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  1. ashbury
    Not literally, no. But b-r.com does provide splits for 2025. Bases empty: 5th most PA on the team. He batted .191 but with enough walks and XBH to OPS .791. Men on base: 10th on the team in PA, batted 227 with an .800 OPS. (Buxton suffered a similar fate - led the team in runnerless PA, 4th on the team in opportunities with runners.) There are plenty of criticisms to offer about Wallner's situational splits and I've made them, but it's also fair to note the difference in opportunity.
  2. ashbury
    Guess what, the microscopes come out anyway in October. You risk molding a team that will fall apart under the bright lights.
  3. ashbury
    It gets cold in October too, which is the month I really care about. Maybe even Game 7 in November these days.
  4. ashbury
    The other team pitched in the same conditions. Or do you think our batters are also uniquely affected by this typical early spring weather?
  5. ashbury
    It's made more noticeable because of the inept strategy the Twins batters use. Today Josh Bell tapped his helmet with two outs and the bases empty on a 2-2 pitch called a strike. Supposing that the third strike got overturned, what tiny fraction of a run on average would stand to be gained by extending this failed inning, versus the risk of losing half your game allotment of challenges that early? Success wouldn't even have translated directly into a baserunner. Wallner's already embarrassed himself twice with ABS challenges. The manager needs to lay out the ground rules for a batter challenge - it has to be with a 3-ball count, or a late inning with runners on, and so forth - or else just tell them don't ever challenge period and save wear and tear on their limited brain cells and reserve those calls for their catchers on defense.
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  7. ashbury
    Matt Wallner is on a pace to hit 40.5 home runs. Who wants the over, or under? He is also on a pace to drive in 40.5 runs. Who wants the over, or under?
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    "And just like that, Laweryson's ERA was back below 9."
  10. ashbury
    One thread leads to another down that slippery slope. Leads to an equivalence that may or may not be false. 😁
  11. ashbury
    The PBP on mlb.com shows it as a popou- .... Oh.
  12. ashbury
    Two outs, nobody on. You've got two strikes on you but only two balls? Sit down, shut up, and take it even if the umpire is jobbing you on that one pitch. There are better uses for that challenge.
  13. ashbury
    Was expecting this:
  14. ashbury
    When the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown tells us along with all the other teams to, Gehrig be damned.
  15. ashbury
    Josh Bell getting his first Twins innings at first base, assuming weather cooperates.
  16. ashbury
    Do what the coaches are telling him to do, now that he has spare time, and then put it into practice when he's given game opportunities such as (I see) tonight?
  17. ashbury
    Concur. I root for him for reasons I've laid out before and my hope this spring continues to be that coaching finds some subtle tweaks to help him fully unlock the potential. There were hopeful signs but yesterday feels like back to square one.
  18. ashbury
    Brooks Lee was said to be out of the lineup due to illness today. Wonder if he just got Wally Pipped? (Pipp's the guy reputed to have said "I took the two most expensive aspirins in history," after leaving the door open for Gehrig due to a headache. If it isn't true, it should be.)
  19. ashbury
    Diff'rent Strokes for diff'rent folks. 😁
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  21. ashbury
    You are in good company. Many people choose to not include John Moses in anything. I looked and he did have his career year with Minnesota in 1988.
  22. ashbury
    The Rays envy you.
  23. ashbury
    That would have been the chef's kiss to this game. But the truth is that he's been better in close games so far this season. Until today's K-fest, that is.
  24. ashbury
    All seriousness aside I'm sure there is some nuance to the very entertaining story that came out.
  25. ashbury
    Yeah, I'm starting to get the hang of these game threads. Doing the homework pays off!
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