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  1. Dodecahedron
    Yeah, but that's been done already by the 1991 Twins, June 1st - 16th, after their slow start. This team has to do 25 wins in a row, minimum, for the baseball gods to be appeased. Following the 1991 Twins model, all they need is 1B, DH, RF to start hitting like crazy, 2.5 ace starters, and two relief pitchers who do what they are supposed to do. And to get 10 more wins out of this 1991 model: Astudillo.
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    The Tigers don't follow this rule. I honestly did not realize they were 47-114 in 2019. Yikes. I had no idea they flirted so closely with breaking their 43-119 record in 2003. The Tigers are on pace for 64 wins this year, so the Twins have some competition. #RoadTo120(Losses)
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    True, but the games over the past six weeks still counted. We know he is good enough to "recover his stats" by the end of the year, and I think we always expected it. The Twins' postseason chances probably won't recover in the same way, not that he is solely to blame.
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    Deadened baseball. The pendulum has swung too far the other direction.
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    I'm Ober it.
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    The Twins don't have anyone as good as or better than Berrios to take his place. The return for a Berrios trade would either be a worse pitcher or some prospects (aka, lottery tickets) who would not be pitching for the Twins for several years. In the meantime, the pitching would struggle. And with no bullpen to help? Hm. Doesn't sound smart. Berrios does not have to be an "ace" -- or, in other words, he does not have to be one of the few star pitchers in the league -- for the Twins to keep him. #2/#3 pitchers are foundational and necessary for success.
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    Sure. Everyone knew he would not hit .113 with no power for the rest of his career. As someone else pointed out elsewhere, Sano is at career bests for walk rates and strikeout rates. His BABIP is practically underwater. It would surprise no one if he stays hot for a while. He has been "unlucky" if you believe in that. This doesn't erase all the past drama, and likely future drama. Many teams would love to have his power:salary ratio and the Twins should take advantage of that to build out their depth. The Twins have other good 1B options. I have no doubt Sano would do some great things for another team, but the Twins don't have the luxury of having a feast-or-famine hitter at first base.
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    We don't know if 2021 will be an outlier until we see how the front office reacts. We know they will make changes. Will they sell everything not nailed down for a bunch of prospects that are 3+ years away from being contributors? (Hi, Terry!) They probably won't do this, but there is every possibility the team sells some pieces that are difficult to replace, creating problems that linger.
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    I miss Mulholland. Not many players get to pitch for 13 years after their peak. Baseball-Reference chose an interesting picture of him for his profile page.
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    Baldelli Surprise A bowl of lukewarm Clam Chowder in a sippy cup with a cup of Budweiser and a ball of fried swiss cheese on the side. The perfect combination for a hot summer afternoon of Twins baseball in 2021!
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    This will be the first time this front office will be in a position to sell at the trade deadline. We don't know what they will do, but they will no doubt do something. I don't know why we are targeting Donaldson so much. This would create a hole at 3B and would be very reminiscent of the holes Ryan created when he sold off pieces. The same goes for Kepler and even Polanco. It took the Twins years to solve those problems when Ryan did this in his second round at the job. If the Twins are smart, they will focus on moving Sano, Astudillo, and Cruz. These are players the Twins can afford to lose without creating other problems. Before you hit reply, yes all three of them will have short-term value to a playoff-bound team. On the pitching side, it seems appealing to sell everything, but again the Twins have to think about creating holes that they can't resolve for years to come. Some players should go, but it should be done in a measured, incremental way. It's difficult to imagine a playoff team being interested in any of the pitching chaff the Twins should jettison, and the Twins should not get rid of anyone who has future potential as it seems they have very little depth in the minors.
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    The problem there is the relief pitchers will continue to be a "D" lineup. I suppose that can be entertaining too.
  13. Dodecahedron
    The universe just keeps piling on.
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    CNN weighed in on this. White Sox manager's alarmingly stupid move https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/20/opinions/white-sox-la-russa-yermin-mercedes-jennings/
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    You don't know that. It's possible that he was never in this situation. It's possible he has never faced a position player pitching to him. It's possible he *has* been in these situations before, but the coaches communicated the game plan to him.
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    True, but he is 6-for-9 so far with a 1.444 OPS. The Twins should ride that until he regresses.
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    True, I am assuming that is a white male by what is depicted in the scene. The white piece is not focused on what is going on at all, he is the only piece focused on another piece. I suppose it is possible that the pink piece is not a girl, in which case the scene is even more sinister. The white piece could be seen as assaulting the pink piece. He has his hand in the pink piece's face as the pink piece gets pushed off the board. At its least sinister, there looks to be a bit of mansplaining going in this photograph.
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    Yes, that is definitely true. It is unfortunate that universities raised tuitions when more people could pay. It's not that universities just sat on that new money -- they used it to invest in their programs, infrastructure, and acreage. As you say, noble intentions, but built on the backs of the working class.
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    The Twins are not cursed. Twins fans are. The team can control the situation, we can't. Usually, it's not difficult to analyze why the Twins implode, when they do. Random unfortunate events are not the problem. The '82 team, now that team was cursed. They played well most of the year but kept losing anyway.
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    Typically, when a manager, boss, leader, or heck any stakeholder wants something to happen a certain way, he or she communicates that in advance. Otherwise -- shocker -- it never unfolds that way. LaRussa can get blue in the face all he wants. Neither he nor any player in the dugout communicated to this player what the plan was. Rules, laws, norms, mores, whatever you want to call them, need to be communicated, whether the "rules" are written or unwritten. Especially so in a dugout, where the players have vastly different experiences, histories, and viewpoints. I don't blame this kid for not getting the memo that was never sent. We all know what people say about the word "assume."
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    Even in Lego land, the white guy is harassing the girl and jacking up the otherwise nice scene. Also, who knew the Ramones were yellow? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lego-lgbtq-set-pride-intl-scli/index.html
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    Twins brass was really proud of those trees. One Morneau complaint later -> firewood.
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    Joe Webb was fun, but there were some comical moments too.
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    They won. Seems like you need to go to more games.
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    Maybe. That's your assumption. This is like when you are driving and someone cuts you off. Do you get angry, or do you remember that you have unintentionally cut off dozens of people as a driver too? Like in driving, in baseball things happen. You can turn it into a drama or you can move on. Yeah, I get it, some people like drama. Trying to guess what's going on inside their heads is hard. But if I were in baseball, would I swing at a 3-0 pitch in that situation? Probably. Would I pitch inside to the same hitter later if I were pitching? Probably. Would I pitch behind the hitter? Maybe, if the pitch got away from me or if I was too timid about throwing a real pitch inside. These things happen in baseball. I can buy it that Duffey was too timid to throw an actual threatening pitch and the pitch got away from him.
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