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  1. terrydactyls
    I don't mean to be snarky or insulting, but this word salad sentence is impossible to decode. Wallner and Miranda could bring prime trade material? Aren't they the prime trade material? Or are you suggesting that the Twins trade them for people that they can trade to someone else? If the Twins lose them (aren't you suggesting they are traded for value?) then they (I assume you mean the Twins and not Wallner and Miranda) will be fighting whatever team (??) to stay out of last place? That doesn't make sense. If they are traded, I would hope the Twins get value back to offset the loss of Wallner and Miranda. If not, why trade them? You do not think their Minor league rookies are what they once were. If they are rookies, how can they have a history to compare with?
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    Being "uncomfortable" at 2B does not necessarily mean he doesn't want to play there. I would feel "uncomfortable" to be suddenly playing a new-ish position during a pennant race. You have performance expectations placed on you at a crucial point in the season. I would be very uncomfortable, but also very anxious to prove that the manger's faith in me was well placed.
  3. terrydactyls
    Two comments... 1. 4-3 against two sub .500 teams. These games were among the "easy" teams listed in an article a few days ago about how soft the September schedule was. 2. Miranda is hitting over .300 for the year but doesn't seem to get nearly the coverage that three veteran players are getting for being on the Injured List.
  4. terrydactyls
    Why is an early July start preventing Prielipp from being included in the determination of the August award?
  5. terrydactyls
    I'm just glad the Twins are in the soft part of the schedule and are playing sub-.500 teams.
  6. terrydactyls
    Carson McCusker: the Twins' Aaron Judge (sort of). 😇
  7. terrydactyls
    Soft schedule? Not to my eyes. But rather than rehashing, just refer to the above comments.
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    My "speed" was often mentioned alongside words such as glacial and hourglass. But I was able to take many extra bases just by keeping focused on what was going on. If I saw an outfielder that routinely lobbed the ball back to the infield, I would round first at a non-threating pace and then "sprint" for second when he lobbed the ball back in. Being observant doesn't demand speed.
  9. terrydactyls
    Billy Martin!!!! If you disagree, meet me behind the marshmallow truck.
  10. terrydactyls
    That was an interesting article. It contained eleven paragraphs and they all reiterated that Lee is better at third, there is a need for a solid second baseman, and that Lewis might be asked to fill that need. I believe that this is article #312 this year telling us that Lewis "might" be used at second base
  11. terrydactyls
    No ages for the Mussels?
  12. terrydactyls
    1. It wasn't a "semantics argument". In fact, it wasn't an argument at all 2. Vasquez was signed long before ownership decided to cut payroll. So, once again, I think it was ownership that created the environment that prevented the front office from pursuing free agents. 3. "Quell my need"? Wow!
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    His salary was NOT a major constraint on payroll. The major constraint was the decision of ownership to not build on a successful season. Instead, they went the opposite direction.
  14. terrydactyls
    I forgot about reading. I was just looking at math. 😁
  15. terrydactyls
    Only losses to look at? Half the teams won.
  16. terrydactyls
    You're right about your math skills. 8 walks in 57 innings is a 7:1 ratio.
  17. terrydactyls
    Sherry - Early in the article, you wrote that Lewis and Wallner were victims of "in-game outs". Aren't all outs "in-game"?
  18. terrydactyls
    Remember your audience.
  19. terrydactyls
    Maybe we should have a standard symbol to use at the beginning of a post to indicate sarcasm?? !!S!!
  20. terrydactyls
    I agree with you 100% (almost). I read Schmoeman5's comment as being sarcastic. If it wasn't, then I agree 100%.
  21. terrydactyls
    Or it just might be that the umpires have adopted the strategy that I was often accused of employing when I umpired many moons ago. Many a little league parent accused me of having my eyes shut when the pitch reached home plate. I can neither confirm nor deny the accuracy of this.
  22. terrydactyls
    I've made the same plea for a couple years. I've never even gotten a response from TD. Have you?
  23. terrydactyls
    I wish I had flown to Vegas in March and made a very large bet that the Twins starting pitchers in August would include Festa, SWR, and Matthews. I would never have to work again. But since I'm retired, I already don't have to work again and I can just sit back and enjoy the show. (But I still wish I could have made that bet!)
  24. terrydactyls
    I perceive in this article (and many others) that many people use "expected" value when a player is playing at a level below that expected result. But when a player is on a hot streak, these same people suddenly throw out "expected" value and cheer for the use of the hot bat. That's why I dislike advanced metrics. Anyone can find some metric to prove almost any hypothetical. I prefer using the tried and true KISS methodology (Keep It Simple, Stupid). In short, go with the hot bat and let the cold bat sit for a day or two.
  25. terrydactyls
    Walker Jenkins led off the game with a triple off the wall but ended up going 0 for 2????? Does not compute!!
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