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  1. JB_Iowa
    Only losing against the Indians ... and the Tigers just went 0-3 against them. I'll go 8-7 just for the fun of it. Don't think the rubber band will stretch much either way.
  2. JB_Iowa
    It is nice to have a reason to have a closer.
  3. JB_Iowa
    Dustin Morse ‏@Twins_morsecode 14m Over his last 6 starts (including tonight), Phil Hughes has posted a 1.60 ERA (39.1 IP, 7 ER) with 30 strikeouts & 1 walk! #MNTwins I didn't remember that a Twins pitcher's ERA could go that low (even though it is only over a 6 game span).
  4. JB_Iowa
    But this is Berardino's explanation: Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 15m 1-2-3 7th for Hughes. I've got him at 93 pitches. Smith-Headley-Alonso due up in the 8th. All have had good swings tonight. Should be it.
  5. JB_Iowa
    Don't you think it's because he is really trying to finesse this year. And painting those corners gets harder when you tire. Not much room for error.
  6. JB_Iowa
    I am liking this 8:10 CDT start.... so much better than the 9:10. And crummy that Saturday's game is so late.
  7. JB_Iowa
    Well, Duh....
  8. JB_Iowa
    Thank you. So we're saying 253? Phil has a way to go.
  9. JB_Iowa
    Hey, Hughes made contact.
  10. JB_Iowa
    What is the record for PA for not giving up a walk? I'm assuming its a lot more than Hughes has - I think he's just over 150 now but I wonder what the record is. Edit: at about 140, I think.
  11. JB_Iowa
    If Hughes finally walks someone, will they have an in-game ceremony?
  12. JB_Iowa
    There's a premium on a quick game: Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 2h #mntwins need crisp game tonight. Even w/earlier start, cutting it close on charter to SFO due to 11:29 p.m. curfew at San Diego airport.
  13. JB_Iowa
    This game is a good sleeping pill so far.
  14. JB_Iowa
    Like that. Or like how some husbands and wives start to resemble each other over the years -- which is even weirder if you think about it.
  15. JB_Iowa
    Phil Hughes and Glen Perkins are starting to resemble each other.
  16. JB_Iowa
    Nice article on Dozier: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/meet-baseball-s-new-most-underrated-player-052114 If Dozier can become Ben Zobrist, I'll be very happy.
  17. JB_Iowa
    –Twins outfielder Sam Fuld (concussion) remains limited to light cardio work and has yet to resume baseball activities. Fuld, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 8, is eligible to come off the DL Friday but that won’t be happening. http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2014/05/21/twinsights-starting-suits-chris-parmelee/
  18. JB_Iowa
    Well, his agent is Boras who has usually been able to pull some magic out of his hat. It doesn't appear to have worked this time. But I don't think any player has ever accepted a QO. It will be really interesting to see if that changes this off-season. But it is also interesting to read that a large percentage of QO's have been offered by the Red Sox and Yankees. It'll be fun to see this issue develop before the next CBA negotiations.
  19. JB_Iowa
    Scott Boras knows his cannibalism: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/agent-scott-boras---cannibalizing-a-player-is-not-a-part-of-baseball-190357744.html
  20. JB_Iowa
    Guerrero has had (will have?) plastic surgery on the ear. And will probably be out about 5 weeks (per what I heard on the radio this a.m.). First thing i thought of when I heard this? Jose Mijares should be grateful that Delmon Young wasn't an ear biter.
  21. JB_Iowa
    So the implication of this would be that if he had accepted the QO, he would have been on the roster for the entire season and would then have been subject to the possibility of another QO (which is really what I was saying in my 1:39 p.m. post)?
  22. JB_Iowa
    I've been confused by this and for the life of me, I google it and cannot find the effect of accepting a QO. If you accept and play-out the new 1 year contract, do you in fact become a free agent -- without the possibility of another QO at the end of the next year? Or, if you accept and play out the new 1 year contract, are you then again subject to another QO at the end of that year? Can someone find a definitive statement on this? I've been looking and simply can't find it. I did find an interesting Heyman article from February: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24451364/thanks-to-free-agency-surprises-and-a-bad-rule-drew-begins-own-camp The part I found most interesting was this paragraph: At this point, some wonder whether Drew could become the first to lose money by opting out. His final outcome could depend on how spring training camps go at other Florida locales, in Tampa (Yankees), Ft. Myers (Red Sox), in Arizona and elsewhere. And now we know that the answer to that question is Yes - he became the first to lose $$$.
  23. JB_Iowa
    By going this route, he becomes a true free agent after the 2014 season -- without any possibility of a QO. He'll be 32 at the beginning of next season. Will he be able to get a multi-year deal? Will it help not to have the QO attached? Would a multi-year deal ease the pain of saying good-bye to $4 million? It really comes down to how you value that possibility of a multi-year contract. And, of course, if he has a bad year now, the loss of the $4 million becomes even more painful.
  24. JB_Iowa
    Watch the meteor shower Saturday night instead.
  25. JB_Iowa
    I hate West Coast games. Have fun in the game thread -- I'll be a pumpkin before the 5th inning.
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