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  1. terrydactyls
    Right on. As long as the Twins continue to play shoddy defense and have no idea of fundamental baseball, no manager will stack up against Kelly.
  2. terrydactyls
    No game today so I'm putting this in the minor league report. Besides, more of you may read the minor league recap than read the Twins' game review. And with ten or fewer games remaining, I'm dropping teams that cannot catch the Twins. P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 96 0.373 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 88 0.425 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 66 86 0.434 9.5 4 Los Angeles Angels 69 84 0.451 12.0 5 Atlanta Braves 70 83 0.458 13.0 6 Whatever Athletics 72 81 0.471 15.0 7 Baltimore Orioles 72 81 0.471 15.0 8 Miami Marlins 73 80 0.477 16.0 9 St. Louis Cardinals 74 79 0.484 17.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 75 78 0.490 18.0 11 San Francisco Giants 76 77 0.497 19.0
  3. terrydactyls
    Since you asked if the Twins "could" spend $30M, the answer is ‐ yes they could. But the real question is - will they?
  4. terrydactyls
    And Dictionary.com states that a similar word to "command" is "control". So baseball uses two words to say something when only one is needed. There's an old tale I was told when I was a young kid about Lefty Grove telling a group of young players about the importance of "Control". To demonstrate, he had a catcher crouch behind the plate, put his catching hand on his thigh, and hold up his glove on his knee. He then told him to relax, close his eyes, and don't move. Lefty went out to the mound and proceeded to throw 20 straight pitches in the pocket of the catcher's mitt. And he called that having great control of his pitches. So for this old fart, the word "command" will be disregarded. P.S. I have no proof that this occurred but I did hear it from several people - one of whom was my father who had the opportunity to pitch against him when an MLB barnstorming team came to his hometown.
  5. terrydactyls
    P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 96 0.373 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 88 0.425 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 66 86 0.434 9.5 4 Los Angeles Angels 69 83 0.454 12.5 5 Atlanta Braves 70 83 0.458 13.0 6 Whatever Athletics 71 81 0.467 14.5 7 Miami Marlins 72 80 0.474 15.5 8 Baltimore Orioles 72 80 0.474 15.5 9 St. Louis Cardinals 74 79 0.484 17.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 74 78 0.487 17.5 11 San Francisco Giants 76 76 0.500 19.5 12 Arizona Diamondbacks 77 76 0.503 20.0
  6. terrydactyls
    That's semantics.
  7. terrydactyls
    Sorry if I wasn't aware and needed to ask. I've been around for about 150 years and was always told that control is throwing the ball where you wanted it to go.
  8. terrydactyls
    I am really good at math but I'm still waiting until the ping pong balls are drawn. The Twins got lucky two years ago (Jenkins), but let's hope no one is that lucky this year.
  9. terrydactyls
    Thank you. I agree that it's more semantics than useful information. If you have control, you don't hang a slider over the heart of the plate.
  10. terrydactyls
    "Zebby Matthews entered the game, continuing his extended audition for the 2026 rotation. Sporting excellent control, his command is still a work in progress." I've sked this numerous times and never receive an answer. So here I go again. what is the difference between "command" and "control"? To my ancient mind, if a pitcher has "excellent" control (as in the sentence above), he should beable to put away batters. Where does this command thing come in?
  11. terrydactyls
    A double header sweep by Atlanta really hurt their chances. P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 95 0.375 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 87 0.428 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 66 85 0.437 9.5 4 Atlanta Braves 69 83 0.454 12.0 5 Los Angeles Angels 69 82 0.457 12.5 6 Baltimore Orioles 71 80 0.470 14.5 7 Whatever Athletics 71 80 0.470 14.5 8 Miami Marlins 71 80 0.470 14.5 9 Tampa Bay Rays 73 78 0.483 16.5 10 St. Louis Cardinals 76 78 0.494 18.0 11 Cincinnati Reds 75 75 0.500 19.0
  12. terrydactyls
    P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 94 0.377 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 86 0.430 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 66 84 0.440 9.5 4 Atlanta Braves 67 83 0.447 10.5 5 Los Angeles Angels 69 81 0.460 12.5 6 Baltimore Orioles 70 80 0.467 13.5 7 Whatever Athletics 70 80 0.467 13.5 8 Miami Marlins 70 80 0.467 13.5 9 St. Louis Cardinals 73 78 0.483 16.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 73 77 0.487 16.5 11 Cincinnati Reds 75 75 0.500 18.5
  13. terrydactyls
    Here is a quick sketch of a thought I just had and please feel free to crap all over it. All of this consternation over bringing up a player because he would have to be added to the 40-man roster is denying a lot of players valuable experience. I am proposing to revamp the entire process (and greatly simplify it). Here are my new rules. 1. For any international draft signings: the team retains player control for eight years. 2. For anyone drafted who has just finished high school: the team retains control for seven years. 3. For anyone drafted while in college or a recent graduate: the team retains control for five years. 4. For unrestricted free agents: the team would be assigned control based on their age that is similar to drafted players. This gives all players an opportunity to be a free agent in their mid to late 20's. No more Pre-Arbitration, Arbitration, or Service Time. Teams have between five and eight years to either sign them longterm, put them on the major league roster (with no options), or lose them to free agency. Thank you for reading and let the crapping begin.
  14. terrydactyls
    I dropped some teams that couldn't catch the Twins and added Cincinnati. P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 93 0.380 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 85 0.433 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 65 84 0.436 8.5 4 Atlanta Braves 66 83 0.443 9.5 5 Los Angeles Angels 69 81 0.460 12.0 6 Baltimore Orioles 69 80 0.463 12.5 7 Whatever Athletics 70 80 0.467 13.0 8 Miami Marlins 70 80 0.467 13.0 9 St. Louis Cardinals 73 77 0.487 16.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 73 76 0.490 16.5 11 Cincinnati Reds 75 75 0.500 18.0
  15. terrydactyls
    P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 92 0.383 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 84 0.436 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 65 83 0.439 8.5 4 Atlanta Braves 65 83 0.439 8.5 5 Whatever Athletics 69 80 0.463 12.0 6 Los Angeles Angels 69 80 0.463 12.0 8 Baltimore Orioles 69 79 0.466 12.5 7 Miami Marlins 70 79 0.470 13.0 11 St. Louis Cardinals 72 77 0.483 15.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 73 75 0.493 16.5 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 74 75 0.497 17.0 13 San Francisco Giants 75 73 0.507 18.5 12 Cleveland Guardians 77 71 0.520 20.5 14 Texas Rangers 79 70 0.530 22.0
  16. terrydactyls
    P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 91 0.385 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 64 84 0.432 7.0 3 Minnesota Twins 65 82 0.442 8.5 4 Atlanta Braves 65 82 0.442 8.5 5 Whatever Athletics 68 80 0.459 11.0 6 Miami Marlins 69 79 0.466 12.0 8 Los Angeles Angels 69 79 0.466 12.0 7 Baltimore Orioles 69 78 0.469 12.5 11 St. Louis Cardinals 72 76 0.486 15.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 72 75 0.490 15.5 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 73 75 0.493 16.0 13 San Francisco Giants 75 72 0.510 18.5 12 Cleveland Guardians 76 71 0.517 19.5 14 Texas Rangers 78 70 0.527 21.0
  17. terrydactyls
    Very well done.
  18. terrydactyls
    Just kidding!
  19. terrydactyls
    When must a decision be made on SWR? If it can wait until spring training, then the decision shouldn't be too difficult. By that time, trades will have been made, performances in spring training evaluated, and injuries can be factored in. Then make a decision. If the decision must be made by a set day in the off-season, then take your best guess and go with it.
  20. terrydactyls
    Is a counterdict an accountant you don't like? Or a fast-food order taker with a bad personality? And either choice contradicts your premise.
  21. terrydactyls
    Lots of acronyms. FYI, it reminds me of meetings with DOD when I worked in D.C.
  22. terrydactyls
    How about if the front office let the fans (a vote-in contest) for the first round pick? P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 57 90 0.388 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 64 83 0.435 7.0 3 Minnesota Twins 64 82 0.438 7.5 4 Atlanta Braves 65 81 0.445 8.5 5 Whatever Athletics 67 80 0.456 10.0 6 Miami Marlins 68 79 0.463 11.0 8 Los Angeles Angels 69 78 0.469 12.0 7 Baltimore Orioles 69 77 0.473 12.5 11 St. Louis Cardinals 72 75 0.490 15.0 10 Tampa Bay Rays 72 74 0.493 15.5 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 73 74 0.497 16.0 13 San Francisco Giants 74 72 0.507 17.5 12 Cleveland Guardians 75 71 0.514 18.5 14 Texas Rangers 77 70 0.524 20.0
  23. terrydactyls
    P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 56 90 0.384 - 2 Minnesota Twins 64 82 0.438 8.0 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 64 82 0.438 8.0 4 Atlanta Braves 65 81 0.445 9.0 5 Whatever Athletics 67 80 0.456 10.5 6 Miami Marlins 67 79 0.459 11.0 8 Baltimore Orioles 68 77 0.469 12.5 7 Los Angeles Angels 69 77 0.473 13.0 11 St. Louis Cardinals 72 75 0.490 15.5 10 Tampa Bay Rays 72 73 0.497 16.5 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 73 74 0.497 16.5 13 San Francisco Giants 74 72 0.507 18.0 12 Cleveland Guardians 74 71 0.510 18.5 14 Texas Rangers 77 70 0.524 20.5
  24. terrydactyls
    There are still some questions about whether the Angels and Cardinals will be included.
  25. terrydactyls
    They aren't eligible for the lottery.
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