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  1. Nine of twelve
    Twins fans look at this game and see a bullpen implosion. Mariners fans look at this game and see a gritty come-from-behind victory powered by their hitters. Monday's game was the same, except with the roles reversed. It's just baseball. Over the course of 162 games there will be many like these. And remember, in baseball winning 11 out of 20 games is good and winning 12 out of 20 is elite. You just keep playing and continue to try to do your best.
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    Last September we were starting the 8th, 9th, and 10th string outfielders in the system.
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    Here's the Strib piece on the signing. https://www.startribune.com/twins-walker-jenkins-first-round-pick-mlb-draft-signs-contract/600292276/
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    So in other words, a manager should make only the right moves and never the wrong moves.
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    Comment on Gallo pinch running for Solano in the 10th. Even though I have never thought of Gallo as a particularly fast runner I suspect Solano is slower. But beyond that base running is about more than just speed. For example, Tom Kelly has said that Kent Hrbek was a good base runner because he had good baseball instincts and was a good judge of his own speed. Gallo scoring on the sac fly in the 10th inning is a play that some players don't make. He knew he needed to go all out from the base when the ball was caught just in case something weird happened and as a result he was in position to score.
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    I was one of those who predicted 90-93 wins before the season started. We would need to go 37-24 (.607) to get to 90. Right now with the roll we are on that seems eminently possible.
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    Winning this type of game is the mark of a successful team. I'm going to stop short of saying team of destiny but I think we have been witnessing a turnaround during the last 10 days. It's time for the team to leave the rest of the division eating our dust.
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    Most of the time one of the goals is to make the pitcher throw a lot of pitches and get him out of the game early. It may have been the opposite last night--keep Lynn in the game as long as possible so they can hit off him instead of a reliever.
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    It appeared to me that Julien got his hand on home plate literally a couple milliseconds before contact was made on the tag but the replay was not clearly conclusive. So I think the call on the field would have been upheld whether he was ruled safe or out. Had the play occurred early in the game it probably would not have been challenged. As an aside, I wish the replay process would be changed. I think the reviewer(s) should not be influenced by the call on the field. The replay would need to be stopped before it shows the umpire making the call. The play would be called one way, or the other way, or inconclusive. Only if the reviewer rules inconclusive would the call on the field stand.
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    An analogy comes to mind. It's like driving on a winding road behind someone who is going three MPH slower than you want to go. It's frustrating and you want to pass but either there's no opportunity or the risk of making a move is too high for the small increase in speed. So you wind up deciding that the best course of action is to hold your position and hope something changes in your favor.
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    My point WAS about Cruz.
  12. Nine of twelve
    I was at Metropolitan Stadium on July 4, 1973.
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    For Pete's sake. Any and every player should be traded if the transaction makes the organization better. But it's waaaaay doubtful that this would be the case in a Ryan trade. Giving up a very good, young, controllable starter like Ryan would happen only if the overpay from the other team(s) involved is huge. Jumbo. Ginormous! Woo! Woo!
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    I agree; I was just nitpicking your post just because it's what I do.
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    I concur with all this, except to say that there have been player-managers over the years and a DH would be the easiest position to play while managing.
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    Now you're just making stuff up.
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    How long is long term? And how important is short term? Castro has been better than Gordon so far this year and to me it makes little sense short term to keep Gordon on the major league roster, especially if it means optioning Castro. We simply can't keep everyone. Regarding long term, next year things could be completely different and in 2025 things almost certainly will be completely different. In baseball it's nearly impossible to predict how much a player will improve or worsen, and that's especially the case with minor league players. But it's reasonable to expect that there will be someone younger (and less costly) than Castro ready and able to supplant him on the major league team by 2025. So commit to Castro long term? Probably not. But commit to Castro short term? Absolutely.
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    What the Cardinals are saying is, "Make us an offer and we'll consider the ones that overpay the most." I don't think we are in a position to make overpaying worthwhile. I think Texas is the most likely to do that, maybe Atlanta or Toronto also.
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    Highlighting this just for emphasis. Trade any player at any time if the trade improves the state of the franchise. Period. And regarding the 1987 Twins, I also wish people wouldn't use that example. In today's American League (including Tampa Bay and its stellar record) and today's postseason format the Twins would have been the 3rd Wild Card team, seeded 6th. In 1987 they got through two 7-game series with two quality starters and good luck (like Terry Pendleton barely able to play for St. Louis, for example). That's not going to happen ever again.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Nitpick: I think GB stands for Games Behind. Shouldn't this be 2.5 GA (Games Ahead)?
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    Interesting viewpoint with a lot of merit. This would probably distance them even further from the rest of the AL, both in the regular season and the postseason. The only question is whether they have the cojones to pull the trigger.
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    Regarding Jax: yes, it's very tempting to want him to pitch longer in his appearances based on his current run of success, but be careful not to kill the goose that lays golden eggs. And, just as important if not more so, I think we probably need to start using Duran the same way. One inning tops, max effort, then done. Don't tempt fate.
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    It's very common to misapply statistics. There's a big difference between saying that there will be at least one MLB pitcher who won't pitch next year and saying that one specific very good MLB pitcher won't pitch next year. The former happens 100% of the time and the latter almost never happens.
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    Of these Cleveland is the only one I've visited. It's a good stadium, solid middle-of-the-pack, but nothing particularly noteworthy. Upon reflection I realize I've been to only 8 current MLB stadiums. No bucket list on my part but if I'm in the vicinity of any of the other 22 when there's a game I expect I'll go.
  25. Nine of twelve
    What is the source on this? No such transaction has posted on the Twins' web site.
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