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  1. ashbury
    I misread the subject line. Since this is a thread about Buxton ... Trying to save wear and tear on him is destined to fail. They tried DH'ing him in 2023 - he still wound up hurting himself, batting or running the bases, and missed games, including two stints on the IL. I go ahead and put him in CF, and prepare better for his absences - Michael A Taylor worked out well and so did Harrison Bader last season. If Jenkins has a good September then he's it, but the contingency plan shifts to one of the corner OF spots. The OutMan/Martin/Kreidler/Keaschall as Plan B this season was just plain reckless.
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    “Baseball is only dull to dull minds” ― Red Barber (I keed, I keed)
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    Yes, that's about what I see. Of course I only look when I am online. I've never had a reason to open a "private" Firefox window and have a look at what the rest of the world sees, first thing before I start activities. Maybe I'll remember tomorrow.
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    I for one welcome our new Negative Overlords.
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    Hadn't looked at that in a long time. 1) If I click "see full list", it's populated by mostly "guest" after "guest". Don't know who would want to see that, but can it at least be an option to skip those? 2) I never log out of the site. What does it mean that I'm "Online"?
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    If you're his agent I have to tell you that he really, really isn't coming out of retirement.
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    WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE.
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    What. Are. You. Doing.
  12. ashbury
    I came to the game thread today to criticize Twins management, front office, and ownership. But I see the Twins are ahead, so I will hold those thoughts.
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    "Alas, poor Yorick! You don't look so good."
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    I don't believe anyone is quitting on Keaschall's bat. He sure looks like he could wind up as one of those "high BABIP" guys for his career, like Mauer, and combined with low strikeouts those guys are super valuable. Don't bat him ninth. It's, "where do we play him?" The eye test lines up with the defensive stats no one wants to believe in - it's hard to lead the majors in negative defensive bWAR but Luke is doing it, and I'd be shocked if any defensive stats deny what we see. He turned 24 only a few days ago so the book isn't closed on his ability to improve, but improve he must: the bar is set really high for offensive production if you wind up being DH-only at this (or any) age.
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    I took a deep dive into analyzing Jenkins's major league career, and if my math is right the Twins are 0-2 in games he has appeared in. Would his presence earlier in the season by itself have turned things around for the team? I'm going to go out on a limb and say no.
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    Hi! Fellow SABR member here. Is there a book on the '61 team being contemplated? As you're no doubt aware, the Twin Cities have a pretty strong chapter that could help out; and there are at least a couple of other SABR members among Twins Daily's regulars, too. Or, if you're here to just reminisce, that's cool too. (I didn't move to the Twin Cities until 1978 so I can't help with your particular question.)
  17. ashbury
    They explained. 😁
  18. ashbury
    Message to the Twins 26-man roster, who are the only ones who can fix things now: "Tick Tock, My Friends."
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    3 catchers is getting ahead of ourselves. I'll settle for him developing into a good defender at one of those positions. Below-average at multiple positions would be essentially no better than below-average at one.
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    It wasn't category #2.
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    Possibly more importantly, 8-14 since the trade deadline. Down near the very bottom of the entire major leagues. If folks thought that visibly supporting the roster with reinforcements via trade would inspire the players to greater heights... didn't happen. The FO (at ownership's behest) bet on the ability and character of the team, and that team has laid an absolute egg. I'm not letting the manager off the hook.
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    The cliche about 54 sure wins, 54 sure losses, and the other 54 being the ones to worry about, applies here.
  24. ashbury
    But, enough about tonight's game.
  25. ashbury
    When asked, Tom Pohlad referred reporters to his assistant:
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