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  1. Schmoeman5
    I'm not dismissing Byron Buxton. But I question how his playing the outfield makes him a better hitter? He's never been a high avg. guy and he's a consistently streaky hitter on the positive and negative side. I think most people view him as a mookie Betts type hitter which he never was nor ever will be whether he's DHing or playing CF. Let's see if he can put up these huge projection numbers by performing in 140 or 150 games primarily as DH vs 100 games as DH/CF
  2. Schmoeman5
    And yet how many times have these types of innings occurred over the past several years. Relief pitchers allowing BB followed by bad defense killing a good start.
  3. Schmoeman5
    Stewart did well. If he can do that consistently it's a good thing. It moves Pagan further down the pecking order.
  4. Schmoeman5
    I don't think he necessarily HAD to pitch on Thursday. I don't see it as an issue either. If Duran is away today handling his immigration issue, then why not use him last night. Lopez will be available today if needed and Duran should be right back and ready to go on Saturday. Sure the game was well in hand. Maybe Rocco was worried he might be rusty with 3 consecutive days off
  5. Schmoeman5
    See the poster I responded too. I'm saying have patience as well.
  6. Schmoeman5
    A salute to him for his hard work and dedication to make it back. All the best to him. Would love to see him perform well enough to be a set up guy for Lopez and Duran
  7. Schmoeman5
    And it's been the same for Kiriloff and Lewis. They've both been injured multiple years but you're going to anoint them. Kiriloffs numbers are similar to Larnachs. He tried playing for around 6 weeks with his injury last year and his numbers fell off dramatically. I'd rather have Larnach as my everyday outfielder over Kepler. He's done nothing for 3+ years. And I hear defensively how great he is. Well he sure hasn't looked that great this year. Or are you going to say. Oh it's been cold, wait till it warms up.
  8. Schmoeman5
    So this question. Polanco is back manning 2nd. Farmer will be back and Solano are the 2 infield utility guys with Gordon. Even if you demote Gordon, and bring up Julien, where is he going to play? I guess you could do that now, but then you'll send him right back as soon as Farmer returns. And also take into consideration Kiriloffs return. We're not supposed to do math here but Kirilloff Polanco Correa Miranda with Solano and Farmer as utility infielders 2 catchers Buxton as dh leaves room for 4 outfielders. Larnach/Gordon, Kepler Gallo and Taylor. No room for Julien. Same thing for all these guys calling for Lee or whoever is the current flavor of the month. Those guys time may come this year, but only due to injuries.
  9. Schmoeman5
    Good detailed analysis. Thorough. But he still needs to be consistent, or it's a moot point.
  10. Schmoeman5
    I keep reading how Gray "gutted it out" Isn't he the one who said that mgmt needed to let starters go longer? Not tax or rely on the bullpen so much. Him gutting it out would have been coming out for the 6th. Even if he doesn't complete that inning it's still set up for Thielbar in the 7th. Then Lopez and Duran. Kepler did hit a homer but now his defense is suspect, not because he's bad, but more so because he's not 100%. He's not running well. That last play would have been a great catch if made, but due to the fact of his fear or injury or lack of hustle, there was no chance. He made a terrible play on that homer in Yankee Stadium and didn't run hard on the 1st inning gapper in Boston. If hes not 100% why is he out there?
  11. Schmoeman5
    Varland recovered well. He could have done a Brito impersonation. But he didn't. And a game the Twins would lose more often than not, especially at Yankee Stadium, they battled back to win. Big kudos to all of them. Watching the game, it just had that feeling they would come back. All wins count, but I think that was their best win of the year so far.
  12. Schmoeman5
    Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.
  13. Schmoeman5
    To answer the question of how soon can Twins fan's expect Buxton to be in CF this year. I think the answer is never. If Buxton has days off while only DHing. How can you hope to see him in CF. And I don't believe weather is a factor at all. That's just common sense to me. If roaming CF is too much strain on whatever issues he's having physically, then the best scenario for Buxton is however many games they can get from him out of DHing only.
  14. Schmoeman5
    Kepler/Gallo HITL watch; .187-BA, 6K, 2-BB, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 13-LOB. Why Gallo and Kepler? And how are you viewing this? Low BA and high K and LOB, Or high HR and RBI's
  15. Schmoeman5
    Just a question. And I'm not against trading him. But if you were the GM, what would you be looking for in return? Because I think that's why he hasn't moved. The asking price might be too high.
  16. Schmoeman5
    I do know that Keplers numbers vs Keller were 7-19 before that game. Not sure about the other 2. And Gallo was like 0 for 19 against Greinke. Because there was some talk about him leading off opening day
  17. Schmoeman5
    I don't understand how your simulation works? For example. You have Pagan going 2 and 2/3 innings. How or why would a simulator pick Pagan to go that long? Not because its Pagan but more because Baldelli seldom uses a bullpen in that way. And how does it select a lineup or roster?
  18. Schmoeman5
    According to reports, Duran woke up on Saturday with a neck kink. So they were holding him out yesterday and today.
  19. Schmoeman5
    Totally disagree. Avg game time in 1984 was 2.35, last year 3.22. What happened in those 40 years. Pitchers strolling around, hitters stepping out after every pitch to re-adjust their batting gloves, catchers running out to the mound, etc. I guess the shorter games is too distracting for the phone watchers. Now you really have to pay attention. Wow! I personally like it. It's not speeding up the game. It's just bringing it back to where it should be by eliminating all the extracurricular activities. But the ghost runner has to go.
  20. Schmoeman5
    Good luck!
  21. Schmoeman5
    There's not enough marbling on those steaks
  22. Schmoeman5
    I like the addition of Farmer. But I have seen him make numerous baserunning mistakes and a few plays where he didn't hustle. Once on a pop-up that dropped in and another on a strikeout that went to the backstop. Maybe this is where the Carlos Correa leadership role comes into play. 2 posts in 1
  23. Schmoeman5
    Exactly. Lemmings have a leader too!
  24. Schmoeman5
    I don't think it's cynical at all. Because it sounds eerily similar to their statements about Buxton starting off as dh and maybe as the weather warms up he'll get back to CF
  25. Schmoeman5
    Where can I buy tickets for the All AL Central banquet.
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