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  1. The other team pitched in the same conditions. Or do you think our batters are also uniquely affected by this typical early spring weather?
  2. 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.
  3. 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?
  4. "And just like that, Laweryson's ERA was back below 9."
  5. One thread leads to another down that slippery slope. Leads to an equivalence that may or may not be false. 😁
  6. 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.
  7. When the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown tells us along with all the other teams to, Gehrig be damned.
  8. Josh Bell getting his first Twins innings at first base, assuming weather cooperates.
  9. 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?
  10. 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.
  11. 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.)
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. All seriousness aside I'm sure there is some nuance to the very entertaining story that came out.
  15. Yeah, I'm starting to get the hang of these game threads. Doing the homework pays off!
  16. Apparently he conferred with Taj Bradley, and discovered that his team can provide him with scouting reports on any opposing players of his choosing!
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