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  1.    Yawn Gardenhose reacted to a post in a topic: Scott Blewett, MLB’s DFA Problem, and Potential Solutions
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  12. Yawn Gardenhose
    Hasn't a version of this article been written prior to the last 3 seasons or so? Smacks of familiarity
  13.    Yawn Gardenhose reacted to an article: Pohlad Family Greed Killed the 2024 Twins
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  17. Yawn Gardenhose
    I had exactly the same thought. I had to go back to his comments yesterday..."We are not eliminated right now, at this point And I don't have the mindset that we are out of this. I don't care who's available in the pen tomorrow...my intention is to win out and see what happens." (emphasis mine) Fast forward to down 3-0 in the eighth, in a must-win game, and bringing in...Kody Funderburk, lefty specialist, and he's allowed to just eat it, all of it. A situational AAA reliever literally called up today throws *41* pitches while Jax and Duran, your only good relievers, get that all-important rest. I realize that they both pitched yesterday, but it seemed like Baldelli was indicating that his standard bullpen management was out the window in such a dire situation. Nope, managed exactly the same as if this was a game in mid-May. Color me not shocked at all. I certainly don't put *all* the blame on Baldelli, but it's this kind of s*it - and how predictable it has become - that should render him unemployed next week. Though considering the clowns that employ him, I do doubt that he will be fired.
  18.    Yawn Gardenhose reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 2, Orioles 7: Stick a Fork in Them
  19. Yawn Gardenhose
    If Detroit wins Thursday afternoon, that guarantees that Baltimore will have something to play for on Friday, regardless of their game with the Yankees on Thursday night. If they beat the Yankees, that means that the Orioles could still win the AL East. If they lose, then they still would need to win at least one game against the Twins to clinch the first wild card, which they would be sure to be motivated to do so considering Detroit plays the White Sox to end the regular season. Even if there's nothing to gain for Baltimore from a standings perspective, I can't believe they'd rest *all* their regulars. They've been scuffling for a while and would like to go into the postseason on something of a high note. They might be starting that kind of momentum with a pair of wins at Yankee Stadium. Sure, I'd expect they don't have Ruschmann catch for maybe the whole series, but I bet we see most of their regular lineup for the first two games at the very least.
  20. Yawn Gardenhose
    Big win. I think the Twins unlocked the secret to activating this offense: get four or five outs in an inning instead of the standard three.
  21.    Yawn Gardenhose reacted to a post in a topic: Marlins 4, Twins 1: Woof
  22. Yawn Gardenhose
    This is flatly wrong. The #1 seed automatically plays the winner of the #4/#5 wild card series. The #2 seed automatically plays the winner of the #3/#6 wild card series. There is no re-seeding after the wild card round, just one of several flagrant flaws in the current postseason format.
  23. Yawn Gardenhose
    Hayes has assumed the role of blocking tackle for the front office with an enthusiasm that is off-putting to say the least. Seems like that spirit has rubbed off on articles like this too. The narrative definitely jibes if you want to make the front office appear to not be utterly incompetent for the umpteenth straight trade deadline. The Wonder Boys just ain't good at this trade deadline thing, no matter how much regime-defending gloss you wish to smother on it.
  24.    Yawn Gardenhose reacted to a post in a topic: 3 Factors That Worked Against the Twins at the Trade Deadline (Other Than Money)
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  27. Yawn Gardenhose
    Counterpoint: The 2018 Guardians made history by having 4 starters with 200+ strikeouts. Only team to have ever done that. They didn't win a game in the playoffs and pitched to a 7.20 ERA in those three playoff games.
  28. Yawn Gardenhose
    Cincinnati is "out of contention"??? They're a half game behind the current 6th seed and 1 game behind the free falling Cubs for the 5th seed. They are literally in the thick of the wild card race and have a very favorable schedule the rest of the way. Very possible that they're in the playoffs when the dust settles.
  29. Yawn Gardenhose
    Wow what a ridiculous article. This year's Twins team is the definition of "cute." They're below .500 versus teams with a winning record. Below .500 in 9-inning games (i.e. games not decided by stupid Manfred extra inning gift runners). Below .500 on the road. On pace to shatter the strikeout record by an offense. Have a bullpen of which Emilio Pagan has been one of the most reliable members. They have the ninth-best record in the AL and are in line for the 3 seed and a home playoff series. If that's not indicative of "playing above their talent level" I don't know what is. If they didn't have the dumb luck of playing in what's literally the worst division in MLB history they'd be dead and buried and probably would have been dumping guys on the waiver wire today like the Angels just did. So cute are they that their "success" this year might force MLB to tweak postseason rules to prevent such a situation where the team with the worst record in the playoff field somehow gets to host a 3-game playoff series. Cute as a button, really.
  30. Yawn Gardenhose
    Twins should send a gift basket to Nick Maton and one to Tigers management for not only playing this guy, but hitting him *fifth* in all seven games against the Twins. Might be the single worst player I've seen in MLB, and he singlehandedly gave the Twins the game today with his horrendous defense. That the Tigers won 4 out of the 7 games so far is truly astounding based on the kind of talent they are trotting out there day in and day out. This is to say, things aren't great for the Twins, but at least they ain't the Tigers. Woof.
  31. Yawn Gardenhose
    I went through the whole season. The only loss where the Twins had over a 90% win probability was the Sunday loss at Toronto (thanks Pagan). They've had three losses where they've had at least an 85% win probability: 4/21 vs Washington 3-2 loss (had 87% win probability) 5/23 vs San Francisco 4-3 loss (89% win probability) 6/3 vs Cleveland 4-2 loss (85% win probability) In addition to the five recent wins where their opponent has had 92%+ win probability (5/29 at Houston, 6/1 vs Cleveland, 6/9 at Toronto, 6/10 at Toronto and 6/13 vs Milwaukee), there's only been one other Twins win wherein the opponent had <85% win probability: 4/14 at New York. There's been a few examples of wins and losses at the 80-84% win probability level, which basically cancel each other out. These are the most extreme examples.
  32. Yawn Gardenhose
    Tonight was the 5th time *in the last 14 games* that the Twins won a game in which their opponent had a 92% or higher win probability during the game. That's incredible - the difference between an angsty 34-33 and a five-alarm-fire 29-38. I'd like to think winning this way isn't sustainable, but buried in the (justified) anxiety during this current 14 game stretch is the fact that the Twins are pulling wins out of their opponents' butts and saving their season doing so.
  33. Yawn Gardenhose
    Nice win. A few stray thoughts: In this three game series, the two teams combined to go 6 for 50 with runners in scoring position (a .120 average), including 1 for 9 with a runner on third base and less than two outs. They struck out a combined 74 times in the series, accounting for 46.5% of the outs. The defenses combined for 8 errors as well as a passed ball that directly accounted for a run today. 11 of the 17 earned runs in the series scored via home run. In a series that pitted two of MLB's supposed "new school" darlings, the results were overwhelmingly difficult to watch as a product. Add in the too-cute opener strategy by the Giants on Monday and Baldelli's manic reaction to that strategy. Overall this series serves as a good case study as to why the game will struggle to remain relevant as an entertainment option in the future with this brand of baseball.
  34. Yawn Gardenhose
    I'm not a doctor, but isn't one's heel close to one's ankle?
  35. Yawn Gardenhose
    He's a glorified Rob Deer as a full time DH. And hey, Rob Deer had value back in his day. But it's not like anyone built a franchise around Rob Deer. When the golf swing is clicking, Buxton can get results. It's just a matter of how often the golf swing is clicking. The Correa thing is laughable and is an indictment of the front office. They would be embarrassed, if they had any shame to begin with.
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