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Cory said there was no one at 2nd when Gray cut off the throw. Should have been Lewis's play to be there. That eliminated a potential double play opportunity and forced Gomez to try to get a strike out.
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Hawt take: I half expected Bell to GIDP so him just striking out is still giving us a chance.
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I believe the Twins did this to Munoz last year in Seattle. That was the crazy game they scored 6 runs in an inning.
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Kreidler is out. Gray is PR for Larnach and Caratini batted for Kreidler.
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I agree with you there. It was Selig that nixed the original deal, which would have ended in a couple of years (2028 or 2029) had he been allowed to do it. It was a deal MLB made to get McCourt to sell the team since he refused to sell the team even through divorce proceedings and bankruptcy. MLB also made a deal, although not as lucrative, with the Wilpons to get them out of the Mets ownership. There are more issues that need to be addressed than just this poor media deal that MLB made with the Dodgers. They can't control that one so they can only do what they can control. Probably not the best way of looking at it.
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That's only partially true. The MLB did cut a deal with the Dodgers, but it was over the divorce and subsequent bankruptcy court rulings. The bankruptcy court really undervalued the fair-market value of the Dodgers and now the current deal is in place until 2039. I don't understand enough about bankruptcy laws to know why this deal still has to be in place even after everything related to the Dodgers have been settled. Oh, and according to the article linked below, the gift is $2 billion. Why Bankruptcy Court Shielded Dodgers Revenue From MLB Sharing
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Yes. Technically the Big A was also reconfigured for football when the Rams were in LA before they moved to St Louis. I think they removed that configuration when the Rams moved, but I could be wrong.
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That trade was a bit of a surprise for me. Maybe the Twins have told them they are not trading Jeffers. Ben Rice is also a catcher. Maybe they fix their catcher problem by moving him back behind the plate.
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It's all one offs now. They have played a college football game at Target Field and Wrigley. They host bowl games at Fenway and Yankee Stadium. I believe the bowl game that used to be played in SF was played at Oracle. Petco Park has hosted the Holiday Bowl before. But, these are all one offs now as no stadium anymore does double duty.
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Here are the game logs of Culpepper since coming back from injury. Last night was the first game that he has played SS in back-to-back games since coming back from the IL. I want to see Culpepper as much as the next guy. I also want to make sure he can play the position every day before calling him up. If he can't play the field every day, he needs to stay in AAA until he can.
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I believe the last person called directly from AA was Celestino. I could be wrong about this, just the last one I remember. Celestino was called up out of desperation and didn't do well at the majors.
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Watching the Cleveland game. There was a TC Bear sighting in Cleveland. The broadcast said it was Slider's birthday this weekend in Cleveland, so a bunch of the mascots flew out there to be a part of it.
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And I still like our chances tomorrow with Bradley going. Win that game and we tie the season series with a team still chasing us in the standings. We are still fine.
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There's only a couple of choices on how to look at this. You can accept that he is learning a new position on the fly and will make tough mistakes. I advocated for his move to first in the offseason so we wouldn't be going through this learning curve in August. Had they committed to this, Bell likely doesn't get signed and we save money which could have put into the bullepen at the beginning of the season. Shelton stayed the course to see how the players would react before making wholesale changes. Lewis is a professional and knows he messed up and will learn. The other option is to fire him into the sun, or the baseball equivalent, DFA him and move on. I guess you could send him to St. Paul. That option almost automatically leads to a combo of Bell, Caratini, and Jackson playing 1B. Clemens is not a permanent option there as they need his flexibility to plug holes elsewhere in the lineup. Idk if it's true, but I would bet that Lewis is still a better defensive option than the combination of Bell, Caratini, and Jackson at 1B.
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This is a learning curve for Royce. If you watch the replay, Rodriguez dances into Lewis's throwing lane and he panics. Had he made the decision to throw home right away, Arozarena is dead at home. It sucks that every new situation at a new position you have to learn the hard way, but you do. There will be better days for Lewis.
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Appears like Larnach had a chance to get Arozarena had he not jogged over to the ball.
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I don't understand why Caratini didn't challenge either one. He had both at his disposal in the 9th inning.
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I don't understand this move. Not even having Rogers in the game. More on why you're bringing in another lefty to replace the lefty Funderburk. Fundy only threw 3 pitches, he could have at least got Naylor.
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Sorry Plouffe, but you're wrong. There's only 1 Senor Smoke in Twins Territory.
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But I'm all out of conspiracies since all my old ones have come true! 😉
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Almost have to wonder if Rogers time is about done. Going back to Fundy after throwing 19 pitches in 1.1 innings of work yesterday shows a lot of confidence in the young man.
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Did to me as well. Only hope was that NY had a makeup call in them for the close one on the trapped ball call.
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Porter (3B) was the one that had the out call. It was Jim Wolf (1B) that had the trap call. I'm not sure why Mackay at 2nd didn't have a more definitive view. A bit unfair to say Porter gets to affect the game when he had the call the Twins wanted (and probably the correct call).
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Too bad Twins couldn't get the call. Going to stand as a trapped ball unfortunately.
