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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    The deeper we get into this offseason, the more I share this sentiment. Early on, I thought the Tigers were easily the best team but after looking over that roster a few times, I'm no longer convinced they're very good and suspect they could get really bad in a hurry.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I fully understand that baseball is a thinking man's game but I have a hard time believing that a professional pitcher can be thrown off his game in a meaningful fashion because a batter called time or stared at him intently. Besides, stare-downs and time-outs aren't the problem. Batters adjusting their gloves and cup while the pitcher casually walks circles around the mound for 20 seconds between every pitch is the problem. That's not strategy, that's boring. I stopped watching Pelfrey games not only because he's unwatchable as a pitcher - the Twins have thrown too many of those types out on the mound in recent years to avoid completely - but because he's absolutely agonizing to watch. And, again, that's bad for the sport. If baseball has people like me drifting out of games because of the pace of play - I've been a diehard baseball fan for almost 30 years now - there's a serious problem with the game that needs to be addressed. My personal solution is to tell the home plate ump to call a ball/strike after 12 seconds if a player is lolly-gagging, either batter or pitcher. That rule is on the books, MLB just needs to issue commands for the umpires to enforce it again. Just 10-15 years ago, MLB faced this problem and the umpires shored it up. Why'd they stop? Why'd MLB drop the ball, so to speak? A dozen or so years ago, games dipped back under three hours on a regular basis (I remember a few two hour Buerhle games). It was great. Then everybody stopped caring about length of games again for some reason. We shouldn't even be having this discussion, IMO.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Baseball is a spectator sport. "Strategy" or not - and I'd argue whether this is a legitimate strategy at all - it's bad from a spectator perspective and therefore bad for the game itself. People come to the game to watch guys throw pitches and guys swing bats, not for guys to stare each other down for what seems like an eternity.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Absolutely. Any pitch clock will have to come with an accompanying rule to get the batter back into the box in a timely fashion.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/rules-changes-pitch-clocks-reliever-limits-dh-021015 This reinforces my belief that the pitch clock (or at least an internal umpire clock that spurs along the game) would make the biggest difference in the game. Start with the obvious, time-saving stuff that impacts the strategy of the game the least, then work backward from there. There's no need to limit relievers or any of that stuff... Yet.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Lovely blog entry, PFH. Just lovely.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    But there's a considerable difference between legislating and ignoring a superior court's ruling. Judges legislate by disregarding laws on the books all the time... but to directly oppose a Federal court is pretty rare as far as I know.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Much of the same goes for Twitter now, too. http://twinsdaily.com/index.php?app=core&module=usercp&tab=core&area=twitter
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Though it won't apply to existing users, you can now create MinnCentric account using Facebook authentication. For current users, you can link your MinnCentric account to Facebook, which will carry over your user profile (optinal) and update your MinnCentric status (optional). You can also share posts on Facebook and will see the option below each item you write (unselected by default so as not to spam your FB account). If that kind of thing floats your boat, you can set it up here: http://twinsdaily.com/index.php?app=core&module=usercp&tab=core&area=facebook
  10. Brock Beauchamp
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  11. Brock Beauchamp
    I really doubt the Twins go after Wimmers again if they were drafting in that spot. They seem to have (rightfully, IMO) placed much more emphasis on ceiling than floor in the past few drafts.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, by a big margin. Posting an .800+ OPS in today's game puts you well above average at any position on the diamond.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Wow. Just wow. The guy swears to uphold the Constitution and then tells his probate judges to disregard it when he doesn't like a Federal ruling. That guy can't get kicked out of the courtroom quickly enough. Shameful.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, while I love seeing Twins prospects highly ranked, I don't get that Meyer ranking. No way would I ever put him that high.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    It's not now or never. Wimmers has yet to pitch a full season without some kind of restriction. Maybe he's going to be persistently injured. Maybe he's just the victim of some really awful luck and everything will turn around. The point isn't that he's only 26 as if it's some measuring point to compare to all other prospects, it's that he's only 26 and we still haven't really seen what he can do. If he somehow manages to get back on track, he still has plenty of prime seasons in front of him, enough to make him slightly intriguing and worth keeping an eye on.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Heh, good point.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    That's not really fair. I think it's unquestionable that I'm a pretty huge Twins fan and this is the first package I've even considered due to my personal time constraints. I work pretty much every week night; weekends are the only games that really appeal to me despite me living just four miles from Target Field.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    No kidding. Good news for the Twins. He's not only out of the division, he's out of the league.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Twins fans get too riled up about the Mauer contract. Yeah, it hasn't come up roses for the Twins but Mauer is still somewhat productive and can hopefully rebound in 2015. Look at some of those other contracts to see some truly tear-inducing decisions made around MLB.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Wow. Those are some seriously generous rankings.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    If that happens, the Twins would be better than .500. You just accounted for 57 wins from four starters.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree but the pitch clock wouldn't be a real imposition on the players. It would simply be a visual representation of the rules already on the books. If anything, the players should appreciate the clarification.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Thumbs up. I'm also a huge Koskie fan... He was wildly underappreciated here and props for the full page ad he ran in the Strib (?) when he left town, thanking the fans.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Something more interesting*, I'm sure. *literally anything
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Baseball made it 100 years without the 7th inning salute and no one questioned the sport's integrity and/or patriotism. It's time for the salute to go away and make baseball games about baseball, not faux patriotism.
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