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  1. knothole61
    The Twins have a ton of problems but presently I'm fixated on the enigma that is Royce Lewis. How the hell did the "Grand Slam Kid" become a bottom-of-the-order disappointment in such short order? I keep waiting for him to find the magic again...and I wait, and wait, and wait. That towering 20 foot popup in crunch time last night was almost the last straw for me--he's so likable, he's so brash and enthusiastic, and for some time now he's just so bad. Last of the 8th, Lewis strides to the plate as the potential tying run, our own "Casey at the Bat." He lets a center-cut fastball fly by, then swings at a pitch out of the zone in on his hands, and then with a crushing blow he pops the ball up between the plate and the mound to end the threat. He could soon end up on the Miranda/Julien scrapheap, but we need to give him a little more time I think. Yet how much more time is reasonable?
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    S.B., that was a great and highly detailed account--thanks.
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    Nice win! Paddack is an odd one...very inconsistent to be sure. In the 4 starts he's had since the trade, the Twins have handed him his lunch twice but in the other 2 starts he has a 1.54 ERA, I think they said. He still can be very good at times and I think he will help the Tigers more than he hurts them the rest of the season.
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    Yeah, the first coast-to-coast tv coverage was of the Bobby Thompson “shot heard round the world” game in October, 1951.
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    Yeah, it was tough listening to that on the old RCA.
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    Not only is Cochise dead, but he had lots of trouble hitting breaking stuff they say.
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    Ham, you have no chance!
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    I love the daily "passion plays" known as baseball games, and I find interest enough in the action even in dead end summers such as this. At this point, however, the Twins are taxing my stamina and resilience. The team is sorely in need of many things, but Falvey and company are not getting the most out of what they have, and the result is both sad and embarrassing. Easy for me to say? Okay, but here's something to consider: bring up the damn starting pitcher pieces we acquired in the trade deadline massacre and let's see what we have. It won't be worse, and will likely be a whole lot better, than trotting out Ohl (8.18) and Adams (7.77), etc. as rotation regulars. What am I missing?
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    Gotta' love Uecker!
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    Bly, I live in the belly of the Brewers' beast. They are still celebrating the 1982 DEFEAT with parades, ceremonies, plaques, and effusive testimonials. They will be unbearable if they ever win a World Series. Heaven help me...
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    To my chagrin, the Brewers have been touched by God!
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    Some losses hurt more than others of course...and this was pretty bad. Very nice to get to Skubal, but then it's 8 goose eggs and that's unacceptable. Clearly, a win in the 10th was a very near thing with just a modicum of competence. You almost have to be trying to, to mess things up as badly as the Twins did tonight during Manfred Time.
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    Apparently he has never attempted that in his entire career--not once! Is that possible?
  14. knothole61
    Four hits in two full games against the mediocre Yankees...do I have that right?
  15. knothole61
    David, I’m bailing out my house here in suburban Milwaukee after our version of a monsoon, but am buoyed by a thrilling Twins’ victory and the heroics of the spunky Luke K. I have to agree completely about Mickey G.: his bunting fail should be the absolute last straw despite his “value” as a 3rd string catcher! Nothing against him personally but that sac attempt really was comical…and he gets paid to do this.
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    Mike, "Skywalker" just might fit. What part of NC?
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    darwin...the comparison of Keaschall to Gaetti seems apt to some extent, and yes, he does appear to have a "fast bat." Unlike Gaetti, however, I can't see Keaschall heading into the tunnel to smoke "heaters" four or five times a game! I just can't see that...
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    How sweet it is! Love Zebby, and he looks a lot like the kid who ran out from the Skelly station in 1958 with a rag flying from his pocket to "fill-er-up" and check the tires and oil. No, he really does!
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    Up 1 in the 6th is not a good time to take a look at Mr. 18.00 ERA!
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    Like Saigon in September!
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    The Sano in right field experiment was an all-time classic!
  23. knothole61
    Strange game...but nice to win. You knew it had to end up a one-run game in Cleveland. Do we have to keep using Urena? He literally has played for 10 teams in his 10 year career and is 44-77 so far! Is that a .363 winning percentage? Man, even the White Sox are better--they are now playing at a .375 pace.
  24. knothole61
    Just my two-cents on the question of tanking: it makes no sense in MLB and it is abhorrent in any case! I mean, it's one thing if "achieving" the worst record in the NBA in 1968 nets you Lew Alcindor (and still a cowardly and disreputable thing to do), but another thing altogether if in MLB in 2025 the worst record gives you a slightly better chance of drafting a potential star who may make it to the major leagues in 3 or 4 years! Come on...paraphrasing the Jimmy Dugan line: "There's no tanking in baseball."
  25. knothole61
    My portly friend Bill had the same look on his face that Gasper did tonight whenever he had to face the pitching machine in Little League tryouts. The big difference: Bill was very bad and never made the team and Gasper is actually getting paid to look and perform like a deer in the headlights. Unreal! Gasper and Funderburk...for the love of God, why?
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