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  1. ashbury
    Who is doing the color commentary on the broadcast? Yakkity yak yak yak about rehab assignments, right through the base hit by Kepler. I was looking at something else momentarily and had no idea the at bat was over until Provus finally broke in to mention what was going on down on the field.
  2. ashbury
    A two-hopper to third base on a throw from short centerfield. That arm on Martin is marginal at best for the position.
  3. ashbury
    Source?
  4. ashbury
    I missed the context for this comment. But by coincidence, our Lyft driver from the airport last night turned out to be a big Atlanta fan, who could not stand Freeman and was glad to see him go. Apparently he witnessed the player fail to toss a foul ball to the fans, or didn't sign someone's memorabilia, or something like that, and he made up his mind. Fans choose their favorites for a wide variety of reasons.
  5. ashbury
    I did not comb the site carefully so maybe someone already pointed this out, but in the box score for yesterday's game Sano struck out twice in two plate appearances. He was replaced by a pinch hitter, Ehire Adrianza!(!), who proceeded to.... strike out twice in two plate appearances.
  6. ashbury
    “Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” – Benjamin Franklin
  7. ashbury
    He has 92 appearances in the majors, 0 starts. Who can guess as to the front office's intentions when they acquired him, though. 😀
  8. ashbury
    Sleeper agents.
  9. ashbury
    I do believe you got the Handel on Chief's joke.
  10. ashbury
    Chief also likes to mix facts into the discussion, where warranted.
  11. ashbury
    My bit of snark regarding his seemingly aging to dust before our very eyes is not meant to obscure the ton of absolute respect I have for how he came back from that horrific beaning. People misuse the word bean for any HBP, but what he endured is the scary side of the game.
  12. ashbury
    White Sox? Feckless? LOL no. They are feckful. Chock full of feck. They went to the feck store and stocked up.
  13. ashbury
    Farmer feels like we are witnessing a rapid-aging scene from a movie in real time.
  14. ashbury
    MLB.com has a remarkably good glossary that covers topics like minor league options. https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/minor-league-options "Once an optioned player has spent at least 20 days in the Minors in a given season, he loses one of his options." The game OOTP is usually pretty good with details like this, and lists Larnach as coming into the 2024 season with 2 minor league options remaining. But looking at his seasonal game logs, I don't see how he didn't consume more than 1 option during the past few seasons. The Twins' first game this season was March 28 and Larnach was called back up to the majors on April 16. By my math, that's 19 days, but there could be technicalities as to when a "day" starts. So it is possible that the FO made the move just under the wire and his option this year is preserved (for now). Sorry, this isn't definitive, but maybe provides a few facts that help the thinking process.
  15. ashbury
    His HR came when the game was all but decided. Earlier in the game, before it could be known what the Twins pitchers would give up, he 1) lined out with the bases loaded in the first inning, 2) popped out with a runner on base in the fourth, 3) flied out with nobody on in the sixth. He twice had ducks on the pond and didn't come through. That hurt. (Also a quibble, what was reported wasn't WAR but win probability. Yeah, his WAR for the game probably looks fine.)
  16. ashbury
    He was my Adopt-A-Prospect back when he was drafted, so I will say yes. 😊
  17. ashbury
    Heh, I am a bit of a broken record where it comes to Martin. I'd love to learn of some anecdotal evidence the other way, as you asked. It's all still small sample size, and he still has room to grow and learn.
  18. ashbury
    Martin's fielding in the seventh inning left something to be desired. Luckily he had Buxton alertly backing him up.
  19. ashbury
    You are one of us! One of me, anyway.
  20. ashbury
    Of course it is. He's been nothing short of dominant; the article said so. 😀
  21. ashbury
    His good results are based on a BABIP of .154, a stat that fluctuates a lot in the early season, so batted balls have been finding gloves at a rate that isn't sustainable. His 42.9% strikeout rate is beyond elite, but I'd hold off on crowning him Fireman of the Year quite yet.
  22. ashbury
    He seems to offer a much different look from some of his fellow bullpenners, and that can be a very good thing if he continues to thrive, with a little bit of a ripple effect.
  23. ashbury
    The Twins are right about league average so far in 2024 with 5.1 innings per start. Last season of course they were nearly at the top of the majors in innings per start. This canard that Rocco pulls his starters lightly just won't die. With a collective ERA among his 2024 starters that is 29th out of 30 teams, one could make the argument that he's been unnecessarily patient with them.
  24. ashbury
    You are off by 100%. 😀
  25. ashbury
    I was on record a long time ago that you would say this.
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