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  1. Aerodeliria
    Thanks for this. It really exposes a number of troubling aspects. The stats about Buxton, however, don't really fly for this season. He may be a powerful presence, but it hasn't been a winning combination this year; the Twins are 9-15 when he has played. That's not meant to denigrate his play; it just points to the impact of the other points you've made.
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    I also misremembered no balls being hit hard. The double in the first was ripped come to think of it.
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    Dobnak was pretty bad in today's game and he pitched much better in the game 2 playoff against the Yankees. As I recall, he had two outs and the bases were loaded, but only one run had crossed. The Yankees had not hit a ball hard to that point in the game (two groundball singles and a walk in that inning I believe). I wasn't happy to see Baldelli come and get the ball in that game. He handed it to Duffy as I recall who promptly hung that knuckle curve of his to Gregorius and suddenly it was five runs.
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    How about some Haiku: Dreams arise oh Twin Green fields and days of glory, Ah, nightmare depart.
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    They don't believe they can beat the Yankees, so they don't. The sense is almost palpable. Interestingly, it is the newcomers who really gave the Twins all of their runs (Jeffers and Refsnyder) and really kept the Yankees at bay (Farrell). They need to learn that this is not acceptable behavior when playing the Yankees. I'm sure they'll regress with more experiences playing the Yankees. They just need more time to develop their fears.
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    I agree with this idea. Why not bring Telis up? He's been around for a long time and he is a much better option than Rortvedt at this point (who looked completely undone in his plate appearances). There is time for Rortvedt (who also needs a nickname BTW so I don't misspell his name).
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    Part of the blame for some of Rogers' struggles goes to when he is being used. He is not as durable as some pitchers who can come in basically every day if needed. If he is tired he is going to get lit up. I think Duffy is similar in this respect. They both perform at high levels when rested. To me, despite the walks, Robles has been the more durable. He is the typical reliever that gets himself into trouble but manages to wriggle out of it more often than not (he cannot control the defensive miscues that have occurred when he has been on the mound). In this way, he reminds me of Chapman, a hard thrower who almost always walks someone it seems, but which rarely hurts him. To be honest, I expected more out of Happ than we got. I wasn't confident about Shoemaker...I always thought number five should be Dobnak. Alas, hindsight is for underperforming teams. I have appreciated the Twins play in the final two games of the series. We had hit rock-bottom in the previous two games. (I couldn't imagine two worse back-to-back games than those two. In the first, the Royals were begging us to win but we refused and the second was just a bloodbath.) It would be nice to try to get back to .500. I think it is possible, but they have to take some games from good teams. Do they believe in themselves? That is the question that remains to be seen, I guess.
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    Thx as always.
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    LoL. It's like we're in a sinking canoe and we're bailing water as fast as we can, and DeRosa calls out, "Make the hole larger so the water will rush out faster." Thanks but no thanks.
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    Colome, Shoemaker and Happ for whom? A: I have a bucket of low-grade pig swill here. How much is it worth to you. B: You can keep it. A: I thought you might drive a hard bargain. I'll make it three buckets of low-grade pig swill...
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    Well-said! Looking for a sliver of hope in a lumberyard at this point. PS-Thanks Lucas for this. After a miserable performance in the so-called "top-tier," it was fun to watch a Twins affiliate walk-off with a win.
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    (We all have our ways of coping ?) New Episode Tomorrow of GAME THREAD! If you thought today's show was off-the-charts map cap, tune in tomorrow! GAME THREAD is a brave new comedy surrounding the slapstick antics of nine guys gathered as a team feigning to be baseball players. If you're itching to say, "That didn't really just happen, did it?" just tune in to this soon-to-be smash hit and watch the follies unfold before your very eyes. As this is an interactive comedy, your insightful barbs will become part of the fun. Tickets are free, so why not join? *Not responsible for any broken furniture or injuries resulting from such actions that occur during the show.
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    ? Thanks Ted! Fun to read!!
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    ...oh and the hitting by the Twins didn't help either.
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    I was able to watch the Dodgers and the Cardinals game yesterday (the Japanese default is either the Yankees or the Dodgers if no Japanese player is featured). Gant is a very similar pitcher to Dobnak. The biggest difference is how the defense played behind him. Despite Gant's elevated WHIP (he had no inning that I watched where at least one hitter wasn't on base), his ERA is below 1.50. The talking heads kept saying, you know it is only a matter of time before this WHIP kills him, but every play by the defense was clean. If you have pitchers such as Dobnak or Gant, the defense must perform to a high standard. We didn't and the Orioles win.
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    Thank you Steven. Always fun to find out what's transpired down on the farm.
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    ESPN writers still think the Twins have too much talent not to compete at least for the wildcard this year. Apparently, they get paid for writing such things I've heard. Sounds like a good gig.
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    At least we can rely on Pineda to give us five or six decent innings... You just can't brag on any Twins player these days...
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    I don't know why, but every time I look at the standings, the Twins are nine games underwater. They'll have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to maintain that ?
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    Fun stuff! My vote would have also gone to Canterino. His numbers have been silly and he should be moved up sooner rather than later.
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    I really agree with your overall assessment. Let's see what we've got in the minors. I doubt we can get much (if anything) for Shoemaker; maybe we can get a flier minor leaguer for Happ? I think we should shop Polanco, Cruz and even Kepler. They have value but are expendable in the long-run IMHO. They'll be a push to shop Simmons, but I want to keep him around because I think he does a lot of things at SS that go unnoticed. He hasn't played up to his potential (has anyone?), but if we get rid of him, we go back to square one at SS (unless we are thinking Gordon there once again).
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    Thanks Seth. I thought that Minaya's name rang a bell. He has been around for a few years. If he can return to his form of a couple of years back, that would be a nice boost.
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    Thanks Matt. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this has always been Vasquez's main trouble, hasn't it? I know he gets a lot of movement on his pitches but he seems to suffer these bouts of control problems (as I recall)).... Happy to see Stashak demoted, not because I am a meanie, but he was just getting eaten alive in tight situations with the big boys. Let's see what Minaya brings upstairs. I know Kirilloff is the number one prospect, but I like Larnach's approach more. He's perfectly happy to take the walk or work the count in his favor. Good stuff!
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    PS-What is the limit on warm-up pitches a reliever can throw upon entering a game? It seems strange to have a reliever warm-up for two innings out in the bullpen then come in and throw a bunch of warm-up pitches again. Maybe we could cut it to five max unless the reliever was forced into the game because of injury.
  25. Aerodeliria
    Batters stepping out and then pitchers stepping off. They should definitely enforce the time-limit on pitchers. Some pitchers fiddle around for 20 seconds and in the meantime, the batter steps out right when the pitcher finally gets set. Then, everyone has to readjust again. Then the batter puts his hand up and we have to start all over again. I know their will be a lot of whining by both hitters and pitchers but they will quickly adjust--just like they did in tennis. On the other hand, the notion that a pitcher needs to face three hitters as a time-saving device is somewhat shortsighted. Take today's game. How much time was really saved by having Stashak stay in the game? He walked one and gave up three hits amongst his three outs. The inning lasted an eternity and a half. Besides that, I just don't like taking that strategy away from the manager. As for starting the runner at second. I've never liked this rule at any level--not just because the Twins suck at this. I'd prefer the post-12th inning tie rule like in Japan to keeping the present rule. However, I noticed that some of the talking heads mentioned how they were starting to appreciate the rule more each day (on one of the few Twins broadcasts we received here in Japan). Such statements lead me to think that pressures from above are pushing the idea as being sound. I think the rule damages the fabric of baseball.
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