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Hey everyone Mauer swung at the 1st pitch -
Mauer's up. It will be on now.
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I'm so tired of plays like this being reviewed. Either team.
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Re Sano's called strike: To be fair, the rule book does say something about midpoint, "top of shoulders", etc.
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But does Phil Miller have a trained eye to judge Mejia's command...
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Sano-zi with the erro-zi
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I'm gonna go broke if this keeps up... happily, happily broke.... * well not really happily
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I've been thrown out of bars for asking them to turn the Twins game on...
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Sweet - some eyeballs in Cedar Rapids! I hope to make that trip soon myself. Any observations on how Wells fields his position for a big guy?
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Chris Gimenez at first base, anticipating a throw from Sano: http://orig15.deviantart.net/a18e/f/2006/365/7/8/cowering_like_a_submisive_cat_by_neetrith.jpg
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Oh wait Tonkin just got a strikeout. That quote is fake news.
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"A one thousand mile journey begins with a single step." - Oakland A's, May 2, 2017
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me too. Don't question, just enjoy
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well, so could Babe Ruth
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Interesting comparison between Buxton and Hicks. Like Buxton's last 20 Plate Appearances, Hicks did have a roughly 20 PA stretch with 7-8 BB, depending on how you count the partial games. However it was very early in Hicksies rookie season, 2013. Hicks had 2100 professional PA to that point while Buxton had 1900 professional PA to that point, though 500 of those were in MLB (these are estimates). Hicks was also hitting much worse at the time his "walk streak" started, hard as it is to believe. So then the next 20 PA for Hicks following that streak, and a similar day off: 4-16, 0 BB, 4 K. Sometime after, Hicks went on a little strikeout binge, though he gets a break since he was just a rookie. However reports were that Hicks was somewhat aloof and not engaged, unlike Buxton.
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I have been watching Cedar Rapids game logs but haven't seen them play yet. Based only on that, I would rate Beeker just a tiny sliver ahead of Poppen. Not sure why. Just a gut feeling or to be argumentative, I guess. Can't argue with the results either of them are getting.
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I doubt he's ever heard this one. You should sent this to him.
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- jose berrios
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The rainy weekend provided a nice opportunity for Beeker and the other Kernels pitchers to get a little extra rest on their arms.
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Jermaine Palacios is getting a lot of deserved publicity lately, but looking back at the Cedar Rapids game log from this night, this game looks to be something other than his finest moment. I only post this because it might be of curiosity, not as a knock against the player: Brian O'Keefe singles on a pop up to shortstop Jermaine Palacios.With Mitchell Kranson batting, Jermaine Palacios picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Ian Oxnevad to first baseman Stefan Trosclair.J. R. Davis singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jermaine Palacios. Davis advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Jermaine Palacios.Stefan Trosclair singles on a line drive to left fielder Ariel Montesino. Stefan Trosclair advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Jermaine Palacios And for a good hitter, perhaps the most embarrassing indignity of all: Jermaine Palacios grounds out, pitcher Ian Oxnevad to first baseman Stefan Trosclair. Even good prospects have bad days. Carry on, everyone. Palacios followed it up the next night by playing error-free shortstop and going 3-5.
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I could be wrong but his pitch recognition has looked fine to me on the few occasions I have seen him bat recently. He has not been swinging at fastballs outside the zone, and he swings and misses at breaking pitches like everyone else does. Batting against Leclerc last night (44% K rate), Buxton looked like Ted Williams compared to how a couple other guys looked against him (Dozier, Sano).
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Other people have said he starts slow at new levels of competition, so I think the best move is to let this play out.
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In the season prior, Becker batted 93-392 in 438 PA, for a line of .237/.303/.296 (599 OPS) Even after that horrid start, Becker finished the 1996 season at 291/372/434, with an .807 OPS, so whatever chocolate milk he started drinking was working.
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Just adding Becker as another name to the mix. Jetes had an 0-32 streak one April (with fewer strikeouts than Buxton has!) but you'd never be able to tell for sure which season it was by looking at his career lines.
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Rich Becker on this date in 1996, 3-41 with slash line .073/.174/.098
