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  1. USAFChief
    Wild...yes, absolutely. TWolves?? I'd rather watch televised senior bridge.
  2. USAFChief
    Checks out.
  3. USAFChief
    Normally I don't like this kind of thing, but I've been reading a book about anti-gravity, and I really like it. In fact, I can't put the darn thing down ... I'll see myself out
  4. USAFChief
    Meanwhile Mahle having his best outing to date. Keep it up, please kthanks.
  5. USAFChief
    With the catch representing the 2nd out I believe in sending every time. I think you end up scoring more often than depending on a hit from the next guy.
  6. USAFChief
    Approve of the aggressive baserunning, no matter the result.
  7. USAFChief
    Pfft. 1 lousy single every 20 games.
  8. USAFChief
    I like Julien long term, and it's a small sample, but he and Willi Castro are virtually the same hitter this year so far.
  9. USAFChief
    FYI, as reported by our intrepid Vanimal, Polanco and SWR up, Julien and Alcala to St Paul. I'd imagine Polanco in the lineup tonight.
  10. USAFChief
    The problem with the offense is, there's no there there. Good offenses start with a couple great hitters, helped by some good hitters, surrounded by average hitters, crippled by few bad hitters. The Twins have no great hitters. Who is going to put up a 1.000 OPS? A .950 OPS? 900? 850? They don't even have many good hitters. How many will end the season above .800? Now how many below .700?
  11. USAFChief
    If/when someone gets replaced in the rotation, I'd prefer Varland over Ober.
  12. USAFChief
    The tone of that road trip sure took a 180 after Friday night. Thankfully it appears no fracture for Maeda.
  13. USAFChief
    Concur
  14. USAFChief
    We might have found a role for Castro.
  15. USAFChief
    You know what's crazy? Thinking any decisions about role or playing time should be based on contract incentives That's crazy. And terrible team management.
  16. USAFChief
    FTR, I preferred Maeda to other options coming out of ST. I almost always prefer a proven veteran to unproven youth. What I absolutely positively do not agree with, is that somehow Meada gets the rotation spot, or keeps it, based on contract incentives. Overcome by events, as I'd be shocked if Maeda doesn't go on the IL, but Maeda's results to date pretty clearly give cause for concern. Skipping a start, velo down, command spotty.
  17. USAFChief
    Let's put a couple on the board and mitigate the damage to the ol' run differential table.
  18. USAFChief
    Possible your sarcasmeter needs adjustment.
  19. USAFChief
    He took a liner off the shin/ankle (couldn't tell from replays). He made a nice play to get the 3rd out at first, but then went down in obvious pain, eventually walked off the field under his now power, and didn't come out for the next inning.
  20. USAFChief
    Which contract incentives were the Dbacks attempting to ensure Bumgarner reached, at the cost of winning games?
  21. USAFChief
    Fine. What does that have to do with contract incentives?
  22. USAFChief
    Every team in baseball gives players roles based on contract incentives, rather than play? First rule of holes: when you find yourself in one, stop digging.
  23. USAFChief
    You're flat wrong. To wit: I didn't say I didn't want Maeda starting. I haven't said that anywhere. I said he was topping out at 89, which isn't good. After skipping a start, BTW. What I said was giving ANY consideration to contract incentives as a basis for role or playing time is NOT how any good MLB team should operate. If they think he's one of their 5 best starters, fine. If not, his contract should have no influence. None. Zip. Zilch. Anything else is ******* ridiculous and I'm quite confident both they and Maeda would agree, along with any potential future free agents.
  24. USAFChief
    Giving someone more than 3 starts based on current and/or past performance has absolutely NOTHING in common with giving players roles based on contract incentives, which was your original point Sorry, you're just flat wrong here. You play to win, not give players chances to earn incentives.
  25. USAFChief
    What? The Twins should give a player a role based not on play but on contract incentives? I'm sorry but this is ridiculous.
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