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  1. terrydactyls
    I keep hearing that he's eligible to be activated May 29th. But I also keep hearing that he's eligible to be activated June 1st. Does anyone actually know which day is correct? And add a reference so I know it isn't just what you heard or read.
  2. terrydactyls
    Padres have Manny Machado at 3B. Where does Miranda go? DH? They have Matt Carpenter and Nelson Cruz. Is Miranda any better? They have Fernando Tatis in RF. I'm pretty sure he's better than Kepler. Lopez replace Hader? Not a chance! And Woods-Richardson is not going to return Josh Hader.
  3. terrydactyls
    If I were San Diego, I wouldn't trade Hader for all four of those guys.
  4. terrydactyls
    No
  5. terrydactyls
    I have no access to the televised game and I'm too lazy to pull up the game tracker. What the heck is the score and what inning is it?
  6. terrydactyls
    This has nothing to do with last night's game. But because there are so many comments about the game, I want to ask a question. What does the entry in the comment section of some articles that says "Comments are deleted for future articles" mean?
  7. terrydactyls
    Violence against officials of youth sports have been physically attacked quite often. That is why I questioned his intent.
  8. terrydactyls
    I hope that you are referring to professional umpires/referees and not the others. And I also hope you meant verbal abuse only. If not, then your comment is repugnant.
  9. terrydactyls
    Cherry-picking statistics has proven to be the best way to "prove" that your opinion is the best.
  10. terrydactyls
    According to the provided box score link, Maya threw 38 pitches - 24 strikes and 14 balls.
  11. terrydactyls
    I'm not sure I buy into your premise. And the reason is that none of the statistics you offer start with an "w" and/or end with a plus sign. Just the old stuff like ERA and WHIP. (End of sarcasm)
  12. terrydactyls
    I thought I had missed Austin Martin being called up.
  13. terrydactyls
    However, if you buy into the statistics that the OP uses, Buxton should not be hitting as "well" as his numbers portray. All he needs to do is increase his exit velocity. Personally, I don't think exit velocity is all that meaningful if you are swinging for the fences and striking out a lot. I would still prefer to see batters like Carew and Olivia that tried to get as many hits as possible - even if they were only singles and doubles.
  14. terrydactyls
    I agree with your first sentence. After that, I could not make any sense out of the rest.
  15. terrydactyls
    Who is Martin?
  16. terrydactyls
    But if you truly believe in the the "three true outcome" theory then you gotta swing for the fences. It's an all or nothing world we live in. Okay, that was sarcasm. Make the pitcher throw a strike! I heard that screamed at me at every level I ever played at. If you walk, you still get an RBI.
  17. terrydactyls
    "Load 'em up, leave 'em on" sounds like the theme song from Bonanza. For those under 50, look it up.
  18. terrydactyls
    Please check your math on the batting averages for Brooks Lee and DeShawn Kiersey.
  19. terrydactyls
    Relic is a noun, not a verb.
  20. terrydactyls
    "Bunting has been reliced, othered"? What does that mean? I didn't know you could give lice to a bunt, let alone other one.
  21. terrydactyls
    I looked at the top 300 prospects at Prospectslive.com. There are only 6 catchers in the top 100 and they only project 2 to remain at catcher (and one of them is questionable because he is also a pitcher that throws in the upper 90's). #26 Mitchell - HS - stays at catcher but if he doesn't develop, he can pitch #37 Teel - Virginia - catcher with a weak arm #38 Carrigg - San Diego State - Probably move to corner outfield #44 Velazquez - HS - Probably a corner OF #66 Dickey - Tennesee - Probably a corner OF # 78 - Carico - Davidson - Probably a corner OF With these as the choices for the Twins, only Mitchell and Teel project as future catchers - one might pitch and the other has a weak arm. So unless Mitchell is still available for the compensation pick, catcher should not be a priority. They might as well wait until later rounds to pick up some players they can use as "lottery tickets" for potential trades for a catcher.
  22. terrydactyls
    I can put some of Solano's error on the attempted double play on the way today's players are taught to play 1st base. When I was learning to play 1st base (and I know that was before Henry Ford rolled out his first car - almost), that throw would have hit me in the chest. We were taught to have an initial stance with our left heel in contact with the outer edge of the left side of the x bag and the right foot similarly placed on the right side. We then would shift our feet from one side of the base to the other dependent on where the throw was going. In Solano's situation, I would have moved my left heel to the right side of 1st and stretched to the ball with my right leg keeping my body facing the throw. If you watch the video, you can see that Solano stretches with his left leg prior to the throw and then stretching for the throw by crossing his left leg over his right leg causing him to almost have his back to the throw. It's much easier to catch a ball if you're looking directly at it. But, he should have caught that throw no matter how he played it (or didn't play it?).
  23. terrydactyls
    Thanks for clarifying.
  24. terrydactyls
    "I feel pretty strongly that if we didn't have a ton of left handed bats in the system - Larnach is going to have a better long term career than Gordon." Please clarify.
  25. terrydactyls
    The Twins never traded for Donaldson. They just went to the FA store and bought him.
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