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  1. knothole61
    Doc, interesting stuff. Yeah, on Correa all we can do is hope and pray. Clemens has been fun but he has too many awful at bats and I think I'd let him go. Regarding Julien: I'm not a believer--bringing him back seems like a classic case of doing the same thing over and over and hoping for different results. I think I'd rather see Miranda again, a guy who shares the MLB all-time consecutive hit streak, and he tied the record off Hunter Brown! I know, maybe the pitchers have figured him out, etc., but I'd give him a shot before Julien. Finally, I'd try to find the resources to keep Bader around for a couple more years...I'm sure it can be done.
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    mike, I'm maintaining my self-imposed prohibition on making any comments about Jax. I spent two months declaring that "he just can't be counted on in the clutch." and then after a magnificent inning against Seattle that culminated with a strikeout of the otherworldly Cal Raleigh, I asked for forgiveness and declared him the Second Coming...so, mum's the word! Justin Topa, however, is another story altogether!
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    And don't forget that Sargon of Akkad won the Triple Crown in his MVP year!
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    Well, well...my, my...holy cow! Mojo's risin' baby, got to keep on risin'! Ur-Nammu
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    Yeah, the 1909 version had a sharp corner in center that was 515' from the plate. By 1925 it was down to 468' and 447' during the 1950s. The last iteration in 1968 had a distance of 410 to center...very reasonable. I love the old ballparks!
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    Great comeback...just the kind of win that can spark a team. Let's string some wins!
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    Bodie, in answer to your question: I can't help myself.
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    Chin, it's not over yet...very few "can't miss" teams in the A.L. and lots of wildcard spots!!
  9. knothole61
    Indy, I really hate to say it, but with a rookie QB facing a tough schedule and Division, I'd expect 9 wins at most. I hope I'm wrong!
  10. knothole61
    The Polo Grounds...
  11. knothole61
    He's very knowledgable and very hard to listen to.
  12. knothole61
    Three runs in the first...maybe he needed an opener?
  13. knothole61
    46-50, book it!
  14. knothole61
    Doesn't look like much, but he had a great changeup!
  15. knothole61
    SWR = beautiful game and hitting 96 on the gun! Our pitching can come around again and sadly but truly it's good to have Ober out of the rotation for now. He's a very strange and flamboyant man and that bug-dusted hat (even indoors!) is crazy, but Bader's throw likely saved the game. It's nice to win. The Twins have scored two runs in the last three games, but with a win tomorrow they will have completed a .500 road trip to the wonderment of all. Baseball is so strange...
  16. knothole61
    This just in: the Twins on Tuesday night became just the second team in American League history to lose 10,000 games--the Browns-Orioles franchise being the first. This was accomplished, of course, by including the often poor records of the Washington team. Years ago they used to say: What is Washington? A: First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League. Ah, but that 1924 Series was a dandy, eh?
  17. knothole61
    Did I do the math right? The 2025 Twins have scored 2 runs or less almost 35% of of the time? Horrific!
  18. knothole61
    Gleeman is unequalled in his ability to get to the point, both powerfully and painfully!
  19. knothole61
    *Comment: I love Ryan, sign him to a big contract as soon as possible, if possible. And...how can an offense staffed by highly-paid professionals be so bad?
  20. knothole61
    Hubie, right...there's something very disturbing to me about him as an MLB manager, I think he'd make a great middle school counselor or a public relations director for some fairly low-profile firm, but he leaves me flat in his leadership role with the Twins. When I see him sprawled out in his office with that mellow countenance (win 11-0 or lose 11-0, the same mellow countenance) it makes me cringe. Frankly I really can't listen to him any more...maybe that's my failing, but I can't. And yeah, the players seem quite fond of him, maybe they love him...but is that the best approach to success in major league sports? I can't say for sure, I can only offer the wisdom of 16th century Florentine philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli who believed that a leader could not rely on love to ensure success because fear holds by a stronger bond than love. I don't want Rocco to turn into Woody Hayes on steroids, I just think he might tighten the screws a bit more from time to time.
  21. knothole61
    Buxton is a phenomenon, an exciting, multi-tool player, and we are lucky to have him. But...he gets in what appear to me to be some strange "head-spaces" at times (sometimes for a game or two and sometimes for weeks) when he looks absolutely lost at the plate, and he was lost tonight!
  22. knothole61
    You know, I completely understand the revulsion at the sight of anyone not running 100%. But I'm pretty sure that if Lewis keeps trying to run full speed he will spend much more than half of his seasons on the IL. His value to the Twins is not as a base stealer or a guy who can stretch out an extra base from time-to-time anyway-yes? He's really pretty earthbound. I say let him use "the better part of valor" on the base paths and live to fight many more days as a result. Channeling my inner Johnnie Cochran: If it's speed he will not succeed. Some guys just pull under high strain. The more pulls (tears) you have the weaker the entire mechanism becomes and the greater the likelihood of future injuries. Even when a given tear "heals" it can leave behind a sizable calcified node on the spot. I'm probably not up on the latest medical knowledge, but I do know that chronic hamstring problems can spell doom for an athlete. Time will tell, and maybe he'll fly around the bases unhindered for years to come...I just wouldn't bet on it.
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    I know that the aesthetics of it are not pleasing, and that purists will say that if he can't be counted on to go 100%, 100% of the time he should just pack his bag, but I think for Lewis to contribute to the Twins in a meaningful way, he'll need to be coached to run the bases at a controlled 75% effort, most of the time. It's hard to pull a hamstring at a reduced speed. He should have no trouble fielding at third base or shacking around the bases. The pulls occur when you get up on your toes and extend, and surge for at least 10-15 hard strides. If you have the inclination to pull, and Lewis clearly does, no amount of stretching or whatever "vibration technologies" they may have today (I may have made that up?) will keep him from risking a pull any time he puts the pedal to the metal...any time. I think he can find his hitting stride again, (maybe .900s in OPS?) but I wouldn't have him try to find his full running stride again. It's really not a sellout, just common sense in my humble opinion.
  24. knothole61
    Bride is a Milwaukee kid who will soon turn 30...I hope that the Twins are through with him. He looks much more potent without the 1950s sport glasses, although it's just an illusion! Nothing personal and I wish him well, but I can't stand the thought of watching him bat any more. The Twins managed two hits tonight before the big national audience...very sad.
  25. knothole61
    Bring up the Uber for Ober. Look, I can't imagine that Dobnak could be any worse than the current version of Ober--likely somewhat better. I might even be able to ignore his flamboyant presentation at this point. The Twins scored 5 today and it wouldn't have taken more than an average pitching performance to have given them a fair chance to win. I like the Ober story too, but he is toast at 90 mph and we can't afford to give him any more starts right now. Bring up, Dobnak, Adams, somebody, anybody else! Oh...Wentz is really, really bad.
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