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  1. jkcarew
    I’d love a 2-1 nail biter. It’s the 1-2 nail bitters that I’ve had quite enough of.
  2. jkcarew
    Is Julien dinged? Anyone heard anything? Seems weird to give him an off day against a righty.
  3. jkcarew
    I said MIGHT have…you understand the difference right? I’ll simplify. It is my opinion that if Rocco’s pre-game scenario is the right move…he’ll stick with the plan. Many reasons to want Paddack to get through at least 5. If the plan represents a very questionable move given the in-game scenario…he still tends to stick with the original plan. To a fault.
  4. jkcarew
    Is that what I said? No, it is not. Not close to what I said.
  5. jkcarew
    He'll be linked to Amick for many of us simply because both were high-pick bats from the same year. Quite different hitters, though. I still think Amick has the higher ceiling. But that may very well change.
  6. jkcarew
    Or simply "El DeBarge". (lead singer) Love it.
  7. jkcarew
    i think it is 1000% clear that Rocco manages to a plan and is not willing to go with what his eyes or gut are telling him. This is a generalization of my opinion on observing him for several years now. In-game circumstances almost always take a back seat to what he had planned pre-game for his ideal scenarios to be. He does this with his in-game platooning and his bullpen moves. Last night...if he went by his eyes, he might have pulled Paddack after 4 innings. But, he didn't, because he wanted him to go 5. The 5th was so clean, that the eyes said 'give him the sixth'...but he had only figured on 5. Some call it a discipled approach...some call it an inflexible approach. My opinion is that over a 5 to 7 game series against a team with a good manager, the Twins will always be at a disadvantage with Rocco. And they lost last night's game because they scored one run.
  8. jkcarew
    A 1-run loss following a 10-run win against the Guardians, especially the Guardians, is the most '24/'25 Twins thing that the universe could possibly offer. As predictable as the sunrise.
  9. jkcarew
    I miss the days when we could count on Paddack unraveling in the 5th inning.
  10. jkcarew
    This is a good sample. Fwiw…Questad has been as good as Hill (small samples obviously) at Fort Myers and is only one year older. A bunch of guys are smacking the ball around at Cedar Rapids. Among the top 10…I probably would have called out Soto. Nice start to his A+ level…and still won’t turn 20 until the end of the season.
  11. jkcarew
    Yes...and no. It seems he’s being ‘paired’ with starters who are making pre-determined short starts for whatever reason (like Raya)…20 inning in 6 appearances. Honestly looks more like a starter than Raya at this point, for whatever that’s worth.
  12. jkcarew
    Just checked in on a Guardians game thread. They’re scratching their heads as well. Say the rain still isn’t expected until around 8:00 (eastern)…and guess the game probably won’t get underway until close to 9:O0 (eastern). Which any bloke looking at a free radar app could have seen. Weird.
  13. jkcarew
    Except for the fans…so, nobody that matters to MLB, anyway.
  14. jkcarew
    A little odd. The radar seems to indicate that the rain isn’t even going to hit until about 7:00 central. Could have had 7 innings in by then. Oh, well. It’s not getaway day, so I suppose nobody’s opposed to the no-interruption approach.
  15. jkcarew
    So, Keaschall is the first player in the modern age to stand on top of the plate with average-ish bat speed and a short stroke? Or did the others that fit that category all experience multiple injuries and IL time from HBP? Names? Gotta be one or the other for this article to be anything more than bad click-bate, right?
  16. jkcarew
    You mean like Buxton and Kirilloff and Lewis (and Keaschall so far)? No. I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about with Jenkins…or with Em Rodriguez.
  17. jkcarew
    Great win all the way around. I’ll reserve judgement on what it means. The Twins MO (against anyone half decent) seems to be…occasionally dominate a game, then lose the next two 3-2 and 2-1. Meanwhile, Cleveland’s MO is the exact opposite. Let’s see if some trends can change here.
  18. jkcarew
    This is why I love Ryan. He challenges…all the time. When he doesn’t have his top command, good lineups will ding him (or worse) occasionally. But his stuff is good enough that average/weak lineups aren’t going to do TOO much even when he doesn’t have his top command. And he BELIEVES this. It makes him fearless. And it always makes him our best candidate to go deep in any given game to save the bullpen.
  19. jkcarew
    Erickson’s no-hitter didn’t seem terrifically impressive even while it unfolded. 4 K and 5 BB…balls were getting slapped all over the field. Still, it goes in the record books, and something he can tell his grandkids when he’s not busy racing his Porche on the way back from the club. In that game Puckett had 4 hits and his 21st RBI of the season. 21 by April 27…when the season didn’t start in March. Finished the season (it was the strike season) with 112 in 108 games. A 162–game pace of 168 RBI.
  20. jkcarew
    Emmy Rodriquez continuing to show zero power. Now more thumb issues. Nothing to see here.
  21. jkcarew
    Need to move Buxton down in order. His OBP continues to be horrible. Never makes contact, and when he does, it's a 2B, 3B, HR. Put the OBP guys (such that they are) IN FRONT of him.
  22. jkcarew
    Meanwhile in St Paul: Raya's ERA now 8 (could be much worse); Tonkin at 19+; Lewis not hurt (yet).
  23. jkcarew
    Yep. I much prefer the 4-7 record when NOT on apple.tv
  24. jkcarew
    Seems odd not to mention that he’s lowered his K-rate for 28% to 19% during this period. Clearly, he’s deliberately letting the ball get deeper and making adjustments to put more balls in play.
  25. jkcarew
    The alarming part is the offensive regression of Camargo. Yuk.
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