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  1. big dog
    Strikeouts matter. Angelica Huston count: 4 viewings, after 1 inning.
  2. big dog
    Legendary actress Angelica Huston count, 3. Will the Indians score more runs than the number of times that ad will appear? Let's hope not. I'd like to see Gibson get mad instead of frustrated. What the heck, frustrated isn't working for him.
  3. big dog
    "Fee played by legendary actress played by Angelica Houston" count: 2. Still waiting for the first pitch.
  4. big dog
    OK, this is just me, but I sure hope they pitch Encarnacion inside. Move his feet. Or duck.
  5. big dog
    Watching from out of town on mlb.com. Not looking forward to another 25 viewings of "I see you, fee played by legendary actress Angelica Houston."
  6. big dog
    Marney just informed us that the Indians are 9-0 in recent Target Field history. Gulp. Let's Bust The Streak. Go Twins. Go Gibson.
  7. big dog
    That's certainly part of it, but I think the trend picked up the pace post-Granite. Whatever caused the improvement is fine with me, as long as it sticks around.
  8. big dog
    Earlier in this thread I suggested bringing Granite up just to try and focus Eddie a little bit with some competition. So I checked the Rosario stat line from July 8, when Granite had his first game. Prior to July 8: 267 AB 16 BB 62 K 4 SB 5 CS .292 BA .468 SLG Since July 8: 104 AB 8 BB 20 K 1 SB 1 CS .308 BA .596 SLG I know, SSS yada yada. But still- walk rate is up, K rate is down, not stealing much at all, average is up, slugging is WAY up. Sure, it could be a coincidence. Or I could be a genius. Maybe both?
  9. big dog
    My frustration with Eddie is not that he's a bad player- obviously he's not. It's that he could be a much better player if he just quit making the too-occasional stupid decisions. Just shave off the worst and most easily avoided bad outcomes. Don't quit being aggressive, but be sensible at the same time. And he should quit trying to steal bases until he has some idea what he's doing.
  10. big dog
    Nick Gordon had two 0-4's and now hasn't played in a couple of days. Do you know if he's got anything wrong?
  11. big dog
    If the autograph comes from Eddie, my guess is it will be sent Special High-Speed Delivery but end up at the wrong house. <rim shot>
  12. big dog
    The article also noted that Jack Goin was let go a little bit prior to these decisions. I very much appreciate Jack's willingness to interact with us on this site without being reflexively defensive. I thought his comments were really interesting. Best wishes to him going forward.
  13. big dog
    Yeah, OK, nice catch. But Buxton makes it by hurdling the fence, keeps his feet, grabs a piece of gum from the bullpen, and jumps back into the field of play.
  14. big dog
    Elementary, my dear Winston.
  15. big dog
    Best wishes to Brandon- a great story, and I wish him all the best. Here's to working hard! PS, I hope I get to see you pitch in the Series this fall.
  16. big dog
    A good manager would sit him for a few games and ask him if he wants to be in the major leagues. He's a talented guy, but the mental mistakes are just ridiculous.
  17. big dog
    What about a case where you have a buffoon like Cuzzi, where he just appears to be letting his emotions take control of what little judgement he has? That's not the human element, where mistakes are made. That's a bad umpire trying to show up players with bad calls. If we can't get rid of umpires who suck, I'm ready to automate (even though that's not my first choice).
  18. big dog
    Phil Cuzzi and Paul Molitor should both be on the unemployment line tomorrow. Neither one can do his job.
  19. big dog
    After one of the worst weeks of non-playoff Twins baseball I can remember, I say trade as many guys over, say, age 27 as possible. What a disaster. Jaime Garcia is the luckiest guy in baseball right now.
  20. big dog
    I would not trade Buxton right now, especially not for a pitcher because that would be the biggest Tommy John Curse in the history of baseball. We shouldn't do that to anyone.
  21. big dog
    That's definitely what I'm afraid of...
  22. big dog
    And the league pays the umpires to let them get away with it...? Gotta be a good conspiracy theory in here somewhere. I blame Joe Torre.
  23. big dog
    I'll take a grade of B. It would sure be nice if say, 3 of the 4 injured (Kiriloff, Jay, Chargois, Burdi) could make a full recovery, though I suppose that's a lot to ask. I'm starting to wonder if Burdi ever sees the majors.
  24. big dog
    Hmmm...Houston after a loss...Kyle Gibson... Bet the over. Bank it.
  25. big dog
    It isn't bad defense that makes Gibson throw hanging curves over the middle of the plate. Bad defense turns upper-deck home runs from 2-run shots to 3-run shots, but Gibson is getting shelled all on his own merits. He's also being taken out early all the time, where again it isn't facing an extra batter or two that makes the difference. I think defense matters, of course, but I think the Gibson Effect outweighs everything else in this case.
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