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  1. USAFChief
    It’s certainly possible he ordered the sac bunts. Bad managing, if so. As for telling his #5 hitter to “make sure he hit the ball deep enough to score the guy,” that sounds like good advice. Except that he of course did not add “but don’t get a hit.” I don’t know why you’d have an issue with Sano.
  2. USAFChief
    I don’t think you can blame Sano, or the manager, for a sac fly. Unless you think Sano chose to hit a fly ball instead of a hit, or Molitor told him to.
  3. USAFChief
    "Anybody remember Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? " yes. The movie too.
  4. USAFChief
    http://time.com/4866404/john-mccain-barack-obama-arab-cancer/ Also, willing to call out BS when it doesn't benefit him.
  5. USAFChief
    I just want to say while I didn't always agree with John McCain's politics, he is someone I greatly admire. He served his country admirably, with incredible courage and dignity, and he is still doing so today. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family, Senator. I salute you.
  6. USAFChief
    Chief wasn't young at the tail end of Killebrew and Oliva's career. j/k. I understand sentimentality, and everyone is certainly entitled to be a fan in their own way. I just don't share it a whole lot. I cheer for the name on the front of the jersey a whole lot more than the name on the back.
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    I'm glad Molitor pulled Stewart, and I hope he develops a habit of pulling his starter before major damage, rather than after. In this case, as noted above, he probably let Stewart go one hitter too long. One of my primary beefs with Molitor is his tendancy to let his starters go too long. That goes for all of them, rookie or old vet alike. An old adage I believe in strongly: Starting pitcher loses the game early, that's on the pitcher. Starter loses the game late, that's on the manager.
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    Not to mention, he's not all that likely to have a .750-.780 OPS (he's not there currently) and "that defense" comes with the caveat it's at first base, and it's part time. Mauer started his 64th game at first base last night (game 127 for the Twins). IMO he obviously belongs in the Twins HOF, and in MLB's "Hall of Very Good." He had a very good first half of his career, but he's no longer a very good player. I think it's time for the Twins to move on. Personally, I don't watch sport for sentimentality. I want to watch the Twins win 100 games, and win a World Series.
  9. USAFChief
    testing....testing....1 2 3 testing... Is this thing on?
  10. USAFChief
    This will be unpopular, but I see very little to like about Stewart. Move him to the pen, hope his velocity upticks, and try to rescue a useful asset from that draft pick.
  11. USAFChief
    You "get the confusion?" How would throwing the ball to second allow the run to score? If Garver was indeed smart enough to wonder if the pitcher was covering home--which seems pretty generous--a quick glance towards the plate before a throw to second was all it would have taken to confirm what he should have already known. The runner started back to second from third. The runner who was on third was all the way back to third. The Twins can't execute a throw to second, and back to home, in the time it would take the runner on third to go from standing on third all the way to the plate? There's zero excuse for getting no outs in that situation, and by all rights they should have gotten at least two, given the 2 trail runner's decisions to retreat 90 ft while one of our defenders held the ball near third base.
  12. USAFChief
    Not entirely, no. But a tendency to leave his starter in until after the damage is done, coupled with questionable bullpen management surely have at least some impact on this, no?
  13. USAFChief
    I liked the Mueller plea deal hotline
  14. USAFChief
    Why are we keeping someone with a C grade? Are we aiming for .500? Is that the goal?
  15. USAFChief
    Bert: "And that one is too high for even Rosario to swing at."
  16. USAFChief
    Of the six responses in the article itself, I think it's telling that none go out of their way to praise a single thing about him. "Managers get too much credit/blame" is about the best anyone can come up with as a defense. That, in and of itself, should tell you Molitor needs to go. "Well, yeah, but how much impact does he really have" is not a defense. It's a rationalization. His pitching decisions are questionable...everyone agrees. The Twins are among the worst fundamental MLB teams you'll ever see...everyone agrees. Questionable baserunning decisions seemingly two or three times a week...everyone agrees. Boneheaded decisions on defense, such as Rosario's weekly throw to the wrong base...everyone agrees. I could go on. All of those come back to, at some level, the manager. We might not see the clubhouse stuff, but we sure see the on-field stuff. Are the Twins trying to be world class, or not? Is Molitor a world class MLB manager, or not? Not one person here has said he's a great manager. Not even said he's a good manager. Sometimes the answers are simple if you just accept them.
  17. USAFChief
    The Garver play belongs in last night's game, I believe.
  18. USAFChief
    The man-pushing-dog clip in Blake's excellent intro is from last night's game, in case you missed it. It was the fourth or fifth oddest thing about last night's game, depending on if you prefer bWAR or fWAR.
  19. USAFChief
    This turned into a very enjoyable game, and very enjoyable game thread. THanks all. g'night.
  20. USAFChief
    That **** happened to me in college ALL THE TIME!
  21. USAFChief
    Personally, viewing the last couple innings, I'd say I hadn't been drinking nearly enough. Nonetheless...WINNAH!!!
  22. USAFChief
    Rogers was clocked at 95 in that AB. Me likey.
  23. USAFChief
    Poor Polanco. He has to be thinking to himself "Me? Why me? You pick ME to make a good throw, catch, and tag on?"
  24. USAFChief
    Bad pitching, coupled with bad defense does not outweigh poor hitting, coupled with bad baserunning. It's science.
  25. USAFChief
    Berardino tweet: "Gonsalves has asked to be sent back to Rochester. He wants to play professional baseball."
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