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  1. USAFChief
    Dunno what uniform numbers have to do with it, anyway.
  2. USAFChief
    Simmons is 0 for 3.
  3. USAFChief
    That's one a' them there "backhanded compliments" id'n it?
  4. USAFChief
    There are several. Also Angels-Twins.
  5. USAFChief
    Miguel Sano says "that's cute."
  6. USAFChief
    It was widely reported at the time that Wheeler's wife wanted to remain on or near the East Coast. Here's one article. https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/zack-wheeler-angels-gm-billy-eppler
  7. USAFChief
    Seth: In his time with the Twins, Cruz played in 258 games. He hit .304/.386/.598 (.984) with 435 doubles, 76 home runs and 191 RBI Holy cow that's a lot of doubles. :)
  8. USAFChief
    Seth: In his time with the Twins, Cruz played in 258 games. He hit .304/.386/.598 (.984) with 435 doubles, 76 home runs and 191 RBI Holy cow that's a lot of doubles!!
  9. USAFChief
    I view prospects about as skeptically as anyone here, and even I like this deal. I love watching Cruz hit. He's been fantastic. But he's 41, not signed past this year, and the Twins are going nowhere. It'd be the height of irresponsibility to NOT deal Cruz.
  10. USAFChief
    Yes.
  11. USAFChief
    I'll take issue with this. Garver is a bad defensive catcher. Stone hands, below average arm. 1/2 a season of PB data is a pretty poor measure.
  12. USAFChief
    "Fans" is way too general to have any meaning. There are "fans" on both sides of the "pulling the starter" issue to be sure. To assign one position to "the fans" is unfair and wildly inaccurate. You're just inventing a position to "fans" and then arguing against it. I'll state MY general belief about starting pitching: "starter loses game early, it's on him. Loses game late, it's on the manager." I strongly believe it's much, much more favorable to remove a starter too early than too late. But that's a general philosophy. Everything needs to be placed in context, and a manager needs to have a "feel" for the situation. Last night, for example, that's not on Baldelli. People can have more complicated views on pitching than you're giving them credit for.
  13. USAFChief
    This has been debated before, but between Buxton and Berrios I don't think there's any question the priority should be signing Buxton. He's a game changer, Berrios just isn't. Plus Buxton's injury history makes signing him much more realistic. Berrios ain't signing. Make the best trade you can and be done with it. Get Buxton under contract.
  14. USAFChief
    Why not? That's his job. Managers make those kinds of decisions every day. He literally needs to be really good at it. In this particular instance, I don't think Baldelli did anything wrong. It's Berrios, his pitch count is fine, it's only 7 innings, and he'd burned through the best of his weak bullpen in game 1. Berrios simply melted down. But while one game's worth of decisions surely isn't enough to hang Baldelli, it's also not enough to excuse him, either. He gets paid to make the correct decision more often than not. I think it's completely fair for fans to question if he's doing that.
  15. USAFChief
    You've rather undersold the Berrios implosion. "Goodwin and Vaughn reached base?" Really?? Goodwin drilled a single on an absolutely awful 0-2 pitch. Berrios then manages a HBP, followed by an immediate WP to advance the runners...and then falls behind, leading to what we all knew was coming. Count me among those who thinks giving Berrios big money is folly. He's just not worth it.
  16. USAFChief
    I've said it before...the most disappointing player on this team is Berrios. Just a complete implosion.
  17. USAFChief
    Too lazy to look it up, but hasn't Sano been used almost exclusively against LH starting pitching for the past month or so? I take those numbers with a huge grain of salt. Sano's OPS is entirely built on slugging, as well.
  18. USAFChief
    A couple observations: 1. I doubt this was a one off disagreement between Donaldson and Arraez. I suspect there's some history between the two. I can't imagine it would have gotten heated if not for some previous ... ill will. 2. Arraez nonchalant baserunning is just another example of the poor quality baseball we're seeing under Baldelli. Not poor talent...poor baseball. I gotta believe that rubs Donaldson the wrong way. I know it does me, and I'm just watching from 2000 miles away.
  19. USAFChief
    The roster situation doesn't reflect well on Falvine, does it? What to do with Sano? Difficult to trade Happ--even if you could find a buyer--because there's literally so few options to pitch innings--even bad innings. Little of value to trade outside of a 40 year old DH, and the three players who you CAN'T trade if you hope to compete in 22. It's a mess.
  20. USAFChief
    Winnah.
  21. USAFChief
    Wouldn't that be a decision Rocco should make?
  22. USAFChief
    Listening to Cory Provus is a gift I am enormously grateful for. Nobody will ever replace Herb Carneal for me, but Provus is really, really good.
  23. USAFChief
    ARE WE NOT ENTERTAINED??!?
  24. USAFChief
    You are the ONLY Tulsa Wind Surge on the site, too!!
  25. USAFChief
    We only have 4 relievers??
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