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Memories, Series Recap, and Other Notes
ashbury commented on Kirsten Brown's blog entry in Blog Kirsten Brown
> Sometimes a different coaching staff has success with a guy with a strong head. I just wish I could come up with a nice list of pitchers where the reverse has worked in the Twins favor. Maaaaaybe Pavano counts? Santana as a Rule 5 draftee, which somewhat changes the subject. Don't know of too many others, off the top of my head. -
Where will Liriano fit into the bullpen?
ashbury commented on Cody Christie's blog entry in North Dakota Twins Fan
For now, Liriano can mop up for Jeff Gray, as far as I'm concerned. After 10 days, re-evaluate. -
Joe Mays, Francisco Liriano and Ricky Bobby
ashbury commented on James Richter's blog entry in The Long View
On Sunday morning in Tampa, tell Liriano that he’s going to throw 7 innings. He can do it in 90 pitches or 150, but he’s not coming out of there until he gets at least 21 outs. One caveat to this. You can't bluff, and you have to have a Plan B just in case. If you are at the point of putting him into the bullpen with one more failure, then this strategem is as good a shot as any. If he has to come out after 4.1 innings anyway, then he's banished to the bullpen; if that wouldn't be your move, then you can't try this ultimatum. Since I'm ready to put him in the pen, I like your idea. -
Bill Smith's Biggest Blunder Was Something He Never Did
ashbury commented on Loosey's blog entry in Blog Loosey
These all sounded to me, at the time, like rumors planted by the Twins, trying to goose the market a bit and get the most for Santana that they could. Note the Think Factory item says the source was the Twins and the Dodgers were "considering". It's very unclear that the Dodgers were actually interested even in Kemp (plus lower-grade prospects) alone for Santana, much less throwing in Kershaw. If Kemp had actually been dangled, Smith would have jumped on the deal. Ditto for the speculative offers from the Red Sox and Yankees - they were all trial balloons, no concrete offer was ever on the table from these other teams. Just my opinion, of course. -
