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I didn't want to mention that. Very important Zebby gets through the 6th inning as well.
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When did games start ending in the 8th inning? But they do need to get going and at least make Kay work or get into the CWS bullpen. They are the 25th ranked bullpen but look slightly overworked from their weekend in San Francisco. I pulled this from this link here: Bullpen Usage By Team | RotoWire
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They're discussing how the Twins are one of the most improved teams with runners in scoring position. They couldn't find a good reason. My uneducated opinion is, without the 'stars' in the lineup (Correa, Lewis, Buxton at times), there is no big-time player to wait for to get the big hit, everyone needs to contribute in order for the lineup to work.
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I can never find the meme when I want it. There's a cat meme where the black cat is calling the demon hotline. The hotline answers "Your demon will be summoned in the order your call was received."
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I'd like to say I was smart and thoughtful. I was just listening to Plouffe discuss that Zebby didn't have control of his fastball today. If he was going to stick around today, he needed to adjust to his off-speed offerings.
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I think that is the difference between an experienced pitcher and a younger guy. The younger guy has better stuff, but the more experienced pitcher adjusts quicker. We have always heard about how you needed to get pitchers like Mussina or Buerhle in the 1st inning before they made their adjustments. Looks like Zebby needed to get through the lineup before making adjustments. I think he's throwing more off-speed stuff now the second time through the order.
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Pierzynski used to do color commentary on FOX. I know he is part of a podcast called Foul Territory.
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I agree. I think an IL stint would have been helpful. You could have kept GG up here with regular playing time and still had Martin, Outman, or Kreidler in CF like they are having right now. I look at his runout on the ground ball. If he was healthy, I think he beats out an infield single. He was slowing up as he approached 1st base.
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I see they are wearing the same navy uniforms. If it's not broke, don't fix it! Brooks Lee with a HR!
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I think if you followed the bullpen chart it would make mostly logical sense on Shelton's bullpen usage. I like that he trusts (or demands) his guys to get more than 3 outs. In previous years when we had a better bullpen, it would basically be 5 and fly for the starters and the bullpen had to go in perfect order for it to work. No chance for failure or we were down to someone like Moran or Alcala trying to get critical outs because no one was left or was out because they had previously pitched the last 3 days in a row. The fact that any of these relievers may pitch anywhere from the 5th to the 9th keeps them all engaged. Shelton admitted with Rojas on Saturday that they typically have a bullpen plan depending on how the game goes. I think this bullpen is being managed better because it has to be in order to be effective. Per Inside the Pen, we are still listed as the 29th pen in MLB. I feel that is skewed from the current reality as Banda and Orze have performed better. They have SWR and his ungodly 7.53 ERA stinking up our numbers and we have finally cut some dead weight off in Topa and Garcia. If I calculate ERA and WHIP from when Topa or Garcia was last used (Topa on Monday), the bullpen has a 0.95 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP. While that is very SSS, I think it shows that putting faith in the young guys in the bullpen has given them the confidence to perform.
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One pitch. One out. One save. Adams makes it look easy. Probably helps that he was in the bullpen all day and had the driest hands of the pitching staff.
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Some diamond dust out on the pitcher's mound wouldn't have hurt as well.
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I expect a challenge. Nothing to lose here
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Bottom of the 9th. Save situation. Trying to complete the sweep. Time to bring out the theme song!
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I have a feeling with Gomez only throwing 7 pitches to get out of the inning that it will be up to him to get the final outs. TBD if it ends up going into extras.
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Are you sure this isn't the race you are watching?
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Jen Pawol gives one and she takes one away.
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Come sail away! Come sail away! Come sail away with me!
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I know they don't do this anymore either. If it had been a blowout one way or the other, I would have liked to see Contreras take one in the pocket.
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Exactly. I believe at the beginning of the season, the high estimation would have been around .500. Kind of how they are playing now. As of the moment, .500 gets you a playoff spot. I don't expect that to continue, but it's fun to watch them play meaningful games that they don't seem to ever be out of.
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You want real fighting words with unpopular player opinions? Outman has put together better AB's with regular playing time. Maybe not enough to stop him from being DFA'd, but enough that he's not an automatic out.
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It did sound like a Rocco-esque suggestion to sub Larnach, the current hottest hitter in the Twins lineup, out for a RH batter. Manny Margot suggestion maybe?
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You're going to take out the hottest hitter in the Twins lineup because he bats left-handed? Are you a Rocco burner account? 😜
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I believe Narvaez has a reputation as being one of the best catchers for stopping the run. Top that off with a damp day, doesn't make a ton of sense.
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I questioned this as well, but there was a chain of Best Westerns name the Ramkota that all looked the same in the Dakotas and they all had grand ballrooms where there were chandeliers. It is possible that the story checks out.
