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  1. cmathewson
    Really? Three strikeouts on opening day against the Verlanator and you're already calling for his replacement? Really?
  2. cmathewson
    That stinks. He's a good guy and he of course deserves better. It's not uncommon for people who have their spleen removed to have problems with subsequent infections. The spleen is like the queen of the lymphatic system, which regulates the part of the immune system that fights infections.
  3. cmathewson
    Seizure-inducing.
  4. cmathewson
    Not to mention Tim Drummond and Jack Savage. JK
  5. cmathewson
    The best part is how he came to that conclusion. According tot he PiPress, he listened to his stats guy.
  6. cmathewson
    What's wrong with Kepler?
  7. cmathewson
    None of the above. We've got six pitchers recovering from injury, and two are very close. We've got good depth at AAA.
  8. cmathewson
    Not to burst your bubble, but the Angels, Rangers and A's all use the best OBP guys at the top of the order. Since you can't really count on timely hitting, you have to play the odds. The odds say, put the best OBP guys at the top of the order. If you need to put a play on, those are the guys who are best at doing it. But you only need to put a play on in the #2 hole at most half the time. The other half, you need the guy who will get on base.
  9. cmathewson
    I was in the stands in right center--seats that were closed during the regular season with a curtain. I remember saying to the guy who bought the tickets that Balfour could go at least one more inning and that there was no way the Yanquis would hit him. But I expected Gardy to go to his formula and pick Rincon (who had been horribly overused in September) and that I didn't like the move. Sure enough, bloop single, walk, and boom. The ball was coming right for us, until it arced down. In right field in the Dome, you could never tell if it was a homer, but the reaction of the crowed was enough to confirm our worst fears. And we walked back to our cars wondering what might have been. Sigh.
  10. cmathewson
    I feel bad for the guy. He could have been a star in football if he hadn't been lured into baseball. Oh well. On another topic, the Twins have only four healthy starters entering the 2013 season, and at least three are not all that good. So I'll stop worrying about Luke Hughes and wonder who might be pitching for the Twins on May 1.
  11. cmathewson
    That was a bad one. And leaving Nathan out there for his third inning with a warmed-up Jesse Crain ready was worse. But it's always worth noting that none of that matters if Koskie's drive stays in the park. Point: So many variables. so little time. I can give him slack for I know that every decision I've made has been contingent on so much outside of my control. Still, Juan Rincon against Ruben Sierra? After Balfour had been so lights out. Really?
  12. cmathewson
    Pelfrey didn't pitch bad. Three of the runs should have been unearned, because of bad defense on the part of Dozier. The official scorers should have ruled both plays errors, and then we're talking about one earned run. The Red Sox hitters only squared up three balls all day, two on hanging curve balls that he probably would not have thrown in a real game. One was an out (on a great diving catch by Dozier.) His sinker and change looked good. Most of the swings on his sinker were late and lame. Still working on the slider. I don't think he threw it for a strike all day. Typical spring start. Nothing to worry about.
  13. cmathewson
    I didn't say Swarzak because he's not in AAA. He's on the major league disabled list, and will be activated in the first 15 days of the season.
  14. cmathewson
    Both Burnett and Butera are below replacement level. I wouldn't be surprised if Butera is traded when they need to make room on the 40 man for Deduno. I say that because it doesn't make sense to DFA him if someone will give us something for him. And, according to Rosenthal, several teams have expressed interest. I don't think the Twins have depth problems at the position. Hermann is a solid option as a third catcher/spare outfielder/bench bat. The only reason they sent him out early was to get him more at bats. Fryer is probably better than Rivera was last year. And Rohlfing has shown comparable versatility to Hermann. We're talking about maybe 120 PAs over the course of a season. That's not going to be the difference maker in any season.
  15. cmathewson
    I don't think he'll be our #2 guy for long. When Diamond and Deduno are ready, he's the fourth guy, and then only because Pelfry's arm is a question mark.
  16. cmathewson
    To me, the interesting thing from the article is that Gardy implied that the stat guy thinks Mauer should hit second, and Gardy is considering it on that basis. The logic is simple: Get the guys who get on base at the top. Don't put a .330 OBP guy in the 2 hole just because a percentage of his at bats will be wasted (when he will be needed to sacrifice and otherwise get Hicks over). In the best case as a 2 hitter, Mauer comes up with no one on base like 50 percent of the time. And there's no better guy on this team as a table setter. On the other hand, as a 3 hitter, he'll come up with guys on base about 50 percent of the time. And there's no one on this team who's better in those situations. As the stat guy said, "In a perfect world, Mauer should hit first, second and third." The question is, with the other hitters in this line-up where will he be best placed? Assuming Hicks and Morneau are the guys we saw in spring training, I think second is the best spot. That's a big assumption, though. Both Hicks and Morneau hit way better this spring than they project to hit in the regular season.
  17. cmathewson
    Seems a little premature to start writing his Twins managerial obit before the Twins have played an inning in 2013. I have seen signs of humility that were noticeably lacking during the Smith years. Smith seemed to defer to Gardy a lot on roster construction (trading Hardy to make room for Nishioka, e.g.). Ryan does none of that. He's put his stamp on the roster and coaching staff and he expects Gardy to work with his people and innovate. To Gardy's credit, he's said he's willing to try new things. Today's Berardino story is an example of how he's even considering breaking the mold of having the #2 hitter as a slap and sacrifice guy and using a run producer ( Mauer) instead. All these are signs of a new and improved Gardy. How much that affects his ability to manage a winner and, therefore, keep his job, is an open question. That's why we play the games.
  18. cmathewson
    Burnett's problem is he never learned a decent second pitch. This means he is only a contact pitcher. And we all know that the sinker comes and goes. When it's not there, he's extremely hittable. Unlike you, I don't think he made progress last year. He was just lucky, had a lot of balls hit at people instead of between people. That will not last. I don't wish anyone ill will or anything. I just think he's the best candidate to be taken off the 40-man. I'm surprised the Twins think so as well (I predicted Thielbar). But call me pleasantly surprised.
  19. cmathewson
    Deduno. Gibson. Hernandez.
  20. cmathewson
    I'm not bothered by this. Burnett is not getting any better. And his peripherals are getting worse. Andy loved him to a fault the last three years. And it cost the Twins plenty. Plus, he's like 10 other guys waiting for an opportunity. He walked 6 guys in 8 innings this spring. That, more than anything, sealed his fate. I'd be surprised if he amounts to anything for the Blue Jays.
  21. cmathewson
    That's not what I meant. There were health reasons that kept teams from signing Marcum. Said health reasons could have easily been cleared up with a tryout. For wahtever reason, that didn't happen. I don't know why.
  22. cmathewson
    Fair enough. But teams don't disclose this for liability reasons. So there ain't no source. But that's the nature of these discussions. We're not dealing with concrete facts on either side of the argument. But I will take Rosenthal's report over nothing.
  23. cmathewson
    When they signed Jimmers and Hudson, Jim Pohlad said he was willing to go over budget for guys like that. After signing those two guys, the payroll was around $110M. The implication is that the budget for 2010 was about $100M. The next year, Smith went up again, by $5 million. Maybe that was based on unexpectedly improved revenues in 2010. Still, I doubt the revenues allowed for an increase of $15M in budget.
  24. cmathewson
    There were stories in the local dailies about how the Twins took the chance on Pelfrey, having followed his rehab since the end of last year, including live "tryout" sessions. As to Marcum, several pundits wondered aloud why he went unsigned until the very last second, and then signed for what seemed like a pittance. Rosenthal was one of them. The answer: teams were worried about his health. I could go and dig those links up for you. But I'm lazy.
  25. cmathewson
    The Twins have six injured pitchers who should join the team in the first two months of the year (Diamond, Swarzak, Wood, Deduno, Perez and Harden). I doubt anyone will remember the two weeks and four innings we had to endure Tyler Robertson.
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