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  1. BH67
    Well, Miguel, if this our last ride together, go out in a blaze of glory. Thank you profusely for what you've done as a Twin.
  2. BH67
    Somebody else has noticed Luis Arraez's elevated MLB status. See the aptly numbered 2-Down clue in this crossword puzzle published this morning: https://www.brendanemmettquigley.com/files/1490ThemelessMonday.pdf
  3. BH67
    The Twins had nine off days between April 8 and July 17 -- and seven more between July 18 and July 28. Kudos to R&R for its contributions to a great baseball weekend.
  4. BH67
    Bullpen bewilders. Offense runs hot and cold. Twins show glimpses of huge potential mixed with baffling ineffectiveness. On the other hand, there's Luis Arraez, his optimism and his relentlessness. Arguably, the closest model to Kirby Puckett in a Twins uniform since Kirby Puckett. And the whole team continues to fight hard even on bad days. That's good enough for me. Good win tonight. Go Twins.
  5. BH67
    It is increasingly difficult on this site to find rational concerns expressed about the Twins amidst the flood of wannabe Pat Reusses every time the Twins have a bad game. I stopped by last night's game chat briefly and couldn't tell if the fury was rooted in disappointment or schadenfreude. Reusse has numerous trenchant thoughts, but to me this skill is superseded by the adrenaline rush he gets from being satiric about the latest moment of Minnesota sports misery. News for the wannabes: you lack the trenchant thoughts entirely. Many here blend sharp critique and thoughtfulness very well, and thanks to all of you who do. I hope when I comment that I am not guilty of what I criticize. And this has been an inexplicable season from one game to the next -- but the Twins keeping fighting hard despite the physical and strategic obstacles. Positive I remain.
  6. BH67
    This eight-cylinder roster runs continually on four and gets the job done enough times for me to remain hopeful, but one never knows which four work in a given game. The rise of Polanco, Kirilloff and Miranda in the last few weeks is the closest thing the Twins have to a durable positive trend.
  7. BH67
    Duffey down, way down, better. so-so. Buck's hitting: awful, torrid, awful again. At least his BABIP appears abnormally low so far this year Thielbar. Kepler. Urshela. Take your pick on the streakiness. There is no middle with this team. Past performance is clearly not an indicator of what is to come. But Piranha Luis is here. Starting pitching is very good when healthy despite off days from Gray and Smeltzer. And they never give up. That's enough for me to keep cheering loudly.
  8. BH67
    My goodness, the White Sox are in complete disarray. Better still, the Twins are taking full advantage of it.
  9. BH67
    Pagan pitched the 9th. In a 2-2 game, against a division rival on the road. And did well with the help of the caught stealing play. He and everyone on the team delivered in the clutch repeatedly tonight.
  10. BH67
    I agree to an extent. However, the strategy of "skating to where the puck will be" -- i.e., discerning where things are likely going -- benefits from seeing trends unfolding over several games or weeks. Most of the concerns stated here result therefrom, especially the bullpen and situational hitting issues. Frustration over Buxton, Correa and Kepler generating just one run from two opportunities Saturday night where runners reached second and third with nobody out can be interpreted reasonably as single game overreaction, sure. To me, this appears a bigger concern for the long term than Sonny Gray having an off night. But your admonition is still wise, and I appreciate you expressing it.
  11. BH67
    Watkins, Lyles and Wells (the Orioles' starting trio), in aggregate: Season to June 30: 4.35 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 6.19 K/9 in 190.1 IP This weekend: 1.47 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 9.33 K/9 in 18.1 IP Mary-Chapin Carpenter's usually true lyrical axiom is validated here: "Hey, the stars might lie, but the numbers never do."
  12. BH67
    Tobie's cinnamon rolls evoke a primal urge. Hard to ignore that.
  13. BH67
    You had me at Tobie's.
  14. BH67
    Strange day. Twice Urshela and Piranha Luis opened the inning single-double, with Buxton, Correa and Kepler up next. Only one run scored in total. That miffed me at least as much as the relievers' meltdowns in Cleveland. Weirdly, after the first occurrence and after Gray had reached 80 pitches in four innings, I didn't feel a doomsday vibe. I thought an improbable comeback was going to happen. Maybe it was the beignet with powdered sugar I ate for breakfast. And so it happened. But having two huge opportunities go to waste will more often than not lead to defeat. Gotta get that fixed before Labor Day.
  15. BH67
    Note to Falvine: get a hacker into Brian Cashman's statistical files and snatch the multiple regression model he uses to get relief pitchers. Yours has a negative correlation with success with 99 percent confidence.
  16. BH67
    We again approach the line every Minnesota sports fan expects with unsettling frequency during an ugly slump: the demarcation between a normal explanation (total bullpen ineptitude beginning in the 8th inning) and a cosmic one (Drew Pearson, the blocked punt against Wisconsin in 2005, take your pick).
  17. BH67
    Well, it's difficult to keep focusing on how this team perseveres despite injuries, illnesses, an unreliable offense and a combustible bullpen. I will do so...but five gut punching losses in the last 10 days, twice with three-run leads and three outs left to get, is very concerning. And now the Pitcher Whisperer is leaving. I know nothing about a practical remedy and won't offer a suggestion. if our starting pitchers stay healthy we're still serious playoff contenders, but Baldelli's decision making increasingly confounds me, especially on relief pitching decisions after the 7th inning.
  18. BH67
    Indeed. Those things happen occasionally. I'll focus on the Twins being 3-3 so far against a hotly pursuing contender and that they have given up only 8 runs over their last 7 games. The starting pitching is outstanding and beyond my highest hopes for the season. Heckuva decisive rebound tonight.
  19. BH67
    There is no better satisfaction in my career than drawing untapped potential from those who work with me. That requires starting at their level of understanding. And once their aha moment arrives, their confidence and skill soar. Wes's example is one to emulate in many aspects of life.
  20. BH67
    1. Welcome to the SEC. 2. No matter the logical soundness of your bafflement, please refer to Point 1. ?
  21. BH67
    Wes would be assured of a trip there at least every other year before the weather became insanely hot. And I expected someone to point out the geographical incongruence, so thank you...and I love a good BBQ preference debate. ?
  22. BH67
    Apparently Wes needs routine visits to Dreamland BBQ in Tuscaloosa during the baseball season. Yes, it's THAT good.
  23. BH67
    Having the winning run on 2nd with nobody out and Buxton, Correa, Kepler and Sanchez up should result in the run scoring. Not even putting a ball in play is beyond disheartening. This offense is either in feast or famine mode, and that more than anything will impair any hopes for October. Nonetheless, there are significant overdoses of ipecac among the commentariat here. Minnesotans aplenty go this route due to the frequent, colossal ineptitude of Minnesota's professional and major-revenue collegiate teams over the last half century. If past performance ensures a future result, however, then I'm using the 1987 and 1991 Twins as my baseline, and not the latest reference tweeted by a Star Tribune sports columnist. It's baseball. It's not my raison d'être.
  24. BH67
    I completely understand adhering to the statistics when deciding whether to attempt base stealing. But the enthusiasm for baseball I developed decades ago when seeing Lou Brock or Rickey Henderson swipe bases was irreplaceable. Older me likes WAR and OPS+, but younger me needed the pizzazz to become a fan. Perhaps this matters to today's "younger me's" as well...
  25. BH67
    Imagine what the comments would sound like here by now if Falvine hadn't snagged Correa and Gray during the offseason.
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