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  1. Riverbrian
    I like those 9 but I really like those 13 to 15. Larnach is doing good, Celestino is looking good... Gordon is doing well, Garlick is a hitter. Kirilloff could be something, I'm not going to give up on Sano... well maybe... I don't know. Steer is coming hard. I'm buying Twins stock. It's at 25.47 a share.
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    That jack cleared the fence by plenty. He was pretty young when he hit our shores and power can increase with age. I think the power is there if he chooses to take that approach. I'm just not so sure he should the way he looks right now. I'd also like to add that Max Kepler is looking good with this new found ability to go the other way.
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    I would love to live in a world where a manager, coach, player or just plain people can speak freely. But... I don't. I found it refreshing to hear him lay his cards on the table. (I don't know what the correct answer is and I don't care). Unfortunately... what comes next is guaranteed. In the coming days (hours, minutes) his honest words of struggling with a managerial concept will be shoved right back in his face by people who struggle with their own decisions on a daily basis. The worst of internet will show up for this and as a result his words will be less revealing next time and we remain in the dark on everything.
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    That wasn't what I imagined in my head. ?
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    And in comparison to others still in rotation. The man deserves more starts.
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    I tried to get logged in. I'm not much of an Apple device guy and it became impossible to log in so I just imagined in my mind what was happening. What I saw in my head was pretty good.
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    Great bullpens are built by those who hang zeroes and the names who get the job done are often not names we have heard of. Pitchers like Moran often become extremely important and when they do... we get to sit back and wonder where he came from. Bullpens become bad when you keep going to the same under performers with the thought that the under performer is the best you have. Bullpens are always a work in progress... keep searching for the zero hangers.
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    If Team A #1 doesn't pitch like a #1. Your model falls completely apart. If Team B #3 (pick one) doesn't pitch like a #3. Your model falls completely apart. And the model falls apart every playoff every year. ?
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    Bulletin board material for tonight?
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    You are right. Now that Buxton is hitting again... there really isn't an obvious send down to make room candidate at the moment. ?
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    I'm sure there are attempts being made to fix whatever has gone really really wrong but the clock is really ticking. He's gone next year. The benefit of getting him fixed doesn't extend past this year and if you don't fix it this year... someone with no future in the organization will be taking us down. I hate to say it... Duffey is basically Logan Morrison or Matt Shoemaker at this point. You can't let players who won't be back... kill you. I really hate saying things like this.
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    This is how you win trades. Almost all trades are equal value when they are made. You win trades when the players acquired surpass expectation.
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    Finding playing time for a player playing good baseball is easy to do. If anyone thinks that it is hard to do... you need to get yourself out of the way because you are the one making it hard to do... and for no reason.
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    I really try my best to not judge pitching change decisions but when I fail to lay off it is almost always when a pitcher is left in too long. The 9th inning was one of those times. Duffey had me gulping. With that said... Nice Win. Another mark in the left column.
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    Reading both articles are illustrations of Good Attitude vs Crappy Attitude. We got BUXTON! vs. Yeah Millions for a guy who can't stay on the field. Those extremes exist in the posters on this very website. Between the two attitudes. I know which one I will invite over for Thanksgiving dinner. I'm not sure where you will be spending yours. ?
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    The Reds started the season 3-26. They are currently 17-32. If the Twins would have played the Reds during this stretch of 27 games. Would they qualify for the group of 4 you have chosen? ?
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    I just thought of another one. Unfortunately... Willie Shoemaker doesn't want to ride Matt Shoemaker.
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    It doesn't matter if I agree... I love posts with a parable. I'll also add that farm animals can only be one syllable (Pig, Cow, Horse). The name long reliever needs to be condensed or nobody is gonna want to commit the barn space. ? Now... back to the topic. The people that live in California may not necessarily want long relievers all over the place either. Unfortunately, the Colorado River is lower, the groundwater is depleting, Albert Hammond says that "It never rains in southern California" and the 70's band America says "The Heat was Hot". For them, the choice is green grass or the supply getting so low that it effects the health of the state's residents. Supply is the issue. You have to do something different because there isn't enough effective starting pitching. It may not be what the teams or Californians want... but it may be what they have to do.
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    I could be wrong and I haven't researched it but I believe I'm willing to make a blind wager that you will find very few pitchers in 2022 who average over 6 IP per start. Maybe a handful... 10? across the entire league would be guess. This isn't a Twins management thing... it's an everybody's management thing.
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    And the Tiger fans are saying that they have to win these games against a depleted lineup. ?
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    They seemed non-competitive on Television as well. ?
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    This type of thinking is only going to drive you crazy. The Pirates beat the Dodgers last night... again! The Pirates win the season series between the two clubs 5-2. Good teams average 6 wins every 10 games. Average Teams average 5 wins every 10 games Bad Teams average 4 wins every 10 games. The bad teams are beating somebody and it isn't just the other bad teams that they collect their W's against. In baseball... the sun never shines bright enough for hay making.
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