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  1. mnfireman
    Forgot about Polanco being between Buxton and Kepler....
  2. mnfireman
    Walking Correa to get an out from Buxton and a DP from Kepler seems like a pretty bold strategy....
  3. mnfireman
    Where's the Thielbar love?? C'mon guys!!
  4. mnfireman
    Agreed. About all I would trust Beckham to do.
  5. mnfireman
    A 9 pitch inning and everybody's whining!!
  6. mnfireman
    Justin has cut-off a ball or two in his day, I agree with him also.
  7. mnfireman
    Worked for Miranda in the end....
  8. mnfireman
    Arraez moved him over with the second out, but you are correct.
  9. mnfireman
    A chance. It didn't work out, but a runner on third scores on a WP/PB, base hit, error, balk, etc...
  10. mnfireman
    Sanchez striking out was the bad at bat.
  11. mnfireman
    Moved the runner over to third.....
  12. mnfireman
    Just stopping by to see who's here....
  13. mnfireman
    Misjudged it maybe, or lost it in the sun momentarily.
  14. mnfireman
    Bad stretch in terms of days off for this to happen, none until September 1. With Ryan and Gray pitching Sunday and Monday, the team could very well be swept by Houston as well.
  15. mnfireman
    I know most of you didn't care for Apple TV+ announcers, BUT one of the announcers acknowledged Lopez's higher walk rate since being traded. He/she (I can't remember which announcer, I was at work) stated that Baltimore catchers are taught to set up over the middle of the plate instead of on the edges and maybe that was the reason. It makes a bit of sense in that if you are aiming for the glove, and it is over the middle of the plate, if you miss to either side, you will probably still be over the plate. And as we have seen with MLB players continuing to hit into the shift, learned behaviors at this level are hard to break (in this case both pitcher and catcher).
  16. mnfireman
    Well, he put up a 0 @ 9:28.....so there's that!
  17. mnfireman
    Getting to be more and more common. There were several players mic'd and interviewed during the Field of Dreams game.
  18. mnfireman
    Kepler catching a nice break there.
  19. mnfireman
    Buxton and Correa are 1a & 1b on my list of most important players going forward. Buxton is the de facto face of the franchise and Correa was signed for his playoff experience and performance. Both are showing signs of life recently has Buxton has a .276/.364/.569 = .933 OPS slash line with 5 HR in 16 games since the All-Star break and Correa has quietly put together an 8 game hitting streak with .357/.472/.464 = .937 OPS with 1 HR. After that 2a, 2b, & 2c are Gray, Ryan & Mahle and 3a, 3b & 3c are Fulmer, Duran and Lopez. Fill in the rest with the rest. Cheating? Maybe, but this is how I see it. The Big 3 in the rotation have got to keep the team close through 5 or 6 and the Big 3 in bullpen can't give it away.
  20. mnfireman
    What he has provided so far makes what the team will do with him when Jeffers is due back an interesting and tough decision. Expanded rosters may make it easier to carry a third catcher. Urshela is arbitration eligible next year, making him both a viable choice to stay and a valuable trade piece.
  21. mnfireman
    Apple TV+
  22. mnfireman
    Stop using facts on here, most of the posters don't like them ?? (sarcasm intended)
  23. mnfireman
    And throwing overhand is not a natural motion.
  24. mnfireman
    Maybe Baldelli doesn't use the "B" (or "C") team line-up and Mahle goes 7 tomorrow, only needing Duran and Lopez (or Lopez and Duran, order doesn't matter). I think Gray would have had a longer leash if it was 6-0 instead of 3-0. Fulmer was getting loose when it was 3-0, so use him or lose him anyway for tomorrow. Would definitely have rather seen Pagan instead with a 6-0 lead.
  25. mnfireman
    Agreed, There may be some that will say he is paid to drive in runs, hit HR's, etc..., not to bunt. However, the flip to this is that he is not being paid to go 0 - August. Maybe he rushed back from the IL, maybe not, but hitters need a good base to be successful and something seems wrong.
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