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  1. AlwaysinModeration
    I just looked at Brooksnet to check out Gibson's first inning. The walks to Smoak, Bautista and Pillar were all on the black. Plus another "ball" to Smoak was well inside the strike zone. His line was ugly, but after getting squeezed in the first, he pitched innings 2-6 giving up a walk and the solo homer to Donaldson. Good perseverance to make it possible for the comeback, and to get the game into the seventh before the bullpen had to come in. I was thinking this morning about when Joe would hit his next home run.
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    This was posted elsewhere, but figures it should go here too, an article in Baseball Prospectus on Gibson's tweaks this year: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32777&utm_content=buffer3430f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer I'll also note that in his September starts, Gibson has 1. Followed a loss with a win 2. Followed three losses and win (but 3-inning start) with a great start that resulted in a late-game win 3. Followed two losses with a win. And 4. Pitches today after two losses. Part of this is simply being slotted behind the fifth spot in the rotation, but Gibson has come up in big situations for this playoff run, and come up big in those situations. Hopefully he can do it again today!
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    True story: As I was watching the game last night, right before the final pitch, I wondered to myself what it would look like for Buxton to hit a homerun, and how hitting is about confidence, and that he looked confident. I then wondered if he was thinking through what his swing would look like hitting the game winning home run. Then he hit it. True story.
  4. AlwaysinModeration
    Moya with the save!
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    Brantly didn't get in until the 9th. Indians 15 straight. Twins two straight wins. Good game. Got lucky in the 9th on the pop up down the line and the not-caught foul tip on Grossman. Hated the bunt by Polanco in the 8th. Especially with cold Rosario and Buxton coming behind. But in general, if you are counting on one hit out of two batters, why not count on that with one fewer out in the inning? It worked out in the end, but that was a poor choice by Molitor. Man, I want Sano to get back.
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    I've got a crazy theory that inherited runners, if they score, should count towards the former and latter pitcher, on a proportional basis. So if Presley relieves Colón with men on second and third, and both score, for the runner on second, I would give Colón 0.5 runs towards his ERA, and Presley 0.5 towards his. For the runner on third, I would give 0.75 to Colón and 0.25 to Presley. It's not a perfect system, by many measures...but it's better than the current system, which doesn't make any sense at all.
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    Here are post All-Star stats for the four main rotation members; Ervin, Berrios, Bartolo, and Gibson: ES: 10 GS 4.04ERA, 62.1IP, 61H, 57K,18BB,1.27 WHIP JB: 10 GS 4.67ERA, 52ip,48H, 53K, 17bb,1.25 BC: 10GS, 3.94, 61.2ip, 76h, 38k, 11bb, 1.41 KG: 8GS, 3.64, 47IP, 49H, 44k, 14bb, 1.34 He has a "repeat" performance tonight against the Royals. Let's hope he can keep this run going.
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    He's Gibsonian!
  9. AlwaysinModeration
    Also...dammit.
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    While they've lost 3 of 4, they just completed a 4-2 homestand and lost the opening game of a road trip. They have a lead for the last wild card game, and plenty of games left. Get 'em tomorrow night...let's get the bats going. (And yes, getting Sano back would be ok too.)
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    I remember a while ago when this was a game.
  13. AlwaysinModeration
    ....buttons he buttons, the better the Twins do?
  14. AlwaysinModeration
    Kind of shocking that someone didn't hit two home runs today, but hey, a win is a win.
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    Yes, it is possible. It is also possible your refrain is getting old. Nick brings up some interesting points in the article worth noting. Gibson pitched a 3.90 ERA in 5 August starts. Getting 12.5% swinging strikes is a big deal - and it has helped him get out of some innings that he has otherwise been unable to escape. If he really redid his motion, that is a big deal, and it makes sense that it would take a long time to solidify. Gibson also confirmed that he moved to a different spot on the rubber, giving himself a better angle. Gibson has certainly been teetering for awhile. But maybe he isn't quite ready to get off the merry-go-round yet.
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    Hope it is nothing. Much rather shut him down than have him pitch in the minor league playoffs and risk serious injury.
  17. AlwaysinModeration
    "Shoulder impingement?!?!!!#*%#*!?"
  18. AlwaysinModeration
    Not exactly, since Seattle and Baltimore played each other, and are only separated by a half game.
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    I don't know if the corner has turned for good, but he looks more relaxed and less anxious. Each time he advanced a level in the minors he had an adjustment period. The majors adjustment was just a bit longer. Interesting comment by Rowson about hitting coming from aggressiveness, too.
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    I think with today's stats, his post-all-star stats are: .333 / .370 / .657 / 1.027
  21. AlwaysinModeration
    The Twins have played 12 games in 10 days, and after today will have played 13 games in 11 days. They've gone 7-5 in those games. Get a win today and they are 8-5 and have the wild card lead heading into an off day and a home stand. Come on Kyle!
  22. AlwaysinModeration
    Sometimes I wonder whether the multi-year process of minor leagues is really necessary. It's in the major league club's interest to have a player debut in the majors by 24-25, so they get all of the prime years relatively inexpensively. And players clearly improve as they move up the ranks. But for a player like Rooker, it does make me at least a bit curious to wonder what he would do if he were inserted into the DH position of the Twins line-up. I'm sure he'd strike out a bunch. But isn't it possible he would go all Aaron Judge for 100 at bats in September?
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    Site not allowing me to edit. Not sure how many extra bass hits he gave up. And about this Clayton Keisha character....
  24. AlwaysinModeration
    Ten days on, can we now agree (yes, SSS) that Rooker is doing stellar at high A, what with his Schwarber-like numbers there?
  25. AlwaysinModeration
    Byron Buxton sacrifice bunting is like a semi-bluff in poker. You have outs (um, bad word choice) either way.
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