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  1. stringer bell
    Really, I don't think it is Bruno so much as bringing in players who K a lot. The Twins two CFs have combined for about 160 strikeouts. Parmelee and Arcia over 150, Florimon is at 90, Dozier is over 90. Carroll had over 500 PAs last year and I doubt he K'd 70 times. Span and Revere were regulars who didn't fan much. Add in bit player like Colabello and probably a full season of swings and misses from Plouffe and that is most of the reason for the increase. Strikeouts are way up all over MLB and the Twins don't get to face their own staff, which would slow the "K Train".
  2. stringer bell
    I haven't checked Twins stats lately, but reading and hearing about them breaking the team strikeout record in August, I thought I 'd take a look. With Mauer sidelined, Gardenhire is putting out brutal lineups. They have strikeout machines in several positions and nobody who is above average. Morneau, Arcia, Willingham and Dozier sit between .700 and .750 in OPS, Plouffe, Herrmann, Ramirez, and Doumit check in between .650 and .700 and anybody else is even below that. If they 500 at bats, everybody would strike out over 100 times, including Mauer. Colabello, Thomas, and Arcia strike out on over a third of their at-bats and several guys aren't far behind that. I see Dozier just homered, tying the all-time 2B record for homers in a single season. Good for him.
  3. stringer bell
    At this point, no, no, a thousand times no. If Hicks were hitting from his "strong" side 75% of the time and he had to piece together at-bats occasionally facing the same handed pitcher, it might be different. Also, if he was forfeiting batting right handed which costs a number of infield hits for a fast guy, it also might be something to consider. Further Hicks has been switch hitting exclusively for six or seven years. It would take years to catch up again. Hicks' history has been to struggle early and then catch up and the left side catches up last. I still have confidence that Hicks will be a good ballplayer and contributor when the Twins are good again and if he is, it will be as a switch hitter. Break is over. More to say later.
  4. stringer bell
    Hammer is the more pure power hitter between him and Morneau and is better suited to his home park. It also will be a contract year for Willingham next year, so if there is anything in the tank, he should produce next year. I kind of like having a pure RH power guy between Mauer and Arcia next year with Sano poised to take that role in 2014. All of that said, I thought the Twins should have moved two of Doumit/Morneau/Willingham either last offseason or at the trading deadline. Waiting proved to be disastrous because all three fell off (Morneau didn't really take off) in the first half of the season and they had practically no value at the deadline.
  5. stringer bell
    I'm fine with waiting for a couple of the top prospects in baseball to become cornerstones of the position players. However, the continual roulette of a starting rotation needs to be fixed. I was hoping the Twins would have three guys written in ink for 2014 and that simply isn't true. I hope they sign a good free agent (Hughes or better), trade for somebody else (comparable to acquiring Vanimal though that didn't work out), and see what happens with the corps of middle rotation guys. In reality, they had several guys who had succeeded for at least a half season (Diamond, Worley), plus guys who had pedigrees (Hendriks--minor league domination in '12, Gibson) and none of them have succeeded this year.
  6. stringer bell
    Yes, add Gibson to the rotation, subtract J. Santana and add maybe a Vargas or Hughes. Morneau gone, Mauer at first and Pinto catching. Herrmann is the 25th guy, playing outfield and catching occasionally. The Dozier/Rosario second base situation will be interesting. I am a pretty big fan of Dozier and really think he's more of a natural 2B than Eddie. However, I think both guys might be fixtures when one is moved to another position.
  7. stringer bell
    Red Wings trailing again. I believe a loss knocks them out of the last playoff position. If the Twins have anyone they want to see that is playing in Rochester, they may not have to wait long.
  8. stringer bell
    Just shows what will happen with replay. From one angle it sure looked like Florimon tagged him on the shoulder, but the second view showed Pedro missed him with a great slide by Swisher.
  9. stringer bell
    Honestly, I have seen better-played Little League games. Tons of Ks, tons of walks, tons of misplays.
  10. stringer bell
    Horrible, just horrible. BTW, I'm sick of the announcers clamoring for a bunt with a runner on second and no outs and I'm really sick of hearing how inexperienced the Twins' position players are.
  11. stringer bell
    The Tribe doesn't deserve to win this game, for sure. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them (the Twins) not score after all the charity Cleveland has provided.
  12. stringer bell
    For one thing, I'd rather see Parmelee at first or in the outfield. Colabello is pretty brutal at either position.
  13. stringer bell
    Pelfrey just keeps nibbling and nibbling. I don't know if it would be different if the score was different, but man it is annoying. The thing is that Cleveland isn't making good contact that often, but he keeps putting guys on. Well, he got through the fifth, but he won't/can't go deep after throwing so many pitches.
  14. stringer bell
    Kipnis and Santana have owned the Twins this year. Asdrubal and Swisher have been owned. Interesting how that goes.
  15. stringer bell
    Uhh, I don't think Dick even knows the f-bomb. Isn't he the guy who wouldn't use the word "hell" in reading a promo?
  16. stringer bell
    Indians are playing fundamentally flawed baseball. They probably have enough talent going against the rag-tag Twins' lineup to overcome it. That is basically why I have a hard time getting worked up over a single mistake by a Twins' pitcher in a lost season and/or blaming the manager.
  17. stringer bell
    Cuddy's my all-time favorite player. However, his OPS+ in Colorado is less than the Hammer. I would trade Cuddyer for Willingham in a second, but Cuddy makes $3.5M more than Willingham.
  18. stringer bell
    Willie Wilson wouldn't have scored on that fly to right. Kipnis could have caught that ball facing the infield.
  19. stringer bell
    I've been saying for a while that Colabello should get some at-bats because of the way he mashed at Rochester. However, his big league plate appearances mostly have screamed "AAAA". If he doesn't hit in 200 PAs or so, let him go. Beyond that, I've been griping every time I see Clete, Wilkin, Bernier etc. up that they have to find better than that.
  20. stringer bell
    Twins can't take advantage. Fire Gardenhire?
  21. stringer bell
    Indians botch a rundown. Fire Francona?
  22. stringer bell
    I agree with Joel's sentiment, but I don't totally agree on Hendriks. At 24, I think he deserves another look before being cast aside. This year in Rochester, Hendriks pitched injured at least part of the year. He had a few outstanding starts as of late. I, too, am sick of seeing Bernier (starting today), Thomas, Ramirez, and to a lesser extent Doumit. At the rate Rochester is going lately, we may see any call-ups the day after Labor Day. I would hope that it is guys who have a chance of being useful going forward.
  23. stringer bell
    Dozier has been outstanding at second. He deserves to be considered IMHO. I would presume that Pedroia will win and if he doesn't, Robbie Cano will get the award, mostly because they are well known and good offensive players. We all know that Gold Gloves are a crock, but Dozier has played a great defensive second base.
  24. stringer bell
    I checked the usual suspects for homers by a Twins second baseman. Bernie Allen hit 12 in his rookie year (1962), Rod Carew hit 13 as a 2B in 1975. Chuck Knoblauch hit 13 in '96, Todd Walker hit 12 in 1998, and the current single season home run leader as a second baseman is Tim Tuefel with 14 in 1984.
  25. stringer bell
    I've seen several outings like this from Hendriks. I thought he threw a number of good pitches, but the Tribe wailed on his mistakes. Cleveland seemed very comfortable and confident when batting against Hendriks. I don't know if he has to change speeds more, or work in and out more, but when he hit his spots, he was fine.
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