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  1. Nine of twelve
    These errors appear to have been corrected. The information in the article is now accurate.
  2. Nine of twelve
    I would not use the word probable.
  3. Nine of twelve
    I know it’s difficult to remain optimistic but here’s this: extrapolating the current standings results in 91 wins for our favorite team and ending the season in first place by 18 games. Keep the faith!
  4. Nine of twelve
    It sounds like you are saying that you think our record against the White Sox this season should be 13-0. Is that really what you mean?
  5. Nine of twelve
    Gray? Really? What a surprise!😉
  6. Nine of twelve
    The Twins are approaching a point where someone is going to have to be cut from the major league roster. It appears that for this season the Twins should be in more of a win-now mode than a plan-for-the-future mode. That means keeping players who are doing well now. I agree that Gordon deserves another chance. But what could be best, both for the Twins and for Gordon, is for that chance to happen with another organization. Getting a low-level prospect in a trade for Gordon is a deal we should make because DFAing him gets him claimed by another team with the Twins getting nothing in return.
  7. Nine of twelve
    And if he is the real deal and he's healthy he'll win every arbitration hearing. So I think he's a candidate for extension if things go well.
  8. Nine of twelve
    One needn't be an MD to know the anatomy. Similarly, I'm not a professional musician but I know how to tell the difference between a violin and a viola. (A viola burns longer.)
  9. Nine of twelve
    The wrist begins where the forearm ends. The wrist ends where the hand begins. It consists of 8 bones. It's clearly defined anatomically. Forearm bones simply are not part of the wrist. The "wrist area" is very vague terminology. Could be from the elbow to the fingertips if that's how someone wants to define it.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I confess I'm a bit taken aback by this article, but in a good way. I always thought RandBalls Stu only wrote satire. Who knew that he could also do quality investigative work and report the truth? I'm impressed.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I know the bone that was removed was from a forearm bone (I think the ulna but I don't remember). I didn't realize that there was cartilage removed from the wrist, so that means the surgery involved both the wrist and the forearm.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Nitpick: His surgery was not on his wrist. It was on one of the bones in his forearm.
  13. Nine of twelve
    After today's game I have changed my mind. Maeda needs to go on the IL with a rehab assignment and it needs to be stretched out long. If after his rehab assignment he clearly shows that he can get major league hitters out then he goes into the bullpen. Otherwise DFA.
  14. Nine of twelve
    From the Twins official web site: A surprise celebrity bartender will be mixing drinks at the Gray Duck Deck John, I guess this means that you are now considered a celebrity. Of course, everyone at TD thinks you are already! **And, according to the Twins web site it appears that the specials only run from when gates open (at 1 PM) until 3 PM.
  15. Nine of twelve
    This has been said before by a few of us: Kenta Maeda. Move him to the pen and insert Ober or Varland into the rotation.
  16. Nine of twelve
    After last night's game the Twins and the Yankees are both 13-10. This extrapolates to 92 wins. That's not bad.
  17. Nine of twelve
    AFAIK, no team has ever used a set rotation of 6 starters for an extended period. First, you want your best starter(s) to start every fifth game, maybe even moving other starters back when there's a day off in order to start them every fifth day. Second, even though it would seem that a fifth day off between starts would enable a starter to perform better, it's my understanding that this is often not the case. Of course, spot starts will be needed in certain circumstances such as doubleheaders or for someone to skip a start but IMHO a 6-man rotation is a non-starter (pardon the play on words). The issue at hand then becomes choosing which five pitchers to put in the rotation. Right now both Ober and Varland appear more ready and able to perform in the majors than Maeda, both appear to have higher ceilings than Maeda, and both are much more likely to be part of the future than Maeda. Also, Maeda should not automatically be entitled to a spot in the rotation. Coming off TJ he's an unknown quantity and he's 35 years old. It makes sense to give him opportunities to demonstrate what he can do but I think those opportunities would be best given in a relief role. Use him when a pitching change is indicated in the 5th or 6th inning, let him go 3 innings or so, and if things go better for him than for someone in the rotation consider making a change.
  18. Nine of twelve
    These are the points I want to highlight. As is the case with everyone here, I hoped to see the 2020 Maeda again, but I also knew that was unlikely, especially at the very beginning of this season. His recent leg injury gave us a reason to IL him and send him on a rehab assignment to St. Paul. If the results are spectacular, OK, then consider putting him back in the rotation. Otherwise with Ober appearing to have improved putting Maeda in the pen as the long guy is probably what is best for this team. He has pitched as a reliever in the past so I think he can adapt. Baseball has always been and will always be about pitching first. If you pitch well you are never out of a game. Our batters are good enough that they will stop sputtering. As long as our pitching holds up this team will strongly contend for the division title.
  19. Nine of twelve
    Don't forget about the ignore feature on this site. I find that putting it to use has been very helpful.
  20. Nine of twelve
    I'm going to respond regarding several comments made about pitching substitutions made in last night's game. I'll start by saying that I think Rocco made the right moves. First, the Twins do not have a designated closer. Instead, the manager makes substitutions based on matching up to the opponent's batting order. The principle behind this is to try to have your best pitcher in the game against the opponent's best hitters no matter which inning it happens to be. This is logical, and that's why most teams are moving in the direction of taking this approach. In last night's game the Nats had the bottom of their order coming to the plate in the 8th inning. He put in Jax, saving either Duran or Lopez (last night it was probably Lopez) to pitch the 9th when the top of the order was coming around. And by the way, Jax has pitched well, so Rocco was still making a strong move to keep the lead. In last night's game Jax got two pretty easy outs, and then was victimized by two seeing-eye grounders, a defensive misplay, and a soft single. Even though the right moves are not 100% guaranteed to win you the game a good manager still makes them, as Rocco did last night. But, as I said in last night's game thread, in baseball sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue.
  21. Nine of twelve
    No pressure or anything...
  22. Nine of twelve
    If Pagan had had 20 good outings we wouldn't be so upset. But there were only 5.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Or Varland. He can be recalled before 15 days if Maeda goes on the IL
  24. Nine of twelve
    No way. Neither city has enough money or enough people for a MLB team. Not even close. The only cities outside the US with even a remote chance are Montreal and Mexico City. Within the US, I do not see Portland or Utah as viable locations at all. Again, not enough money or people. There are enough of both in Florida to support two teams if those teams are run properly. I suppose Las Vegas, North Carolina, and Tennessee are possibilities, but the state with the largest current population growth is Texas. The questions there are where to put a third team that would develop a large enough following and how to make a third team acceptable to the Rangers and Astros franchises.
  25. Nine of twelve
    They have not been the Devil Rays since 2007.
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