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  1. Aerodeliria
    Meh...games almost always turn on one or two pitches. We'll see what happens next time Gibson goes out. He's been disappointing fairly consistently lately. I also like Arraez in the leadoff spot. He did what we wanted him to and had a nice two-out swing with runners on. It was a pity it didn't fall in. It's nice to have Cruz back.
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    I think I'd give the pitching nod to Sammons despite getting the L. Only one hit the entire game is a yeoman's performance, but there were a few good candidates to choose from on the pitching side.
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    Thanks again Parker. I noticed his balance again (as I did last time) and his stance. The hand adjustment naturally improves his stance. I noticed how much more upright he looks in the box. Also, because the pitches farther out of the zone away, look like they are farther away, he can lay off of those pitches. Previously, as you mentioned, he had only one 'sweet spot,' while every other place he was swinging like the proverbial 'broken ladder.' The lunge factor has also seemed to correct itself (to me those were the ugliest swings of all). Sometimes intervention is needed as these things do not correct themselves over time--they tend to worsen. Kudos to the Twins and to Sano (for heeding their advice).
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    Well-said!
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    Sure, but I think the assumption is that someone comes off the bench in a situation where contact is needed--say like in a WS game with the pitcher's spot coming to the plate and a man on 3rd with one or two outs. I am assuming that Arraez will be in the lineup and therefore only available when his turn comes up.
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    This a perfect summery summary! You touched on everything of import. Thank you!!
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    Sweep! I really thought we had a good chance to dominate the Rangers who were "pie in the sky" dreamers at the deadline. They could have landed a couple of very good prospects from the Twins had they been willing to let Minor come to the Twins. Their plan to get back in the playoff race by taking out the Twins backfired. Saying Romo allowed a base-runner is a bit cheeky. Polanco had his mandatory errant throw to put that base-runner on. His huge hit makes the error easy to overlook, but this is a trend that won't play well against better teams. The error thing is becoming problematic. Without Gallo in the line-up, the Rangers lack firepower. I'd rather face Danny Santana and Choo-choo than Joey Gallo any day of the week.
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    Great hitting in this win! Unimpressive defense and starting pitching from Berrios. It's not a minor problem when you give your 'ace' a six round cushion and he nearly squanders it away (and almost certainly would have squandered it all). Kudos to Rocco for pulling Berrios for whom his leash has been a bit longer in past poor performances. Superbly balanced hitting in this game though. 12 runs, but only two home runs hit. It's nice to generate 12 runs without relying on six home runs to achieve it.
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    It sometimes happens when the scorer takes a nap for an inning or so, so when s/he comes to, the pitcher remembered gets the W. It happens.
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    Nice 'W'. I was so happy with how the bullpen performed in a very tight game. And a big hat tip to Rogers who had to deal with another late inning error from Sano and pitched his way through the mess. We may occasionally be able to skate through a late inning error or two in a tight game, but more often than not such things will lead to late inning heartbreaks, especially when playing teams like the Yankees. So should we put Gonzales at 3rd and Adrianza at ss for the 8th and 9th just to protect a one/two run lead? The errors are really piling up in these tight games for Sano and Polanco. What say you?
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    It takes a long time for a turtle to right itself once it's upside down. Welcome back!
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    PS-If it is an unwritten rule, who is the judge? As a batter, if you argue a strike call for more than say three seconds, you'll be tossed. I'm sure that is an unwritten rule. I guess the umpire should have thrown Cave out of the game for swinging 3-0.
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    If a rule is unwritten concerning game play, then it's not a rule IMHO. Last year some pitcher had a no-hitter going into like the 7th inning. It was broken up by a bunt single. The player was heavily criticized for breaking an unwritten rule. I'd say, that's smart baseball. Who knows, such a play might start a big rally, but instead, it almost resulted in a donnybrook. BTW, here in Japan, we had a VERY rare occurrence. We had both benches empty in a game between the Seibu Lions and the Orix Buffaloes after the Orix catcher was beaned. Usually after a beaning, the opposing pitcher removes his cap and does a slight head bow to indicate no intention. Apparently, this didn't happen. (There was even a retaliation bean ball in the next inning with an instantaneous ejection.)
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    I'll take Thorpe. He's my favorite of the Shuttle Twins.
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    It's not solely related to errors having a negative effect; it is when errors occur that is the critical issue. In a 10-1 game an error by either side will likely not be a big deal regardless of the inning. The Twins tend to make errors in the innings where it really matters--an errant throw here or there in one or two run games, which seems to ignite the other team. It also makes in that much harder on the pitchers to throw strikes, additional baserunners on board and knowing that a ground ball might be tossed into the stands or simply bounce off the first baseman's mitt. Errors and walks are the twin sisters of doom. When put together they spell disaster (or errorswalks if you're thinking literally).
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    I was thinking the same thing. Still the great teams do not make errors in crucial situations.
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    Truth! We definitely will need this version of him.
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    I agree 100% with your starter rankings and I would switch Houston and the NY for relief pitching. We'll have to see how Kluber performs, but I'd say Cleveland was the biggest winner in trading away Bauer. He was getting to be a problem and they've improved their hitting prowess dramatically. I actually give the Twins kudos for getting two relief pitchers in Dyson and Romo. If Dyson can pitch like he did tonight, the Twins bullpen improves dramatically. We all know that overusing Rogers is a lose-lose situation as we experienced in the final game against the Indians.
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    My favorite shuttler has been Thorpe. He pitched well again in AAA.
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    Nice game by Chalmers. I'm glad to see that Thorpe didn't tank it. He has a lot of upside IMHO and is my favorite of all of the shuttlers.
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    Biggest. Hit. 2019. Period. Perez gave us the best start he's had in what seems like forever and a day. Excellent use of the bullpen. Harper was NG but in these situations in the past, he has been decent. (I am worried that he has been trending in the wrong way, however.) What might get passed over is that our two newbies shone brightly in this game. Dyson cleaned up ;-) Some minor irritations: Pull Harper when he's not getting swinging strikes. Don't have a .352 guy bunting when he could just as easily drive in a runner. Errors!
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    Yay! Odorizzi is slowly returning to early season form just when we need him most.
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    There is one thing I am waiting for and that is moving Arraez into the one or two slot in batting order. I Rocco likes Kepler in the one slot, but OBP has got to be a consideration I would think.
  24. Aerodeliria
    Nice report and the additional info concerning Vallimer was a plum. Thanks everyone!
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