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  1. Willihammer
    Zuke has caught all but one road game and all but two home games. Herrmann's only caught him 3 times, although last time being the Aug. 30 game against Houston (at home) when Santana went 7 scoreless and 10 punchouts.
  2. Willihammer
    SSS Factoid Santana pitching to Herrmann: 3.92 ERA, 4.25 K/BB Santana pitching to Suzuki: 6.09 ERA, 1.56 K/BB
  3. Willihammer
    If the Berrios non-move wasn't about service time, I can think of one reason Ryan wouldn't have promoted him- respect for the manager's domain. There's no evidence I can think of that TR has ever told his managers how to use the 25 he gives them. Not who to start, where to play them on the field, how many innings to give them, how much rest to give them, etc. Once he turns over a player, he is hands-off. And I suspect he fears how Molitor might use Berrios in a WC race and in the playoffs. Eg. back to back days out of the pen or worse, slotting him into the rotation which would push his innings well into the 200s in the worst case scenario that the Twins advance deep into the playoffs. Maybe that sounds conspiratorial but it seems consistent with the Twins' MO and its an approach I respect but maybe this is one case where it bit them.
  4. Willihammer
    I missed this article from Berardino talking about Perk's neck: http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_28675794/twins-glen-perkins-regrets-not-taking-care-neck Someone on this board speculated he tweaked something at the ASG, seems they were right more or less. Can't help but wonder about the timing of the back injury, wonder if he hurt it while battling through the neck. I'm not sure which sounds like less of a fun time. Would be awesome if some treatment helped him back on the field in the next couple weeks, or at least October if we're lucky.
  5. Willihammer
    Question for author and anyone else who is pro bat flip: Have you pitched at a semi-competitive level? Not beer league. I'm talking about something with a tryout like high school varsity or better?
  6. Willihammer
    But he's only 5' 11" so he's more of an injury risk than Jepsen and May working with no rest over and over because they're taller.
  7. Willihammer
    Molitor obviously doesn't trust 75% of the guys in his pen. If Berrios isn't going to see MLB time then Hughes should immediately be put there when he's eligible IMHO.
  8. Willihammer
    And both of those guys have been worked heavily. May has already worked 3 days in a row once since being converted to a reliever, and Jepsen twice in the short time since he was traded. By comparison the Yankees hadn't used a reliever in back to back to back days once all year as of a couple weeks ago when we played them (that might have changed since). They need another arm if for no other reason than to keep Jepsen and May healthy/effective down the stretch.
  9. Willihammer
    Jeff Sullivan write up on Sano's mechanical changes and batted ball results. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/miguel-sanos-making-his-first-adjustments/
  10. Willihammer
    Nolasco to the pen as a RH breaking ball specialist to replace Fien. Hughes to the pen as a late inning replacement to May. May and Berrios to the rotation, problem solved. I know, I know. Its wayyy too simple and therefore crackpot of an idea to ever happen.
  11. Willihammer
    I'm hooked on Narcos right now. Hard. Crime drama about the Columbian drug cartel of the Reagan-Bush years. Lots of good angles to the story.
  12. Willihammer
    Alright! Another lefty for the Twins to poop on!
  13. Willihammer
    I am all for a strong farm but I see little to no downside in waiting. A trade will be there next July or winter. The extra year of control doesnt move the needle for a lot of teams. And if a trade isn't there then keeping Plouffe thru 2017 and taking the comp pick would be fine too. The Twins are in an enviable spot and should be patient IMO.
  14. Willihammer
    Let's get one thing straight - a DH would not have to "equal Plouffe." He would have to equal Plouffe's bat + the difference in Plouffe's 3B glove vs. Sano's. That is not any old .740 batter like Gerardo Parra and maybe not even a Chris Davis if he lays an egg which he is more than capable of doing.
  15. Willihammer
    Scully announced recently that next year will be his last season. It would be a 67 year run. The man is a walking encyclopedia of baseball stories and history.
  16. Willihammer
    Agree. It all seems a tad premature. Sure if someone blows you away then trade him but I see no need to actively shop Plouffe more than anyone else. Next July if Arcia, Rosario, Kepler, Vargas, force the issue then go ahead and re-visit then. In the meantime, bank the 2-4 surplus WAR from keeping Plouffe at 3B and Sano at DH. There are cheap defensive/framing type C's available 1-2 year deals every winter.
  17. Willihammer
    If I understand the rules correctly, if NY and Tor wind up in a tie for first they would have to play a game 163 regardless of who won the season series. So, I'm hoping for that.
  18. Willihammer
    I'd rather keep Berrios and shop Buxton for a C.
  19. Willihammer
    Yes, he has had some ugly PAs. At least Molitor has finally dropped him to 9th. Hicks will be returning soon enough thankfully.
  20. Willihammer
    It would be cool if the Twins had a whoopie cushion giveaway so those of us who are annoyed by the wave could place our cushions under the wavers in front of us so that immediately following the circle of "wooooos" would be a thunderous spiral of farts. Or maybe that would just encourage it I don't know.
  21. Willihammer
    Weekend of a Champion. Top Gear fans will remember Jackie Stewart from the episide where he tried coaching up James May. This is footage from the Stewart camp at the 1971 F1 race at Manacao. The way Stewart explains the track and talks about his car in so much detail is fascinating if you're into that kind of thing. Slaying the Badger. Tells the story of Greg LeMond, one of the first Americans to make a European Tour de France team and explains the funky individual-team dynamics of the sport, and the tense leader-servant relationship he had with team leader Bernard Hinault (aka the Badger). A great into to a confusing sport.
  22. Willihammer
    Ohhh that dude in the blue jacket is gonna hear it.
  23. Willihammer
    Didn't Ramon Noodles have a much more famous younger brother?
  24. Willihammer
    All the sudden the back end of the bullpen looks... Royals-esque.
  25. Willihammer
    RB you ever eat vegemite? I bet you'd love it!
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