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  1. Nine of twelve
    In spite of all the this team's shortcomings (some real, some perceived) today's win moves us into first place. Well, a tie for first place. Well, a tie for first place in the AL Central. In other words, we're no more mediocre than anyone else in our division.
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    I realize Pascual was before the time of many of us here, and I was too young to appreciate his deuce while he played for us. But I do remember going to a game in 1980 when he was pitching coach. Before the game he was in the outfield with the pitchers during batting practice. When BP was ending and the balls were being rounded up he picked one up and threw it to another player. And let me tell you, even at age 46 he could still make the ball bend big time.
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    I made a post to this effect on the game thread but I'll say this here too. On the broadcast AJ Pierzynski said during the ninth inning that he thought Cease should have walked Arraez. If I were Cease I wouldn't have done so. First of all, the outcome of the game was not on the line so there was no strategic reason to walk Arraez. But I'll bet he felt that it would cheapen the no-hitter to dodge the hitter with the league's best average. He went for it but Arraez got him. That's baseball. Good on both players for giving it their best shot.
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    I'll disagree. A manager's job in the regular season is to try to win as many games as possible. This sometimes means giving up one game to try to improve your chance of winning the next. It was obvious by the middle innings that the Twins had essentially no shot at winning this game. So it was the right move to give some of his players a bit of rest for the next day's game. The win-loss record doesn't care whether a game is a no-hitter. Whether it is or not you put it behind you and move on.
  5. Nine of twelve
    A future Twin breaks up a no-hitter with two out in the ninth.
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    Santana deservedly won the Cy Young in 2006. But before Liriano's injury Santana was the second-best pitcher in the rotation.
  7. Nine of twelve
    He was designated as LHP on gamecast on the Twins website when I was looking at it. Maybe you misread it, or maybe you were monitoring a poor game viewing site.
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    Ryan Pressley's results badly trailed almost all of his metrics during the season that he was traded to Houston. Next thing you know, he's a reliable late-inning guy--often a closer--for a team in the World Series. Not saying Pagan will turn out to be like that but this helps me to understand why the team is willing to keep him on the roster.
  9. Nine of twelve
    The conclusion of the Atlanta/St. Louis game was broadcast during the rain delay so I watched that. As a result I saw two walk-off walks on one night. What are the odds?
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    The official MLB rules are not clear to me on whether the umpires must notify the manager that a mound visit has been credited. While it appeared to me that Baldelli did make a mound visit as the kerfuffle was winding down, if the umpires did not notify Baldelli that a mound visit had been credited then Baldelli has a legitimate beef.
  11. Nine of twelve
    The teams would have the same number of 3-game series and 4-game series either way. The only difference is who the opponents are. Teams fly between cities on almost every road trip anyway, so this is essentially a non-factor.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Incorrect. There are 13 games against each division opponent.
  13. Nine of twelve
    OK, here's a quirk that causes dissonance in the symmetry portion of my brain: The schedule would exactly accommodate 14 games against each division opponent, 6 games against each non-division team in the same league, and 3 games against each team from the other league with the exception of 4 games in the so-called rivalry series. Almost perfect symmetry, 162 games. Pleasing. But instead, the schedule calls for 13 intra-division games and 64 games against other teams from the same league. As a result, home-and-home within the division is unbalanced. It further means playing 7 games against 4 non-division teams in the same league and 6 games against the other 6. Disturbing. Can we get an explanation for this distressing situation? I can even accept the explanation that it was done simply to bug me personally, but someone please tell us why. Edited to add: I just thought of one possible explanation. In the event of a tie-breaker being needed for postseason seeding MLB wants there to be an odd number of games against each of the other teams in a division. This is weak (IMHO) because I'd rather see a second tiebreaker used in the rare event of a 7-7 split. A small but worthwhile price to pay for symmetry.
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    So, score tied, home team batting in the bottom of the 9th or later, runner on second, 0 out. Anyone know how to find the statistic of how frequently an IBB is issued? I would guess far less than 50%. There is much to consider beyond just setting up force plays. Who is following in the lineup or available to pinch hit? Does the pitcher have good control? Is the pitcher skilled at inducing ground balls? Which fielders are playing? And more. Also consider that if the lead runner makes an out there is a runner on base that wouldn't have been there otherwise. With runners on second and third those issues are amplified, plus an IBB brings into play that a subsequent BB, HBP, or catcher's interference loses the game. When Joe Maddon was managing TB he once ordered a bases-loaded IBB. Not in this situation, obviously, but his team wound up winning that game.
  16. Nine of twelve
    I'm sure that one of 29 teams will take him on. Hope the change of scenery does him good.
  17. Nine of twelve
    That's not necessarily a bad thing, you know.
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    RsBI.
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    Incomplete report. What was/will be the corresponding roster move to make room for him? If that has not been announced please say that.
  20. Nine of twelve
    When Blyleven retired he was third in career strikeouts, behind only Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton. Third!!! That alone should have made him a first ballot inductee.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Pete Rose gambled on his own team while he was managing. That may be even worse than gambling while playing. Whether that justifies exclusion from the HOF I don't know, but it was a major black mark on his record and he deserves consequences of some kind for it.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Be careful about using 2017 as a benchmark for how to approach roster management. That year was an extreme outlier for the AL. There were two outstanding teams, two good teams, two bad teams, and nine mediocre teams. The Twins just happened to be the one of the nine mediocre ones that surfaced for the postseason berth, more by process of elimination than anything. That said, this year is shaping up in a similar way. There are two outstanding teams, four or five teams out of the running, with the remaining eight or nine teams in the fair-to-mediocre range competing for four postseason berths. The possibilities are wide open.
  23. Nine of twelve
    The bad news is that the Twins will not be trading for three impact pitchers. The price would be too high. The good news is that nobody else will be trading for three impact pitchers. The price would be too high.
  24. Nine of twelve
    The reasons presented in these discussions for the Twins to be buyers would also be reasons for the following teams to be buyers: NYY, TB, Bos, Tor, Bal, Cle, CWS, Hou, Sea, NYM, Atl, Phi, Mil, StL, LAD, SD, SF. Including our favorite team that makes 18 teams. 60% of MLB. What makes anyone think that the Twins are so special that we would get everything on our wish list at a bargain? Based on supply and demand it's pretty much a lock that any impact player would be moved only for an egregious overpayment. So should we buy?
  25. Nine of twelve
    Trade him (or anyone else on the roster) if someone offers to overpay. Otherwise, don't. Simple. Yours truly, Captain Obvious
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