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  1. Dantes929
    Genius would have had the Chicago series there as well. Sad to see their worst starter against our best starter still has a 51% win probability in Cleveland's favor.
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    I'll own that. To be fair I wanted him to give it up immediately after high school. Would those home runs have gone out in Minnesota? His career ops as a lefty hitter is 93 even with those two homers. As a right handed hitter it is 116. We might still have him if we made him our 4th/platoon outfielder and he would be a real asset right now.
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    At least theoretically I like the idea of simply retaining every player you draft similar to the old days. Trade where you can and don't sign any free agents and don't lose any free agents instead of participating in the musical chairs that is free agency where we usually come out on the short side. I loved the Reed and Odorizzi signings. I liked the Morrison signing, did not like losing Burdi or Chargois and did not like getting Rodney. I approved of Lynn but wanted Alex Cobb who currently sports a 17.18 ERA. None of this analysis is meaningful because of SSS. Hicks had a whole season of failure before making that trade looked lousy. I have no particular regrets about Darvish because I had no particular expectations of us ever signing him.
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    I never expected him to be anything but what he is. Never even dreamed of him being a Miquel Cabrera type. Back when he was the #2 prospect I suggested trying to trade him for any of the shortstops that were top 10 prospects. I expect him to be somewhere around the Morneau Hrbek category which would be great. Twins HOF type rather than baseball HOF. Then again 24 years old and 11 games into a season where he has struck out a lot but also directly helped win a few games. Too early to define the guy. Same as Buxton.
  5. Dantes929
    On pace for 113 wins. Nice job Twins. Congrats Joe.
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    I'm with you Riverbiran. Most here hate the Yankees but it has always been the White Sox for me. It was more fun when they were our closest rivals but still. The odd thing is there are really not all that many none Twins that I like but I liked Konerko, Thome, Buehrle and Crede and always wished they played for us just because. 2 of 4 did end up playing here which did restore some harmony in the universe for me. Great write up once again.
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    "While 6-4 may not seem real exciting, if the team were to go 6-4 for all 16 ten-game samples, they would be on pace to go 97-65 on the season." I love 6-4 especially given the competition, no Santana and a closer I don't trust. I always love how in playoff races the wild card team fans talk about how their team only has a 2 game lead and needs to go 10-6 to get the wild card when all the teams have been about .500 through 146 games. You never know how many you need cuz any team can go on a run but statistically that team has a good chance if it just goes 8-8 and a fair chance if it goes 7-9. Give me 6-4 all season with a few 5-5 sprinkled in.
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    Most statistics are flawed in some way and one of the ways ERA is flawed is the inherited runners thing. If Reed comes in when bases are loaded maybe Gibson gives up 1 run in 4.3 innings. Instead he is credited with 4 runs. That is a pretty big difference in a situation Gibson has no control over. In fact, I am sure he is thinking he should have just been left out there and could have done better. I know I was thinking that. Sano with a .925 OPS is ok with me. Some will say it is not sustainable given his K rate through 10 games and I will say it is his K rate that will not be sustained. .925 with lots of strikeouts means there will be lots of times fans will be disgusted and a fair share where he makes the difference in a good way on a game. His home runs have been the difference a couple times already. I will accept a .925 OPS in whatever form it comes unless for long stretches the good comes in blowouts and the the bad comes in close losses. That is not the case so far. When Dozier and Mauer come back to earth Sano might very well step up.
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    Huh? I thought it was a thing of beauty.
  10. Dantes929
    Well, an error ruined his save and I will give him some credit. He limited the damage. This is from a guy that did not like the Rodney signing at all. My high school coach used to preach about not knowing how many runs it takes to win so to treat them all as important (all 8 were really important in the 4th). Rodney kept it at a tie which maybe shouldn't result in a win for him but it ain't nothing.
  11. Dantes929
    I think he is a pretty decent bunter. I would prefer he go down the 3rd base side a little more but I think his average when putting it in play is good.
  12. Dantes929
    You mean this year? I remember long stretches of Cuddyer swinging at pitches no one could hit. Then he would have a series where he walked 8 times and pitchers would have to start throwing strikes again. I do think Sano swings too hard and probably causes some of his check swing strikes. I would prefer a little situational hitting when he has two strikes but you take the good with the bad. His homer was the difference in the home opener. If he hits 40 homers its not going to be one every 4 games. He will have his streaks. Your cleanup hitter should probably be about OPS and RBI. Ok, he's not the cleanup hitter but he is that guy.
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    .925 OPS Aside from Escobar has twice as many RBI as anyone else on the team. I think .250 with and about a .350 or better OBP is about what we can expect from him. Its fine having that guy in the middle of the order. Not so great to have Morrison next to him the way he has been batting. He'll go on a tear when Mauer and Dozier come back to earth. 5-4 is still on pace for 90 wins. Overall, I am pretty happy with the start. Side note. I have seen Buxton batting numerous time but have not seem him try to bunt for a hit yet. Did I just miss it? I still think he should be trying it at least once a game. I believe his bunt hits kept him afloat though a bad start last year. Even when he is going well it is a great weapon.
  14. Dantes929
    While I agree that the same weather conditions exist for all I don't agree that everyone is affected the same way. Verlander might love the cold and Lynn might be shivering out there. Personally, hot or cold doesn't usually affect me much but a brisk wind really messes me up. Morrison might truly be adversely affected by the cold. That is a reason to not give up on him. Also a reason you might want to play him less now. None of this is excuse. Losing a close game to the best team in baseball isn't the end of the world. In a game of inches and a couple of key plays weather and conditions may have played a role. It usually does, hot, cold or windy.
  15. Dantes929
    Rest in peace. We will miss you.
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    That is literally ironic. Don't know what that means but wanted to combine a couple of my favorite misused words and this seemed like a good antidote to do so.
  17. Dantes929
    Oh, I got it and thought it was funny. Let me be brief. I am not great with grammar but I think there is a difference between "Ironically, a wild Siberian Tiger will deliver the game ball to Justin Verlander" and "A wild Siberian Tiger will ironically deliver the game ball to Justin Verlander". The former describes the situation as ironical and the latter indicates that the way the ball is delivered is ironical. I might be wrong. My wife uses the the word ironical to describe everything from coincidence to mildly interesting so I might be numb to the word. A quick google search has a site that say there are two types, one that says there are three types and one that says there are 7 types. Long ago I saw an explanation that the word is very soft in definition and my wife took it to heart. I wasn't brief. Is that ironical? If its not I'm sorry but I am not going to apologize.
  18. Dantes929
    How do you ironically deliver a game ball? What does a wild Siberian Tiger know from irony?
  19. Dantes929
    All these birthdays. Makes me think people used to have a lot of fun around the 4th of July weekend.
  20. Dantes929
    No need to go there. He won plenty of big games for us and I would be happy to see him out there again. Berrios didn't do so hot in that game either. Do we write him off as well? The list is endless of good pitchers that didn't do well in any specific big game. Kershaw, Verlander, Morris, and Darvish are just the first names that come to mind who had multiple clunkers in playoff games.
  21. Dantes929
    Not sure if I am reading it properly but I think Fangraphs has his value to date a little better than 160 mil and the Twins have paid him 12 million. Keep in mind that if he has a great 2018 he will be a great value at 9 mil. I compare it to when we could have had Santana for one more year at 13 mil. That is a nice asset to have even if it is short term. We make a qualifying offer and also get a good draft pick. Though I don't think the Twins have much of a moral obligation to reward Dozier I think a 3 year offer at 75 mil or even 80 mil would be digestible with the knowledge that even if he is a bust at some point we have already gotten value from him. What I like least about free agency is rewarding players for great years they have had with someone else. 5 years is too much and if he can get it elsewhere for more dollars more power to him.
  22. Dantes929
    Sounds like our house. When remote controls came out my dad was having no part of it. He said " I hope I never get so lazy that I won't make the effort to tell one of my kids to go change the channel."
  23. Dantes929
    Or Itchy and Scratchy.
  24. Dantes929
    Now is the time to offer Lynn an extension. I'm only half kidding. Do you think he would consider it before going out for the 2nd inning?
  25. Dantes929
    "she has no idea that I was honestly struggling to come up with Easter and it’s been almost 28 years and my wife still isn’t completely aware of just how stupid I am." I wonder if that says more about you or her. Of course you have probably been a Christian longer than 28 years and God is completely aware of how stupid you are. Might be your saving grace.
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