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  1. Pitchers don't try to strike out batters in the #8 slot. It's called showing him up. Another one of baseball's unwritten rules.
  2. I believe Deduno is not on the 40-man at the moment. Probably that factors into a decision to bring him up. Even if someone goes on the 60-day DL, adding Deduno means someone will have to be dropped when that injured player comes back, and while no future Hall of Famers are at risk of being lost on waiver claims, you still don't make that move lightly. Hendriks or Gibson seem more likely starter candidates to get an early call if needed; Wood (currently injured) or Robertson among relievers.
  3. Up to an age in the mid-twenties, I probably want the Ace-like stuff, in case further progress turns him into an actual ace. Past that point, I think I agree with you.
  4. Good list. I was thinking of Matt Fox as I read, but you wound up mentioning him.
  5. It's working for the team as a whole; they are third in the league in bases on balls at this writing.
  6. The on-again off-again nature of this injury, and the diagnosis that didn't seem to find the risk in giving him 5 at bats last night.
  7. I plan to post updates mostly when there are highlights involving Joe. Today's 1-0 loss to Scranton/WB had him going 0-4 with two strikeouts, lowering his batting average to .171. Not so good. See the ball, hit the ball, and get'em tomorrow, Joe.
  8. You take a risk getting up in the morning, crossing the street, or sticking your face in a fan.
  9. Don't take Mauer's name in vain.
  10. This rough ending to the ninth inning is my fault. I put up a victory avatar prematurely. Won't happen again.
  11. Since Perkins is coming in, I think these are called "holds".
  12. Aaron Hicks for the game so far: 2 walks, 2 runs, 2 outs to third base. OBP=.500, SLG=.000, OPS=.500. Good game in some respects, but if he gets sent down he may mutter the old Metrodome mantra: Walks Will Haunt.
  13. It's way too easy to chalk this up to his growing up by about 5 years after that cracked rib incident, but that's the direction I'm going with this anyway. Good start to his season.
  14. Yes, that's Asimov's fourth law of robotics.
  15. Wow, Escobar has exactly one game of RF experience in the minors and 1 game of LF in the majors, and they roll the dice with him. Still Plouffe isn't that much more experienced out there. Short handed. Ugh. On the other front: can the bullpen hold this 3 run lead for 3 more innings? Swarzak striking out the side in the 6th is pretty cool.
  16. Nice hard-earned walk for Hicksie. And the Florimonster remains an RBI Machine!
  17. I hope the Twins don't go 1-2-3 in their half of the second. That will bring Hicks to lead off the third; what's the point of dropping him down if he leads off anyway?
  18. The ESPN feed I'm looking at shows only 7, including 5 fouls. Maybe they ran out of space to log the others?
  19. Boy, a catcher's batting average can go from .217 to .358 in no time, this early in the season.
  20. Nice first inning for Pelfrey.
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