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  1. big dog
    1. Great start for Berrios...mostly. Maybe he got a life lesson about focus or something out of that 7th inning. Good learning experience. 2. Glad to see Burdi back, and even more glad his first appearance went so well. Hope he can continue the success.
  2. big dog
    Paging fans in the upper deck- prepare for incoming baseballs. You have been warned.
  3. big dog
    Hopefully the Rangers leave Gonzalez in to work through his difficulties...
  4. big dog
    Wow, the carousel is turning fast. Shane Robinson showing he deserves a start.
  5. big dog
    Yeah that was the umpire Hallion that I mentioned a couple posts back. A fastball up caught him flush on the facemask, with Hermman completely missing the pitch. Moreland went to second on the WP. Then he stood there on a ground ball took second, taking everyone by surprise with that stealth move.
  6. big dog
    Tom Hallion just got clocked behind home plate when Chris Hermman totally whiffed on a fast ball. Look for Hermman to strike out on pitches that bounce for the rest of the game...
  7. big dog
    People Who Don't Know
  8. big dog
    Easy to cheer for a guy like that. I'm looking forward to applauding him at Target Field.
  9. big dog
    Holy crap. Miguel is my new mancrush.
  10. big dog
    Starlin Castro is incredibly frustrating to Cubs fans, who probably cheered demoting him. I don't know if crowd support for a player is a very good argument, but Hunter has a lot more of it than Castro does. Personally and selfishly, I'd much rather watch Rosario/Buxton/Hicks right now. -- edit: Mike, where did you see this? He hadn't played for a week, but he was on the team. Last night he came in to play second base. I don't think he's been to the minors, but he was definitely benched. Russell was already on the team, playing second, and replaced him at short. I think this is just a position switch, not a roster move.
  11. big dog
    I don't think Dozier will hold the title for K's as long as Darwin did, though. Sano might have it by August 1 next year. It's amazing to me that the all-time single-season record for the Twins is only 145 K's. Harmon had 145 walks in a season. There have been almost 300 instances of a hitter striking out more than 145 times in a year, none (so far) by a Twin.
  12. big dog
    Buxton got millions a few years ago and will be making millions again in a few more. I don't think paying him minor-league money for 10 days is something to be upset about, personally. I know at least 3 people with bigger financial problems, along with almost every other player in the minor leagues throughout baseball.
  13. big dog
    Congrats to Kennys. Let's hope he tears up Rochester and gets back to Target Field. Where he'll play...somewhere.
  14. big dog
    Good-news prediction: Achter will get an out next time he takes the mound, and his ERA will plummet below 40. Optimistic prediction: he'll show enough stuff to be in the mix for next year's pen.
  15. big dog
    Arcia, 0-4 with 3 strikeouts. His head must be really messed up. I hope he can pull something together out of this season. I also hope he eventually quits swinging so hard he hurts himself.
  16. big dog
    And please note, nowhere in my post did I advocate intentionally hitting someone, because I don't. It's not about me deciding what makes someone a jerk, and it's not about what's inside my head, it's about social mores. It used to be that bullies weren't jerks, they were just part of life. Maybe baseball should be less sensitive, that's up to them to decide. But you can't just say that baseball culture doesn't matter, or is stupid, because it's a culture. Maybe it should change. That's up to them. When Jeffrey Leonard did his famous "one flap down" slow trots following home runs in the mid-80s, the baseball world went nuts. Now that's nothing compared to some of the other mini-celebrations. Cultures change. The point about walk-off wins is a good one. I bet 25 years ago there were no celebrations like that. Now there are, and they seem like the equivalent of winning a division- seems over the top to me, but it's not my culture. At least that celebrates a team accomplishment that ends a game, rather than a good swing of the bat (or a terrible pitch) in the third inning. I think those are different things that merit different degrees of satisfaction.
  17. big dog
    You don't have to hit them on purpose, but you have to make them respect the inside part of the plate. You have to make them move their feet once in a while. The Twins were just throwing batting practice the whole series, looking scared and nibbling. Bust 'em inside. If they get hit, it's because they didn't respect you. And there's a difference between "having fun" and "acting like a jerk". Having fun might be a bat flip, pumping a fist, pointing into your own dugout, watching it as it leaves (and while you are trotting), etc. Acting like a jerk involves making hand motions all the freaking way around the bases, Tulo's full-body high five with the third-base coach, standing and admiring, etc. I don't get the argument that says if you don't like it, don't let them hit home runs. Everyone hits home runs. Not everyone has to be a jerk about it. There are varying degrees of celebration that are possible. Suppose I want to celebrate by pantsing the first baseman as I trot past him, because it's fun. Do I get to choose how I have fun?
  18. big dog
    Totally agree about the White Sox, great call.
  19. big dog
    I would rather that Mauer do a few things that let him be remembered as Gilgamesh, the epic semidivine hero of Sumeria.
  20. big dog
    My goals for the team coming into the year were: 1) not finish in last place 2) give me as a fan the feeling that they had at least a chance to win, most nights 3) play some kids and give me hope I would say that all three of those have been met in spades, though 2) hasn't been going too well over the last week or so. We've seen Rosario, Buxton, Meyer (briefly), Sano, Duffey, and a couple of relievers, probably with more to come. If we do collapse into last place but can do so because the other teams go nuts rather than because we lost 92 games, I'll live with the memory of May and June. It's been a disappointing 4 weeks, but it has by no means been a disastrous season.
  21. big dog
    I would like to see some emotion on the field, other than nervousness and resignation.
  22. big dog
    showed a little spirit with the bats tonight, anyway.
  23. big dog
    Robinson? Bunting?
  24. big dog
    I hope LaTroy closes as well tonight as he did for us back in the day.
  25. big dog
    That questioning must have come from the Chris Herrmann fans...
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