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  1. 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.
  2. BH67
    Heckuva TEAM win tonight. Everybody contributed to it significantly.
  3. 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.
  4. 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."
  5. BH67
    Tobie's cinnamon rolls evoke a primal urge. Hard to ignore that.
  6. BH67
    You had me at Tobie's.
  7. 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.
  8. BH67
    I'm staying away tonight through Monday. 'Twas too much to chew on in the last 48 hours. Have fun (hopefully), everyone.
  9. 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.
  10. 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).
  11. BH67
    The front office will have to take some tangible punishment now. They fixed the issue with starters but have nearly negated it in the bullpen.
  12. BH67
    Welcome to the Hot Potato League, the new game where clubs in the American League's Central Division outdo themselves to give away the division lead continually as the season progresses.
  13. BH67
    Oof. Smells worse than yesterday. G'bye, Wes.
  14. BH67
    The aroma of this matchup is all too familiar -- the Twins have a small lead in the late innings against a contending team whose starter was statistically better going into the game.
  15. BH67
    Miranda-lous!
  16. BH67
    Something to think about? Hmmm...this will sound juvenile but I've added to the complication: Would that Chuck Wood the woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would Chuck Wood the woodchuck chuck? And if I guess right, do the Twins score 4 in the first inning?
  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
    It's the same 5-6-7 that delivered a few days ago. I like this trend. I still miss Herb.
  19. BH67
    I miss Herb Carneal. Completely irrelevant to the thread, but better to contemplate than tonight's proceedings.
  20. BH67
    Not watching live. Should that have been an inning-ending DP?
  21. BH67
    Three outs on eight pitches. Cleveland's leadoff hitter gets on base. Not an auspicious start.
  22. BH67
    I absolutely loved The Boys of Summer. Two others I remember in my life experience are Beyond the Sixth Game by Peter Gammons (about the 1975-1983 Red Sox) and The Bronx Zoo by Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock (about the 1978 Yankees, one of the most rollercoaster seasons ever seen in the majors). Buxton was 1 PA shy of qualifying heading into this evening, so I guess he's now 4 short. Per the Hano book: no baseball game should ever feature a home run hit 200 feet shorter than another ball caught for an out. But such happened in Game 1 of the '54 Series.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. BH67
    Excellent start to the series, and only 5 runs allowed in 45 innings. Still four games to go. Optimistic.
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