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  1. VivaBomboRivera!
    Overall still a long way from the 2019 Kepler, but there is still time.
  2. VivaBomboRivera!
    27 basis point improvement in batting average for the period 30 Jun - 24 Jul over the first 82 games. Significant improvement in OBP. Almost no change in K rate. 😀😀☹️
  3. VivaBomboRivera!
    So it wasn't the Wight home wun, was it?
  4. VivaBomboRivera!
    Starting to love this ball club
  5. VivaBomboRivera!
    The body language and look in his eyes at times have suggested that he is "checked out" or mentally somewhere else. Hoping that is not true, or at least that he is coming around after three very long years,
  6. VivaBomboRivera!
    We probably didn't have a right to expect the Twins to go 10 - 5 since the "season start," but it sure feels good. The offensive output (combined with the base-running) over the past six games in particular has been outstanding, not really missing a beat in the transition from cellar-dwelling opponents to break-even ball clubs. Now it's time to see if the Twins can extend this performance and turn it into an extended lead over the rest of the division. Right now, they'd be third in the West, and tied with the Yankees (!) for 5th in the East.
  7. VivaBomboRivera!
    This blowout win moves almost all the offensive numbers farther in the right direction since 30 June. Perhaps today we can forgive a strikeout rate of .261. 😎
  8. VivaBomboRivera!
    All post-meeting numbers moving in the right direction since 30 June, even strikeout rate in spite of today's 14 Ks. It is probably time Byron Buxton got a day (or two) off. I think many of us wish that Rocco had shown a quicker hook today.
  9. VivaBomboRivera!
    Lifeless - no; still irritatingly inconsistent - yes. It would not be true to say that the team is in exactly the same place they were before the "season started." They are scoring half a run more per game on average than before, team batting average is up 20 points and strikeout rate is down by a little more. While it is fair to say that recent wins have come from cupcake teams, it is also notable that they took all three games of those series, much harder to accomplish than two of three. The way the team scratched out runs inning after inning to maintain the lead in the second game with the Athletics was particularly satisfying and gives reason for hope. If the season ended now with a Central Division pennant, the grade would be C+. That would rise to B or B+ if they take the Seattle series.
  10. VivaBomboRivera!
    6W - 4L since the big players-only pow-wow. Ugly win, but bank it.
  11. VivaBomboRivera!
    Proving that if it's middle-middle, even a 100mph fastball is a cookie. That pitch had a flashing green light on it.
  12. VivaBomboRivera!
    Still inconclusive after 10 games. Batting average and runs/game up slightly, strikeout rate down slightly. It's hard not to like a 6 - 4 record, but only two of those wins came against a postseason contender. The Twins will not play a team currently better than .500 until they meet the Diamondbacks in August. Now is the time.
  13. VivaBomboRivera!
    As of now, I'd agree. Yesterday's collapse and the loss on the 7th really put a hole in the progress they had made. The only index that is still notably better than before 30 June is strikeout rate.
  14. VivaBomboRivera!
    Statistically, through the loss on the 8th, the team's performance showed marked improvement, resulting in a 5 - 3 record that could be regarded as a new beginning on the season. The humiliating loss on the last day before the All Star Break erased most of those gains in one fell swoop (assisted by the loss on the 7th). Nine games is still a small sample size, but the best that can be said for the club's play since since that meeting is that the jury is still out. If they continue on this pace they are headed for an 84-win season, and a lot of 'splainin' to do.
  15. VivaBomboRivera!
    I've always been a fan of knockers - Carew, Arraez, Garr...
  16. VivaBomboRivera!
    Most of the numbers say that this was not a bad offensive game, consistent with the "season beginning on 30 June." Two numbers, 2 R and 8 team LOB (all in scoring position, no less) deliver the sting of disappointment. It hurts to hit 5 (5!) two-baggers and still lose the game. Batting average, on base percentage and strikeout rate have all improved markedly today and for the eight days since the miserable 82-game first half. Under normal circumstances, we'd be pretty happy going 5-3 (extra-inning loss excepted), but the fact that the club had to climb out of a 2-game-under hole leaves most of us feeling... meh!
  17. VivaBomboRivera!
    Easily the worst game since the "season began." Fortunately, the K rate was relatively low in spite of the weak hitting. Gotta feel for Buck. The man is due in a big way.
  18. VivaBomboRivera!
    Because outfielders sprint on nearly every batted ball. Can we stop now? The club says he is not in shape to play outfield. Why should that statement be suspect?
  19. VivaBomboRivera!
    Please do not omit the 6 BB. Today's OBP was still .324 even though BA was .185. 9Ks not great, but K rate is decidedly down since 30 June. We shall see if this trend continues. This club amassed 838 strikeouts in the first 82 games (10.2).
  20. VivaBomboRivera!
    See what happens when pitchers get run support? Makes winning much less hard work. So far over six games, the promise has been kept.
  21. VivaBomboRivera!
    So far, the "season begins today" promise is being kept. Keep hope alive! A recommendation and a question: Kenta Maeda is a brightly burning evening star right now - catch him before he sets Who put a quarter in Max Kepler, and what took them so damned long? (OK, that's two questions)
  22. VivaBomboRivera!
    We could watch how SLG moves over the next several weeks and see if it correlates with a change in runs or BA, but the current data set is just the right workload to be manageable and see if the story really has changed. Briefly considered also tracking team RISP and LOB, but left off for same reason. Don't let that stop you from tracking it if you wish, and please add your erudite analysis to the conversation. 😉
  23. VivaBomboRivera!
    Thanks for the tip. There's much worse company to be with than Dick Bremer. Table fixed.
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  25. VivaBomboRivera!
    You're welcome! 😀 SLG is meaningful, yes, but more fundamental problem for the past two years has been putting the ball in play and keeping the line moving. Runs/game before 30 June: 4.18 Since: 4.5
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