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  1. h2oface
    Lewis showing shades of Danny Valencia, only Valencia stayed on the field more. Came on like an all-star for the the last half of his first season, started kinda strong the next year, and faded away. I hope "I don't do slumps" can get it together. And Lee looks totally overhyped, with supposedly having such great baseball IQ, and throwing the ball all over the place when he has no play.
  2. h2oface
    Turn out the lights...........
  3. h2oface
    Once? That was really pretty mild, too. Not very inspiring.
  4. h2oface
    Ha. Probably right. But no guts no glory. No team none not one was going to let a guy go 10 innings in a game seven then, either. I don't know if it has ever happened but that one time, in a game 7 especially. But all went out the book because Kelly read the room and the pitcher, and had the guts to do it. No reason to not refer to it like it can never happen, because it did. Unlikely, but not unreasonable at all to mention, and dream.
  5. h2oface
    We were discussing the mentality to be able to not have set roles. Others tried to emulate what Miller achieved for a couple years, but that has passed by the wayside. Maybe different innings, but Miller was unique, so of course it was an entirely different role.
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    Before play on Sunday August 18, they were 70-53, and the best record in MLB was 73-50, with only 6 teams with a better W-L record. Baldelli has led the team to 76-66, 6-13 during the next short 3 weeks, worse than the 7-13 start of the season that had so many declaring here that the season was already over. Of course, he didn't play those games, but he made a bunch of decisions that didn't help, like pulling Ober tonight. Hopefully, all these rookie strangers can actually step up and perform next year. I really think anything that comes with the rest of the season is gravy, especially with the high dollar duo and Ryan and Stewart, et al, on the shelf. This team makes decisions (Lee) like they aren't ready for the show this year, both in the field and at the plate, and they aren't. I still think they will get in the playoffs, but get booted right out in the wild card series against Houston, NY, or Baltimore. And that is OK, now. Of course that is not want I want to see. That is the best that can happen with this manager, and what is left of this team. I gotta let emotion go after tonight, and accept it for what it.......... isn't.
  7. h2oface
    Wasn't it Andrew Miller that became the new thing, fireman, pitch 1 to 4 innings in any game wherever the game was turning? And put out the fire? Close, hold. or come in the 4th. 2016-17. ALCS MVP 2016 for Cleveland and reliever of year in 2017. So it can happen, and it did for those two years, and then was tried by other teams and others pitchers for a while. A lot of people (here and elsewhere) would never do that. But it was an amazing two years that was out of the box with great success. Miller wasn't that good before or after, but for those two years, it was sure amazing, and brave to implement. I am glad Francona messed with that. Duran is getting lots of contact no matter when he pitches, now. Seems to be getting lucky more than lights out in his saves, to me.
  8. h2oface
    I agree. Especially with Watkins at third base coaching. Almost always a lose lose. 😇
  9. h2oface
    Twins are great for the KC 7 game losing streak that they just came out of. 2 Runs in 2 games, and Baldelli reliance on his odds only. Recipe for success for KC with the pressure on.
  10. h2oface
    Absolutely. Lee with a hero complex, Lewis slump slump slumping, AAA players nervous and in the most important games of the season, This line up is not what got us here, anyway, and everyone is basically playing without a position. It is really amazing that anyone defends the organization, right now. Lots of hype about how good they will be, just no one really lasting a season, whether slumping or injury.
  11. h2oface
    I don't care who goes first. Jax or Duran right now. Duran gets so much contact anymore. And Jax gets quite a bit, too. I don't think that bothers them. I think that if they pitch without pressure or the "high leverage" outings that they both lose a bit of focus. This wasn't the case, tonight. There is no way I pull Ober at 83 pitches and 15 in a row. Soft contact. Efficient. On a roll, and really, probably 2 more innings with his count. One at least. One and start the 9th. But he definitely comes out to start the 8th and we see how it goes. This was the type of game and time of year and importance of game that you ride the starter if they are cruising. Even to more pitches than he has pitched all season. Baldelli probably would have taken Morris out in the 7th or 8th in game 7. I hate his managing. I am sure he is a nice guy. I hate his managing in so many ways. Looks like Houston in the wild card series, if anyone. Maybe better than the Yankees. Who knows. Like KC Chiefs, there are always a threat to go all the way, even when they don't look so dominant during the season.
  12. h2oface
    "Ya. You know, Bailey had been real good. 15 in a row. But our odds say 83 pitches is a lot, and they had really batted Bailey around in a couple other games. Odds are they were due to get some hits, off him you know. I think that overrides that at 83 pitches and 15 in a row set down you should stay with him, you know, and give him a few batters and see how it goes, and that maybe he could go out there and get a few more, you know, and that it was time to put Duran in, and let him get some confidence, you know, after giving up that one game winning grand slam, as long as he didn't have to face Witt. That would be too much confidence. You know he and Jax are our go to guys, and they both had gotten slammed around recently, so you have to go with the guys that got you here, no matter how good Bailey was pitching. I mean, 15 in a row isn't really that many."
  13. h2oface
    Watkins guessed wrong again.. Farmer was toast.
  14. h2oface
    And for further context worth noting, they are only (ONLY) 4 games behind those other two teams, and they are but a .500 team against the league without the 13-1 record against the White Sox. No reason to not have urgency, focus, and intensity. They have looked horrible in the field, this series, with little league type of plays. Tic toc. Time is running out. Also worth noting, is that if they can't win the division and get the first round bye, they may want to finish 3rd and play the Astros in the 3 game wild card series and not the
  15. h2oface
    I would hope so. You didn't call Buxton any names, and what you were accused of was inferring something you never said. Then the other guy called you names. Several and more than once. And yet, that seems it is allowed. Curious at times. But I would just ignore. There is always the ignored user settings. Can I say that I wish I never had to have the game interrupted by Audra's fluff in the stands? All those promos drive me nuts. 😇
  16. h2oface
    I would take 15 million for not a single day of good health for 6 months. When it happened to me, it didn't didn't pay very well. I can take a lot of pain. I just wish it would pay more.
  17. h2oface
    So if they have already doubled and homered in the game, and are seeing the ball and killing it, you don't pinch hit for them. But this manager will pinch hit when the hitter is hot. The great cooler. If the hitter is 0-2 with two horrible Ks, you pinch hit. There has to be some actual managing. I don't see it with the religious platoon, especially in the 5th inning.
  18. h2oface
    How does some at bats, like when the hitter is red hot, become every day?
  19. h2oface
    Margot keeps getting the call to pinch hit against lefties. yet he is 0-28 as a pinch hitter, and some 130 or so games is significant. When does that override the "odds" and become the "odds", and you just keep the left handed batter in the game to get an AB and let him get an opportunity improve his line? I don't think any of the batters Margot pinch hits for is 0-28 against the same sided pitchers.
  20. h2oface
    Do they even have a winning record if you take the White Sox's games out?
  21. h2oface
    What a sad game. If Festa has players that actually can play average defense, he probably gets out of the 4th. Martin can't really play defense well at any position. Amazing that when they traded for him he was a SS. Errors that don't get scored errors. And Santana has to make that play at first. Gold glover, as he is being hyped as? Then he really has to make the play. I remember quite a few plays like this this season, where there is no error, but he could have picked the throw at first, or made the play in the field, and it wasn't scored an error. Yes, he has made some fine plays, too. But really, professional baseball players are supposed to be great in the field if you ask me, like Lee's catch and throw home for the out. Great play. That is all they have done all their life. Play baseball. Helman's throw was comical. Even if you are not playing in the Show, defensive responsibility is the same at all levels. Hero complex is not a good look first game ever. The Twin's love the guy that never made it up. Even if they might have someone better for the call up. I really hope these guys start acting like they want to be a playoff team, and that means scoring more than 1 or 2 or 3 runs a game, and making the plays that are there to make in the field. This was a really boring baseball game to watch again. At least Thielbar didn't blow it up. And new/old guy, Tonkin. As unreliable as the top tier of relief was for the recent home stand, when you have Festa only allowing 2 in 5 (and that was really on the defense to a large degree), and Thielbar and Tonkin and Castillo putting up zeros and totally shutting the Rays down, you can't waste it.
  22. h2oface
    When you just forget and move on, history repeats itself. I hope they don't ever forget. So many are normalized to play like this and "just forget" or "shower and flush". And so are too many fans. Aw shucks, move on. No No No. Think about it all night. And never forget it. People pay to see this, and it should never be aw shucks normalized. They didn't even compete. They should never forget this kind of performance, and never accept it again.
  23. h2oface
    Decent? Our fans and posters gush that Lopez is an ace............... that makes Berrios, who's season is better than any pitcher we have by a good deal, a super ace. Decent? I guess. By the time I could get the game on, it was over at 10-0. I guess Baldelli likes to give the new guy confidence by leaving him it to get totally humiliated. Nice. These games do all matter, especially now, right? It's not a secret Baldelli isn't in on, right?
  24. h2oface
    OK. I give you that. (But then, Margot might be the most trusted pinch hitter on the team, and how is that going) Lots of staff aces in the show then, I guess (30 is a lot), and with that caveat, every team has one, and some couldn't be even a #2 starter on some teams. An MLB ace is what fans really want.... or at least that is what I consider an "ace" in the show. But to each their own. I think I remember you writing that you have the yellow jersey. Do your have both colors, now? Great marketing, to change the color - $$$$$. PT Barnum would be proud.
  25. h2oface
    Speaking of ace's, Sale is leading MLB in Ks, ERA, and wins, currently (albeit tied in all three categories at the time I write this). Who is the last pitcher to win the MLB triple crown, and lead the majors in all three categories for a full season (60 game 2020 does not count), and what year?
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