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  1. h2oface
    Correa!!
  2. h2oface
    As good as Correa can be, he sure blows a lot of routine throws.... like that one. Another throwing error. I guess I pay attention too much.
  3. h2oface
    Archer goes down that time! Called strike though.
  4. h2oface
    Ha. Called the first pitch great strike a ball, and the third outside pitch a strike.
  5. h2oface
    Only 39 pitches for Otto so far
  6. h2oface
    Just fell off the mound after the pitch... didn't hit the deck.
  7. h2oface
    2 fastballs to Lowe for the out, to start the inning, and hasn't thrown one since.
  8. h2oface
    Archer falling over on the mound.
  9. h2oface
    He was 0 fer Toronto, 0 fer Dodgers, and 0 fer Angels ..... 0 fer August before the last 4 games coming back from the IL. But he is on it since.
  10. h2oface
    5 for 15 on the last 4 games (one a 3 hit game) with a double and a couple RBI, a stolen base, 3 runs scored, and that game ending throw for a double play that saved the victory of the game Lopez was trying to blow? Yesterday's game. The last game. He was slow coming back from his still healing broken toe, but I think he is pretty much in the game and enjoying now, myself.
  11. h2oface
    "Even with the scoreless inning streak snapped at 31 innings for the Twins tonight. The relievers continued a consecutive scoreless streak of their own Friday tossing 3.2 scoreless innings of relief that added to four game streak of no earned runs from the bullpen. " Inherited Runners Scored. The best stat to tell the story of how good your relief is. While once again the reliever gets credited with scoreless innings, it was Thielbar that let the run in, as he tried his best but could not. Bundy had given up but a single to Thompson, and then struck out Simien, and was pulled with a 2-0 lead and only 71 pitches (51 strikes)! It was Thielbar that came in and struck out Seger, but gave up a stolen base (with Leon behind the plate) in the at bat, and with 2 outs, and the runner that was given to him on first but now on second on his watch, gave up a single to Lowe that was charged to Bundy, before he struck out Garia to end the inning. So in my reckoning, the relievers gave up the scoreless streak, not the starter. It's a team sport, and individual stats mean little compared to winning, but that's my story and I am stickin' with it.
  12. h2oface
    If Sands had better numbers in AAA and in MLB, I imagine he would get more appearances. "Stuff", the mysterious "Stuff" sounds good on paper, and to say, and to claim, but his stats need to back that up before he can be trusted. So far, he needs to perform better to deserve the opportunites.
  13. h2oface
    Man, it sure seems like Lopez used up his good stuff and innings in Baltimore, so far, except for his first appearance for the Twins. Losts of contact and wildness. "Tonight was his 7th appearance since being traded. 5 save opportunities, 2 blown saves and a tightroper tonight. 8 hits and 4 walks in 7 innings." I hope he becomes what he was acquired for, and this is just a belch. We need what he was in Baltimore. I hope they don't know something we needed to. It made no sense at all that they traded their closer when they have/had virtually the same record the Twins do/did at the time. 4 in a row. 11 to go.
  14. h2oface
    Because he is scary, and blown 2 saves already, and you have a better option? Maybe? Just maybe? Or go with the company pitch. Whatever.
  15. h2oface
    Plus, it is the rule. Nice to see them get it right. The machines won't miss them no matter where you move your glove that makes it look silly,
  16. h2oface
    Hey, if it is OK for long time Twins' fans to not be able to ever learn to spell the names of guys on their own team, it is understandable that people from different cultures, ethnicities, etc, mispronounce names that are much more difficult to learn to say perhaps than spell sometimes. Athletes can't even say ath-a-leet correctly most of the time, and they are hired to be talking heads! When is Jesus not pronounced Jesus? Depends on where you live.
  17. h2oface
    Time for payback against Perez for how horrible he performed for our Twins!
  18. h2oface
    I watched it. Unbelievable. It is also one of my least favorite rules. The batter has already struck out, regardless if the catcher catches the third strike. And especially if it is such a nasty pitch that the batter swings and missed a WP, gets beat that bad, and he still gets to stay in the game and there is no out. Is a strikeout an out or not? A bizarre rule. Anyway, it seemed Cleveland is under a spell, and all is with them, the stars are aligning for them. Unbelievable. They are pumped and feelin' it. I guess there still could have been a 9th inning at bat if it was a 3rd out.
  19. h2oface
    Who said anyone wanted to do NOTHING! You just made that up, yourself, here.These guys weren't the only pitchers with talent or potential. And most, including me, wanted them to do a lot more and acquire more and higher quality pitching. Lots to pick from other than these guys over the years. Call it consistent bad luck? Whatever it is, it is something.
  20. h2oface
    Both. It was lucky that Thielbar got out of the innning, instead of performing like he, and the pen, so often in the past have. Credit to Thielbar. If if if. And it was A right move, one that worked this time. IF IF IF..... if Gray blah blah blah...... we will never know. If Gray struck out the side instead, are people applauding Baldy for letting him finish the inning and saving the pen more? Probably. You can't probably and if because you never gave it a chance to happen. Well, you can if you like. we can if we like, for discussion sake. I am not worked up about it. I just would have given Gray, who deserved it with what he had done, one more batter to see. If he performed as Thielbar did the the next three batters, it still doesnt mean that it would have been the right move to take him out. You just don't know, and never will. This decision worked out. Congratulations to us all. In the end, there were plenty of runs scored to weather a storm, but you don't know that would have happened IF..... either.
  21. h2oface
    Not the best pitchers. And they didn't get to be the best by bailing out of the games and not building up innings and arm strength. They weren't always the best. But they became the best because they did.
  22. h2oface
    He gave up two singles in the 7th. The 2nd and 3rd hits of the game! Had 10 Ks. 1 walk (to lead off the second and then struck out 3 in a row with called 3rd strikes.) Hey, it turned out fine, but I give Gray at least one more batter there, myself, especially knowing his feelings. We will never know if he would have handled it as well as Thielbar, but he very well could have. I feel very lucky that Thielbar didn't blow up the game there. We have seen him do it. Plus the later runs made it all academic, but at the time it was the tying run at the plate. I think Gray handled both the pre game and the post game interviews perfect. Just because your kid says that everybody else in doing it, doesn't mean you have to do it the same way as their parents have decided to. Ever.
  23. h2oface
    Perhaps you mean Matt Canterino?
  24. h2oface
    I was concerned about trading for damaged goods when they acquireed Mahle. It seems this FO really disregards the injuries. Dyson is not too far in the rearview. They ignored Chris Paddock's history. Maeda was always a concern and it finally happened. Now we gave up a haul to get Mahle, and he wasn't anything close to a 1 or 2 anyway. I hope it is not a season ender. I know you can't control injuries, but it would be nice to make the right call a few times, and these guys actually stay on the field and pitch.
  25. h2oface
    That didn't age well.
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