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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    You are spot on about Wallner misplaying that ball. A trade may get rid of some player who has shown lackadaisical effort and also shake some of the remaining Twins players up.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    Similar thoughts here too.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thank you Ashbury. I feel better now.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Wallner gets on base his last 8 at bats, uses his rifle arm and throws out a runner at 2B, so the FO sends him down. I could figure out a better way to utilize Wallner (like DH or RF and have Buck play CF) and still activate Kepler. Kepler is a good defender, but brings nothing to the team by way of any observable enthusiasm, and Kepler's constantly pulling the ball has resulted in the phrase, "Kepler hits a 2 hopper to the second baseman for the final out" being repeated so often, that Dick Bremer has a recording with a red button which he presses during Kepler's bats, to rest Bremer's voice and so Bremer's true feelings will not be evident in his voice inflections. With Lewis being activated, the Twins could have traded 35 year old Solano for a really young pitching prospect, or just released Solano. I don't think there is much danger that Solano would be signed by Miami and win the National League batting title.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    How does Matt Wallner have a negative 0.159 WPA, when he went 2 for 2 plus 2 walks???????????? If this is correct, then I don't have much use for WPA.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great report Cody. Really encouraging report about 3 players who have helped the Twins lately.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great story. I really enjoyed reading it. These young men who play and work for the Twins, are humans who have ups and downs, problems and joys that are common to all of us. Thank you for the reminder.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Seth, Thank you for including the video of Royce Lewis making that impressive double play at 3B. Just an awesome play. Good report.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Wouldn't the Twins fit the definition of an "underperforming club" which is also willing to sell?
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really good point.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Maeda should be willing to help the Twins any way he can at this point in his Twins tenure. He owes it to the Twins.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    I don't remember if it was Bremer or Morneau who told of Rod Carew asking a batter if the batter makes any changes to his approach when he gets 2 strikes on him. The batter said he chokes up a little and widens his stance, so he has a better chance of hitting the ball. Carew then said: "Why don't you do that for every pitch?"
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    Please Cole, no more walks.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Crossing my fingers for Buck.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Jeremy, great article which starts with classic first and second sentences. Thank you for this series. It is very informative and well researched.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Two aces beat one ace in poker. Hope Ryan wins tonight.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends."
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great write up. I wish the national prognosticators ranked the Twins' prospects higher.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    This may be the funniest post of the season.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    The two critical walks by Pagan upset me more than the grand slam. Those two walks were inexcusable. I was a terrible high school pitcher on a terrible high school team, but even I could/would throw strikes in that situation. Having said that, even a high school hitter would know that Pagan was going to throw a fastball down the middle after two straight walks which tied the game. It was the walks that did him in.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Seth, I must say that I like your selection and ranking of the top 30 better than the top 30 as selected by the process. But then, I'm not worthy.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    Seth, This is just an amazing article. The work and organization which you, and others, put into this is very, very impressive. You deserve a handshake from Paul Hollywood.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Outstanding article Matt. Your writing is superb.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    I really like Correa's skip throw to 1B for an out. Trevor Plouffe said that an infielder does not lose any time using a skip throw to 1B. Trevor said he practiced it and timed it. It makes sense, because a skip throw is low, allowing the first baseman to stretch to the max to receive the throw low. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and in order for the first baseman to stretch to the max, the throw must be low.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Buck said Bailey was a "Bulldog". I agree.
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