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  1. h2oface
    ??? Exactly. They tried to pass him through waivers, and he was claimed, and then the Reds did the same thing, and the Twins claimed him and tried again, and he was unclaimed. So instead of really letting him go, they made the move to take him back. They could have just not reclaimed him, and let him get on with his life and career. Just really let him go. Now it looks like they will have to, and that will be the best for him. He will probably end up in Japan or Korea, and get a chance to make some money. Truly a wasted year for him.
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    I can't understand why the braintrust didn't let Vargas go. They really screwed him.
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    Kirilloff should have been the hitter of the month every month.
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    All true. The point isn't to win games, now, right? Just let him try. In Odorizzi's defense, the 3rd pitch to Rameriz was a perfect edge of the zone strike called a ball by inadequate eyes, and the 1st pitch to Encarnacion was a perfect low corner strike, also miscalled. The calls never really even out, they just keep magnifying different results.
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    Insanity. Odorizzi can't make it through the order the 3rd time, so just keep making him do it, and expect different results.
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    Seriously? Baseball compares to war? Getting to play baseball everyday is like being in a war zone? Nope.
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    2017 was a couple of games better than 2015. Molitor being Manager of the Year for that is a joke. So they inherited around a .500 team really, and now will be considerably worse than last year. What really matters? Results. The rest is hopes and dreams and smoke and no fire. I can't live there. Regardless of players doing what is expected or not, the buck stops with the controller. This team has gotten worse in the 2 years of control. Their "great drafts" and trades and restructuring of coaches and managers, have produced, overall in the farm, an unimpressive set of team records. Will the great drafts really produce where it matters? Time will tell. They will be graded appropriately. Results. Seasons still happen, whether you want to grade them or not. Seasons are complete. We all live through them. Baseball doesn't get incompletes, even if one feels like they should have mercy. This season's grade? Solid D.
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    Lewis is really tanking down the stretch. Do teenagers get tired?
  9. h2oface
    Great share and write up. The example comparing a pitcher in the softball era of baseball is really stretching to try to discount your observations and laments. Plus, he never saw any of those pitchers, either, or watched any of those games. I like to see the game evolve. Some of the evolutions are better than others. I like the move toward playing baseball instead of trying to take someone out on the base paths and at home plate. I hate that a pitcher gets no real punishment for hitting a batter. I hope that they make a rule to stop unnecessary players from coming on the field for a "have you back" episode (so childish), like in basketball. I hope to see automated strike and ball calling, and have a consistent strike zone that rewards the perfect take and the perfect pitch, instead of a pompous umpire calling it wrong. But I do miss some things. Mostly I enjoy the rich history of the game. Just as many never know the history of the game, many never really know the history of the last 100 and 200 years (or more) of the human race. To study it is not a 2 second internet bit. Some will, though, and pass it on. Today's stars may be worthy of being included in the history 50 years from now, and most won't. The thing I miss the most about going to the games is the sounds of baseball. Dodger Stadium, two years ago, revamped the PA and got a DJ. The sounds of the ball park, the stadium, the chatter, the heckling..... are all now drowned out by incessant noise and volume. Angel Stadium is also super loud, even before Dodger Staduim. That is just the LA area, but the trend is really in all ball parks. It may be music, fake PA cheering, promotions, ball park commercials, etc....... but it is all 5 times or more louder than it needs to be. I look around and at least half of the crowd in my field of vision are looking at their phones, and missing the game. They never just let the sounds of baseball, that I so loved, get through the din. I like to go to minor league games, too, and you can still get some of the real sounds of baseball there, but the,y too, are driving up the unnecessary volume and bombarding the audience with crap that they think they need to attract a younger audience. Regardless of the changes, I still love baseball, as a pastime and a sport to watch and follow, more than any other.... (except hang gliding and skydiving, but that is not watching.)
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    "You can't do anything about it. That's the unfortunate part. His (Berrios) day comes up, and that's the one day where he's not feeling his normal self. It happened to be a day game, too, which has been a little bit of a stickler for him. We're not sure what the solution there is, if there's really something there to address. You just try to find a way to come back and split the series, and knowing that he's not at his best puts you at a disadvantage." -- Molitor on Berrios, who is 8-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 14 night starts but is 3-7 with a 4.94 ERA in 13 day games. Can't do anything about it? Really. The guy is sick, and he sucks in day games, relatively. How about giving him the day off and pitching someone else, or making is a bullpen day? Sure you can do something about it..... if you are the manager..... Hey, I don't really care, but I just don't buy, "you can't do anything about it." I mean, it's not like we are in a pennant race.
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    They bring up a catcher they don't let catch. Seems odd, to me. We are entering "fall training" period. May as well take a look at prospects instead of suspects.
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    I love it!
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    I really root for Garver, but I have a hard time understanding how he can be so mentally absent at this point. First the bunt play, and now this rundown that became a movie to watch for him. Hard to believe, but you can watch it over and over to try to get it. It's not helping.
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    Kennys needs to play in Japan or Korea.
  15. h2oface
    One game. Means nothing. I don't understand, if the season is now a throw away anyway, why you just don't let the man pitch some innings. The additional 4 runs the other relievers gave up were the losing runs. (Shutout pen and Twins win 5-4). Let the rookies pitch. Hell, they let Santana stink and keep pitching....... It also may be good to bring them up earlier in the season, when they aren't at the end of the innings limit, or approaching it. Gonsalves, at this time, is an AAA to AAAA pitcher. The White Sox are, this year, an AAAA team. Nervous or not, I expected him to breathe and pitch better.
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    Awesome piece. Thanks a lot. Morrison should have been more honest and brought this to the surface in May.
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    Looks like Joe may finally be deciding to try to drive the ball. Never have understood why he didn't evolve into a slugger. Such a big strong man.
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    Hildenberger's first 3 months steady? I can't forget the massive amount of inherited runners scored that seems to be left out of his review. Perhaps that was an indication of what was to come?
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    We have Hildenberger, with his 4.66 ERA (nevermind that, it means nothing, just some numbers), (and if he starts innings, he can't let inherited runners score) closing games, on purpose. ( 7 pitches) (7 pitches) (7 pitches). It may look dark now, but there is vision there. Or a vision. And visions, in baseball, always lead to that world series ring!
  20. h2oface
    Yup. But those 2 walks. So terrible.
  21. h2oface
    I guess that is the rub here, for me. Falvey/Levine are "supposed" to be able to identify the right prospects, especially as pitching experts and developers is their calling card. I mean, look at the questionable upside arms they have added. And tossed. It is their job to not miss a guy like this that was in our system and ready to help in the show in 3 months! And not just show up, but shine. It is not our job, but it is theirs. But the Twins did let him leave. It was not Dereck's call to make until the Twins did not keep control of him.
  22. h2oface
    Aerodeliria? By The Loud Family off the release, Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things?
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    What has not be said yet is exactly when it started. It seems like he had it over the off season, and entered his contract with it at its beginnings. He says he has been dealing with it all year. I wonder if he would have made it through Baltimore's physical? It would be really nice to know the inception, and not just the standard spin that seems to be happening now. I am not doubting he has a problem, and has had a problem and it has affected his play, but I am really interested in knowing when it started, exactly, and if it was disclosed then, and if he carried it over from last season and the off season.
  24. h2oface
    The whole idea of honoring his grandfather..... great. For a couple times. For a season, maybe, although even that is a bit excessive. But now, I believe, that is just his excuse to get in his trademark. He can say he is still honoring his grandfather, but that ship has sailed. Now it is only about his trademark, like the crooked hat, no matter what he spins he gives it. You don't do a 21 gun salute everyday, or every time you do your job instead of blowing the game. How many times does it take before the "honoring" becomes so redundant that it has no point?
  25. h2oface
    Thanks for the transaction record. That is a fine review for me, and others interested in knowing his path through the San Francisco system so far. As I suspected, the Twins actually "allowed" Rodriguez to be a minor league free agent, and then he signed with San Francisco, (and part of my initial knowledge of the situation was to know his name was not spelled "Derek" but Dereck, and that he did not sign with "SanDiego" but San Francisco), and San Francisco "controls" him for 6 more seasons, and the Twins had unilateral means of control that they passed on. In my understanding of the language, "think they are smart" does not mean "think they are stupid", or make the opposite assumption that they "are just stupid". A lot of very smart people also think they are smart, themselves, and are even sometimes, arrogantly smart and flaunting confidence, whether deserved or not, regardless of the size of their hands. From MLBTradeRumors (The Best Minor League Signings Of 2018: Starting Pitchers) this morning: Dereck Rodriguez, Giants: The bonanza of the 2017-18 minor-league class, Rodriguez has been one of the most impressive rookie starters in all of baseball despite being allowed to reach minor-league free agency last fall by the Twins. It’s unlikely he’s a true-talent 2.34 ERA pitcher — in particular, it seems doubtful he’ll continue to hold opposing hitters to a .264 BABIP and 5.7% home run rate — but he’s certainly producing quality peripherals (3.14 FIP / 4.01 xFIP / 4.08 SIERA). In any event, warning about regression for Rodriguez is like somewhat akin to raising concerns with the futures market for gold after your neighbor discovers a lode in her backyard. The Giants can count their found fortune later; for now, it’s enough that they’ve already received a huge contribution from Rodriguez and control him for six more seasons to come.
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