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  1. USAFChief
    winnah! I got room for at least 8 more o' these, boys!
  2. USAFChief
    And yet you laughed, dintcha?
  3. USAFChief
    Part of hitting is knowing what you're hoping to do, and adjusting as needed. Something a certain highly paid Twins could perhaps consider.
  4. USAFChief
    Weird factoid about tonight's game: Bartolo Colon is serving as the Twins batboy.
  5. USAFChief
    Clever of May to let him hit it so hard. That way it carried all the way out to Hunter.
  6. USAFChief
    Routine scoreless 8th for May.
  7. USAFChief
    spoiler alert: Gophers are down 4 to Ohio with under 2 left. CBCFBU.
  8. USAFChief
    Wow Dozier...how do you not get the tag on him?
  9. USAFChief
    That pitch to Sano that he K'd on is the exact pitch Twins pitchers need to throw more often.
  10. USAFChief
    In all seriousness, while I'm not above an occasional second guess about which reliever pitched to this or that batter (and sometimes, it's not a second guess, but a first guest, and sometimes it ain't all that hard to see bad matchups in advance), my general theory is, and always has been: "Lose late with your starter, that's on the manager. Lose late with a reliever, that's on the reliever." Anywhoo....so far so good. "Boyer in the 7th" was a good guess, Mr Molitor.
  11. USAFChief
    ha...well played sir. I sure as H E double hockey sticks wouldn't want to be the one making the call.
  12. USAFChief
    c'mon Escobear...big run out there on third.
  13. USAFChief
    Zuke delivers an RBI single. 3-2 good guys. And no, Dickbert....almost everyone gets sent there, not just Torii Hunter. It's a ground ball single to left. Of course they sent him.
  14. USAFChief
    Concur. I'm guessing it has more to do with lack of faith in the pen than anything else.
  15. USAFChief
    One thing I wish all Twins pitchers would do is pitch more "up and down" as well as "in and out." That AB to Castellanos was just screaming for an eye-high FB. Tough to lay off with two strikes, because it has the plate. None of the Twins staff does that much, must be an organizational thing.
  16. USAFChief
    They won't be ranked, but at least it's a squeeker victory at home against a MAC team, instead of a stinker loss. I think they might have had 7 defensive starters out of the game by the end. The offense looked a bit better, but still not impressed with Liedner, although I will admit that's twice now he's gotten the winning TD when they needed it late.
  17. USAFChief
    Big inning in progress...then the dreaded DP ball. sigh.
  18. USAFChief
    Nice job, NoCrying! Much appreciated!
  19. USAFChief
    Do. Not. Concur.
  20. USAFChief
    I disagree. Innings from starters, both in-game and per season, have been on a steady decline for a century. I don't see that changing, nor do I think it would necessarily be a good idea.
  21. USAFChief
    In his last 22.2 relief innings, covering his last month, Meyer allowed 15 hits, 2 runs, 10 walks, and had 22 K's. I will gladly admit I don't know if he would have translated that to big league success. But I will also maintain he was already on the 40 man, the bullpen needed help, and there is zero reason he's now playing golf while you, me, and the Twins still don't know if he could have helped. As for Berrios, is this a serious question? If so, it's not difficult. You manage his innings by managing them.
  22. USAFChief
    Willi: can you explain "decriminalization?" Doesn't that still leave us spending billions on a futile attempt to stop the flow of pot, provide a huge financial incentive to bad guys, and leave potential tax revenues untapped?
  23. USAFChief
    It's another 40 man spot, but prolly him too.
  24. USAFChief
    Great post. The pen looked to many of us to be flawed even before July, for that matter. I would add that I think they could have found a way for, at minimum, Berrios and Meyer to audition in bullpen roles by September with the hope of adding a couple quality late inning options. Berrios' innings could have been manages, and why Meyer is home is a complete mystery.
  25. USAFChief
    I can sorta understand riding Perkins, given the options. Given his second half, and his last night, I understand questioning leaving him in. In the bigger picture, I think more than anything, to me it is just another data point confirming my belief that a strong and deep bullpen is very valuable asset in big league baseball. Much more valuable than what is often popular opinion. And not something that is "easy to build," another popular opinion. You need multiple guys out there who can be relied on. If you enter most MLB games with the better pitching in the last 3 innings, you have one of the bigger advantages in the game, IMO. I hope TR really attempts to upgrade over the winter, I hope May stays out there, and I hope some minor league arms are ready and dominant by early next season. The bullpen was the weakest point on this this team.
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