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  1. cmathewson
    The way this game started, I would never think he would still be pitching in a tie game in the sixth.
  2. cmathewson
    To answer my question: Today is the last day I want to see KC.
  3. cmathewson
    The swing and miss was bad, but he took two pitches in his wheelhouse before that. In that situation, you have to look for those pitches and do something with them.
  4. cmathewson
    What's the new over/under on a Correia DFA?
  5. cmathewson
    Tough challenge for Hicks here.
  6. cmathewson
    Those who say arms don't matter should take note of tonight. Arcia saved at least one run, but arguably two with two absolute rockets.
  7. cmathewson
    Yankees announcers giving Suzuki props for pitch framing on those two called third strikes.
  8. cmathewson
    Two months of bad luck. How many players in Twins history had a career BA over .320? How many of them had a year like this at some point? People don't understand how much of baseball is luck.
  9. cmathewson
    Kolek could be the next Roger Clemens. I would love it if he slipped through.
  10. cmathewson
    What Brock is saying. Worst case, you lose the DH and you have to pinch hit for a reliever. No big whoop.
  11. cmathewson
    Not a huge fan of Nola, given his delivery and the strain it puts on his elbow. I'd rather have Gordon.
  12. cmathewson
    This. Plus, he seems to have a couple of other diving catches a week. He had one just two days ago. Like I have said, people are spoiled. They got to see Span, who was very underrated, imho, and Hunter, who was a bit overrated. However they were rated, they were two of the best I've seen at judging fly balls. Aaron doesn't have their level of skill, but he's good. And he makes up for any lack of judgement with speed and hustle. Can he learn and get better? Absolutely. But he's pretty good now.
  13. cmathewson
    Well, that's one scenario. Not sure of its relative likelihood to the following: 1. Hicks stays in the majors and hits like he has over the last couple of weeks: .286/.382 2. Hicks struggles as a right handed hitter against right handed pitching to the point that the Twins acquire a replacement and send him down to AAA, where he has a Hunter-like resurgence and rejoins the team in September. 3. Same as 2 except he and struggles in AAA like he did last year, not making it back to the majors. It seems to me your scenario is equally as likely as the three I have listed above. Of the four, only those three are still in play. Of the remaining three, I would say they are equally likely. At least until 2 is both possible and necessary, I'm hoping for 1.
  14. cmathewson
    One thing about circular routes: Sometimes he does them on purpose, so that he can get in a better throwing position. Last night he turned the way he did to get a better angle on the jump. As long as he's catching the ball, I'm fine with it.
  15. cmathewson
    I knew you'd bring up last night's catch and the horrible route he took on it before robbing the home run.
  16. cmathewson
    It's a Walk-off!
  17. cmathewson
    Go Santana!
  18. cmathewson
    Provus was saying that Ogando is a reverse platoon pitcher.
  19. cmathewson
    Arcia!
  20. cmathewson
    Santana with a nonplay. We can only wonder if Hicks would have caught it. Provus said it was hard hit, but he got turned around.
  21. cmathewson
    It was an amazing catch, in part because it was straight over his head and he had to sprint back to the wall and time his leap, reaching behind him and over the wall. He has Hunter-like vertical leap. And yes, Dick called it "Flenominal" and "one of the best catches you will ever see a center fielder make."
  22. cmathewson
    Before tonight, he played in one game out there in 2012.
  23. cmathewson
    How many games has Parmelee played in left field in his career?
  24. cmathewson
    I don't know. He didn't take a good route on that ball. Got turned around and was lucky to catch it at all. We get that a lot around here. Won't name any names. You know who you are.
  25. cmathewson
    I think it all boils down to one's philosophy of development. I believe the creme rises to the top whether they are at AAA or the majors. If a guy has the talent to be a long-term major leaguer, he'll make the adjustments. Being a major league player is about making adjustments. The hardest one is the jump to the majors. But as soon as pitchers figure you out, you have many others. Sometimes AAA can help guys spring board. But sometimes AAA delays the inevitable, giving guys a false sense of security. Doing well at AAA is not a harbinger of major league success. Parmelee is a great example. He absolutely crushes AAA pitching. But he has struggled to make the jump for longer than a couple of weeks at a time. Once major league pitchers figure out that he struggles to hit belt-high fastballs, he struggles. This is his fourth time trying. Ideally, guys would file off all their rough edges in AAA, but very few teams can afford that in every case. So guys often have to learn up here. It is sometimes painful to watch. We want to see polished major leaguers. But it is not strictly necessary. At any rate, I don't think AAA is the answer in every case. I'm not convinced it is in Hicks's case. It might be. If so, he'll go back down and learn what he needs to learn at some point, similar to Hunter. But that time is not now, at least until they get a real center fielder to replace him. Obviously, they are not in a huge hurry to do that. One way or another, at around age 25, it'll all click in and he'll be an above average center fielder. At least I hope so.
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