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  1. Dantes929
    They will hit x home runs tonight. I don't think our hope, expectations or demands will change the x to y or z.
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    The failures I remember in the playoffs were from the #2 reliever in the game at the time.
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    I considered that but have two counterpoints. If the pen was as bad as folks here believe then the runs given up by the relievers would offset the large leads creating more save opportunities but instead as you have pointed out there are fewer save opportunities. Further, the Twins are also number three in save percentage which is a mostly independent stat from opportunities. None of those teams listed above crack the top 10. I really just want to point out that it is very rare for a fan base to be happy with their bullpen. I remember when Jesse Crain went 23 appearances without giving up a run and it seemed like no one noticed. He then gave up a home run and fans immediately went back to calling him Crain wreck.
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    "See Twins fans, our bullpen isn’t the only one to blow leads late in the game. In fact, entering tonight, the Twins are tied for fifth-fewest blown saves with only four. Though the Twins don’t have that many blown saves, that doesn’t mean our bullpen isn’t bad.". I think it does mean that. I also think that you cite giving up two singles while not giving up a run as an example shows what unrealistic expectations of a bullpen fans have. 4 relievers aside from our best one pitched 4 innings of 1 run ball. That is a really good performance and helped win the game and it was hardly the only time this season that the pen has pitched 3 or 4 innings of good relief in a close win. Twins have 4 blown saves. Astros have 8 blown saves, Yankees have 10 blown saves, Red Sox have 10 blown saves. Rangers have 9 blown saves. Braves have 11 blown saves. Dodgers have 10 blown saves. Cubs have 12 blown saves. I'm not saying they are great or couldn't use another guy but relievers give up runs.
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    Dang. I was hoping he was one of those GMs that negotiate by saing "Yeah, he doesn't fit in our plans for the future so we will give him up for a song." Bumgarner is a free agent at the end of the year and the Giants are in last place. They will move him They also have a lot of really bad performing infielders and outfielders.
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    I think Cave and Gordon would have a lot of appeal for Cleveland. Kipnis is batting .218 and that is better than what two of their regular outfielders are doing.
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    Reds might go for that if the Twins added Cash Considerations.
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    Getting the job done while also making it interesting regardless of the quality of the offense is how I remember Perkins and Nathan. All bullpens give up runs and games but whether lucky or just with enough offense this bullpen has been ok by me. Winning 26 of 28 (or whatever the latest on that stat) when having the lead after the 6th inning shows me bending without breaking . It also means the pen has done well enough to win 16 more games when tied or behind after 6 innings. Ryan Eades is the guy promoted and he sounds exactly like the guy you would want to test. There are always going to be hiccups.
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    I had just worked out the same thing but then I read the comment about the math being done by someone that actually has mathematical ability. I have great faith in claims made on the internet so double checked that Twins Daily is still on the internet. Having completed this due diligence I have come to the conclusion that you are wrong and Blake is right. Just odd that we have played 12 fewer games than the Tigers at this point.
  10. Dantes929
    For starters if he is slightly worse he won't be better than Rogers has been. If he is significantly worse he won't be much good at all. He had a 4.57 ERA in the 2nd half of last season and a 5.91 playoff ERA last year (he was the worst against the Yankees) to go with a playoff history ERA of 3.92. Time will tell but I think he will be Addison Reed. Cubs had to do something. They have blown 12 saves this year. I think he looks exactly like Darvish on paper.
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    Milone was 47-38 in his career with a 4.41 ERA. Not Cy Young but his career average ERA is better than 9 of the pitchers the Twins have put out there this year. Milone gave up 4.5 runs a game and the Twins score almost 6 runs a game. The math doesn't work out so bad for a 5th starter.
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    I haven't been following that closely. Still thought Bauer was considered quite good especially if he was back of rotation. Don't forget Hand. Anyway, just throwing it out there.
  13. Dantes929
    Love that guy. I assume that is from his Jeeves and Wooster days.
  14. Dantes929
    Not that there is anything wrong with that. Man it would be nice if Smeltzer had another great start. I'm not down on Pineda but wouldn't mind seeing Smeltzer step up in a big way. Improving the bottom of the rotation is a worthwhile goal and if he does succeed we have control of him for a while. ... Along those lines I wonder if RB's analysis goes to script if the Indians would be a potential trade partner. Sano, Thorpe, Graterol, Cave for Bauer and Hand?
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    Which is???? As far as baseball goes what really matters in the regular season is qualifying for the playoffs. What matters in the playoffs is getting the breaks and getting hot at the right time. You can't win October games in June so I am not losing sight of what actually matters (if I understood your implication that it is playoffs that actually matters) because I am not even looking at it. Enjoy the journey. The destination is unknowable. BTW, I think being a Mariners fan in 2001 would have been a fun ride. I know 2006 was one of my favorite years being a Twins fan even though we got bounced in 3 games.
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    I assumed everything was measured to give an estimate of how far the ball would have gone. The left fielder looked like he thought he had a bead on it near the fence but that fence is only 315 feet which again, to me seems really shallow for a home run. My own soap box but I don't think anything less than 350 feet should be a home run no matter the field and nothing less than 380 for the gaps and center.
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    Did I read that right? I don't think a 325 foot ball should be a home run anyway.
  18. Dantes929
    One of the hardest hit balls I've ever seen was a David Ortiz single in the metrodome. Ball hit off a speaker but it looked like it would have traveled 600 feet in open air.
  19. Dantes929
    Tired of all you negative Nellie's. I remain positive. I am positive the first two months were all a fluke and the season is finished but there is always next year. Vikings training camp is right around the corner and I think the Wolves start the month after that.
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    Its the opposite side of the coin to three years ago where everyone was so bad the really, really obvious choice for the all star game was our utility infielder. Everyone else was having career worst years to that point. In this case, every player except Cruz (still better than his average year) and Gonzalez are having their best or 2nd best year of their career. Some by as much as .200 OPS points. Some of it is just happenstance that can't last and some of it is players coming of age. In any case, in the future, when some one says how can you trot the same players out there every year and expect different results this team is the answer. Polanco, Rosario, Buxton, Sano, Kepler, Castro, Garver, have all been on the team in the past. Its just all coming up roses right now. Hitting can be as contagious as not hitting.
  21. Dantes929
    Mistake there. Four game series with Tampa. We are done with Baltimore.
  22. Dantes929
    Most people seem to think that if he had fielded that ball cleanly the Red Sox would have won that game and its just not true. If he fields that ball cleanly they go into extra innings with Mets having home field and momentum. I watched that whole game intently and was pulling for the Sox but as soon as the game was tied late I thought the Mets were huge favorites to win that game even without Buckner's error. So its possible the error cost the Series but probably not. Certainly he didn't deserve all the backlash.
  23. Dantes929
    I wouldn't call them frontrunners when they have nearly 2 mill in attendance in the years they lose over 90 games.
  24. Dantes929
    Starters have been great but 27-1 when leading after 6 is a credit to the pen and no, they haven't all been blow outs. I remember 2016 where I think they blew about 5 games in the first 15. That kind of damage takes a big psych toll on the starters and the offense. I'm not saying they will be fine. I'm saying they have been fine.
  25. Dantes929
    "Like" for ach du lieber.
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