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  1. ashbury
    Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota

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    Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota

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    View of the surrounding area from inside the ballpark
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    Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota

    From the album: ST17

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    Zach Wheeler

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    Zach Wheeler

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    Zach Wheeler delivering
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    Buxton going first to third on a single to right

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    He's just a blur!
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    Clydesdales

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    Clydesdales

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    Sponsored by some brand of sparkling water, I believe.
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    TC Bear

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    TC Bear

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    Terrorizing two youths while the older folk flee in panic
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    Todd van Steensel

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    Rocking the full beard
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    Ft Myers Beach

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    All baseball and no beach make Ash a dull boy, at least in some people's eyes.
  10. ashbury
    But then I would also need to remove my post, and your gracious response to it. More of the latter is always good.
  11. ashbury
    Better than what we have, but still not good enough for a contending team, presumably. If they DFA someone due to three options having been exercised, he's probably not young with upside anymore. And if he had trade value, he'd be part of a trade. I'm not saying not to scour the waiver wire, but I don't think it's any path to riches for a rebuilding team. We have stopgaps galore already.
  12. ashbury
    So did Seth.
  13. ashbury
    In 2016 the Twins were 16th of 30 major league teams in runs scored at 722. Boston led with 878. Did you mean something else?
  14. ashbury
    He got a similar double the other day, didn't he? And probably a few additional times as well.
  15. ashbury
    Absent other evidence, I'll go with his past difficulty being the recognition of breaking pitches headed for the dirt, and not an inability to deal with expectations. If he's indeed turned the corner on that fundamental skill then he can handle the pressure of hitting third.
  16. ashbury
    Right you are. He was a Goldpanner: http://www.newsminer.com/sports/local/goldpanners-aluko-signs-with-twins/article_c393fe88-651a-11e6-959a-0b024810277a.html
  17. ashbury
    Thanks for the correction, Seth. I spend way too much time fact checking myself, but totally missed that one.
  18. ashbury
    Then again the Tommy Herr trade came from that thinking, and we know how well that worked out.
  19. ashbury
    A flubbed opportunity, I agree. ☺
  20. ashbury
    FTFY.
  21. ashbury
    Batting Buxton third is my ideal. That, of course, implies that he hits like a #3, which is part of why I say "ideal" - it's what we all hope for, at some level. But I also think that is how he's looking at himself - he swings like he wants to hit some balls out of the park. And as long as he can do that, I'm on board with putting him where he looks like he wants to be.
  22. ashbury
    Niko Goodrum had been doing well (at short) every time I watched him on the minor league fields, but the error he committed (at second) behind Stewart late in this game was just awful.
  23. ashbury
    It's a Canon SX600HS, from a few years ago. Very far from high end - pocket-sized with all the engineering limitations that that implies - but I am totally happy with it, even though I don't use even a fraction of what it's probably capable of. Technology has come so very far since the SLR I got as a wedding present back in the 80s. Oh, and maybe the nearness of the subject, at Spring Training, fools you into thinking these are all extreme telephoto shots.
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    And before someone asks who won the games: I don't know. I don't think the Twins did well at bat in the AAA game, and they played the bottom of the ninth so apparently they needed some runs. I have even less of a guess for the AA game. Nothing in my notes has much to do with actual success on the field, except the above radar gun item. Too busy snapping pictures.
  25. ashbury
    I didn't get a photo of the radar gun to confirm this, but Aaron Slegers hit 94 at one time, in the AAA game which he was the starter for. Mostly 86-91, in my brief viewing over someone's shoulder. Twice, he ended innings on checked swings called for strikes - nice! Oh, one other tidbit: I heard Torii may be at the minor league fields on Saturday!
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