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  1. terrydactyls
    Who?
  2. terrydactyls
    The biggest event of the day for me was Berrios recovering from a bad first inning and follow it with five incredible innings. Hopefully, this is the start of a long run of Berrios Does It Again games.
  3. terrydactyls
    I have a Duffy question. Living in New England, I seldom get the opportunity to see the Twins in action. Last year, when Duffy was going well, I thought I was hearing about his 12 to 6 curve ball. I've seen him throw a couple times this year and he seems to throw almost sidearm, which doesn't provide any downward movement on his curve. Has ue changed his arm angle? Or am I "mis-remembering" his curveball?
  4. terrydactyls
    I reread the post five times. I can see how you can read it as you've interpreted it. I think it was not written as clearly as it could have been. Regardless, no tanking allowed in baseball.
  5. terrydactyls
    The paragraph I quoted said that even though the Twins had high picks, they missed out on the above named players. I just pointed out that the above named players were all gone before the Twins picked.
  6. terrydactyls
    All of these examples were picked prior to the Twins first pick.
  7. terrydactyls
    If the Twins get a nice trade offer for Nunez, is Leonardo Reginatto ready to finish the year with the Twins?
  8. terrydactyls
    What are these playoffs of which you speak? I am not aware of these things.
  9. terrydactyls
    However, if he comes up, pitches a couple good games, he can be dealt to a contender. There are teams that need help right now and we might be able to get a prospect. Or package Milone with Plouffe/Dozier/Nolasco/Santana for a couple prospects.
  10. terrydactyls
    Milone is probably the best trade chip available. Bring him back now and hope he responds like last year. Then trade him for whatever you can get back. According to the talking heads on the MLB network on Serius radio, several contending teams are looking for back of the rotation starters who provide at least a 50/50 chance of a win. No other Twins starter fits that criteria.
  11. terrydactyls
    Looks like Buddy Boshers is having a year that should lead to a call up to the Twins.
  12. terrydactyls
    Buddy Boshers keeps showing up in your reports in a positive way. Is he a possibility for a trip to the big leagues?
  13. terrydactyls
    Can we have a roatation of Berrios, May, Meyer, Duffy and Gibson for the month of May and see what the future might look like? Call up Chargois to take May's bullpen spot.
  14. terrydactyls
    14 pitchers, 11 non- pitchers. I haven't played in a long time but aren't there only 8 positions besides pitcher? The Twins have three players on the bench, not two. Not that having only three is a good idea, but at least the math is correct.
  15. terrydactyls
    30% of all balls that hit a bat end up with a runner ending up safely on base???? Doubtful. F any pitcher had this line, he should retire.
  16. terrydactyls
    If a guy can throw five innings giving up only one hit, I really don't give a darn about "missing bats". I would like to see him hit 27 consecutive bats if the result is a couple of singles followed by double plays. Missed bats are more important for relievers coming in with runners on base. But even then, I have nothing against a double play. Missed bats are sexy but not manditory.
  17. terrydactyls
    Don't the Twins employ pitching coaches who can teach Tonkin how to get movement. Getting movement can't be a magic trick that only a few know.
  18. terrydactyls
    Sixteen top prospects about to hit the majors over the next three years? The next ten years should be fun for Twins fans.
  19. terrydactyls
    The sad (or sickening) part of this is that $100 million isn't considered "enough" by players or agents. The average US two-income family makes about $5.5 million over a 45-year career (assuming $60,000 a year for each person) and they are very content. Players get that much for part of one season. And the two-income family (assuming they have children) can hardly afford tickets to more than one or two games a year. The entire system is perverse. And before I get jumped on for being "jealous", I don't begrudge the players for taking what the owners want to hand out. I just wish that the owners would use a lot of this money and give away tickets to low-income families, lower tickets prices for families, and just donate half of what they spend on players to charities.
  20. terrydactyls
    Isn't the splitter thrown edactly like a fastball, only with fingers split apart? Why would that make it more harmful to the elbow? I always thought that any pitch that involved snapping your wrist put more strain on the elbow than a straight pitch.
  21. terrydactyls
    Unbridled optimism? Aren't you a Twins fan? Mildly hoping for a pleasant summer is more our style.
  22. terrydactyls
    So you spend $400 million on Price and Greinke; lock them up for eight years; and what would have happened? You go from a 70 win team to a 85 win team? Still might not be in the playoffs. And you've financially put yourself in a major bind when their skills are rapidly dimishing and Sano, Buxton, Perkins, etc are looking at new contracts. Bad, bad idea. Skip the spending when you aren't winning and possess a great farm system. If Sano and Buxton hadn't both missed 2014, this might have been year 1 of a long reign. Instead, start planning for 2017 and the free agent class of 2018.
  23. terrydactyls
    I agree and for that reason, I can't understand why so many posters hate Milone. Just because he doesn't throw in the mid-nineties doesn't mean he can't be a very effective back-end starter.
  24. terrydactyls
    Let Buxton have center field from day 1. His defense alone makes it worth while and when he adjusts to ML pitching, he'll be there for years.
  25. terrydactyls
    I'sure glad they play baseball games on a field instead of a computer. All these projection models and fancy statistical models don't show heart, hussle, and attitude. I'm just hoping the youth movement progresses rapidly and the kids play their butts off. It should be a good 2016 and possibly a wonderful 2017.
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