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  1. Nine of twelve
    If I were manager Jeffers would catch games 1 and 2, as well as 4 and 5 if needed. He's had 2 days off going into game 1 so he can play 2 days in a row. Then 2 days off while Vazquez takes game 3. Back in the lineup for game 4, then a day off, then game 5. If it looks like he's getting tired Vazquez can take game 5.
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    I completely agree about the Berrios/Kikuchi decision. We don't know whether that cost them the game because the Jays didn't score any runs but geez. As I said in another thread I think analytics are important, and the "early hook" philosophy probably does work over the course of the regular season because it's a sample size of dozens of games. But the "here and now" of the situation is much more important in the postseason than during the regular season. I suppose if Berrios had not been dominating replacing him there may have made sense. Otherwise, not so much. And BTW don't place responsibility on anyone other than the manager. When it comes to on-field decisions he has veto power over anything the front office says.
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    This is for real: Google "dad shoes" and check out the first image. (It's what I wear, by the way.)
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    Flawed analogies. In the first analogy potential consequences weigh much more heavily on the decision. Baseball is not life and death, nor are there potential legal issues. In the second analogy, managers have more information than pure statistical probabilities. In blackjack that's not the case. Many people criticize Baldelli for relying too heavily on analytics and not taking other factors into account. Not having been privy to the decision making process I don't know the details, but it appears that this was a case where he did take other factors into account. Would it have been better if he had brought in Pagan? We'll never know, but the outcome of having anyone else pitch could not have been better than the outcome of having Thielbar pitch. For the other side of the coin we need look no further than the same game. Schneider went with the statistical probabilities on his decision to pull Berrios in the fourth inning in favor of Kikuchi and that did not succeed. Not putting words in your mouth, just asking a question: do you believe Schneider's decision was the correct one and Baldelli's was the incorrect one?
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    First, I didn't say what my opinion was. Please don't put words in my mouth. Second, if the move was successful it was by definition a good idea. This time.
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    I guess this is typical of any fan base. If a manager goes by the book and the decision doesn't work he gets criticized. If a manager goes against the book and the decision doesn't work he gets criticized. If a manager goes by the book and the decision works he gets criticized. If a manager goes against the book and the decision works he gets criticized. It's a lose-lose-lose-lose proposition even after a win.
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    This demonstrates that the "quick hook" phenomenon permeates MLB. It may not be the philosophy of every team but it's certainly not just the Twins or Baldelli. Dave Cash of the Rays got a lot of heat in a recent postseason for doing the exact same thing, making a relatively early pull of a starter who was pitching well. My opinion is that this is probably the correct philosophy over the course of a regular season, and that by doing things this way it will average out to be beneficial provided that a reliable bullpen is available. But in the postseason a manager has to have much more of a "here and now" viewpoint and go with what is working at that moment.
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    This could very well be, but no matter what the plan was or how it was agreed on Schneider was more than just a pawn. A manager has veto power. He could have left Berrios in there if he thought it was the way to go in that situation. I suppose the FO could have fired him for insubordination right after the game (or I suppose even during the game) but it's still ultimately the manager's call.
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    Yet both players brought in contributed to scoring the two runs. I think the moves proved to be correct this time.
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    I was strongly interested but I didn't want to have to go into the bar to get them. I went with the old reliables. At game 1 I had a traditional Kramarczuk brat with a massive amount of sauerkraut and at game 2 I had the Red Cow bacon burger sliders. Each paired well with a pint can of Surly Logic Bomb.
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    I didn't take the time to check the records of the other three teams against each other, but the Twins were a combined 11-9 against the remaining AL teams. One should also consider that our pitchers have been doing well leading up to the postseason. I won't say we are favorites but I would not say we are underdogs.
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    You should know. You probably had grandsons on that team.
  13. Nine of twelve
    We want another one just like the other one!
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    If starting Ryan in game 1 in Houston is worrisome we can start Ober, or possibly Maeda. To me there's no question that we want to start Gray today. I think starting him gives us a better chance to win than starting Ryan, and winning the series in 2 is a big advantage over winning in 3.
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    There's no doubt that pitching is the most important of the four aspects of playing baseball. And it's pitching that is probably the biggest reason that it is difficult to predict the outcome of an individual game because just one pitcher having a really good day or a really bad day is often the determining factor. There's no way to predict, but between the two starters I think Gray is more likely than Berrios to have a good day and I think Berrios is more likely than Gray to have a bad day. I always wanted Berrios to do well when he was a Twin. He has talent and he works hard. But, and I don't know quite how to put it, he doesn't seem to have the ability to get the most out of himself when it's important to do that. He's the type that if his team scores him five runs he turns around and gives up four.
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    As part of the fun in being a fan I'll play along too: what makes you think that the Twins beating Houston would be an upset?
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    Streaks can go longer than that.
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    We started a streak today. The streak is dead! Long live the streak!
  19. Nine of twelve
    Viewers everywhere should have flashlights ready for the top of the ninth. 1,000,000 points of light!
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    Not an issue. It’s cloudy with no shadows.
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    Wind blowing from RF foul pole to LF foul pole.
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    No further comment needed.
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    Check out this photo. Don't know when it was taken, but it would be cool if it was just now.
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    What makes you think you are limited to only one or the other?
  25. Nine of twelve
    In the best possible scenario there will be a total of only 7 postseason home games.
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