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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Almost impossible. The Twins tie the first tiebreaker with the Sox and lose the second, so the Twins have to win the division outright. Laying an egg in that final Sox game really hurt, as they'd be in a good position to win the division (one game back and the tie would go to the Twins).
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    It doesn't even matter if teams are disqualified or not, which is why they picked TEX/HOU for the NL (both home stadiums of AL teams) and SDP/LAD for the AL (both home stadiums of NL teams). In either case, MLB could choose the alternate stadium to host the World Series should one of those home teams make it the Championship Series round. One thing I haven't seen discussed much is that SoCal is NOT an optimal location for the Twins to play. The two stadiums they've designated are cavernous, which plays against the Twins' offensive strengths.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Three reasons: 1. Weather, obviously. 2. Proximity of pairs of stadiums. Outside of the coasts, it's hard to find two pairs of stadiums within driving distance of one another. 3. The pairs of stadiums need to be of the opposing league. Places like New York don't work because of the AL/NL split. New York and Philly would work for the AL (except for weather) but where do you put the NL games at that point?
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    I think it's far more likely Rosario walks than is traded. And I really think the Twins are going to let him walk this offseason. With Rooker, Larnach, and Kirilloff sitting in the high minors, there just isn't much reason to keep Rosario when that money could easily be spent elsewhere. One of the minor leaguers should be able to step in and give a reasonable facsimile of Eddie's numbers, probably giving something away on offense and getting it back on defense.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    For the past several weeks, I've had this nagging feeling the White Sox are playing worse than their record so I looked it up. They've played just four teams that are decent or better: MIN, CLE, STL, CHC. They are only 7-11 in those games and have a losing record against all of those teams except the Cubs. The Sox have beaten the snot out of bad teams - as a good team should - but have shown they cannot play and win against teams with similar skill levels. Compare that to the Twins, who are 14-6 against CLE, STL, and CHW (they have yet to play the Cubs). The Twins have inexplicably scuffled against some bad teams but seem to step it up when the competition is legitimate. I will be disappointed if the Twins don't put the Sox in their place this week.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    FTR, I have no issues with the suspension. It’s a slap on the wrist, which is probably appropriate. Following someone down the line while chirping is a bit much.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Bummer. I really enjoyed watching him hit. See ya next year, I guess.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    What you call poor sportsmanship, I call having a good time. It’s only showing up the opponent if everyone takes it too seriously. Every other major sport has more exuberant celebrations than baseball and no one has a problem with it. Only baseball has a stick up its ass about this kind of thing.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Personally, I think baseball needs a lot more Romo, Lindor, Tatis Jr, etc. to just pop off and do their thing. This is a sport that has so suppressed its competitiveness that literally every aggression is taken as some affront to the sport itself. I say, **** all of this, let the players show their mettle, talk their ****, flaunt their ability, and make baseball something that is FUN again. I WANT Romo to talk **** to the batter he struck out. I WANT Sano to gaze and then drop his bat after humiliating the pitcher as he rounds the bases. I WANT Buxton to throw down his mitt and scream after taking away a hit. I WANT baseball to be fun again and I WANT players to have fun playing this game.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    How to stop a fight: put Miguel Sano between the two red asses.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    It makes a fair amount of sense to carry three catchers given the makeup of each catcher. Garver is a given. Avila bats left-handed. Astudillo is "break glass in case of emergency" behind the plate but is very useful as an extreme contact hitter during those situations you just need someone to put wood on the ball. The odd man out here, as far as I see it, is Jeffers... which is too bad because damn he's smooth behind the plate and has done just fine stepping into the role with zero MLB experience before a few weeks ago.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Astudillo has replaced Avila, almost sure of it.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    A big reason the bullpen has been so effective is *because* Baldelli hasn’t been a slave to dedicating relievers based on the inning (which doesn’t make sense when you think about it) but instead using relievers based on favorable matchup. If it’s the 8th inning and three lefties are coming up, using Romo is a good way to lose baseball games. If it’s the 9th inning and three righties are coming up, Rogers is not your best pitcher in that situation. What Baldelli is doing makes a ton of sense and the bullpen performs better because of it.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Pineda is signed through 2021. It's part of the deal the team received by signing someone who was suspended.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Clevenger made a ton of sense, as he's controlled beyond this season. Which is reportedly what the Twins were also pursuing, which makes sense... it just didn't work out for the Twins and I'm pretty okay with that, really. I think this offseason is going to be primed to pick up whatever your team needs on the relative cheap. There are going to be some financially-strapped teams that simply won't be playing in the market as they normally do. I hope the Twins aren't one of those teams and given their (lack of) financial commitments, I suspect they'll be players this offseason.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    It’s well known that I am not a fan of Blyleven the analyst but still, he was a part of the fabric of this team for my entire adult life. In many ways, he’ll be missed.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    On top of this being a bizarre year, tbe Twins are a team that can improve but has no glaring weakness if the roster is healthy. And, until last night, it looked like the roster was on its way to health. While there’s no predicting injury, I still feel they missed a bit by not acquiring a RH corner outfielder, even moreso now that Kepler is down. Then again, they could just call up Rooker. Please call up Rooker.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Okay, this is hilarious. Well done.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    How Twins Daily operates as a platform is almost entirely at the discretion of the individual writers. We coordinate topics to minimize overlap but rarely step in to say “don’t write Thing X” and never say “we need someone to write Thing X” unless it’s a transactional move like a trade, promotion, or demotion. What you read on Twins Daily exists almost entirely because some individual sitting behind a computer somewhere thought to themself “I really want to write about this thing”.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    There are at least three articles on this site written every day that do not interest me. My point is that we write for a varied audience with different Twins-related interests. Feel free to curate our content to your tastes, just like pretty much everyone else on this site. I don't want to see writers stop writing just because that particular article doesn't interest me; it exists because it interests others so I just ignore it and move onto content I want to talk about.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Whoa, dude, your basis for this raises the bar to impossible levels. You're essentially saying that we either: A. Keep plugging along every day because nothing matters B. Stop doing anything because the world isn't fixed Your logic is flawed because your threshold for raising awareness (which isn't really your call to make for another individual) is impossibly high.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    No, they're playing a DH tomorrow and then another DH early in September, I can't recall the specific date. The fourth, maybe?
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    It's too much to ask because first, this isn't your site, and second, you can feel free to ignore literally every post on this or related topics. Also, in the case of the players, I don't understand why it's so hard to separate the art from the artist. I can enjoy a Mel Gibson film even if I think his past is pretty horrible. I can read an Orson Scott Card novel even if I find his politics deplorable. At any time, should I feel their views/past become too much for me to personally handle, I will cease consuming their products and move on to other things. No one is forcing you to consume this content and asking others to conform to your personal standards because their views make you uncomfortable is... well, yeah, it's just too much to ask of others. We all get to use our personal platforms for what we please; capitalism decides whether we succeed or fail while doing it.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    This is correct. He laid the groundwork in opposition to an argument no one is making.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Fair enough. I disagree with several points here but thank you for explaining in more detail. Also, going forward, having the opinion that it is an empty gesture reads differently than declaring it an empty gesture. The statement "I believe it's an empty gesture" is different enough from "It is an empty gesture" to matter in a conversation. One conveys your opinion, the other reads as fact.
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