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  1. big dog
    Wait...the game is over...the A's batted last...but the Twins won? Gladden was WRONG???
  2. big dog
    How about a four-spot here?
  3. big dog
    Since the game is in MN, Twins Win! Thanks, Gladman!
  4. big dog
    As hacked off as I am about outfield defense, these Twins are a lot more fun than last year's Twins.
  5. big dog
    Thanks a lot, great to have a broader perspective on this. Good luck this season!
  6. big dog
    Eight earned runs in one start, the most in Sale's career.
  7. big dog
    I don't really know any true White Sox fans, as in rabid nutjobs (the label I would use to describe my Twins obsession). The baseball fans I know who live here and pay attention to the Sox tend to think that Hawk is a buffoon, though at least a buffoon who knows baseball. Bingo on the mental instability. He's a candidate to have a stroke during a broadcast.
  8. big dog
    And an OPS of .804
  9. big dog
    Look! JR Graham is still on the team!
  10. big dog
    Herrman with a rocket and Joe is 3 for 5. I am definitely enjoying this game. Listening to Hawk complain about his team is just icing on the cake.
  11. big dog
    Here is a big dog round of applause for Caleb Thielbar.
  12. big dog
    Oh YEAH!!!!!!
  13. big dog
    I am enjoying this game way more than I planned...
  14. big dog
    And not throwing the ball well either. Go Twins!
  15. big dog
    White Sox not catching the ball well and twins hustling. Good combo.
  16. big dog
    Seriously, not even the worst outfield in Twins history. Consider 1978. LF was Willie Norwood, a terrible fielder, OPS+ of 88 RF was Hosken Powell, nearly as bad, OPS+ of 84 CF was Disco Dan Ford, a good hitter (OPS+ 110) who was barely a RF, absolutely no way a CF. Or you could go with 1980, with Rick Sofield and Hosken Powell putting up OPS+ of 75 and 78, but at least Kenny Landreaux was a half-decent CF with a glove and a 100. I know what you're thinking- what about 1981? LF, Gary Ward. Decent but not good fielder, 93 RF, Dave Engle (converted catcher), not a good fielder, 97 and, that's right, in CF...Mickey Hatcher. OPS+ of 78. And that was the good news. He started in CF for 86 games, out of the 99 he played (strike year, 110 games total). He played 1 game in CF the rest of his career. He had played 1 game there before he came to the Twins. But in 1981, that was the plan. And just to end this debate, your fourth outfielder in 1981? Rick Sofield. Still a terrible fielder, but his OPS+? 23. This is not an attempt to excuse the current outfield, which occasionally surprises me by making routine plays look, well, routine.
  17. big dog
    Well, given that those two guys are hitting .533 and .355, aren't you setting the bar a little high? I agree, though, having most everyone else below .240, yeah, that's a problem. Not quibbling with your important points, either. Otherwise I'd be Kevin Bacon at the end of Animal House, shrieking "Remain calm! All is well!" which clearly ain't the case.
  18. big dog
    And a step above being a journeyman is probably the category Roy SMalley fell into. He still played a lot of positions, moved around a bit, but he always managed to find a better than half-time job for his services. -- Roy Smalley retired with a WAR of 27.8 (finishing 4th in the league in 1979). He led the league in assists for 5 straight years. He was in the top 3 shortstops in the league for the same 5 straight years. He started an All-Star game. 80% of his games were at shortstop. If that's one step above journeyman, it's a heck of a step.
  19. big dog
    Yeah, things look a little less dire than after the first four games, anyway. Hopefully we can compete with Detroit the next few days. If they club us like baby seals again the balloon will deflate pretty quickly. If we win a couple I will of course become hopeful beyond rational thought. Vargas looks beyond lost. He struck out on a pitch Saturday night where it looked like he had completed the swing before the pitch bounced a foot in front of home plate. Hopefully Bruno can work some of that Hitting Coach Magic.
  20. big dog
    They've played three series against the teams with the two best records in the AL, and until this weekend they had 3 of the league's 4 wins against KC (now it's 3 of 6). And besides, don't make mediocre sound bad...a mediocre record would be a huge upgrade over recent years. Sure, we want more (and I want it now) but that whole last-to-first thing isn't all that common. I certainly don't think they are a good team, but at least they might be a team that gives you a chance to win most nights. If we can upgrade some spots (as discussed at long length in many threads, not trying to introduce the idea here too), the summer might be a little less dismal than I feared.
  21. big dog
    Nice discussion of journeymen and Trevor Plouffe, but I wouldn't put them in the same group. Plouffe's salary for this year is $4.8 million. He's made over $7 million just in the last two years and he's certainly been a solid regular. I don't think there's any doubt Plouffe will get that long-term multi-million dollar deal you mention, though it certainly might not be with the Twins.
  22. big dog
    Just an offer. Not a threat. I'm backing away with my hands in the air, officer... Fuld is not a starting outfielder in this league (just like Shafer). Replacing Shafer with him is about a one-month solution. He is who he is. The fact that he has a 148 OPS+ in 58 at-bats over 3 weeks doesn't have any bearing to me on whether he should be our starting CF. Another interesting bet is whether he breaks down before Crisp is off the DL. I'd really like a long-term solution rather than a 34-year old stopgap. The Twins thought Shafer might have a small chance, they were wrong, let's look for someone else who might at least have a chance of being around for a couple of years. This year's Dead and Gone, and we knew that back in, oh, 2014. I do think Milone has at least a chance to be a legitimate starting pitcher, though that wasn't the premise of my post. And no, that's not something I'd bet on because I hope we can find someone better.
  23. big dog
    I'll take the under, please. OK, I'll give you 50 points and still take the under.
  24. big dog
    Nice effort by Arcia. Too bad he used the glove with the big hole in the pocket.
  25. big dog
    Wow, Dozier just killed that foul ball.
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