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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Even though I have stated I would have let Gray pitch more in the 7th inning in his last game, your statistics say he should have been removed. Thank you for this enlightening post.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    I agree with this assessment. Gray was on a roll and felt he deserved to be left in the game, even at 92 pitches, 3rd time through the order, which is reasonable.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    I just joined the game. What happened to Mahle?
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really good points Indiana. I appreciate your research for your excellent post. I really do want Chris Archer to succeed as a Twin. His on the air interviews are extremely positive, interesting and informative, plus he is a fellow North Carolinian.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    Buy that man a beer.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good grief Charlie Brown.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Why didn't I think of that? It is so obvious, but I have not seen another writer nor poster suggest this. Really a good suggestion by John and Brock. Please see that Rocco, or someone who has Rocco's ear, gets this post.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Would you pay Archer $10 million to be a long reliever (2-3 innings)? I believe I would. The Twins need a good long reliever.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    If this is true, it is a more difficult decision as to whether to tender arbitration to Gio. I, for one, would want to keep Gio. I have read he is a good clubhouse influence and he is hitting well and can hit to the opposite field and can play an adequate 3B. Keep in mid, if C-4 does not stay, and if Lewis does not immediately hit the ground running (pun intended) or needs periodic rest periods, then Gio could play SS too.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    I agree with this post...exactly this ...right here.... I wish Rocco and the FO and the entire team could read this post. This is what winning teams do. The Twins have improved their defense tremendously (according to my eyes), and that is important. The Twins have improved their pitching, though there are miles to go before they sleep (thanks Robert Frost) and some in-house fines for every pitcher who walks a batter to lead off an inning. But the scoring could be improved "immediately" with some firm orders from the manager to hit the ball against the shift, bunt, steal bases, hit behind the runners when appropriate, and just make contact with 2 strikes. (And Kepler grounds out to the second baseman.) What was the riddle posted the other day: "How do you keep the Twins from scoring?" Answer: "By putting a Twins' runner on second base with no outs". Pitiful. Just pitiful.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Tell Sano and Bundy, "Thank you for being a Twin and for your work and good luck with your new team." Tell Gray: "Thank you for 2022 and welcome back for 2023".
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Cody: What an attention-grabbing title to an interesting article. I spilled my coffee as I read the title. I really do think this FO deserves a lot of praise for the whole Twins system, which seems to keep on running well, even when the inevitable happens and players get sick or hurt; when prospects don't pan out; walk-off wins and walk-off losses; when covid strikes; when Cleveland ties the Twins for 1st place; when the Evil Empire comes to town and sweeps the "Minnesota nice" players; and when blue skies of summer turn grey in the fall. All in all, it is a good thing to be a Twins fan and to be a member of the Twins Daily family.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    Is there insurance to pay these players while they are on the IL, or does the Twins organization just have to pony up to pay the injured players for the binding contracts which were signed, sealed and delivered?
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Doc, I must respectfully disagree that you can't fix poor "clutch hitting", if "clutch hitting" means advancing runners and hitting with runners in scoring position and avoiding rally sapping double plays. If some Twins players could be taught/encouraged/told to hit behind a baserunner, hit to the opposite field when a runner is in scoring position, bunt to advance a runner...then I contend the Twins would score more runs, which is my definition of "clutch hitting", when runners are on base. I do agree with all of your other really good points.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great post Doc.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    I suggest that if we look at the spray charts of where the Twins' "good clutch hitters" hit the baseball in "clutch situations", that the charts will show that the "successful clutch hitters" are hitting to the opposite field at a much higher percentage than the "not very good at clutch hitting hitters". Am I the only one who thinks this way? Yes, it is good to hit the ball as hard as you can in some situations, but it is also good to recognize the situation and sometimes follow Wee Willie Keeler's advice to "hit'em where they ain't". In extra innings, down by one run, nobody out, and a runner at 2B, Buck should have been punching the ball to the right of the infield, or bunting to advance the tying run to 3B, instead of striking out by swinging for the left field fence. Oh, I know Buck has 26 home runs and a homer would be a walk-off victory, but how did that strategy work out? Just hit the ball to the right side of the infield or outfield and advance the runner. I speak from experience from my days of playing intermural softball at UNC, where my single to right field (I bat right-handed) drove in the winning run, in walk-off fashion, and my team won the UNC Graduate School Intermural Softball Championship in 1972. But then, you probably already knew that.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    I was just going to post that.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good luck Duffman. Thanks for being a Minnesota Twin all these years.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Using that theory, the Twins would have still Sidney Ponson starting at pitcher, and Nishioka at shortstop.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Question for you Snoop D O double G? Which one? Bradley or Celestino?
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good, sensible reply. Thanks.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    OK you got me. I chose Sandy Koufax.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am very glad the FO got Leon to catch. I don't expect him to hit .200, but his defense and game calling and control seem to be major league adequate.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Our bullpen is halfway good. Who is in the minors that can give immediate help? Moran and Cotton come to my mind. Anyone else? Just get the first pitch in the strike zone and that improves the pitcher's odds immensely. Fine each reliever $100 for each walk. I recently heard Duke Snider on a tape say that Don Drysdale was told from the bench to intentionally walk a batter. So the first pitch, Drysdale hits the batter. Later Drysdale said there was no sense having to throw 4 pitches just to put the batter on base.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Free Anthony Slama !
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