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  1. The Great Hambino
    So you're saying Tonkin's the problem? It all makes sense now
  2. The Great Hambino
    Noah Davis, about time he gets a look!
  3. The Great Hambino
    WOW that is one empty ballpark
  4. The Great Hambino
    Very plausible
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    No one does. The production truck couldn't be bothered to track the last homer until it already landed in the bullpen. Even the dogs look bored
  6. The Great Hambino
    Down the Hatch A double shot of jack
  7. The Great Hambino
    I feel like they've been featuring Pablo a lot with their charity and human interest stuff on broadcasts, like with the dogs and him roaming the concourse talking to fans. I've been pretty convinced that they're going to trade him ever since The Purge, but I'm now starting to get the feeling that they're going to keep him next year. Just a gut feeling. They'll think that qualifies as catering to the fans
  8. The Great Hambino
    And the umpire slides safely into third
  9. The Great Hambino
    A real Cesar Tovar
  10. The Great Hambino
    Flipped it on just in time to see Fitzgerald blow one right by Martin. Maybe he can be an answer in the bullpen
  11. The Great Hambino
    First Arch, now Belichick - not a great weekend for hype trains
  12. The Great Hambino
    Might as well have brought up Matt Mikulski I guess if you really want to squint hard enough you could see Adams auditioning for a bullpen slot making sense. He sure as hell isn't cracking the rotation unless things go terribly wrong next year. The others ... why do we even bother?
  13. The Great Hambino
    Not possible. Seppuku is an act of honor But, yeah. For what? Just a reminder for those that insist bullpens can be easily rebuilt on the fly: all the plans where that takes place that have been discussed here rely on at least two of Funderburk, Topa, and Sands being reliable late-inning options, at least in the first part of next year. That's what you're banking on happening.
  14. The Great Hambino
    I had to right-size my editorial department to cover the cost of today's 3-year-old birthday party
  15. The Great Hambino
    A nice rare (I assume) 2 non-hit RBI day for Buxton As in, 2 RBI that were generated without a hit. I'm aware that he's not hitless on the day
  16. The Great Hambino
    Outman ... if you can't get a bunt down ... what is it you do here?
  17. The Great Hambino
    I could see Larnach fetching a lotto ticket, sorta like the Kyle Farmer trade in reverse. He was likely to get nontendered and still got the Reds the #27 prospect from the Twins. Better than nothing
  18. The Great Hambino
    Given enough time, the White Sox will still ... uh, White Sock
  19. The Great Hambino
    Heh, that is pretty funny, good point Aside from all the aforementioned cons that nuking the traditional AL/NL alignment would bring, I think we've learned from the Wolves and Wild that being a central time zone team in the Western Conference is not a fun place to be. I'm not a fan of 8:30 starts for playoff home games, which they could be potentially looking at if they end up in the Western Conference. I know the proposal above doesn't put them there, but I have serious doubts that they'll put together an absolutely loaded division like the Yankees-Mets-Red Sox-Phillies would be without either major economic reform or some really stupid weighted playoff qualification rules
  20. The Great Hambino
    On the position player side, I don't think there's a single position other than CF that we can look at and say, "nope, no upgrade needed at all, we're definitely all set for the future." What we have are over a dozen ifs that, if most of them hit, then maybe they might have an outside shot at contention next year. IF Lee can maintain his recent run, IF Keaschall's arm isn't permanently ruined and he can stick at 2B, IF prospects like Jenkins and Culpepper can come up and produce immediately without the usual setbacks, IF Outman and Roden aren't a couple of lemons, IF Lewis can put it all together for more than three weeks at a time, IF catching depth can materialize from somewhere, etc. etc. And this is just the lineup. There's a whole lot of ifs needed to break your way to convert a pile of fringey starter prospects into a full rotation and bullpen in less than a season's time. Because that's what also needs to happen if they plan on contenting next year. So who should be getting targeted in trade? Any bats (well, maybe not LH hitting corner outfielders) that could be contributing at the major league level by the end of 2026. If you're relying on ifs to get by, then you need as many ifs as you can get your hands on. If they're not making painful 40-man decisions, then they don't have too many prospects. They are not making painful 40-man decisions at this time.
  21. The Great Hambino
    That was a mighty fine catch for Buck
  22. The Great Hambino
    Looks like Bradley still struggling to keep the fastball below eye level
  23. The Great Hambino
    I found 4 other seasons of 20/20 with no caught stealing - including Trevor Story this year. 30/30 with no CS would be unprecedented. This might not be fully accurate as I'm not sure how far back full caught stealing info goes on Baseball Reference
  24. The Great Hambino
    Thought experiment: How many future Twins HOFers are currently on the roster? There’s only two locks in Buxton and Keaschall*. If you put the over/under at 3.5, what would you take? *Kidding. Kind of
  25. The Great Hambino
    Fun game to see in person. It was nice to see the Twins pounce on an opponent’s mistake to bust the game open. Feels like we’ve been on the other ends of these too often
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