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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    No.
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    I mostly agree with you. However, on the headfirst slides, I don’t recall seeing anyone nimble enough who is able to do a headfirst pop-up slide and transfer contact with the bag from hand to foot like Buxton. I’m sure there are a few others out there but Buxton is really good at it. Ultimately this is on Buxton, and let’s hope he comes to camp next season committed to playing 150 games like other star players do.
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    In Baltimore, don’t forget Tyler Wells.
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    Cycle for Arraez on the night Lopez was on fire The single came last https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-arraez-hits-for-marlins-first-cycle
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    Without looking, guess how many games Ohtani played in last season. Hint: nope, more. 🙂
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    The leaderboard in games played last season is full of guys like Freddie Freeman, Guerrero Jr, Dansby Swanson, Aaron Judge, etc. Probably typical of every year. Not so much the Michael Taylors of the world. Nothing against MAT.
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    Buxton may not be 100%, but I don’t buy the injury explanation. Simply because it would be irresponsible to pigeonhole Buxton’s recovery into a timeframe the front office has had set since at least February. Essentially they are saying, “We know when Buxton will be 100% and that date will b
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would think that an actual ramp-up would involve playing Buxton a little in the field to start, for example, an inning or two at a time in mid-April? Then followed by a few more innings a bit more frequently in late April, then graduate to full games in May? So I have to wonder. Yesterday would have been a perfect opportunity to get him in the field for an inning or two.
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    True, but I'm not worried about splits right there. Like I said in the game thread, maybe Wallner can work a walk. Then you've got options, asking Castro to bunt or pinch running Buxton, but my thinking is it's better to try a straight substitution Buxton for Taylor later in the inning or leading off the 9th. Plus the whole "losing the DH" thing and allowing the pitcher spot into the lineup (sixth, no less).
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    Huh, even with 2 outs the squeeze is actually not a bad idea there, considering how bad the Sox were kicking and throwing the ball all over the place.
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    I would have rather seen Wallner bat in the 8th and Buxton pinch hit for Taylor instead, and then go play center field for one inning, or 2-3 innings max if the game is tied. Best case scenario: Buxton hits for Taylor and clobbers a two-run homer to take the lead, then stands in center field for a half inning not exerting himself while Duran racks up strikeouts and the save. And someone hit for Castro was another option.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    So this is up for debate. I think you said it better in a different post elsewhere in your thread— Correa might become a postseason hero. I think the front office is praying heavily for this outcome. Otherwise, Lewis and Lee figured to provide almost the same WAR at a fraction of the cost, in years to come,
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    The C could also stand for Character, which is not quite the same thing as charisma. Brian Dozier had Character in spades, in terms of being a guy who kept morale up, supported his teammates, genuinely liked them in good times and bad, and everyone had a favorable opinion of him. It also helps that he was really good for a window of time. What Eddie Rosario brought was talent and fearlessness. Some people would say his internal risk/reward meter was broken and they were tired of it; but lots of others loved that twinkle he had and were happy to let him throw the dice. The front office missed on their evaluation of Rosario. Maybe because they did not know Rosario from the beginning like the rest of us did, and did not believe what they were told about him. My opinion is the front office missed with Correa too. Correa is charismatic and well liked, but that doesn't necessarily translate into leadership. A leader simply would not aim put-down jokes at their current organization when off the field. Not in my opinion they wouldn't. The Giants and the Mets were bidding on Correa for his bat, not his leadership. Correa is a very good ballplayer, no denying that. For Correa to demonstrate leadership for the Twins, I think he will have to do supernatural things with his bat and glove on the field. Otherwise I think Correa's overpowering personality just looks suffocating to me, and it takes oxygen away from some of the younger potential leaders on their way up. That's the way it looks to me from the outside, anyway. Maybe fatherhood will mellow him out!
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    Sure, we see the occasional split screen, but that only works in small doses, and mostly there will not be time for those beautiful scene-setting shots that help sell the moment and tell the story. If MLB leaves the pitch clock rule in place for the postseason, sure fans will adjust, but something will be lost in the process. I would even like to see something like removing the clock for the All Star Game, then tweaking the rule after the All Star Break some way. Fun fact : In the 2017 AL Wild Card game, the first inning alone took 45 minutes (and the first 40 of those minutes were fairly enjoyable)
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    I have to disagree. For the postseason, Fox Sports does this best, by far. But here goes: I disagree because when Jhoan Duran is pitching with two outs in the top of the 9th inning of ALCS Game 6 later this October, with a trip to the World Series riding on the next pitch, there won't be time for camera cutaways to Byron Buxton's hard stare in center, patting his glove and spitting a sunflower seed, or to Alex Kirilloff at first base, the batting hero of the night yet his expression perfectly blank, or to Carlos Correa motioning something quick to the second baseman, or into the din of the crowd, where an older couple is huddled together in a Twins blanket somewhere, to a couple of younger fans in Twins caps with their hands clasped together in a prayer position under their chins, or into the dugout, where Rocco, calm as always, leans one leg forward against the step, and then the camera switches back to Duran for a moment, then a brief shot of the hitter, helplessly rocking his bat, and then back to the center field camera view (maybe a better baseball innovation than even the pitch clock!) as the camera starts with a wide pan on the entire scene at home plate, the pitcher, catcher and batter, the fans in the front rows standing and clapping, the camera narrowing a bit now as Duran comes set, the batter waiting for the inevitable, and Duran gives one more look and then steps back off the rubber to call time and wipe his brow...
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    Couldn't follow the game but did follow the game thread. Great job Twins and great discussion Twins fans! Like some others, a little nervous about Kepler and Jax in those spots but also happy to see Buxton, Lopez and Larnach in good form off the bat.
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    'Bitter' suits me very well, thankyouverymuch 🙂
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    Correa also said Altuve was too humble to use the trash cans to cheat, the trash cans. Now cue the video of Altuve shaking his jersey collar and reminding teammates not to touch his jersey as he jogged into home plate after his home run off Chapman. But, no trash cans, see? That reads to me like some high level Cris Carter clubhouse lawyering right there. Good for Altuve, sure. Of course Correa will defend his teammates, and no teammates are going to speak ill of another teammate, Twins or Astros. Some Astros apologized and stayed quiet and minded their own business when this came out. Correa, to me, seems incapable of being quiet. So, regarding how Correa handled the scandal, we are going to have to agree to disagree. Amicably I hope! Let's hope Correa is a new person and brought a new ethic to the Twins, absolutely.
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    I love leadership stories -- bring on part two! I always thought Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario were leaders in their own way and able to coexist based on their wildly different playing styles and personalities. Not the biggest Correa fan, and I have always wanted to see Royce Lewis assume the role of leader for the next several years. I don't. think that can happen anymore now that Correa is here. I will save the rest of my teeth gnashing about this for the next installment. 🙂 Anyway, thank you! @Greggory Masterson
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    No not really. 🙂 Three of them are well within the realm of probability, and one of them is pretty unrealistic.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Good question. His numbers are about the same. Showed more power when playing in the field but drew more walks when he DH-ed. Last yr 2022 was really the only season he was DH so it's the only season I looked at, and maybe too small a sample to draw a conclusion. By the way you can go to a stat site and search by 'splits' and Baseball Reference has other good ones you can look at . https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=buxtoby01&year=2022&t=b
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    That's what I think, too. However, if Polanco has a mutual player option, or some other obscure rule comes into play, then Polanco could be gone.
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I have no freakin' clue why the Twins aren't putting screens in front of the mound in intrasquad scrimmages. EDIT: let me rephrase that: Shouldn't the Twins be using screens in front of the mound in back field stuff? It would be nice to know more about Polanco's vesting option for 2024. If Polanco does not reach 550 PA and therefore becomes a free agent after this season, then I actually think it's in Polanco's best interest, and also the team's best interest, to let Polanco take it slow with his knee. Let him get healthy and play really well for the last 4 or 5 months down the stretch as he heads for free agency. The fans win, too. Granted, the Twins do desperately need Polanco's bat early in the season.
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    Maybe this is the year Buxton plays the entire season. If not, I'd like to see him come into camp next year with the mindset and determination of being an everyday player, like 150+ games (not including playing spring training games). You hear the phrase all the time but I think this year is a make or break year for Buxton. He turns 30 next year already. I'm rooting for him as well. How can you not?!?
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Some incredible stuff happening in this blog entry! I'm so old I remember when Kepler struggled to get a hit during spring training 2021 and the people who were concerned about Kepler were dragged over the coals. 🙂 I think people aren't realizing that every team has players who take live batting practice on the back fields. An 84 mph fastball from Aaron Sanchez on a back field is not a game simulation. What I would like to know is if Buxton is with his teammates in the dugout during the games. If Buxton is not in the lineup again tomorrow then I would want someone who is down in Ft Myers to at least tell me that much. The only other example of a healthy player skipping spring training, that I could find, was Ryan Zimmerman in 2018, who got off to his typical slow start in April and then got hurt in May.
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