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  1. ashbury
    Success depends greatly on not tipping pitches, and perhaps that is never more true than on the change. Good batters will detect a difference in your delivery, so of course you can't throw a change-up by easing up on the gas or anything major like that. Maybe a Ted Williams can spot the different placement in the hand on a circle-change, but against human batters that or something similar seems like the way to go. I really enjoy reading these deeply introspective interviews with players. When I've asked old-timers on panels to "scout themselves as a player", 9 times out of 10 they'll say something on a par with "don't walk him, heh heh heh". And young players have an incentive not to say anything that might benefit an opponent, so I don't seem to run across a lot of interviews like this one. But it's great, and leads me to believe that current players are better students of the game than ever before, contrary to the narrative some grouchy fans would like to pass off.
  2. ashbury
    The one previous season they intersected, Correia did as well with Doumit as any of the other catchers, so why not. In a vacuum, I might think a guy like Correia who depends on command would suffer if a catcher has a poor reputation for framing pitches, and I would opt for another veteran, which right now would only be Pelfrey. If Liriano were still with the team, I'd pick him, or when Deduno makes his appearance I might opt for him; wild guys seem like they need a different skill set from a catcher than the framing we're focusing on here.
  3. ashbury
    Not having played the game at a better level than beer-league softball (and badly at that), I had not run across this analysis/advice. Interesting.
  4. ashbury
    Scouting of the pitchers will be as welcome, or maybe even moreso, as for the position players. The parent roster needs help, and and the fans need hope!
  5. ashbury
    He took a strike but then was going after anything in the strike zone after that - can't ask for more, really.
  6. ashbury
    Unjustified. I blame Gardy. If he had had Burton and Perkins warming up in the first, this outcome could have been averted.
  7. ashbury
    This avatar is retired.
  8. ashbury
    You should see the full length version with the speedo. ObTwins: Interesting the PH for Carroll instead of for Escobar.
  9. ashbury
    Deal. I know the rules.
  10. ashbury
    Ninth inning. Win Twins.
  11. ashbury
    Time for a Rally Avatar, did I hear someone say?
  12. ashbury
    Well, except for the fourth inning the Twins have scored one every time tonight. As long as the bullpen does their job and throws zeros the rest of the way, this trend should produce a comfortable one-run victory.
  13. ashbury
    Not counting last night's offensive outburst in support of Correia, of course.
  14. ashbury
    Oh, now you've gone and summoned it. / Yes, it. I'm so bad.
  15. ashbury
    Ed-yard-o.
  16. ashbury
    She Who .... Must... Not... Complete... This .... Train... Of... Thought... *collapse*
  17. ashbury
    That's the show with the chairs with their backs to the performers? I could see a use for that at this game.
  18. ashbury
    Gardy didn't have anyone warming up in the bullpen to start the inning, again??? Oh well, good job keeping a 5-run first from turning into a disaster. I'm going to go grab some dinner.
  19. ashbury
    What, and have to go through all the paperwork for refunds? "They didn't catch any."
  20. ashbury
    Correia used up all the pitching karma in 7 innings last night.
  21. ashbury
    Clearly he is jinxing Hicks.
  22. ashbury
    You guys' comments are going to look hilarious in a few minutes when I switch my avatar to a dude in a speedo with a TC logo.
  23. ashbury
    Are we at last ready to declare the experiment of Mauer in the two-hole a failure? (Also, if Mauer goes 4-for-4 I am never taking this avatar down, except on Kevin Correia day of course.)
  24. ashbury
    For similar reasons I do not wish to read any articles about the Wins Above Replacement for Correia.
  25. ashbury
    Not necessarily. This one's just a Bad Idea.
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