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  1. USAFChief
    It sucked. Nothing but breathtaking scenery day after day, fabulous tours, too much good food, and zero responsibilities. 1 star.
  2. USAFChief
    Nor did you, with me gone...
  3. USAFChief
    Mrs Chief and I just got back from 2 weeks cruising Alaska, with a bonus trip to Denali tacked on. How'd we do while was off farting around? Catch Detroit yet?
  4. USAFChief
    Why would anyone want Bride in the lineup, no matter who is pitching? Neither have many PAs, but Wallner's OPS against LH pitching is 90 pts higher than Bride.
  5. USAFChief
    There is definitely a change for the worse in injuries. Particularly for pitchers.
  6. USAFChief
    See, that's the thing. Altuve didn't K. He changed his swing. Changed his goals. Guessed where and what pitch was coming...correctly. Nice strawman though.
  7. USAFChief
    A very important run, very late in a game, advanced safely to 3rd. As a bonus, Altuve got an infield single, putting the game winning run on 1st. For the record, it ended up working out pretty well for Houston in the end. You have an odd definition of bad baseball. To each his own. Me personally, I'd sure like the Twins to play some of that bad baseball when called for.
  8. USAFChief
    You keep making my point. He adjusts his swing, when possible, to best match the situation. He wasn't "fooled" Sunday. He got the ball into fair territory by adjusting. It was intentional. And, by the way, enormously successful.
  9. USAFChief
    Youre irrational on this one. Ok. Agree to disagree.
  10. USAFChief
    An unsuccessful bunt is clearly part of the consideration,but getting a bunt down is orders of magnitude easier than hitting a ground ball to the right side.
  11. USAFChief
    You're just wrong. Go back somehow and watch video of the two swings. They're nothing alike. HE CHANGED HIS SWING. A big swing with 1 strike, designed to do damage. A swing and a miss. Then... A nearly one handed, almost non-swing with 2 strikes, and the runner in motion. He did not get "fooled" He abandoned any plan of getting a hit and PUT THE BALL IN PLAY. AT ALL COSTS. This shouldn't even be controversial. Its plain as day. He changed his goals, AND HIS SWING, to better align to his reading of the situation. Which is anti-stathead, I get that. Might add ammo to those of us who think Rocco is bad at his job, I get that. You might PREFER the Twins theories and methods, I get that. But you cant deny it happened. Holy cow.
  12. USAFChief
    You seem to have missed thr point, while answering your own question. The runner wasnt moving on strike 2. Managers are allowed to change strategies, depending on the situation. I realize the above statement goes against the very fiber of many beliefs here, but its true. They can adapt to change, to failure, to success. Players too! Something like "Im not going to take a big swing at that breaking ball again. Im gonna get my bat on it, if I possibly can."
  13. USAFChief
    I guess we have somewhat different descriptions of "process that yields solid results" The Astros process was to take that free base to start the inning, then use speed and a ball put in play to advance an important runner, and then a fundamentally sound AB where the hitter ignored hitting for power to lift a fly ball the opposite way, deep enough to score that important run. Altuve didn't care about getting a hit. His job was to protect that runner, and he did it. He takes the walk, there's a chance that runner gets thrown out at third (he was running.) Well....i guess there's a theoretical chance, because we all know the Twins ignore baserunners. This gets back to the idea that "process" is always more important than impact. That "Sac bunting is bad" so NEVER do it. That K's are just like any other out. That we make decisions in January and then stick with them, no matter the game, the score, the inning. This is a fundamental weakness of this organization under this manager.
  14. USAFChief
    Surely youre not going to posit the Twins play "fundamentally sound baseball."
  15. USAFChief
    Altuve got a single on the AB in question. That's bad?
  16. USAFChief
    Sac bunting is bad EXCEPT in situations where 1 run has a great chance of influencing the outcome, where advancing a runner 1 base is meaningful. And possibly where your hitter is unlikely to succeed. "Sac bunting is bad" is just more mindless analytics. There should always be thought and nuance, because not every similar situation is actually all that similar. Cumulatively, this complete lack of thought and nuance collects into massive weaknesses for our Twins. "HRs are good" becomes sell out at all costs for HRs in every and all situations. "Stolen bases dont matter much" is official stathead orthodoxy and means we dont worry about us, or them, running. We dont pitch out, we ignore baserunners, and our catchers have their ass in the dirt no matter the situation. We have one of baseball's fastest players but he never runs. "Third time through the order" is death, no matter how the guy is performing. We made that decision looooong before game time. Defense? Cool, wink wink, but "anybody can play anywhere." I could go on and on. This team is tied to its decisions, which are often made over the winter, and very often made before a pitch is thrown during the season, to an extreme level. Blame who you will, but its clear as day Rocco believes in all of this.
  17. USAFChief
    I saw the downvote of this post and knew immediately who it was, before I looked. Some folks just refuse to look the truth in the face.
  18. USAFChief
    This reads more like an indictment than an endorsement.
  19. USAFChief
    I think it's pretty clear the Twins are not in contention for the division. Outside shot at stealing a wild card.
  20. USAFChief
    I bet you cant find a single post claiming either of those things.
  21. USAFChief
    1. Can we stop calling relievers "low leverage?" Such things no longer exist. 2. Alcala doesn't have the consistent command to be consistent. I doubt he ever will. Move on.
  22. USAFChief
    This article seems to imply Lewis should decide whether he should be in St Paul or Minnesota. Nonconcur.
  23. USAFChief
    No
  24. USAFChief
    Yeah...Matthews not ready for MLB. That's pretty obvious
  25. USAFChief
    Offense dangerous as ever.
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