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  1. knothole61
    Yeah, I mean center field is a very demanding position in general. If they had to experiment with Keaschall in the outfield he should have been plopped in left. Now it's best to bring him back to the infield where errors are usually not as costly and where he will have much less ground to cover. He's a solid athlete and appears also to be the type of player who will work his tail off to improve. Is there any reason why he couldn't focus on first base during the off season and maybe find a home there? Man, wouldn't Morneau love to coach him up!
  2. knothole61
    Sax, it might have driven the Billy I remember to violence. After all, he did knock out one of his starting pitchers (Dave Boswell) in a bar fight in Detroit in 1969.
  3. knothole61
    They should also give away classy topsiders co-themed with Merrill Lynch.
  4. knothole61
    The enigma that is Cleveland: having a mediocre lineup and posting the 29th lowest payroll of 30 teams can't keep them down. I admire their organization in the AL as much as I do the Brewers in the NL. Jose Ramirez in his intensity and never-say-die attitude is the personification of the strength of that team. Now that crunch time in the season has arrived the Guardians have risen to the occasion, as they often do, by winning six in a row, while the Twins seem content to win about half of the time.
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    Why do you suppose a team that lost 102 games a year ago is now poised to win the division-huh?
  6. knothole61
    Doc, Running out of steam? Maybe, but I think we can draw a line here and start the playoff drive on Monday at the jewel box in Sacramento. The sweep in San Diego was hard to watch, especially since the Saturday game should have been salted away, but there was virtually no likelihood of us taking that series...if I'm not mistaken the Padres have won 15 of their last 17 home games! So the sweep in San Diego is not very surprising or really devastating either. We are still only two games out of the last playoff spot now held by the Guardians due to their sweep of the awful Rockies. I think that realistically the division crown is out of reach, but I can't believe that Cleveland, or even Texas, the Mariners, etc., are going to run away with this thing. The Twins need to dig deep now and sweep the A's and then use that momentum to come home and put a dent in ,our division rivals. Astoundingly, we have 15 games in a row coming up with the Sox, The Tigers. and the Guardians, and that's where our postseason fate will likely be determined. Exciting games lie ahead...
  7. knothole61
    A sad loss, and all the worse because it wasted a very well-played six innings by the Twins who were ripping the ball and taking extra bases behind decent pitching. The excellent, professional at bats in the third by Jeffers and Clemens that resulted in a run also went to waste. As fans we are quite happy with the way the bullpen has improved and are eager to sing the praises of players such as Morris who seems to have quite an upside. But tonight, again, we are reminded what a work-in-progress this pen really is. It shouldn't be too much to expect that when a reliever comes in and has a bad night that means giving up a run or two but not four, should it?!
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    That's funny, but what have I unleashed?
  9. knothole61
    I'm very happy with Kody Clemens. He's not a superstar and, at 30, he's not a kid either, but he is a solid fielder in the infield or outfield, he hustles and his head always seems to be in the game, and he can even be clutch at times. He didn't really bloom until he arrived in Minnesota and we are lucky to have him. The four Clemens brothers are named Kody, Koby, Kory, and Kacy. Any guesses why the names all start with K?
  10. knothole61
    Your name is clever...can you work something up to go with Lavagetto?
  11. knothole61
    Interestingly enough: president Millard Fillmore worked to make imported Peruvian guano cheaper and more accessible for American farmers and his efforts led eventually to the Guano Islands Act of 1856.
  12. knothole61
    Sorry, but I need to give a shoutout to Tyler Mahle. He's not having a great season but he was great last night, going into the 7th having given up just two runs on 6 hits and 76 pitches. He might have pitched a complete game on less than 100 pitches at that rate.
  13. knothole61
    Bell nearly put the ball in orbit!
  14. knothole61
    Sax...yes, every win is huge. Someone has to come out of this mad scramble for the last playoff spot and that team should have enough momentum built up to make a run. It might as well be us.
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    He's a gamer...
  16. knothole61
    Good riddance Philly: get ye back to the land of the Liberty Bell, luscious cheese steak sandwiches, and the roar of certain crazed urbanites drag racing ATVs down Broad Street at night. Oh yes, they do! Do not darken our door again. Our flawed but interesting team was beaten three straight by a significantly better team...it's pretty much that simple. I think if we played ten times this year the Twins would win three, maybe. But...despite it all we remain only 1.5 games out of the last wild card spot that six teams are realistically vying for. My point is that the sweep was painful but not really surprising and that it certainly didn't mark the end of the line for the 2026 Twins. Now they must dig deep, play better, and hope to get hot in October. Considering all of the preseason naysaying this is really pretty exciting-yes?
  17. knothole61
    I'd call Buxton a mystery, but you are correct--he's really very predictable. He's occasionally brilliant, often injured, and prone to rather long slumps during which he seems incredibly easy to strike out on junk. Before the break I was looking forward to watching Buxton challenge Killebrew's single-season home run record of 49, but I should have known better. He hasn't hit one since June 22 and he's stuck on 25. Almost two months without a homer, how amazing is that? Even considering his time on the IL it's amazing. If things follow true to form he'll probably break out of his funk in from seven to ten games and become a world-beater again...let's see.
  18. knothole61
    You are correct. Not to excuse the ineptitude, but in addition to that the Phillies' lefty starter was very good especially when ahead in the count.
  19. knothole61
    Thanks...now there's one less mystery in my life. I enjoyed the reference to L. Frank Baum. As you probably know, in the novel Dorothy wears silver, not ruby slippers, and some believe that the book was intended as a Populist political allegory. This has nothing to do with baseball of course, but Baum fascinates me.
  20. knothole61
    I'm not sure how committed to that new policy they really are. Could you imagine them allowing Brandon Marsh, for example, to wear the pinstripes with his current lycanthropic look? Aw-oooh!
  21. knothole61
    sample, I've been trying to understand your avatar for years now--can you help me out? And by the way, I agree with you about Mr. Donaldson.
  22. knothole61
    The Wild play in an arena of about 18,000 capacity and the Twins in a stadium with about 40,000 seats...just saying. But you're not wrong--Minnesota is hockey country.
  23. knothole61
    He did a good job tracking the ball along the fence line and getting himself in position to make an important catch. He did not do a good job with the catch, however...it looks like he closed the glove a little early and the ball bounced off the back side of the last finger. It's always best to see or feel the ball hit the glove before closing it. By scoring one run we'd have lost anyway, but that was an awful moment in such an idyllic setting. Luke is a valuable and exciting young player who needs to find a home in the field somewhere--and the sooner the better!
  24. knothole61
    Yes, this is a true test coming up,,,three opponents in a row who are a combined 40 games above .500. I'll be happy with 6-6!
  25. knothole61
    Kreidler is looking more and more like Elmer Gantry than "Our Savior" I'm afraid...although I want to believe!
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