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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It’s not hard for me to believe that “everybody knew” the balls were going to be different, but also that no one anticipated the balls would be that much deader than the regular season baseballs. I agree it’s a problem. The Twins maybe would have started Odorizzi in Yankees Stadium, I think, had the Twins known for sure. But I don’t understand in what ways the commissioner is the enemy of the owners?
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    The Who-stros?
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    I still can’t believe it. I think overconfidence played a big part, too.
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    You are correct—getting a “Standing O” right there is not proof, but it’s a hurdle many fan bases would not clear. Bonus link: article on the contrast between the Cards-Cubs fan bases https://bleacherreport.com/articles/328177-cardinals-fans-forgive-and-thats-why-theyre-the-best-fans-in-baseball
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    In case we were still debating who the best fans in MLB are: St. Louis Cardinals fans give Washington pitcher standing ovation as he leaves the field.
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    I am quoting you because of your interesting “storage facility” comment. I’m not calling it an MLB conspiracy, but there could still be shenanigans among third parties, maybe? What were the o/u betting lines for runs scored in the first round? Like I said, I’m not ready to buy in to the MLB conspiracy narrative, but on the other hand I am very sure there are very clever criminals operating in our midst.
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    Actually, no I do not agree. My recollection was different than yours. My recollection was that both acquisitions were well-received here. So I went back to their respective December 2017 and February 2018 threads to check to be sure I was remembering correctly. My re-reading of the threads (at least the first few pages of them) was that the Odorizzi was trade was mostly well-received, much because of the price, and the Pineda signing was very well-received by many because of his upside or potential impact. There’s that word: Impact. However I think you are correct that there were many posters who were “meh” on the Pineda deal, moreso than the Odo deal. So we’re kind of both right. I do agree with you that this off-season is different. It will be especially hard for JP not to open his pocketbook this time, following their awful postseason failure and my belief that the two front office guys really do want to make that big pitcher signing. But again, I’ll believe it when I see it.
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    Honest question: What do you consider to be "meh" -- can you clarify? I am glad I got to you while you are active on the board here.
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    Dont forget Cobb. I wanted Cobb.
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    Here's how I would answer that: 1) Pineda never happened. He was very good, but he was cheating. So in my book, that's a wash at best. 3) The team knew about Gibson's illness and let him pitch through. He was pitching well enough and only began to really slide after the deadline, unfortunately. 7) Gone are the days when the manager sets the rotation and brings in the relievers without any input from the front office. Lining the rotation up Berrios/Dobnak/Odorizzi/Berrios/unknown had everyone's fingerprints on it. Duffey's struggles on zero days rest should have been data that the front office passed along to Rocco: Don't do it.
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    I wasn’t willing to give up Buxton either, but I think it should be open for discussion.
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    This would be a good place to remind readership that the Twins could have Gerritt Cole right now, for the trading price centering around Nick Gordon. Then there was the Syndergaard-Buxton trade rumor at this year’s deadline. That was roundly panned. It’s a couple years yet to be seen if such a hypothetical trade would have paid off, but having Syndergaard this postseason might have made a huge impact. Of course, Buxton is popular among the players and it might not have gone over too well in the clubhouse, and Buxton may yet still contribute in future seasons.. Sano was a rumored trade piece as well. When Sano was hitting this summer, I made several posts praising him but also stating I felt the holes in his swing would be exploited in a postseason series. A couple posters engaged in that conversation, but mostly those posts were rebutted or ignored. So in my opinion, these are empty words by Falvey until he actually follows through.
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    Honestly, even with a 10 run first inning, I would be sweating at least until sometime in the middle innings. But then the Cardinals added on a bit, and so on. And I see no reason to pitch him six innings, though. I'm not up in arms about it. I don't know their bullpen situation or if they have three more dependable starters.
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    What is the Cardinals rotation and pitching situation? I guess I would need a little more information about that before I start calling them out for letting their pitcher pitch more than 0 or 1 inning.
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    Right. Foot on the gas. Pulling your starting pitcher after one or zero innings because of a big, big lead seems a little too clever by half.
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    But I don’t think it needs to work that way. If the Twins convert that double play in game one, couldn’t you easily see a situation where the Twins lead 3-1 or 3-2 going into the 6th or 7th inning? That’s a good sniff at a win, no?
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    Another decision many of us were questioning in real time was not using Castro in game two. Maybe with Dobnak, the veteran Castro calls the game differently. You can always sub in Garver later if you needed a bat and took Castro out.
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    Yes. Send Berrios out for the fifth. Absolutely. Not singling you out.
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    I wonder how much input MLB had in it, that is, is it a national decision? If it’s just a local decision, I wish they would stop it. In the Metrodome, the Twins had a rock band out in left field for a very short time, circa 1999-2000. It didn’t last long.
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    Here is an example of what you are talking about:
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    Easily this season. Great job, Twins.
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    We wuz robbed!
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Me also. Kelly also had a peculiar way of calling out his players, but not by name or in a “throw under the bus” kind of way, but in a way that you were glad he was acknowledging something everyone could see but didn’t want to mention. If that makes any sense. For example, an outfielder takes a poor route, gets turned around on a ball, over his head and costs the team some runs. Kelly might say, dryly, “we want our outfielders to keep their 360-degree turns to a minimum.” And Kelly’s teams were not intimidated by New York, even in the lean years. Oh, and rookie manager.
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    Bill Belichick is intruiged by this “PR” idea you mention, and will be contacting you about how he can become a better football coach and hold better press conferences.
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    And from 2012-2016, the AL Central represented in the World Series four times in a span of five years. But, small market!
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