting pitching. They worked with what was provided to them–5 guys who could be “OK” (or better in Liriano’s case–maybe) or injured/horrible. You can’t replace an entire starting staff on the fly and expect to compete (though I would argue they never should of thought of that collection of pitchers as even adequate going into the season). Is that more on Gardy/Andy or Ryan/remnants of Smith? But…they had to make a show of doing ‘something’. And we see the results…

By: AaronK

AaronK — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:12:47 +0000

and a big thank you right back at you. Very enjoyable blog and podcast. Keep up the great work sir.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:10:42 +0000

Hey Aaron, I’ve been reading you almost every day for the last 8 years. Thanks!

By: Jody

Jody — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:46:29 +0000

Not a twins fan but have been reading your blog religiously since 2003. Keep up the good work, it’s been enjoyable.

By: Jim C

Jim C — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:29:07 +0000

An idea for a post might be an analysis of hiring prominent ex-players vs scrubs and never-played-in-majors for coaches and managers. I don’t know what Molitor can say other than “have better eye-hand coordination like I did.” Is there any W-L analysis of if HOF-type players are better coaches than coaching professionals?

By: Jeff K

Jeff K — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:42:49 +0000

Aaron, please don’t call a blog post “The End” and have a paragraph that starts “thank for you reading”. At first glance I thought you were retiring and I almost starting crying into my cereal.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:15:05 +0000

This team should have about $70 million committed to 2013 payroll, $65 if they trade Span, and more if they somehow move Morneau. There are plenty of buy-low(er) options on the market that could reasonably give 180 league average innings at worst, and it’s fair to say the Twins are years away from any real non-Gibson arms reaching the show.

Signing an Edwin Jackson or buying-low on Haren when the Angels decline his option have to be considerations. The rotation cannot survive without at least two new arms from outside the organization.