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Article: Twins Ink Doumit to Two-Year Extension
Brock Beauchamp replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I think this is proof that JR believes the team will be ready to roll in either 2013 or 2014. It also makes sense given the latest draft. Keeping Doumit doesn't mean they can't go find a starting pitcher for Span. Denard, as beneficial as he is to the team, is somewhat redundant with Revere playing as well as he is. If this team keeps Liriano, finds a starter in trade for Span, Gibson pitches well and is ready for Minnesota next season, and then they dedicate $15m or so to a starting pitcher, the Twins could easily compete in the Central next season. It's a risk to try to rebuild this quickly but with Mauer in the middle of his prime, I can't fault JR for thinking that it can be done. -
Article: Twins Ink Doumit to Two-Year Extension
Brock Beauchamp replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
You'd rather see Butera out there? This is exactly what the Twins should be doing. Filling the roster with complementary players around Mauer & Co while still letting the young guys play. The Twins have a lot of free money this offseason to build a respectable pitching staff. Their bullpen looks good. The offense is decent. All they really need is starting pitching (admittedly the hardest thing to find). This was a great move by JR. Sign Doumit now and keep him through 2014 or trade him at the deadline. We complained that Smith sat on his hands last deadline. JR is doing the opposite and I welcome the change. -
If you listen to the man speak for more than a few minutes, you realize that he's either stoned every waking moment or he's just really, really dumb. I don't call people on television stupid often but christ... I mean, there's just no other way to describe Hudler. He's constantly tossing out jewels like "what the Angels need to do here is score more runs... that's how you win ballgames" or "things are going bad when you give up a home run" or "what the (list infielder) needed to do there was catch the ball". Really, it's jaw-dropping at times. I listened to the guy for what seemed to be an eternity (probably more like 6-7 years) and he never failed to toss out a few statements so stunningly dense every season that everyone in the room would stop for a moment and just look at one another silently. It's as if he was actually trying to sound that idiotic... Except he wasn't.
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Rex Hudler might be worse than Hawk. Really, I'm not joking. I had to listen to him for many years when I lived in LA and followed the Angels. He was busted for marijuana possession because he walked through an airport metal detector with weed shoved down his pants... Weed wrapped in tin foil. He may be the dumbest man on the planet.
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Article: Twins Ink Doumit to Two-Year Extension
Brock Beauchamp replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Outside of Marquis (ugh) and Capps (more meh than anything), I like everything JR has done since the return. -
Well, I was a freshman when he graduated. I'm sure even you can do the math from there.
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After struggling in a three game set against the White Sox and dropping two of three, the Twins look to get back on track against the fourth place Kansas City Royals tonight at 7pm. Right-hander Luis Mendoza takes the mound against Brian Duensing, who will take the mound as a starter for the second time after giving up four earned runs in three innings against the Reds earlier in the week. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Will the Twins get back on track against the Royals in this four game set? What are your thoughts on Duensing staying in the rotation semi-permanently? Are you sorry to see Manship go? Without Jeff in the bullpen, how will opposing teams score against the Twins bullpen? It all seems a little unfair to me. As always, join the Twins Daily game conversation today and let us know what you think! As always, you can find the conversation at just below the stat sheets in this article. Luis Mendoza [TABLE=width: 580] [TD=class: dg-season, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: dg-w, align: center]W[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l, align: center]L[/TD] [TD=class: dg-era, align: center]ERA[/TD] [TD=class: dg-g, align: center]G[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gs, align: center]GS[/TD] [TD=class: dg-cg, align: center]CG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-sho, align: center]SHO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-sv, align: center]SV[/TD] [TD=class: dg-svo, align: center]SVO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ip, align: center]IP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-h, align: center]H[/TD] [TD=class: dg-r, align: center]R[/TD] [TD=class: dg-er, align: center]ER[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hr, align: center]HR[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hb, align: center]HB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-bb, align: center]BB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ibb, align: center]IBB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-so, align: center]SO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-avg, align: center]AVG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-whip, align: center]WHIP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-go_ao, align: center]GO/AO[/TD] [TD=align: left]SEASON[/TD] [TD=align: center]2[/TD] [TD=align: 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center]80[/TD] [TD=align: center].308[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.69[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.43[/TD] [/TABLE] Brian Duensing [TABLE=width: 580] [TD=class: dg-season, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: dg-w, align: center]W[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l, align: center]L[/TD] [TD=class: dg-era, align: center]ERA[/TD] [TD=class: dg-g, align: center]G[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gs, align: center]GS[/TD] [TD=class: dg-cg, align: center]CG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-sho, align: center]SHO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-sv, align: center]SV[/TD] [TD=class: dg-svo, align: center]SVO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ip, align: center]IP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-h, align: center]H[/TD] [TD=class: dg-r, align: center]R[/TD] [TD=class: dg-er, align: center]ER[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hr, align: center]HR[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hb, align: center]HB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-bb, align: center]BB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ibb, align: center]IBB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-so, align: center]SO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-avg, align: center]AVG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-whip, align: center]WHIP[/TD] [TD=class: 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Oddly enough, I just found out last week that Mark Redman went to my high school. I went to school with him for a year. I had no idea until a few days ago when I was trolling random baseball stats and came across that tidbit of information.
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Actually, I give him credit for acknowledging weakness. Nobody knows everything. It takes a smart man to know when he's out of his league and that people should be hired to compensate for his shortcomings. This is a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect at work. By saying these things, Ryan is proving that he's actually not stupid.
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I've been known to do it across the board. If I see Nick Punto on an All-Star ballot, it is damned hard for me to resist voting for him out of spite.
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I vote about once every third year... Then I realize that I'm on the internet and I could be doing more important and relevant things like searching for donkey porn. I wish MLB would just do away with the fan vote and leave choices to the players, managers, and writers. The fan vote was fine when the game was an exhibition but you can't have it both ways by letting the fans vote when home field for the WS is decided on the game. The game either plays an important role in the postseason or it's a fun fan-based free-for-all. Not both.
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Andy never had Humber in the first place. 20 innings. That's what he pitched with Minnesota. Blame the front office all you want but Anderson cannot be blamed for Humber. And let's not overlook the fact that one Mr. Philip Humber has been absolutely awful this season. Lohse did not look like he was on his way out of baseball. In his last full season before the trade, he had an ERA+ of 106. That's quite a bit better than his career average. Yeah, he was bad right before the trade but he had only logged 60 innings that year. He performed even worse than that season in 2010 with St. Louis. He's an up-and-down pitcher who is basically the same guy away from Minnesota that he was with Minnesota. I'm not the one claiming Anderson is God's gift to pitching. You're the one claiming that he's awful. I don't have to show examples where he's taken a pitcher off the scrap heap (Burton), whereas you have to back up the claim that a lengthy list of pitchers have left Minnesota and achieved greatness (or even mediocrity). Except you can't do that. Because it's not true.
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Article: Can Nick Blackburn be fixed?
Brock Beauchamp replied to Parker Hageman's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
A lot. Same goes for Chien Ming Wang. Guys who live by putting the ball on the ground and not missing bats walk a baseball tightrope. It's not impossible to have sustained success pitching that way but it's very difficult. If anything in their mechanics change and their sinker stops sinking, they go from "acceptable" to "batting practice" in the flash of an eye. It doesn't mean that Blackburn can't return to being a good pitcher but it makes it a bit of a longshot. -
Brian Dozier Is Not Ready
Brock Beauchamp replied to YourHouseIsMyHouse's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Not likely. It was questioned whether he could stay at short because of his arm. His range is generally referenced as being average to slightly above average. His hands and his instinct were his selling points as a defender. Those two things have been his biggest problems during this stint in Minnesota, which makes me think he's just suffering from rookie jitters, taking failures at the plate out to the field and vice versa. It's a vicious circle and hopefully, it's one he will overcome with experience. -
Article: Can Nick Blackburn be fixed?
Brock Beauchamp replied to Parker Hageman's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Which is fine if you make the gigantic leap in the assumption that even "average" starters are easy to find and cheap to sign. Blackburn is a "good" pitcher when his sinker is working. Is he a #2 on a playoff team? No, but to get to the playoffs, you need more than two starters. As a #4, he's quite good. As a #3, he's middling at best. He's the type of pitcher you want on your contending team* as a complementary player, like a Michael Cuddyer or Orlando Hudson. A little up and down from season to season but overall, a nice player to have on the team. When he's fronting your lineup or rotation, it's a problem. *assuming his sinker is actually sinking

