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  1. USAFChief
    Along with generations of his offspring, comrade!
  2. USAFChief
    This is a proposal sure to keep the Republican majorities in both houses.
  3. USAFChief
    And don't you gol-dang forget it!
  4. USAFChief
    I think if goalposts are being moved, you're doing some moving yourself. Nobody has said, as far as I can tell, Sano's physical conditioning is "the culprit" for his failure to replicate his 15 season. People have asked the very reasonable question, IMO, of whether his weight is a factor, particularly in his inability to stay on the field, his defensive issues, and indeed, his propensity for K's--which could be impacted by his inability to stay on the field. People speculate, very reasonably IMO, that weight is something he should have more control of than he's demonstrated. People aren't talking about other players, because this is a thread about Sano. And because other players haven't performed in a way that leads to speculation about whether weight is a factor. And because Lynn is a pitcher, for whom weight is obviously less critical, and who has only been a Twin for a couple months. I've never heard ANYone say Hughes is overweight. Buxton/Dozier?? C'mon. The pushback is baffling to me. I think it's OBVIOUS Sano's weight is a factor. I don't know how much, but I KNOW Sano at 250 would be a better defender, and I think it's reasonable to surmise he might stay on the field more. Simply staying on the field more would, IMO, probably help his offense, and at the least would give us more of what he's already given. Maybe you're not disappointed in Sano. I am. I was hoping for so much more. We've had a couple months of very good production. That's it. It's not unreasonable to think he's in some ways at least partly responsible for that.
  5. USAFChief
    I have always believed that Erickson hurt his arm at Boston on May 7th that year (1991), throwing his third straight complete game. IMO he was never the same pitcher after that. Velocity down, control down, slider not quite the same.
  6. USAFChief
    I guarantee RB will not game thread us to a loss tomorrow. Book it.
  7. USAFChief
    I would actually concentrate more on getting the people who already hate Trump out to vote. I have Trump-ists in the family, and there literally is NOTHING you can say, and NOTHING Trump could do, that will get them to even consider changing their minds. I mean, they have steadfastly been opposed--for decades--to most everything Trump says and does. Everything. Three marriages? Each to a younger woman?? HORRIBLE MAN!!! ... But when it comes to Trump, it's like they turn off their brain. They stand there straight faced, spouting Fox News, and World News Daily, and, literally, the National Enquirer, and will not budge off their pro-Trump position. And I suspect they're typical. I mean, they have to be. Something close to 40 percent of the public still loves the man. If what has transpired to date isn't going to lower that number, it's hopeless. We need to work on the 60 percent that already don't approve, and get them to act.
  8. USAFChief
    Still looking for game thread vol's for May 13th and 23rd. Let's get this month wrapped up! PM Chief and Carole, while this winning streak is still in it's infancy. Give it another week and you might lose your chance as people flock to the Twins in droves.
  9. USAFChief
    Perhaps you could ask why Mauer needs yet another day off, on the day before an off day no less.
  10. USAFChief
    Because I'm keeping track: 9th game off of first base duty for Mauer, 6 weeks into the season. Game 32. For those of you giving Mauer bonus points for his defense, subtract roughly 1/3.
  11. USAFChief
    "play 2nd, bat 2nd" isn't far from "play 1st, bat 1st"
  12. USAFChief
    "Well we don't approve of that...but HILLARYYYYYYY!!!!!"
  13. USAFChief
    Remember when you took a swing, hit the sweet spot, and it felt like you hadn't even hit the baseball? No resistance at all, as opposed to when you got one off the end of the bat and it felt like the baseball was a shotput? That's "barreling" it. Pitchers try to avoid that...
  14. USAFChief
    The man just dominates grammar.
  15. USAFChief
    More use of his 4 seam FB, less 2 seam has been the key, IMO. He gets ahead, he's able to generate swings and misses, and he doesn't get so many bad 2 seam FBs nailed when he's behind in the count. All of that sets up his slider so much better.
  16. USAFChief
    our dominant pitching. As expected.
  17. USAFChief
    Pretty sure she's asking you to shave your legs, RB.
  18. USAFChief
    Someone ISN'T disappointed he hasn't been a 150 OPS+ guy? Someone wasn't hoping for that? I was hoping for Miguel Cabrera. I thought most everyone was.
  19. USAFChief
    Upon coming up as a 21 yr old, his first 10 yrs of OPS, never with fewer than 641 PAs: 1.013 .955 1.106 1.072 1.039 1.102 .997 1.114 1.101 1.011 A literal machine.
  20. USAFChief
    I've always been disappointed Gant didn't get ejected for kneeing poor Hrbek in the midsection with such violence and bad intent.
  21. USAFChief
    Also fair to say Falvey says they don't think Sano currently has his body ready to play. And then he specifically mentions correcting that may correlate with weight change over time. He also mentions a dietitian as part of the plan going forward. I mean, short of coming out and saying "he's overweight," which he's understandably not going to do, how much clearer could he possibly be?
  22. USAFChief
    I've heard baseball described as: the sport least likely to go according to form in the short term, and the most likely to go according to form in the long term. I think that's probably pretty accurate. It's also fair to say that teams that make the postseason aren't necessarily the same teams that played the 162 game schedule. The Twins will be a different team when/if Sano, Buxton, Santana and Polanco are healthy than they are today. The 2017 Houston Astros were a different team after they acquired Justin Verlander.
  23. USAFChief
    I'm not sure. But there should, theoretically, be a way to do it. Some ideas I've seen bandied about: -limit the number of pitchers on the 25 man roster. -increase the minimum size of the bat handle diameter. -lower the mound again.
  24. USAFChief
    http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post/_/id/18486/olney-have-big-swings-big-flies-and-big-whiffs-broken-baseball Count me among those who liked baseball better back in the day when there were more balls in play. More stolen bases, more hit and runs, and yes, even more bunts. I believe MLB needs to do something to start reducing the amount of K's.
  25. USAFChief
    https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/02/twins-boss-derek-falvey-optimistic-but-recent-skid-is-certainly-disappointing/ Not sure if anyone/everyone has seen this. Pioneer Press piece with Falvey. Sano comes up. Weight/fitness seems to be on everyone's radar.
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