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  1. VivaBomboRivera!
    More hand-wringing. Next article.
  2. VivaBomboRivera!
    I was home! What happened? What the hell happened?
  3. VivaBomboRivera!
    Ummm, some folks consider this an asset. Are their dugouts full of players that can do this? "5 players that need to go bye bye to make this team better: Marwin, Cave, Adrianza, Wade, and Rosario." We'll get back to you when there's an opening in the Personnel Department. ;-)
  4. VivaBomboRivera!
    I like how Seth says, "Minne-soh-tah."
  5. VivaBomboRivera!
    The _New_Yorker_ is trying to call you. Should I give them your number?
  6. VivaBomboRivera!
    Goodbyes suck. So glad I had opportunities to see him work at the ball yard. Hope he flips us all the bird on the way out tonight.
  7. VivaBomboRivera!
    Even if they brought him on as a project, the Twins could never have predicted Wisler's performance this year. His 1.080 WHIP over 16.67 innings is .300 lower than his career number, and .120 under his best 40-inning year in 2018. He has picked up right where he left off with in career-high last year with 11 SO/9 . Having given up 10 BB his 1.08 ERA ought to be higher but he's only surrendered 8 hits. Anyone want to speculate why the left-handed outfielder who pinch-hit for Vargas was Cave and not Kepler? Did somebody get benched?
  8. VivaBomboRivera!
    The rose goes in front, Big Guy...
  9. VivaBomboRivera!
    Ten game win streak starts tomorrow.
  10. VivaBomboRivera!
    Ten game win streak starts tomorrow.
  11. VivaBomboRivera!
    RandBalls Stu, a Juvenal for our time. iam pridem, ex quo suffragia nulli uendimus, effudit curas; nam qui dabat olim imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, panem et circenses.
  12. VivaBomboRivera!
    C: Oh look, this isn't an argument! A: (pause) Yes it is! C: No it isn't! It's just contradiction! A: No it isn't! C: It IS! A: It is NOT! C: You just contradicted me! A: No I didn't! C: You DID! A: No no no! C: You did just then! A: Nonsense! C: (exasperated) Oh, this is futile!! A: (pause) No it isn't. C: Yes it is! I came here for a good argument! A: No you didn't, you came here for an argument! C: An argument isn't just contradiction. A: Well! it CAN be! C: No it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition. A: No it isn't! C: Yes it is! It isn't just contradiction! A: Look, if I *argue* with you, I must take up a contrary position! C: Yes but that isn't just saying 'no it isn't'. A: Yes it is! C: No it isn't! A: Yes it is! M: No it isn't! A: Yes it is! C: No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says. A: It is NOT! C: It is! A: Not at all! C: It is! A: (hits a bell on his desk) Thank you, that's it. C: (surprised) What? O: That's it. Good morning!
  13. VivaBomboRivera!
    Well, I'll say it if nobody else will - I am proud of our Twins.
  14. VivaBomboRivera!
    Sure hope so. The guy's a contributor. Cleveland is going to regret letting him go.
  15. VivaBomboRivera!
    Last night provided plenty of evidence that he's working on this, as well. Having seen how he adjusts, and then how pitchers adjust to his adjustments, it's fair to say we are not looking at the final product yet.
  16. VivaBomboRivera!
    A repeat lesson that never gets old - walks kill. The man found something today - 6 IP, no runs, 1 hit, 1 BB, 9 SO. Whatever brought this about (maybe he's redirecting that energy?), he should do more of it.
  17. VivaBomboRivera!
    Amending the previous post in light of the IL announcement - I am worried about Byron Buxton being hurt. Worried about Mitch Garver and Luis Arraez, as well. Miguel Sano is playing his heart out at first base. He wants to excel, and if he succeeds we will have our Kent Hrbek for the '20s. I remain disappointed in no one. Win Twins!
  18. VivaBomboRivera!
    Were we in another era, under another manager, you might have been able to hear something like this from the other side of a locked clubhouse door: SFX: varnished hardwoods falling on tile floor, loud cursing, towel snapping "This is a simple game. You hit the ball, you catch the ball, you throw the ball." On the lighter side: Hands up - who loves Sano at first? Talk amongst yourselves.Give Vargas a gold star for noticing that Hiura hadn't left the batter's box (was Hiura mistakenly thinking 'infield fly rule'...?)
  19. VivaBomboRivera!
    Neither. Case closed.
  20. VivaBomboRivera!
    Great job again today moving runners over and across. Shows a perceptible shift in management's attitude toward winning. Time to get brutally honest about Taylor Rogers' prospects as a true closer. The Twins need to go shopping. An objective look at this soon in a different part of this forum. Another silver lining - Mitch Garver proved he can play first. ;-)
  21. VivaBomboRivera!
    There can never be enough of that. Next up four games at home against KC. Time to run up the score and deliver some serious payback.
  22. VivaBomboRivera!
    Nice work. The graphs really say it all - the two black spots merged into one, and their center moved lower and further inside, but still well in the strike zone. Pitching coaches were paying attention, and so far this year the pitchers have good command against him. Our man went three for six (one off Gyorko) today, scoring twice but sadly contributing no RBI. No shortage of confidence from Rocco in sending him out to lead off today after 1-for-4 with 3 SO yesterday's disaster. Now hitting .167/.280/.238 in 50 PAs, just 2 RBI, 1 XBH. Really hope Levine is right and the guy finds himself during this home stand.
  23. VivaBomboRivera!
    Nice post. Did you mean to say, "in 11 appearances on at least a day's rest against those same 6 teams." That was good research, so important to be certain of the point you made.
  24. VivaBomboRivera!
    As of 10 August, the AL slash line in 574 PAs is .229/.309/.394. Apparently whatever ails our offense is rather widely shared...
  25. VivaBomboRivera!
    The Twins lineup still has not been able to get going. Runners left on base in past four days: 6 Aug: 77 Aug: 68 Aug: 69 Aug: 7Rocco and the pitching staff have a few things to answer for, but the batters (no exceptions) need to regain their form and learn from how the Royals throwers worked them. It is no longer 2019.
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