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  1. big dog
    Starting pitching apparently doesn't matter, then? Or has Berrios been god-like in 11 games and horrible in 5 games? I don't think either of those narratives is entirely true (especially the first one but also the second one).
  2. big dog
    Yikes. That's an interesting context.
  3. big dog
    As frustrated as I am with yesterday, the Sox always have the potential for a big offensive day. They also have a bullpen that is much stronger than ours, with Hendricks back. Ryan did not look sharp. We fought hard, it could have worked, it didn't, and we took 2 out of 3 in their park. I'll take it.
  4. big dog
    Twins are 4-1 in July. Looking good!
  5. big dog
    Because he can't drive 55?
  6. big dog
    I was at the Kernels game on Friday when Nigro pitched. We were in the bleachers and the PA and electronic scoreboard were way too busy with promotions and youtube clips to announce new pitchers. I saw a new pitcher throw this blooper of an off-speed pitch, almost an eephus, and thought "who's the position player pitching now?". Before I could look up the number he blazed in a fastball. I was immediately confused as to whether it was a position player or a reliever. Pretty impressive stuff, with one of the widest ranges in velocity that I've ever seen. The Kernels came back in the top of the ninth- the game ended with the tying run at the plate. I was thinking- wow, if they go ahead here and win, a catcher is going to get his first professional victory as a pitcher. How many times has that ever happened?? That's just idle pondering, not a serious question BTW.
  7. big dog
    I was at the Kernels game. The T-Rs took out their starter in the fifth inning. His team had scored 8 runs in the first, he had given up ZERO HITS, and he didn't get the W. The walks and HBP were astonishing, It was like watching a little league game. I believe the Kernels had 6 runs and 2 hits at one point. And despite having the catcher pitch (incredible changeups, BTW), they still managed to have the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning. The all-you-can-eat tropical food buffet for Margaritaville Night was good- not great, but good. Very depressed that the beer you could get with the two drink coupons was either Miller Light or Coors Lite, which does not qualify as beer anywhere but wedding receptions. Fun game, great atmosphere, nice fireworks. Catch a game if you are in Appleton, WI looking for something to do. Big Dog reporting.
  8. big dog
    Trade Sano, sure. Probably for an A-ball medium prospect. Trade Kepler, worth discussing, though a Larnach/Celestino (or Gordon)/Kiriloff outfield seems like quite a downgrade on the days Buxton is out. Assuming Correa's contract even allows him to be traded, and assuming we had anyone else who could play a great shortstop and hit 300 or so, trading him now would probably end all hope of ever getting a big-time free agent here. What kind of signal does this send to the future marketplace? Other than those small concerns, I have no problem with it.
  9. big dog
    The Twins were 6-14 with runners in scoring position. The Yankees were 0-2. Wow.
  10. big dog
    And Garver's only caught 14 games so far, Jeffers would be the primary catcher anyway.
  11. big dog
    He hit somewhat better before he was traded to the Rays, where he hit worse when continued at High-A and did nothing when promoted to AA. He was better last year with the Twins, too. If he has a ton of power potential, two organizations have failed to unlock it.
  12. big dog
    Yet another case of an ex-Twin having a mediocre season playing his brains out against us. See Schoop, Jonathan. Maybe if people played their hardest all the time...
  13. big dog
    None of these things are unreasonable. However, if the goal is to win a playoff series, then getting 85 wins by playing .500 the rest of the year and sneaking into the third wild card spot is not very reassuring. We need the health to get better and stay better, we need to play more consistently, and we need another arm to emerge in the bullpen as a reliable major league reliever. Two would be nice.
  14. big dog
    Well, this hasn't aged very well.
  15. big dog
    Spencer Steer does not seem intimidated by AAA.
  16. big dog
    I will definitely bet the over on Perez. And the under on Cron.
  17. big dog
    Great to have Jax finish the last 2.1 innings and save the rest of the bullpen, too.
  18. big dog
    So far Wells has had two good starts, two dreadful starts, and one adequate start. Naturally one of is good starts was against a bunch of former teammates. Let's check in with him in July and see how things are going. I'll bet on Paddack.
  19. big dog
    The Goldy Shuffle! Murray Oliver, Cesar Maniago...I loved saying that name.
  20. big dog
    He's looking great so far. Here's how he compares to Graterol in the first three weeks: JD 8 appearances, 12 innings, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 19 K, 0.833 WHIP BG 9 appearances, 8 innings, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 9 K, 1.125 WHIP I was really excited by Brusdar's stuff, but Jhoan is pretty spectacular.
  21. big dog
    Much to my surprise, the Griffin Jax To The Bullpen Experiment looks like it has a real chance to succeed. Very happy to see it.
  22. big dog
    The offense looked bad, but Kopech looked like what he's been sold as, and it was his third exceptional start in a row. It isn't all on the offense (this time).
  23. big dog
    "Just randomly thinking" pretty well sums up the value of the tweet.
  24. big dog
    One reason TK did that was to keep other players from rusting on the bench. I never liked the way he did it all at once, but giving Correa a day off also lets someone else have some extra ABs and maybe break out a little bit (not that any of that actually happened on that particular day). It's a long season.
  25. big dog
    To beat the Dodgers, you have to hope their pitching isn't working, and avoid their best hitters. Unfortunately, the pitching almost always works and their hitters are all really good. I didn't learn much about the Twins over the last two days that I didn't already know. We will struggle to beat the Dodgers, and so will everyone else a lot of days. Seattle was almost a playoff team. I want to see how we do against some other teams before I panic too much Oh yeah, and I want to replace at least three guys in the bullpen.
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