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  1. stringer bell
    Span is a good ballplayer and a bit better leadoff guy than Revere overall, but losing him in place of Revere is a minor dropoff. There is a replacement on the team (Revere) and more replacements in the pipeline. Trading Span is the lowest risk option in an attempt to get pitching for 2013 and beyond.
  2. stringer bell
    Too short of a career, numbers depressed in a pitching-rich era, and playing in Flyoverville, Tony woulda/shoulda/coulda been in the Hall, but all of those factors work against him. He was a great all-around player--surprising speed, rocket arm--who always could hit, even on one leg.
  3. stringer bell
    Two parts to this: 1) Missing bats--Hendriks doesn't have the kind of stuff challenge hitters and get strikeouts. It shows when he is hitting his spots, but getting long counts with lots of foul balls. 2) Lack of movement and deception. The fastball looks really straight to me and when Hendriks changed speeds or threw a breaking ball, it didn't appear to fool hitters. As written above, I also thought he threw a lot of good pitches at the knees and didn't get much help from the ump. I don't know what the solution is, although I have seen guys succeed with less in their tool kit than Hendriks has.
  4. stringer bell
    JoeC's postgame talked about the tiny strike zone the umpire had. I saw only parts of the game, but I do agree, his zone had no corners for most of the game that I saw. That said, Hendriks and Gardenhire didn't use the small zone as an excuse. I'll add that a "strike thrower" like Hendriks would benefit alot from a more generous strike zone and that I can see why he can be effective in the minors, but struggle in the big leagues. He hits the glove with a very straight 90-91 mph fastball. He has to have very good command for those pitches to be effective.
  5. stringer bell
    A very nice season for a gifted athlete. It appears that Hicks has turned the corner and he should make his Target Field debut sometime in 2013. Hicks LH performance was very encouraging.
  6. stringer bell
    I expect two runs or less from the Twins' offense. It seems whenever they score big it spurs them on to score small for several games.
  7. stringer bell
    Slama probably should have been called up, but he will get his chance next spring I suppose. I can't get too worked up over it.
  8. stringer bell
    Yes, find a spot for Parm. I guess I would like to see another basher--having Mauer, Willingham, Morneau, Doumit ,Parmelee, Plouffe go from 3-8 (or 2-7) is pretty formidable.
  9. stringer bell
    Congrats to the Rochester Red Wings for avoiding a losing record. After two straight years of 90+ losses, they finished .500 in 2012. Considering the talent on that club, one would have to say Gene Glynn did a great job.
  10. stringer bell
    Reading wins today and eliminates the Rock Cats. I had previously had mixed feelings about NB making the playoffs because I wanted to see Arcia/Hicks get some playing time with the Twins. Knowing now that neither guy will be recalled it is too bad the R-Cats couldn't make it to postseason.
  11. stringer bell
    Well, Vasquez and Walters are here and we've seen Vasquez (so-so at best). I haven't heard who is to be called up, but we should know soon. If the Rock Cats don't make the playoffs, the recalls should be complete tonight.
  12. stringer bell
    I think it is impossible for laymen to judge what the doctors are doing. What seems to be beyond doubt is that the players, the team and the medical staff are not all on the same page. The players want to protect their careers, first and foremost, but they also want to play. They don't report small injuries and aches and pains because they don't want to get benched and they don't want to be considered malingerers. The most common scenario is an injury goes unreported until the player's performance suffers. The team wants their valuable assets to perform, but they want them long term. The medical staff wants to do what is right for the player, but they are employed by the team. The three components need to communicate and get on the same page.
  13. stringer bell
    Regarding Vasquez, I think it all about command. He looks really good when he is ahead on the count--very hittable when he's behind on the count. Let's see what he does in subsequent starts, but I would think he could challenge for a position on next year's staff.
  14. stringer bell
    I thought of Chief before the ball even got to the center fielder.
  15. stringer bell
    If the Twins want to see what they have in Hicks, they can 60-day DL Span. Capps has been out almost 60 days as well, although I'm sure he will want to pitch if able (pending FA). I really think both Slama and Vasquez should get a look, along with Hughes. It doesn't look like the Rock Cats will make the playoffs, so Hicks could be here on Tuesday.
  16. stringer bell
    You can't put anybody on the 60-day DL unless the 40-man roster is full. We have three vacancies (one of which could go to Hicks if the Twins so chose). I've never heard that before. Regardless, there are at least two other non-roster candidates for recall (Vasquez and Slama) and it would serve the Twins well to have as many spots open anyway.
  17. stringer bell
    I haven't noticed anything major with Mauer's throwing, but I have seen more throws that don't have a lot of zip on them. As was pointed out above, stolen bases are a proposition with small margins all around. The Twins, as a staff, aren't very good at either checking baserunners or getting the ball to the plate quickly, so most of the blame needs to fall there.
  18. stringer bell
    This really doesn't have much to do with Carson, but if Span is shut down, he could be put on the 60-day list, yes? That would clear a spot for Hicks to get his feet wet.
  19. stringer bell
    Those un-earnies really hurt.
  20. stringer bell
    OMG, but-but what if Montero gets hurt? The M's would have to lose their DH!
  21. stringer bell
    Rarer than four strikeouts in an inning, the M's had a chance to hit three SFs in one inning.
  22. stringer bell
    I've never been a Revere supporter. I never thought he'd cut it as more than a fourth outfielder. But I have to admit that his progress this season has been outstanding. He's even been taking a couple of walks over the past week. I thought his two big deficits would keep him from being a true major league regular. His throwing is a bit better (maybe D+ instead of F) and if he can find the gaps to keep OFs honest, I really don't care if he hits balls over the fence.
  23. stringer bell
    Fien here? Pretty good chance that Montero will hit a tiebreaking fly ball, pretty small chance he will GDP. I guess Gardy is looking for a strikeout.
  24. stringer bell
    They're only good for nine innings. Unfortunately with home games, they got eight yesterday and one today.
  25. stringer bell
    It looks like Duensing is following Deduno's lead of covering up a stinker with a really good outing.
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