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  1. Aerodeliria
    Lewis has a cannon. That was a long throw, which seemed effortless.
  2. Aerodeliria
    I never hate on the Royals. If the Twins can't win, I always hope it's the Royals who win the division. With that said, we should go all out for a sweep. We need to get a bit of our swag back.
  3. Aerodeliria
    Does anyone know if Cruz is helping Sano with plate discipline and/or pitch recognition? I mean they are quite similar hitters in many respects (strike out frequently, try to hit the long ball), but Cruz takes quite a few walks, even in high leverage situations. Concerning Marwin, I wasn't...concerned that is because he was making contact and he was not expanding the strike zone. It was simply a matter of time before good things started happening. (Adrianza I had less patience with simply because I took his history as the basis for my complaint. I am happy to be shown the error of my ways.)
  4. Aerodeliria
    That's true, but I doubt they'd let him go to the Twins.
  5. Aerodeliria
    As usual, I am grateful to receive these minor league reports.
  6. Aerodeliria
    The Good: Astudillo!!! Welcome back La Tortuga!! Arraez continues to prove his worth by getting on base three more times. Poppen can bring the heat. The bullpen got a nice rest and they'll need it!! The Bad: Poppen couldn't control the heat (very well). Sano appeared to have no meaningful at bats. Maybe he needs a night or two off. I dunno. What say you? The Ugly: Walks, walks and more walks. One thing I've learned over my years of following the Twins is that when you play the Yankees or the Red Sox, throw STRIKES; your pitcher has to prove he is going to throw strikes before they start swinging. Last night in 17, the Twins walked only three!! Five walks by Gibson in 4.1 innings, 10 in total; they're lucky to escape with only nine runs scoring. The game was not lost because of superior hitting by the Red Sox, but because there were constantly runners on base. Gibson just didn't go after their hitters. This game reminded me of the one game playoff loss to the Yankees two years ago. Why send Cron in the first inning? One out and your hottest hitter coming to the plate. I really don't get that. Apparently, he was out by a mile. Someone on TD once said, they always send Cron even when he doesn't have a prayer (could it be true?). The Hope: OK. Let's start playing better against KC, so we can end up with at least a .500 record for the week. We can beat KC three out of four. Let's start a winning streak starting manana.
  7. Aerodeliria
    Right now? 0%. They'd probably 'unintentionally' walk someone hitting before him to face him.
  8. Aerodeliria
    I think this is also a result of guessing where and what kind of pitch is coming. In today's game he swung at pitches far outside the zone as well as pitches in the zone, but he failed to make much contact. If he happens to guess right that means hard contact, but wrong and he swings and misses or gets weak contact.
  9. Aerodeliria
    Thank you for this. I also made the comparison to Joey Gallo in your original post on this topic because the comparison I think is a very good one. Gallo obviously has learned that the the guessing game is a fool's pursuit. Gallo's SO rate is almost identical to every other season, but his walk rate is up over 6% and his chase rate way down. I wondered if his slugging might have dropped with his newly found plate discipline. Hardly. His slugging is up nearly .100, and of course, his OPS is bordering on being ridiculous and so is his OBP. Concerning Sano, I'll take today's game as another vivid example. Down by four/five runs Barnes throws him three straight balls not really even close. I am sure he had the take sign on for the next pitch and Barnes threw him a strike. The next pitch was probably six inches outside, easily ball four. Sano swings at it instead of trotting down to first base with a walk. That is what is meant by a meaningless plate appearance. Arraez follows by working himself a walk, but then Barnes starts to get comfortable because instead of having two on and no out, there is only one on and one out.
  10. Aerodeliria
    This is a very prescient thought. I wholeheartedly agree that there is a tendency to perform more poorly when you're playing with a poorer team. Silly, seemingly minor mental mistakes suddenly become three-run innings--failing to get a double play, missing a sign, pressing to get an out and walking a guy instead, not paying attention to a runner, a pop fly that should have been caught, etc.
  11. Aerodeliria
    Sadly, I agree. The cost would be prohibitive to say the least. Something like Graterol, Rooker and Littell, or something along those lines. Cleveland fans wouldn't be happy about trading him either, especially as the Indians are still in contention for the wild card--although, I doubt they can stay there with the BoSox starting to play at such a high level.
  12. Aerodeliria
    I saw it on MLB.com but at the time I didn't know what happened to cause him to go ballistic. I also saw Eddie's bunt attempt. He wasn't even close to stepping out of the box, and as play had occurred earlier, I couldn't figure out why he was running around screaming. I thought he was claiming Kepler's hit was foul or something, but he was still harping on Rosie's bunt.
  13. Aerodeliria
    You're right. I guess we'll move him to the pen.
  14. Aerodeliria
    That's the key. Last night he went right after the hitters.
  15. Aerodeliria
    Thanks. I really did laugh out loud. My wife said,"What????" I said, 'I just read something funny."
  16. Aerodeliria
    I'd take Stephenson if they put him on the chopping block. It might cost a little more than I'd like but we could use his arm.
  17. Aerodeliria
    BTW, I finally got a chance to see some highlights. After Kepler's walk-off, the Boston manager and coaches were furious. They ran after the umpires and were yelling. Does anyone know why? Did they think Kepler's ball was foul or was it a balls and strikes thing?
  18. Aerodeliria
    Hey, if we put this game in last year's frame, I doubt we even take into extra innings. We lose in nine. We came back and really got some incredible pitching from the likes of Parker, Magill, Duffey and especially Littell. Nothing can be added to what Kepler did. Rosie was also delivering big time as well. I do hope it's bit easier tomorrow. My stomach can take these games in combination with my duties here on the job.
  19. Aerodeliria
    Littell pitched an amazing two innings against one of the best hitting teams on the planet. Mega-kudos to him, and of course, the faithful here at Twins Daily are pulling for him. (I liked his approach against the BoSox. Just come right after the hitters. Let the 97 mph fastball do its work. He deserved the win just as much as anyone else and I'm glad he got it.)
  20. Aerodeliria
    I gave him some credit; I mentioned his walk. I was just fuming that he got picked off. I just felt this was almost like a playoff game (for atmosphere), so he should have been more alert and that he should be very grateful that the bullpen and Kepler bailed him out. Granted, he did catch 17 innings, which I should have mentioned. As I said, it's hard to stay mad at him anyway, especially when considering his OPS.
  21. Aerodeliria
    What a WPA for Kepler!!! Clutch Kepler! Arraez kept doing what he has been doing. It is really hard to send him back down AAA. Pineda was great, and Littell improved his stock value greatly. Parker was still scary even though he got through one inning. Sano and Garver were the obvious goats. Garver had two big blunders in this game. The first one was really bad. He's not a speed threat, so why he gets caught wandering off 3rd simply means he wasn't attune to the gravity of that situation. He should be buying Littell a steak or two for saving his bacon and another couple of steaks for Kepler. (In his defense, he did work a walk that led to a tie game, so I can't stay mad forever.) Sano only needed one more K to tie the MLB record (Martinez for the BoSox was also one whiff away from tying the record). He needs a game or two off to reset.
  22. Aerodeliria
    He really impressed today. He just went about his business like a professional.
  23. Aerodeliria
    Wow. The Twins played three games' worth compared to Charlotte-Fort Myers. Willians still wants that call up!
  24. Aerodeliria
    Pass...
  25. Aerodeliria
    With that said, at the moment I think Stewart and Wade look like Dollar Tree items to me. Gonsalves maybe a step up and Rooker probably another step up, but they all could be part of a package deal.
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