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  1. 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?
  2. Nine of twelve
    I've posted this video on this site in the past, but IMHO it's so cool that it's worth posting again so that anyone who hasn't seen it can watch it now. And make sure you watch all the way through to the end. 9:08NOW PLAYING Watch later Add to queue
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    As an aside, I've often thought that the phrase fun with numbers was redundant.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Really? We're trying to fit Gallo and Kirilloff both in the lineup, they both play 1B, and you are suggesting making it more difficult to do that by putting Polanco there, even though he has essentially no experience there? I'm afraid I don't understand.
  5. Nine of twelve
    I'm not going to take the time to look at the final standings for every season since divisions came into existence in 1969 to confirm this, but I would not be one bit surprised to find this is true. BTW, a record of 56-87 is a .392 winning percentage. Pathetic.
  6. Nine of twelve
    A platoon is starting a RHB against LHP and starting a LHB against a RHP. Kirilloff and Gallo both bat L. There's no platoon there.
  7. Nine of twelve
    AL East: 36 games over .500 NL East: +7 NL Central: +7 NL West: -8 AL West: -11 AL Central: -31
  8. Nine of twelve
    Gray? Really? What a surprise!😉
  9. Nine of twelve
    And a corollary to this is that Boston and the Yankees are both currently out of the postseason.
  10. Nine of twelve
    It hasn't happened yet this year, but there is a possibility in the next few years to see the scorecard triple crown: the player's jersey number, batting order position, and fielding position all being the same. I think the last time it happened on the Twins was Cuddyer playing third base and batting fifth. I'm referring specifically to Trevor Larnach playing right field and batting ninth. Less likely: Carlos Correa playing second base and batting fourth.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.)
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Nine of twelve
    Nitpick: His surgery was not on his wrist. It was on one of the bones in his forearm.
  18. Nine of twelve
    For a reference point, the league-wide OPS is somewhere around .720.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Nine of twelve
    To provide a reference point, the batting average of MLB as a whole is .244.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Nine of twelve
    0.62. Sonny Gray's season ERA after tonight's 7 scoreless innings.
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