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  1. stringer bell
    Except for catcher, the Twins have sent out the same guys three straight games. I really don't think lineups are a big problem. Right now, it seems like if it's not one thing, it's another. Here we go in the first, three consecutive hits.
  2. stringer bell
    I've completed a google doc for May game thread introductions. There are 28 scheduled game dates out of the 31 days in the month. So far, 16 of the dates have been assigned. If anyone is interested in doing an introduction in the coming month, send a message to me and I'll include you on the schedule. Thanks to the current volunteers. I'm considering doubling their pay (sarcasm!). I hope other game threaders will try their hand at setting the tone for a game thread (or two or three). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2BEdkNFIHYRdmhCH7S4j8MnE_ZJPUqsiIz86ngqNaE/edit
  3. stringer bell
    Next inning.
  4. stringer bell
    Next inning.
  5. stringer bell
    Kirilloff get his first regular season hit this inning.
  6. stringer bell
    Big Mike is underrated methinks.
  7. stringer bell
    Kirilloff doesn’t look really comfortable in left and I’m not comfortable with that.
  8. stringer bell
    Great intro Dave!
  9. stringer bell
    Regarding “the closer”, I don’t think any candidate is right for the job, but probably sharing between Robles, Rogers and (gulp) Columé could work. Robles seems to fight his control occasionally, while Rogers has his documented problems on back-to-back days. Columé has been a disappointment so far but has a track record as an effective back-end guy. Two other arms—Duffey and Alcala—haven’t been trusted with nailing down a win.
  10. stringer bell
    Nice to see a game go under 2:30.
  11. stringer bell
    Four swinging strikes for Happ in four innings!
  12. stringer bell
    Happ is a nibbler at this stage of his career. Doesn’t get a lot of swings and misses and has to live on the edges of the zone. Someone mentioned Gordon getting playing time at short. I suspect he is as stretched as Polanco there. I don’t hold out a lot of hope for him at this stage in his development.
  13. stringer bell
    Baseball Reference says that the Twins will get an additional year of control even if Kirilloff stays on the major league roster from this point on.
  14. stringer bell
    OK. Have the Twins kept Kirilloff at the alternate site to gain an extra year of control? BB-ref says so.
  15. stringer bell
    Last year the Twins two most used bench players were Ehire Adrianza and Marwin Gonzalez. Both of these players are versatile and dependable glove men wherever they are put on defense. For the 2021 Twins, the versatile players are not defensive assets--Arraez, Astudillo, Garlick and Rooker are all bat-first players and when they get on the field, the ball seems to find them. So far, the results have been close to disastrous.
  16. stringer bell
    I don't think Romo will be in the A's bullpen for long. He lasted longer with less stuff than a whole bunch of pitchers.
  17. stringer bell
    Dobnak with an opportunity to keep from getting farmed out. I know he's a starter in waiting, but with Maeda's short start, he should be able to go multiple innings
  18. stringer bell
    OK, Kenta go out and pitch with the lead. I was going to comment that Cruz was in a little snag. He's a smart hitter with a short stroke who uses the whole field and sometimes goes outside the whole field.
  19. stringer bell
    Really good AB just there.
  20. stringer bell
    One run on a homer, but three doubles so far and so far nothing from that.
  21. stringer bell
    Last year, Maeda's WHIP was under 1. This year in three starts, it was 1.70, I think that says more about his effectiveness than the ERA.
  22. stringer bell
    The team seems to have catching problems.
  23. stringer bell
    Maeda just not as sharp as he was almost every time out last year.
  24. stringer bell
    Stashak was sent to the minors, so he has to stay there for 10 days (I think). This was done to get a fresh arm in the bullpen. I know there was conversation about lengthening the minimum time a player has to stay in the minors, but I think the number is still ten days. I'm pretty confident when Stashak's required time is up, he will replace someone, probably Smeltzer or Farrell. Bremer just said that all of the members of the taxi squad have been brought up while the Twins were on this road trip. When the team gets home I'm very confident that there will be more roster moves most likely including Kirilloff, especially with the nagging injury to Sanó.
  25. stringer bell
    That looked like 2020 Maeda.
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