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  1. Rod Carews Birthday
    And those who stop reading prematurely are not very confident in their position either. Hate to have someone question your views but. . .
  2. Rod Carews Birthday
    You are assuming that there was a series of pitchers that would have given up no more runs after Ryan came out. No matter how you look at it, giving up three total runs is a solid performance and if the offense scored some runs would have resulted in a win. We would take that nine times out of ten.
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    Exactly this. From the sounds of it, the two innings and bullpen situation was the plan, and it most certainly worked. Under the best of circumstances, it wasn't that likely that Ryan wasn't going to give up additional runs, and the Astros lineup is hardly the best of circumstances for a pitcher. I've also read that "Well, that's it, now Ryan wants out too!" That is borderline idiocy. He's a young pitcher who is very promising but is a long way from an ace. He (and all other players) are going to do what they are asked. They know it's the playoffs. Would Ryan have liked to pitch longer? I'm sure he would have, and I would be disappointed if he was hoping to be removed. I'm sure he's already over it. He'll be fine. He'll be back for more. Let's just hope he keeps on developing so that he resembles Pablo Lopez a bit more.
  4. Rod Carews Birthday
    This. Exactly this. The total cost outlay for the position is completely fine. Vazquez is more than fine for a backup catcher. It doesn’t matter who the $$ go to if it works. I’m sure it matters to their moms, but not so much to the Twins. I was a little surprised that Jeffers didn’t get a game off (or partial one) just to give him a little breather, but on the other hand, Jeffers is young and should be able to bounce back quickly for playoff games.
  5. Rod Carews Birthday
    Agreed about the high quality of the article, even if it did throw me for a loop without reports from Stan in Ely or Brad in Fairmont. @LastOnePicked, your examples are interesting. I take particular note of number 2. He did not establish any such streak. He contributed to it, AND he broke it. That seems more likely to be a plus than a minus. Taken as a whole, these could all be pointed at Ron Gardenhire, Paul Molitor, and some even to Tom Kelly. I’m neither a Rocco lover or hater. I just don’t think that most managers make a whole lot of difference in the bottom line results - good or bad. These are professional players. Establishing a positive atmosphere is important, but these guys aren’t really “learning how to play” for the most part. From my point of view, whatever Rocco is doing, his team got further than they have gotten in 20 years, so I think that earns my support.
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    Love it! Looks great!
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    That article has a pretty weird take on things. It seems to say since Lewis had ridiculous expectations after the WC series, he didn’t go off on the Astros. There is plenty of blame to go around but this is silly.
  8. Rod Carews Birthday
    I missed the regular season win total (I said 90 games) but I did have them winning the ALC. Interestingly their Pythagorean expected win total was 93. I also hoped they would win a playoff series, which they did and the monkey is gone! Now let's come back and do it again! Go Twins!
  9. Rod Carews Birthday
    Fantastic article. I think we are all disappointed today, but as that wears off it's pretty easy to see that this was a really fun baseball season. Last time I was this excited for the future Justin Morneau was a rookie! As we move ahead, there will be surprises both positive and negative. A few players will really develop and others may inexplicably stall, but the foundation for winning baseball would seem to be firmly established. I hope that the front office can make some quality additions to the roster over the winter and all of the injured players heal and get ready for spring training. Next year, I want to be that team whose season doesn't end with a loss. Unfortunately, it would appear that there are a bunch of other teams that will try to win as well. Go Twins!
  10. Rod Carews Birthday
    Thank you Minnesota Twins for a fun year of baseball! We ended the streak and won a series. The last game is a victory for only one team. Let’s make that next year’s goal! Go Twins!
  11. Rod Carews Birthday
    Pinch hitter only. I'm OK with that. Just please don't start him at DH in place of EJ. I'm not sure that Larnach wouldn't have been a better choice, but that's probably splitting hairs.
  12. Rod Carews Birthday
    I’m not sure that the umpiring is really that bad. I think there have certainly been a few poor umps, but I think that the rest are professional and try to be as accurate as possible. With regard to favoring one side or the other, individual perceptions are going to cloud judgement. It’s the same thing with results of a ballgame. If Player A hits a homerun off of Pitcher B, Player A fans talk about the incredible hitting job and Player B fans talk about the bad pitch. In the same way, the losing team’s fans are likely to be frustrated by individual and collective calls during the game because they have very little to be joyful about. Objectively, calls will certainly favor one team over the other by some margin in every game (and every sport). However, over the course of a larger sample size, those numbers should equalize so that there isn’t an overall benefit in one direction. In these cases, the umpires’ overall rates of accuracy were substantially better than expected in three games, and a little bit worse in two. Perfection, while desirable, isn’t actually achievable - whether by a person or machine. None of that means that we shouldn’t try, but I don’t believe that the umpiring has been egregious enough against the Twins to rail against it.
  13. Rod Carews Birthday
    Remember Marwin Gonzalez? We targeted and signed him a few years back and called him our 10th man. Marwin did have one truly outstanding year with the Astros in 2017 (let’s not debate why or how.), but otherwise was a guy who hit slightly better than Castro (both switch hitters) but lacked his speed and defensive chops. Will he be a star on a great team? No, but he does completely eliminate the need to bring back Gordon or look for a utility guy. I think he will have a nice career as a utility guy with the Twins and could do well for himself if traded to a team in need of infielders. Bottom line. . . Yes. He’s actually good.
  14. Rod Carews Birthday
    Wow. What a deep dive into a fine pitcher! I think that one of the biggest turnabouts over Twins starting staffs of the past would be the analytical piece of the equation. I feel like there was a time when it was just “see ball” “throw ball” and that has certainly changed a great deal. Good luck today Sonny! Go Twins!
  15. Rod Carews Birthday
    I'm not sure why/how that would happen at this point when it hasn't happened all season. Taylor's defense is just as good as Buxton's even when Buxton is healthy and his offense hasn't ever gotten moving this season. I'm just not seeing it happen.
  16. Rod Carews Birthday
    I think the thought of Buxton showing up and playing even a respectable (let alone an awesome) CF are just a pipe dream for these playoffs. He hasn't been able to get healthy all year and when he tried to play CF at AAA it didn't go well at all. This isn't even accounting for the lack of timing he would have at the plate coming in without any rehab game experience. This season, their offensive stat line isn't much different, and if he can't play CF, he just adds another poor hitter to the lineup at DH further clogging up the lineup. Buxton needs to show up in the dugout, cheer on the team, and heal for next season.
  17. Rod Carews Birthday
    Ok. After that game maybe the ladder has been climbed! He was an absolute powerhouse tonight!
  18. Rod Carews Birthday
    And Lopez! Wow!
  19. Rod Carews Birthday
    That Correa fellow is good at baseball.
  20. Rod Carews Birthday
    The quick fan reaction tells me you’re probably right and they are used to seeing it.
  21. Rod Carews Birthday
    Your turn Pablo! Let’s keep it going!
  22. Rod Carews Birthday
    Yikes! Alvarez again. Whew!
  23. Rod Carews Birthday
    Nice to see the AL East lose (because of course they are the best -- just ask them), but the Orioles are pretty hard to hate at this point. However, that could change!
  24. Rod Carews Birthday
    I agree and I too am a little surprised. I thought that AJ was really knowledgeable, combining his own understanding of baseball and converting most of it into simple terms for the audience. I never expect a national broadcast team to be all that versed in Minnesota Twins information -- I distinctly remember an announcer being "surprised" that the Twins were using Mauer at first base about two years after he was no longer a catcher. I'm also not trying to demean AJ, I both liked him as a player and he did net us some very nice trade returns, and I speak as a guy with a face for radio -- but the guy has a face for radio.
  25. Rod Carews Birthday
    Yes. That is right. Back in the days before free agency stars holding out used to be a regular occurrence because they weren't making the kind of money that they are now -- both in real $$ terms and especially in comparison to the average player. Seldom did those work out well for anyone involved.
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