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  1. knothole61
    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?
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    Four hits in two full games against the mediocre Yankees...do I have that right?
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    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!
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    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.
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    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."
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    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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    Charlie, 100% of the time when the "batter" is Gasper.
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    Nicely put!
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    Bart, I keep Varland, Jax, and Castro. Jax, as a 7th inning or at times set-up guy still has real value despite his tendency to melt in high-leverage situations. Varland, and his contract absolutely should have remained a Twin: what a head scratcher that trade was! And, although Castro has been in a batting funk and, especially in the OF is a bit of a Dr. Strangeglove character, it's hard to give up a player who is so capable as a plug-in utility man and who also has decent speed and can get hot at times at the plate. Castro's versatility will be hard to replace. Goodbye Bader: you were an excellent pick up for as long as it lasted, but you were never slated to be a Twin for long. He's an excellent fielder and occasional clutch hitter, but I must say that I've seldom seem a major leaguer swing from his heels at pitches so damn far out of the zone. He is an odd and flamboyant man and I will miss his eccentricity and crop-dusted cap, yet I've not quite forgotten his failure to snag what seemed to be a catchable ball off the bat of Freddie Freeman that would have secured a truly epic win over the vaunted Dodgers. Lefties hitting oppo can impart some awful spin on the ball, and maybe that was the reason for Bader's miss, yet it remains a stark and unfortunate memory for me from the several month long "Bader Era" in Minnesota. Good luck in Philly Tots. Incidentally, the Twins may never again have a player whose first name was also the last name of two U.S. presidents...how about that fans?
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    Hambino, that couldn't have been written much better, in my humble opinion. Truthin'
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    Nick, Ryan Pressly may be heading back to Minnesota on that covered wagon soon!
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    Still only 5.5 games behind in the wild card race...(ducks).
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    I mean, I have to agree to some extent but I don't know why. He's peppy and very knowledgable...I can't put my finger on the problem (s) but he just doesn't fit somehow.
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    I don't know if it's been mentioned, but RIP Ryne Sandberg...a great player and great gentleman. Chicago's loss and our loss as well.
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    Agreed...only thing better would be doing it to Yankee fans.
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