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  1. USAFChief
    Of his presence makes everything work better, why wait two games until Sunday?
  2. USAFChief
    The Twins don't really have pitchers hold runners beyond a token toss once in a while, they don't have pitchers use slide steps, catchers set up to receive pitches, not to throw out runners, and I'm pretty sure they haven't pitched out even once in Rocco's tenure. They have decided, for better or worse, that concentrating on the hitter and ignoring runners is beneficial. If the concern is controlling the running game, it doesn't matter which catcher is in the game. Neither will. By design.
  3. USAFChief
    Good to great bullpen arms are no more unreliable than good to great starters.
  4. USAFChief
    What he proved last night is there's no such thing as a "medium leverage" or "low leverage" reliever. They're all high leverage. Thielbar was brought into a 1-1 game in the 7th inning last night. Nothing low or medium leverage about that. Every reliever on your team is going to be asked to pitch meaningful, important innings, with the game close, many times. More often than not. MLB games are usually close. You're getting 3 to 5 innings most every night. Do the math.
  5. USAFChief
    There is no path to defeat for Rocco Baldelli, eh? Give it a rest. I will call it as I see it. Rocco is not a good MLB manager. That's not a new position for me. Festa out for the 7th wasn't Rocco’s most egregious decision. Not by a long shot. But it's certainly up for debate. For the record, Festa hasn't broken 90 pitches all season. That's not the defense you think it is. Last night when he went out for the 7th, he was already at a season high number of pitches. And 1+ innings past his longest outing. With 2 hard hit outs to finish the 6th. I'm the guy saying they should be training these guys in the minors for higher workloads. But since they dont, don't try doing it in the middle of a MLB season. I realize the pen is not dependable, but that can't drive rotation decisions.
  6. USAFChief
    No team is claiming Rogers, much less the Twins.
  7. USAFChief
    This is such a no brainer.
  8. USAFChief
    No, they weren't. The Twins winning percentage prior to Correa's injury peaked July 8th at 52-39. .571 winning percentage. 92.5 win pace.
  9. USAFChief
    First: the Twins aren't taking on even the $2m left this year, much less $12m next year. That's crazy talk. I doubt any team claims Rogers. If he clears waivers, and San Francisco is picking up the tab he'll have multiple suitors. 2. It astounds me relievers are still referred to as "low leverage," "medium leverage," or the like. It's lazy and inaccurate.
  10. USAFChief
    Festa looked really good I thought. Wallner continues to look like the best Twins hitter, against Sale no less.
  11. USAFChief
    Second and third, no out, 3-5 hitters due up. Zero runs. 1st three hitters of an inning get base hits...resulting in no runs, 1 out, 2 on. Thanks, Tommy, yet again. Festa hasn't been asked to throw a pitch in even the 6th inning ALL YEAR, yet Rocco sends him out for the SEVENTH immediately after tieing the game. Leadoff walk, Thielbar implosion, Margot does a Delmon-zee impression for 2 insurance runs. Dregs of Atlanta's pen cuts through Twins like Sherman through Georgia to the sea. What'd I miss?
  12. USAFChief
    I disagree. ... Hahahahahaha
  13. USAFChief
    Wallner's the guy Rocco has trouble finding room for, yes?
  14. USAFChief
    Schmoeman...you got son' 'splainin' to do!
  15. USAFChief
    Provus pretty dang frontal blasting Margot's defense.
  16. USAFChief
    There seems to be a discernable undercurrent of unease among the dozens of fans at TF tonight.
  17. USAFChief
    You sit your *** down and shut your piehole, Airman!
  18. USAFChief
    I'm not defending Thielbar, believe me.
  19. USAFChief
    Floggings will continue until morale improves.
  20. USAFChief
    Giving him the 6th was ALREADY progression. Quite a bit. We're trying to win baseball games.
  21. USAFChief
    Aggies has always been like that.
  22. USAFChief
    Booooooo! Boo that man.
  23. USAFChief
    They don't even stretch them out in the minors. I mean I'm all for it. But then train them to do it. Don't ask them to do what they've never asked before, NOW Mathews is even a worse case. He hasn't thrown 90 pitches in a game in his entire professional career. How do they expect him to do it in the big leagues?
  24. USAFChief
    I think the right call was to start the 7th with a reliever. You're asking more from Festa than you've asked all year. They don't even ask em to do that in the minors.
  25. USAFChief
    Well like I said...shocked he sent Festa out for the 7th. He was hit hard in the 6th. He hadn't thrown a single pitch in even the 6th inning yet this season. Hadn't thrown more than 82 pitches in a game. Just a curious decision that immediately backfired. Not to excuse Thielbar, but I think you gotta take what you got from Festa and have a reliever start the 7th
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