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  1. Aerodeliria
    Great pitching and timely hitting. And as for defense, we tend to throw words around like spectacular when players make good catches, but Kerrigan's catch really was spectacular. If you have played in the outfield, you know how tough catches are when you have to dive full-length across your body (opposite your glove, i.e., backhand) because the ball disappears completely from your view. That was really a highlight reel grab. Can anyone tell me how hard Poppen throws? Is he primarily a fastball and slider type of pitcher? That was a pretty dominating performance.
  2. Aerodeliria
    Oh, I forgot about Ron Davis. We always sat in the left field bleachers, and my friend and I would say let's put on our batting helmets; Ron Davis is in the game. There was also Juan Berenguer who I would rank above Ron Davis just because of his nickname.
  3. Aerodeliria
    I read the articles; I check the Fangraphs' game flow; I check the bullpen usage. I ALWAYS check WPA of the players. Please keep it coming! (and many thanks for the efforts)
  4. Aerodeliria
    I confess that my complaints against Parker are purely subjective and have no foundation in any data--just my strange, uncomfortable, gut feeling I get every single time he comes in. (The meltdown was not was not the sole reason for the lowering; although, I may have dropped him from 5th to 7th.)
  5. Aerodeliria
    I think this is exactly the point. Pressly was lights out when he left here, which means that the talent was there. It's hard to imagine landing another Pressly to be honest. (It was the one trade I was very upset about. I just saw no need for it. All of the other trades had some sort of justification that I could understand.) I think we saw the real Parker emerge yesterday. I hold my breath everytime I see his name as the man being called in from the pen. I think he is the next Addison Reed in waiting. We need someone at least on a level with Rodgers who can be lights out.
  6. Aerodeliria
    How do you rank the bullpen members? I'm just curious, really. There are a lot of things that go into the thinking about it ERA/WHIP/SO:BB ratio and feeling (some pitchers just make you more worried than others--a kind of foreboding). 1) Rodgers 2) May 3) Harper 4) Macgill 5) Duffey 6) Morin 7) Parker
  7. Aerodeliria
    Good point!! No need to throw him under the bus, but no need to call him 'all world' just yet. Let's just see what transpires--the sample for this year is still miniscule.
  8. Aerodeliria
    Parker might be a bigger concern than Sano...just maybe.
  9. Aerodeliria
    I do want to also express my thanks. I love reading posts and articles and updates on this site. It really has been a lot of fun.
  10. Aerodeliria
    All of my secret fears about Parker came true in the matter of a few minutes. Uggggh... For quite a long time now, of all of the present relievers, I have felt that it was Parker who was the shakiest and pitching on borrowed time. The repo men (Indians) came to extract their repayment.
  11. Aerodeliria
    I came here just to escape the misery....sorry.
  12. Aerodeliria
    Actually, there are plenty of outdoor stadiums and some of them have no infield grass (like the Hanshin Tigers' home field in Osaka--affectionately known as 'Koshien' which brings to mind (for Japanese folks) the spring/summer high school baseball tournaments which are held there--an interesting phenomenon because the Tigers are forced to play away games for the entire tournament every year, so the professional team has to take a backseat to the high schoolers!!). All of the teams also play a percentage of the their games outside of their home stadiums--maybe like four or six series per year. Specifically, they go to smaller urban areas to play some of their games. Some of those stadiums are really not that great. Last year, I went to one game of a three game series featuring the Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons. They played at a local stadium about 10 kilometers from where I live. I wouldn't say the field was terrible, but there was no infield grass and the grass in the outfield became extremely slippery over the length of the game (a couple of players slipped). We left early because it was quite a cold evening and the Giants were clobbering the Dragons. I think the score was something like 19-3 in the sixth inning, so there was no reason to stay and freeze to death (and suffer additional humiliation).
  13. Aerodeliria
    True, but there are only a few who thought some guy named Tebow would even be around let alone playing in AAA by this point in time.
  14. Aerodeliria
    That's wild. He can throw convincingly with his left hand!
  15. Aerodeliria
    Hackimer is back to what is becoming standard operating procedure. Strikeouts and no runs. Was he injured last year? I noticed his walk/strikeout ratio was not that good last year and of course ERA and WHIP were also not so good. Or maybe he is just that much better this year? Thoughts?
  16. Aerodeliria
    Completely off-topic: I got a chance to watch the Yomiuri Giants and the Rakuten Eagles for the last three innings tonight. Our old 'friend' Alan Busenitz came in to try to hang on to a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning. After recording one out, he had a tough luck inning started by ground ball single between 1st and 2nd. Then, he got another ball chopped to the left of the mound, which he tried to glove--a mistake--it hit off the end of his glove and carommed into right field (it would have been a pretty easy doubleplay if he hadn't tried to stab it). Runners were at the corners. The next hitter grounded the ball in the hole but the shortstop fielded it nicely. It also looked like it was going to be a doubleplay, but the shortstop's plant foot slipped on the damp grass and his throw pulled the 2nd baseman off the bag. Tying run scored. The next batter grounded into the inning ending doubleplay. He ended up getting the win, however, as Rakuten rallied for two runs in the bottom of the eighth. Just thought I'd let the faithful know how one of their own is doing. He's been quite a good pitcher for the Eagles and looked sharp despite giving up the tying run. Sorry for the long post.
  17. Aerodeliria
    I could only tune in to MLB.com after the game had been tied. I was quite surprised he was still in for the 7th inning myself. Five hitter...too bad they were all homers.
  18. Aerodeliria
    Wow! That number's massive! I thought there were a few hundred members!!
  19. Aerodeliria
    He only threw Lindor two fastballs. He probably shouldn't have thrown him any. I think the major difference today was his inability to command the zone. His strike rate was 20% lower than the last time out.
  20. Aerodeliria
    I think twins1095 has a point. The odd delivery seems to add to the deception of the pitches. His hook looked great.
  21. Aerodeliria
    Ha! The Yankee love from the cabal of sports writers never ceases. I rarely check ESPN anymore (considering they are the worst IMHO), but I happened to pop over to the site yesterday. They had four articles on the Yankees and of course zero on the Twins. Also, I read an article (I can't remember the site) about the all-star game. No Twins were mentioned as starters and only two Twins were mentioned as back-ups (Berrios and Polanco)--no mention of Schoop, Garver, Rosie, Taylor or even Odorizzi. Of course, there were loads of Yankees and Red Sox as both starters and back-ups.
  22. Aerodeliria
    Perspective: Twins were 26-32 after 58 games last year. It's hard to believe that the present iteration of the Twins has chalked up 14 more wins at this point.
  23. Aerodeliria
    I can't thank you guys enough for all of these data. I feel much more informed going through the top 50.
  24. Aerodeliria
    AGREED!!! That would be off the charts! They could just rotate around the field next to each other C-3rd-SS-2nd-1st-RF-CF-LF-P.
  25. Aerodeliria
    Thin pickings on the pitcher of the day. Hackimer will get a chance to redeem himself maybe tomorrow following the previous game's disappointment.
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