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  1. USAFChief
    you can keep both Cave and Kepler in the lineup by playing Kepler at 1st. Although as you note, keeping Cave in the lineup probably isnt a long term goal. And for me, all of that comes second to getting a healthy Buxton back into CF. I dont lengthen Buxtons IL stint for anyone.
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    They basically admitted to lowballing Toronto when they said they were frustrated they didn't get the chance to up their offer...to beat an offer by the Mets that almost everyone, including Brock, has said was surprisingly low. Unless you believe the Twins offered more, and Toronto decided to take the lesser offer. Falvine can't have been frustrated unless they made a low offer to begin with.
  3. USAFChief
    Cave has really stepped up recently. Ditto Sano. The infield defense might be worse than the pitching. But today goes in the W column. Much needed.
  4. USAFChief
    I mentioned 4 in the part of my post you left off. And again, just because someone wasnt traded, doesnt mean the Twins couldn't have acquired him. Which is the crux of the situation. Falvine refused to pay the asking price. For starters who WERE traded, and starters who werent. They CHOSE not to add a starter. It was a conscious decision. Let's hope they survive that decision. Final thought: the whole "frustrated" by Toronto thing sticks in my craw. Read up on what went into Houston acquiring Verlander. And Greinke. The Houston front office didn't make a call, and then sit back and wait for Detroit to get back to them, or AZ this year. Both of those deals were complicated, tough, and went down to the last minute. But Houston decided they wanted to make those deals happen, and through dogged perseverance and a refusal to give up, found a way to make them both. What they didn't do was make a half hearted offer and then wait for a call back, and then get a media lapdog to report how frustrated they were.
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    brock...I didn't bring up Stroman. You did. I agreed with a post that said an additional starter would make it easier to rest Berrios. Which is 100 percent true, not to mention another option should they manage to hold onto this ALC lead and make it to a division series. And after you brought up Falvines "frustration" I said they obviously made a low ball offer. Which they HAD to have made. If they were indeed frustrated, THEY must have liked Stroman, no? And Thats a lot more important than whether I like him. And I DONT like Stroman, which has nothing to do with wishing the Twins had had the courage to acquire a good starter at the deadline. Given my drothers, that WOULDNT have been Stroman. I would have liked to see them have the backbone to get Syndergaard. It could have been done, I think. Maybe Greinke. Robbie Ray. Gallen was traded from Miami. I dont know who, but it's not like anyone was asking for the impossible. They supposedly have money, and everyone tells me how strong and deep the farm is. Use it.
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    well, if you believe their story, then Falvine WERE in contact, and they obviously didn't make an offer that topped the Mets offer that got the job done. They lowballed, rather than make a good offer. Toronto hung up the phone and moved on. So they really have nobody to blame but themselves, no? And for the record, I didn't bring up Stroman in this conversation, you did. I simply agreed with the point that another starter would have made it easier to give a guy like Berrios some extra rest.
  7. USAFChief
    I gave them a "C" for the trade deadline. But there is no doubt additional pitching would have been useful. It's not my job to name the starter they should have acquired. It's their job. They were "frustrated" by Toronto? Come on. Seriously. You honestly believe another GM wouldn't try to top that offer, if he had any reason to believe the Twins were serious? Or is it more likely they were lowballed by the Twins, and that's the reason they didn't bother with a call back? Or maybe they did, and the "frustration" is PR. Other GMs found a way to get things done. I wish ours had been bolder. Another starter would have been pretty nice. Allowed for more leeway to give our other starters a break, maybe. Like noted above.
  8. USAFChief
    precisely.
  9. USAFChief
    That "kid" is almost 29, and has 6 seasons of well below average performance. He's never recorded double digit Ks in a game all the way back through college. That wasnt good pitching. That was crap hitting.
  10. USAFChief
    so ... Rocco shouldn't have pulled a clearly struggling Berrios before the 6th inning spirals completely out of control...but the same Berrios needs some time off due to results and drop in velocity. And being worn down. //blank stare Interesting logic. Despite having nothing, luck and circumstance had gotten Berrios into the 6th with a 3 run lead. Pushing your luck, after the first two hitters reached, was a really really bad managerial decision. The bullpen hadn't been used in 36 hours. There was NO LOGICAL REASON to let Berrios blow the lead there. None. That was a rookie manager mistake, clear and easy to see in advance, and it likely cost a game.
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    or possibly publicly available defensive metrics aren't worth the electrons they're written with?
  12. USAFChief
    Not pulling Berrios after the first two hitters reached in the 6th is incredibly poor management. He had struggled all game. Why? I cant even come up with a plausible explanation. Awful. As for "enjoying" this...I enjoy watching them win. If you enjoy watching them lose a game in the standings while facing Drew Verhagen-who doesnt qualify for the term journeyman-more power to ya. I dont.
  13. USAFChief
    Not ONE ending in -zee?? No Cave-zee? Cron-zee? This is an invalid list.
  14. USAFChief
    Carlos Santana sits on a change with 2 outs and 2 strikes in the top of the 10th, puts the Indians up 3-2. Really great AB. Brad Hand comes in, gives up a leadoff double, followed by a sac bunt, followed by a DP ball to Santana at first, but they only get one, as nobody covers first base to comple the DP, game tied . Walk, single, Mets Mets Emm EEE TTT ESSS METS!!!!
  15. USAFChief
    Pretty meager pickings, IYAM. Sorry Jeremy. I guess if you squint through rose colored glasses you can see Graterol perhaps having an impact. Maybe O'Rourke gets a key LH hitter or three down the stretch. I'll take the under on Alcala throwing 100.
  16. USAFChief
    no. Hat tip.
  17. USAFChief
    Conversations about "best baseball player of all time" begin and end with Babe Ruth. And it's not even close.
  18. USAFChief
    Perhaps you answered own question. The pitch was well below the strike zone. Otherwise, I agree. I want him hunting a pitch to whack on 2-0.
  19. USAFChief
    If you ask me, the throw Rosario made was at least as bad, and IMO worse, than the pitch Gibson threw.
  20. USAFChief
    400?? I dunno... I think the Twins have a shot at 300 home runs, but even with Cruz back, I don't think 400 is realistic... ... oh. well then
  21. USAFChief
    I'm not aware of any team, anywhere, in any stadium, that doesn't do Take Me Out To The Ballgame mid 7th. Regardless if they also do GBA.
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  23. USAFChief
    For the record, at least in Texas, they still do Take Me Out To The Ballgame after God Bless America. And lots of the people in attendance participated in both.
  24. USAFChief
    Improved velocity??
  25. USAFChief
    Today's singer says "you think THAT was bad? Hold my beer..."
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