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  1. terrydactyls
    I posted these stats on another thread. But for a quick reference, the Twins have already passed five teams (not including the strike shortened 1981 season), are currently tied with two seasons, and have three more within two home runs. Fifteen more seasons are fifteen or less home runs ahead. This is season 58 (again not counting 1981) and the Twins are tied for 52nd place and could move to 32nd in the next couple weeks. And we aren't a third of the way through the season yet.
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    The replay from behind home plate of Buxton's double was interesting. It showed a very hard hit ball going to the center fielder on three hops. The fielder picked it up cleanly and began his throwing motion when Buxton appears on the screen starting his slide into second. Did he skip running to first? No one can be that fast. Impressive.
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    This may belong in the Fun With Numbers thread (and feel free to move it if you like). I went to MLB.com and pulled up the Twins' home runs by year. As of last night, the Twins have already passed the season totals for three teams (not including the strike-shortened 1981 season): 1976 (81), 1978 (82), and 1972 (93). There are a bunch of teams which will be passed in the next few days: 1980 (99), 1990 (100), 1994 and 2011 (103), 1992 (104), and 1968 and 1999 (105). Another 16 season totals are between 111 and 128 so I think they will be caught in a few weeks. And we are only 30% through the 2019 season. Yikes....
  4. terrydactyls
    There were supposed to be smiley faces after my comment but they didn't show up. My comment was intended as satirical. I actually agree that the team can be special but the Minnesotan in me expects the worse. Go Vikings!!
  5. terrydactyls
    A quick look at the May transactions page at MLB.com shows five trades so far this month. So they are possible.
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    Channing, Channing, Channing. If you truly feel that this team is something special, then you aren't a Minnesota fan at heart.
  7. terrydactyls
    As I mentioned yesterday, I live in Maine so the game started at 10:10. I tuned in just as the first inning ended and only managed to watch two innings. But what a two innings! Five homeruns and 10 runs scored. The Twins of the Killebrew era always epitomized what good Twins' teams should be, but this team is making the teams from the mid 60's look like banjo hitters. Glad I bought the MLBTV single team package this year.
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    I'm old enough to be a fan of both the Twins and Vikings since their inceptions. Of course I'm pessimistic. I remember watching game 7 of the 1987 World Series (alone because it was going to be depressing when they lost). When Willie McGee grounded out to end the game, I waited for the umpire to signal that he had called time out prior o the pitch. I knew something bad was about to happen. I felt the same when Jack Morris finished the top of the 10th inning in 1991. I was confident that Twins would go down quietly and the bullpen would fall apart. When Larkin singled to drive in Gladden, I once again waited for something negative to happen. (And, once again, I was watching alone.) Negativity is a Minnesota sports fan's way of life
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    Kudos to the Twins for allowing Cabezas to have fun on the mound. That windup in the clip is incredible.
  10. terrydactyls
    Ted Serious question for you. I don't understand what you are trying to say in the statement "Buxton will lose eight times as many opportunities batting at the bottom". I'm old and easily confused. Thanks.
  11. terrydactyls
    Wander Javier is listed as coming off the injured list "early May.". Because it is now mid May, I "wander" (sorry) when he will actually see playing time?
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    I would have to believe that the Pensacola baseball fans have to be ecstatic with the Twins coming to town. Not only is the current roster loaded but the Miracle also have a bunch of prospects that will eventually be moved up.
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    I watched the last two innings on MLBTV (not blacked out where I live) after watching the conclusion of the Washington/Carolina double overtime 7th game. Yikes. What a contrast. Up and down the ice for 95 playing minutes, only one TV timeout per period in overtime, non-stop action until Carolina finally wins the series and moves on. And then the tedium of watching a blowout baseball game. It was really slow and painful to watch. My thoughts (if anyone cares): an off day for Buxton and Schoop is not an uncommon move, especially against a top-flight right handed pitcher. La Tortuga in right field? Why not? Keep his bat in the lineup. Maybe the inspiration might propel the Twins to victory! It didn't but it's only one game. Lighten up, folks. It's a long season.
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    I have recollections from the Ray Moore and Bill Plies era. You kids go look that up.
  15. terrydactyls
    I have been a Twins Daily read for the past three years. And my favorite part has always been the minor league game reports (especially when the major league report is depressing). I do not recall during this time frame any period in which the pitching prospects were so dominating. With a weak Central Division and a good hitting Twins team, I don't see the Twins falling out of contention this year. But if they do, I say the Twins just trade away all the starters (except Berrios) and bring up the kids for the second half of the season. I know they are young but what's to lose?
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    I only was able to watch the ninth inning and Mejia looked very good. So he had one bad inning. There are still 145 games left (more or less).
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    I would expect a fifth round draft pick to advance quicker than a 13th round pick. What's the big surprise?
  18. terrydactyls
    The Blue Wahoo headline says they won 5-0. Box score says 1-0. Totally agree with rdehring about the pitching. Twins have good young hitters already (with a couple more in the minors). But I don't ever remember this number of pitching prospects working their way up the ladder. I hope the Twins are aggressive with their advancement.
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    When the defense behind you is really bad, a pitcher tends to try too hard to throw perfect pitches and it really impacts his performance. I think the Rochester pitchers will have awful numbers this year unless the defense improves.
  20. terrydactyls
    I am old enough. Bob Gibson (in 1968 especially) was incredible. And scary. It was a much different game in that era and Gibson embodied it with his high and tight fastball (once clocked at 103.4) to anyone that challenged him. He ended his career with 255 complete games.
  21. terrydactyls
    Let's see how he does in the minors first. He may be down there longer than people hope.
  22. terrydactyls
    3 for 31. Ugly.
  23. terrydactyls
    When Hoskins hit his homerun, my first thought was: "Grab that bat and see if it's corked." That was a one-handed swing on a low and away curve. It's a shame to get beat by that.
  24. terrydactyls
    It's too bad that the Twins don't have one of those pitch framing catchers to turn those close calls into strikes.
  25. terrydactyls
    I had to pull up the Miracle box score to confirm that the team stranded 20 runners. The Miracle stranded eight runners. The total number of runners stranded by all the batters was 20. Big difference.
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