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  1. Unwinder
    I keep seeing people posting very confidently on here that Buxton isn't going to heal. Why do you think this?
  2. Unwinder
    Another disappointing start, another 5+ run game. We really just need the starting pitching to return to normal 2023 levels without the offense going back to normal 2023 levels. You can complain all you want about Buxton (and he'll deserve it) but offense was overall good again.
  3. Unwinder
    OK, despite some struggling big names, and a lot of memorable whiffs, and the A's being the opponent, the outcome of this series would honestly look pretty good if the starting pitching had been up to the usual 2023 standard. If the Twins could score five runs on anything resembling a regular basis, they'd be unstoppable.
  4. Unwinder
    OK, the game overall was ugly, but the play where Willi Castro stole home was really good.
  5. Unwinder
    Adding Pete Maki jersey to cart...
  6. Unwinder
    Ober seems to be constantly underrated, I trust him on the mound as much as I trust Gray and Ryan.
  7. Unwinder
    I think when fans complain about "analytics" they're really complaining about one of the following: -Management continuing to play a player who has been in a deep slump because the "numbers" say he's a good player. In the fans mind, "analytics" here means management having their noses in spreadsheets which compile data from previous months, or previous seasons, and ignoring the player's current performance. -Management following a very simple top-level rule (righties should always hit against lefty pitchers, always pull the starting pitcher the third time through the order, hitters should always swing for the fences, never steal bases, never bunt...) and seemingly ignoring any complicating factor like which hitters are hot, whether the pitcher is cruising, whether there's a guy on third base and you only need one more run to walk it off, etc. What this fan is reacting against isn't "analytics," but bad, overly broad analytics. All those complicating factors are measurable, and could be used to make decisions mathematically. -Management valuing a player for some esoteric stat (spin rate? launch angle?) and continuing to trust that statistic over the player's actual bad performance. I think fans sometimes even apply this to useful stats like OPS or WAR if the eye test tells them that a player strikes out too much or throws meatballs down the middle of the zone in clutch moments or whatever. None of these errors are inherently what analytics are about, they're just a caricature of analytics.
  8. Unwinder
    There's always Rocco to fall back on. I'm sure there's a way to use Ryan's complete game as a springboard for complaining about "rockhead" pulling pitchers too early.
  9. Unwinder
    I think the Twins should do it, and the reason I think they should do it is because it's not my money.
  10. Unwinder
    I notice we're starting to flirt with calling Joe Ryan an ace
  11. Unwinder
    It's time to sign Miguel Sano. (ducks and then runs away laughing)
  12. Unwinder
    Feels nice to see Dobnak have something other than a complete meltdown
  13. Unwinder
    Maggi received a standing ovation when he came out, could've been our moment!* Not giving Maggi a taste of his cup of coffee is maybe my biggest beef with Rocco. I went to a lot of Saints games that year and he was really good. Wanted to see him get that with us. *And if we had let him play in 2021 like we should have, he wouldn't have been dinged by the pitch clock for basking in the moment.
  14. Unwinder
    I feel like we've got a problem here with the definition of "core-4" I think Cody meant it in the sense of "the four best players who are locked down for a few years" and a lot of commenters here are taking it to mean "the only four good players on the team."
  15. Unwinder
    Anecdotally, I know people from Canada who follow the Blue Jays closely but live nearer to Montreal than Toronto, I think it's very possible that the success and popularity of the Jays has increased support for another Canadian team (from what I've read, part of the problem with the Expos was that they were... not good?).
  16. Unwinder
    I'm reasonably happy with a series split at Yankee Stadium. Let's bury the Yankees when they come to Target Field though, please.
  17. Unwinder
    I'm going to worry about that later. For now...
  18. Unwinder
    Sorry to triple-post here, but from everything I've heard, I suspect Vasquez deserves some credit. From what I've heard, he's really good at working with the pitchers, saw a story somewhere saying that he helped get Ryan back on track after that grand slam.
  19. Unwinder
    I like position players pitching, I realize it's not a competitive choice in the moment, and what you're seeing in position-player-pitching innings is not really relevant to the game, but it offers fans an interesting new narrative to follow in the final innings of a blowout when the question of who's going to win has already been settled. It's like, yes, we've already lost the game of baseball, but for those of you who want to stick around, how about a nice game of what-the-hell-is-going-to-happen-with-the-position-player-pitching?
  20. Unwinder
    Pinstripes are ours now. That's our thing. Yankees are no longer the pinstripe team.
  21. Unwinder
    The pageantry around Duran's entrance is really fun, but I need to know, are they still trying to get people to call him Durantula?
  22. Unwinder
    Sounds like a watchable game
  23. Unwinder

    Regional Blackout

    Unwinder posted a blog entry in Foul Tips

    On MLB regional blackouts
  24. Unwinder
    Obviously too different, but for the sake of making up a variant game, I'd say this actually actually tacks on a lot of inaction by increasing the frequency of inning changes and batter walk-ups. I say nine innings, nine outs per inning, and if the next batter isn't already in the box by the time the pitcher has the ball back in his hand, the pitcher is free to throw a strike over the plate without him. Tack on more innings if it's still too short.
  25. Unwinder
    I want Kenta to be OK, but it sure does feel good to have Ober as the first line of depth.
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