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  1. Nine of twelve
    Here's what it all comes down to: player evaluation and player development. We need to know which players to draft, which players to trade away, which players to trade for, and which players to sign as free agents. And we need to know how to get the most out of the players in our organization.If we do all this well we can be consistently strong and consistently affordable.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Oh ye of little faith. Go Tigers! Go Orioles!
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    You could make that argument but I think it's inaccurate to do so. Dozier was 31 when we traded him and there were strong signs that his level of play was dropping. Rosario is 28. The question of return on the value of a larger contract is legitimate but there are no signs that his level of play is going to drop at all in the near future, and certainly not as precipitously as what happened with Dozier.
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    I agree with many that the Twins should strongly consider getting rid of one of their current LH-batting outfielders and replacing him with one who bats right. But I don't see why Rosario is the target. It should be Cave, not Rosario (or Kepler).
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    I enjoyed reading the opening post, even though it brought two things to mind: the word "whippersnapper" and the phrase "get off my lawn". My favorite Bert story: he talked about his first major league game at the age of 19. He gave up a home run to the first major league batter he faced, Lee Maye. He said on a broadcast that that brought manager Bill Rigney out to the mound, where Rigney told him that that wasn't the only home run he would ever give up. He proceeded to allow no more runs in 7 innings, striking out 7 and getting the win.
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    Astudillo is not a catcher. He's a baseball player who can fill in behind the plate if need be. He took an outfield assist away from Rosario by not handling the excellent throw in the second inning and he let at least two wild pitches get past him that he should have stopped. I guess it's OK for him to be the fourth-string catcher but as today showed we would benefit from having another real catcher available.
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    Just wanted to say I've enjoyed the discussion about the minutiae of the ninth inning. This is the type of thing that makes me really like baseball.
  8. Nine of twelve
    If this is why Rosario was running I suppose that's a good play. It would be interesting to hear from him and from Rocco about it.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Who wasn't in the game. Sano was playing first.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I'm not a sabermetrician, but run expectancy is not the most relevant matter. As the fifth paragraph hinted at, win expectancy is what should be considered.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I wish to make two points about Rosario's baserunning in the ninth. First, it was good for him to take second base on defensive indifference. That probably would not have had an impact on the outcome of the game because it would have been a difficult play for a charging shortstop to try for the force at second but it's still good to eliminate a force play. Second, why was Rosario running on Buxton's ground ball? Or even taking a lead? There was no reason for him to leave second base. He should have been standing with his foot on the bag the whole time.
  12. Nine of twelve
    This season is unimportant. Do not make any trade for the purpose of winning this season. Do not make any trade that does not strengthen the organization. If you can fleece a team who wants to win this year take advantage of their stupidity.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Geez, all the hand-wringing. As I said on yesterday's games thread, keep in mind that this is an exhibition regular season to determine who plays in the exhibition postseason, the winner of which will be awarded the Golden Asterisk trophy. What I am enjoying about this year's baseball is watching games played by good players. Who cares how the games turn out? It's just not a big deal. At all.
  14. Nine of twelve
    Celebrating is great as long as you show sportsmanship and do not put any of it in the face of your opponent. When it comes to the approach you take to hitting in a one-sided game, SQUIRREL was spot on. If the team that is behind promises to stop trying to win the game, and I have never heard of that happening, then the team that is ahead should ease up. When it comes to breaking up a no-hitter, if it's a close game and you would bunt if it's not a no-hitter then you should not be castigated for bunting if it is a no-hitter.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Compare four deuces to a full house of two aces and three treys. Four deuces is better for the regular season but the full house is better for the postseason.
  16. Nine of twelve
    And the terrific atmosphere was not just in the dome. Because of the Twins that fall was a vibrant time in Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities.
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    Coreyndan talked about a similar streak in which the 1987 Twins won 3 consecutive games by 2-1 against two different teams: Sept. 3 (Red Sox), Sept.4 (Brewers) and Sept. 5 (Brewers). All were walk-off wins. I was at the first and third of these games. Sept. 3 provided one of my favorite Kirby moments. I had a self-imposed rule that I didn't go to day games in the dome but I was stricken by pennant fever and I had the day off on a Thursday with nothing else of importance to do. So I purchased a low-priced ticket from a sidewalk broker and used a bit of deceit to sneak down to the lower deck. I found one of many empty seats not far above the third base dugout. Bottom of 9, Twins down 1-0, bases empty, two out. Kirby hits a ball to left field one section to the right of the foul pole that landed 2/3 of the way up the lower deck. No exaggeration. I had to look it up tonight that we won in the tenth on a bases-loaded walk to Newmie, but it was the moment that Kirby absolutely smoked that ball when I knew that that team had destiny on its side. On Sept. 5 Brunansky led off the ninth with a home run to win. My friend with whom I attended the game and I went to The Loon afterward. A number of Brewer players including Rob Deer showed up. Nothing more to add to that story but it was fun to allow myself to think that I was in with the in crowd. Those days were fun.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Gotta include Denny Hocking, the 51st-round selectee. And I think Eduardo Escobar. He went from a minor league throw-in on a trade to a team-MVP-caliber player.
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    At first I thought your math was off, but when I realized you were considering a 162-game season I found that your numbers were approximately right. I say approximately because there are two things that were not accounted for: extra-inning games and home team wins. That said, due to the fact that I'm too lazy to determine the adjustments that need to be made I'll give you full credit for your calculations.
  20. Nine of twelve
    This is where good scouting comes into play. The better the scouting, the better to determine if there is a high or low likelihood of future success for a player. And that is how you judge by what's known at the time. And whether you are a fan of it or not, using hindsight is the only way to judge trades. If you don't use hindsight that means that trading Ramos for Capps was a good trade for the Twins.
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    If he had these stats with a 98 MPH fastball and a wipe-out slider he would be heralded as the second coming of Nolan Ryan. But having these stats with no overwhelming pitches somehow makes it less significant in the eyes of many. As the old saying (correctly) goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. If he continues to get outs with few runs allowed he deserves recognition no matter how he does it.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Too soon to say that, and too soon to say that is was a clear win. Let's see how the principals have performed five or more years from now.
  23. Nine of twelve
    I would guess that the two pitchers on this staff who would be least fazed by an abrupt change from their routines would be Clippard and Romo. Between the two of them I'd choose Clippard to open.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Bingo. Inept is the accurate descriptor.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Yeahright. Did you see the dugouts during the last week? Maskless players sitting with their faces less than 2 feet apart conversing extensively. Baseball people have never been known for being cerebral, but it has been hugely disappointing to me how ignorant teams have been. Everyone--EVERY ONE-- in the dugout should be wearing a mask.
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