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  1. Aerodeliria
    ...great point. I would add that it would be nice to take a series at home from a team with a winning record. It seems like forever since that happened.
  2. Aerodeliria
    That reminds me; isn't there some kind of clause about receiving damaged goods? I mean obviously Dyson had this injury before SF 'dumped' him on the Twins. It's hard to believe that they had no knowledge of his shoulder problem.
  3. Aerodeliria
    Yes, he is the elder statesman. He was the reason I was excited about 2019. When he mentioned interest in the Twins, I was waiting every single day to find out if and when he might come. I followed all the rumor links and was worried that the Rays might outbid the Twins, but finally, the Twins landed him in MN. It took longer than I thought to get his name on the dotted line, but what a year. The Twins would be a very different team without him in the lineup. I thought that if they could get 30 home runs and 85 RBIs from Cruz with a BA of around .265, it would be an awesome acquisition. It is safe to say that I undersold Cruz in all categories.
  4. Aerodeliria
    Whew! We needed that one!! I said to myself that we need to take two from the Nationals. (Believe me when I say that there is no one in my neighborhood who knows anything about the Twins...most people have never even heard of the Twins despite the fact that they play the Yankees, Angels and Mariners, so if it is related to the Twins, I talk to myself.)
  5. Aerodeliria
    In memoriam: Pineda once pitched for the Twins...
  6. Aerodeliria
    I honestly don't understand the 10th inning. I thought we were going to play the long game. Littel 2.0; then Thorpe for 2.0; then whoever. Cleveland had to play the desperation game but not us...a bit of a head scratcher to me.
  7. Aerodeliria
    I don't like Twins Pitch...I LOVE IT! Thank you for doing this.
  8. Aerodeliria
    Great observation and exactly what I was thinking. Again, when the play is front of the fielders, even poor fielders are likely to throw you out. It's an easy throw. The Twins were VERY fortunate that the throw was not great, but I'd say 4 out of 5 times Adrianza is going to be toast in that situation.
  9. Aerodeliria
    Not in every house...
  10. Aerodeliria
    The Twins did a lot of things well in the past two games. Besides the bullpen, which suddenly seems like the backbone of this club, the hitters continued to let the pitches determine where they should be hit. Opposite field hitting led to a bunch of runs over the past two days. That shows some relaxed hitting at the plate...I'll call it the Cruz Method because it seems to exemplify his approach. Cruising with Cruz.
  11. Aerodeliria
    As always, thanks for these summaries. They're always informative, but this one was really packed with interesting tidbits. Willians Watch: HE'S BACK! (Some of us have been waiting for this!! Even if the Twins were lousy, wouldn't it still be fun to watch La Tortuga play?) By launching 15 more bombas last week, the Twins blasted past the major-league record for home runs in a season, set by the 2018 Yankees at 267. (That's the Twins, right? This is the most surreal thing this entire season. Must be something in those laughing waters...What would the Las Vegas payout be on betting the Twins would set this record in 2019? One could retire ten times over with the bet of $100.) Next in line for his MLB debut is Ian Miller, the speedy outfielder acquired from Seattle last month. The 27-year-old will serve a very specific purpose: wheels on demand. He had 35 steals on 42 attempts in Triple-A this year and is 243-for-294 in seven minor-league seasons. (How is his defense? He has wheels obviously, so that is a plus, so he can make up ground in a hurry, but it doesn't always equate with top-rate defense. Has anyone seen him play or just happen to know what kind of "D" he plays?) On Thursday, Trevor Larnach was named Florida State League Player of the Year, in recognition of his .316/.382/.459 slash line over 84 games in a pitcher-friendly environment where the average hitter sat at .242/.313/.353. (I've been completely impressed by Larnach. He just keeps hitting and hitting.)
  12. Aerodeliria
    Larnach just continues to rake. I was thinking he could be good trade bait, but now I am glad that we kept him in the Twins' organization.
  13. Aerodeliria
    Yeah, I was also on the Gibson blame train...**GULP*** Don't bother stopping; I'll jump off now. Let's hope they can figure out how to deal with his problem effectively. It sounds like it's tough to deal with when it is 'raging.' Some here mentioned he looked gaunt; now we know the reason. Beyond balls and strikes, I hope he simply recovers. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ulcerative-colitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353326
  14. Aerodeliria
    Always nice to read these personal profile pieces. Thanks!
  15. Aerodeliria
    With the expanded roster, who knows, maybe Rocco will do a couple of minor league starter games where three young pitchers each go three innings. Something needs to change. Getting raked by Detroit is a very bad sign.
  16. Aerodeliria
    Nice to keep this streak going. It's true that Berrios looked marginally better yesterday, but Gibson must have everyone scratching their heads.The bats and lots of sloppy play from the Tigers notched the win for Gibson. He should buy everyone a steak. That's 20 hits in 10 innings against inarguably the worst hitting team in baseball and he gets two Ws to boot. Maybe something is wrong with his mechanics as well?
  17. Aerodeliria
    PS-I know the score was 9-2 at that point and this is likely considered a pointless beef, but Cruz was safe on that deep ground ball down the third baseline...
  18. Aerodeliria
    Thanks for this very thorough overview of the various scenarios.
  19. Aerodeliria
    I know it's just A Matter of Feeling, but I really like that Duran-Duran guy.
  20. Aerodeliria
    Chicago looks to me like a fairly free-wheeling bunch of hitters, so they swung at many pitches out of the strike zone. The good thing is that he did get 15 out of 25 first pitch strikes; however, he still seems to be struggling a bit. When facing teams like the Yankees, everyone on this list knows that they will be very, very patient getting the counts in their favor. I hope that by playoff time he is able to get that strike percentage a bit higher and get that fastball back up a couple of ticks.
  21. Aerodeliria
    Lots of missed bats!
  22. Aerodeliria
    Important to win these games against the Sox as we are getting no help from the Tigers as completely expected. Besides Schoop, the Twins seemed to be grinding a bit. It was easy to see the Sox strategy: "Don't let Cruz beat you," even if it means loading the bases (twice). By-and-large, it worked quite well. I think that having Rosario follow Cruz is a bad idea if teams are going to start walking Cruz because Rosario will expand the zone. The second time up, with the bases loaded, they didn't even bother throwing him a strike. Great pitching today!
  23. Aerodeliria
    Thanks for these recaps! I admit this was a bit easier to read after winning the last two games of the series. PS-I wanted Minor as much as anyone, but the Rangers still thought they were going to make a run at the playoffs starting with wiping out Twins by sweeping them (that's the position they took), so of course, I'm certain they were asking for the sun and the moon. If you think you're making the playoffs, you're not giving up your ace unless they are willing to make a ridiculously lopsided trade... something like Graterol, Lewis and Arraez. No thanks.
  24. Aerodeliria
    Not everyone! I was glad he was sent to AAA, but I guessed it was just a matter of time before he started hitting better in bigs. While he was down on the farm, he really was the Mike Trout of AAA; some of that had to carry over into the bigs (at least a little) and now we are starting to see the fruit of his play in the minors.
  25. Aerodeliria
    The bumpers are slumping; the boom bands are banging. The hakken-kracks are howling and the hackimer's are growling. Glad to see Hackimer's name again. Free Hackimer!
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