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  1. IndianaTwin
    Good thing Celestino had a regulation bat.
  2. IndianaTwin
    CDO* folks of the world unite. I completely agree with the perfect symmetry of the 14-6-3 (plus a fourth against the designated rival). I’d even seen the plan described that way in a few places. Facetiousness aside, I do agree though that there doesn’t appear to be a logical reason not to do that, and it would be interesting to hear the rationale. You’ve come up with one, but I agree that it’s really weak if that’s the best explanation they can come up. *Some folks refer to this as OCD, but I prefer to alphabetize the letters as they should be.
  3. IndianaTwin
    First sentence: "The Minnesota Twins are all but expecting Carlos Correa to opt out, and that should be seen as a near certainty, but is the big payday really there?" Do you know something we don't? More accurate might be, "The media all but expects Carlos Correa..." or "Most of us on Twins Daily expect Carlos Correa..." The reality is, we don't know what the Twins are expecting, but my guess is that they've had ongoing conversations with Correa and Boras and know a lot more than we do.
  4. IndianaTwin
    But I repeat myself.
  5. IndianaTwin
    Who had Urshela tied for the team lead in triples in late August?
  6. IndianaTwin
    Gray at 38 pitches through four innings, so I’ll get an early start… ”Think Rocco will send Gray out for the fifth?”
  7. IndianaTwin
    Couple more shots like that and Duran will be saying, “No mas.”
  8. IndianaTwin
    Prescient guy I am regarding Game Threads, I went with a pork chop.
  9. IndianaTwin
    The on-deck batter?
  10. IndianaTwin
    Does that mean if they go 1-2-3 next inning they’ll have stranded for the cycle?
  11. IndianaTwin
    I don't disagree with wishing he'd go the opposite way more often. I was just pointing to anecdotal evidence that exemplifies the excellent defense he brings. To your initial question, I don't think that being a league average hitter and providing outstanding defense is ever "hopeless." Will a team with nine Max Keplers contend? Probably not. Will a team with a Max Kepler batting seventh contend? I think so.
  12. IndianaTwin
    We'll also never know, but would yesterday's game have played out differently if Ryan isn't asked to start the seventh after a sixth inning with two walks, plus two hard-hit balls wrapped around a single that turned into a force out at second. I know it comes with the territory of being an MLB manager, but it feels like Rocco is damned if he does, damned if he doesn't when it comes to making pitching changes.
  13. IndianaTwin
    Interesting timing to have this thread running amidst a time when Kepler ended one game with a 9-6 putout and got a 9-6 force out two days later. We'll never know, but I'm more confident in Kepler having the intuition (and skill set) to pull those plays off than I am with any other outfielder we have, with the possible exception of Buxton.
  14. IndianaTwin
    Guilty. Come out with your hams up.
  15. IndianaTwin
    I have a slight leaning toward keeping, to use as you suggest. If they don't, I'm probably okay with that. The challenge is that they have to make the decision before having a full sense of their ability to sign alternatives.
  16. IndianaTwin
    Kris Atteberry doesn't seem to realize that the nickname of the team in Japan is the "Fighters" and that they are owned by Nippon Ham. He just referred to them as the "Ham Fighters."
  17. IndianaTwin
    It's been fun to see the love for Cesar Tovar, Nice interview on the radio with his daughter.
  18. IndianaTwin
    Long. And tasteless at times.
  19. IndianaTwin
    In the middle of a pennant race, I don't see them going to either Winder or Ober in the rotation, each with only a partial season as a starter, over Bundy (3.54 ERA in his last 11 starts) or Archer (3.91 in his last 12). The reality is that Bundy has also averaged more innings per start (5.24) than Gray (5.1) since they each came off the IL in mid-June. Gray can go 6 or even 7, but he's also been pulled in the third or fourth in four of his 11 starts since coming off the IL, each time because he's been ineffective. If you're worried about short starts, Gray has had more of them than Bundy has recently.
  20. IndianaTwin
    I actually thought it was okay, even good, to use Colome at that point. We talk about it being audition time when you’re down a bazillion games, but that goes for veterans as well. Colome was horrible at the beginning of the year, as we all know, but had brought his ERA down by more than a run and eventually by 1.7 runs. In his last 26.2 innings, he had a 3.38 ERA and only gave up two homers. Most importantly, he had an option that would have been relatively inexpensive. I think it was wise to run him out there as a closer to see if he had turned things around enough to pick up the option. Apparently they decided not to. I don’t remember how Alcala was doing, but it doesn’t seem like they ever saw him as a closer. Using Colome in the ninth allowed them to further audition Alcala as a set-up guy. But that’s my take, and I’m not in the front office.
  21. IndianaTwin
    We all approach following TD differently. There are lots of us that read regularly without chiming in. Or in my case, go long gaps without posting and then do a bunch. And that’s okay — that’s one of the gifts of a site like this. Just because someone hasn’t posted hundreds or even thousands of posts doesn’t mean he or she hasn’t lived and breathed with this site (and the team).
  22. IndianaTwin
    I think I’m with the latter. It would be nice to get it to a two-team race. Plus, it’s just the principle in wanting Chicago to lose.
  23. IndianaTwin
    In case this is school and I have to document my source… https://www.amazon.com/Smokin-Myron-Mixon-Winningest-Barbecue/dp/0345528530/ref=asc_df_0345528530/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=265933302123&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=292109658083129811&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1017117&hvtargid=pla-522837061368&psc=1
  24. IndianaTwin
    I’ve made chicken breast stuffed with apple and bacon. Not to jinx things or anything with the chicken reference…
  25. IndianaTwin
    Just logged on in time for Correa’s third AB. Another one like that, and he may indeed go crazy! ?
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