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  1. h2oface
    I totally agree. Perplexing, especially after Tampa Bay.
  2. h2oface
    Odorizzi is tossing meatballs. Just watch the highlight videos and see that the ones tagged were right is sweet spots, if not middle zone, and not near the catcher's target. 2 more of his 14 walks in 26 innings scored. Castro's body language on Stanton's homer is priceless. I am more frustrated with his performance than the expected results of the rest of the pen. Kinley? What a waste. Time to cut bait on an experiment that never should have been and that continues to hurt this team. Another game with one run? Could have been a pitcher's gem by the Twins and still a loss with that kind of support.
  3. h2oface
    Ignoring/minimalizing/discounting the hits/hot streak, (I like it when Mauer singles, too - I like all hits), short or temporary as it might or might not be. Period. No reason to argue away the hits. You can if you like. Nobody said he was a great hitter. Just he was hot. If someone is 4-4 one day.... they had a hot bat. If a manager is smart enough to see it and use it while it is smoking, they win. More annoying than woke, mindful, transparency, authentic, narrative......or pronouncing the silent t in often and adding an extra syllable in real-a-tor or ath-a-lete? (shudders)
  4. h2oface
    Nobody, including LaMarre himself, is thinking this will last forever, or even that much longer, perhaps! But it is happening now, and the balls hit are falling in. To waste it is unevolved management. People won't be slumping forever, either (hope hope). If players get butthurt by sitting when they suck, they need to grow up and be part of a team.
  5. h2oface
    Now there is some alternative facts for you.
  6. h2oface
    I must be blind then. I watched the same replays. I couldn't tell if he was up against the bag, or just next to it. Very close up next to it, for sure. It is obvious to me that he couldn't tell if he had touched it, felt it, or he wouldn't have tried to retouch it! He missed the bag. He should have clearly stepped on the edge, then there would have been no question. Duke beat the runner there, and needed to complete the play. It is similar to the replays of whether there is space between the tip of the toe and the three point line in basketball. Duke needs to step on the base, not try to nuzzle up next to it! For this game to come down to the failures of Lynn, Rodney, and Duke is all on them, and the manager that put them in, or left them in, the game at the time(s) he did, when he had better options.
  7. h2oface
    The decisions Molitor is making are definitely based on hope instead of savvy, and not on attention to who is reliable right now. That is on him, in my book.
  8. h2oface
    Totally agree. We have a closer that gives up hits to the tune of around a .350 BA against, and he keeps running the guy out there, with Reed shining! Rodney, Lynn, and Duke. Walks walks, walks. Hit batter scores, walks score. So much for a front office that are pitching experts. There is a reason the Cards were done with Duke and Lynn. And Grossman in the outfield again? Thanks MOY. What a waste of a great comeback. It was in the bag. And Archer.... not the Archer of last year. He has been horrible.
  9. h2oface
    Sad when the option at DH is someone that is currently just as horrible, eh? But Grossman said he only needed 10 ABs in spring training. The plan of having Grossman in the outfield is very flawed. It makes the team much weaker. The plan of giving him at bats at DH, not so good either. But this is a minor league recap thread......
  10. h2oface
    I guess that makes his arrival to the Show a bit of a non-event. He will arrive and fail? I will remember to take it off my calendar.
  11. h2oface
    And what exactly did the Minnesota Twins do in the game to get attention? Not much. Mostly nothing.
  12. h2oface
    Oh..... interesting that Berrios couldn't start opening day, to make sure he could pitch in PR. It doesn't really matter, true. But Odorizzi could start both! He got the opener of both the season and PR. Best to just adjust as needed, instead of try too plan to far ahead.
  13. h2oface
    It drives me nuts when we bring in a reliever, and the first thing they do in less than 5 pitches is give up 2 hits and an inherited runner scores. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SPELL RELIEF!
  14. h2oface
    Grossman is just Gross when he plays the outfield.
  15. h2oface
    Bard just came in to relieve Otani to start the third after he was pulled after 2 and 66 pitches and behind 3-0, and the honeymoon is over. 4 hits and a HBP, 3 of the hits homers, and he gave up 5 earned in his inning. ERA now up to 5.79.
  16. h2oface
    Well, the slow burn to 2000 is not that much of a highlight. 3000 is, gets the fame and notice, and rightfully so. He is only 1000 away. Plus, it started with a single and ended with a single. Also, not really very highlighty. Still, one would think it would make the list.
  17. h2oface
    I have a feeling Mauer isn't done. If he figures out launch angle to go with the resurgence, his next 5 years could make him a first ballot. I hope it is with the Twins. That sweet swing's evolution to the modern day. A series of one year contracts, believing in himself like Jordan did. That's the ticket.
  18. h2oface
    81 pitches the pitch limit for Romero?
  19. h2oface
    Odorizzi's 10 walks in just over 16 innings is flying under the radar. It hasn't bit him/us too hard yet, but that is just luck. Luke Bard has now pitched in 5 games for the Angels, 8.1 innings, given up only 1 run (earned) and 4 hits, 9 Ks and 5 BBs, with an ERA and WHIP of 1.08. Average against is .138. He was also not protected to leave roster space and selected in the Rule 5 draft. His SSS line (in warm weather) looks a lot like Reed's so far this year, except for 2 more walks. I was hoping he wouldn't make the roster, and we would get him back.... but that is looking bleak so far. Hard to say if Chargois being lost on waivers was for Morrison, or to have space to select Kinley in the same rule 5 draft. He did get clipped on Friday, coming in in the top of 8th inning with the Dodgers behind Arizona 7-5, and gave up a solo shot to light hitting and oft injured shortstop Nick Ahmed. That made the game 8-5. The Dodgers scored 2 in the bottom of the 8th to make it 8-7, and that homer proved to be the winning run. Chargois has pitched in 6 games for the Dodgers, 4.2 innings, given up one run (earned, a solo home run) and 4 hits, 5 Ks and 1 BB, with and ERA of .193 and a WHIP of 1.07. Average against is .235. Not sure of his WAR now. I do think it was a bad move to let them both get away.
  20. h2oface
    #3 - Nick Gordon (Chattanooga) - 2-5, R, RBI, 3B (2) / season summary..... ....perhaps. Season summary = average/OBP/Slugging or OPS..... or some version of that. That's what I am getting from the request.
  21. h2oface
    ...... and.... I didn't have to see Rodney!
  22. h2oface
    Berrios!
  23. h2oface
    Great to see Ben Rortvedt hitting early (.471 BA)!
  24. h2oface
    Through 1 game, they were on pace to win 0. Through 2 games, they were on pace to win 81. Through 3 games, they were on pace to win 108. Through 4 games, they were on pace to win 81. Through 5 games, they were on pace to win 97. Through 6 games, they were on pace to win 108. Through 7 games, they were on pace to win 92. Through 8 games, they were on pace to win 81. Through 9 games, they were on pace to win 90....... But seriously, I enjoyed your summary after the 10th game very much. I got Hildenberger at 7/7 Inherited Runners/Inherited Runners Scored, not 6/6, and all in the last 3 outings that covered 5 days. Three on the 7th, 1 on the 9th, and 3 on the 11th. (Gave Duke 3 earned - double on his second pitch of the game, and homer on his 4th, Rodgers 1 - single on the 2nd pitch, Gibson 3 - single on the first pitch today for two, and the Escobar boot that was ruled a hit on the 5th pitch of the day). 7 out of 7 runners inherited scored in his last three appearances, plus don't forget the 3 earned of his own, including 2 home runs!
  25. h2oface
    OK.... maybe for a second... two max. Definitely not anywhere close to a moment. ;-) (I was screaming don't throw it. I mean, it was Rodney taking the throw!)
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