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  1. IndianaTwin
    I think moderators like @Squirrel have the magical ability to delete a thread or merge it with another.
  2. IndianaTwin
    It would. I kinda want Cleveland to win tomorrow, so we can all celebrate together via Game Thread. Maybe I’ll just root for rain.
  3. IndianaTwin
    Is "Ortiz" a verb? As in, "We're getting ready to Ortiz the Guardians."
  4. IndianaTwin
    So did I. That chance ended early in my first season of Pee Wee League.
  5. IndianaTwin
    Not me. I'd have to remember him to be able to forget him.
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  7. IndianaTwin
    G'bye.
  8. IndianaTwin
    If the question is whether we're getting enough assets in the draft, Petty is definitely an asset from the 2021 draft. He got us two years of Gray.
  9. IndianaTwin
    Complete game shutouts, at that! (With Blizzards for all.)
  10. IndianaTwin
    Because it would be three days rest. Wild Card is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (if necessary), with an off day on Friday and ALDS starting on Saturday.
  11. IndianaTwin
    Exactly -- my point is that if you've used your "long guy" (say, Varland) in Game 1, you don't have him for Game 2 (and perhaps not Game 3), so you need someone like Ober/Maeda/Ryan (whoever you've deemed Starter No. 5) available for multiple innings as well. Sorry if I wasn't clear on that. With games potentially three days in a row, you can't have just one guy that's a multiple-inning (even three innings) guy. Subject to change, I'm coming up with... Yes to (12)... Lopez Gray No. 3 starter (I'm with Maeda) No. 5 starter (from the pen, I'm with Ober) Duran Pagan Jax Thielbar Varland Funderburk Two from among Floro, Winder, Paddack No to... No. 4 starter (I'm with Ryan), who goes Game 1 in ALDS if the WC round went 3. Alcala Keuchel
  12. IndianaTwin
    A potential blowout is actually why I include Ober. In the playoffs, the hook on starters gets shorter. If Lopez or Gray were to give up four runs in 2.2 innings, for example, you almost have to get Stewart in to put out the fire and then try to get 3-4 innings from someone like Ober to get back on track for the next day's game. Yeah, I know, Varland, but what if he's getting hit as well? Or what if he goes two innings in the Game 1 win and isn't available in the fourth inning of Game 2? I don't know what the pecking order is, but whatever it is, I think you drop the No. 4 starter from the Wild Card roster so that he can start Game 1 of the next round, and you have the No. 5 guy on the roster for blowout circumstances. Remember as well that the Manfred Man rules disappear in the playoffs, so there's a much greater likelihood of a long extra-inning game where that No. 5 starter comes in handy.
  13. IndianaTwin
    And probably also before Maeda's last one (or two)?
  14. IndianaTwin
    They have a greater likelihood of a first-round bye (by gaining 5.5 games on the West leader) than they do of having either Baltimore or Tampa Bay falling to the No. 6 seed.
  15. IndianaTwin
    Yes. Enjoy the current ride.
  16. IndianaTwin
    Mine: “Throw to third. They got Evans.”
  17. IndianaTwin
    Preemptive comment? I personally think it started already on Friday. :-)
  18. IndianaTwin
    Lewis with five grand slams in his first 16 homers. Hank Aaron hit his fifth grand slam on his 266th homer.
  19. IndianaTwin
    Lewis has more career grand slams than Derek Jeter and Al Kaline. Combined.
  20. IndianaTwin
    On Correa and Castro wearing No. 21, the White Sox announcers said that any player who has ever been nominated for the Clemente award gets to wear the number on this day. Cool idea.
  21. IndianaTwin
    The same chart above shows Kirilloff being only slightly less atrocious than Julien against LHP. If you’re going to pinch hit for Kirilloff at that point, you have to take defense into account, so Solanonmakes sense. And if you’re going to pinch hit with four innings left, you don’t burn the catcher.
  22. IndianaTwin
    To add to the Julien discussion, his nine hits against LHP includes eight singles. That speaks of an outfield defense playing shallow in that game situation, further lessening the likelihood of scoring the runner from second. Pinch hitting Vazquez led to bringing in a righty as expected. While Vazquez’s OPS vs RHP is pathetic this season, it’s actually .667 for his career. That’s significantly better than Julien vs.LHP.
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    Not mentioned is one of the main reasons I see to keep him, and that is that he also has a very affordable option for 2025. That both increases his potential value for the Twins and his potential value as a trade chip.
  25. IndianaTwin
    I know it’s considered bad form to use a non-Twin, but I’m going to beg indulgence since the lowering to 13 coincided with the mathematical elimination of the White Sox, which is the first goal of any season.
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