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Honestly, I don't know. I don't like the idea of 4-6 weeks of Escobar. I really don't know enough about Polanco to say, but I'd be inclined to give him an month long trial rather than Escobar. -
OK, I've been trying to defend Santana. I still think he's the Twins best SS, and I don't think Escobar can hold down the position long term. But I don't know how long these PAs can continue.
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Ed-DEE, Ed-DEE, Ed-DEE. //not a chant, just repeating the Twins batting order//
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Must I see Bo Ryan on FSN? I understand they're trying to make money by selling commercial time, but geez, have some pride, ferpetesakes.
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"Nobody out, make sure the line drive goes through." "What is, "Things I heard over and over in little league," Alex."
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So what you're saying is, the Twins lineup is weak. I agree.
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I would guess they credited Rosario with a double, advance to third on throw home. He had stopped after rounding second, started running again when he saw the throw go home. Escobar's was a clean triple, even though a better relay might have made it close.
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There ya go, big Pelf. Bring it on home.
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Request permission to make that my sig line.
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You're right, I forgot Hicks, add him into the group that should be hitting ninth, if in the lineup. Not sure how that invalidates the point the lineup is weak. Rosario is a 700 OPS hitter at this point despite the 2-4 yesterday. If it's OK with you, I'll still leave him in the group that is responsible for a weak lineup. If he was the nine hitter, I could live with it. He's not.
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Dickbert are in rare form today.
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I don't see any possible way Vargas isn't a better DH option than Escobar and Nunez, and I don't really care if its a little better or "significantly" better. I also don't know that it would stunt Vargas' development to get his hacks in against big league pitchers, but if it would, that should be a pretty insignificant factor for a team in first place in June.
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And what's with the crack about 1901 being "senior?" Pffft
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That's debatable. Perhaps dubitable, even.
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Ok, I had to look it up, but Im guessing Blake means "capable of being estimated."
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There is no chance Vargas (.965 OPS at Rochester) could make a difference today at DH for the Twins? I doubt that. Yesterday's lineup included Robinson, Santana, Herrmann, and Rosario. The lineup has needed help for a while now. They should try and do something about it, not throw up their hands and just say "it's a flawed lineup, nothing we can do," while Writing Robinson's name in the 2 hole.
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Wish I could attend. Live theater is awesome.
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Twins Daily's "Adopt a Prospect" - How I Became Addicted
USAFChief commented on formerly33's blog entry in The Blog Days of Summer
Nice read. Just warnin' ya, though...baseball has a way of sticking with you onto old age. -
One easy thing to try: DFA Stauffer, Vargas back to the major leagues. Vargas might not be a savior, but he's a better hitter than the Eddies. At least he can run into a pitch once in a while and put one in the seats.
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They simply can't go any longer with this lineup, and this bullpen. They've gotten by with it. But Shane Robinson batting second? Not getting pinch hit for down 1 in the 8th, because there's nobody to pinch hit? Stauffer in the 9th of a 1 run game? You would think they'd be looking to take advantage of a fantastic start, and address obvious weaknesses. It's not too late to still do so.
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with zero walks and 1 XBH.
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Some bad baseball in the past week or so.
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I can pick endpoints too: Last 5 games coming into today: .211/.211/.211 Like I said, Eddie is not currently a good MLB hitter, as evidenced by his overall line, and by watching him swing at too many pitches out of the strike zone. That catches up to you. I would be fine with Rosario as the nine hitter...if there weren't already 5 other candidates.
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And can we please work the roster to a point where Shane Robinson, if he must be in the lineup, at least gets pinch hit for down 1 with no outs in the 8th?
