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  1. stringer bell
    That homer by Schoop is the biggest hit he's had for the team.
  2. stringer bell
    Oy! What an inning. Borderline pitch for strike three.
  3. stringer bell
    This inning will not end. I know it will, eventually and I'm betting there either will be a home run or strikeout.
  4. stringer bell
    BTW, the net runs in this series are now 21-19 for the Twins despite the 14-3 beating on Thursday.
  5. stringer bell
    Odo: Lots of high fastballs, he kept pumping them in to Choi and finally put one down and in that fooled the hitter. I do notice that he is throwing a few MPH higher, but there are a lot of guys that throw as hard as Jake does and he seems to be able to get by with 75% fastballs up in the zone.
  6. stringer bell
    He's an all right center fielder.
  7. stringer bell
    A little shameless self-promotion. When Cruz was sidelined, I wrote a blog entry about Sano http://twinsdaily.com/blog/449-stringer-bells-blog/ Now let me say that I certainly agree with everyone that says that fifty-some plate appearances is too small of a sample to be definitive of how Sanó's season will go. An OPS over .950 is more than fine. Perhaps many of us aren't fair to Miguel because he was hyped as the next Miguel Cabrera or Frank Thomas. Comparing Sanó to Mark Reynolds essentially says that the hype was falsehood. To complicate this, we have seen glimpses of a complete hitter, but he seemed more patient and disciplined as a rookie than he does now. He seems to be able to be pitched to, but someone who will hammer a mistake pitch. A 10.5 game lead and a record-setting offense provide the Twins with a chance to bat him lower in the order and live with the strikeouts. Sadly, I believe the guy who was billed as a future superstar could be downgraded to someone who might not be part of the team's future.
  8. stringer bell
    Catching up after the game. How was Gonzalez at short? Is Rocco going to get heat when he doesn't have a lefty available to pitch tomorrow and maybe Sunday?
  9. stringer bell
    While Pérez wasn't sharp, he also didn't have any luck. A lot of poorly hit balls were hits. Regression to the mean, I guess. He's got to throw more strikes and the second time around, the Ray hitters didn't chase. Tough spot for Littell and I wouldn't be surprised if he was optioned before the next game.
  10. stringer bell
    Will Smith (Giants) and Sean Doolittle (Nats), both of whom are lefties. Having another dominant left hander in the bullpen would make Rogers' role more clear and perhaps reduce the back-to-back usage we've seen so far this year.
  11. stringer bell
    Mod note: Thanks Blake for another outstanding intro to another interesting series. We're almost to the month of June and there are vacancies on the signup sheet for game thread introductions. The "regulars" have done a nice job, but we do want anyone who is interested to get a chance to set up another Twins victory game. If interested, please post on (pinned) Game Thread Intro thread or send me a message. Thanks! stringer bell
  12. stringer bell
    Saturday starts the month of June. We have openings for game thread intros in June. Thanks to the "regulars" who have posted introductions. You've all been great! Variety is the spice of life and it would be great to have more people do the introductions. If you haven't done one yet, consider being an "opener", you only have to do one. If you want to try, you can either post on this thread or send me a message. For a list of available game dates, check the link I posted on May 15 (in this thread).
  13. stringer bell
    Did you all see the Instagram photo?
  14. stringer bell
    With Buxton exiting, Rocco put Gonzalez in left, Eddie in right, and Kepler in center. In previous games, with the same three outfielders, Rocco put Gonzalez in right. This was the configuration I expected (Gonzalez has very little experience in RF). Has there been any word why the moves were made last night?
  15. stringer bell
    John Sevcik, Jerry Zimmerman, Russ Nixon
  16. stringer bell
    I said in another thread, I'd rather have Astudillo on the bench than Arraez. To amplify this remark, let's consider how the DH position has been handled with Cruz on the shelf. At least half a dozen different guys have been the DH, almost everyone but Castro and Buxton. When Cruz is back, he will take the lion's share of DH plate appearances. Having Gonzalez with no specified position will provide days off for the corner infielders and outfielders and perhaps Buxton. Adrianza would be the first choice to give Polanco a day off. So, where does Arraez get plate appearances? If the Twins are going to have a bench player getting very occasional at-bats, I think Astudillo is the right choice, not Arraez. Keeping Astudillo provides flexibility with the catchers (Baldelli would be comfortable running or hitting for the starter or occasionally starting Garver as the DH). Arraez has looked very good in his short time with the club. He has been afforded the chance to get plenty of playing time because of the rotation of players through the DH slot, but that is going to go away. When Cruz returns, it is best for him and the team for Arraez to go to Rochester and get more development time.
  17. stringer bell
    IIRC, there will be an extra player next year (26-man roster), so some of this will be moot.
  18. stringer bell
    This thread will be closed. If interested in this topic, please go to: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/33302-article-twins-place-michael-pineda-on-dl-devin-smeltzer-recalled/
  19. stringer bell
    Time for that third true outcome!
  20. stringer bell
    I said steal because going into the inning, they'd only had three hits and a walk. The Twins had 8 hits and a couple walks, plus the only homer of the game until the eighth. A little reminiscent of the last game against the Sox, where the Twins scored seven runs on six hits.
  21. stringer bell
    What is Hader doing hitting? Ohhhh, that's Gamel.
  22. stringer bell
    Hader is tough. Top of the order will get a chance in the ninth.
  23. stringer bell
    I agree that Turtle has had a tough game, but I would much rather see him on the bench than Arraez.
  24. stringer bell
    Brewers have a good chance to steal this one. Rogers threw a fat one to Arcia and he barrelled it. Stuff happens, and the Twins have been so dominant that this seems rare. I do want to see what happens when they face Hader.
  25. stringer bell
    From his days in KC, I've learned to respect/dislike L Cain. I've seen dozens of at-bats like the one he's having, and somehow he usually did something good.
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