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  1. knothole61
    .500 again, and much faster than I thought it would happen! F.rom here on in it's play .500 on the road and win 2 of 3 at home. If I never have to endure a dugout interview during play again...well, that will be just fine.
  2. knothole61
    Right you are...sorry. I guess that seemed too good to be true.
  3. knothole61
    Impressive win...now 2 games below .500. Small steps... Rejoice guys and gals, the Twins have strong starting pitching...it's just a shame that Detroit, Cleveland, and KC are all playing out of their minds.
  4. knothole61
    Impressive win...now 2 games below .500. Small steps... The Twins were Houdini on the diamond for much of the game!
  5. knothole61
    Impressive win...now 3 games below .500. Small steps... Yeah, on Tuesday night I was happy to hear Justin's voice, like an old friend who had unexpectedly returned. Truth be told, Denard did nothing for me. He's knowledgeable, etc., but he left me kind of flat. So, when I heard Morneau's voice filled as it is with boyish enthusiasm, well, it warmed the cockles of my old heart. Morneau truly was a great player, of that there is no doubt, and I think that he might make an effective (maybe great) hitting coach if he chooses to go that route. His knowledge of pitchers and pitching is absolutely amazing, but unfortunately, also absolutely unbearable at times. On Tuesday after my infatuation passed I found myself muting his voice quite frequently as his pedantry was loosed along the airwaves. Good god man, do you have to beat every explanation to death? The broadcast's producers should encourage him to cut his sometimes turgid analysis by about two-thirds...I think that would do nicely for starters.
  6. knothole61
    Impressive win...now 4 games below .500. Small steps...
  7. knothole61
    Very happy with that win. Paddack bent but did not break, despite throwing a ton of pitches and some clutch hits arrived late. I've been critical of Baldelli for the better part of two years now, but credit where credit is due: I think that he handled Jax very well (when he was up against he ropes with that massive ERA) by giving him a brief rest and then using him in lower leverage situations in the 7th inning. It seemingly built this confidence a bit. But today, Jax faced the meat of the Red Sox order in the 8th, (and he had also pitched the day before)--and pow, a home run. Rocco, use Jax every other day at most and never as a set-up man or closer, at least for a while, and all should be well, Jax has excellent stuff and great potential, but at this point in his career I think that he works best when he's very well rested and is used earlier in the game.
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    I've played a lot of OF (good for me) and there's nothing worse than a pesky, aggressive infielder meandering too far into the outfield and flailing around, desperately looking for a ball that I can clearly see. Why do they do that? Anyway, that was Larnach's ball and he needed to call it right away to keep Bride at bay. If he did call it and Bride kept coming, I'd have him sit the rest of the game. But...nice win!
  9. knothole61
    A sweet and much needed win. It's early in May and too soon to give up on winning the Division just yet. We need to think in terms of small steps...lose on Saturday and we're 8 under .500, but now it's 6: small steps. Two things give me a bit of confidence: I think that the starting pitching is quite solid and it's hard to overestimate that, and the fact that some potentially better hitters should be showing up in the lineup soon. It remains to be seen, of course, but Lewis, and Wallner might be a nice start on the road to a recovering offense, and the addition of Castro and Martin for depth would help as well, in my humble opinion. And I've circled my calendar in July for the return of Keaschall! Finally, there is a chance that Miranda can get his act together and return to contribute in ways that he has in the past--maybe. Long summer, small steps...
  10. knothole61
    Aggies, have you watched the September 30, 1967 Twins v. Red Sox game...what a lineup, and what a decisive, high-stakes game! That was back when only one team per ten-team league made the postseason!
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    Julian is such a strange bird: a little talent, a little power, a lot of clumsiness. I apologize for the stereotyping, and God bless the French for the Statue of Liberty and basically winning our Revolution for us with their fleet at Yorktown (and maybe for Bardot?), but his actions at times are reminiscent of that Peter Sellers character--and I'll say no more.
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    I mean...we tend to feel so sorry for Sisyphus. His eternal task is laborious and futile; but can you imagine what kind of shape he's in?
  13. knothole61
    dude, we need to put together a 16 -game win streak like the New York Giants did near the end of the 1951 season. 29-20 would look pretty good. But, the Giants were stealing signs with a spyglass from Durocher 's office in deep center at the Polo Grounds. Hmmmmmmmm
  14. knothole61
    I think that Buxton has underachieved as a base stealer during his career, but the fact that he's never stolen third probably has more to do with his ability to score so easily from second that it's not really worth the risk in most cases (Manfred Time is an exception) to send him to third. But it's hard to say....
  15. knothole61
    Kirby, I agree about Buxton as a base thief, and it is really very strange. Keaschall appears to be a better base stealer at this point and he's certainly not as fast as Buxton. Maybe Luke is better able to time his takeoff at the precise moment that the pitcher has reached the point of commitment to throw home. Perhaps Buxton, for all of his obvious athletic ability, just isn't getting the quickest jump at times? I may be way off base (!) but that's my best guess.
  16. knothole61
    So disappointing--but really, what can we expect with one-third of the lineup averaging .116. I think the over/under bet on hits per week for the trio of Keirsey, Jr., Gaspar, and Clemens would be two and one-half, and Gasper is by far the class of the group. Mr. Keirsey has done what I would once have considered impossible, made me long for Gasper whenever he is in the box...seriously. Is Miranda injured? If not, wouldn't it be a good idea to have him replace a member of .116 Club? After all, he shares an all-time MLB record for most consecutive hits...all-time! 12 hits in a row for Miranda--how long (months) do you think it might take Keirsey to collect 12 hits? Maybe half a season? Let's win tomorrow for a split, and Go Wolves!
  17. knothole61
    Great win...it could set a solid tone for this important road trip. This is off topic, so I'll try to keep it short: I hate the ads projected on the back of the mound that match the ads projected on the low walls in back of the batter. I resent them for many reasons, but I'm troubled by anything that alters reality even for something as mundane as selling dog food. And then one is left to wonder where it all ends. Could someone buy the rights to the Zapruder film and project an ad for Dr. Pepper or maybe Nike on the trunk lid? I can hear that young advertising whiz at the meeting declaring: "Let them try to ignore that!" Oh well...
  18. knothole61
    Bly, I'll bet that you could have popped at least a single off of the Eephus pitch that Clemens turned on! But, yeah, he did hit it well...
  19. knothole61
    Nice sweep. I refuse, however, to hope for too much on this upcoming road trip. I've set 3-4 as the expected outcome against Cleveland and Boston...anything under that is a bad road trip and anything over that is good. Baby steps are fine right now because, well, it's still April! And, Go Wolves (couldn't help it)!
  20. knothole61
    Hamlet...wow!
  21. knothole61
    I offer the words of contemporary writer Jeffrey Aberjhani as an ode to resurrection in the wake of a startling rebirth of the Twins' offense (including two hits from Gaspar!). It's baseball and tonight's resurgence against the average Angels may be fleeting, but, I believe, deserving of praise nonetheless. "A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmare to the jeweled vision of a life started anew." Win Twins!
  22. knothole61
    I agree...please show some anger, please stop with the controlled, reasonable, automaton schtick. My god man, your ship is sinking and you are calmly directing the orchestra on the fantail. Why Rocco, why?
  23. knothole61
    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Tiffany's!
  24. knothole61
    The Twins have, in fact, provided the White Sox with 1/3 of their victories (including a 0-9 drubbing if memory serves) and their only road win so far this season.
  25. knothole61
    I might move C-4 down to 8th in the order to start. He will have one or two limited hot streaks this summer, but will mostly remain unproductive at the plate, I fear. Regarding Keaschall--I love the kid: Intensity at the plate, stolen bases, shrugs off a fastball hit on his hand, and he's sporting the Roy Hobbs, Wonderboy, lightning bolt motif.
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