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  1. Western SD Fan
    How do you wear out a pitcher in three easy steps?
  2. Western SD Fan
    Get away from Kreidler! Still some learning for Keaschall in RF.
  3. Western SD Fan
    I don't mind Gomez here. I know it's a 5 run lead. With the heavy hitters for Houston coming up, it pays to try to shut the door and not allow any rallies to percolate.
  4. Western SD Fan
    I don't mind that eye black setup by Royce. We have seen Willi have a similar one in the past. It's the arrow-one that bothers me. Reminds me of an old western where the Native Americans are colored up in ridiculous paint for the movie.
  5. Western SD Fan
    I'm not sold on full ABS until they cover the entire strike zone. Currently, the ABS system just measures the pitch on a 2D plane in the middle of the plate. I guarantee there are pitches that cover parts of the zone, but are out of the zone when measured by ABS. Until they fix that, I'm ok with the current system.
  6. Western SD Fan
    I am a little surprised that Larnach is still in the game for defense. He just batted in the 8th so he shouldn't be batting again in the 9th. Fedko should probably be in the game right now.
  7. Western SD Fan
    Do we have enough runs to survive a Rogers inning?
  8. Western SD Fan
    He seems to have a consistent phrase uttered from Cory. "Gray is the only Twin to not have a hit tonight."
  9. Western SD Fan
    The bats or the pitching staff? Either option is available.
  10. Western SD Fan
    The Twins got out of that inning so fast that I'm pretty sure I hear Texas Highway Patrol trying to pull them over for speeding.
  11. Western SD Fan
    Can't argue much with you. I would say that Zoll never took the position until a week or so before the season started. He was in the office but not pulling the strings. I don't think he is our future. But, like this entire season, he is out of position and unqualified for the job he is asked to do.
  12. Western SD Fan
    I would be making a call to St Paul and tell them not to throw Rojas tonight as he needs a plane to New York. I'm unsure that he is the answer, but he is closer to it than Laweryson.
  13. Western SD Fan
    I have been critical of Keaschall's defense all year long at second for that lob toss. Kody does the same thing and it costs us.
  14. Western SD Fan
    We didn't score enough runs for Laweryson to come in the game.
  15. Western SD Fan
    I'm sure Taj has seen this defense.
  16. Western SD Fan
    Clemens is doing his best Willi impression. Clemens even has a little more power than Willi.
  17. Western SD Fan
    Kreidler needs to be more vocal. I'd rather he miss the ball in front of him than Gray going out and doing what Correa did to Buxton and create a mess.
  18. Western SD Fan
    If only Kreidler would have slid into 1st base....😉
  19. Western SD Fan
    Grades look pretty good from my perspective. Maybe you tweak the lineup to B+. The hitting itself deserves an A to A-, but you have to consider baserunning as part of the lineup grading. Someone will give me the correct ranking, but I believe that the Twins are at or near the bottom in baserunning. They are still a bit reckless on the basepaths and that will drag down the lineup grade. As for RISP, it's logical to think there will eventually be some regression. I would like to point out that the Twins have improved in reducing strikeouts over the course of the season. Just making contact should improve your RISP numbers. I just watched a video where someone was analyzing the Rays and their inability to hit home runs this year. What they do very well is put the ball in play and run. Constantly putting pressure on a defense (as we have seen first-hand) definitely helps out a team. I don't think that a team can be clutch, but certain individuals certainly can be. Clemens and Bell are currently the best on the team. They are willing to sacrifice power in order to drive in the run. We have seen that over the years from some of the best like Miguel Cabrera, Wade Boggs, Joe Mauer, Paul Konerko, and Jim Thome. I still remember Bert Blyleven describing Cabrera as always being able to "smell" that RBI. I know modern analytics don't think the RBI is a real stat, but your approach on how you get that RBI certainly makes a difference.
  20. Western SD Fan
    Never suggested he would be a gold glove winner. Neither did all the doomers when we signed France and Santana. I'm not sure if he will ever win one. He is not butchering the position. I still think he is better than the alternative, which would be Bell. He made a misplay that setup the rest of the inning. I'm still going to stand on the position that it takes more than 3 weeks to be proficient at a position.
  21. Western SD Fan
    I do believe that that Larnach has been taken out for defensive purposes late in games. The Twins know that he is not a good defender. No different than Bell, when he was playing 1st, would get taken out for defensive purposes. I'm willing to live with the offense until someone comes along that is better.
  22. Western SD Fan
    I would also add that it took how many years for Ty France and Carlos Santana to get gold gloves in their career? Ty France took 7 years. Carlos Santana took 15 years. I think I'm going to give Lewis a bit more time than 3 weeks to figure out first base.
  23. Western SD Fan
    Not necessarily when everything is opposite of what you learned. All of your muscle memory is going the wrong way. Plus, you have the added tasks of positioning yourself to hold runners. There is a lot more footwork than meets the eye to play first and he is learning it all on the fly.
  24. Western SD Fan
    I agree. I was one of the proponents of trying to get Lewis to work on a new position in the offseason. Falvey, Zoll, or Shelton didn't call and ask my opinion. Sometimes we have to live with mistakes with a player learning a new position. Every new bounce and play is a new experience for him. You can't train for every possible outcome. You take them as you find out. That's how you get experience. He hasn't butchered the position and I think he is still better than the potential alternatives (Bell) and leave Clemens to his flexibility around the field.
  25. Western SD Fan
    I rewatched the 4th inning. I'm not sure why Caratini didn't challenge the pitch to Delgado to load the bases. I guess he didn't think he could win it. He should have to try to get Ryan out of the inning. With Trammel running, I don't think, even if Lewis did field it, that he could have turned a double play. We have seen gold glovers this year make inexplicable errors so I'm going to give Lewis a bit more grace on a position that he hasn't been at all that long. Ryan was his own worst enemy tonight. He had a ton of 3 ball counts. His first pitch was a strike to less than 50% of the batters. His control seemed to be off. We have seen him muddle through 5 innings before. After throwing nearly 40 pitches in the 4th inning, even the best pitchers will wear down. He just didn't have a good start. It happens. But to blame everyone but Ryan is being a bit disingenuous.
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