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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    I love the fact that *everyone* is now making fun of Nunez for the helmet thing. On Opening Day, a bunch of Twins players commented on it in a pretty funny skit, I've heard Bremer mention it, and now I've heard Provus mention it.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Sling really needs to jump on board the Apple TV with a native app. If they did that, I might give the service a whirl.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Catching up on last night's game and saw Park's opposite field homer to right field. People aren't supposed to be able to do that in Target Field. Holy crap.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    This is one of those moments where pythag falls short in its evaluation. The Twins had a ridiculously aberrant OPS with men on base for nine straight games (or two-thirds of their games played). Sure, they didn't score enough runs but that was directly correlated to their insane RISP split, which wasn't going to continue (even during that nine game stretch, their bases empty numbers were actually quite good). On the other hand, BaseRuns - which attempts to account for sequencing of that kind - has the Twins at a 6-7 record.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd say it's a problem if Buxton is still struggling like this in mid-May but whatever. What's important is that we see progress in his peripherals, not an OPS of .700 or better right off the bat (though that'd be nice). SSS applies but Buxton started the season this way: 19 PAs, 3 H, 11 K And since then, has gone: 9 PAs, 2 H, 2 K Patience, young Padawans. We need to see how Buxton responds to seeing pitches every day and gets into the groove of a new season. If he continues hitting a bit over .200 with a lowered K rate, I'd continue throwing him out there every day. What's important is the progression, not necessarily the performance; that will come in time if Byron continues to work on pitch selection and contact.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I have no problems calling up a young player for a week or two to ride the bench... But if it's going to extend toward a month or more, then another option should be explored (if possible).
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep, pretty much.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, and the most refreshing stat to see is that the Twins are not in last place in pitcher strikeouts... They're currently ninth in the AL. That's hardly an imposing number but at this point, I'll take anything higher than 14th.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    What a silly way to start the season. Many of the peripherals on this team aren't that bad... But they've only managed four wins in their first 13 games. But hey, at least they're trending in the right direction, amirite? I predicted 83-ish wins going into the season... Well, that's a hard number to stick to after an 0-9 start but hell, I'm going to do it anyway. When, if ever, do you predict the Twins will reach .500 this season? I say May 18th, final game of a three game set against the Tigers in Detroit. One month to close a five game gap.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not fond of lefty-only guys either but it's hard to deny how useful they can be in specific circumstances. Given how left-handed bats tend to *really* struggle against same-handed pitching, it's a good thing to have a pitcher to get them out in late inning critical situations.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Thanks. I thought OBP had a stronger correlation but for some reason, I was doubting myself after the earlier comment.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Counsell brings in a right to face Arcia. Legit strategy.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I didn't realize baseball teams were allowed to score this many runs in a single game.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, they didn't wait. Plouffe to the DL before the game. I suspect roster moves are already in motion.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Trevor to the DL. Details unspecified.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't recall which has a stronger correlation to runs scored but I know OBP and SLG are close. My point wasn't so much about which stat correlates more closely, it was more about getting Mauer and his elite OBP as many PAs as possible throughout the season and letting the mashers behind him drive him home. Mauer is going to have a hard time driving Sano home much of the time but in theory, Miguel will not have as much difficulty doing the same for Joe.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. I didn't understand the Twins' hardline stance on Sano in the OF. There was a good chance this would happen at some point in the season.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Huh. Interesting. Plouffe must be in pretty bad shape to alter course in one day.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Standard operating procedure. We can't lock the article comments because that's how commenters from the front page access the site (and they vastly outnumber forum visits) and one thread has to be locked because they're about the identical topic.
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  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Roving instructors help young players with footwork, defense, baserunning, preparation, that sort of thing. Sounds like a decent role for Gardy, actually.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    There's nothing wrong with using an experienced hand as a roving instructor. Just don't give him any real power. Please god, don't give him any real power.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree. Normally, in a balanced lineup, I wouldn't care too much... But when your lineup looks like this: Bad OBP Bad OBP Elite OBP Bad OBP Bad OBP ... ... You better get the good on-base guy as far up that lineup as possible.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. Put the best team on the field and that means both Sano and Arcia swing the bat on a daily basis.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Nailed it. I know I'm at least *slightly* unfair to Page's character, as I never liked her in the comic and don't particularly like the actress playing the character in the show. It's an uphill battle for the writers to get me to like that character at all. But overall, she has been one of the more underwhelming characters in DD for the reasons you've listed. But I'm not sure the writers need an infusion from JJ because they're doing a hell of a job with Claire. She's a great character, though severely underutilized in season two.
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