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  1. h2oface
    Cuddyer...... (he did negotiate a buyout, I think, but he quit, too)
  2. h2oface
    I agree. Of course we all know better. That is why it is silly to call it an 8 run error. It really is just the one run error (the batter's, or the runner fielder's choice out), maybe two if a double play could have been pulled off (which we all know can never be assumed, right?). Unearned runs allowed tell me a lot about a pitcher. It tells me they lost their cool and could not overcome the small bit of adversity. The high bouncer was just unlucky. Berrios is supposed to miss bats, too. Berrios should be able to rise up and cover a little error. That is his job.
  3. h2oface
    A catcher can set up just behind the plate, too. Just can't block the plate. The runner can't run into the catcher if he is not blocking the plate. Castro sets up behind the plate, and Springer is probably nailed. This type of play is happening a lot, now. Setting up that far in front of the plate is not a good strategy, I think. Better to see the action in front of you, than be blind of what is happening behind you.
  4. h2oface
    Naw....... it's all Polanco's fault.
  5. h2oface
    Polanco is making Hughes suck, too? Quite a reach for the young fella.
  6. h2oface
    Shame. Berrios can be rattled pretty easily, at least today. It seemed he lost all his touch and had no action. Yes, Polanco started it, but an ace will overcome. Houston is killing this team. And all the other teams. We are not alone. But this is why you don't go all in this year, and sell off too much talent for one pitcher that can get hurt or start sucking, anyway.
  7. h2oface
    Granite has a weenie arm, apparently.
  8. h2oface
    Poor Roberto. Hadn't pitched in two weeks. Seems he is bringing bad luck too. Yuk. And not the funny yuk. I still can't believe that we might have to suffer through his presence on the Twins. I refuse to give him a break. The Braves knew what they were doing. He sucked.
  9. h2oface
    Maybe. But if you look at the erratic and mediocre performance since May 7, I find it hard to see that he couldn't create more value if he actually pitches more consistently.... and better.
  10. h2oface
    ..... says Dozier as he gets traded (perhaps).....
  11. h2oface
    Tampa is holding a Wild Card birth at the all-star break. Unless something terrible happens in the next 15 days...... why would they trade Archer to anyone right now.
  12. h2oface
    Well..... drafting them in round 1 is one answer. Drafting 1:1 and Hunter Greene was an even better answer. The also have a mega rich owner that could, and should, treat this ownership more like a hobby and try to win and open up the bank and pay up and at least give back to pay for the money the taxpayers contributed to his team. You can't take it with you, and you can only use so much money when you have that much. Just ask Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. But hey, folks can come up with all these speculations and play pretend GM all they want, and that is what this site is somewhat for, for sure......... but the answer is more simple and ownership/managemen needs to at least try to get good pitchers and spend the money. I don't mind trading prospects. It is all a crap shoot. I don't mind giving the new FO a chance. I just wouldn't trade Gordon at this point. I would trade a bunch of the pitching prospects that I think are not going to make it anyway, and buy some great free agents, and give them opt outs. You know they are greedy and will opt out and let you off the hook, anyway. But that way, you might get a year in there that you actually win!
  13. h2oface
    It was a cheeky comment. Seems to ruin it if I have to explain it. Shelby is a great example of what can happen. If I am the GM, I am not trading Gordon this year, for sure.
  14. h2oface
    I wonder if Shelby Miller is available?
  15. h2oface
    Agreed. But a dumb rule. It should be changed. Go as fast as you want. If is is safety one is concerned about, then get all the silly catchers off the field. Scattered balls would look cool, too. The catchers just get in the way of the whole thing.
  16. h2oface
    Thank You! That is awesome. What a great graphic presentation! Wow!
  17. h2oface
    My bet is the Royals are going to continue coming on and take the Central, and they are going to go all in and give it one last shot with their core, regardless of whether they lose them or not.
  18. h2oface
    Fernando Tatis was horrible. The pace strategy didn't help either. He really got lucky getting through the first round. I thought he might have more gas when he was able to quit with about a minute left in the second round. My favorite homer was Sano finally deciding he just had to swing at anything and golfing that low and outside pitch out! Aaron Judge is a monster. Is there a list of all the homer distances for each player and each homer somewhere? I can't find it if there is, but it would seem there would be one.....
  19. h2oface
    Well documented that he had a very surprising run with 2013 and 2016 being very surprising and useful. Aging is a brutal and ruthless universal condition. It can have quite quick and sudden consequences, especially when you haven't respected and taken care of your body. It is slapping him hard this year, which should be his last. For the best interests of the Twins' future, I hope he doesn't make it out of Rochester, and our youth get the opportunities. Let him take the denial and comeback to another team.
  20. h2oface
    Great spin! I commend you! Except the Twins said that he was their man all year (secretly as they told us later).... except they tried to negotiate with McKay first. Go figure. So, you tell him you are number 1, but not really? Hey, Royce is our man now. And for a bunch of dough LESS than slot value.
  21. h2oface
    Tons at some point during a season. A lot for a season. Different standards, I guess. But OK, not too shabby.
  22. h2oface
    Great catch by Granite. And hey.... he can go 0-fer as well as Buxton! Seriously though, good luck to the kid. I hope your AAA performance can carry over. I hope that in the future, "not too shabby" is used for hitters hitting over .300 and carrying an OPS in the .800s. I think standards have been lowered as no one on this roster is doing that, in both categories. May Dozier get hot, Sano keep doing but striking out half as much, Kepler keep growing, Buxton finally finding a rhythm and hitting well, and Gordon finally becoming a shortstop to brag about (because it isn't Polanco), and the Twins going 20 games over .500 in the second half. Oh...... and the pitching.......
  23. h2oface
    It always seems like a snub to me to be asked, after or before drafted, to not take the money assigned to the slot. What an uncomfortable position to put a kid in. "We love you, but not at what the rest of the league thinks you should be paid, but we still really really really want you, we just want to give your money to someone else, because we really want them to feel welcome". It seems that takes a lot of lying to oneself just to be a number one choice, even though you really aren't worth it to the people who drafted you. Spin it all you like about the strategy, if you are the talent, you have been snubbed. "Show me the Money". Seems a horrible way to start a relationship off with a player you want to be a future face of your organization.
  24. h2oface
    Lesson one: How to steal a Cy Young from a more deserving pitcher.
  25. h2oface
    I had hoped that yesterday's game would be a defining moment for this team. But I guess not. No momentum. Flat and listless today. Granite sure got a lot of meat to swing at. Impressive to not take pitch 10. The buffoons behind the plate love to call balls like that strikes. Not their fault, I guess. They are just guessing, and love to be in a position of power.
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