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  1. jkcarew
    Please don’t describe a pitcher exhausting 100 pitches to get through 5 innings as “sharp” Please don’t insinuate that Buxton’s recent struggles had anything to do with his base running ‘incident’.
  2. jkcarew
    What I take away from that half-inning... The sac bunt probably cost them a run. :)
  3. jkcarew
    Poorly played game by Twins. But, in general, the lack of situational plays, like bunting and hitting and running isn’t as much of a Twins thing as it is a MLB thing. There just aren’t many players around anymore that have the skill set to play small ball…even when it’s the ‘right’ or ‘best’ approach for the situation. Glass half-full…. The pitching keeps our head above water into June. The bats start warming up at least a little…and Kirilloff and/or Lewis provide a spark, setting the stage for a stronger, more balanced team in the second half. That’s what a successful season is starting to look like. Maybe not likely, but still seems relatively realistic/possible.
  4. jkcarew
    Now under 500 against all teams not named Royals. Need a jump start somehow.
  5. jkcarew
    Apparently, they we afraid to have him throw a fastball. Sweeper after sweeper.
  6. jkcarew
    Giving up 3 to this crew in 30-degree whether might be the equivalent of giving up 19 to the Rays in July.
  7. jkcarew
    Nibble nibble get behind, give up hits.
  8. jkcarew
    Is it just my imagination or can Miranda NOT get the ball in the air this year?
  9. jkcarew
    He’d be such a better hitter if he knew how to do that on purpose.
  10. jkcarew
    I prefer to not think of you as WRONG. Just EARLY.
  11. jkcarew
    Agree on Gordon. He is not the same hitter, and the difference is too large to ignore, even within the small sample. Really, really low K%, but with an accompanying horrifically low BABiP of 116. I'll say this though...even with the soft contact, the BABiP HAS to go up. I'm of the opinion...let's see how this plays out. I still think he's more valuable than the Solano's and Farmer's of the world, but he doesn't have a ton of time. The opportunities might really start drying up if club health trends swing to the positive direction. And yes. I'd be GREAT with Judge putting up the same results in the upcoming home series as he put up against us in the recent series at Yankee Stadium.
  12. jkcarew
    The Twins have 'average' speed only in theory, since Buxton doesn't run...and the other guys that hold up the top-end of that average don't get on base much. I don't know who expected the Twins to be aggressive. I didn't. Stealing bases for the sake of stealing bases does nothing for me. As the article states, outs are more valuable than the 90 feet almost all the time...hence the need to be 75+% successful to even break even. Having said that, it would be nice to have the ABILITY to play that game...to have that tool in the toolkit...for certain situations. I don't think we have that. So, we probably shouldn't force it much.
  13. jkcarew
    Yeah...I thought the shift rules were stupid when I first heard of them. Seemed intuitive to me that they wouldn't have any material impact...and certainly not the desired impact. Nothing's happening that would make me question that view. The thing that bugs me about the narrative on shifts is that they are a REASON for the modern low BA/OBP. No. They. Are. Not. The extreme shifting has been around forever...Ted Williams saw extreme shifting, Killebrew saw it...many players saw it. It wasn't used as much as what we've seen recently because back then maybe 20% of the guys were trying to pull and hit HR's on every pitch. Now it's 95%. The reason for the low BA/OBP is the near total adoption of this approach. Back in the day, maybe 2 or 3 guys in a batting order regularly used that approach...and, even at that, it tended to be somewhat situational...guys tended to have more than one tool in their bag. Now it's all they know how to do...and they've been trained to do, from age 9. And it's compounded by the fact that they're using this approach into the teeth of a trend where the batter will see multiple pitchers every game, each able to max effort every single pitch. Swinging and missing is the reason for the modern low BA/OBP. And limiting shifts, at BEST, will have no impact on that...and, at worse, could add to the problem by validating attempts to pull and launch at every PA.
  14. jkcarew
    It's a simple concept. If Buxton plays center field, you replace Taylor's bat in the lineup with a DH that can hit. You take the weakest batter out of the order and replace him with a good...or at least dangerous, bat. And yes, this 100% WILL help the offense over weeks/months. No, it won't 'FIX' the offense. Of course, if you think Taylor's recent 'hot' streak is sustainable...then, disagree. Meanwhile, you HAVE to believe Buxton will warm up. If you don't, then he shouldn't be playing at all.
  15. jkcarew
    I don’t think the rules have effected the Twins in any way that they haven’t impacted every other team…. Shift Rules: negligible impact…basically zero impact; BABiP has not changed materially…players haven’t changed approach by hitting more balls on the ground, etc. Pitch Clock: seems to be a universal hit, but doesn’t provide a unique advantage/disadvantage to any one team. Soon, the teams who have taken the most violations will adjust. I think the one change that favors some teams is the pickoff attempt rule (in combination with the clock). Success rates on SB attempts are up, and IMO it’s all about the restrictions on how pitchers can hold runners, and not about the 4 inches. Regardless, the Twins lose ground on some teams here, because the Twins still don’t, and won’t, attempt stolen bases.
  16. jkcarew
    Well, the Twins went into the game with the 5th best bullpen ERA in the majors. So, I don't think they're paying for anything quite yet. We'll see how things progress (or regress).
  17. jkcarew
    I don't know if the narrative for this game would be "bullpen implodes". IMO, Pagan imploded... then the rest of the game was low leverage guys challenging every hitter by throwing the ball over the plate early and often to speed things up and get the guys off the field, into the showers, and on the plane.
  18. jkcarew
    Broke the cardinal rule of baseball... Never make the last out of the 9th inning at home plate when you're down by 6.
  19. jkcarew
    Yes: He has contract incentives.
  20. jkcarew
    3-4 swing through NY, BOS not a disaster. Pitching in this game means nothing to me (other than Pagan, I guess). Whatever happens with the rest...they're simply throwing the ball over the plate hoping that it will be hit at someone so the guys can shower and get on the plane. Consistency of the offense remains my question.
  21. jkcarew
    fond of or causing heated arguments. I'm done.
  22. jkcarew
    8ceba3b4-3b18-42e8-807e-91e40dc40af3.mp4
  23. jkcarew
    Going to let Pagan wear one here. I don't know if it's going to work. His arm might fall off before he gets another 3 outs.
  24. jkcarew
    Thank god this is a road game and the bullpen only needs to get 15 more outs.
  25. jkcarew
    I'm thinking the series would be 1-1, and Moran would be pitching right now.
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