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  1. AlwaysinModeration
    Agreed. Hated the bunt. Your playing to tie the game? What? Buxton jumped in the first pitch; if it hadn't been up and in, he might have hit it in the gap or out. Polanco squared up nicely. Mauer lefty vs lefty is tough, but I bet he gets another chance this series, and I bet Joe doesn't strike out again.
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    By the way, the pitches Chapman struck out Mauer and Escobar with were both in the top 15 fastest pitches of 2017. (The rest all by Chapman). Of the others, there was one single and one home run (by Raphael Devers). That's just not easy to put in play,
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    I imagine it is hard to hit 102.7 or 103.7 mph. If anyone can, I would have bet on Joe or Rosario. Polanco cranked that ball in the 9th. I also think Rosario's first swing was probably the hardest swing of the statcast era. Good game. Tough loss. Get em tomorrow (or Wednesday.)
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    If the Twins can finish the season 7-6 (to get to 85), the Angels would need to go 9-4 to tie them. Seattle would need to go 11-1, while KC and Texas would need to go 12-1. Unless LA finishes the season (against strong competition) on a very strong run, it's starting to look like 84 wins may be enough to secure at least a tie for the last wild card spot Need at least six wins...with Santana and Berrios each getting 3 more starts.
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    It seems reasonable to me to keep regular season and post-season stats separate. The whole idea is to keep compare as similar sets of data as possible. While that's obviously impossible for a variety of reasons, the post-season variability from player to player is immense. I kind of like the HOF debate of "and then let's look at what he did in the post-season." It's the gravy, not the meat.
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    So you're saying there's a chance?
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    I don't think Joel Zumaya counts, so I will have to put forward a name that should have already been mentioned many times (many more than Paul Sorrento has been)....a name that has been steeped in TD lore from time in memorium..... 281. Brian Duensing!!!
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    Three hits today brings him up to 1974, which was a very good year. How many of those 26 hits will he get in 2017? Can he get two hits a game for the last 13 games?
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    Who had Sano third on the team in home runs in the pool? And if Rosario gets to thirty, does that change our understanding of who he is as a player?
  10. AlwaysinModeration
    He's been hitting the ball hard; some of those hits were bound to go out sooner or later. I think he will hit at least one more this season, maybe more than that.
  11. AlwaysinModeration
    Yawn. Another Gibson start in a situation which kind of felt "must-win," he once again cruises through scoreless 3rd through 6th innings, offense scores double digits, Twins get to choose which bullpen arm to give some work to, Twins win going away. Same old, same old.
  12. 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!
  14. AlwaysinModeration
    Over the last two days, the Twins magic number lead over the Angels went from 20-14 to 16-14.
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    I have no idea, but you left out 267. Paul Molitor
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    250. Member #2 of the Soul Patrol, freed from strict platooning by the retirement of Tom Kelly..... Jacques Jones
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    Well played. I always like his name.
  18. AlwaysinModeration
    248. Scott Stahoviak I discovered that prouster already named Stahoviak pages and pages ago, so....The Gambler 248. Kenny Rogers
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    I love this thread. As I read through the pages, I was hoping to be able to go with Castino, Guzman, or Nishi....but all have been snagged. I'll go with another memorable Twin that is still on the board, the 2008 Twins opening day starting pitcher. When he played for the Nats later in his career me and some buds would play a game while watching called "name the speed of his slowest pitch today." Pretty sure we never saw him hit slower than 59. World Series MVP for the 1997 Marlins.... Livan Hernandez. Edit: Dammit, PardonMyDinger already posted Livan. Since there are no rules, guess I will have to take a player from the category "Infielders in the Outfield" instead, and go with (and yes, we should start numbering these players): 240. Jason Bartlett
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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.
  21. AlwaysinModeration
    Extra inning winnah!
  22. AlwaysinModeration
    Tomorrow goe for the elusive 8-over 500.
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    Big hit by Mauer so they could get the inning to Rosario. I love how fearless Rosario is.
  24. AlwaysinModeration
    Please don't bunt.
  25. AlwaysinModeration
    The pitcher looks 16.
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