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  1. Doctor Wu
    Good to see some positive results from Lewis for a change. But yeah, it's been a struggle for him this year. Let's hope he's shaken off the rust, or whatever the problem is/was, and starts producing like he did last year.
  2. Doctor Wu
    eviscerating indeed. Great word for it!
  3. Doctor Wu
    No big surprise. And I'll sleep fine tonight. History has shown us that the Twins will almost NEVER be in the running for top tier free agents. We just need to keep doing what we've been doing this year, take chances on intriguing rejects from other teams, and keep hitting the ball like we've been doing. If it takes 12 runs to win these games, let's do it!
  4. Doctor Wu
    Against all odds ... the return of Tommy Milone to MLB. Now pitching for Seattle. He pitched 5.1 innings yesterday, gave up 1 run (a homer!) and 3 hits, had 1 walk, and 1 K,
  5. Doctor Wu
    For the sake of their locker room dining table, I hope they didn't grab Paul Prudhomme too!
  6. Doctor Wu
    I know almost nothing about oblique injuries, but what's the average time a player will spend on the IL, or at least rehabbing after such an injury? I'm guessing it will affect a player's speed and mobility in the early days back on the field, but how much would it affect his overall hitting skills? And is it really beter to give him more plate appearances and field reps if he isn't completely healthy? I'm not disagreeing with that idea, but I'm just trying to understand more about this injury and how long it takes a player to come back 100%. Sure, it's still early in the season, and I buy into the young guy in a new league theory, but count me among those who are at least a bit worried at Royce's lack of progress so far this year.
  7. Doctor Wu
    I gotta agree with your mindset. I used to get really worked up about which Twin (or in good years, Twins plural) "deserved" to be on the All-Star team each year.. But in recent years I just don't care that much any longer. A good percentage of the choices are totally undeserved, so why worry about it. Sure, it will be nice to see a handful of Twins get picked,but ultimately, I don't care either way. Let's focus on the playoffs!
  8. Doctor Wu
    Great story! Congrats to Smeltzer on a fantastic almost storybook-like debut (getting a win would have been sweet, but hey, you can't have it all!). But Buxton bouncing off the outfield wall again causes my heart to skip a beat. I DON'T want to see him injured again.
  9. Doctor Wu
    I haven't watched any games so I'm curious as to how good Cron has been defensively as a first baseman? Does he really look as good as Mauer did at that position? Is he good enough that he could earn gold glove honors at the end of the season?
  10. Doctor Wu
    Not only is Santana still hitting well for the Rangers (now at .320) but also on the Rangers is Logan Forsythe, batting a robust .318. Not regretting that we lost either player, but good to see them playing well, at least for the time being.
  11. Doctor Wu
    I haven't heard LaTroy speak on air but I love your reference to Amelia Bedelia and those "I Can Read!" books. We still sell those at my bookshop!
  12. Doctor Wu
    Small sample size (15.2 innings pitched) but Liriano has pitched well in the bullpen for the Pirates so far this year. He has a 1.15 ERA with 18 strikeouts.
  13. Doctor Wu
    Good thing we were able to trade Dozier when we did and get a couple of decent prospects. With his poor play so far this year, I doubt he'd fetch much of anything at all at this point.
  14. Doctor Wu
    Wow, there's a name I had already forgotten about!
  15. Doctor Wu
    Yes, the bullpen overuse can become a big problem quickly. But don't forget Harper and Parker and are also looking good, plus we should a couple of guys back from the IL soon too. And Meija is bound to improve, right? I wouldn't have said this in spring training, but at this point I have faith in this bullpen.
  16. Doctor Wu
    After all the anxiety and lack of confidence in our bullpen, I detect more positive signs lately. Might the bullpen even be one of the team's strengths by year's end?
  17. Doctor Wu
    We all know that Buxton is very fast ,but the most encouraging part about this streak is that he's not getting caught. At all. Obviously, it's going to come to an end at some point, but it will be fun to watch the streak continue. What do you attribute his stealing success to? It can't only be his speed. Has he become a much smarter base stealer and/or getting better leads off the base? Better knowledge of the pitchers and catchers respective strengths and weaknesses? For all our criticism of Buxton's sometimes reckless way of crashing into center field walls, it seems like he's more aware and astute on the base paths.
  18. Doctor Wu
    I'm really encouraged by the way that Pineda has pitched so far. What a nice addition to the starting rotation! But ... the concern is how durable he will be this year after his long post-injury layoff. This has probably been mentioned by someone already, and if so I apologize, but do the Twins have Pineda on any sort of pitch or innings limit this season?
  19. Doctor Wu
    That was the first thing I thought about when I saw the insane number of home runs in that game: are they using a juiced ball in that league?
  20. Doctor Wu
    A Twins pitcher throwing 99 mph? Whoa! Be still my heart!
  21. Doctor Wu
    I understand the concerns with the Twins pitching but I think it's way too soon to panic or to start tossing around trade ideas or even free agent signings. It's only April 12, plus as someone mentioned already, the weather's been pretty frigid overall. Let's wait another month and stretch these guys out more and see how the dust settles. I think we have enough in-house options to sustain us for now. Not saying that we necessarily have a playoff-caliber staff, but I see enough encouraging signs (Pineda especially) that I'm not ready to worry too much at this point.
  22. Doctor Wu
    Ouch indeed. Maybe he's trying to emulate Chris Davis.
  23. Doctor Wu
    Another interesting and somewhat surprising move. If what Seth suggests is true, that was a really short leash on DeJong, One inning and gone! Then again, as someone wrote on another thread, he had about a half-game's number of pitches in that one inning.
  24. Doctor Wu
    Tyler Kinley made the Marlins staff this year too. He pitched 2 scoreless innings with 1 K against the Braves out of the bullpen on Sunday.
  25. Doctor Wu
    And dare we ask what became of Oswaldo Arcia? Well, I just checked and this is what it said on Wikipedia: On February 15, 2019, Arcia signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.
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