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  1. The Great Hambino
    In seeing the consensus reaction to this, I'm glad that the idea that buying a ticket gives you carte blanche to say whatever you want as if the players are characters in a TV show - not to mention the effect it has on other fans who bought the same ticket you did - is becoming more and more of a minority opinion. You do not exist in the Independent Republic of Yourself.
  2. The Great Hambino
    Well that certainly was the infielding equivalent of putting out a fire with gasoline
  3. The Great Hambino
    Hey, playing the infield in worked!
  4. The Great Hambino
    Q: How does a last place team lead all of MLB in runs scored? A: By also being the team that's allowed the most runs in all of MLB. Congrats, Houston. You're weird.
  5. The Great Hambino
    This might be the start of one of Buck's Mario-Star-esque hot streaks
  6. The Great Hambino
    That was basically the original ending of the film! There's a version out there where she congratulates the team and tells them that all the cuts/threats to move/etc were just a motivational ploy. Thankfully test audiences sent that BS into the 13th row like Mutombo, and we got the infinitely-better ending that made it to the final copy.
  7. The Great Hambino
    Not a bad guess, but apparently it was Kepler
  8. The Great Hambino
    If you don't want to bring up Emma into a role where he isn't playing every day, then bring up Roden instead. Kriedler can do the things you're getting from Outman, and Roden fits more naturally in a timeshare in the lineup with Martin than with Clemens, who doesn't really give you anything if he can't hit righties (small sample, but a 79 OPS+ and 40% K rate when you're supposed to have the platoon advantage is a mighty low bar for Roden to clear). He's also 26 with what's likely 4th outfielder upside, so it's not some tragedy if he's not playing every day. So give Roden Outman's roster spot and Clemens' playing time. The supposed boost to 1B defense that Clemens was supposed to provide hasn't really been there, so I think it's a win all around. This also creates space for Larnach to DH more (and play LF less) as well with Bell/Caratini at 1B more often. You could also just let Martin sink or swim in a full-time role. But they don't seem like they're gonna do that, so letting him split time with Roden where you let Martin face some righties could be a happy medium, and definitely preferable to improperly treating Clemens like a strong-side leadoff platoon
  9. The Great Hambino
    Congrats to Buxton becoming the all-time Target Field home run king. But I gotta be honest: thinking back to the early days of Target Field, I'm kinda surprised it's not Jose Bautista
  10. The Great Hambino
    I'm not ready to eat crow yet - they entered the day only three games above last place in the AL, after all - but I have started bookmarking some recipes online. Crow a l'orange sounds intriguing
  11. The Great Hambino
    Ober should get some tips from him for how to deal with dropping velocity
  12. The Great Hambino
    Impressive, they were able to turn a 1-6-3 without anyone hurting themselves
  13. The Great Hambino
    Buck was not about to let Kreidler out-homer him
  14. The Great Hambino
    Give him the hook
  15. The Great Hambino
    Kreidler going upper deck on the reigning Cy Young runner-up? I picked the right week to start sniffing glue
  16. The Great Hambino
    As i sit here on Day 3 of hosting my wife's friends and their two feral boys at our home, I can confirm "all of the above" is a valid choice, and it's a choice I've already made We appreciate you putting these game threads together to help make game days a little more fun
  17. The Great Hambino
    Lee didn't move to SS two weeks ago. He has shown that likely future is as a utility guy, perhaps as soon as Culpepper is ready to move up. And (hopefully) Kreidler is going to be in the starting lineup sparingly, so he will still be getting plenty of opportunities at SS. This move isn't done with the future in mind This doesn't give them their best chance to win currently, so it isn't done with the present in mind either. Worst of both worlds.
  18. The Great Hambino
    Kreidler at 3B and Lee at SS ... why? To minimize the one thing Kreidler brings to the table?
  19. The Great Hambino
    The 7-7 Twins have not played anyone currently over .500, but they've played half their games against teams that are 6-7. They are 2-5 against them
  20. The Great Hambino
    I'd prefer they slide Lee/Gray over to 3B if they want to start Kriedler. Lee's likeliest MLB future path is as a utility IF, wouldn't hurt to get a few reps in preparation, especially considering the improvement at SS Kriedler provides
  21. The Great Hambino
    I Don't Know is once again at third base Does Gray get the bulk of the starts with Lee at SS most days and Kriedler a true backup/defensive replacement? Or does Kriedler get a chance to show he can hit even a little bit?
  22. The Great Hambino
    That doesn't surprise me that the Twins rank so highly here. Three of the four bench slots have been used either as a platoon/quasi-platoon (Clemens, Gray) or are at least a rotational starter (Larnach). Only Outman has been treated as a true backup, and he's the one who got a little more time when Buxton was dinged up
  23. The Great Hambino
    Can they keep not allowing homers? The bullpen as a whole has only allowed four on the season, and two were by Zak Kent during the Things Fall Apart game in KC. I think that's been a big part of their ability to scrape by so far. Is that sustainable?
  24. The Great Hambino
    If Shelton's going to get credit for the bullpen, I think it's in seemingly going after favorable matchups in lieu of starting guys with clean innnings. There have been several instances where a lefty has finished an inning and been left in just to face another lefty leading off the following inning. I think that has a) helped sort of work around the three batter rule and b) put guys in the best chance to succeed. After all, they're relievers - handling an unclean inning is in their job decription. It still feels like they're getting by with a lot of smoke and mirrors and I'm still not convinced the pen can hold up over time without some reinforcements with firepower, but he's playing the hand he's been dealt as effectively as he can. I'm not against giving the manager some credit for that. Not against giving Maki/Hawkins some credit for that either.
  25. The Great Hambino
    Man, those were some pretty valuable pitches absorbed by Acton. If you had told me the Twins were only gonna use one reliever through 8 innings coming into the game with Abel starting, I wouldn't have believed you. With six games still to go until the next off day, that was a much-needed bullpen reset.
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