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  1. TheLeviathan
    Weight is only part of it. Santana's injury was on an awkward route/run that missed a ball and caused him to turn in a hurry on the run. In other words: an injury caused by someone who has not yet developed instincts or competency at a new position. On that, the injury is a warning on Sano. So is Schwarber who, despite his size, did nothing to prevent his knee from getting destroyed. A few weeks ago I insisted we not give the a Twins cover - good or bad - for their decisions this offseason. That needs to continue to be the case and so far the results haven't been worth all the defense they got.
  2. TheLeviathan
    This idea is probably too soon, but no one should discount that an 0-6 hole is pretty deep.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, this is still true.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Well, it's been a moving target of a promise for about three years now. So better not to even try.
  5. TheLeviathan
    No, Rasmus did not intend to injure, but his left foot, complete with spikes, was definitely up. And your last point is what matters - if you can't break it up, why the hell are you trying to interfere? Why not, like all other brands of baseball, respect the well being of your opponent and slide into the base? The only thing take out slides ever accomplished was terrorizing the interaction to such a degree that baseball started letting infielders stand a foot off the bag they were supposed to be touching and still called it an out. Now we are take out sliding several feet from bases to "get" the infielder. Because the point of these slides is to take out fielders, something we strictly disallow in every other facet of the game. You know how that silliness stops? Slide into the freaking base like you find when were 17 and not trying to be a kamikaze.
  6. TheLeviathan
    On what basis do you claim "most fans" don't see it as such? Are there polls? Thing is, it doesn't have to cause a slew of injuries, even a few are unnecessary. Not to mention the fact that this kind of sliding caused the game to start accepting that infielders just have to be "in the area" of a base to count an out. A preposterously non-baseball thing that exists only because of fear by infielders to touch the base. And cut the drama, this doesn't take out aggressiveness. Slide hard INTO THE BASE. It's not that hard. Again, it's done in other countries and by any non-professional baseball player. You go watch a town ball game and guys don't have their spikes/feet up trying to take anyone out. You can play aggressively without trying to take people out. Stopping catchers from being freight trained didn't ruin the game - it saved injuries. So will this. And baseball will continue to be played.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Well I'm definitely not worried for Nolasco.....
  8. TheLeviathan
    I haven't been able to watch, but have the box score improvements for Bejilica been legit? Is he playing better?
  9. TheLeviathan
    As jimmer said in another thread, Santana (an IF in the OF) hurts himself because he didn't take a good route and ran awkwardly to chase a ball. We're going to recover from 0-5, but the fundamental issues with this roster are still going to be there.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I don't like it, but I do think Buxton is the one on the hot seat with this move.
  11. TheLeviathan
    What video did you watch? He was no where near the bag and kicked his left leg up to hit the left leg of the infielder. (Who pulled his leg up to side step it) Hell, his left foot ends up higher than his head by the end. He's clearly not trying to be safe - he slid to where he thought the SS's momentum was going to carry him (across the bag) so that he would impact the fielder. We have to get back to sliding to be safe - not sliding to make physical contact. If physical contact happens directly at second in that scenario - fine. But as soon as guys are sliding like this to contact fielders the slope gets awfully slippery to Utley territory. The mindset has to change - just freaking slide to be safe. Not slide for the pivot guy.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I'm really excited to see Kepler. I hope he stays up.
  13. TheLeviathan
    The point of the rule is to end reckless behavior that unnecessarily risks injury. Rasmus is a foot tight of the bag and his body is turned away from it in an effort to hit the infielder. It may take some harsh punishments and losses to change this, but we all benefit from less hazardous play. Just slide into the freaking base. Thousands of high schoolers play that way every year. Gladden's point is total bunk because baseball is played in other countries and in our own (where fair play is highlighted most) without needing to slide this way. Sliding to the side is fine, but Rasmus isn't even trying to get the bag. That's the mentality that has to change.
  14. TheLeviathan
    No, I'm not Sano. But merely being athletic doesn't make one a competent OF. We are playing a team that just won the WS because they appreciated the opposite of two longstanding baseball memes: bullpens and outfield defense. Perhaps we should take notes.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Is there some other base where you are allowed to interfere with someone throwing the ball to another fielder?
  16. TheLeviathan
    RF defense doesn't matter. So I'm told.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Is Ryan Pressley a real person? Or Michael Tonkin? Or are they Casey Fien aliases used for job security? I imagine every time Molitor calls down there those guys aren't around, but only Fien. I have no other explanation for why Fien is pitching.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Am I the only one getting these while in threads? It's relentless right now.
  19. TheLeviathan
    RF defense absolutely matters, especially because bad defense spirals things out of control. Does RF matter as much as SS? No, but it sure as hell matters. I guarantee if you toss me a glove and go out there you're going to eat those words within days. It matters and the this little Sano experiment is going to prove that. Unfortunately, not in a way we as Twins fans will appreciate.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Slide to the base and don't interfere with fielders. Second base should be played with the same rules as every other base.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Another good call.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Why are we blaming Molly for Mays usage? TR told us he'd be a long guy, Molly is using him in a way he clearly formulated with the GM for some inexplicable reason.
  23. TheLeviathan
    I might make one half hearted defense of Molitor, the roster as it is constructed lends itself to very easily being a problem. We have a huge defensive problem in RF, softball team speed, and incredibly poor team contact/OBP rates. It leads to all kinds of crappy damned if you do/don't situations. He's choosing the worst options, but I'd put the blame 60/40 with Molly/Ryan.
  24. TheLeviathan
    It's not illegal for the bullpen to help out. And we had a lead when we handed it over. Biggest? No, but still an issue.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Seriously, what the hell does Arcia have to do to get in a game?
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