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  1. AlwaysinModeration
    “The offense for the Kernels popped” Nicely played. Looking like Sano is ready for Rochester.
  2. AlwaysinModeration
    Perez over his last 21IP: 12H, 4BB, 20K, 1ER.
  3. AlwaysinModeration
    Re-reading this thread, a lot of people hated this signing. Nicksaviking didn’t, and above was my take. The only thing I missed back on January 20 was that Wes Johnson might help him add some mph to his fastball....
  4. AlwaysinModeration
    I assume Sano will go 4-4 with a homer and be promoted tomorrow.
  5. AlwaysinModeration
    Twins first thirty games: 6-4 7-3 6-4. Keep on moving, next ten starts tomorrow. Forced them to use six innings of bullpen today. Not a great game, and bad umpiring, but shake it off and beat them tomorrow.
  6. AlwaysinModeration
    Almost seems like Smeltzer (and Balozovic) need to be in the prospect lists at the bottom of teachers review.
  7. AlwaysinModeration
    Sano moving up to Pensacola after two games, getting some time playing with Royce Lewis. Now on to spend some time with Kiriloff and Brusdar. While the Twins go 19-10. This is working out just fine.
  8. AlwaysinModeration
    Let us marvel how Cabbage shredded.
  9. AlwaysinModeration
    Now the Twins have a regular ol’ three game home series against the Astros. Take 2 of 3, and take the season series against them. Oh, and they miss Verlander in this series, and have Berrios lined up for the finale.
  10. AlwaysinModeration
    Actually, I think Kiriloff continues to rake and surpasses Lewis this year.
  11. AlwaysinModeration
    To me, they handled it perfectly. They put the worst pitcher in the toughest matchup of six games. They won 4 of the other 5, and predictably lost the mismatch. Stewart might not have been the best AAA option (Littel, Thorpe, or even Brusdar), that is certainly debatable. But I think they chose the right game to start a AAA pitcher.
  12. AlwaysinModeration
    Kind of wondering if Balazovic need to start being listed as an honorable mention in the top 20 prospects listing at the bottom. He’ll be joining that list soon enough. And I guess it doesn’t really matter; he always seems to get listed as the pitcher of the day when he pitches anyway.
  13. AlwaysinModeration
    Nice job, Matt. I particularly liked how you wrote about de Jong’s performance by skipping over it entirely. I also hope you mean it is only a matter of when, not if, Jake Reed gets the call to the Twins’ bullpen.
  14. AlwaysinModeration
    This was some really exceptional analysis. I am awarding TwinkiePower a TPCV (TwinkiePower Column Value) a +7. You know, I am suspicious that at least Jack Morris, if not both Jack and Dick, are regular readers of TD. The other day I posted a long piece on Buxton’s stolen base streak, including info on his last caught stealing. Jack mentioned some details about that caught stealing in the next broadcast that I mentioned in the piece. Made me think he might read the site to get fodder for broadcasts. So anyway, I bet Dick hears about his “corners” in a broadcast soon!
  15. AlwaysinModeration
    Romero would have been a good option the last two days in the Minneapolis.
  16. AlwaysinModeration
    What happened to him?
  17. AlwaysinModeration
    It is clear now that Tyler Austin was the sacrificial price the Twins had to pay for Buxton to return to action Friday night, rather than being out until June.
  18. AlwaysinModeration
    If that’s what we have to worry about, I’m fine with that. Between Brusdar, Duran and Balazovic, there is some serious talent to keep tabs on. Fun.
  19. AlwaysinModeration
    I think Arrieta served up the homer to Max because he was irritated that Buxton scored. And then Willians hit a pitch at his eyeballs 15 rows deep. The double play from Buxton to Willians was a thing of beauty all the way around. Those two guys are quickly becoming “must see TV” on both sides of the ball. My only problem with this game was that Pineda got charged with a run after exiting with a man on first base, doubling his ERA from 1 to 2. Such a dumb system. I think that inherited runs scored should be divvied proprionally to the exiting and incoming pitchers, .25 to the exiting pitcher / .75 to the incoming pitcher for a runner on first, .50 to a runner on second, etc. Thus Pineda should have a 1.25ERA, not 2.
  20. AlwaysinModeration
    Non-concur. The man, the myth, la Tortuga. Wasn’t one of the TNMTs named Willians? (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Whatever he is, he is NOT just a human.
  21. AlwaysinModeration
    And....Buxton is on the bench again today against the Phillies. There was an article several months ago about Jackie Bradley and how he has studied how to handle the wall. Seemed very savvy about it. To me, Buxton needs to start being more cautious around the wall. Period.
  22. AlwaysinModeration
    1. That Adrianza flip was a lousy play that should have gotten Gibson out of the inning. Garver or the pitching coach really should have talked to him at that point - he seemed to lose it a bit there, and then he gave up the 3-run homer. That was a bit of “old Gibby” right there. The infield sure didn’t do him any favors, though. 2. Having someone on the bench who can get the ball in play almost guaranteed is a huge weapon for key spots. Now, maybe he hits so much that he earns regular starts and this becomes moot, but his uncanny contact ability could be used really strategically in late innings. If he is used as a late inning PH to always put the ball in play to get the key run over or in, “The Assassin” will become even more of a cult hero.
  23. AlwaysinModeration
    I think you left out an option: just start Astudillo all the time.
  24. AlwaysinModeration
    Actually, I think Garver tried to be too cute with it a couple of times. There was a pitch to the last batter of the second inning that was clearly a strike on the lower left corner. Garber pulled the pitch back in several inches. Cuzzi called it a ball. I think if Garver catches it and holds it where it was, it gets called a strike. Similarly, but less obviously, on the Hanley Ramirez Home run AB, the 2-0 pitch was a strike. Garver pulled it in a bit, and again Cuzzi called it a ball. I think Garver needs to do a better job holding strikes on the edge rather than pulling them in. Or be less obvious about it. Or, use technology to help the umpires actually call balls balls and strikes strikes. Please.
  25. AlwaysinModeration
    I haven’t listened to the entire podcast yet, but I can’t believe John and Aaron didn’t include Delmon Young on the “Mt. Flushmore” of the biggest bummer all-time Twins.
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