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  1. ashbury
    That was kind of the thrust of my post, and yet I'm not quite willing to take it that far. A lot of players can play in the majors, if fit into clearly defined roles. Some hold such a role for years, and even adapt to a new role. Jake Cave would be an example. Major league regular, though? I will take that stand.
  2. ashbury
    Do these OPS numbers at AAA suggest the players can play at the major league level? Possibly; I'm not going to dig into them here to consider them further. But the players won't likely replicate those numbers with the big club, because the pitching in the minors is so much lesser and the offensive environment is elevated - league-wide the OPS this year in the International League is .771 at last check, with an ERA of 4.92. Racking up an OPS in the .800s there doesn't really make anyone stand out, since the numbers are being compiled against players who for the most part belong in AAA anyway. So it's a bit of a stretch to believe they can "upgrade" anything on the Twins' offense, except players like Kirilloff who are absolutely struggling. These four, even the vaunted Lee at the moment, represent more of a wave of reinforcements than an upgrade.
  3. ashbury
    Outfielder with a questionable arm and not much power potential doesn't excite me.
  4. ashbury
    Anti-joke of the day: Q: What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? A: Cancer. (F Cancer. We've all been touched in some way by it. My late brother would approve of this post, so there.)
  5. ashbury
    i was not offering a one-word defense of the manager. 😀 Merely trying to offer a better context than egotism. If anything it's too much in the other direction from that.
  6. ashbury
    Corporate.
  7. ashbury
    Too. Late.
  8. ashbury
    It's possible the two clauses of your sentence are even more closely related than you intended. 😀
  9. ashbury
    Thielbar enters, and suddenly the game is no longer enjoyable.
  10. ashbury
    Carlos is so good he can slide over when nobody's lookin'. (I believe Chief merely mis-spoke, but we don't nitpik at this site, do we?)
  11. ashbury
    Nice double play as just discussed, not even a page back.
  12. ashbury
    Announcer terms it "a great double play". I'm nowhere near to calling it that. But I never get tired of 'em either. And Correa delivers those as well and as reliably as I recall any other Twins SS; I agree with Plouffe (?) saying just now that when it's in Carlos's glove it's over.
  13. ashbury
    I DIDN'T SAY A WORD!!!!!11!eleventy!
  14. ashbury
    Home runs can be pretty dire though. I'd give up a little on the K and BB rates to get a little better HR rate in return. Your overall point is well taken, that these issues are all intertwined. Elementary stats look static and easy to analyze, but I hope the Twins analytics staff know how to walk and chew gum at the same time when figuring out how to guide the on-field staff. (And vice versa.)
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  16. ashbury
    Yes.
  17. ashbury
    Now I feel much better assured. Thanks.
  18. ashbury
    Assurance runs, please.
  19. ashbury
    Didn't read the article, but an 11-5 blowout/laugher was exactly what this struggling team needed.
  20. ashbury
    A decisive win. I knew it all along.
  21. ashbury
    It's also a pleasant walk from downtown, across the Clemente Bridge. Everything about it is good.
  22. ashbury
    They're busy crunching the numbers in their spreadsheets and will have a response for you in a couple of days. 😀
  23. ashbury
    Has anyone mentioned where's Provus today? Who's doing P-B-P?
  24. ashbury
    Yes. If mlb.tv
  25. ashbury
    Castro with the dive back to first on a two-out grounder. WTF, Willi? A few less Little League brain cramps, okay?
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