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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    This would qualify as approximately the 18th most embarrassing place I've passed out. If you count duplicates, it'd be in the 40s. Long story short, walk-in closets are a good place to pass out. Secluded, spacious, and lots of clothes to turn into impromptu pillows. But avoid using the shoes.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    When Falvine was hired, I said Stewart would be a good indication of their implementation of a new pitching philosophy up and down the org. It's only two starts but Kohl is looking good thus far. (they get something of a pass for 2017 - not a complete pass, but something - because organizational overhauls aren't done overnight) If they can turn him into literally anything at the MLB level, that's a big win.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    He should get in easily but Tom's point is probably the most salient: there are loads of guys who should already be in the Hall but are somehow still looking in (Edgar Martinez isn't in the Hall? What?!?!?!?). Mauer's numbers are enough to get him there. His prime seasons put him in the top 10 of all catchers. He has three batting titles and is the only catcher on the planet who can claim that distinction. He has an MVP award. Oh, and he was a damned good defensive catcher, to boot. In my opinion, the greatest catcher of the past thirty years was Pudge. After that, it's Mauer with Piazza nipping at Joe's heels but ultimately, Mike gets dinged for being an absolute butcher behind the plate, which makes his 59 rWAR (just 5 more than Mauer) look slightly less impressive. Posey might end up catching Mauer but he has some distance to go before he moves into second because, as we all know, things can go south on a catcher in a hurry.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    I see a lot of people claiming the Twins were cheap (some comments of that nature circulating on Facebook as well) but I think that really does a disservice to the uniqueness of Mauer and just how bloody talented he was out of high school. This was a guy whose approach played at the MLB level at age 20, almost unheard of from the catcher position. Coming out of high school, people wondered if he could call a capable game at the MLB level at age 18. He was that advanced. Due to his extreme level of polish and smarts, it was almost a given that his floor was "capable MLB starter" provided he didn't get hurt. And the cherry on top is that he's a hometown boy who grew up a Twins fan. And it worked out as well as the Twins could have possibly hoped up until the concussion. And even given that horrible concussion derailment, the guy has a legit shot at ending his career with 60 WAR.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Half luck, half Dusty Baker. I still put quite a bit of blame on him for blowing up that young rotation. Maybe Prior gets hurt either way but Baker did him no favors.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I had assumed the baseball season was over.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    And there we have a semantical argument. I'm not saying that's a bad thing but when someone says to me "likely", I translate that as "likely to happen". That implies a better than 50% chance of something happening. You're not wrong in your use of that word but also understand my use of that word is equally correct. It's a vague word.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    *slow clap* Nick, this is one of my favorite pieces you've ever written and a fitting tribute to a fantastic player.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, all of this. The offense is firing about as well as most of us expected (some clunkers, some raking, it will balance out in time) but everything looks just a little bit better than it did last year. The big variable is Berrios. He could be amazing. And we haven't even seen Santana yet. I expect him to regress but still be solid. This could be a really good team.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    It's certainly something to watch but going into this season, I gave the Twins roughly a 33% chance of taking the division (only after the Lynn acquisition). They shouldn't be aiming for the Wild Card, even though that's likely where they end up competing. There's no reason this team can't challenge for a title in a weak division.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    I’m only listening on the radio but how was that a gaffe by Mauer? The dude ain’t fast but should he have scored on that double?
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Great write-up, Ted. It lends weight to a career that far too few Minnesotans appreciate.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    While I believe Molitor leaning on his best bullpen arms so frequently is probably his biggest flaw as a manager, it's hard to get down on him for going that route in the Houston series. It was a good time and place to make a statement about the 2018 Twins, both to the opposition and the team itself. And really, it's the White Sox and you just need to get through one game against them. After tonight, most of the good relievers will be available again tomorrow and it's unlikely the Twins play at all on Saturday.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Would they, though? We're talking about 4-5 performances from the team's most heavily-used relievers. A good front office doesn't make/regret decisions ten games into a season, especially a season as volatile as this one has been. And it's hard to blame the front office for things like Molitor putting Duke in against righty after righty... after righty. I just don't get it.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    This has been a rather wild ride, that's for sure. I hate to keep beating at the drum of "weather" but I just don't see how we can glean much of anything at this point. Particularly on this home stand, we've seen some really volatile pitching performances from both the home and visitor dugouts, some of them coming from really good pitchers. Odorizzi is getting by on smoke and mirrors. Lynn is Wild Thing and you have no idea what you're going to get. Hildenberger is just painful right now. Reed is amazeballs. Gibson teeters between very good and very bad almost pitch-to-pitch. Rodney is kinda what we expected, except maybe a bit moreso. All in all, I don't see a lot of evidence telling us one thing or another, particularly when the opposing team has had nearly the same volatility. I'm really looking forward to May so we can get a real look at the potential (or lack thereof) of this team.* *and I haven't even mentioned the offense in this post
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Chocolate milk stout, for sure.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Just checking in but the Miguel Sano we're railing on is the one with the .925 OPS for the season, right? Sure, he's looked bad at times. He also has all of 41 PAs on the season and the weather has been utter crap in almost every game he has played.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Never mind that Santana has started 80 games for the Twins and compiled a 123 ERA+ in the process. Sure, he might (likely will) regress from 2017. That doesn't mean he's going to implode because he has a long way to drop before it becomes an implosion. Hell, getting eight weeks off to start the season could actually end up being good for the guy. People are writing him off and I'm not sure why.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, same here. It looks like he’s pressing for sure. But it could be six of one, half dozen of the other. He’s struggling in the cold but also pressing to live up to expectations. It’s so early and there are likely multiple factors in play. I don’t think he’ll be as good as last season but it’s way too early to predict where he will land.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I find it curious that so many Minnesotans are shrugging off the fact that cold weather bothers some people more than others. Maybe it's because we're used to it but surely we all have those friends who absolutely diiiiieeeee whenever it drops below 20 degrees. This past winter, I was at the cabin splitting wood in -16 degree weather (not wind chill, straight up -16) and was pretty okay for about an hour or so... some of my friends would have been unable to function at that temperature. Some people can shrug off the cold (obviously, Verlander is one of those guys), some guys can't (it appears Odorizzi and Kuechel have more problems with it). And if there's a crazy-stupid variable out there that could easily be impacting several players' performances on the field, I don't know why it should be dismissed out of hand.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Actually, I think this stat can have real legs if implemented correctly. We now have exit velocity, launch angle, hang time, and a myriad of stats that can give us a pretty good indication whether a player's contact should reach a glove or grass. That's a lot more telling (obviously, SSSS abounds right now) than eyeballing "well, he had a .287 BABIP last season..." and trying to determine if he's over or underperforming based solely on what he did in previous seasons.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, I totally agree on the bunting. Just pointing out that whether or not he's mashing the ball on April 10th doesn't tell us much about his future performance.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    My quick and dirty rule is that if it’s still early enough for a player to have just one monster game (3-4, 2B, HR, BB) and normalize his stats overnight, it’s too damned early to worry about his early season performance.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, everyone plays in the same weather but not all guys play the same in cold weather. Just ask Dallas Keuchel. We're seeing crazy (mostly of the bad variety) performances on a near-nightly basis. Yeah, it's disappointing that Rosario isn't playing better... but lots of guys are all over the place. Some are getting away with it (Odorizzi), some are not. Wake me when the weather warms and these players shake off the rust. Then we'll be able to accurately evaluate where they're going as a player. Eleven months ago, there were posters on this forum who literally wanted to see Rosario waived from the team. How did those hot takes turn out after all the dust had settled?
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    The Twins have played most of their games in temps below 40 degrees, we’re nine games into the season, and the team is 5-4. Pump the brakes. There’s a lot of season left to play and right now, it’s impossible to separate who struggles in the cold, who is just off to a slow start, and who we should be worried about.
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