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  1. ashbury
    "How can you think and hit at the same time?" -- Yogi Berra
  2. ashbury
    That's pretty impressive. 2 games, 13 innings, no walks.
  3. ashbury
    No doubt the Twins will be "in on" Skubal too.
  4. ashbury
    If the pitching holds up, there's no theoretical limit. #baseball
  5. ashbury
    Except when Wallner's up, LOL.
  6. ashbury
    Wait... no. I came in late and missed it. He didn't do that AGAIN, did he? Somethin' the matter with his thinker, as an old project leader of mine used to say (about others, I hasten to add).
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    "In play, no out." Way to go, Brooks!
  9. ashbury
    Geez loiuse. What are you implying about his character with that?
  10. ashbury
    You're right that luck plays a big role. If the ball had bounced a little differently or if a gust of wind had happened at a certain moment, those three close losses could have become blowouts. 😁
  11. ashbury
    Counting stats don't tell you much on a team severely lacking in ironmen. Larnach led the team in games and plate appearances so good for him in that regard, but leading with 142 games means that counting stats say more about the other players. And finishing with second most hits (and first in virtually nothing besides walks) when he had the most PA also undercuts your point concerning a bat-first player. 93 major leaguers had more plate appearances in 2025 than Trevor. That's 3 per team on average. Many of those guys would have stood to lead the Twins in various counting stats if they had been with the team. And since Larnach spent no time in 2025 on the injured list, you might ask why his manager felt the need to cherry-pick the opportunities for this player, rather than play him every day. Few if any are "ripping" Larnach. Some of us provide meaningful data.
  12. ashbury
    Nelson Cruz says hi. Meanwhile Ryan Kreidler weeps quietly in the AAA clubhouse. Remember the old adage, "when you shake the Baseball Tree, about 10 gloves out fall for every bat." That saying would not have stood the test of time if the same things that make a good defender also contributed directly to hitting well.
  13. ashbury
    The man turns 31 later this season. To think that coach after coach missed this one little tip they could have passed along to him... um, no.
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  15. ashbury
    It's still early. I'm sure they can find a way to mess this game up somehow.
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  17. ashbury
    Never mind - JFC I need to learn to read.
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  19. ashbury
    Does Matt Wallner still roll over when someone says "men on base"?
  20. ashbury
    On the morning of May 18, 1964 Harmon Killebrew was batting .183 after 26 games and 115 plate appearances. Quality players deserve a bit of patience.
  21. ashbury
    "At Guaranteed Rate Field, nobody knows you're a dog."
  22. ashbury
    My only qualm about this is, if that becomes the strategy adopted by managers league-wide, then the incentive for umpires will be to call every close pitch a strike, because the batter will be under duress to not challenge it and the catcher will of course have no incentive too. But that's for later. And I don't want my team being the only one letting their batters make asinine challenges due to bruised egos or whatever is going on with this roster of knuckleheads.
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  24. ashbury
    Just to get through 5 innings. A different cause for concern, then.
  25. ashbury
    I used to love Twinkies. But now I know a guy who worked in the Twinkie factory when he was in college, and I won't eat them anymore. If you buy apparel fabricated in a sweatshop you can just launder it, but if you eat food prepared in a (literal) sweatshop .... ew.
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