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  1. CDog
    And someone else could list a whole bunch of things that have broken wrong. And a bunch of things that have broken just about the way one would expect. That's how things happen in pretty much every facet of the world since...well, always.
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    I've been to both. SafeCo is fantastic like almost all of the "new" ballparks. We sat in right field in either the last or second to last row of the upper deck, and I felt like the view of the field was still very good. But also like most of the newer parks, there are any one of a number of places to see the game from places other than your seats. I'd suggest a lap around the main concourse before deciding on food as there are lots and lots of options. As for Oakland, it might be interesting to try and find the time machine that transports you back in time several decades, but I've never found it. You'll see lots o' concrete and....well, that. The best thing I found there? A security guy near our seats was named Jack Tatum (not THE Jack Tatum, but he pulled out his driver's license to prove it was his name). Not sure about the ticket situation and getting from upper to lower level, but I can't imagine that would be a problem. For that matter, I wouldn't think it would be tough to get something plenty cheap in the lower bowl.
  3. CDog
    Have liked Howard's writing less as time's gone on, but I have to agree that Filler D's was pretty fantastic.
  4. CDog
    Wow, what a shocker- the usual suspect Pollyanna's were typically pollyanish and the Realists were starkly being...realistic... about the dreary, ugly reality of the chances for success, given the Twins appalling SP situation- but criticized for it. Calling heads every time doesn't make you smart because the coin comes up heads half the time.
  5. CDog
    The question keeps coming up why they waited until now. Here's my absolutely non-factual, non-informed guess. They had talked about it--maybe were even ready to do it--and then Plouffe got hurt leaving them an infielder short. OK, we'll keep him up. Plouffe then needs to miss more time than they thought, and they still need to keep him up plus they bring up Nishioka. Nishioka plays three of the worst games anyone can remember. And now it would be ridiculous to send Dozier down while Nishioka is still with the team. But they keep Nishioka over the weekend as emergency backup with no Plouffe, send him down, and then send Dozier down after Plouffe is back. Wouldn't it make more sense if he had been sent down three weeks ago? And it fits with some comments from even before the move was made that they had been discussing it for a while. To reiterate, that's complete conjecture, but I'm a little bored tonight.
  6. CDog
    You can also look at it as a loss if you consider what we could have gotten for him had we dealt him in December or January rather than August. And I'm sure you do.
  7. CDog
    "Later" was the next day. It wasn't like a year later. Which brings up an off-topic question. Anyone have actual knowledge of how "players to be named later" are actually agreed upon? My impression--and I don't even know if it's based in any facts or rumors or just my own imagination--is that the two teams are down to a "well it can be one of these x guys" and then whoever is still undecided can pick from among those x players. And I would guess they do the deal without nailing down that final detail because it needs to happen before some deadline (like the time between making the waiver claim and when it expires). Is that about right? Anyone?
  8. CDog
    Based on the output the Twins would have gotten from Delmon this year (nothing, he wasn't coming back) and Oliveras's contributions last year and this, it is ALREADY a win for the Twins.
  9. CDog
    I think too much has been made of that one play simply because it was the last thing he did, essentially. In live action, both my friend and I at the game thought he had no play other than the one he made (contrary to common belief, sitting in the stands isn't always/often the best vantage point to tell those things). The guy next to us thought he should have tried to start the double-play. When I caught the re-airing later, I thought he should have gone home. Even there, Blyleven thought one thing initially and then with the help of replay after the pitching change thought maybe something else (I forget which was his first and which was his subsequent reaction). Gardenhire has said in a bunch of outlets (although he may have only said it once and it was just reported several) that he liked Dozier's thoughts and process and only thought that in that very specific game situation that he maybe should have made a different choice (and had to go to video to show him what he meant and used it as a teachable moment). He also pointed out that Dozier was the one out in the fire and that the information he had wasn't the same as what someone watching might have. I'm rambling, but the point is, I don't think that play had much to do with any decisions on Dozier.
  10. CDog
    How in the world is it publicly humiliating a guy to send him down to the minors after he struggles for months on end? Once he comes up, he has to stay forever? Don't look now, but that's the problem you're ranting against. Over and over and over they've supported Dozier, said they think he can be a good major league shortstop, given him time and experience to grow and improve, and talked positively even about his mistakes. My goodness. StarTrib comment section is just down the street.
  11. CDog
    I think Riverbrian and Jim Crikket are on the right track. I don't think "best" is a well-defined term here, and I would be shocked if it were the case that the best person for the job at one level would always (or even often) be the best person at another. The things that need to be worked on are different, the age is ususally different, the mentality of the student is different, and even the short-term goals are different. So the "best" coach at a given level isn't necessarily the best at another. Speaking from my own experience, I was a much, MUCH better coach at the 8th and 9th grade type levels than I was at the JV or varsity levels (in a different sport, but I think the concept still applies). So I don't think the OP's question has a true answer. The adjusted answer is that the best coach for each level should be at that level.
  12. CDog
    I can't let this go. Will one of you stat guys answer this? Is this opinion based on some kind of sabermetric formula that some find useful? It's low if you use WAR, although it's likely an unfounded assumption that Hardy would have performed the same here as he did in Baltimore (considering that Hardy has credited Vavra with fixing his swing, he probably would have performed even better...and yes, that's reverse hyperbole and conjecture to be amusing to myself and counter the other direction a little bit). Making a few minor assumptions that make the calculation a tad quicker and easier, the difference in WAR for Hardy and the Twins SS's was about 6 for 2011.
  13. CDog
    Given that you are in Detroit, doesn't that make it an away game? See what I did there!?!? haha.
  14. CDog
    The part I bolded would be more true if it weren't untrue. In Casilla's second season with more than 10 PA's (2008), he hit .281. Carroll hit .277 that year (albeit with a 22 point advantage in OBP). In every other season, Carroll has hit for higher average than Casilla, usually by a lot. OBP is even a greater advantage to Carroll. And in the most important case--THIS year--Carroll is hitting 29 points higher and OBP'ing 78 points higher.
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    Was the day game finale of the White Sox series about three weeks ago. I remember I was working from home so I had the game on but no sound, so I didn't get to hear if there was an explanation of why. Seemed like he just came in as a defensive replacement...no injury or pinch-hit or moving someone around. So it was weird, and that's part of why I remember it happening. I don't think he had a ball hit to him.
  16. CDog
    Give that man a cigar.
  17. CDog
    At least you didn't accidentally go with LeCroy instead of Lucroy.
  18. CDog
    That was also part of Game 3, wasn't it? Lost in sun = day game = final game of series?
  19. CDog
    I think you typo'd 3 when you meant 2.
  20. CDog
    He's at .660 this year, and he finished the year before he joined the Twins at .659.
  21. CDog
    I'm taking "smaller" to mean minor league or even lower. The best minor league ballpark I've been to is the Rangers affiliate in Round Rock (near Austin). They did a "shirts off their backs" promotion where all the jerseys worn in the game were raffled at the end of the game. The park was pretty full, but hard to tell exactly because there are lots of common areas where people gather and enjoy themselves outside of their actual seats. The food options are more plentiful and interesting than other minor league games I've been to, and there are a lot of fun attractions within the ballpark (I think I remember a basketball court?). I've not been, but I've heard the best things about Indianapolis and Quad Cities.
  22. CDog
    Just watched. Before the pitch is even thrown in the highlight, I got distracted by the absolute sea of empty seats. And then the Bad News Bears routine breaks out (and that's not really a stretch at all). Yeah, not good times in Houston.
  23. CDog
    I will hope for black and white, fast choppy video, and old-timey slapstick movie music.
  24. CDog

    Something Feels Different

    CDog commented on Loosey's blog entry in Blog Loosey

    Agree with your feeling. As an analytical type, I tend to bristle at words like "seems" and "feels," but only when talking about things that have already happened. All of those things have already happened and already been recorded, so there's no need for things like "it seems like Player x has been hitting into a lot of double plays." Either they have been or they haven't. When it comes to being in the moment, however, sports fandom is all about how your team makes you feel and the hope (or lack thereof) they provide. And there has definitely been a premium on that good feeling during games for at least half of last year and the start of this year. And I agree that the tide of that feeling for me has also turned (although I felt it a little sooner than this weekend). It took a little hit for a stretch in July, but it's back, baby!
  25. CDog
    Holy goodness! I tend to pay less attention to the NL, knew they were bad of course, but thought you had to have made a typo or were exaggerating for effect. Just wow.
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