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  1. USAFChief
    I dont mean to imply Romo has bad control, or even bad command. On the contrary, i think he has excellent command. He gets ahead, then lives just on the edges, or just off the edges of the zone. He creates the illusion of strikes by starting pitches in the zone, but by the time they reach the plate, they aren't quite there any more. And he's good at it, particularly with that slider. And he's careful to make sure if he misses, he misses more outside the zone, than letting a pitch miss toward the middle of the zone. He has to do this. He absolutely cant be successful if he's consistently throwing strikes anywhere near the middle of the zone. It's important for any pitcher to pitch ahead in the count, but IMO even more so for Romo. Being put in a position of having to throw a strike is bad news for him. Fortunately, he's been able to do this for a long time.
  2. USAFChief
    either way, buckle in when he's on the mound, gonna be stressful ABs. He seems to be able to get away with it though. That slider is just a really tough pitch.
  3. USAFChief
    thanks Brock, I misremembered, just over 40 percent.
  4. USAFChief
    3-2 is the most common count to send the runner. It's not a "hit and run," the idea is this 3-2 pitch will either be taken for ball 4 or put in play, and you're trying to stay out of a GIDP. Unlike a true H&R, the hitter has the option of not swinging if the pitch is a ball. Arraez is an excellent candidate for this play, as he has a good eye, and is an unlikely K candidate. Both of which he failed at this time of course. Go figure.
  5. USAFChief
    I think I read somewhere Romo throws strikes less than 40 percent of the time. Gets people out on pitches out of the zone. Saw a lot of that tonight. Nerve wracking, but he's been doing it successfully a long time. Hope it continues into November.
  6. USAFChief
    HUH??? Blake Parker to Philly!
  7. USAFChief
    From your lips keyboard to their ears eyes. That would be pretty acceptable. I'd love to add another reliever. Let's use the top of the minor leagues to get Felipe Vasquez from Pittsburgh. Here through 2023, if you want. Lewis for Vasquez.
  8. USAFChief
    Play well, and it's a team the Twins will beat. But don't play well, and the Marlins are a MLB team that can, and will, beat you.
  9. USAFChief
    Highly rated like Jason Tyner taking DH ABs in the post season?
  10. USAFChief
    Precisely.
  11. USAFChief
    Consider me skeptical over the "Mets want Buxton!!1!" report from LENIII. It's LENIII. I know I'm in the minority, but I'd deal Lewis before he becomes Gordon.
  12. USAFChief
    which professional scouts do the Fangraphs ratings, again?
  13. USAFChief
    a lot of "he needs 40 man protection this winter" posts. Maybe, maybe not. He hasn't the past two winters. Not at all sure he'd last on a MLB roster next year. He's having a bounceback season, for sure, but is he ready to be a position player on a 26 man roster, all season? Dunno. And for the record, I like the Romo deal. He's a bullpen upgrade, for sure. There just needs to be more.
  14. USAFChief
    Just for the record, everyone is aware this winter would be Diaz's third in a row of rule 5 eligibility, right? He's been eligible for the past 2 years.
  15. USAFChief
    I cant imagine a scenario where the Twins trade Buxton this winter. Maybe Rosario, but that's pretty remote too, I'd think.
  16. USAFChief
    His appearances all blur together for me, so much so that I can’t pick one specific moment.
  17. USAFChief
    who was traded in the past couple offseasons, similar to Stroman, at similar cost? Get players when and where you can. And he could be most likely be flipped at next years deadline if need be.
  18. USAFChief
    why? If they can make their 2020 and or later teams better, why sit out the deadline? They can do both...trade off expiring contracts, and acquire controllable assets. And to repeat...arms like Syndergaard aren't a available every day.
  19. USAFChief
    you never know how these things turn out. It might be that the player to be named later is David Arias, later named David Ortiz.
  20. USAFChief
    The Padres would have control of Syndergaard for 2 more seasons. Get an arm like that while you can.
  21. USAFChief
    I was disappointed to see the Twins playing the infield in, a sharp ground ball hit to Sano, who makes a nice diving stop...and then doesn't know what to do with the ball. The reason you were playing in, good sir, was to cut off the run at the plate. The decision was already made to forgo the DP. Plenty of time in this case, too, until he started to throw to second. That's the kind of mental error that bugs me. Physical errors happen, and can certainly be aggravating, but it's impossible to play without occasional errors. But...when you are specifically playing in, in the hopes of getting a ground ball and cutting off the run, and you get one, and still don't get the out...
  22. USAFChief
    "the Twins, who continue to be aggressive" HUH??
  23. USAFChief
    Weird play, agreed. I guess my only point was, it was, IMO sorta right on the border line of what should be, and shouldn't be, obstruction. I could see either side of the argument, and the ump has to call it in real time. And a tremendous, heads up base running play, by the way. What did he have to lose?
  24. USAFChief
    Can only speak for myself but I absolutely love 'em.
  25. USAFChief
    *obstruction call This is probably neither here nor there, but as a "ute" i was taught, when caught in a rundown, "run into someone if you get half a chance. You might get the call." It was close, but I think there's a reasonable argument to be made the call was technically correct. It's on Schoop to get out of the way, by rule. I thought the bigger mistake was to relax when the throw came into second, and assume the play was over. If he plays the play out, takes a quick step towards the baserunner--who had given up--he tags him and the play is over. EDIT: Also, these highlight packages are teh awesome!
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