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  1. Nine of twelve
    Because in AAA a player can be told not to play to win but rather to play for his own rehabilitation. Because in AAA player can be told to ease up without repercussions regarding postseason aspirations of his team or of the opponent. Because in AAA a player can be pulled after two plate appearances without worries if that's in the player's best interest.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Interesting. Seems like one of those quirks where a new term needs to be defined to clarify the play.
  3. Nine of twelve
    They have isles among the aisles? Well I'll be!
  4. Nine of twelve
    The Wendy's Dave Thomas or the Doug McKenzie Dave Thomas?
  5. Nine of twelve
    Stew Thornley, are you there? We need your ruling.
  6. Nine of twelve
    You may be correct. I know that pickoffs are counted as caught stealing so I assumed that if the runner is trying to advance that the same thing applies.
  7. Nine of twelve
    It was NOT a fielder's choice, because there was no other runner on whom a play could have been made. If a runner attempts to advance a base without the ball being put in play by the batter it is an attempted steal no matter when he attempts to advance.
  8. Nine of twelve
    WP and PB are scored as such only if a runner advances as a result of the play. It didn't show up in the box score I saw but I'm pretty sure this type of play is scored as a caught stealing.
  9. Nine of twelve
    It would be a total joke if he is rushed back, and potentially a very unfunny one if he gets reinjured as a result. The chance of the Twins qualifying for the postseason is infinitesimal. No reason not to wait until we are certain he has recovered and can go full speed.
  10. Nine of twelve
    Excuse me? The Twins got four hits in the span of five pitches. This was a textbook ambush, a total blindside, especially when one considers that it was the Twins against the Yankees. No manager could have done anything about it. I only wish I had stayed up to watch. And I wish I could hear a replay of John Sterling calling the bottom of the ninth.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Noise. After every pitch. After every. Single. Bleeping. Pitch.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Beautiful night at a beautiful ballpark.
  13. Nine of twelve
    It's wishful thinking. 2003 was the year that the Twins traded for Shannon Stewart, not 2006. He was still on the roster in 2006 but his skills and physical health were starting to fade and he only played in 44 games. The biggest difference between the 2006 team and the 2021 team is pitching. In 2006 the AL Cy Young winner was our second best starter and the bullpen was a brick wall. That's not going to be replicated this year. Not even close.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I'm posting this a bit early because I'll be on a day trip with my family on game day, something I didn't foresee when I volunteered to be the thread opener. Nevertheless, I will fulfill my obligation. Obviously no lineups are posted at this very early juncture. Moreover, it appears that the Twins will be making a roster mover before the game because they have announced Bailey Ober, who is not currently on the 26-man roster, as the tentative starting pitcher. The Twins will be playing in hopes of gaining a series split. Not as good as going for a win or a sweep, but at least they are not playing to avoid a sweep. It was good to see the team score in the half-innings immediately following being scored upon, including via Miguel Sano's shot in the sixth inning. When the ball was hit Dan Gladden said that it "could be a no-doubter". This moves the Twins one HR behind Toronto for the AL lead. Starting pitchers: Twins: Bailey Ober (R), 0-0, 9.00 Royals: Brady Singer (R), 3-4, 5.06 Expected weather at game time: 79F with a 64F dew point, mostly cloudy, SSW wind at 10 mph, chance of rain 10%.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Would have been a cool side story, but oh well. BTW, one assist per putout. Here's the rule. https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/assist
  16. Nine of twelve
    The question being addressed reminds me of this. https://www.hgtv.com/shows/love-it-or-list-it
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    Actually, if you look at the replay you'll see that Dyson WAS tagging. He's an aggressive and fast runner and a good throw to third was needed even if it's just to hold him at second. But even if he hadn't been tagging the only play was to throw to third and Celestino was in a better position.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Maybe this: no team in the history of MLB has won a game after being down 13 runs.
  19. Nine of twelve
    That makes it more likely that he won't have to manage any more games in which Shoemaker pitches.
  20. Nine of twelve
    The opposite of this.
  21. Nine of twelve
    To Matt Shoemaker: Thank you for trying. We wish you well in your future endeavors.
  22. Nine of twelve
    FTFY
  23. Nine of twelve
    No one should be fired if the only reason for doing so is the idea that someone has to be fired. If anyone has consistently failed to perform up to reasonable expectations, then yes. And keep in mind that it's easy to fire someone. It is far more difficult and far more important to find someone significantly better to take the role of the person who was let go. And that should be done before the firing takes place.
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    IMHO Celestino should have been the one to make the catch on the decisive play in the 7th. He was in a better position than Larnach to make the throw to third base. He should have been calling Larnach off the play. I can't tell from the replay whether he was doing that, but if he was then it was Larnach's mistake.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Yep. It's my opinion that this is simply one of those outlier years. Looking for a silver lining, I'll say that this is a good thing to happen in the long term. Time to jettison the veterans via trade or non-tender and get the young prospects involved. And I think Rocco is still going to be good in the long term as well.
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