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  1. IndianaTwin
    Consider becoming a caretaker. It’s worth the five bucks per month to avoid the ads.
  2. IndianaTwin
    Can he sustain his hitting for a long while? No, but neither was he likely to sustain the struggles of the first half. We shouldn’t be surprised that a guy with an 88 career OPS+ has an OPS+ this year of, let’s see, 90.
  3. IndianaTwin
    But separately from the question of whether he comes back, each time I look at his career stats, I’m reminded that he’s going to end up with some pretty decent numbers. Nowhere close to HOF worthy, but he’s got 323 homers, 392 doubles, 1076 RBIs and 1270 walks. He’s the active leader in walks by more than 150 and is ahead of third place by more than 200. With any luck at all, he’ll blow past 400 doubles, 1100 RBIs and 1300 walks, and he still has a shot at 350 homers.
  4. IndianaTwin
    With one additional tidbit. If Irvin had come out for the next inning, the end-of-inning rule goes away and he would have had to pitch to two batters to get to the minimum three.
  5. IndianaTwin
    Correa has a no-trade clause, which typically requires an agreement on an extension for the player, and that’s not going to happen anywhere. I can’t see a situation where they trade Lopez. So finding a partner for Vazquez, Castro or Jeffers or some combination thereof would be the next options. I agree — I don’t see how it can realistically happen.
  6. IndianaTwin
    I could go either way. We’re seeing that defense at 1B does matter (particularly when the only other above-average infielder is Correa), so I’m not enamored with a season of Miranda and Julien there. People are suggesting they spend any money on a starter, but given the budget realities we’re expecting, it’s hard to see them spending enough to get a stud. I don’t see him as a priority, but I’d rather than spend $4-6 million on Santana than $4-6 million on a “depth” starting pitcher. Given the unpredictability of relievers and the few innings they pitch, I think I’d even rather spend $4-6 million on him than on a relief pitcher.
  7. IndianaTwin
    Why would he cost $8-10 million? He’s only getting $5.25 million this year and he’s only been a little better this year than he was last year. I’ll be surprised if he gets more than $6 million given that he’s also a year older.
  8. IndianaTwin
    I didn’t hear the context, but could he have been talking about the cumulative 4.1 shutout innings with a double, two singles (one a dribbler and one who got picked off) and a walk?
  9. IndianaTwin
    I don't know how Rocco and Allie share responsibilities, but at their age, I wouldn't be surprised she takes care of getting them to bed. (And in a Google to find Mrs. Rocco's name, I discovered that Nico and Enzo's one-year birthday is actually today!)
  10. IndianaTwin
    EDIT: Rays-Red Sox goes final at 8-3.
  11. IndianaTwin
    Rays 8, Red Sox 3 in the 9th. Tigers 1, Royals 1 after 6. Yankees-Mariners not yet begun. White Sox haven't started yet in the Drive for 125.
  12. IndianaTwin
    Sands doing his Juan Berenguer imitation to move to 9-1. EDIT: He's out-Berenguered Berenguer. Beurenguer was only 8-1.
  13. IndianaTwin
    Got us by tonight. Winner.
  14. IndianaTwin
    The handwriting, apparently.
  15. IndianaTwin
    I gather that he hit his own pitcher or something? But seriously, thanks. I do remember the game early last season where the Twins won when a White Sox player doinked a Twin running down the first base line in extra innings. The Twins won that game, so I consider any game with an opposing player-instigated doink a sure win for the Twins.
  16. IndianaTwin
    I joined late because of a Zoom meeting and scrolled through the earlier pages. What happened with Naylor earlier in the game? Did he doink someone on a throw?
  17. IndianaTwin
    Speaking of a dollar, I saw that tickets to White Sox games are available for $1 on Stub Hub. Plus fees, of course. I'm waiting until they are at a negative number and I can get paid to buy them. Wouldn't go, but I'd buy 'em.
  18. IndianaTwin
    Wi- Leeee
  19. IndianaTwin
    Imagine that.
  20. IndianaTwin
    Concur, particularly with the bolded statement. I think it's also naive to think that any of us on TD has access to the medical information to be able to speak authoritatively on this subject.
  21. IndianaTwin
    They go into Mrs. IT’s pumpkin pie, so your analogy at least works there.
  22. IndianaTwin
    The last time through the rotation, SWR, Festa and Matthews combined for 10 innings, 7 runs and 28 baserunners. That's a 6.30 ERA and a WHIP of 2.8. The previous time through they had 13.1 innings, 10 runs and 23 baserunners. That's a 6.75 ERA and a 1.77 WHIP. Combine those and you've got 23.1 innings (less than four per start), 17 runs (6.56 ERA) and 51 baserunners (2.19 WHIP). They are likely key parts of the future, but in late-September 2024, they seem gassed. In his four outings since being recalled, Irvin has pitched 12.2 innings, with 7 runs (4.97 ERA) and 18 baserunners (1.42 WHIP), It looks like there's a reason he was on waivers, but even with that, he's still pitched better than the rookies recently. He may or may not be part of the future,* but for late-September 2024, it seems like a prudent move. *See Seth's note above. I think he's not a bad flyer for the future in comparison to some non-tender candidates currently on the pitching staff, but for now, it's more about these two weeks.
  23. IndianaTwin
    It does help the bullpen when outs are gotten that they haven’t been getting recently. Similarly, it lessens the number of at bats going to people who have been taking the unprofessional at bats.
  24. IndianaTwin
    As a person who deals with depression, there have been times in my life when I have wanted to make (and have made) decisions that seem(ed) quite desperate (even dangerous) at the time. My later self sometimes looks back at them as irrational. I have no reason to know the dynamics in this young man's life. I hesitate in even typing this, because messages like this lead to speculation. I'm saying it only to recognize that there is almost always more to a story than is seen on the surface. I will refrain from making judgments on the young man, and I wish him well in the next steps of his life.
  25. IndianaTwin
    Also, I would dispute the headline. Time never runs out on mocking the Sox. Even if the team is good on the field, there's still plenty of opportunity to mock them for other things, like the amount of cement that was killed to create one of the ugliest stadiums in the majors or the decision to rehire LaRussa.
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