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  1. wavedog
    That was an ugly at-bat for Buxton. Just kept throwing the same pitch to him.
  2. wavedog
    A little early for math but I believe it should say 33% of Detroit's wins have come against Minnesota. 4 out of the 12 wins. Here is another fun Central Division fact - The Twins have already won more games this year against Kansas City (5) than they did all of last season (4).
  3. wavedog
    Winner! Nice play Polanco!
  4. wavedog
    Pitch framing
  5. wavedog
    Nice play by Polanco - left side of infield did well this inning
  6. wavedog
    Sano catches a difficult pop-up. Worth the price of admission
  7. wavedog
    Really thought Buxton was going to get there and catch it . Good effort!
  8. wavedog
    Strike em out - throw em out!
  9. wavedog
    Not a good start - Perez throws a lot of DPs - maybe Dozier should have been running
  10. wavedog
    The easy answer is any park where Hughes is pitching is considered a hitters park. Lefthanded hitters have it a little easier. Any guesses on how far Gallo will hit one tonight? Hopefully we keep up but Perez usually pitches better at home than on the road.
  11. wavedog
    Catching up on the topics - yes we have our share of grackles here - we used to go to the Sonic Drive-in frequently when my daughters were smaller and there was always a one-legged grackle there scavenging for dropped food. Bruce Springsteen? He is OK but I am no fanatic - not like I am of the Twins. Speaking of the Twins, I will be going to the game tonight down here so I hope we fair better tonight than the last couple of days. How about a Buxton HR? Last year when I went to the game we beat the crap out of Texas so I hope that is repeated tonight although with Hughes pitching it most likely will be the other way around.
  12. wavedog
    Yes, he is stretched out enough and pitching well enough to be called up. Gibson and Mejia are on notice - always good to have competition. I am just hoping he does not repeat the performance of Liam Hendriks with us. Pitched great in the minors but could never translate that in the big leagues in several opportunities. I had to look up where Liam is pitching now - apparently with Oakland. Had a good year with Toronto in 2015 and Oakland last year. Bring Berrios up and have some patience with him.
  13. wavedog
    Alright - making this exciting!
  14. wavedog
    C'mon Dozier - lets get things started here.
  15. wavedog
    Has someone checked Buxton's bat for termites? Maybe there are some large holes eaten in it. What are the rules on bat diameters - can he bring a tree trunk up there?
  16. wavedog
    Have to get a bat on the ball Buxton.
  17. wavedog
    Santana was saving the strike outs for when he needed them...
  18. wavedog
    With the division games we should get off to a decent start but I am still feeling the burn from last season. So seeing as we have not changed much from last year's approach - we will try to best last year's start and go 0-22 for April with 3 rainouts giving us some blessed relief from the losses. Now that I have set that low expectation anything else will be a plus for me. I aim very low.
  19. wavedog
    I think we know how this will end up - but it is Spring and we can always hope for the best. We will see how Belisle and Breslow do - we could have signed some higher profile relievers. I thought a given that Chargois would be in at least the setup discussion, so hopefully he performs well at AAA and comes up soon. We have got to develop some power arms to at least get in the mix.
  20. wavedog
    Some good reasons for optimism pointed out in the article and we have 5 consecutive years of his actual ERA being lower than his FIP with 2 different teams. Yes, as long as we do not try to change him I am cautiously optimistic about Santiago having a good year for us. Good being defined as our 2nd or 3rd best starter and within 10% of his career average stats.
  21. wavedog
    I have tried my hardest to forget about last season but to the best of my memory - we earned every one of those 103 losses with a combination of bad managing, bad starting pitching, bad relief pitching, bad defense etc...If I put on my rose-colored glass for this season as hope springs eternal - we will be better this season because (1) Buxton, Sano, Rosario, Kepler, Berrios will be improved on both Offense and Defense with help from the old vets we brought in Hunter, Cuddyer and Hawkins (2) Castro will provide better pitch-framing and game calling? giving our pitchers more confidence and Murphy/Garver will help more as backups (3) May and Hughes come back to the rotation to give more stability (4) we find a SS that can give us average defense (4) Jepsen is not in our bullpen this year (5) Someone will help Molitor with managing decisions/he will have learned from experience (6) Santana and Dozier performance does not fall off the face of the earth (7) Other teams in our division will be taking a step back like Chi, KC and Det My hope for this seaon - I would like to break the 70 win mark and for the team to show continued improvement this year - looking forward to the season.
  22. wavedog
    Nice article Seth! Honestly, I had sort of forgotten we took Haley in the Rule 5 draft - anything we get from him will be a nice bonus. I like his work ethic - hope things turn out well for both him and the Twins.
  23. wavedog
    Great article and nice insight that he is working out with Larkin and Lindor. Fingers-crossed that he continues to develop and move up the ladder.
  24. wavedog
    I would tender all given this outsider's opinion. Depending on your thoughts on pitch-framing - Castro and Murphy/Garver should help Santiago nibble better and could also help Gibson as well. Kintzler and Pressly are inexpensive for what they can provide. Barring other trades or signings, Escobar is a need - he can fill-in at 3B or SS and is probably the best SS on the roster. Unless the new regime has a trade or signing that brings in a SS - Escobar needs to be retained.
  25. wavedog
    Late to the party here but I think the signing is great! This fits a need and our pitching staff needs the help - time will tell how much.
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