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I'm on mlb.tv as well- sorry to tell you, but my feed's been perfect so far. I think you should cast aspersions on your internet provider. I'm in Libertyville and have been using ATT for years- switched to ATT Uverse in March and it's been a lot better this year. I suspect my new laptop may be helping as well. Anyway, I've been much less frustrated with mlb TV than in previous years. Holy crap, what's going on here? Two HRs? Mauer makes the only out of the inning so far? Don't wake me up, I want to see how the dream ends.
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Yeah, I've got this friend who told me there's a lot of weird photos on the internet.
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Go ahead, no worries- we got your back! Hey why are the Twins batting a pitcher second in the order??
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Great minds not only think alike, they use evidence rather than make uninformed decisions! DOZIER!!!!!!!!!
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Post pictures of the neighbor lady and we'll render a judgment on that.
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Gardy said he just needed a break- he's 6 for his last 54, got picked off because he's thinking too much, just frustrated and needs a game off. The fall last night was hard on him too. The interview's on the team page at mlb.com Slumping Plouffe...
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I blame Doumit's pitch framing.
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Good luck to Albers! Not many people get to say they were major league ball players, even for just one night. I hope he can stay in the moment, and I hope it's the first of many successful outings for him with the Twins.
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The Twins' payroll is what Cashman uses as tip money. He might come here if he wants to try something totally different, but I can't imagine it happening. Epstein went to the Cubs because they suck but they burn money for heat. The Pohlads? Naw. I will be very disappointed if the Twins don't find a mid-level or better free agent, ideally two, that can help this team. However, that list that starts the thread is a harsh dose of reality.
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My 79-year-old mother has been complaining about the Twins a lot this year. She keeps asking why they don't have any pitchers. I say the Twins seem to have a hard time getting good pitchers. She says the other teams don't seem to have so much of a problem. I appreciate her insight, but of course those other teams get to pitch to Thomas/Bernier/Hicks/etc. In game action, I'm really glad Pressly missed when he tried to bare-hand that ball. Nothing good was going to happen if that ball hit his hand.
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Yeah, I was watching on delay and typed that when he came in. He was a lot better this time. I still think they should have made Correia pitch two more innings, to save the pen and to see if he could figure anything out.
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So Correia doesn't get through the second (I mean he gets six outs, but he sure didn't get through anything), and we make Guthrie look like a Cy Young winner yet again. Now we have to put up with Duensing again. As I've said before, I try to be optimistic, but this is just ludicrous.
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Actually several people have mentioned Nishioka earlier in the thread.
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Maybe, but I'm hoping after this year's experience they shoot a couple levels higher and get someone more plausible.
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If they can get someone who is definitely an improvement on Florimon, spend the money. If they can't do that (and even if they can), they need to get a couple of starting pitchers, then go out and find another starting pitchers. And none of this bargain basement stuff. Quality >>>quantity. Quality + Quantity >>>>>>>> Quantity.
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I found that study interesting, but I think there's one problem with it that is difficult to address. Using an appearance in the majors as your measure of success biases the results toward high draft picks; if someone is the first-round pick, teams are much more likely to bring them up, at least for a bit, just because they were a first-rounder so there must be something there (Adam Johnson). That doesn't make them a real major league ball player. The same player who was a 14th round pick never gets the call. At worst, all the study shows is that clubs are more likely to promote top picks, not that they make better ball players. I don't think the bias is that severe, but I think it does put the value of results in some question.
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All right, at least we beat the Astros. Let's build on this.
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I love the way Casey stalks around on the mound. That's the kind of energy/attitude we need to have. He's daring people to hit him. Plus they can't, which helps the whole thing work better.
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Popping up with 3 on, one out did not earn him any style points from me, that's for sure.
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That was a heck of an at-bat by Arcia, down 0-2 and then managing to not try to hit a grand slam on a bad pitch. Great at-bat for a young player anxious to show his stuff.
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Oswaldo, the Astros might beat you 9 times out of 10, but not tonight. This is your night. You were born to win this game. Now go out there and take it!
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Glad Mauer didn't try to score on that, personally.
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Not losing, and yet not just not losing!
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Not Losing!
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Duensing is not a LOOGY, let's be clear. Maybe a boogy.