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  1. USAFChief
    Did Dobnak take an Uber to St Paul?
  2. USAFChief
    The only question is, do we hold off the Yankees for the 4 seed and see them at TF, or do we slip to 5, and travel to the big apple?
  3. USAFChief
    after round 1.
  4. USAFChief
    great post. The lack of command also means too many pitches end up middle middle.
  5. USAFChief
    You can't watch the diminished command and sliders that roll up there like the one to Anderson, which have both been common place this year, and think it's just bad luck. Something is wrong. The Twins should have added to their pen at the deadline.
  6. USAFChief
    Agree, Particularly since I expect payroll to be down next year. Revenues have to take a big hit this year, and this would be one time where I wouldn't really complain about ownership dropping payroll.
  7. USAFChief
    Some thoughts: Angel Hernandez had very little to do with the outcome of tonight's ball game. That's just lazy excuse making, IYAM. He might have missed a vew close pitches, if you believe in the little box on the TV, but missed for both sides, and didn't seriously affect any ABs. It's been obvious for quite some time, Rogers is not the same pitcher he was last year. He hasn't got the same command of the fastball, and the slider often just rolls up there with very little bite and ends up a very hittable pitch. He seems to know that, and pitches defensively. I wish the Twins had added a shutdown reliever or two at the deadline. Very little I really trust out there, particularly against good lineups. I often read that RBI are not a good measure of offensive contribution. I do not agree, and offer tonight as exhibit 1 million. OBP is worthless without someone bringing those runners home.
  8. USAFChief
    The joy of winning the ALC, plus a home series to start the playoffs, plus the best chance of avoiding the Yankees? It would mean a great deal, if you ask me.
  9. USAFChief
    I think you can add "who's the new closer" to the list of questions.
  10. USAFChief
    Also global warming.
  11. USAFChief
    Dan Hayes is reporting Rooker's forearm is fractured, season over. That's a shame. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/twins-brent-rooker-suffers-fractured-forearm.html
  12. USAFChief
    This Justin...Bieber overrated.
  13. USAFChief
    The Yankees will be in the postseason. Let's just hope we don't draw them in round 1.
  14. USAFChief
    I'm ready for a new left fielder in 2021. Definitely. But not now.
  15. USAFChief
    given he scored without a throw, it almost certainly wasn't close. Also, Rosario initially slowed up into 2nd, and then restarted when he saw Rooker going home, so he wasn't trailing Rooker closely.
  16. USAFChief
    Yup.
  17. USAFChief
    a baserunner is on his own in that situation, even with the ball behind him. The 3rd base coach will be focused in the runner rounding 3rd. Eddie has plenty of time to pick up the ball as he approaches and rounds 2nd.
  18. USAFChief
    Really nice to have an effective Pineda back in the rotation.
  19. USAFChief
    I wish Baldelli would play his best players. Why would Buxton need time off so soon after returning from the IL? Same for Donaldson. Either they're healthy enough to play, or they should be on the IL. All the resting he does, doesn't prevent injuries, witness last year and this. It just intentionally weakens the team.
  20. USAFChief
    Nitpic: the Twins left 10 runners on base, not 22. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-twins/2020/09/06/631254#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=631254
  21. USAFChief
    Personally, I would not be sad to see a different every day left fielder next year. Just too many really, really indefensible decisions. Poor day from the bullpen, too, but none of that was intentional. Running through a stop sign, and not knowing the ground rules and giving up on a ball in play...those are intentional. Pretty bad loss, all in all.
  22. USAFChief
    I'm pretty confident a ground ball to the left side wasn't Buxton's goal in that AB. He beat it out, great, but that's a rarity. His goal, I'm sure, was a line drive single to the OF. Failing that...put the ball in play.
  23. USAFChief
    I would almost never pay any attention to "run expectancy." No two situations are equal, and using a composite average to evaluate specific situations doesn't appeal to me. In this specific situation, I was glad to get the game tied over 1st and 2nd, 1 out, no runs in, and the 2nd half of the lineup due up against a pitcher throwing well. I dont think there was much chance of the two runners advancing to 2nd and 3rd, either. The most likely outcome is Cave keeps running and is tagged out on a slide at home. Even if he pulls up, the catcher can just run him back to third, make one throw, and no other runner will risk advancing. BTW, its not by accident or mistake that Cave WAS running on that play. You teach runners in that situation to go on a ground ball, forcing the defense to make a decision. Worst case scenario is Cave retreats to 3rd, and they turn a DP anyway.
  24. USAFChief
    If I'm managing, I pitch to Buxton over pitching to Gonzalez (with no open base) in that situation 100 times out of 100. I HAVE to get out of that inning. Buxton gets thrown out on ground balls all the time, this one just happened to be pretty slowly hit. And Who will be the runner at 2nd in the 8th, if we get that far, is way way down the list of concerns.
  25. USAFChief
    Finishing 2nd in the division doesn't preclude playing the Yankees, the Sox, or Toronto.
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