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  1. Aerodeliria
    The Polka-man also deserved a better fate. That was really something to remember. 76.8% strikes? Who throws that many strikes? I would have thought it was a 'typo' if not for MLB.com. Who does this guy think he is, Greg Maddux? I thought it was interesting that the competing pitchers were very similar in their approach. No one throwing 90+, but very little solid contact--keep throwing strikes and keep the hitters off-balance.
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    The Polka-man is Kohl Stewart's worst nightmare.
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    I agree for the most part, but I haven't yet gulped down the Sano Kool-aid. Blasting a few homers in a couple of games does not a season make. There are signs pointing in both directions at the moment. As a sports analyst here in Japan recently said about Yokozuna (highest sumo rank) Kakuryu after he lost his bout, "Old bad habits have a way of re-appearing at the worst moments."
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    Strike up the music the Polka-man has arrived in the big league!!
  5. Aerodeliria
    It really a game of inches and even centimeters. Astudillo's line shot goes through and the Twins are sitting on six runs instead of stuck on four.
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    Sure, hindsight is 20-20, but I would have liked to have seen a little bit more of Harper in that situation to be honest. He had just whiffed two in a row. Why not let him go longer? (I even mumbled this to myself when I saw "MOUND VISIT" appear on the screen at MLB.com.)
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    I knew Sunday's game was a matinee, and I had predicted the Twins would sweep before I hit the hay last night. People are going to say, "Yeah, but it was the White Sox, so really?" The White Sox are nearly as good as the Indians (IMHO), especially now that the Indians are dealing with their "hard-to-swallow" injuries. The real tests are coming though; we start playing the beasts from the east this week. This will be a good test of the Twins' mettle.
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    It's been great. I love the fact that they called up Littel instead of Stewart.
  9. Aerodeliria
    Certainly Wade continues to amaze with the OBP, but he just can't seem to push his BA high enough to get over the last hurdle. This is his third try at AAA (I believe), but it's looking like the other two so far.
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    Thanks for this. It's always appreciated. I hope I'm not jumping the gun, but it seems as if Kirilloff is finally starting to get it figured out this season.
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    There are some perhaps subtle differences, which go over well with the players. I think his management style has less to do with dealing with millenials and more to do with simply respecting every player on the roster. Not trashing players in the media or anywhere else is simply wise managing skills. He has said that he has only two rules, "Have fun but respect the game." I think that notion gives rise to more relaxed players. He also sits players down, something I see very rarely in baseball. This idea that, "Player X is starting in right field no matter what unless he's injured and even then, we'll see how bad his injury is," is not a good long-term strategy IMHO. Look at last year. Morrison played almost every game even though we found out that he actually had a nagging injury. Rocco's style is 180 degrees away from this idea. In his world, rested and healthy players have more fun than injured and wearied soldiers.
  12. Aerodeliria
    This home run thing is mind-boggling; all this without Garver and Cruz in the lineup. I have never seen anything even approaching this display of power by a Twins team--granted, I was too young at the time to remember the Killebrew era well, but I doubt it was anything like this, was it?
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    Yeah, and even though it's flat and straight, he can't throw it over the plate when leading by two touchdowns...
  14. Aerodeliria
    The funny thing is that the game could have been played yesterday (according to Rocco's comments). They have a different standard out in CA. I remember once when living in northern CA having my weekend ruined when the A's cancelled their game against the Twins the day before the game was to played because of the forecast of rain. I went to the stadium anyway on the day because it wasn't even raining, but it really was cancelled! I love the lineup roulette. It keeps players fresh. De Jong will probably be sent down...I mean Adams.
  15. Aerodeliria
    I agree completely. It seems unlikely that his career is over. Over long stretches, he really had been lights out and then, suddenly he can't get anyone out? There must be something that changes in his delivery...maybe it is such a small change that it is almost imperceptible.
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    Today's game was really one of my favorite games (I say today's; I suppose I should say last night/this morning's game; it all gets jumbled when spanning the Pacific Ocean) and also the first game against the Angels at the Big A (do they still play there?). Last year, I sincerely doubt we would have won either of those games. In the opening game (the 3-1 victory), the 2018 Twins would have almost certainly squandered the lead as the 2019 Twins also proceeded to do, but eventually the 2018 version would have almost certainly lost the game in the 8th or 9th inning. In the 8-3 win, the 2019 Twins did something they haven't really done even this year. They locked things down and came roaring back to win. For me, this was Pineda's best performance. Sure he gave a home run to Trout, but it's going to eventually happen when you play the Angels and after his wild pitch, he could have just phoned it in, but instead, he got tough and started really pitching well. Besides, he didn't give up 6 hits to La Stella, which was a refreshing change of pace. Also, the Twins mounted a comeback against a very decent Angels bullpen, and they delivered a number of big hits with two outs. This time they completed the comeback by not only tying the score in one inning but putting the game away in the next. Arraez........(no words).
  17. Aerodeliria
    The Good: Great win (although I feel bit sorry for Odorizzi, who deserved a better fate, but he was also 'good'). Ryne Harper pitched well again (and it's a pity he was charged with the run, but that's baseball). Sano's blast. Rogers after La STELLAAAAAAAAAAAA! Parker. Arraez!! Defense and pitching! The Bad: The offense in general. Rogers' pitch selection to La STELLAAAAAA after 0-2. The Ugly: Injuries on consecutive plays for the Angels. The umpire was terrible according to mlb.com's pitch locator. His strike zone was quite inconsistent throughout the game.
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    Yay!
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    I hadn't heard this, and it does make me curious. Was he resistant to bunting? Did he claim he couldn't bunt? Those are the only two reasons I can think of for not being "able" to bunt.
  20. Aerodeliria
    I'm glad to see Zack pitch better. He might be the next call up in a pinch situation...since we've seen Stewart a couple of times, why not bring up Littel again?
  21. Aerodeliria
    Kikuchi is starting to get in his groove. He's a tough pitcher. I've seen him pitch a number of times in Japan--a couple of those times, he was virtually unhittable.
  22. Aerodeliria
    Very interesting stuff. I think your point about rolling the hands over upon contact is the the most significant difference. It's hard to say if this is the final version of the Buxton stance, but at least at the moment,it seems to be working.
  23. Aerodeliria
    Another very nice wrap. 92 mph fastball right behind him, but you could almost guess that was coming. I'm not all that sure Lewis was trying to show them up, but it's hard to know.
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    Maybe, but that slices both ways. Buxton has been hot for about 10 days, so now he should be leadoff?
  25. Aerodeliria
    Today's game was just gravy, but they gave themselves a chance to win, but the dam eventually started leaking water. It was strange that May reverted back to the mystery man after recording two outs, but that's the way it goes. Again, I think Rocco will move Buxton to leadoff when he thinks he's ready. It starts with consistency. The leadoff hitter needs to get on base consistently. The definition may be different among various contributors here, but the reality is that from April 21 through May 3, Buxton hit .182 with only (2) extra base hits, to go along with (9) strikeouts and only (2) BBs. For me, that is too long a stretch of inconsistent plate appearances to warrant the leadoff spot. I still think he should start bunting. He could probably corral the leadoff spot if he occasionally dropped one down. Polanco did it today with great effect. (Puckett used to do it quite often as well.) If the bases were empty, it would almost be like wacking a double.
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