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  1. LanceJS
    I watched McCusker play in Indy ball with the Tri-City ValleyCats and I was thrilled when I heard the Twins signed him in ‘23. His power was excellent and while his whiff rate wasn’t as high there, he did come up with key hits with RISP. His defense in right field was fine. Average, but he didn’t make many errors or throw to the wrong base - fundamentally sound. I am not ready to write him in for the All-Star game, but I do think he’ll do fine for team that needs right side power. Hope he can stick when Buxton returns.
  2. LanceJS
    What’s the over/under for how many games before Lewis returns to the IL?
  3. LanceJS
    Having seen McCusker when he was in the independent Frontier League, this is his MO…he’ll always be a high power high strike out guy. Not quite a Joey Gallo type but he’s certainly a three true outcomes player. Going by what I saw in Tri-City, he’s average to above average defensively. His height helped and decent range with a long stride, but nothing spectacular. Would love to see him get a crack at the majors…but would also not be surprised to see him in a trade package.
  4. LanceJS
    Albert Dwayne Newman is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. Newman was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. View full player
  5. LanceJS
    More information about "Al Newman"
    Albert Dwayne Newman is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. Newman was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
  6. LanceJS
    How about - what if John Castino didn’t retire early due to back injuries? Him at second base with Herbie, Kirby, Bruno, G-man and the rest of that ‘87 team? Not only would that have been an upgrade over Lombardozzi but then the awful Brunansky for Tom Herr trade might never have happened.
  7. LanceJS
    June 26, 1977 - when Rod Carew went above .400 in front of a sold-out Metropolitan Stadium crowd - in which I was one of those in attendance
  8. LanceJS
    Let’s not forget who REALLY wanted the Twins contracted - Bud Selig. Offering the Pohlads $250M in 2001 dollars to do so as well. Selig wanted the team gone so the Brewers would corner Minnesota fans as well. And to think he’s in the Hall of Fame…
  9. LanceJS
    Don’t take this as I am making excuses for Correa, but I wonder if his feet are injured again? I was at Tuesday’s game and when he slowly pulled into third on a double by Buxton, if he was running at normal speed he scores easily - just as he would have beat that throw on the last play Thursday.
  10. LanceJS
    If we are going by recent performance I disagree that the team lost the “best” starter. That has clearly been Ober for the last month or so.
  11. LanceJS
    I’ll give some credit to Kwan for the fake he threw on Jeffers - enough hesitation to get the out. He’s one who truly has earned his GG’s not just won them due to a popularity contest
  12. LanceJS
    You mean the Guardians playing well above expectations isn’t an important issue?
  13. LanceJS
    Two thoughts on this. One - did those who feel Correa is “overrated” forget he played on one good foot last year? Two, if Arraez doesn’t have much production because he hits mostly singles, it sounds much like the criticism leveled at Ichiro Suzuki. Last I heard, Ichiro is going to be a first ballot Hall of Famer. I guess hitting singles can be a good thing.
  14. LanceJS
    I’m still not convinced that Buxton can be an everyday CF with the usual health concerns. Now with the TV deal settled, any chance of brining Taylor back, seeing he’s still unsigned?
  15. LanceJS
    One change - gotta take out the losing sports teams with the Timberwolves as legitimate NBA title contenders!
  16. LanceJS
    I didn’t mind the Bundy and Happ signings, especially Happ. Low risk options for back of the rotation starters. They just didn’t work out. Archer puzzled me because of his extensive injury history and when he could never go more than 4 innings in a start, why was always being used every 5th day? I am agreeing with the idea of trading for pitching rather than free agent signings - while those have had downsides as well (Mahle being the best example), when they get it right, they really get it right.
  17. LanceJS
    I always ask this…if a cap and floor will always ensure competitive balance, please explain how the NBA has teams that go either 67-15 or 15-67 in every season. Not the same teams all the time, but there are always those. If there’s such balance, how can the Detroit Pistons lose 25 straight games?
  18. LanceJS
    I have Prime, so that would be okay. Since I live in another state, Bally’s would be okay too as I have used mlb.tv for several years for Twins broadcasts, so that would stay the same. Either way works for me. If they went to local over the air, I am concerned that out of market fans would not be able to view them.
  19. LanceJS
    Absolutely true. I get some old timers mad when I do this, but you take Sandy Koufax in his 5 year peak and Johan Santana at his five year peak and they are very similar. Koufax did pitch in the pitchers’ era with a 15’’ Mound, batters without weightlifting or PEDs and frankly, the two are similar. Doesn’t matter if you use traditional or advanced stats, they come out similar. Yet Koufax is considered the greatest LHP to some while Santana couldn’t get 5% on his first HOF ballot? I am also convinced that had the trajectory he took with his two MLB teams been the other way around (dominant with the Mets, injuries while with the Twins) he would be in the HoF now.
  20. LanceJS
    I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t think was a mutual decision. I am wondering if the need to negotiate a new TV deal has anything to do with this - new network, new announcers?
  21. LanceJS
    Two numbers explain why Dozier did not get more MVP votes in 2016: 59 and 103. The Twins’ won-lost record that year.
  22. LanceJS
    The issue about the streak that concerns me isn’t that we have players who have been around for most of them (they haven’t) - it’s that every media person is going to ask the same question about whether the streak bothers them ad nauseum. These guys are human after all - how can they put it out of their minds when others constantly remind them of it?
  23. LanceJS
    Didn’t Radke pitch with a separated shoulder in game 3 vs the A’s in ‘06? That turned out to be his last appearance
  24. LanceJS
    Frankly, right now, for the Wild Card round, I’d rather put Maeda as #3 than Ryan. I have more confidence of getting 5 good innings from Kenta than Joe. I realize this was written before last night’s game but I still stand by that. ‘Now, for the ALDS should the Twins go there, I am good with Ryan as the #3, especially if the Twins are up 2-0 or it’s tied 1-1. I’m not comfortable with him in an elimination game
  25. LanceJS
    Of course this is subject to change, but I would take Maeda as the third stater - I have more confidence in getting 5 decent innings from him than either Ryan or Ober. But heck, maybe Ober can surprise me in the next couple weeks.
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