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  1. The Great Hambino
    All is right with the world: Joe Ryan is an all star
  2. The Great Hambino
    Man, Horton is S-L-O-W to home, hopefully Buck ain’t the only one running tonight
  3. The Great Hambino
    Should I be concerned that not even a month ago the Twins thought claiming Wentz was preferable to promoting Misiewicz?
  4. The Great Hambino
    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
  5. The Great Hambino
    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
  6. The Great Hambino
    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. :-/
  7. The Great Hambino
    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.
  8. The Great Hambino
    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.
  9. The Great Hambino
    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
  10. The Great Hambino
    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
  11. The Great Hambino
    Of course Vasquez
  12. The Great Hambino
    Can't expect Jax to handle a rocket like that
  13. The Great Hambino
    That's a mighty fine tag by Brooks
  14. The Great Hambino
    To be clear, I was being sarcastic. Thought I was making it clear with the duh, apparently I wasn't.
  15. The Great Hambino
    Career-high opposite field hit rate - man, they're really digging for a positive spin graphic for Wallner
  16. The Great Hambino
    Duh - LH hitters come unglued when facing a LHP, while RH hitters can comfortably face pitchers of any handedness
  17. The Great Hambino
    Festa's just nervous to be pitching in front of Marlins Man
  18. The Great Hambino
    The social media aspect has been touched upon, and I agree that the anonymity it grants to fans emboldens the nasty rhetoric. In addition to that, it also follows players everywhere they go. The actual threats may have been worse back in the day, but they also more or less ended when you left the ballpark (unless you didn't have someone else to open your mail). It's harder to get a break from it these days. It's easy to say "just avoid social media", but the reality is that's the primary form of both communication and entertainment for most people under 30. It's easier said than done.
  19. The Great Hambino
    Okay, that makes way more sense. I thought you might be thinking of Matt Walbeck
  20. The Great Hambino
    I was fortunate to be 8 years old when this movie came out during the golden age of baseball movies for kids. But as much as I loved The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Little Big League, etc. at the time (and The Sandlot is still an easy top 5 all-time baseball movie for me), this one fell flat for me, even then. You should definitely check out the 1951 original. It's much better, and not just because it lacks the storyline where a father disowns his son so he can go ride his motorcycle. A little restraint can go a long way when showing the supernatural on film The parody 30 for 30 trailer is also much better and worth a watch
  21. The Great Hambino
    I like this plan. I don't see the point of trying to win 74 games instead of 68 games As a general rule, I don't want to trade someone with multiple years of control if you think you can contend while they're still under control. You can also pivot and trade them in the offseason to kick off a true rebuild if the youngsters don't show you anything when given the opportunity the rest of the year.
  22. The Great Hambino
    The self-killing rally
  23. The Great Hambino
    I'll give them this: watching the offense flail for 2.5 hours is better than watching them flail for 4 hours
  24. The Great Hambino
    To me, it's not just about the Twins' chances of working their way back into contention (which, yeah, ain't happening). Most teams are in a holding pattern waiting to see if they're going to be buyers, sellers, or standing-pat-ers as well. As we get closer to the deadline, more teams will identify as buyers. More buyers is a good thing for sellers. And with the third wild card giving more front offices a realistic chance of a playoff berth (which front offices can sell to their owners/fans as contention whether or not it's real), teams are more likely to move into the buyer category than the seller category. There are reasons most in-season trades (for meaningful pieces, not Alcala-esque swaps of pocket change) happen near the deadline. Make inquiries and do some due diligence now, sure. But they should start actually selling now only if they view it as an absolute steal
  25. The Great Hambino
    Ryan got deGrom'd
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