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  1. Kelly Vance
    There is no BEST. Its always a matter of opinion --- Montana, or Marino, Brees or Brady -- and bias creeps in. For me, he is damn good, and will get better. That's worth something.
  2. Kelly Vance
    You are nothing but a troublemaker. I know, because I was thinking the same thing
  3. Kelly Vance
    Well, yes and no. Thing about stealing on a first pitch is that it gives you less chances to disrupt the pitcher. If you distract a pitcher for two or three pitches before you go, it helps a hitter more. You make the pitcher and catcher guess by NOT stealing on the first pitch. Maybe they waste a pitch on a pitch out and lets the batter maybe get ahead on the count. If you get into a pattern of stealing on the first pitch they will see it and pitch out, which gives the catcher a chance. You gotta mix it up to be most effective. But I agree with Buck stealing every time he gets on first. Let him signal the hitter which pitch he is going to be going on. As for stealing 3b, that depends on the situation. You never want to make the first or third out at 3b. But against a shift or if the hitter is right handed, or if 1 out, its a better risk. And getting to 3b also increases your chance at scoring on a wild pitch or passed ball. But stealing 3b is not as good of a risk/reward. You want to steal 2b to get into scoring position. But as many others have pointed out, you can score from 2b on almost any hit, so why risk it? Ask Ricky. His record breaking steal was of 3b. I have been in the camp of batting Buck lead off all along. This year, his hitting has improved to the point where the Twins should do it. Hit Jorge 2nd and Cruz, Rosario, Cron and Keps. Buck is our best baserunner. He would be at the top of my lineup if I were coach.
  4. Kelly Vance
    I dunno what the right call was. Major league pitchers should be able to get an out. When I coached my players bailed me out a few times when I made a wrong call. It didn't happen here. Odo had it going well, then he lost it. That is a repeated theme. Still, a 1 hitter through 4 innings should inspire some faith. I don't have a problem with the call for Vasquez. It didn't work out. Too bad we had to wait so long for the next game. Too much time with a bad taste in our mouth. And as fun as the laugher was to watch, this was wayyyy painful. But we play 162 games. Time to turn the page and forgive a little. Coach and Odo and Vasquez were all trying to win. Hope they do better next time.
  5. Kelly Vance
    Kel, that is all he is now
  6. Kelly Vance
    Odo should be an opener from now on
  7. Kelly Vance
    no mention of Jake Reed. Why can't this guy get any love? He had the best year of all Twins relievers and didn't get a September call up, now this.
  8. Kelly Vance
    Shoot, its one game. Lighten up Francis.
  9. Kelly Vance
    I am not irritated. That is my point. I think the FO knows a LOT more than the posters here do about what they have and what direction they want to go.
  10. Kelly Vance
    I don't criticize the FO. The Twins haven't played a single game that means anything. Those who jump to conclusions end up with egg on face. People were criticizing the Perez deal. He show up throwing 97 MPH. Don't hear much criticism now. People desperately wanted Gonzalez. Now we have an article basically pointing out that he has been off this spring. Again, read my second sentence. Lighten up Francis. For those of you not named Francis, relax you guys.
  11. Kelly Vance
    I suppose he can. But that is a reach, and a big one. I cannot name a MLB team that has gone into the season without a good middle infield glove as a bench player. That includes every Twin team since 1960
  12. Kelly Vance
    But not until Sano is back.
  13. Kelly Vance
    Gonzalez is starting at 3b, so he i snot the backup until Sano returns. They need another middle infielder
  14. Kelly Vance
    I don't see the Twins going into the season without a back up middle infielder. It's just not done. Ehire makes the team. Astud goes down to AAA.
  15. Kelly Vance
    This lineup could all hit 20 HRs top to bottom. When have we ever had that? Buck should bat leadoff. He is hitting like .438 this spring with power. I get the conventional wisdom that Keps is a more patient hitter, so guys will see more pitches, but really, he is not a base stealer. Buck has stolen his last 29 bases without getting caught, or something ridiculous like that. So while I wouldn't call Buck a patient hitter, isn't being able to steal safely to get into scoring position even more important?.
  16. Kelly Vance
    Well Dozier was a homer guy who hit more homers in a year than anyone but the Killer. In fact, only Doze and Harm ever hit more than 40 HRs in a year. Mauer led all of baseball in BA with RISP in his mid 30s. Why wouldn't Molly have put them in prime positions? Its not like we had better guys on the bench.
  17. Kelly Vance
    I would try Buck at leadoff every year until his OBP simply doesn't warrant it. He has the combination of speed and power to the gaps that leadoff hitters need. plus he has about a 95 % success rate in stolen bases. But he has got to get on base. He needs to learn to bunt and learn to hit to the opposite field. He could hit 20 triples a year if he did that.
  18. Kelly Vance
    Gibby was a hard luck pitcher in 2018. His teammates let him down often. He should have been 13-7
  19. Kelly Vance
    I'm not sure about his trade value right now. MLB is a "what have you done for me lately" kind of league. He flamed out last year and was horrible after a hot start. This spring he has had 1 decent inning and been lit up badly. I wanna believe he can right his ship, and ok, its still only ST. I hope he shakes off whatever is bothering him. At some point you just gotta turn the page.
  20. Kelly Vance
    All these moves made sense. Wade is close, but he was never going North with the team. The move shows that they see Gonsalves as a starter, rather than a candidate to compete for innings out of the BP. Get him primed to start games at AAA. Twins need to DFA Duffy and decide what to do with Jake Reed, who I think is good enough and ready to stick right now. The Twins bet on the wrong Reed if you ask me. Maybe Jake will get a chance to be the closer down in AAA. I think we will see some final looks this week.
  21. Kelly Vance
    Did anyone else wonder if the Pittsburgh announcers were so bored that they strained not to be calling the game. i mean, ignoring 3 HRs so they could do an in depth interview while all that was going on? And I though Hawk Harrelson was a homer.
  22. Kelly Vance
    I was wondering what folks were going to say about Perez after this. When they signed him I thought maybe they knew something about him that we didn't. Just goes to show that some people look a gift horse in the mouth even these days.
  23. Kelly Vance
    I just hope Big Mike has a big year.
  24. Kelly Vance
    That's BS. And there is a big difference between players playing hurt in a pennant race and abusing a player, knowing it will jeopardize their careers. The Twins have always been on the careful side in my opinion. And if you think the Twins abuse players then why in the world would you want to be a Twins writer? And just how did the Twins cause Miggie to hurt his leg by being hit by a pitch? And just how did the Twins subject Frankie to injury? Injuries happen and Frankie had a violent throwing motion to begin with. This was an unfair comment. And untrue.
  25. Kelly Vance
    Yes it is. In fact, you have no proof of this. None. Go ahead, double down. But it was a crappy thing to say. Irresponsible.
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