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  1. Boom Boom
    This is true, on most other teams Blackburn would not have gotten so many chances. You made me think of this - http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gardenhire_says_Nick_Blackburn_in_rotation_Hes_one_of_my_guys030511
  2. Boom Boom
    That's pretty close to the career hitting lines of HOFers Dave Winfield and Eddie Murray.
  3. Boom Boom
    The way Blackburn's been pitching, he's not a #5 starter on any team. Fun with stats - for his career, opponents are hitting .300/.343/.470 off of Nick Blackburn.
  4. Boom Boom
    Looks like an intimidating dude.
  5. Boom Boom
    No, not unless the player the Bucs receive is Blackburn.
  6. Boom Boom
    That's interesting. I wonder what variables feed that disparity - more home runs go to left field than right field? Worse defenders on the whole in left than in right?
  7. Boom Boom
    I like Morneau's confidence. Hubris always pays off.
  8. Boom Boom
    This might have been a good day to give Morneau a rest.
  9. Boom Boom
    If home runs can be reviewed, there's no reason that catches in foul territory can't be. There's no issue of placement of baserunners on a call like this. It's not the worst call ever, though. I've seen plenty that are just as bad.
  10. Boom Boom
    One easy way to keep Mauer fresh is to start him at 1B against tough lefties. That would also limit Morneau's exposure to same-sided pitching.
  11. Boom Boom
    I don't think Ben's going to turn a power-hitting corner and be a remotely similar player to Puckett. He might hit a handful of homers during his career. What would really increase his value is to take more walks. I realize that as a singles-hitter that pitchers aren't afraid to throw him strikes, and that he's pretty good at making contact, but Ben swings at pitches out of the zone a bit too much for my liking.
  12. Boom Boom
    The Twins went on a mini-run prior to the All-Star break last season and had themselves convinced they could compete. They could have cashed in on some outgoing veteran players at that point but didn't. I don't want a repeat of that this year. Whether the Twins run off a few games now or not, the meaningful part of their season is over.
  13. Boom Boom
    I like outside-the-box thinking. Just not when that kind of thinking decreases pitch counts by 25%. I'd rather see a six-man rotation and stretch them out to 115 pitches each. But I don't think this is a long-term philosophical change for the Rockies, anyway - more like an on the fly adjustment.
  14. Boom Boom
    Looks like it's pretty much official now. Good for Duensing. In every role he's had he's been a trooper about it. I still like him better as a reliever, but whatever - it really doesn't matter.
  15. Boom Boom
    The Twins pride themselves on their loyalty to their own people. I can respect that, but... The Royals have been in rebuilding mode forever, and have taken criticism for not sticking with a blueprint long enough for it to come to fruition. The Twins are the antithesis of the Royals, in that they had a successful blueprint and are too loyal/haughty/stubborn to adjust it. Things have changed since the Twins made their run, from new players, a new GM, a new old GM, a new ballpark, and wholesale changes to division rivals. But the Twins philosophy is still etched in stone. At some point loyalty becomes myopic. I don't know if the Twins are quite there yet, but the last two seasons aren't good signs.
  16. Boom Boom
    I am not on board with trading Perkins. I believe he'll be a part of the next contending Twins team, and the Twins aren't going to get enough return in a trade for him that it would be worth it. Burton... I think he's done it with a bit of smoke and mirrors. I could listen on trade offers for him, but I don't believe the Twins would get much at all for Burton.
  17. Boom Boom
    Thank you. I accept your apology.
  18. Boom Boom
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  19. Boom Boom
    How long before the myth that Target Field is pitcher-friendly wears off? Any ballpark where the Twins are taking almost half of all plate appearances will look pitcher-friendly.
  20. Boom Boom
    No GM is going to trade for Blackburn, so we're stuck with him through next season. $5.5 million is ridiculous for a back-end starter. PJ Walters wasn't great but he's at least as good as Blackburn, and he was picked up on the scrap heap for pennies.
  21. Boom Boom
    As you said, there really isn't an optimal platoon partner for Morneau on the roster right now. But even if there was, Gardy wouldn't do it.
  22. Boom Boom
    Gardy has never liked to platoon. And he'd definitely not want to platoon one of his veteran guys. If you don't put Morneau in the lineup against lefties, the manager is reinforcing Justin's belief that he can't hit same-sided pitching. That's the theory, anyway.
  23. Boom Boom
    I like to call Scott Diamond "Big Spot Scott".
  24. Boom Boom
    I'm pretty sure most thought that the Twins rotation was pretty weak, even with a healthy Baker. There weren't a whole lot of available starters, especially those that would fit under the Twins' self-imposed salary cap. But to say most thought the rotation was relatively solid is incorrect.
  25. Boom Boom
    Spanny, Benny, Joey, Willy, Morny, Doomy, Plouffey, Dozy, and Jamey.
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