stringer bell
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Everything posted by stringer bell
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Well, Gardy wasn't going to use Perkins, so that kinda forced it to be Burnett/Robertson. Perhaps he could have gone with Burton for Miggy/Prince. but I doubt he would want to bring Burton back for the ninth with a lead or tied. The Twins narrative is now to finger starting pitchers for all of this--fraying the bullpen and limiting the managers options--there is some truth to this but the off field staff has to take the blame for having a dreadful starting rotation. -
I agree with your assessment that the club is pretty good except for starting pitching. I would say the team is close to average offensively. They are in the middle in OPS and have scored a lot more runs recently. 37 of 71 homers have come from two players. No team is so dependent on a pair of players for power. I don't agree at all that the Twins will or should stand pat. Revere has shown enough that Span is expendable. Long term, I can't see this club proceeding with two no-power speed guys as regulars in the outfield. Liriano is a total tease and should be traded especially since he will be a free agent in the off-season. On another thread I publicly wished that Morneau would get it going so that he has trade value. If the Twins can get value for him, they should trade Capps, as well.
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I don't know why he didn't go Perkins/Burton unless he wanted to give Perkins two days off.
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And now we woke up Delmon!
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Tigers have the best hitter in Miggy and the best pitcher in Verlander. They have a couple of other good hitters, but the key guy might be Jackson. He looked bad going 0-2 twice and ended up with a double and triple, scoring both times.
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I think I like Prince Fielder less and less as time goes by.
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I doubt Robertson gets Prince this time.
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Incredible that this game is getting away given how many chances they had.
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Another fine outing for Diamond. He now has thrown 79 innings. Only three innings short of qualifying for ERA honors.
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Carroll going through his roughest stretch since the start of the season.
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DeMuth's zone seems to have gotten bigger. Third guy tagged out at home.
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I wish he would get it going so he had some trade value!
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I wouldn't be surprised if all they get is three runs. This has been one wierd game.
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Roy Smalley is harping about Plouffe going after high fastballs. He is absolutely right!
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Only ahead by two when outhitting them by 10. Time to put up a screen in front of the pitchers?
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I thought at least a half dozen pitches called balls were strikes.
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Ouch! That's gotta hurt.
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Sure thought it was a fair ball. Meanwhile more interesting plays in the infield. Span gets one off Porcello's glove for an RBI infield single.
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You will enjoy the bunt play. Totally ironic that Laird got leveled by his own player after standing tall for two home plate tags.
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Both plays put pressure on a shaky Tiger defense. The Tigers executed perfectly on both plays. I don't fault Liddle for sending either guy. I'm upset that they aren't ahead 3-0 or more with their opportunities.
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I didn't notice Dozier's turn. I did notice that Raburn was very shallow. By the time the ump called Dozier out Raburn was in the infield.
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Joe Mauer no longer runs well, not even for a catcher.
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LOL. Me too.
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Attaberry (sp) said that Willingham has a sore wrist. Possibly the reason why he isn't going today.
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The Revere Experiment: Range vs Arm
stringer bell replied to John Bonnes's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
It is outs vs bases. Outs are usually much more important than bases. Once in awhile the extra base really matters, but most of the time the difference is negligiible. The flip side of this is stolen bases--taking an extra base while sometimes giving an out. Most think that base stealers need to be successful at least 70-75% of the time to take that extra base. It would figure that if Revere yields an extra base occasionally while getting several more outs that he is a defensive asset.
