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  1. USAFChief
    Fine Food Selection? Fabulously Fantastic Snack? Food For Summer? I don't speak Canuck.
  2. USAFChief
    It took until day 3 of the season for this to come into play, and in a big way. Toronto apparently scored two runs on a botched DP try by TB to take a 4-3 lead in the ninth. That is, until reply officials ruled Bautista's over slide and/or grab at second of the secondbaseman's leg to be in violation, and called both he and the batter out, ending the game 3-2 Tampa. I'm sure you can find the replay. I think it was the right call. Oh, and if you can find it, watch Harold Reynolds "explaining" the play on MLB Network. Just take 1000 mg of ibuprofen before you do, because Harold is going to make your head hurt trying to follow his logic.
  3. USAFChief
    A pretty decent history of the K (Hint: rising K rates are not a new phenomena): http://www.hardballtimes.com/the-strikeout-ascendant-and-what-should-be-done-about-it/
  4. USAFChief
    Well geez...I HOPE it's new food. Been six months since the last game. Leftovers are fine, but six months?
  5. USAFChief
    projections? or predictions?
  6. USAFChief
    "Here's my (over?)reaction... as much as we all want Buxton to succeed - he clearly is not ready. He especially had several very hittable pitches during that AB with a guy on second" Concur, in a larger sense. What concerned me most about Buxton last year, and in an extremely small sample yesterday, wasn't so much the K's, or the tendency to not recognize breaking pitches. It's his inability to do much with hittable pitches inside the strike zone. So far, he rarely makes loud contact. Lots of young hitters come up to the big leagues, and often get fooled at the plate, being made to look foolish at times. But they also show the ability to punish pitches that should be hit. Buxton simply hasn't shown the ability to do that. I hope it changes, but so far, he's not shown the talent to hit at the big league level.
  7. USAFChief
    Ervin Santana was the fifth different opening day starter in the last five years for the Twins. Carl Pavano was the last to start opening day in consecutive years, 2011 and 2012. Prior to that, you have to go back to Johan Santana in 06 and 07. Since 2006, only one opening day starter for the Twins has been drafted and developed by the team: Scott Baker in 2010. Before that, Radke in 2005.
  8. USAFChief
    "Male parent." As in the song: Hello Fodder, Hello Mudder, Here I am at Camp Grenahder.
  9. USAFChief
    I see you've met Mrs Chief.
  10. USAFChief
    Is that a beer in your refrigerated drawers or are you just happy to see us?
  11. USAFChief
    Twins daily is the place to be. Game-threadin' is the life for me. "Corn" spreadin' out so far and wide. Keep Dan Gladden just gimme that RB smile.
  12. USAFChief
    sierra whiskey echo echo tango.
  13. USAFChief
    yes.
  14. USAFChief
    rain delay to start the season. stupid MLB.
  15. USAFChief
    Kepler, in July.
  16. USAFChief
    I laugh at today's tetherball head smacks. Back in my day, we couldn't afford no fancy schmancy fake leather tetherballs. We used rocks. And we LIKED it! Now THAT forced you to learn to keep your head up reeeaaaalll quick, friends. Real quick.
  17. USAFChief
    Ya lazy bum...What'd ya do all those years before you started working?
  18. USAFChief
    Now this misunderstanding was funny until I realized that my wife obviously now believes I've become so lazy that I can't be troubled to speak an entire sentence when describing the mildew situation. Concur.
  19. USAFChief
    ?
  20. USAFChief
    Hey, thanks a million for the Opening Day ducats I won on the show last week. I'm just wandering around downtown Minneapolis, gonna grab a bite, then head on over to Target Field. By any chance do you know what time the gates open there today? Must not be anytime soon, there's no lines yet that I can see. Anywhoo, thanks again. Really looking forward to seeing the home town nine open the season at Target Field today!!
  21. USAFChief
    I'm guessing he's referring to the regime change in the dugout after the 2014 season.
  22. USAFChief
    If we're naming broadcasters, we need a station. The Twins belong on 'CCO.
  23. USAFChief
    I'm going out on a limb, but I'm confident the Twins didnt view Escobar as a long term answer at SS when they made the trade. They didnt even view him as the short term answer.
  24. USAFChief
    I argued long and hard for extending Liriano. Would've been cheap.
  25. USAFChief
    Whether or not it's a bad decision to move him to RF is completely separate from whether or not he bears some responsibility for preparing himself physically for a season. If he should have lost some weight, he should have lost weight. Giving me a bad car to drive doesn't mean I don't need to maintain it.
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