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  1. IndianaTwin
    This seems like a premature conversation. Come October, the front office will know more about… 1. Whether Buxton’s knee held up at DH. 2. Whether there’s any likelihood of his returning to CF. 3. Whether/how Lewis has handled several months of full-time play. And whether they want to consider him in CF. 4. Where Miranda’s bat (and defense) have gone, and whether they are ready to plan on him as a full-timer. 5. Whether Lee has pushed himself into needing to find playing time in the infield. 6. The progress of Celestino. 7. How they like Taylor, though it seems really unlikely they’d resign him. And a bunch of things I haven’t thought of, but this is at least a starting point. Until October, these discussions feel like vanity, a chasing after the wind,
  2. IndianaTwin
    My bad. Perhaps a little brain fog from feeling a bit dehydrated.
  3. IndianaTwin
    I generally think you’re right, and yes, it would be a temporary thing (hopefully, which means assuming no other injuries), if for no other reason than that they will soon want to get back to 13 pitchers. I also offer this suggestion not knowing the situation on Pagan after getting hit. They may already feel they will be playing a day or two with a 12-man staff. I’m not overly concerned on the part about Sands staying down, in that they have a workaround if the transaction involves putting someone on the IL. Alternatively, I’m already suspecting that if Sands gets a long relief outing, they’d put him on the St. Paul Shuffle, so there may already be someone else who could take the 13th slot if needed.
  4. IndianaTwin
    I give Kepler credit for being more than “proven mediocrity.” To me, league average hitter with excellent defense and excellent baserunning is more than “mediocre,” but I recognize that we’ll get about as much agreement on TD about the definition of “mediocre” as we do “ace.” :-) But overall, I agree with your point. And as others have stated or implied, if Wallner (or Larnach) push their way in the door when they have opportunities (and they will, that’s life in a 162-game season), they will gradually take Kepler’s playing time.
  5. IndianaTwin
    Actually, with an off day coming on Thursday and a bullpen that is not overtaxed at the moment, I wondered about sending down Sands and going with a 12-man staff for a few days.
  6. IndianaTwin
    I’m not suggesting that Garlick would have gotten all (or even most) of Kepler’s at bats. And in a sense, I’m using Garlick metaphorically. My point is that they have already have had enough injuries that they needed to call up Garlick for a spell. Without Kepler, he gets called up one injury sooner. Taken a step further, if Garlick was called up an injury sooner, that means someone else had to be called up when Garlick got the call. Who is your preference, Mark Contreras or Ryan LaMarre? A lot of us have named that the strength of this roster is its depth, even if not everyone has played up to expectations. I just think the “problem” of having to send Wallner down for a time is better than the “problem” of having to call up AAAA players. I’ll say the same thing if Julien is the one sent down to make room for Polanco.
  7. IndianaTwin
    Let me phrase it another way. Kyle Garlick has had 19 plate appearances. Max Kepler has had 119 plate appearances. Without Max Kepler in the picture, Kyle Garlick would have some number more than 19 plate appearances. Having too much talent is not a problem.
  8. IndianaTwin
    To summarize -- what we are saying is that we have too much talent available?
  9. IndianaTwin
    I got the screen door taken care of this morning.
  10. IndianaTwin
    Royce looks very stylish in a vest.
  11. IndianaTwin
    Could be worse. You should hear the images of me they have on White Sox Daily.
  12. IndianaTwin
    I’ll go ahead and start the Lewis Lovefest. Summer of 2018, I was on a work trip to Iowa and decided to catch Cedar Rapids’ game at Clinton. (As an aside, the Clinton ballpark was like a scene from out of a movie. Unfortunately, it was “A League of Their Own.” It didn’t surprise me that they got the axe when MLB eliminated minor league teams because of their facilities, but it really was a cool place to catch a game. In a different way, I’d say the same about Burlington, where the handicap accessible seats meant that my elderly parents and I were sitting on top of the dugout!) Small crowd, so I sat immediately behind the Twins dugouts. All the players were cordial to the bat boys, including the one with Down Syndrome. The batboys switched teams midway through the game, so I think there were four of them throughout the evening. Except for Lewis. First time he was on deck, he asked each batboy their name and had ongoing conversation as he got ready to hit. Next time up, he greeted them by name. His interaction and engagement appeared to be very genuine. You got the sense that he felt like, just like he was working hard to do his job well, so were they. I was impressed with the way he treated these kids with dignity, rather than taking them for granted.
  13. IndianaTwin
    I think you’re going to need a large. Maybe ask for extra candy in it.
  14. IndianaTwin
    I did not know that the difference between Romano and Parmesan is the source of their milk.
  15. IndianaTwin
    This reliever grates me. Sorry, I feel a little sheepish for saying that.
  16. IndianaTwin
    Complete with including your middle name, right?
  17. IndianaTwin
    Apparently the third time is indeed a charm for Varsho.
  18. IndianaTwin
    Me too. And ewww. Wikipedia says that song was inspired by Debbie Harry getting trailed by a stalker.
  19. IndianaTwin
    To every thing (turn, turn, turn) there is a season (turn, turn, turn), and a time for every purpose under heaven. —Solomon (disputed), Pete Seeger* *Not sure how the record royalties are divided between the two.
  20. IndianaTwin
    And that’s another reason why I skip Twitter. This also provides another opportunity to say thanks to our moderators for working hard to keep TD a civil place. Thanks, moderators.
  21. IndianaTwin
    Probably. But I only had nine weeks of French, back in seventh grade.
  22. IndianaTwin
    If we could have just kept yesterday’s offense in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do is to score a few right here.
  23. IndianaTwin
    Yep, time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
  24. IndianaTwin
    Yeah, it’s 80 degrees here. I should probably swap out the storm door for a screen. Tomorrow.
  25. IndianaTwin
    I assume there was a bad hop on the first batter, since the radio play-by-play guy called it as, “Ground ball to the right side. Single up the middle.” Or it could just be the middle three innings of a Twins game.
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