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2019 xFIPs Enlow - 3.75 Moya - 2.84 (3.2 innings) Littell - 5.41 Watson - 3.15 Duran - 4.77 Alcala - 2.64 De Jong - 11.17/25.11 (6.2 innings, but Wow) Rijo - 5.01 Smeltzer - 1.30 Chalmers - (Injured) Yeah, it's a mixed bag.

I thought about this, but with Kepler and Parker both being sick, I wonder if options were limited.

That's a whole other can of worms ... Getting rid of daily commutes is only one issue ... Not all employees are trustworthy enough to work from home ... There are also often collaboration issues with the younger and older employees in that situation ... It shouldn't be complicated to move that way, but unfortunately, it is.

San Francisco

More of that please ... Top three 'stros barrell nothing

As much or more than anyone not named Berrios

At least no double-digit ERA

They'll be back Friday ... You know the old "Thank you, sir, may I have another" bit ... This game is "another" ... It builds character

I just want to see some Romero action. Might as well get a look at a couple guys before Astudillo comes in.

My great-grandfather was named Elmer. I knew there was something weird about his interment. A lifelong question finally answered.

"Lost in all this offensive narrative is that Rosario has regained a focus in the outfield that rounds himself into something special. Putting up six defensive runs saved through his first 165 innings, and notching four outfield assists in the early going, he’s again a guy you don’t want to test in the grass either." Love this part He almost got the 5th assist last night ... That non-out on Correa when he initially mishandled the ball on the track may have been his most impressive throw of the season.

But they do need GPS to know where to go

That article uses the word "could" in a few key spots, which always bothers me. It's one of those double-speak words that allows statements to be made without really being made. They also admitted that it was done on a simple round track. They also raved about how surprised they were about how well it worked without really explaining why. The supporting video really only shows the 100% solution in detail. The robots won't gawk, so they do have my support there.

I wonder if the studies are based on 25% participation, 50% participation, 100% participation .... If it's 100%, then it's either incredibly idealistic or is based on a law requiring only autonomous vehicles being on the roads (Not going to be supported)

It is a competition. Only the first 10,000 fans get a flapper hat on Saturday. It will probably be that way in 2023 as well. I'll get my hat and you Yielders will be left in the dust.

This all sounds like Astudillo is going to be pitching tonight.

Oh, BTW, Welcome!

After one game?

I'll bite, but this could get moved to the "get to know thread." I've been a "real" Twins fan since 1999 when I moved to Minnesota. However, I really started following MLB in 1987. My grandfather was always a baseball fan. He loved the Yankees. That influence coupled with the intrigue of helping my cousin sort all his wood-grained border 1987 Topps baseball cards got me hooked. Well, guess who won the World Series that year. Now my cousin lived in St. Louis (guess who he was rooting for) and his prized baseball cards were his 87 Mark McGwires and Jose Cansecos (the Canseco had a little trophy on it). I actually started following Oakland (living in Iowa, you could choose whoever you wanted). I picked the right time to follow them. 1991 was the first time they didn't make it to the World Series after I started following them. Well, guess who did. Then Joe Carter, Jack Morris, Paul Molitor and the Blue Jays became the toast of the town in the AL. Jose Canseco got traded to the Ranger and had a ball bounce off his head. The strike/lockout/cancelled World Series occurred. Dave Stewart and Mike Moore left. Mark McGwire got hurt. Baseball lost its luster for a couple years for me. In 1997-1998, Livan Hernandez in the Series, the Sosa/McGwire chase and a roommate that did nothing but lay on the couch watching big four sports got me back into it. I moved to Minnesota in '99 and decided to follow the Twins from that point. So, even though I got to enjoy both the '87 and '91 series as a neutral fan, I didn't get to have that feeling of the team I followed winning it all. I did get that in '89, but it was interrupted by the earthquake and that kind of put a damper on it with all the terrible news stories. My favorite player was Johan Santana and now it's Jose Berrios (please sign him long term!). 2006 was my favorite year so far. Always ready for it to be surpassed though.

Angel Hernandez should be fired. I'm sure Houston would agree too.

This actually gives me a little different perspective. I assume these things will all be programmed to default toward yield. Those of us who don't buy into it may have our way on the freeway. If an accident occurs, we can just blame the tech for not taking the situation into account.

Good to see these prospects like Graterol, Thorpe and Smeltzer dominating in their respective leagues. I don't know what the weather was like for Thorpe's first two starts, but hopefully, those are outliers. I've seen Graterol live, and he seemed to work relatively quickly. Does anyone have any input on how Thorpe and Smeltzer are in this area? It's at the top of my mind after watching Odorizzi and Pineda that last couple days.

Defense = FAIL Hernandez = FAIL Feel bad for Duffey ... I wanted him to have a good inning after reading Brandon's piece ... Have to give him a mulligan (although he did contribute with his own error) ... Spun out of control

Insert dead horse here

Maybe not in that post, but there has been a series of posts that specifically included the line "Taking driving away from humans".