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Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    BTW, pretty sure Jax threw >0 pitches today.
  2. stringer bell
    True. With essentially a three-man bench, there just aren't enough players to get the platoon advantage throughout a game. I haven't read Gleeman's Athletic article about platoons, but he summarized it by saying that managers platoon because it gets results. Left handed hitters seem to have more dramatic splits and the Twins have three younger players who hit left handed and have superior hitting skills, but less defensive chops. If they were better defenders than their right handed (or switch hitting) counterparts, maybe the manager wouldn't pull them in the middle innings. It's important to get the lead when you get a chance and having the platoon advantage might make Kyle Farmer a better choice to hit than Edouard Julien, but IMHO it kills to have Farmer batting in the next game situation against a right handed high leverage reliever. Rocco Baldelli's job is to win games. I think more than most, he looks at the bigger picture of the year with his resting of players and pitcher usage. To me, it's a blind spot in not giving Julien, Kirilloff and Wallner more chances against same-handed pitching. I'd love to see one, two or all three guys graduate to full-time status where they are in the lineup more than half the time against left handed starters and I hope Rocco gives them that chance.
  3. stringer bell
    No free passes!!
  4. stringer bell
    Brewers have lots of speed and good defenders, but Yelich doesn't have a great arm and the Twins took advantage of it.
  5. stringer bell
    He might not be a great base runner or fielder, but the dude can hit.
  6. stringer bell
    Okert, I believe, would be the lefty choice.
  7. stringer bell
    I think he'll go with the lefty for the eighth, if the score stands.
  8. stringer bell
    Nothing but heat so far from Stewart.
  9. stringer bell
    Just enough!!!!
  10. stringer bell
    3-3!!
  11. stringer bell
    You didn't want to recite AK's Spring Training stats against lefties?
  12. stringer bell
    The tone of this thread is very similar to early last season.
  13. stringer bell
    Down two runs with the $33M man on deck, I wouldn't take the chance.
  14. stringer bell
    Gasp! AK gets an AB vs. a lefty....and gets a knock.
  15. stringer bell
    The early pinch hitting is the thing I disagree with the most, especially with 13-man pitching staffs.
  16. stringer bell
    Sanchez hitting like he did for the Twins.
  17. stringer bell
    Two pitches changed this game quite a bit.
  18. stringer bell
    The way things are going, it is sure to be overturned.
  19. stringer bell
    New pitcher?
  20. stringer bell
    Paddack won't get past 4 innings.
  21. stringer bell
    95-96, looks pretty close to me.
  22. stringer bell
    And now they steal second, I suppose.
  23. stringer bell
    At least the team is seeing more pitches this inning.
  24. stringer bell
    Ho-hum, scoreless inning for the Sheriff.
  25. stringer bell
    There goes Paddack's Gold Glove.
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