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  1. Linus
    You’ve got to be kidding me France. Defense matters.
  2. Linus
    Does Miranda have to swing at everything?
  3. Linus
    Buck would have had the looper to left center. Bader broke sideways then in - this is how Buck impacts games. Should be scoreless.
  4. Linus
    Very valid question and only one way to find out.
  5. Linus
    This. You can’t get a ticket for the Vikings or Wild. There is a weird vibe to the claims of how unsafe the Cities are.
  6. Linus
    I was going to post that. To be really efficient means getting outs early in counts. I’ve always a rat he’s my head reading posts that are obsessed with strikeouts and also complaining because it takes the pitcher 90 pitches to get 5 innings.
  7. Linus
    How do you give up 10 stolen bases?
  8. Linus
    Yep. Sprained ankle - going on the IL
  9. Linus
    Here are the guys that should try to be aggressive: Buxton Bader Castro and Kiersey. The rest of the team needs to avoid making mistakes that cost us outs. Having Larnach and Vasquez getting thrown out is insane - they ain’t going anywhere. If they really want to solve this problem they need to get more athletic players. If Rocco thinks these sleds should be more aggressive than he does need to go.
  10. Linus
    Vasquez is a horrible base runner. He actually thinks he can make a difference on the bases when all he does is makes outs. This is where I have a huge bitch with Rocco - this crap has been going on for years and he apparently doesn’t do anything to stop it. He needs to be in his grill and let him know that if he thinks he’s Rickey Henderson he isnt going to play. Ultimately Thats is the trump card any manager / coach has to play.
  11. Linus
    Ideally I would like Lee to get as many plate appearances in St Paul as needed to be comfortable. He hasn’t hit yet in the bigs so I want to give him the best chance for that to happen. As far who goes down? Pick a number, any number.
  12. Linus
    Either is better than Miranda / Julien or Miranda / Gasper.
  13. Linus
    “Cost controlled young talent” - yea I don’t see it.
  14. Linus
    Said this before the season started - teams that make lots of mistakes will do poorly in close games where each missed play is magnified. If they were scoring 5 runs a game some of this stuff wouldn’t cost them games but they aren’t so it does.
  15. Linus
    This team and fundamental mistakes. Unreal.
  16. Linus
    Man Buck is lost.
  17. Linus
    I wonder if being in the bullpen is easier on a pitchers arm. Obviously the starter is going to pitch more innings but they do so in a very controlled way. They have a uniform amount of time between starts and off day throwing is very controlled and managed. Starting days have a well thought out routine that takes considerable time before the actual game. Within the game they get removed as soon as fatigue starts to effect the quality of their pitches. Relievers pitch a varied schedule. They are asked to warm up in 5-10 minutes and then come into the game pitching with max velocity. Relievers don’t do the controlled side work that would help build skills and arm strength. I don’t profess to know the answer and am unaware of any studies done on the subject but it might be an example of conventional wisdom that isnt really true.
  18. Linus
    Or the crack of the bat or the organ music or anything really
  19. Linus
    Wow. Franca and Miranda as defensive substitutions was not on my bingo card
  20. Linus
    I would not have gotten that one for a long time. I like this bit.
  21. Linus
    Remember Danny Santanas “breakout” year? I believe he hit over 300 and had an incredible season. His babip was 400 or something like that - it was a total fluke. The next year and the rest of his career were “normal” years for him meaning not very good. Juliens babip for 2023 was 373. Pitchers had never seen him or his unusual approach at the plate. I hope Eddy succeeds. I have no idea where he ends up. But when forming an opinion on Juliens potential forget about 2023 - Thats is not him.
  22. Linus
    They brought back essentially the same lineup so it can’t be shocking that things look the same. I’m assuming the players are trying their best. Perhaps they just aren’t good enough. If that is true then this is on Falvey and ownership.
  23. Linus
    I have to say some of his comments are weird. I’m not going to criticize somebody for getting hurt - Thats just not right. But for him to call what he does as “special” I just don’t know what to say to that. He’s had a few stretches of excellent hitting. He’s been mostly poor in the field and is no longer an elite runner. He has a crap ton to prove to be a reliable major leaguer. I hope he will do it and I think he will but no way has he done it yet. I have to say I think someone needs to have a chat with the lad.
  24. Linus
    I believe he was clocked at 31 ft/sec beating out a base hit recently which is otherworldly. This was mentioned on the broadcast.
  25. Linus
    The Twins missed the playoffs last year by one game. Margot’s lack of performance (along with many others) could have been the difference. So it’s highly unlikely that Doncon will ever do anything in the big leagues that would offset what could have been with the right player in the outfield last year.
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