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  1. stringer bell
    Agree with the sentiments of Chief and JB. All moves should be ones that not only help now, but build a more solid team down the road. As I've said from spring training on, it isn't out of the question that the Twins will contend in 2015, but the odds are against it. Luck tends to even out, and I have thought for a while that the club has had more than their share of bad luck. The Twins were lucky to play Chicago at exactly the right time. Perhaps more of that is in their future. I am still hoping for meaningful games throughout the season.
  2. stringer bell
    Did you get wet, Halsey? It's raining felines and canines here in Zumbrota right now, ruining my plans to get 18 in after the Twins game.
  3. stringer bell
    I haven't given up on Pelf being a good starter. However, there are factors that say it is unlikely that he is going to be an ace. I don't expect Pelfrey to ever put together two starts as solid as he put up against the Royals and the Tigers. Top end, IMHO, is middle-of-the-rotation. It is worth noting he had and 8-1 GB/FB ratio. If he keeps that up, he's got a chance.
  4. stringer bell
    I like something about all of the candidates for demotion. IMHO, it looks like May is on the cusp of being successful, Pelfrey might have found something that works for him and Gibson needs to mix his pitches better to get some swings and misses. Milone hasn't had a real good start since his first one, but has kept the team in the game until Monday's short start. I would prefer the team send Milone down and keep him stretched out. I don't want to see a soft-tossing lefty in the 'pen.
  5. stringer bell
    Exactly, Mike. If you want to win the game against the setup guy, probably it would be best to go with a guy with power (Arcia, Vargas) even though they are scuffling. The Twins had the catcher (slow runner) on first and two outs. Escobar and the next guy (Schafer, now hitting .190) would most likely need to get hits to tie the game. In summary, there weren't a lot of good options, but a home run hitter would have a slugger's chance of handing the ball to Perkins with a lead in the ninth.
  6. stringer bell
    OK, I know "the book" says you play for a tie at home, but I don't like the idea of bunting Santana in the ninth. First of all Schafer is a real threat to steal second by himself. Secondly, if he doesn't go, it gives Santana a big hole to shoot through and Soria's attention would be divided between home and first. I really would have liked to see both speedsters get on to start that inning. Putting the game on the shoulders of Dozier and Hunter isn't really wise, since neither are hitting that red-hot this spring. Regarding pinch-hitting Escobar, I think we should give him some credit for last year and a small amount for the way he hit in spring training. In addition, Shane Robinson isn't a .350 hitter. I haven't liked the way Escobar has been swinging since the season started and three or four ABs isn't enough information to base a decision for pinch-hitting.
  7. stringer bell
    Nice to see Buxton get a couple of hits, including a long ball. A couple days off might have been what he needed. However, 16 runs allowed is terrible, wow! Polanco hit a homer, but had two errors according to the box score. I guess that is a wash. I continue to view Polanco as stretched at short. He has the range, I think, but when I saw him play in Cedar Rapids, it didn't look like a plus arm from the shortstop hole.
  8. stringer bell
    Just couldn't get the king off his throne.
  9. stringer bell
    The girl on the horse is pretty and all, but I'd prefer Rob Lowe. That came out so wrong. I meant that Lowe's Direct TV commercials were funnier.
  10. stringer bell
    Why do I feel a 6-4-3 coming?
  11. stringer bell
    Move Plouffe to cleanup, Dozier to #6
  12. stringer bell
    Nice, Trevor.
  13. stringer bell
    If this game was at the Cell, it would be about 6-0.
  14. stringer bell
    11 in a row.
  15. stringer bell
    Here's my rather detailed prediction. Hughes and Felix are both effective, with each team only scoring a run in the first seven innings. Felix leaves and the Twins score big off the bullpen and win comfortably 9-2.
  16. stringer bell
    Still a lot of base runners on in his last start. Also, while the sinker is pretty effective in getting ground balls, he doesn't put anybody away with it. He's a 30-something still trying to find secondary pitches. I would say the odds are pretty long that he will succeed. That said, I wasn't totally opposed to Pelf signing the two-year deal and thought he might have a decent year last year. He's got the velocity and he really works hard. Maybe, just maybe, he will figure it out was a breaking ball and the splitter. I wish him well and certainly would like to see him get another few starts.
  17. stringer bell
    After watching both a lot in spring training, I still like Rosario more than Hicks. I would bring him up to play center instead of Schafer and if Hicks forces his way back to the majors, either Arcia or Rosario comes to Rochester with the other guy playing left field.
  18. stringer bell
    Here's a glass half-full thought: Not one starter is hitting up to his career batting average or OPS. That cannot last. Nothing makes a team look like it is going through the motions more than them not hitting. Milone versus Vargas tomorrow.
  19. stringer bell
    Another disappointing day at the ball yard.
  20. stringer bell
    Schafer needs to get a hit.
  21. stringer bell
    Is that Plouffe's first bunt hit ever?
  22. stringer bell
    Boyer quickly clears the bases.
  23. stringer bell
    How about that BB/K ratio?
  24. stringer bell
    Oh my goodness. What is Arcia's problem?
  25. stringer bell
    So close.
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