Hammond Happenin

[Dantes929]

 

 .  I watched Shagwaa and Wimmers throw a bullpen session.  IMO the best pitcher on the team is one of those two.  Wimmers breaking ball really has a big bite, dropping down.  

Interesting comment.  Care to elaborate?

[Halsey Hall]

Sure, IMO Chargois is the best we have.

[Seth Stohs]

 

Sure, IMO Chargois is the best we have.

 

I agree with this... 

[Halsey Hall]

I should have mentioned this yesterday, but will today.  FINALLY the position players got drilled on touching first base the correct way.  And it took Torii to do it. I had asked a coach previously why, and was told we don't care as long as they touch it. Well they should be taught to touch the front of the bag with their right foot when rounding the bag. TK's players were taught that.

 

Torii had them do it numerous times, and had a few go back and do it again if wrong before the next guy in lines turn. He even got to where he'd put his foot in the middle of the plate so they wouldn't step on him. 

 

Also Roserio, Santana, Vargas and Escobar showed up yesterday and Sano and Dozier today.

 

I also watched pitchers throw off the mound today for one rotation. Berrios, May, Boshers, and Tepesch. It looked to me as if Berrios had the best session. He cruised thru Neil Allens' drill with only 4 pitches each side. The catcher would call out i, 2, 3. Tepesch threw a few pb's or wps. Berrios got a lot of praise with all his pitches.  I really want him in the rotation if he can throw like that in games. 

[DocBauer]

Thank you so much for the updates! Very much appreciated. Love all the good things we are hearing about Berrios!

[Bob Sacamento]

A few pictures from this weekend:

 

Miguel Sano fielding at 3B

 

Torii Hunter working with Nick Gordon in the cage

 

Jason Castro giving Dan Rohlfing framing/receiving advice

 

Molitor watching like a Boss

 

Group "Go Team"

 

Akil Baddoo bulked up over the offseason

 

LeMonte Wade taking BP

New Twins commercial, Dozier has to stand on a box for the right effect

 

Renamed Field 1 where GCL games are played

 

 

[Bob Sacamento]

Torii Hunter working with Nick Gordon in the cage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub3L8q18CO8

 

 

Miguel Sano fielding grounders at 3B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85hMB4N5p9o

 

 

Jason Castro working with Dan Rohlfing on framing and receiving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NogD3b1DEEQ

 

 

Pitchers and Catchers running up The Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qf2rj2d0yQ

 

 

Positional Players "Go Twins"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pJf_Lkb5nw

 

 

2016 MLB Draft Pick Akil Baddoo taking BP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSL6zFulq4E

 

 

2015 MLB Draft Pick LaMonte Wade taking BP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9q0GsOVnMw

[Seth Stohs]

 

 

Renamed Field 1 where GCL games are played

 

 

Didn't see you post this one on Twitter but this is great. Very well deserved honor/recognition!

[Champuckett]

Best Thread.

[beckmt]

If I can make it will be there somewhere around the 9th.  May just go to a game up here in Clearwater during 1 of the 3 Twins trips up here.

[Han Joelo]

Tempted to attach a picture of the view from my front porch in Boise. Not winter nor spring...mud season.

 

Looks nice down there. Nice that a few Vikings players are in camp.

[Bob Sacamento]

Glen Perkins doing mound drills and a new hat

 

LaTroy Hawkins answers fan's phone

 

Kyle Gibson warming up with a bouncy ball and a weighted sleeve

 

 

Miguel Sano in the cage

 

Byung Ho Park in the cage

 

Sano, Vargas and Oliva in the cage

 

Pitchers on the line for drills

 

 

 

[Bob Sacamento]

Kyle Gibson warming up with a bouncy ball and a weighted sleeve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qLTzCMihQ

 

Miguel Sano in the cage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvr1IEMoyXQ

 

Byung Ho Park in the cage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAhAe46GCw0

[GP830]

 

 

Tell Kennys to stop walking into your shot! 

[Bob Sacamento]

 

Tell Kennys to stop walking into your shot! 

LOL, that I can take, it's when Fernando Romero is pulling my leg hairs out one by one while filming or Hague starting to ask me questions while I was recording that gets me b/c I can't stand the sound of my own voice on recordings.  

 

Most frequent questions I get:  "Who do you work for?", "Where are these going up at?" And the one I get the most is "Do you know who you look like?".  The answer to all those is I do this for fun, they go up on Twitter and sometimes Twinsdaily boards, and yes I know who I look like you don't have to tell me.

[Bob Sacamento]

Here a few of the Periscope videos I took yesterday

 

Justin Haley warming up in the pen

https://twitter.com/TTurbo420/status/833374459469897728

 

Brandon Kintzler warming up in the pen

https://twitter.com/TTurbo420/status/833358709564833792

 

 

Park, Sano, Hague and others in the Cage

https://twitter.com/TTurbo420/status/833369094074281985

 

Kyle Gibson warming up in the pen

https://twitter.com/TTurbo420/status/833353178376728576

[alskntwnsfn]

 

It's Alaska.  They once voted for a certain governor, so I don't think they put a lot of importance on grammar... 

Hey... 

[AZTwin]

Torii is going to be a hell of a coach

[Bob Sacamento]

 

Torii is going to be a hell of a coach

Hands down no question about it!! Of all the things I've seen in camp this past weekend, the biggest take home I got was that Hunter has the makings for at least a great hitting coach if not manager.  I said it two years ago when he was working with Buxton in the cage and after seeing him with Nick Gordon the other day, it just cemented it for me.

[GP830]

 

LOL, that I can take, it's when Fernando Romero is pulling my leg hairs out one by one while filming or Hague starting to ask me questions while I was recording that gets me b/c I can't stand the sound of my own voice on recordings.  

 

Most frequent questions I get:  "Who do you work for?", "Where are these going up at?" And the one I get the most is "Do you know who you look like?".  The answer to all those is I do this for fun, they go up on Twitter and sometimes Twinsdaily boards, and yes I know who I look like you don't have to tell me.

For those not in the know-- who do you look like?

[ashbury]

Pitchers on the line for drills

 Great picture. LOL, Breslow at around 6'0" looks like Freddie Patek next to these guys.

[GP830]

Any Rowson spottings? Haven't heard a thing about the guy working with the hitters and I'm eager to hear/see any changes in overall philosophy. 

[Thrylos]

 

 Great picture. LOL, Breslow at around 6'0" looks like Freddie Patek next to these guys.

 

Yeah.  Give's another live to the expression "Breslow's Depth".

[Bob Sacamento]

 

Any Rowson spottings? Haven't heard a thing about the guy working with the hitters and I'm eager to hear/see any changes in overall philosophy. 

Yes, he's been present throughout much of the cage work.  One instance I can give was during Nick Gordon's 20 minute cage work with Torii the other day (there is a video of it in above comments),about halfway thru Rowson came in to watch (you can't see him in the video, he's behind the pillar).  He didn't say too much, I think he was there to watch Torii as much as he was Nick.  Torii was giving pointers on Nick's front footstep (Nick has a tendency to step out) and Hunter asked Rowson for feedback that he gave Nick (step forward to use hips more) and he told him that's exactly what I would say too. Torii got a little proud, and told Nick "see I know what I'm talking about." 

[Bob Sacamento]

 

 Great picture. LOL, Breslow at around 6'0" looks like Freddie Patek next to these guys.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure, he's smaller than 6', I was standing next to him with his cleats on and he's my height which is 5'10 on a good day.  Breslow is little guy but what surprised more of the fans was was the small size of Kintzler.  

[Bob Sacamento]

 

For those not in the know-- who do you look like?

Ever since the movie the Hangover came out, I've gotten the Zach Galifianakis comp.  If I had a dollar for everytime I've been told it my student loans would be paid off by now.

 

During the GCL season, the players call me Alan.

[Willihammer]

Is DanSan doing any infield work, or just outfield?

[smackle]

Hands down this is my favorite threads of the year. Thanks for posting all this up for us!

[DJSim22]

 

I should have mentioned this yesterday, but will today.  FINALLY the position players got drilled on touching first base the correct way.  And it took Torii to do it. I had asked a coach previously why, and was told we don't care as long as they touch it. Well they should be taught to touch the front of the bag with their right foot when rounding the bag. TK's players were taught that.

 

Torii had them do it numerous times, and had a few go back and do it again if wrong before the next guy in lines turn. He even got to where he'd put his foot in the middle of the plate so they wouldn't step on him. 

 

 

This is down right terrifying to me.  This seriously is taught in t-ball. 

[USAFChief]

 

Ever since the movie the Hangover came out, I've gotten the Zach Galifianakis comp.  If I had a dollar for everytime I've been told it my student loans would be paid off by now.

 

During the GCL season, the players call me Alan.

 

Bob on his way to the backfields, sack lunch and camera gear in tow.