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  1. NYCTK
    This has become one of those weird things that a lot of people just now hold as truth despite what actually happened. Wallner was striking out in half of his plate appearances, fully lost at the plate. And when he was sent down he continued to stink for a full month or more in AAA. He obviously turned it around but it wasn't like the Twins kept him down there well past when it was obvious he was ready to hit in the majors again. He missed 3 weeks of major league playing, tops. And it's due to how terrible he himself was to open the season. Would it have been better to hope he figured it out at the major league level? I doubt that. Calling him a world class hitter is a bit ridiculous with fewer than 700 PAs to his name. But then again, I might say that about James Wood and he has just over 600. It is unfortunate that he's as bad as he is in the OF but even so, he should be playing every day. Unlike Larnach, I do think he should be trusted enough to hit against lefties.
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    I can cosign on DFA'ing Alcala. Adams, Lovelady, and Misiewicz all deserve a chance over him.
  3. NYCTK
    Agreed. But Larnach should never see a LHP (except a low leverage reliever).
  4. NYCTK
    I said this last month. Terrible, terrible practice. Straight to baseball jail.
  5. NYCTK
    People kind of just need to grow up. Peter is a writer on this website. This isn't the AP so there is going to be commentary in addition to the facts presented. Peter is entitled to write what he wants, using his voice to say what he wants to say, and if at some point the people that run this website disagree they can step in or relieve of him his duties. There is no 'no politics' rule. There is a rule against inserting politics into irrelevant conversations, or in a way intended to inflame. There's nothing to suggest Peter was disrespectful to anyone or intended on inflaming anyone. You, anyone not you specifically, are allowed to disagree with Peter. You can even write why you disagree with Peter. But to suggest he can't write something because you don't agree is just infantilizing stuff. If you don't like something don't read it, or engage in respectful conversation describing why you don't like it. This is really no different than people complaining about there being so many Royce Lewis articles. OK. So...just click away then.
  6. NYCTK
    Neither do any of those players.
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    Cool. Anyways, happy Pride Month to all!
  8. NYCTK
    Those two specifically? I can go into detail but I won't for the sake of keeping this board cleaner. Like I said, it's very explicitly NOT because of the safety of the internet and due to their actions. I would gladly tell them what I think of them to their face. If you're offended that I think very poorly of two massive losers that lie and sensationalize to their audiences for monetary gain, I frankly don't care.
  9. NYCTK
    We should send Kiersey, Paddock, Gaspar, and Cody Clemens to Fort Meyers. Open up space on the roster for Pete Alonzo.
  10. NYCTK
    I haven't examined their roster close enough and their options aren't great but: a) McCusker if they just want a bat but they didn't give him any look when he was up so no real point, so Gasper if you want to just store a bat b) Fitzergerald if they want an IF defense only c) Keirsey if they want an OF defense only
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    Can't wait for DaShawn Jr to rake in AAA and have people forget how he played in the show.
  13. NYCTK
    Not quite. I would absolutely call Clay Travis and Riley Gaines massive losers to their faces because they are, in fact, massive losers. And it is simply a fact that both of those losers have been elevated to a high status in the MAGA media world based on the lies they spread and the narratives they feed.
  14. NYCTK
    I get it. The anonymity of the internet turns off something in people's brains and allows them to say things they would never say to the other person if they were in front of them. Myself included. I even edited a comment immediately after posting it in this very thread because I found myself doing exactly that.
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    I understand the reason why and don't blame you for this at all. But there is also a certain level of cowardice in this sort of moderation as well, and it has helped this country get to the extreme polarization we now see. Unfortunately there is often a sad lack of respect when this sort of conversation is broached which is why I understand the reasoning for this level of moderation, but these sort of conversations SHOULD be held respectfully in everyday life. Instead we all go off to our echo chambers with our alternate realities and learn to hate each other even more.
  16. NYCTK
    There are like 3 write-ups a day. I'm sure those topics have been written about as well!
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    Absolutely. It's the #1 topic relating to the team at this moment. And if you're not interested it's very easy to just not click on it.
  18. NYCTK
    This is just what happens when you have a multi author blog about one niche topic. You're going to get repeat articles about the same thing. No use complaining about it.
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    With DaShawn Keirsey demoted, a post mortem on the guys career because I really don't see how he ever makes it back to the show: Keirsey was able to accumulate 80 PAs in his time on the Twins. Over the last calendar year there are 491 hitters with at least 80 PAs. He ranks 490th in wOBA, carried by his league worst OBP. He wasn't on the team because of his bat obviously. But he also didn't add any value as a baserunner. Despite being 88th percentile in sprint speed he was caught on the bases enough to cancel out his advances, squaring away at 0 runs added. As for defense the primary reason for his presence on the team, he played the OF in just over 200 innings, again pretty small, and added a total of...0 Defensive Runs Saved, or 1 Out Above Average. One metric that either I don't understand properly or has to be a fluke due to SSS, he curiously ranked 146th out of 147 tracked OF in starcast Outfield Jump ranked by feet covered. I don't believe that's fair, but really quite the stat.
  20. NYCTK
    Wouldn't want Royce to feel uncomfortable out there. He might play poorly...
  21. NYCTK
    It doesn't help him that his usual partner is the charisma vacuum Morneau. But not even the exceptional commentator Plouffe can really elevate the play by play.
  22. NYCTK
    Hmm. Probably unpopular opinion. But I still don't think I like Cory very much. There's a difference between being excited and just yelling. It seems put on at points. Excited at the game tying single, incredible, love to hear it. Getting that animated on a single adding a 6th run in the inning, really diminishes his reaction to truly big moments.
  23. NYCTK
    Nah. That was dumb but at least had a story. This is just some dumb helmet someone bought off Amazon cause they thought it looked cool.
  24. NYCTK
    All this off the best reliever of the first third of the season. Really well done by the Twins.
  25. NYCTK
    Good baseball!
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