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  1. DJL44
    Some of the workload comes during practice. That is an easy thing to limit as the season goes on. Maximize time on the field during games, especially during stretches of multiple days with no off day.
  2. DJL44
    And there's only one rule that comes with a lifetime ban - don't bet on baseball games. I can forgive a lot of other stuff but not that one.
  3. DJL44
    In September you could add Varland to the list.
  4. DJL44
    Yes. But they aren't doing anything different from the NFL, NBA, NHL or NCAA.
  5. DJL44
    Agreed, but that doesn't have anything to do with how MLB parcels out its exclusive, nationally broadcast games to ESPN, FOX, Apple, MLB Network, TBS and now Roku.
  6. DJL44
    Peacock has (had?) a free "tier" that shows a limited amount of programming. Maybe they stopped doing that. Splintering coverage is a stupid idea if you care about the fans actually being able to watch your games. Selling games to as many broadcasters as are interested using a Dutch auction is going to generate the most short-term revenue. From that angle it's a great idea. The NFL just announced further fragmentation of their games. Some streaming services are getting just a single game in their "international series" where they know the local fans for both teams will be unable to attend in person. At least they don't change which radio station they broadcast on from game to game.
  7. DJL44
    I thought Martin was a natural outfielder and playing him in the infield at SS meant he would be fine when they inevitably moved him to LF like everyone expected.
  8. DJL44
    I do remember that now. Forgive me for not paying that much attention to the NFL. Did people have to pay for Peacock or did they show them for free on the app? Do I remember correctly that Gopher basketball games were split between Peacock and Big Ten Network this year?
  9. DJL44
    Yes, an app has guaranteed availability anywhere you can get Wi-Fi while over-the-air TV requires a broadcasting tower in your neighborhood and an antenna to receive it. The NFL fragments it's coverage ALL THE TIME but no complaints because the games are always available for free in local markets. NBA playoff coverage for the Wolves has switched between ESPN and TBS/TNT in the SAME SERIES. I can watch the road games on MAX (if I can actually stay up that late in the evening with the 9:30 start time) but I can't watch the home games (the ones that are actually on at a reasonable hour) because they're on a different streaming service. This doesn't happen with just sports. To watch South Park you need both Paramount and MAX. Watching the full run of Pokemon cartoons requires 8 different streaming services.
  10. DJL44
    The improvement in location for the offspeed pitches is terrific. I don't know if he will be able to throw deep into games with only fastball/slider vs RHP. He'll probably need to be able to mix in the changeup as well against RHP to get through the order a 3rd time. From the heat map it looks like he has mostly abandoned the changeup low and away to RHP. That might need to be his next adjustment.
  11. DJL44
    So, you're opposed to nationally televised games? There's going to be a game for free on FOX this summer. Is that a pain for you as well? More free, nationally televised baseball games is better in my opinion.
  12. DJL44
    Looks like it is blacked out in the Twins viewing area.
  13. DJL44
    Some days I'm surprised the people who post here are able to login to TwinsDaily.
  14. DJL44
    Because you can only login to one streaming service? They're free! This is about as hard as changing the channel is for cable.
  15. DJL44
    So bring up the Roku website on your laptop and stream to your Apple TV or Chromecast. This seems way easier than you're making it out to be. Cable is a 50-year-old method of delivering the games that requires special equipment and an expensive subscription. That seems WAY worse to me than streaming a free game over my Wi-Fi.
  16. DJL44
    You have two massive TVs and no way to cast video over the Wi-Fi in your house? That seems really odd to me for 2024. I suggest buying a $20 Roku streaming device on Amazon. I use mine all the time to stream my daughter's college softball games from the college website to the TV over my home Wi-Fi. In this case, however, you could just plug in the Roku and use it to stream free MLB games every Sunday.
  17. DJL44
    The Roku Channel now available for free on web!
  18. DJL44
    It has nothing to do with the statistics. Every sport has complicated statistics now.
  19. DJL44
    I think they already did. Chart: Is Baseball for Boomers? | Statista
  20. DJL44
    I cut the cord many years ago so I'm happy that I can watch a few games. I'm willing to make the games that are available appointment viewing. I hope to see all 3 Apple TV games, the FOX game and these 3 Roku games. That only adds up to 7 but that's still more games than I watched for the Vikings, Timberwolves and Wild combined in the past year. I think tomorrow's Yankees game is supposed to be available on Amazon Prime but I don't know if it will be blacked out. I'm also excited that there will be a free, nationally televised game available every Sunday at noon. They brought back the Sunday game of the week on free TV. I have no complaints about that.
  21. DJL44
    Alcala is pretty unproven. He's pitched 11 innings and walked quite a few batters. Cole Sands looked like a shutdown bullpen reliever... until this weekend. None of Alcala, Sands, Funderburk or Staumont are a sure thing so the Twins will use options as needed.
  22. DJL44
    When I see someone ask a question in the headline I expect the article to have some answers, not more baseless speculation.
  23. DJL44
    MLB is coming to Roku at noon on Sunday for the rest of the season for free! Twins will play on the following Sundays: 6/2 vs Houston 7/21 vs Milwaukee 9/15 vs Cincinnati If they put This Week in Baseball on before the games that would be perfect.
  24. DJL44
    Miller is a year older than Doncon so the comparison isn't exactly the same. I would hope Miller would improve his hitting when he repeats the same level as last year. Your guess is as good as mine as to which one develops into a big leaguer. The odds are against both of them. The trade was one player who is unlikely to contribute in the big leagues for Manuel Margot and a different player who is unlikely to contribute in the big leagues.
  25. DJL44
    There is so much volatility in outcomes for prospects that I think a general manager needs to be evaluated on their trades like a portfolio manager and with respect to the league as a whole. Everyone will have an individual stock that they made a bad decision on but if you're providing as much or more value than an average portfolio manager then you're worth keeping.
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