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  1. Are we still looking for an acronym/nickname for the bullpen? How about DEA (Don't Expect Anything!)?
  2. Indeed! You can't believe a word you hear from either camp because there are the politics for show and below the surface lies the realities, which are oft times 180 degrees different.
  3. The home plate umpire made the case for robot umpires. Hey they could do a little dance after called third strikes or say, "Good eye!" when batters drew a walk. It doesn't have to be boring...In any case, whoever was behind the plate today could use a robot or two to help out. (Sano was called out on a pitch that was at least two inches outside--the previous strike was about one inch outside--and Rogers got the called third strike on a pitch that was about four inches above the strike zone.) (I got to watch the game and everyone was sad because Ohtani was given the day off. )
  4. I've liked the Rays for many years, so I am happy he went there. I imagine he will be terrorizing the Twins soon enough.
  5. The Twins entire season condensed into one game.
  6. Bad teams (and the Yankees) usually have these kinds of 'incidents.'
  7. Love to see minor leaguers with strike zone awareness. I never complain about players taking too many walks. Thanks Seth for pointing out that Julien and Sabato are league leaders in walks. ...and thank you Matt for your take on the games.
  8. Was this game as unexciting as the box score would indicate?
  9. It would be so shameful in Japan if Maeken were to be caught using a substance to gain spin, It would be a scandal here of immense proportion. If anyone thinks that they have absolutely zero knowledge about Japanese society. It really is unthinkable. Any talk of this should be put in the dumpster and burned to a cinder. IMHO Maeken was not fully recovered from the injury. I think he has been struggling with health issues this whole season because I don't believe he is a +5.00 ERA pitcher. I'm not saying he is a Cy Young candidate, but an inability to throw strikes is not really a characteristic I associate with him.
  10. Actually, this is the very reason I want to keep Donaldson. He's frank about everything. These guys are getting paid unimaginably high salaries to do one thing--win. Let's be a bit realistic--this is not twiddly-winks, we need more players with this kind of grit. (PS-He hasn't played up to his capabilities this year, but he would be the first one in line to tell you the fact plainly without any euphemisms or excuses.)
  11. He needs to start using more hair gel. He needs to control his hair better like some of the older veterans.
  12. Yeah, there is massive scale problem when comparing being 5 or 6 games and 11.5 games back. Some may scoff, but IMHO it would take 8 of 10 for a serious chance--and even then, the Twins would have to start winning almost every series they played and get some help from other teams. When thinking about playing the Chisox, winning 7 against the Pale Hose would still mean 7.5 games adrift while winning 8 would mean 4.5 games back. In years past, when the Twins were in first place, I never worried about teams unless they were fewer than 5 games back because it seems to be very difficult to make up ground when for any team that is more than 5 games back.
  13. In a game where Happ and Shoemaker combine to pitch 6+ innings in a game and yet the Twins can still walk away with a 'W,' now that is some positive news indeed.
  14. Thanks as usual. I've also noticed de la Trinidad just keeps hitting and hitting.
  15. I thought it was ironic that Shoemaker, who was pulled from the role of a starter because he couldn't get through two innings, was to come in for Ober so that Shoemaker could still assure the loss by pitching the final two innings instead of the first two...I was under the impression Shoemaker was pulled as starter because he wasn't good, so why would he be brought in during an even higher leverage situation? I have trouble processing that, sorry...
  16. Polanco is excellent trade bait--a good hitter with flexibility as to where he can play and team control. I'd like to trade him for some upside prospects considering this baseball garbage is about to be jettisoned into space for this year. I'd like to do the same with Kepler, but I am wondering what kind of return we could get considering he has yet again disappointed,
  17. It seems like Rooker really is an all or nothing in every at bat. Four more Ks and a double--it's very Sano-like. Thanks for the update.
  18. I know that hindsight is 20-20, but I wouldn't really think that Shoemaker had earned a chance in such a high leverage situation. He can't get out of the first inning when he starts a game. I was thinking of him coming into games when the Twins are losing by 6-7 runs. I'd have much preferred to see Jax in such situations, Why not? We already know what we don't have in Shoemaker. If Jax lost the game, we could chalk it up to experience, but for it to be Shoemaker........I think there is every reason to DFA him, and the sooner the better. If he miraculously turns out to be great, all the power to him.
  19. It was home run derby all over Twins Territory tonight I guess. Maybe they secretly switched back to the juiced baseballs... It was nice to see all of those home runs, but the ERAs definitely took a hit for quite a few of the pitchers.
  20. Only Gamedayed the first four batters of the game and the last four--the worst and then the best. I can only say, "Shocking!" Do you think this will break this kind of mindset we have against the Yankees? We can hope!
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