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  1. h2oface
    If we didn’t have such prepared for the season high dollar team leaders like Correa and Buxton, we probably would have had to go with below replacement level options. Then where would we be? May we be grateful we are so blessed.
  2. h2oface
    The best part of the game was Lopez piling sunflower seeds in Watkins' belt gap above his belt in the rear, a plumbers type of gap without the crack showing, created as he stood leaning over a knee on the step of the dugout - Watkins without a clue - until it was overflowing, all across the back, and then when Watkins' went out to coach base when the Twins came in to bat, he started picking at his butt and back (What the Hell!) as gravity called and they got sucked down into his pants. That was hilarious.
  3. h2oface
    Baldelli Ball strikes again! And so soon. Just took the next game. 64 pitches (41 strikes), 2 outs in the 5th, and your starter has only given up 3 hits total and 1 walk with 4Ks...... so of course, with all the overuse of the "Best Bullpen in MLB", you pull him. The only reason you have a runner on third and a run in --- is because a throw from right that was a little off ("Matt Wallner uncorked an unwieldy shot, evidently tricky enough to evade two defenders and eventually roll into the Tigers dugout. The runner scores." Seriouisly? Unweildy? "Unearned, of course....") but certainly shouldn't have been a problem to at least stop, was deflected by the $35 million shortstop hitting a buck 50, and then Mr. utility defense Castro misses it under his glove (very likely would have had it if not for Correa's missed attempt) and it rolls into the dougout. So instead of a runner on 2nd and third with 2 outs, and no runs in, you have a run in, a runner on third, AND YOU PULL YOUR STARTER WITH ONLY 64 PITCHES! Alcala implodes, Topa gives up 2 inherited runs, Castro boots another later, and you use Gasper, who shouldn't even be on an MLB roster, as your DH. A DH that can't, and never has, hit in the show, and he is all you've got because you used one of your hottest batters, Bader, as a pinch runner one batter earlier for Julien (who is having a hot game going 3/5), with the tying run on third to end the game on a soft (of course it is) grounder. Baldelli Ball.
  4. h2oface
    Looks like Varland didn’t pitch…
  5. h2oface
    73 pitches and cruising. Thinking too much and pulling the starter. Baldelli Ball returns. If Ober is getting bombed leave him in to eat innings, but cruising and winning? Pull him with only 73 pitches after 6. And why? Best bullpen in MLB. Just don’t ask them to hold a runner and throw it to first. Or not hit batters. And now use 3 pitchers in 2 innings. Smart though. By blowing the save and relying on an anemic offense, you save an inning for the pen and don’t have to pitch the 9th. And that Julien slide? Decisive.
  6. h2oface
    He’s not the ace. Just another #2 or 3.
  7. h2oface
    They want Varland to be "good" so bad, but he really hasn't performed except in the minors and at the end of a couple years ago when brought up and pitched relief. Baldelli sure is giving him lots of chances to perform, but he gets hit a lot. Best Bullpen in MLB.
  8. h2oface
    Maybe it is selective memory on my part, but our batters seem to love to take first pitch meat right down the middle, then swing at the next pitch out of zone (example Vazquez in the 10th), and our pitchers love to serve first pitch meat to the opponent - but they swing, and do a lot of damage (example Jax to both the first two batters in the 9th). Will Buxton ever learn to not swing at pitches a foot out of the zone low and outside? Castro sure was a liability in the field, today. That 3 play sequence in the 5th where he misses the grounder that turns into a double (instead of a possible double play, not scored an error but a play you expect a third baseman to make), makes a good play like MLB players should on the next grounder but throws it too high to first for a run scoring error, and after a single that scored Meyers who hit the first grounder Castro missed, he doesn’t make the play on the pop up that looked Iike Bader could have made if Castro wasn’t in the way. The sac fly that followed then scored the third run of the players involved in the sequence. 7-4 Castro all over the 3 runs given up.
  9. h2oface
    Sports' fans are generally childish. They hate other teams and players just because they always beat their own favorite team. Not all, but in general. They like to talk tough like school yard bullies, and see pitchers purposely throw at batters and "have your back", like that ever really does. I am ambivalent about the booing, really. I don't really care, mostly. I love baseball, so I love to watch other teams excel and appreciate great plays, no matter who does it. I always hate when umpires guess wrong and affect the human aspect of the game...... the players' excellent pitch or take (and it can't be corrected). In this specific case, I never appreciated, and still don't, the lack of apology from Altuve and Correa. They never had to serve a penalty for the long term, premeditated cheat. They never really admitted to doing it. I really don't mind the booing of them, and find it comical and entertaining when I see it, all over the league. It is deafening and uproariously funny in Dodger Stadium. They both deserve it, because they never fessed up. I find it massively hypocritical of Minnesota fans to ignore Correa's behavior, but hate on Altuve. If you are going to give Correa a pass, and actually honor him, then hating on Altuve is sanctimonious and self-righteous. Not a good look.
  10. h2oface
    The pitch wasn't high and that tight, it was more high and center. It was just above the zone, barely, maybe even touching the top of the zone. Pena crushed it. But as Ryan said, it was what they wanted to do.... go up the ladder, have it close to the zone, and the bet was Pena would swing under it. High and tight would have been better, for sure, but then maybe he takes. On an 0-2 count, it was too close, either way. Pena won that one.
  11. h2oface
    "A small consolation for Twins fans? Jose Altuve had a nightmare of a day at the plate, going 0-for-5 with five strikeouts—the first time in his career he has worn the dreaded platinum sombrero. The crowd began booing him in pregame introductions, and by the fifth strikeout in the ninth inning, they were raised to a fever pitch. Unfortunately, that was about the only thing that went the Twins’ way in a disappointing home opener." Twins fans merilessly boo Altuve, still, just like all the other stadiums in which Houston visits. And all the other stadiums mercilessly boo Correa, still, except Houston...... and Minnesota. They boo them for the same reason - that they cheated the game, and were never compunctious, and never had to suffer a penalty for it. Why boo Altuve in Minnesota, if you give Correa a pass (and actually revere him), when he did exactly the same thing you are booing Altuve for?
  12. h2oface
    Maybe he needs to train with Correa again, eh? Beause Carlos really knows how to prepare for a season.
  13. h2oface
    Correa got a hit. That’s a positive. Saw the TD poll on how many games are the Twins going to win just before the comments. Right after I saw this poll on MLB TradeRumors, that had the Twins finishing last in AL Central after 4039 votes. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/poll-who-will-win-the-al-central-3.html
  14. h2oface
    “It’s a process-over-results game, especially this early in the season,” Jeffers said. I like results over process, myself. These guys like to talk about exit velocity like it is more important than scoring runs. Seems to be the most important thing to writers, too. Give me 5 runs on weak contact to no runs on record contact any day. Kudos to Wallner for running on the lame fly ball and getting a double when the wind helped him out. That’s how you play baseball
  15. h2oface
    Players are making all prognosticators ….. and writers….and FO and management…. and optimistic fans…. and themselves….. all look like fools.
  16. h2oface
    Best bullpen in MLB. 3/6 inherited runners scored for the season. Familiar. The ST routines really have the boys ready for the season. Ready for September baseball.
  17. h2oface
    The second "oh my" at toward the end of the movie as Crash deftly and precisely unsnaps the garter with a one finger flick was a perfect reprise, too, eh? Especially after the great scene with Nuke's struggles. Yes, Brockmire, like many shows, suffered from renewal and not ending the story when it needed to be ended. Just the 4th season for me. But the first season...... and the very best ever opening scene of the series....... fulgurant.
  18. h2oface
    No balk. That this is not reviewable, or can't be challenged is the problem. Or that the umps can't conference and fix it. He did it all very calmly and deliberately. Kept his hands still, stepped off, turned and threw. Horrible call. The kind that should be corrected. Batters sure are getting to his pitches, though. Whether it's soft contact or hard contact, it is tons of contact.
  19. h2oface
    "Oh, my!" ........ and..... "Oh, my." My #1 favorite baseball movie. (But "Brockmire" my favorite baseball series.) There are sooooo many great lines. So many. "Well, I believe in the soul, the c___, the p____, the small of a woman's back, the hangin' curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent over-rated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. Good night."
  20. h2oface
    That Lopez and Correa. They really know how to prepare for the season. Respected vets. Don't worry about them. When the unearned runs are caused by the pitcher's own futility and error, since a kid, I have always thought they should count as earned.
  21. h2oface
    Well, not really a fan of the Blue Jays, per se, but if that is what you got from the post, I can't help you. Opening Day can include a home game for the Blue Jays, sure, as long as there are other games being played the same day. It used to be that all teams played on opening day, or at least almost all of them, unless there was a rain out or something. Having one game be the Opening Day game, the only game played, and it be somewhere other than a "home" park ......... I hate it.
  22. h2oface
    I really don't care one way or another. I just HATE Opening Day to be in another country. NOT OPENING DAY!!! This is America's game. Opening Day game(s) should never be in another country. We grew the game, it is our tradition. It makes me puke that Opening Day has been in Japan the last two seasons. I get the desire to expand the audience and of course, increase the holy revenue. The fan base is dropping because it is too hard to watch the games of your favorite team anymore. In the 60s and 70s and even 80s, the teams were on TV for no fee. Now, with player greed and owner greed, the business monster charges more to make more to pay players more, all the while becoming more and more fan unfriendly. They make the fan pay excessively for parking, pay excessively for food, for merch, for TV access..... for anything they can figure out now to "tax" the fan for. If you want fans to dream of going to the ballpark, and kids to come and create new generations of fans, make it easier for them to become fans, make the access ubiquitous again. Sick uber fans like those that post on sites like this will always be fans, but we will be dying sooner than never and not replaced unless kids find the love, too. Great for the game to become more international. BUT OPENING DAY SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN THE USA!!
  23. h2oface
    I’ve been telling people about this wonderful movie for years (since it came out on HBO in 1987) when baseball movies come up. It ranks in my top 5. Hardly anyone had ever heard of it. Glad you found it and gave it a shout out. Along with a rare Teller role, William Petersen way before CSI, Henry Gibson (who I first saw on Laugh-In), and a yummy Virginia Madsen as Dixie Lee Boxx!
  24. h2oface
    Cody, Cody. Who are you gonna believe?
  25. h2oface
    I just hope he doesn't hurt his ankle jumping, or running to first base. It would be nice to have a prospect that can actually stay on the field these days.
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