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  1. PDX Twin
    Well, I'd say more like "insignificant." We very likely gave up almost nothing, and got something that's not as useful as it seemed last week.
  2. PDX Twin
    I'd love to see Vargas at SS!
  3. PDX Twin
    We can hope that this is just youth. Young players on the big stage in front of tens of thousands will naturally get a little amped up in those situations. For some, that might bring out their best; for others (especially Berrios, I think) it causes them to move away from the things that make them successful. If this is still happening in a couple of years, we can call them chokers. For now, I'd rather just think of them as young and learning.
  4. PDX Twin
    "Chattanooga is a train that just keeps on rolling as they improved to a remarkable 24-7 in the second half of the season." That, presumably, is the proverbial Chattanooga Choo-Choo?
  5. PDX Twin
    At least we won't need Kintzler. I apologize for tuning in. Got home from marimba and turned on the computer to find the Twins winning. I guess it's all my fault. I'll go to bed now so maybe they can stage a comeback.
  6. PDX Twin
    No.
  7. PDX Twin
    Wish I could watch tonight if only for an opportunity to see Colon "run" the bases if he puts the ball in play. Alas, off to marimba band rehearsal. I'll check in for the late innings.
  8. PDX Twin
    Sounds great! One of our favorite meals! We used to get same-day-fresh Columbia River Chinook from a Native American fisherman at our local farmers' market and grill on cedar. A couple of years ago the old fisherman died and apparently the tribal fishing rights do not get passed down, so his family's fish stand has disappeared from our market.
  9. PDX Twin
    I agree that relievers' performance has a big influence on a pitcher's ERA. (Witness Gibson's last two starts.) But it doesn't seem like this would matter so much for catcher's ERA because teams rarely change catchers in the middle of an inning when the reliever comes in. If the reliever gives up a bunch of inherited runs, that's on the same catcher's watch.
  10. PDX Twin
    Speaking of eponymous Hall of Famers, does anybody know if the Ty Cobb that Trump just hired as a lawyer is any relation? Or were his parent just being clever?
  11. PDX Twin
    Granite might be better suited to the National League? It seems like there are more speedy singles hitters over there.
  12. PDX Twin
    He may strike out just as often, but I'll be shocked if he hits that many home runs.
  13. PDX Twin
    Gordon seems to be the most obvious asset to trade. He is the closest to the majors of quite a few promising middle infielders. It seems fair to assume that (at least) one of Palacios, Javier, Marte, and Lewis will be as good as Gordon eventually, so all we are doing by trading him is delaying the arrival of a good infielder by a couple of years. Looked at that way, the question becomes whether Dozier, Polanco, Adrianza, and Vielma can bridge that couple of years. I'd say yes, so I'd be willing to part with Gordon for the right return.
  14. PDX Twin
    Lots of time to kill between pitches in a baseball broadcast!
  15. PDX Twin
    I wouldn't trade him unless the return was outstanding. Remember Wilson Ramos? At that time we even had an all-star behind the plate and we still regretted losing him (not to mention the paltry return).
  16. PDX Twin
    If it is to happen, I think it is best for it to happen before the deadline in case someone is desperate for Dozier, Santana, Grossman, or someone else over 28.
  17. PDX Twin
    I agree, but I think that is partially attributable to the crushing error. He's a young pitcher with sky-high ambition. We've seen this before that when something goes awry behind him, he starts trying to get a swinging strike on every pitch, nibbles at (and often misses) the corners, gets behind in the count, and gives up thunder when he has to come in with a 3-0 or 3-1 pitch. This seems fixable to me with more maturity and experience.
  18. PDX Twin
    Keep thinking: Berrios will be a better pitcher next year for games like this one.
  19. PDX Twin
    Looks a lot like the 2016 Berrios. Should have been out of the inning on an easy double play. Instead he gives up a bunch of runs.
  20. PDX Twin
    Sounds awesome. But where will I find the time what with the ~6000 hours I've logged on Football Manager???
  21. PDX Twin
    True, but I'll take the zero on the board.
  22. PDX Twin
    It would be too bad if Dozier has to sit for a while. The guy we're anxious to bring up doesn't play 2b. Although I guess Rosario played there pretty consistently for a couple of years in the lower minors. Anybody want to see his glove in the infield? <Duck>
  23. PDX Twin
    The emergence of Polanco and the growing promise of Mejia makes the Nunez trade look pretty good. Trade a proven veteran who is redundant due to a rising star (with other rising stars behind him in this case) for someone young who might become useful. It kind of reminds me of another trade with the Giants that turned out pretty well for the Twins. Come to think of it, maybe we should only trade with the Giants (and never with the Nationals).
  24. PDX Twin
    Funny how the timetable differs for drafted players vs. international signees. I feel like we have been hearing about Javier forever, and it's really wonderful to see his name finally start to appear in the game reports. On the other side, Lewis has been a Twin for two weeks and here he is already!
  25. PDX Twin
    Two thoughts/questions: 1. I'm too lazy to look up the detailed numbers, but it seems like we have been seeing a lot of doubles and no home runs from Park lately. Is he cutting down his swing to try to reduce strikeouts? Anybody have any info? 2. From what I read about Granite, he seems like a Dan Gladden type of player: pesky, always on base, steals when he can, and covers a lot of ground in the OF. The kind of guy I always want on a team.
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