Hosken Bombo Disco

There's a rule against it, but that doesn't mean it can't be done

Needed that!

sequencing, my friend

I was just typing something like this. Lefty pitcher, many throws to first, and Buxton finally steals on a fastball high and away against a catcher who made a strong, accurate throw. And the slide was smooth as silk.

bases loaded, slow chopper to the first baseman, who had to trot several steps to first, then did not make a strong throw

Mauer was either half-assing that, or he is actually the slowest guy on the team by a long ways

Sano is really struggling, and I wonder if Molitor is doing him a disservice continually playing him every game and batting him fourth

Clark Beeker was promoted to high A+ and makes his Ft. Myers debut tomorrow night. Congratulations on a deserved promotion. *I have resisted commenting on his 33 innings scoreless streak so as not to jinx it

I can't really argue with this, but I think it's a mistake for outsiders to assume an ordinary southerner today sees the statues as symbols of slavery or white oppression. edit: what poster above wrote

Maybe the front office needs league approval to move Sano down in the order and Buxton up a few spots?

just a thought

Maybe someone can inform Molitor that Sano is in a slump.

What about some southern white friends I have made. They of course appreciate and identify with the south in ways I cannot understand, and they probably like the statues, but they are not racists. Are they racists?

Here's an idea for Hernandez:

If you had used one in the earlier innings, instead of saving them, maybe the outcome of the game would have been different?

But I presume he was warming up before coming in, and then threw his warmup tosses when he entered the game, and his outing might have gone longer, so I think the poster makes a good point. But you are right he will be available tonight.

Stinker tonight. Unlike the front office, I have not chiseled Colon's name in stone to finish the season.

You are right, this is not the place to rant against a flawed statistic.

With all due respect, this is a contradictory statement. I looked at his game logs. He has not run into any trouble. He has been the same weak contact ground ball machine in Washington that he was here. I would buy the FIP stat here if it was, say, 0.50, or something below 1. But his FIP with Washington is currently 2.85, so I can't buy it. I don't know which outing those two theoretical runs came from.

Not sure if you're dissing me, or the stat If the point is to reflect a true ERA, then FIP should reflect the ERA, as it is, even in minimal amounts. Kintzler has not come remotely close to allowing a run to score (at least by reading the box score), yet FIP says that two runs should have scored off him by now.

Kintzler update: Leaving aside the buy v. sell debate, Kintzler is 2-0, with a 0.00 ERA in 7 appearances with Washington. However, his FIP is 2.85 I half-way understand the concepts of BIP, sequencing, etc., but even in small samples shouldn't FIP at least nominally reflect ERA, or what is actually happening on the field? Carry on.

Tyler Wells is pitching in games for the GCL Twins. Wells made his fourth rehab appearance this afternoon, entering the game in the 2nd inning. He pitched 5 innings, his longest outing since returning (again) from injury in late July. In his four rehab games: 13.2 IP, 10 hits, 5 ER, 5 BB, 16 SO

I think teams have something on Berrios. The Twins need to identify what that is.

Sean Poppen has now made 8 starts at A+ for Fort Myers, and has a very respectable top line of 2-2 record and 3.05 ERA. Poppen sports a 6.97 K/9 and 1.31 BB/9 in Ft. Myers, with no home runs surrendered in his 41.1 innings there. Poppen may be approaching a throwing/innings limit. He is currently at 128.1 innings between Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers, where last season he totaled 109 innings between college and the minors. But Poppen's Friday night start on 8/11 may be his most auspicious professional start to date. In a 7-inning game versus Dunedin, the Blue Jays A+ team, Poppen threw six shutout innings, allowing only a single hit, walk, and hit batsmen, before leaving the game scoreless to the bullpen. 6.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO That's a nice pitching line in itself, but it might be of interest to note the players he was pitching against Friday night: Bichette, Biggio, Guerrero. Yes, these are sons of former ballplayers, and they are each doing well in 2017 in their own right. Bo Bichette, 19, is a 2nd round pick from 2016, and batted .427/.451/.732 in his first season of pro ball, for an OPS of 1.182. His OPS is in the 1000s again in 2017. Cavan Biggio is not putting up those numbers, but has a reputation for a great batting eye. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 18, was a top international signing in 2015 and is currently the midseason #2 prospect according to Baseball America, #6 for MiLB.com. Guerrero Jr. is batting .300 this season. These will likely be the guys Poppen will pitch against if and when he reaches the majors, and Poppen held his own against them Friday night (Bichette got the hit and drew the walk).