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  1. Sielk
    And Buck!
  2. Sielk
    Yeah, he has been hit a bit too hard for my liking during the last two innings. Not sure I want to risk another one. Hell yeah, Jeffers!
  3. Sielk
    I disagree. Always try to first win the game you're currently playing. It was an one-run game. If Rocco had "saved" those three for the White Sox series and a still very inexperienced Winder had blown the lead, it wouldn't have helped the Twins one bit. Worry about the rest later. Who knows, the Sox games could all become blowouts (hopefully with the Twins on top) and you wouldn't even need your late-inning arms. And if it's another one-run game you can still use Winder. A win is a win. Go for it whenever you can.
  4. Sielk
    After his slow start (including ST) I was honestly a bit worried that his wrist was still bugging him. Hate to see the confirmation. Some quotes from AK: This really scares me. At least, with Buxton, it's all fluke injuries and apart from those happening again there is no real reason why he shouldn't be healthy going forward. With Kirilloff, we're at the point where you have to call these wrist issues chronic. And no one seems to know the exact origins of his troubles or how to deal with it going forward. The fact that even surgery didn't get him to a point where he could play pain-free seems worrying. I just hope this doesn't turn into a career-derailing issue. At the moment I am not very confident, though. ?
  5. Sielk
    I don't think they have broken him, it's still early after all. But in my opinion they really need to stop playing him at SS and make him a CF only. I actually got MiLB.tv after last year's trade deadline and watched almost all of his games. It's rough. His arm is a real problem at SS, both in terms of accuracy and strength, and it leads to a ton of errors. I don't have MiLB.tv this season but what I have seen from Tom's highlights just looks like a player that has lost all his confidence. He's overthinking and rushing even simple plays and it wouldn't surprise me if those issues also have an effect on his hitting. The Twins should just put him in CF permanently where he looks far more comfortable and have him focus on his hitting. Austin just isn't a SS in my opinion. He might be a passable 2B but honestly, I would prefer him in the OF. His arm won't be a strength there either but a throw that slightly misses won't have such a big negative effect and that alone would probably help him settle down.
  6. Sielk
    Twins fans: Where is Falvey's pitching pipeline? We have waited long enough! Twins fans, after a part of said pipeline makes his debut and it doesn't go perfectly: Send him back to St. Paul! Seriously, I'm also annoyed by the Dodgers' lead and yesterday would probably have been a better situation for Winder. But can you maybe give him a little bit longer than one single inning before you write him off?
  7. Sielk
    That was one epic framing job by Jeffers. Or the ump was just blind. ?
  8. Sielk
    Apparently, his little league team were the Twins. And while he says he didn't have the opportunity to watch them very often, he still cheered for the Twins.
  9. Sielk
    Well, he said the Twins were his favorite team (or at least one of his favorite teams) as a kid. That has to count for something, right?
  10. Sielk
    Decent first inning for Archer...
  11. Sielk
    I just hope it's not as bad as it sounds. But when I hear elbow inflammation for a pitcher who throws that hard, I fear the worst. Especially considering how much his velo was down in Spring Training. I wish him the best!
  12. Sielk
    Wow, I got an honorable mention. Certainly didn't expect that with my rather occasional comments. Great to have Twins Daily, especially as someone living so far away from other Twins (and baseball) fans. Thanks!
  13. Sielk
    Nice win! Now let's sweep the Dodgers! Speaking of Dodgers, the second to last pitch Duran threw (102 mph) was officially the fastest in Twins history, passing Brusdar's 101.9 mph. Took him two innings to surpass that.
  14. Sielk
    Exhale. I am still conditioned by last year's Twins to expect the worst after an unnecessary error like this...
  15. Sielk
    Man, Luis is really reminding me why he is my favorite player (besides Buck). Just such an incredible hitter.
  16. Sielk
    Grammatically correct! ?
  17. Sielk
    Definitely. German has just more exceptions than actual rules. ? I don't envy anyone who has to learn it for some reason. change of topic: Nice throw by Luis. He has a better arm than he is given credit for.
  18. Sielk
    It's my native language but as I said, I can't think of a German expression that means the exact same thing.
  19. Sielk
    Yeah, well, that's the literal translation. Not how you would really say this. I can't think of a good German word for that. Don't think there is a German expression.
  20. Sielk
    Why the send a slow runner like Sanó there with your $35M superstar coming up to bat next???
  21. Sielk
    That was one horrible strike call on C4. The longer I'm watching this I think Robo Umps can't be here soon enough.
  22. Sielk
    Yeah. A lot of pressure and spite from both media and fans. Let's hope he turns it around.
  23. Sielk
    I think I like our ex-Yankees so far. But apparently Gary didn't like NY so much anyway. Guy who didn't like playing for the Yanks + fan base that doesn't like the Yanks = match made in heaven. ?
  24. Sielk
    The issue was that I looked at his Fangraphs page, saw 4 saves and 9 blown saves and wrongly concluded that he was 4-13. But apparently you get a blown save even if you never had an opportunity to record a save in the first place. For example, Duffey comes in for the 8th inning, blows the lead (which will happen sometimes in 76 appearances) and gets credited with a blown save. Of course, it was the 8th inning and he never had the opportunity to record a save. So forget about that 4-13. That was my mistake and never happened. The majority of those 13 probably occurred in earlier innings and should absolutely be compared to his 63 career holds. Duffey's actual 9th inning record is better than that.
  25. Sielk
    Damn, I didn't realize that a "blown hold" is recorded as a blown save. Thank you, that explains it and 67-76 is of course a perfectly fine record. Doesn't change the fact though that my confidence in Duffey isn't as high as it once was. It just seems like he has been slightly off for a while now. Would be really nice if Alcalá or Duran could step into the closer role (or the highest leverage role, if you want to avoid having a traditional closer).
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