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Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    The game thread permits word salad.
  2. stringer bell
    Your team RBI leader.
  3. stringer bell
    He pinch ran yesterday, so it was out the window yesterday.
  4. stringer bell
    Interesting stat-the Twins have hit 40 homers and allowed ......40 homers.
  5. stringer bell
    Dozier takes an awful hack at a pitch a foot out of the zone and Mauer flies out to left. Who didn't see that coming?
  6. stringer bell
    Ouch!
  7. stringer bell
    1-0 after 2. Ricky's got this.
  8. stringer bell
    Is that a caught stealing?
  9. stringer bell
    That means Suzuki starts all weekend.
  10. stringer bell
    Arcia pounds one!
  11. stringer bell
    I believe he has a roster bonus due this week. Kubel may be a good guy, but he has to hit more than he has since his early splash in April. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he was dispatched on Wednesday.
  12. stringer bell
    While I don't think it is time to panic, it is time to go younger. Release Kubel--Parm can fill his role and play first base, too. Try to trade Burton. If that doesn't fly (I don't think it will), release him. Burton is probably no better or worse than a prospective replacement, but he doesn't have much future. This would open up two 40-man spots. Also, although New Britain is about 6 games below .500, it appears to me that at least four guys should head to Rochester--Gilmartin, Daniel Ortiz, Vargas, and Oliveros.
  13. stringer bell
    Mauer has not been "fine". His batting average is down, his power is way down, and he has come up short at the most inopportune moments. I've noticed very good play on defense from him in the past week, which to me indicates his back really isn't an issue. If Mauer's health is not an issue, then what can be done to get him hitting. Since he is an ex-MVP and a 31-year-old man, I think a challenge is in order. Put him at the #3 position in the lineup and expect him to be the best hitter on the team. Perhaps he will respond to such a challenge.
  14. stringer bell
    I know some of Gibson's stats are out of line with his 4-4 record and 4.18 ERA. He throws too many pitches out of the strike zone and he doesn't strike out a high number of hitters. After watching Gibson pitch today, I can say I think he has the pitches and the makeup to be a success in the big leagues. I don't know if he'll ever contend for a Cy Young or be considered the staff ace, but he throws with enough velocity and movement that he can and should be effective. Gibson has a pretty good slider and change to go along with his fastball. Of late, he is improving his BB/K ratio and getting a few more swings and misses. The ground ball rate remains high and he's kept the ball in the park.
  15. stringer bell
    Hicks has IIRC 82 plate appearances at AAA. Going back to that level and mastering it would make sense. We all know every athlete is different and we can't predict with certainty what is best for them. However, it makes perfect sense for a guy with obvious tools to work on his game in the minors. Probably the most unusual thing about Hicks is that he came to the majors as a patient hitter. Many guys have to go back to the minors to learn to swing at strikes. I think Hicks has a tougher job of learning to make good contact. Going back to Hicks' tools, his throwing arm is top of the scale, but the other tools aren't at that point. He's never been a dominant hitter and his power would probably only tally to average. It seems to me that Hicks' speed is good, but not more than that. OTOH, one of the guys to whom he has been compared, Carlos Gomez does have great power and game-changing speed.
  16. stringer bell
    The home plate umpire is having a pretty good game, but he never should have ejected Andrus unless Elvis made some reference to the ump's ancestry.
  17. stringer bell
    It looks like a decent crowd tonight, but it is as quiet in TF as I can remember.
  18. stringer bell
    Gibson improving his BB/K ratio.
  19. stringer bell
    Wish he would have pulled that a bit more.
  20. stringer bell
    C'mon Dozier!
  21. stringer bell
    Close pitch. Twins get the call.
  22. stringer bell
    Please Mr. Gibson, throw strikes.
  23. stringer bell
    C'mon Plouffe! Oh wait.....
  24. stringer bell
    Gibson takes Rios apart!
  25. stringer bell
    Not very good hitting from the 3 and 4 batters.
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