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  1. ashbury
    I have found women pretty consistent in their dislike for paragraphs like this one.
  2. ashbury
    Let me now turn to my predictions for the Olympics...
  3. ashbury
    Fair enough, if I'm going to repeatedly bang the Hurricane Hazle drum I'd better expect a response. It's not his career after the magical season that I focus on, but the minor league career before. He was a good prospect with a chance for a major league career, but nothing that came before prepared fans for what he achieved in the Braves '57 pennant drive. Buxton is a far better prospect, so a 1.000 OPS at AAA isn't crazy. OTOH, in 2015 he hit better in his short stint in AAA than he had at AA, which for me sets off alarm bells - and sure enough his BABIP at AAA was an other-worldly .500. In longer duty at AAA in 2016, it's been .393. So, here's something he can still learn at AAA: how to help his team win when the hits aren't falling in and his BABIP is .200. He probably can also learn to shorten his swing, get rid of the uppercut, change how he uses his foot for timing, whatever the coach thinks.
  4. ashbury
    Punishment is a time-tested learning experience.
  5. ashbury
    Buxton has a 1.000 OPS in AAA, in 188 PA. In his past 188 PA, Brian Dozier has an OPS in excess of that. Does anyone believe this is Dozier's established level of performance? As I said elsewhere, 188 PA is still basically Hurricane Hazle territory (look him up, young'ins). If there were a zero inserted someplace after the 1 in that number of PA, I'd feel differently, but he's simply not had enough time in AAA to make me believe it's not a place where he still can learn, and he certainly hasn't "proven" anything at AAA.
  6. ashbury
    The last three weeks of AAA ball for the year?
  7. ashbury
    Went to two consecutive Marlins games hoping to see that. Mattingly sat him for the last game of the homestand because a lefty was pitching; they're actually in a wild card chase so I guess this displays some integrity, rather than just cater to attendance or whatever.
  8. ashbury
    Sliced in half, sauteed in olive oil, garlic added to about 50% higher level than you think safe, a splash of lemon juice, grate in some ginger, sprinkle a little brown sugar if you want --- if someone thinks they don't like brussels sprouts, try this and see if you can still resist. Also works for kale. / TD Lesson #1, iteration ten million: finish reading the thread before commenting in it.
  9. ashbury
    It's Ray, even if you don't.
  10. ashbury
    Polanco is listed as starting SS for this afternoon's game. Strap in, buckle up, this thread is going to get interesting again.
  11. ashbury
    He is out of minor league options so if you DFA him you probably lose him. You are saying you're OK with that?
  12. ashbury
    Held out due to a pending waiver trade? / just stirring the pot...
  13. ashbury
    The Angels traded for Meyer. Nolasco was the albatross they had to accept to swing that deal. As for the topic, I agree with the view that a package of questionable prospects and so-so major leaguers isn't going to nab somebody's established starting pitcher. That kind of package might pry loose a stud single-A prospect, if a contending team feels those pieces contribute to their 2017 chances. But the dilemma is always, if they want those young pieces, why don't we at this stage in our rebuild, and if we don't want them, why should they? I am in favor of making the attempt, though.
  14. ashbury
    And no one is claiming that you do.
  15. ashbury
    Right. The earlier remark about hedging overlooks a different and unstated kind of hedging when predicting a tiny percentage: "if nothing unexpected happens".
  16. ashbury
    The tradition of putting guys on waivers, and then starting trade talks if anyone puts in a claim, reminds me a little of the notes passed back and forth in middle school: Do you like me? ____ Yes ____ No If the MLB internal web site has a GUI where you just click some boxes for whom you want to place on waivers, then it's not a waste of effort to include Mauer as a formality. But unless he has decided he wants to go, he's not going anywhere.
  17. ashbury
    Joe Jimenez. (I can dream.)
  18. ashbury
    Yeah, subject to a July 2017 deadline. http://twinsdaily.com/topic/23478-byron-buxton/?p=526300
  19. ashbury
    Too many Archer comments to keep up with tonight.
  20. ashbury
    The other kids used to call me Foreyes. Until I got glasses, then they called me Eighteyes.
  21. ashbury
    Oy. I gotta get wit it.
  22. ashbury
    Gonna hafta clue me in.
  23. ashbury
    Off target throw leaves gold glover Kevin Kiermaier perplexed.
  24. ashbury
    Ninth inning error. Logan Forsythe haz a sad.
  25. ashbury
    Looks as if I picked a good game to miss. Yay Sano in the ninth, though.
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