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  1. Woof Bronzer
    My mistake as I thought you were talking about the home team. I apologize. Still, I don't know that I agree that playing for a run as the road team is a losing proposition. This would suggest that the home team on average scores 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th. Obviously this isn't true. In extras teams play for a run, not 7. If 9-1-2 is coming up in the top of 10, bunting still might be your best bet to get that run. If it's 3-4-5, maybe you swing away.
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    Flying out with 1 out and a runner on 3rd wins the game. Your comment suggests it's not possible for hitters to adjust to the situation at hand and not swing for the fences when a fly ball or base hit wins the game. This used to be called "situational hitting". Lost art, I guess, but I just reject the idea that hitters cannot be expected to adjust their approach if the game calls for it.
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    I'm keeping track of the give-up games this year. By my count this is the 3rd one so far and they lost all 3. These give up games are going to haunt the Twins later in the year, just like they did last year. Not to mention the lost opportunity for the confidence boost and "exercise the demons" by sweeping the dreaded Yanks.
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    I know I'll get yelled at, but is there a reason Duran couldn't come out again in the 10th? 19 pitches, after 3 days of rest, against a light hitting lineup? Wasn't Duran a starter as recently as last season? Our best reliever throwing around 50 pitches a week - while lesser guys like Jax, Acala, Moran throw more - seems suboptimal.
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    Ted, I assume this is satire?
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    Help me understand how pulling a pitcher after 5 shutout innings and 75 pitches is the pitcher's fault because he's not good enough??? Again, the Twins did this a half dozen times last year. I'd argue that a pre set strategy is the ONLY thing that makes sense here. If you are arguing otherwise I'd say Rocco needs to be removed from his job immediately, because removing starting pitchers who are throwing really good games for no reason is insane.
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    Hans I just can't seem to find the right sodium balance :) Thanks for the piece and your willingness to give me well earned s***!
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    I agree! The Twins, instead of crying, should have said "let's show those damn umps and damn Yankees and go out and win the game!" Instead they felt sorry for themselves, literally didn't score another run the entire weekend, and whined to the media. Look, the club is playing well. But I'm a big picture guy and there's a reason we've 18 straight playoff games. How poorly the Twins dealt with the tiniest amount of adversity this weekend does not bode well to me. I don't know, maybe my expectations are unreasonable and I should be happy with just competing in the Central race every couple years.
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    Haha I forgot that criticism isn't allowed here...things are great, umpires conspire against the Twins and it's soooo unfair, the Yankees are mean and the Twins are going to win the World Series. Fixed it :)
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    Probably both. Twins had 6 or 7 games last year where the starter got pulled after giving up 0 or 1 runs in the 5th or less with managable pitch counts (sorry, I don't have the exact numbers in front of me). So it's pretty clear the FO and manager have adjusted their approach.
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    My eyeballs are rolling out of my head. This is the attitude of a loser. Twins had every chance to win the series and blew it because they were so focused on crying about umpires. Larnach's "I don't even know the rules but I know we got screwed" is a perfect encapsulation of this loser's attitude. Go get a hit instead Trevor!
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    This is my point though, they ARE purposely not playing their best players! Ask the Twins and I'm sure they would tell you the same. You can't call a "scheduled off day" anything other than "purposely not playing their best players". If you think load management is helpful and supported by evidence, fine, make that argument, but I really don't understand the reflex to defend the FO by saying "actually the sky is pink and I'm amazed anyone thinks it's blue".
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    I was curious about this too. Turns out, because MLB contracts require players to disclose medical info to the team, this is considered the employee's authorization to do so. Once this authorization is given, HIPAA no longer applies because MLB teams are not covered employers (like health care providers) under the law. So, I think we can retire "teams can't be transparent with fans due to HIPAA" as a meaningful talking point here.
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    Like any business, I'd argue the Twins owe the fans, to whom they are selling a product, honesty and transparency about the product they are selling. This goes without saying in every other business in the world - would anyone argue that say Best Buy doesn't owe product information to their customers? "Hey, if you want a tv, you'll have to buy it to find out what kind." No one is asking for player charts, so you've successfully knocked down the HIPAA strawman you constructed :) And you are stating your opinion as though it is fact. You're entitled to your opinion, but it's pretty poor form to christen your opinion as the one true fact and angrily shut down debate.
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    Maybe, although I must say I see the "every team does this" a lot on this site, always in defense of the Twins. I just find this to be a weird philosophy, to be proud of maintaining the status quo and doing the same thing as every other team. Wasn't the whole crux of the saber movement to do things differently, to not rely on the same conventional wisdom? Especially when we hear non stop about the Twins market limitations. Should they be doing what every team does? Or should they think outside the box and try to find competitive advantages that may differentiate them from other clubs? Whenever I hear "every other team does this" I say, "that's too bad, why do the Twins want to copy everyone else?" My point here is that the Twins margin of error is pretty thin and they should not take games for granted. As supporting evidence I will point to 2022 - turns out they needed far more wins in May/June than they got, in order to overcome injuries and poor play in September. I would love to see an extensive study on injuries, "load management", etc. It sure feels to me like all these scheduled off days and abundance of caution has not led to a reduction of injuries but rather an increase! But maybe I'm just doing the "back in my day" thing. But 20-30 years ago I cannot recall it being common for teams to have multiple injuries and IL stints just 10 games into a season.
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    By my count the Twins have had 2 give-up games (2nd game vs Marlins, this one) in 10 games. At this pace, they will have 32 give-up games this season. I'm guessing the Central will be decided by a handful of games (in other words those 32 games will have a major impact on the division) so I would encourage the Twins to take every game seriously. Why in the world would you sit Buxton on a day when almost all of your decent offensive players are out?
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    I get the sentiment here, but I will say, look at last year. The club dropped plenty of winnable games in May/June that at the time, didn't seem like a huge deal because they had a decent lead in the division. Came back to bite them in September. Good managers have an instinct for when to, if not sprint, then at least give a burst here and there. Can't go 100 mph for 162 straight games, but I would have liked the club to put the proverbial boot on throat when they were 4-0. Coming into this series 6-0 would feel a lot different than coming in 4-2 on a 2 game losing streak. Just my thought, I know I'm not making a data driven argument, so feel free to rip away :)
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    If you think replay is correct 99% of the time you don't watch sports, sorry. My opinion is that the replay takes fans out of the moment (celebrations are now more muted because people are conditioned to wait for replay confirmation), adds dead time to the game, kills rallies and momentum, and removes a human element from games played by humans. That's just my opinion, of course, many others feel differently.
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    This sounds good in theory. The problem is that there no guarantee that they will get it right. Watch a football game - do they get every replay right? Absolutely not. So the question is, would you rather take two minutes and MAYBE get it right?
  21. Woof Bronzer
    Hard disagree. Watching an adult man rip out a base and chuck it into the outfield is one of life's great pleasures. A baseball game is the only place on earth where two men argue by kicking dust at each other. Baldelli flipping the bird to the replay booth was probably the highlight of the 2022 season. Give me all of it :)
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    Gotta admit, I believe this is the first piece I've ever read that advocates for a hitter to strike out more. What planet did I land on this morning :)
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    Been thinking about something the last couple days. I'm sure it won't go over well here but lemme get it off the ol' chest. I think the club really messed up the Alcantara game by sitting Buxton and trotting out the b squad of relievers. Because they had all the momentum in the world with that 4-0 start, coming off of 2 straight offensive explosions. They took their foot off the gas on Tuesday it seems. End of the world? No, but games count as much in April as in September. Look how different the Twins season feels at 4-2 vs 4-0. That one loss spiraled into 2 with a very much shades of 2022 loss yesterday. Man, if they would have come into the Astro series unbeaten and riding high, hey, maybe they take the series from the defending champs and everyone's confidence level is through the roof. Say what you want about the Falvine/Baldelli era Twins, but they have never possessed a killer instinct and I think the team can get too comfortable with rest days and getaway day lineups and saving good relievers for only when you are winning. I don't know. I know this is "soft" stuff and the saber crowd will ridicule it. But I do think it matters. For the first 4 games I saw a new and improved club. For the last 2 I saw 2021/22 all over again. Okay, feel free to tear me a new one now :)
  24. Woof Bronzer
    They had Friday off, and they have tomorrow off. Are people really suggesting that he needs 3 off days for every 5 he DHs? This is a very legitimate question in my opinion.
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    I have the same question...when I saw he was sitting I thought maybe it was a belated April Fools joke. 4 games in 5 days and he needs a break?
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