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  1. ashbury
    Not Vielma?
  2. ashbury
    The radio team (Gladden?) put the jinx on at the end of the third inning by mentioning it. Sheesh. N00bs. Everyone here knows better, right?
  3. ashbury
    Is there a pitch that Rosario won't take a swing at?
  4. ashbury
    I'd love to, but it's my parakeet's bowling night. Also, I have to sort the gravel in my driveway. And I just remembered, I'm scheduled to give nuisance lessons at our local convenience store. I may think of other reasons, as well.
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  6. ashbury
    My apologies for the threadjack.
  7. ashbury
    Also if his nylon stockings get scratched.
  8. ashbury
    Good luck with that. I was at Fenway last night (not particularly rooting for either team, just enjoying the game), and a shaky starter combined with the bullpen to cough up a lead in the sixth. Leather-lunged guy behind me was howling about Dumb-browski until it was time to leave to catch our train.
  9. ashbury
    Brian Dozier is having an all-star caliber season, although it took him a while to get rolling so got no consideration in July. Max Kepler is having a productive rookie season. Joe Mauer is hitting well enough to be a major league starter at an offensively challenging position. Ervin Santana has quietly put together a very professional season. Brandon Kintzler has been a pleasant surprise in the bullpen and has even shouldered the role of closer when desperation demanded it. I think that about covers it. Somebody please split these into separate articles and flesh them out. Oops, maybe some of these have already been written; I guess that what makes it a blue moon.
  10. ashbury
    I hope the coaches don't ream him too hard about it. He knows he goofed. The goof looks for all the world like wanting so much to win; you don't want to wring that out of him. I'd pat him on the butt, say something benign like "nobody could have caught that one, you didn't lose the game," and then if he does something dumb like that again, talk more pointedly at that time.
  11. ashbury
    I think everyone in the ballpark knew that if the Twins surrendered that lead, they would go on to lose. As soon as that ball was struck, you knew if it dropped then the baserunner would score to tie it. The catch had to be made. It was an impossible catch for someone with Kepler's speed.Everything after that decision to go for it... was just... horrible to watch, but in all practicality really only accelerated the inevitable outcome.
  12. ashbury
    His batting average on balls in play in AAA has been very high. 2015: 59 plate appearances, .500 BABIP 2016 (first stint): 129 PA, .393 BABIP 2016 (second stint): 64 PA, .419 BABIP I imagine International League average BABIP (not sure where to look that up and verify) is more like the American League's .300. A very few hitters can sustain it consistently above that, but not many. And Buxton's BABIP, if not a mirage, hasn't translated to the majors yet. I too would like to see him play in AAA a while longer - see how he does when the ball isn't falling in quite as handily, OR see if the major league numbers come to look more like the aberration.
  13. ashbury
    OK, so 36 minutes late.
  14. ashbury
    FTFY. One is certainly a prerequisite for the other. I want no part of someone executing a flawed vision flawlessly.
  15. ashbury
    Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Bailey?
  16. ashbury
    What is this nomenclature? Six runs in the inning, all told?
  17. ashbury
    Didn't want to jinx him.
  18. ashbury
    Bullpen needs to hold together for just two more innings, assuming the Twins offense scores some runs.
  19. ashbury
    I say give it a shot. -- riverbrian
  20. ashbury
    Where did my life go? I think you'll find a clue to this mystery somewhere there in your post.
  21. ashbury
    Fewer batters faced would be my recommendation.
  22. ashbury
    Oh, sure, jinx our bullpen.
  23. ashbury
    Wonder if any sabrmetricians have done a study on thread traffic after a horrendous bottom of the sixth inning?
  24. ashbury
    Not much difference. Key is to make sure it's well vented.
  25. ashbury
    One of 'em. Apparently.
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