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  1. stringer bell
    Catching up with the broadcast well after the game was over. I giggled at Hunter a lot, but I much prefer his stuff to Bert (I've heard every aside and know otherwise he just reads out of a media guide). Bremer might retire in a hurry with a steady diet of Hunter, but I enjoyed it! Meíja pitched pretty well, and not counting Pérez, he was excellent. I think if he can get over the hump, he'll be more than serviceable.
  2. stringer bell
    Phil is still a fly ball pitcher and with diminished velocity, he absolutely has to have great command. I'm far from convinced that he can survive even with more changeups and breaking balls.
  3. stringer bell
    I don't think the Twins screwed this up at all except the scheduling part, which was predicated by the vote of the players to not have a split doubleheader. They get Meíja for free (26th man-he can be optioned and recalled for his next start), so that they can keep an eight-man bullpen. If they get rained out in Baltimore tomorrow, they have starters lined up on regular rest. If they play, Gibson for one of the relievers or maybe Vargas, I guess. I don't like the Escobar for Vargas move much for two reasons. One is small sample size, but I will grant Molitor has seen much more of these guys and knows who is swinging well lefty or righty and who isn't and the second part is that I think Escobar is most likely to hit a homer when he's just trying to make contact. Putting him in as a pinch hitter pretty much asks him to hit one out.
  4. stringer bell
    IIRC, Vargas minor league history also indicates he is far better as a LH hitter. I heard someone from the Twins organization say that last year was a surprise because of the reverse of his splits. He looks much better LH this year for sure.
  5. stringer bell
    My eighth visit to Target Field under the Spring Season Pass. I'm 3-4, so after today's true doubleheader, I'll be somewhere between 3-6 and 5-4.
  6. stringer bell
    Vargas is a guy who can only help with his bat. Very difficult to keep him in the lineup when he's not hitting.
  7. stringer bell
    Gray skies and mist. 50 degrees. Let's play two!
  8. stringer bell
    I don't think they officially recalled Meíja, so they can recall him today. They can option after the game, but recall him at any time, meaning they will only have three starters on the roster after the nitecap. A starter will have to be added on Monday unless the club wants to go to Haley or Wilk from the bullpen. Meíja could be recalled for the next start, but then requiring someone to be taken off the active roster.
  9. stringer bell
    I recall Tex as being excellent at first base. I don't think Vargas will ever be a great defender, but he's certainly adequate at first. I've seen Mauer make a few plays that I don't think many, if any, current first basemen could make. More on the topic of Vargas--He clogs the bases and won't get any leg hits. He can only play first base, so he really has to hit and get on base. He has to be that much better of a hitter.
  10. stringer bell
    I read the report of the postponed game and an interesting thing is that the players voted for this. With three day-night doubleheaders already scheduled, the players have to approve any additional split doubleheaders. Meíja can start tomorrow and be optioned but recalled in time for his next start.
  11. stringer bell
    Make it 0-10. At least Dozier hit it hard.
  12. stringer bell
    OK. My "pick three" guys are 0-9 with three Ks and a ton of LOB. I really know how to pick 'em.
  13. stringer bell
    Going to the game. Looking for a lot of home runs and many empty seats.
  14. stringer bell
    Here's the AP account of Republican reaction via Yahoo: https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-gop-leader-plays-down-latest-trump-controversy-165201166--politics.html We've seen how this guy acts and talks as president for almost four months, yet the response from Republicans is muted at best. No, I don't trust that Republicans will put their country first despite more than enough evidence that there was obstruction of justice.
  15. stringer bell
    I'll believe it when I see it. Republicans have shown loyalty to party over country throughout the Obama administration and for the four months of Trump's term.
  16. stringer bell
    In looking a little deeper at the stats, Belisle has an okay BAA and his WHIP is inflated by 11 walks in fourteen innings. 11 of the 13 runs he has allowed came on two outings totaling one inning. In the rest of his appearances, he has allowed two earned runs in 13 innings. He's not the guy I always want to see in the eighth when they Twins have a narrow lead, but he's an okay major league pitcher. Pressly has given up runs in 6 of his 14 appearances and in at least four losses he's given up either the tying or eventual winning runs. Off the Baggy made a blog entry about Pressly in which he suggested that his stuff was similar to his effective 2016 season. While he has been ineffective this year, I think his history and his stuff merit a longer leash.
  17. stringer bell
    I think Wilk for Gibson, Meíja, Aaron Slegers or else he gets the fifth starter gig. Breslow hasn't been used much in late innings and he's been meh at best, so he would be the first to go IMHO. The bullpen isn't dominant and a top line arm would move the guys where they are better suited IMHO. However, they really haven't cost the team that much despite the inflated ERAs. The bad outings have mostly been confined to losses that went from close to blowouts, particularly Belisle. Rogers shouldn't be facing so many RH batters and I don't think Belisle should be the eighth inning guy. Perhaps Pressly can get the eighth--he looked the part when he struck out the side vs. the White Sox.
  18. stringer bell
    He's a fine defensive outfielder in all aspects. There haven't been too many plays he hasn't made, with perhaps the exception of making a pretty weak throw to the plate in the game the Twins lost to the White Sox in extra innings.
  19. stringer bell
    I liked your comment, but I disagree that Democrats should or will offer a compromise that Republicans will accept. If the topic or bill is fixing the ACA, there is room to improve the existing legislation, but if the question in front of Senate Democrats is to repeal the ACA for the current proposal, I can't see what can be offered to fix health care using the GOP bill as the basis for that change. The Republican bill was altered from the form that failed to placate the conservatives, not to reach out to moderates. The bill that passed is even worse than its predecessor. I don't think McConnell can find 50 votes for the House bill and I would much prefer it fail than adopting the House version which essentially gives more to the richest in America and does nothing good for 90% of the population.
  20. stringer bell
    As expected.
  21. stringer bell
    More drama from Kintzler in the 9th?
  22. stringer bell
    Nice job Hughes!
  23. stringer bell
    Pretty good #9 hitter.
  24. stringer bell
    There you have it. Danny Santana has finally been DFAed and JO Berrios stays in the minors. Rucinski has 14 innings of MLB experience with the Angels in 2014 and 2015. Adrianza is supposed to be an excellent gloveman, particularly at short. We shall see.
  25. stringer bell
    I've been thinking about this for a while. Donald Trump is president because Republicans (more than Democrats) will accept anything with an "R" behind it, even Donald Trump and this abomination of a health care package. Otherwise sensible people voted for Trump simply because he was nominated by the Republican party. Many Republicans in the House voted for a terribly flawed bill solely because it was sponsored by the Republican House leadership. These people should be held accountable for putting party ahead of principle and country.
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