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  1. USAFChief
    We get nothing?? What was all that talk about stock options?
  2. USAFChief
    that runner was on Second due to a walk. That's on May.
  3. USAFChief
    They could probably have a better Gilmarton now if they'd just move Rogers to the pen.
  4. USAFChief
    The runs were the direct result of a WP and bases on balls. Those are indeed his fault, IMO. He pitched pretty well, though, I agree. This one's on the offense.
  5. USAFChief
    Very disgusted with the Twins decision making that leads to a lineup like today. Either do something to put out a major league lineup, or can it and play for the future. One or the other.
  6. USAFChief
    I can understand resting Hunter, after a long night. At his age, you have to know that's going to be necessary when you sign him...so you have a plan to account for that. I don't understand why Joe Mauer, in his early 30's, playing first base, needs the day off. Although, it's not like you're taking a dangerous bat out of the lineup. I also don't understand why Hicks wasn't back up for this series. There isn't any reason why they HAVE to keep playing infielders in the OF.
  7. USAFChief
    Bremergasm.
  8. USAFChief
    Can't afford to get further behind. We're down to three outs, tops, as it is. Don't like their chances against Chapman.
  9. USAFChief
    Well, he can keep "valuing OBP as much as he does," and have 22 unintentional walks halfway through the season, to go along with .700 OPS, or he can try to do something about it. I'm no expert, but not starting his AB down a strike or two so often would be worth a try. Adjusting his swing so that he can pull the ball in the air, like most hitters, might be another.
  10. USAFChief
    If he's got such a keen eye for the zone, it seems to me he should be one of the hitters most able to adjust to small changes. There are hitters in the big leagues having success. There's no reason a small change in the strike zone, if there has been one, should have such an enormous effect on Mauer. Or if it has, no reason he shouldn't be expected to adjust to it, just like everyone else is expected to.
  11. USAFChief
    Big K. Chance for another one here.
  12. USAFChief
    I don't know if Herrmann was asked to sacrifice, it he did it on his own, or whether he was bunting for a hit. But with Santana, Robinson and the pitcher due up next, it's why I don't like the play, even if it works.
  13. USAFChief
    So I got some bad news recently. A good friend's wife passed away. Her name was Lorraine, and she was a jewel. Talking with some other friends, it gets even worse...turns out my friend was cheating on her, with a stripper named Clearly. So I go to the funeral, and my friend gets up to pay his last respects to his wife. The cad finishes up with "I can see Clearly now, Lorraine is gone."
  14. USAFChief
    Cueto varies his delivery to keep hitters off balance. Nice technique if you can still maintain your command.
  15. USAFChief
    Generally, you beat good pitchers by finding a way to outpitch them. 8 shutout innings should keep you in the game, Trevor. Get 'er done.
  16. USAFChief
    Fantastic job on both game threads, HBD! Much appreciated.
  17. USAFChief
    I'm just glad there's occasionally someone actually running the bases. Nobody loses a helmet walking back to the dugout after yet another weak K.
  18. USAFChief
    It was a few years ago, and it was at the AAA level, but I spent several summers working as a stringer for BIS. Greatest part time job ever...paid to watch baseball. At that time, at that level, there was no video, each game had two stringers and we charted each ball in play as it happened live. As far as I know, we all put some effort into getting it right, but it was still pretty haphazard. I'm sure at the big league level it's much more accurate. Sadly, I had to give it up when my real job got in the way, and now that I could do it again, we no longer have a AAA team in Tucson.
  19. USAFChief
    The article you linked shows how teams are using BIP data to position fielders. That's an entirely reasonable use for that data. "Hey look...Joe Mauer never hits the ball in the air to right field...why are we putting a right fielder out there?" But that has nothing to do with using that data to assign run prevention data to individual players, which is the claim made by proponents of defensive metrics.. Whether or not thats being done accurately, or whether that is even possible is a different argument.
  20. USAFChief
    He's looked bad, but I'm going to wait for more than a couple innings before coming to any firm conclusions.
  21. USAFChief
    I think this year in general, and the past couple weeks in particular, show that the Twins do not consider Escobar a realistic candidate to be the everyday SS. He hasn't started more than two consecutive games at SS all year, even when Santana was sent down. Hasn't been at SS in over a week. That's an interesting development, to me at least.
  22. USAFChief
    I understand trying to find some offense, and running him out there right now. But he's not an .800 OPS hitter, and he's not a good enough SS to hold down the position regularly. He can be an effective bench player, used in stretches of necessity, such as now. I agree with Jokin above...what's interesting to me is Escobar's drop in the pecking order.
  23. USAFChief
    Get a W tomorrow, 3 of 4 in KC, and this turns into a good road trip.
  24. USAFChief
    K. Winnah!
  25. USAFChief
    F9.
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