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  1. Nine of twelve
    The stadium is more than a bit of a joke in terms of its dimensions. Yes, I'm aware that they replicated the original stadium, but that doesn't make it less of a joke.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Tommy John is an elbow procedure. Mahle's issue is with his shoulder.
  3. Nine of twelve
    The Yankees do not have a soul. Or at least they don't own it outright after the deal they made at the crossroads.
  4. Nine of twelve
    I'm one who thinks that Fenway and Wrigley are both overrated. I certainly recognize the long and storied history of both places, but in terms of the quality of the facilities they are dumps compared to new stadiums. PNC gets consistent top reviews from people who have seen most MLB venues, such as media people. I will certainly get to a game there at some point in the future. It's a shame that the franchise has not been able to generate baseball worthy of such a gem.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Here's positive and creative thinking: It's not just which team you play it's when you play them. The Yankees have been playing bad baseball. Starting with July 31 their record through yesterday (when they won) is 11-20. And there was even a 5-game winning streak in the middle of that stretch. In their last 8 games since that streak they are 2-6. To compare, the Twins are 15-17 during the same time period. Based on this a split should be the expectation.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Based on winning percentage the NL Central is the weakest in MLB.
  7. 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.
  8. Nine of twelve
    I know you can't be referring to the Grand Forks Olive Garden. I understand that place got rave reviews when it opened.?
  9. Nine of twelve
    As confounding as Eddie Rosario could be at times, this is an example of high baseball IQ. The pitcher had engaged the rubber but hadn't quite started his routine of getting set, and Eddie timed his move exquisitely to induce that tiny little flinch. I think it's highly unlikely that this play could have been taught. Among other things, the extreme shift that the Brewers were using had only recently become commonplace at that time. Only someone with a nuanced sense of the game could make such a play.
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    Geez I hate having to say this at all, but Gant was out before Hrbek lifted him. It was a good clean baseball play. Watch the video at 0:45, and you'll see that as Gant's leg comes off the base Hrbek's glove and left arm are not under Gant's leg. Gant wound up in an awkward position because he didn't slide and lost his balance to the point where his foot came off the base while Hrbek continued to apply the tag. Gant was out at that moment. Did Hrbek lift up Gant's leg after the out was made? Yes, absolutely, but that didn't matter one iota. The play and the inning were already over. As an aside, I was at Back Channel Brewing in Spring Park a couple weeks back. They have a mighty tasty double IPA on the menu there called Gant Lifter.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Winnah! Sorry, I know I'm a bit late, but I didn't have a chance to post until now.
  12. Nine of twelve
    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.
  15. Nine of twelve
    A future Twin breaks up a no-hitter with two out in the ninth.
  16. Nine of twelve
    If I were Dylan Cease I would not for one moment have considered walking Arraez. The game was not on the line, and I would have felt that walking him would have cheapened the no hitter. He went after him and Arraez got him. Good on both of them for the way they played that out!
  17. Nine of twelve
    YES!!!!!
  18. Nine of twelve
    I'll respectfully disagree. At this point, Baldelli should be thinking about the best way to win one of the next two games, tonight's and tomorrow's. It makes total sense to set the team up to do its best tomorrow. Going all-out to win tonight's game is throwing good money after bad.
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    Looks like a TD event glass on the coaster there.
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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.
  21. Nine of twelve
    "Only" 98. I guess that's a reflection of the increase in the number of high-velocity relievers in the modern game. The thing to remember is that if they pitch back-to-back innings they wouldn't be facing the same batters anyway.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Miranda played that properly. Almost got rewarded.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Yeah, I know we left 2 RISP but I'll take 2 in the top of the first any time.
  24. Nine of twelve
    That was a nice RISPy at bat for Gordon. We are seeing why he was such a high-rated prospect some years ago. Patience has paid off.
  25. Nine of twelve
    The Twins need to do the White Sox a favor and sweep them. Put them out of their misery. It's the humane thing to do, really.
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