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  1. h2oface
    Is it still "this week'?
  2. h2oface
    When a catcher hits like Castro, you have to go elsewhere to give some props and love. I too long for the day that a skill to cheat the balls and strikes from being what they are is not a part of the game. Until then, I hope Castro is the best at the cheat for the next two years.
  3. h2oface
    Wonderful piece! Thanks a bunch.
  4. h2oface
    I would rather just have Cobb. My bet, Lynn is cooked (300 more innings than Cobb), Arrieta had his short peak, and Darvish will be the most regrettable contract of them all. I could care less about one draft pick. (Can you say Kohl Stewart? Or Alex Wimmer, or Levi Michael?) I bet Cobb will be the best pitcher of the bunch for the next 5 years. Darvish would be fine, I just think it would be only valuable for 2 years.
  5. h2oface
    Not quite a Mariano Rivera farewell tour...... but sometimes things end quietly.
  6. h2oface
    Maybe Granite will remember to step on first base this year.....
  7. h2oface
    Well, just based on xwOBA-wOBA, and just about the whole team declining, I guess it could be a long season. Damn. I might have to pretend I never read this.
  8. h2oface
    Depth of good pitchers is a good thing. The Twins have/had depth. The don't need more bad depth, especially aging and going downhill the last two years. Why one "assumes" he is ready for a bounce back as he ages..... especially with the walks skyrocketing.... is beyond my comprehension.
  9. h2oface
    Exactly!!!!!
  10. h2oface
    Everything has degrees.
  11. h2oface
    Why not also make the batter out after the 3rd foul ball on the 3rd strike? What a waste of time to just keep fouling off good pitches. And only one throw to first base to check the runner per at bat. What a waste of time. And not touching your crouch, a total waste of time. And no stepping off the rubber for the pitcher. Only one glove adjustment per at bat. Hell... no more batting gloves, period. Ridiculous, eh? All these time changes are BS. There will be more delay enforcing the new asinine time rules than they save. Plus, the won't be strictly enforced, and there will be fudge time (as noted earlier an another comment, the time saving rules are already in place, unenforced). Then they will have to go to replay to see if they beat the clock or not. All these time rules are just stupid.
  12. h2oface
    None.... and I mean none, finish the pitch/windup and come into a fielding position. None. Including Gibson. That was what made Jim Kaat notable.
  13. h2oface
    Shame you have to take all that abise, er, I meant abuse, of course.... just because "i" is right next to "u" on the keyboard, eh? At least they spared you on J.T. Chargois. And they totally gave the other guy a pass on Gonsaleves [sic].
  14. h2oface
    Hopefully, he will teach the pitchers of this era how to field their position, as they don't even try anymore.
  15. h2oface
    I hope Jake Reed becomes the Reed that we talk about the most.
  16. h2oface
    Time to trade Rodney. He surely will be whining if he was promised to be the closer, and if he closes instead of Reed.......... argh. Reed as an Andrew Miller? I guess I still can't bring myself to accept that Rodney will be the Twins' closer.
  17. h2oface
    It just seems cheap and petty, when so close to Gibson's asking price, that the Twins won't just pay it and be done with it.
  18. h2oface
    If I were Buxton, I would not sign an extension. If he performs, he can make plenty of money through the process, and set himself up for a maximum payday when he hits free agency. I like it when a player takes the risk upon themselves, instead of living life to be paid even when they can't do the job. Not so good for the team economics, perhaps, if they do become the consistent superstar, but better for the player. Sure he can get hurt. So can we all.
  19. h2oface
    Well, it tells us that with the bright lights on, Bellinger tanked and Lemke shined. And let's face it, it is only a microscopic sample size that anyone gets in the Series. And I didn't say I wouldn't look forward to the Twins in the World Series. It is just reading comprehension gone wrong there.
  20. h2oface
    Yup. Like it or not, when the light is all shining on you..... it is unforgettable. I can repeat all the small sample dogma, sure, but that is obvious. The pitch tipping well documented, according to the Astros, thank you. Could happen to anyone. Selective reading. I also said I hope they sign Darvish. And if they do, they will regret it before the end of the contract. Pragmatist. Not everyone can be a Bumgarner when it is time to take the biggest stage.
  21. h2oface
    ??? ..... because I saw him pitch in the last one? and one could say that the high priced rental, and sticking with him, cost the Dodgers the World Series. You must have watched, no?
  22. h2oface
    It would be great to sign Darvish. But if he does sign, and helps take the Twins to a World Series, he will have to pitch in said Series, and I can't say I look forward to that. And while I desperately want the Twins to sign a pitcher with the status and talent of a Darvish, I guarantee that, by the end of the contract, they will regret the signing.
  23. h2oface
    I too am guilty, but I try to "like" the articles or other offerings of writers. So many write several comments on articles or threads or blogs, but most fail to "like" the offering that gave them a place to blather themselves. Don't forget to give the writer deserved recognition for their time. Your "like" can go a long way to more offerings.
  24. h2oface
    Kepler needs at bats to get better. This is the year for that to happen. But he can't improve against left handed pitchers, if he isn't given the opportunity.
  25. h2oface
    Except....... that Mauer has never been able to make the transition to a pull hitter! The huge guy with the "perfect" inside out swing, has never been able to adjust successfully and evolve, like so many other hitters. Meanwhile, we watch smaller guys like Dozier and Rosario launch them out. And no, I don't remember how many (non)homers he hit into the right field glad bag. I remember how many homers that crawled over the left center fence in 2009, and some that still do. He is what he is, and Boston, and banging all those left field drives off the green monster for doubles makes a lot more sense to me than Yankee Stadium. It is a shame that he couldn't adjust, and become more than he was. He is so big. It has always amazed me that he didn't become a slugger with age.
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