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  1. Western SD Fan
    90 pitches and a QS for Matthews. Pretty good for what many people consider a glorified reliever. With the bottom of the A's order coming up, you'd have to think he will at least get to start the 7th.
  2. Western SD Fan
    In other late scores, the Fallen Angels of Anaheim can't tempt Cleveland into a loss. Cleveland ahead 4-1.
  3. Western SD Fan
    He was smelling those RBI's. Almost got it too.
  4. Western SD Fan
    And every team used to have a dedicated innings eater that you could trust to go out there and give you 5-6 innings every game with a chance to win. Terry Mulholland made a 20 year career out of it.
  5. Western SD Fan
    Keaschall had that hit so fast, he didn't even let me get my Eeyore comment in about bases loaded and nobody out.
  6. Western SD Fan
    And I think he could be looked at as a player's version of Pete Maki. He is the veteran of the starting staff. Definitely some valuable information locked away in Pablo.
  7. Western SD Fan
    His side project as an analyst has went well this year. Could be a future in that.
  8. Western SD Fan
    This inning has been the Revenge of the Misfit Toys. Kreidler with a HR and Clemens with a 2-out RBI.
  9. Western SD Fan
    There must be a really big spider about a foot off the plate. Lots of Twins hitters are swinging at it tonight.
  10. Western SD Fan
    Isn't Twins a twinning on the 266th day of Christmas?
  11. Western SD Fan
    I'm a Twins fan, which kind of settles that argument. But I don't follow the Vikings or Timberwolves as well, so does that make me less insane than the typical MN fan?
  12. Western SD Fan
    You could make the argument that's just being efficient and saving time.
  13. Western SD Fan
    I'm not sure if Culpepper could have kept Cronenworth at first but somebody needed to tell him not to throw home as he scored before the ball was even released.
  14. Western SD Fan
    I think it took longer to get off the field than the Twins' AB's in that inning.
  15. Western SD Fan
    Nice play by Culpepper! Weaseled out of that trap!
  16. Western SD Fan
    OK Shelton. That should be ringing some bells. We are in San Diego so maybe some mariachi music can be playing. A clue that Kremer maybe needs to be taken out. There's hard contact again.
  17. Western SD Fan
    At least he got towed to 1st on this AB.
  18. Western SD Fan
    I drive by there every time I go visit the family farm. Last stop going north or east for 75 miles.
  19. Western SD Fan
    Yeah. The Turbo Tubs. I hate it. I understand the Wind Surge may not be a great name, but they could have renamed them something that people know Wichita for.
  20. Western SD Fan
    Yes. It's Western South Dakota near Rapid City.
  21. Western SD Fan
    The Maple Connection - I'll let you connect the dots.
  22. Western SD Fan
    I know WAR isn't everything. But if you use bWAR, here is the list of best Twins players this year by bWAR: 1. (tie) Buxton, Bradley (3.1) 3. Jeffers (2.8) 4. (tie) Clemens, Ryan (1.9) Next on the list is Gomez with 1.7. Not bad for a waiver wire pickup. Buxton, Jeffers, and Ryan have all had long stints on the IL. If your best ability is availability, Clemens is leading a team MVP argument. His ability to play all over the field gives Shelton flexibility in filling out a lineup. Similar to what we got to see from Willi Castro, and I believe Castro WAS the team MVP that year.
  23. Western SD Fan
    IIRC, that was when Perkins would finally wake up and go down to the bullpen. I like Perkins as an analyst, but I think sometimes he does his closer routine in the booth as well and doesn't really wake up until the 5th or 6th inning.
  24. Western SD Fan
    Some of that may be just the fact that he can get a lot of swing and miss in AAA. Similar to Rojas or Funderburk before his most current stint. They all have Wipeout stuff as long as the batters are swinging at it. AAA batters are. They give up a lot of walks but get a lot of K's. ML batters aren't. It's an off-season tweak of his command so his pitches look in the zone as the batter is committing.
  25. Western SD Fan
    The copout answer is @USAFChief's: yes Now for my opinion: 1. Yes, I do believe he is wearing out. Unfortunately, there isn't anyone in St Paul to rescue him. I believe Joe Ryan has just started throwing off the mound so he is still a week or two away. 2. The mystery box is always the most exciting box. I'm sure he is a bit overrated just because he was coming through when we badly needed starting help and was effective. Another aspect is when hitters start seeing tape of your delivery and pitches, they adjust to it. He will need the offseason to work on his command so he can make hitters miss in the zone. 3. Another copout answer. He's a LHP. Any LHP that is competent is hard to find. The Twins haven't had a competent LH starter in a while now. Given the injury history of our pitching staff, I'm not sure Matthews is actually converted to a reliever. Our pipeline has run dry in St Paul. Matthews may end up becoming the Randy Dobnak "In case of emergency" starter. I think there should be an open competition as Matthews again has provided us with steady innings at times.
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