The Great Hambino
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Pirates (Skenes) vs. Twins (Ryan) 7/11 7:10 PM CT
The Great Hambino replied to Vanimal46's topic in Archived Game Threads
Mighty fine relay, too bad Vazqy biffed it in the end -
With his track record of durability? It's a lock
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Cubs (Rea) vs Twins (Paddack): 7/10/25, 12:10pm
The Great Hambino replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
I'm enjoying hearing Terry Ryan read the analysts their own scouting reports. Beats the game action so far anyway -
Cubs (Rea) vs Twins (Paddack): 7/10/25, 12:10pm
The Great Hambino replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
Bader's definitely getting his steps in today -
If your goal was to get my monitor covered in coffee this morning, then mission accomplished. Not only would it be waving the white flag on this season, it would likely be waving it on 2026 and possibly 2027
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Interesting list. That Adrian is still #1 sure says a lot about how the league has shifted in the last decade. And good for you CJ Ham!
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Louie
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This analyst koombaya would make for a great alternate broadcast option
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I had an old teammate spend a little time in the Twins system. Played with a few Twins players when they were on rehab assignments. What he had to say does not contradict your experience. Also, Rondell White is apparently the nicest person on Earth
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Buck HBP and SB, singled in by Jeffers, Jeffers doubled in by Correa on a VERY aggressive send
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Buck down, Lee in. I suppose that was too much good news in the last hour
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All is right with the world: Joe Ryan is an all star
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Man, Horton is S-L-O-W to home, hopefully Buck ain’t the only one running tonight
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Should I be concerned that not even a month ago the Twins thought claiming Wentz was preferable to promoting Misiewicz?
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Let them monitor all they want. Doesn't mean anything unless the Twins accept an offer. I would hope they think they can be competitive again before 2028. Trading Ryan only makes sense if they don't. The group of players going into their Arb 2 year next year (Ryan, Ober, Duran, Jax, Larnach, Stewart, Lewis [super 2]) currently makes roughly $17.6MM, and that number is going to get bigger with built-in raises over the next two years. So this is a group where it might make sense to do some proactive future budgeting if you can find the right deal. But not Ryan. He can be a true core piece of a contender. If they do trade him, they might as well send off all of them and burn it down
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Went with no play-by-play. Morneau, Plouffe, Perkins, and Pablo. There were a few moments where a pxp guy would've come in handy, but overall I liked it. They got to stick with their stories and points longer as they weren't always stopping for game action, stating the count, etc. Would be a good alternate feed if they ever go that route
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Thanks to a Twins TV glitch in my feed (and an assist from a disagreeable toddler at bedtime), I didn't realize I was like half an inning behind and missed most of the offensive fun. :-/
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If Rocco is really as bad as some claim, then they must've had some Murderers Row-level talent over the course of his tenure. The way he gets talked about, you'd think he has some string of 100+ loss seasons. He's never lost 100 in a season. He's never even lost 90 in a season. He's not a good tactician. He generally becomes too focused on winning a matchup to the detriment of winning the game (ex - pinch hitting too early, which he has backed off of to a degree this year). He's good at keeping good vibes rolling, which is why they get on these extended hot streaks more often than teams of their caliber should. But he's also not great at getting the team out of a tailspin either Overall, that adds up to fairly mediocre. If I'm a Pohlad, I'm moving on from him. But not the worst in the league. Let's try to have some perspective.
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I'm happy for Buxton, his family, and the Twins for getting the closest thing they're going to get to a national stage this year (I'm pretending the Sunday Night Massacre in Detroit didn't happen). For what it's worth, 5 of the 8 participants in last year's derby had a higher OPS after the all-star break than before.
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Interesting. The only player that won the fan vote and wasn't in the top 2 (or 6 for OF) in the player voting was Jacob Wilson, and I'd argue that AL SS had a pretty strong top 3. All things considered, the fans could've done much worse
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Ryan and Duran, as of right now, have the top bWAR among starters and relievers, respectively, among AL All-Star snubs. Ryan was partly a victim of the selection process, a strong group of player-elected starters, and the fact that at least two of the Commissioner's Office slots were used to comply with the everyone-gets-a-guy rule (you could argue a third, but the Royals also got a Commish pick for a position player). That means it was basically three of Ryan, Kris Bubic, and Bryan Woo for two spots. I'd have gone with Ryan over Woo, but it's not the most egregious snub of all time. At least they didn't burn a commish pick on a reliever. As for Duran, they could've drawn the top four relievers out of a hat for the three spots. Duran is worthy, but so are Chapman, Munoz, and Hader. So nothing terribly out of line, but they just got the short end of the stick. That tends to happen when your team as a whole disappoints
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Rays (Rasmussen) vs Twins (Ryan): 7/6/25, 1:10pm
The Great Hambino replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Archived Game Threads
Of course Vasquez -
Rays (Rasmussen) vs Twins (Ryan): 7/6/25, 1:10pm
The Great Hambino replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Archived Game Threads
Can't expect Jax to handle a rocket like that
