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  1. h2oface
    Why can't we just get a rookie pair like Braves right-hander Spencer Strider and center fielder Michael Harris II? We just have to lament our top prospect's short comings and make hopeful excuses. Strider (23 all season 4th round 2020, Clemson) and Harris (21, 3rd round 2019, high school) didn't seem to suffer development because of the Pandemic as is our writers common fallback. They were both there for Falvey (and all the rest of the teams - ha - beat you to it). And the Braves had no problem moving Strider to the starting rotation (like Duran desires) even as he was a certified weapon in the pen when they could improve their starting rotation and team. Those guys are "young", not 24 and 26 year olds that our writers and fans like to call young. Oh well. We got Martin to still hope about, and one good month in AA ball in 2022 after repeating another year in AA ball. Maybe see him in a couple of years? Maybe?
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    The last TWO games Ryan pitched a no hitter for 7 innings, followed by a 3 hitter in 7.2 innings! Zero runs given up and more innings in the ‘bounce back’. He could surely have gone deeper in a 3-3 tie game with 69 pitches after 4! Baldelli and the system is the problem.
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    Why don’t you want players to be paid well? Especially young ones we want to succeed? I sure do. Even with nothing on the line at all we are pulling a healthy starter in a tie game after 4 and not even 70 pitches. One that had pitched great and deep the last two games. I hate it. I hate the directions this team is continuing to take.
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    Not a single mention of Sisk’s velocity. Is there any? Or any of the pitcher’s velo. ?????? None mentioned at all. Seems relevant for relief pitchers. All pitchers for that matter.
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    All with a season left. That is the reasoning they expressed when they ‘had’ to trade Berrios and Rodgers. One season left of contract/control. Exactly. We will see. Consistent or not? I see the Braves didn’t trade Freeman last year and are doing just fine. He helped them win a World Series and the Braves moved on. I see the Yankees didn’t have to trade Judge this year. Hmmmmm.
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    I was not a fan of Mahle at all, Nor Fulmer, who at the time the Twins had just pounded. But the FO had put us in the situation of desperately needing. So OK. That was about all that was left! But 4 month flash in the pan Lopez? It didn’t make sense that Baltimore would trade him. They were in contention too. They knew his hot-headed tendencies and did not trust the temporary success, it seems. Hosed again.
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    I hope they now shut down all that have any injury at all, get procedures or surgeries et al asap, and figure out a good plan to be healthy and healed for a sustained amount of time. No reason at all for those on the IL to come back in this torched season. None.
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    I’d take, at this point, KC winning the series, myself. And 5-10 games under .500 on the season. Inspiration is just not there.
  10. h2oface
    My favorite version so far for Kirilloff. It has a bit of hopeful Killebrew in there albeit with his nickname.
  11. h2oface
    Great rookie seasons for Ryan and Duran. Truly impressive. And Waller with a couple of hits. A good 2 days for him overall.
  12. h2oface
    Battle battle. Its right in front of us. We are still in first place…… Here’s to all of the realists condemned for prognosticating the future and speaking out early and often to try to get the brass to act early and often and change the impending future.
  13. h2oface
    Perhaps 1-9 for the day? Another all or nothing guy….. more often a K and nothing? Sano II? Hometown hope abounds.
  14. h2oface
    Hmmmmmm. No picture?
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    No other team wanted Dobnak and his bargain long term contract? Lucky for us! How many options does he have left? I guess none of he had to be passed through waivers. It may be a spell if he ever sees the Show as a player again, if ever. He won’t be paid as well as Rusney Castillo by a ton, but mighty handsomely for the minors.
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    Totally disagree. This pic does not represent the play well, or a throw that was on line and lower that would not have been in error. But they took the video down of the play now, and edited it out of the summary as it was edited down from 3+ minutes to 1+. They were both there earlier. (Or at least I can’t find it now, but had watched it several times earlier.) Far too many errors are called hits these days, in my opinion. Charity workers for batters and fielders and the pitchers get the fallout of shoddy defense ignored in their line. In fact, I was surprised Gordon didn’t get a gift. It doesn’t matter though. I am sure you have made your decision, anyway, and you have that right.
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    And using the phone is even worse than computer!! Nearly impossible.
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    I didn’t write the article. But there was a lot of correlation used, and several pretty curious and open minds from medical and sports people involved. It was correlated to the injury type reported, not the new surgery to repair it. I read it years ago. I am not advocating or denying. Sorry I couldn’t find it now for all the know it all folks. Velocity is just a theory, too. I still was impressed and will not pretend to know. It is not simple. It will still be a welcome part of my personal exposure and curiosity. Even in Tralfamadore.
  19. h2oface
    Gordon is not the man, apparently. A pretty routine short throw was the game. (Plus 0-4 with 3 Ks.) May as well have happened this game. Then our great Correa just couldn’t make the great play and the two unearned runs. Quite a telling sequence. 3/4runs simple? Execution knows no averages. And double header coming up. Bullpen couldn’t even do back to back games! Execution. 3 runs was plenty if plays are executed. 3 run lead going into the bottom of the 7th. I believe averages will show that means wins in more cases than the 4/3 run difference. Muah. Kiss it goodbye. We are actually 6 games back of Cleveland now. They also clinched the season tie break tonight, too. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up 9-10 games back and 5 games or so under .500 now. Especially with 4 more against Cleveland with the finality setting in and 6 against the White Sox after it has settled. Won’t even be surprised to see them tank against KC, LAA, and Detroit now.
  20. h2oface
    Turner, Swanson, Bogaerts. Or sign the stigma of the Cheatin' Astros, He didn't get what he wanted last year, and there is a reason. He was not prefered at his asking price over Seger (and he wanted that kind of deal but no takers), Simien, Biaz, and Story. No one wanted him long term. After this decline from 2021, and it was a signifgicantly worse year in all respects, Correa may like the $35 million guarenteed and an opt out after next year instead, and give himself a chance to be the guy instead of a participant. If you get paid $35 million, you need to play to value. He cannot shed his reputation, as is evident on the road. Multiple factors may undermine star shortstops’ upcoming free agency hauls https://nypost.com/2022/06/25/multiple-factors-may-hurt-shortstops-2022-free-agency-hauls/
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    I think you might not have been following Joe's progression. Get him before Texas does. Some take it far too far. Joe Maddon sounds off on analytics in baseball: It’s not the info, it’s the imposition https://theathletic.com/3568605/2022/09/06/joe-maddon-analytics-baseball/ Joe Maddon On Analytics: 'Players Don't Need All This Information' https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/joe-maddon-analytics-podcast-texas-manager-candidate-mlb-news
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    and Joe Maddon is still available..........
  23. h2oface
    There are some sports doctors that theroize that the lower mound is a big culprit for creating TJ patients. They injury started in mass since the lowering of the mound from 15" to 10. I haven't really looked ror the articles again, but I remember reading them,
  24. h2oface
    The 2022 Twins Are Now Built For October ?????????????????????????????????????? This article should be pulled for trolling and flame-baiting.
  25. h2oface
    Rules I think need changed, that are not: Pitchers are still allowed to hit batters flagrantly without penalty. (Not talking about accidental. Like flagrant fouls in the NBA, it is a judgement call and finally stops pitchers from throwing cowardly and purposely at batters, and even if they do it not intentionaly, if it is so wild and out of control it still happened, can or did cause injury, and needs to have a consequence to reign the wildness in) Players can still come off the bench and delay the game with no penalty for any reason and do the strutting comedy. (sure they can get suspensions for basically assualting another player and hitting them et al, but no need for them to all come on the field, ever. There are enough on the field already to do the goofy posturing like grade schoolers). And plate umpires are still calling balls and strikes, some very very poorly (like yesterday). Changes: I think limiting pick-off attempts is giving the runners free reign. That might be fun, but it will spell doom for the Twins, who can't steal anymore, and already hardly can ever throw someone out. But I like the running game and miss it. This should help that happen. I don't mind limiting the shift, and it still allows for 5 in the infield, and on the infield grass. This part of the rule I think is ridiculous: "The team must designate two infielders for each side of second base and they cannot switch (for example, a team can't have a stud defender move back and forth based upon the handedness of the hitter)." I like a pitch clock and especially the batter getting penalized for delay. I am really tired of umpires letting them call time as the pitcher is finally ready. Big deal that they have to wait. What else do they have to do but be ready and wait for the pitch? Bigger bases? OK, but really not needed and frivolous.
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