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  1. Dantes929
    I have been hoping for more double steals. Especially with Buxton on 2nd.
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    With over 20 games left I said I would bank 85 if given the chance but that 84 or even 83 might be enough. This was when all the contenders had had winning records over their last 10 games and it was looking like maybe 1 or more might get hot. Of course the final chapter on the season has not been written. What the Twins have done has not surprised me at all, but to this point I am surprised at how poorly the contenders have done. Not surprised by any of them in and of itself but collectively. When you win a few games in a row you expect to keep up with one or two and gain on one or two but it seems like we are gaining a game on every one every time we win. KOW, KOW, KOW.
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    I love bunting for hits and sacrifice not so much. I don't like #3 guys doing it especially in the early innings unless its Polanco and he thinks he can get a hit, which really moves it from sacrifice category anyway. It might have cost a few runs and maybe a game this year. I'm not downplaying a game but like said before it seems to be addressable in his annual review. I don't think his bullpen management has been so bad but recognize the following facts so am not generally inclined to criticize. 1. Gardy was criticized for not knowing when to pull pitchers. 2. Kelly was criticized for not knowing when to pull pitchers. 3. Insert name, any name (of a major league manager) ___ was criticized for not knowing when to pull pitchers. Tons of fans were for firing Gardy even in that nice stretch we had and yet he was top 2 MOY 6 out of 7 years which tells me there were at least 13 managers ranked behind him in those years. How bad were they if Gardy didn't know what HE was doing? Do the coaches under Molitor do their job? Do the players play hard under Molitor? When thinking of good managers the only one that has that distinction in my mind, for whatever reason is Mike Sciosa though I am sure he has detractors also. That's it. Any one else that comes in I feel will likely just be a case of rearranging chairs rather than improving anything. I could be wrong but in either direction. New guy coming in could be worse or could be better. I do know he will be criticized for bullpen management either way.
  4. Dantes929
    Colon over Mejia? I don't get it. For the season Mejia is almost a full run better. Colon has one good month all year which was August and a 4-1 record. September he was 0-4 with a 9.47 ERA so not only has his season been bad he is trending even worse. I never believed in him but appreciate the good month that we got. We needed it but it was an illusion.
  5. Dantes929
    "Santana went over 200 innings in his last start" That is too many. They should have limited him to 9.
  6. Dantes929
    Mejia. Not Colon. Mejia, Not Santiago. I am fine with Mejia. He would actually be the Les Straker of this team. No Viola, but right now I would say we have 3 guys throwing in the 87 Blyleven vicinity. How is Trevor May doing? I would put him before Colon or Santiago.
  7. Dantes929
    Remember when everyone thought 86 wins might be needed to get the 2nd spot.
  8. Dantes929
    When my dad was in the army in WWII, early in basic training a sergeant told them not to worry. They only had a 1 in 20 (5%) chance of being killed. My dad said "Yeah, but if I am the 1, for me its 100%." If you were offered even odds that a card turned over at random wouldn't be an Ace or King of hearts you would bet a lot of money. Some would even bet the house but don't tell me you wouldn't have some anxiety when the card was turned over. And that is a 1/26 chance of bad result. I'm not particularly nervous because the odds are great but Tracy McGrady wasn't particularly nervous when his team was up 3-1 in a best of 7 series and he said "its good to finally win a series"
  9. Dantes929
    I am more of a journey guy and I think you are also. If I were a Yankees fan I might still follow the team when they signed the three best players on the free agent market (Texeira, Sabbathia, Burnett) and probably be happy when they won the WS. Likewise when Durant signed with Golden State. Being a fan of those teams does not compare with the joy of following the Royals of 2 and 3 years ago or the 87 Twins or worst to first 91 Twins. If these Twins lose against the Yankees I will accept that as part of the definition of being the underdogs but when the small odds do pay off it is tremendously satisfying. These Twins have already beat much greater odds and playoff spots are never guaranteed. In fact I am still pretty bummed that the 08 team lost the playin game because even though they had small chance, they still had a chance. I will accept losing but this is their chance to be that 2014 Royals team and do something special and that is what I watch sports for.
  10. Dantes929
    I couldn't find the original blog so don't know if I had responded.. I don't expect it to count but on at least one of the blogs I predicted a range of 70-95. Shouldn't count but I at least recognized the upside.
  11. Dantes929
    Sorry. Just not there yet. I see a 10% chance of not making the playoffs. See what a 2 game losing streak coupled with a 3 game win streak by one of the chasers does to the odds. Keep in mind when our odds were 6% at the trade deadline I said see what a modest winning streak can do to the odds. I guess when others see a glass 90% full I see one 10% empty and when others see a glass 90% empty I see one 10% full. I like Escobar but for whatever reason do not like watching him play. Doesn't mean I don't appreciate him. Morneau in what was looking like a lock for another MVP in 2008, slumped in the last month. Probably due to playing through a stress fracture but replacing him for that last month probably would have gotten us into the playoffs. Similar here to if Sano was playing in pain or even simply slumped and was in the middle of this order for this past month our playoff hopes might be greatly diminished because not only has Escobar been producing, he has been producing in big spots. MVP award could simply go to our third baseman for the combined efforts of Sano and Escobar. Escobar seems like a really good guy by all accounts but the same could be said about the entire team. They are all quite like able. Worst things I have heard about this team is that Mauer might be overpaid, Sano is a little overweight and Molitor bunts too much. They are easy to root for and I might mention the frosting on the cake is that pretty much all of them have come up through our system. Reading about them on TD for the last several years and now seeing what they can do has been awesome.
  12. Dantes929
    I would not put Colon on the playoff roster (KOW, KOW, KOW). It would be like Hernandez in 08. Nice job. Thank you for your efforts. They were very valuable. Its time to go.
  13. Dantes929
    I made that point the other day that if Garcia had not been traded maybe Gibson is still in the minors. Probably not completely true but maybe he comes up and faces the Dodgers or Indians and never gets into a groove. What I have noticed in his bad streaks is that he looks like the bad Nick Blackburn where everything looks like the same speed. He's got really good breaking balls so what I see in his good games are a lot of those. I do think the 4 seamer helps though.
  14. Dantes929
    Used to be I was fast enough that when the 2nd baseman said something nasty as I was rounding 2nd base I would slap the 3rd baseman in the catcher's mouth. Nowadays I run on the treadmill for an hour and look down to realize its only been 5 minutes.
  15. Dantes929
    KC also.
  16. Dantes929
    But you said Molitor pulled Mejia too soon and he has done it more than once. Chief said he wished the exact opposite. You said he pulled him too soon and Chief said he did the exact right thing. You said you and Chief are saying the same thing when you said the opposite. In fact here is your first quote "Molitor is weird... Pulling the starting pitcher after 4 2/3 innings so he can't get the win when the tying run is not at the plate. He has done this more than once to young pitchers, pulling them when they have just 1 out to go to get the win." I am thinking about what is truly being said here. I don't know how to interpret it other than that you think he pulled the pitcher too early and that he has done it more than once. You both referred to a very specific game, had the opposite opinion, which is fine. Its the conclusion I don't get. You can say again that Molitor pulls pitchers too late and too soon which may or may not be true but you can't convince me he can do them both on the same play.
  17. Dantes929
    Sorry. I can't let this go. You think Molitor pulls pitchers too early and Chief thinks he pulls them too late and you think you are making the same point? Many thought Gardy pulled pitchers too early and many thought he pulled them too late. Many thought Kelly pulled pitchers too early and many thought he pulled them too late. I actually respect your opinion in this case because you said he pulled him too early even though it worked out fine. Most times fans criticize a manager is the hindsight factor. I said most. Anyway here is a list of managers that have known when to pull a pitcher and when to leave him in. 1. That's the whole list.
  18. Dantes929
    Just realized that if you don't count the losing streaks above last year we had a winning team. How's that for putting lipstick on a pig?
  19. Dantes929
    Yeah but what happens when he becomes the Brendan Harris of game recappers?
  20. Dantes929
    The longest losing streak the Twins have endured this season is just four games. Probably the stat of the year. Contrast that with last year where in order we had losing streaks of 9 (to start the year), 4, 8, 5, 5, 4, 11, and 7.
  21. Dantes929
    Only 4 teams got in when the 87 Twins won the WS. Twins had the 9th best record. 06 Cards won their division with 83 wins and won the WS. You probably know that but given the rules the Twins do deserve the playoffs if they are able to hold off the other teams.
  22. Dantes929
    You say that and its true though I don't entirely buy the epic collapse part. it is true though that I will be on edge until we have at least clinched a tie. Being 2 or 3 games up by Sunday would be great but not conclusive. I've compared it to cribbage before. I calculate odds of winning starting around 3rd street but what looks like a skunk in my favor can turn on one good hand and crib by my opponent while I get a dud. In this case you can talk about records needed and likelihood but all it takes is two games where the Angels win and we lose and then to have the same record in all the remaining games. We have been swept 5 times. Angels have swept series 6 times. While that is still in play I am not counting anything.
  23. Dantes929
    RB, its your birthday so I figure now is a good time to tell you how I really feel.....I feel fine.
  24. Dantes929
    My comfort level is algebra related. I still remember 06 when everyone said we had to sweep the last series of the year because Detroit was playing the weak KC Royals. We won one game and Detroit got swept. Its always in the back of my mind that could happen to us. So here is the algebra. I will be pretty happy when we are X games up with X games to go. Happier still if we get to X games up with X-1 games to go. That's it. We are in SSS season. if Mejia shows us anything at all I am hoping Colon does not make the playoff squad.
  25. Dantes929
    I agree with everything here except the front office actions. When we acquired Garcia we were 2.5 games back and in the thick of things. We then got swept by the Dodgers, lost 2 of 3 to the A's and were 7 games back with a 50-53 record and less than a 7% chance of making the playoffs. Less than 7%!! They got twice what they paid for Garcia and who knows how it would have played out anyway. With Garcia we maybe don't get Colon who may be done but gave us some good games. Or maybe Gibson is the odd man out and so doesn't go on the really nice run he had. I don't fault them for the Garcia trade. Kintzler was a different story only because I don't think we got all that much for him. Would sure be nice to still have him but maybe Hildenberger doesn't get his shot.. If the Twins had won a couple winnable games against the Dodgers and A's it is very likely the front office goes shopping for a reliever rather than shopping a reliever.
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