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  1. USAFChief
    Mrs Chief concurs.
  2. USAFChief
    Big whoop. I used to strike out at least 42 times every Saturday night back in my college days.
  3. USAFChief
    Buxton: Game changer.
  4. USAFChief
    Well that de-escalated quickly.
  5. USAFChief
    Spot us a run. Nice of them.
  6. USAFChief
    Buck Farmer. Gotta be careful with spelling and pronunciation on that'n.
  7. USAFChief
    its not so much that it's all they require, it's all they have available. He'll almost certainly get innings that matter, because every reliever pitches at least some innings that matter. It's the nature of MLB. There are too many games that aren't decided until the final out to pretend that a reliever will never be asked to get important outs. But he'll be the last option for them, and he should be.
  8. USAFChief
    he was called up and retained because he was tough on lefties, and gained velo into the mid 90s in the pen. There were already calls on this board and elsewhere to make him a reliever. He's certainly gotten better over time, but he's not the typical case.
  9. USAFChief
    "Buxton led off with a double" is only true in that he ended the AB on second. He led off with a single... Fun to watch, and he seems to gain confidence and pitch recognition weekly.
  10. USAFChief
    You've just spent several paragraphs detailing why the playoffs aren't a crapshoot.
  11. USAFChief
    Great. Just great. Another waiver wire pickup. Fabulous job, Twins.
  12. USAFChief
    Well, let's hope you're right. I could live with Syndergaard and Diaz, I guess.
  13. USAFChief
    Personally, I'd move Duffey down to Wouldn't trust to hit water if he jumped out of boat With MaGill and Morin in whatever category comes after that.
  14. USAFChief
    You have that bass ackwards. The 2017 Vikings proved that DEFENSE wins championships!!
  15. USAFChief
    First of all, I disagree with this take, which is pretty common place here. Pressly was the Twins best, or second best reliever when traded. But even if we accept this as fact, what makes you think the Twins, one year later, will turn the guy(s) they acquire into elite reliever(s), if they couldn't do it with Pressly? I mean, they have a new pitching coach, but what else has changed? And most importantly...if it HAS changed, why wouldn't Pressly be the same guy he is now, if he had stayed with the Twins?
  16. USAFChief
    First of all, there's no cap in baseball. There's a luxery tax penalty, but that's not a factor for most teams. Second, Who are you going to give up to get Syndergaard and Diaz? I don't think the Twins have the prospects to play in that end of the pool if the Mets did decide to package those two. And I don't think the Mets sell anyway. They were busy acquiring players this past winter trying to win now. And finally, the Twins can't spend the money to acquire Kimbrel, but have the money to provide the Mets salary relief by taking on Cespedes' contract?
  17. USAFChief
    They've dealt Stanton, Yelich, Realmuto, and Ozuna. Now there's a fan base that has every right to **** and moan.
  18. USAFChief
    Well for one thing, the Twins weren't a 90 loss team. It was a terrible trade, it was always a terrible trade, and would have been a terrible trade even IF the Twins were a 90 loss team, and expected to BE a 90 loss team. I do agree the Twins have an abundance of mid-tier prospect types, and I have no problem trading them for bullpen help. I'd have wanted more bullpen upgrades even if they'd landed Kimbrel. But I can guarantee you there will be much whining and gnashing of teeth over it, if and when it happens. And we won't get back anyone as good as Pressly, nor likely as good as Kimbrel.
  19. USAFChief
    The Twins bullpen is 10th in the AL by ERA.
  20. USAFChief
    When all else fails, break out the ol' "they wouldn't want to come to Minnesota anyway" excuse, I guess.
  21. USAFChief
    Thank you. The idea that a MLB franchise is "just another business" is preposterous. It's supported using public money, and measured not only by the profit it makes, but also the number of games it wins. And BTW, it IS enormously profitable. The franchise was purchased for $43M, and is currently estimated to be worth over $1B. http://www.startribune.com/twins-worth-1-15-billion-as-franchise-values-soar/479444603/ If, indeed, these are smart businesspersons who own these franchises, I have trouble believing the value of these franchises would, without fail, rise continuously if they weren't turning a profit. So please don't try to tell me the Pohlads can't spend more money on the team, a team for which the citizens of Hennepin County are paying part of the freight.
  22. USAFChief
    The biggest error in the projection: Odorizzi/Gibson $36M
  23. USAFChief
    I'm sorry...are you a new writer here?
  24. USAFChief
    1) Rogers 5) May 6) Parker 7) Ron Davis 7a) Everyday Eddie, 2019 version 8) Harper 9) Duffey 10) Magill 12) Morin
  25. USAFChief
    I'm old school, and pay no attention to the win expectancy charts. IMO they don't tell me anything I wouldn't already intuitively sense from watching the game. I'm sure for many, however, these are useful and interesting. Many people probably ignore them, but I love box scores, so please don't discard the link for that. I also love the post game thoughts from Baldelli. I don't have access to that, living out of town. And THANK YOU (and all the game recappers) for these. Really, really appreciated.
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