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  1. h2oface
    Romo screams off the mound like he did a good job. Well, 1 out of 4 is better than 0 out of 4.
  2. h2oface
    Pretty awesome all the way around. Very impressive. Thanks for the post.
  3. h2oface
    Odorizzi had a glove, too. That's how you play pitcher, Dobnak. See the ball, catch the ball. Use your glove. Also... he actually looks for the ball.
  4. h2oface
    Day two was cruel. Damn baseball.
  5. h2oface
    3 K's on the second night for Jeffers (and Wade pinch hit and struck out for him, too). Gushing is fun, and I was one that was wanting him in there, and still do. Especially over Astudillo. But that must have stung and much as the first night brought the joy. Littell I saw coming and was and am hoping for Duran. I don't think Littell will ever have a run like he did at the end of last year. I think that was his shine.
  6. h2oface
    Lynn didn't do any favors to the Yankees in the last part of the season in 2018 either. Must have just been the year from hell for him. He had to be motivated to perform well because it was a "contract year" for him again. I was surprised that Texas gave him the 3 year respectable contract after all that, but they have been rewarded for doing so. I still don't want to see Lynn again, and I would consider him a good pitcher, at times, but never a "great" pitcher. I would much rather see Duran. Forward only. Not backward. I certainly don't want to trade good young players in this weird COVID year.
  7. h2oface
    Odd lineup. Kepler hitting 8, Sano (he has been heating up) in clean-up, Gonzalez leading off and Cave hitting 2.... no Polanco..... but cast off Ildemaro Vargas... and Ehire Adrianza 6,7. Not the lineup that was picked to finish 1st in the AL Central. To be fair..... we also lost 3 in a row to KC, so Cleveland took care of business while this team did not. Plus, Detroit is hitting like the Twins were supposed to. Chicago is rising, too. This is gonna be an interesting next 6 weeks.
  8. h2oface
    Good for Tatis. Sometimes baseball players are real babies. It is a game, after all. A good bunt IS a hit. It is a great hit. It is a smart hit. No mater when or in any circumstance.
  9. h2oface
    Ata buddy, Jose! That's what I'm talkin' about. Bring it.
  10. h2oface
    So very happy for Jeffers. So glad the Twins were smart enough to bring him up instead of Astudillo. Really key to keep the new blood rising.
  11. h2oface
    NO NO NO NO. No Lance Lynn on the Twins ever again. He was a infectious attitude, and not in a good way. Let him pitch for losers.
  12. h2oface
    JEFFERS!!!! So glad he gets the call over mediocre Astudillio. I will never understand the fascination. Jeffers is part of future. We need a youth spark, not a retread. And when has Astudillio ever been in the best condition for regular duty? At any position. I was hoping for Duran (on the 40 man - Jeffers was not) too, but instead we get Littell and his 2020 gopher balls back.
  13. h2oface
    And the winner is ..... JEFFERS!!!!
  14. h2oface
    Rogers and LaTroy, too.
  15. h2oface
    I hope it is Jeffers. Astudillio is a horrible catcher. Plus, I think the spark would come from the youth, and not the mediocre Astudillio. I would love to see Duran, and he is already on the 40 man roster. I am really tired of the Thorpe outings. After 72 pitches tonight, he isn't available for a few days anyway.
  16. h2oface
    Taylor Rogers is on the mum about this. I haven't seen a statement from him anywhere.
  17. h2oface
    Ah.... the Connie Mack rule. The rules' predecessor was any ball tipped and caught was an out. Foul tip at any point. First or second strike, too. No, I don't advocate changing the current rule in place, at all. https://peoplepill.com/people/connie-mack/ In addition to verbally needling batters to distract them, he developed skills such as blocking the plate to prevent base runners from scoring and faking the sound of a foul tip. (He was probably responsible for the 1891 rule change requiring that a batter must have two strikes against him in order to be called out if the catcher caught a foul tip.) It would be nice to see Duffey get some shots in the ninth. He seems to be the most on his game of those in the pen. But I think Baldelli is trying some things, and still winning 2 out of 3 games. It really is pretty amazing to me. I mean, I certainly would not have picked Theilbar to come in at that stage of this game.
  18. h2oface
    Kenta Maeda got "deGrom'ed".
  19. h2oface
    How does the song go? "And it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the ol' ball game." I believe that is the foundational principle of the sport. That is why there is even a song about it that is sung during the 7th inning stretch of every game. Should those lyrics be changed to include the - except if the batter is so fooled he swings at a pitch that even the catcher can't catch, and then he has the opportunity to run to first base and even though the play is still ruled a strikeout, if he gets there before the ball gets there he is safe? Think “innocent until proven guilty”? I know that's not really true. Not in practice, anyway. Propaganda. I think there is now even a 3 strikes and you are out law. Think "three strikes and you're out". And all the other strikes count as one of the three strikes whether the catcher catches it or not. Maybe the rules of football should be changed. I mean, you can fumble the ball after you cross the goal line as part of a continuation of the motion, like after a third stike has been completed, and the play is over..... once they ball crosses the plate.... er, I mean, goal line. I will always hate that rule. Was it always a rule? From the very beginning of baseball? Or was it added as a rule somewhere after the foundational very first rule book? And if so, there must have been a reason. But like the height of a pitcher's mound, and the distance from the mound to home plate, rules can change. https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-dropped-third-strike-the-life-and-times-of-a-rule/ I'm glad Kepler was able to get to first tonight, though. I am a hypocrite when it comes to the Twins winning.
  20. h2oface
    Because the batter swings and misses at a nasty pitch and already struck out! HE IS OUT! HE STRUCK OUT! If the batter is fooled by a pitch so badly, that he swings at something that isn't even close, he should not get a second chance. And for the pitcher to get charged a wild pitch on a strikeout is ridiculous. I don't mind the runners advancing, but I too have always thought this is a most horrible rule. What other play in baseball can a player that has made an out advance to the nearest base. There is none. How and why did this ever become a rule? Once the batter has swung and missed, he is already out. Runners can chose to advance at their own risk at anytime. But the batter is out. Or should be. That being said.... because it is a rule, it really pisses me off when a batter is not paying attention and feeling sorry for themselves and just stands there and gets tagged out.
  21. h2oface
    The Twins dont' have an ace. Just because a guy has a modest string of great starts, it doesn't make them an ace. One can assign the pitcher who has had the best 3-4 starts to start the year numbers, but it really is ridiculous in my opinion. Just be thankful this team that has no ace has some pitchers who are pitching well right now, and hope that they can pitch like that in October. Berrios? If he would have been improving instead of pitching like he is, coupled with last year...... but he isn't. So is last year the outlier? The Twins chose not to go get an ace. No need to try to fool yourself that there is one on the roster.
  22. h2oface
    He needs to hire a full time calf masseuse. At least 10 times a day.
  23. h2oface
    I despise lead off walks!
  24. h2oface
    5 more games coming in the next two days and next week. We could put them in first place.
  25. h2oface
    Ya but.....
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