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  1. mnfireman
    Station-to-station baseball by the hometown 9?? Can't anybody go second to home or first to third??
  2. mnfireman
    A few batters behind for those who may have seen the post!! Lewis instead of Kepler is an improvement, I think.
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    This guy has no idea where his pitches are going
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    Castro, Buxton can't even pinch run.
  5. mnfireman
    Evidently Buxton is absolutely not available today, hope nobody else has to leave the game.
  6. mnfireman
    Looks like another MLB pitcher who has no idea where his pitch is going. But it was a curveball, so that makes it OK...
  7. mnfireman
    So after giving up a 5 spot in the top of the 5th, the Twins respond with a single and 4 k's over the next 3 innings. But Taylor just got HBP to start the 8th, maybe that's how you start a rally...
  8. mnfireman
    Could have left Kepler in to take the strikeout...
  9. mnfireman
    I am actually for keeping Rocco, but something seems amiss with this team.
  10. mnfireman
    Honestly, I would rather see Rocco go before Gray.
  11. mnfireman
    Might be time for Varland to go get right in AAA, he's been hit pretty hard the last couple of times out.
  12. mnfireman
    Going to lose 3 of 4 to Detroit at home, something different needs to done, because the status quo is not working....
  13. mnfireman
    Surprised Rocco didn't pinch hit for him being it was lefty on lefty...
  14. mnfireman
    Concerning Buxton, I slipped on some over Easter and injured/bruised my ribs and occasionally they will hurt if I twist or move awkwardly. Granted I'm 54 and Buxton is 29, but bruised ribs are tricky!!
  15. mnfireman
    Probably not, unless his "defensive metrics" improveas they are more heavily weighed than anything else. The eye test doesn't seem to matter as much anymore, but at least reputation, offense and popularity have seemingly been removed from the award (see Jeter, Derek).
  16. mnfireman
    Not a fan of pitch counts, innings management, or any of the other ways teams are trying to keep pitchers healthy these days. Throwing a baseball overhand at speeds in excess of 90 MPH is an unnatural motion and is and unto itself asking for an injury. Some players just seem to have a more natural aversion to injuries (see Ripken, Cal) while others are an injury waiting to happen (see Buxton, Byron). Today's players are in better athletic condition than players of the past, but seem to wind up hurt more often. I think the weight room has probably hurt as many pitchers has it has helped. Pitchers from the past relied more on conditioning and stretching than weightlifting, pitch counts and innings management programs. They also do more baseball related training in the off-season, and you often hear of players getting injured while doing so. Ober did have an elbow injury in 2019 and missed 2 months, but his recent injuries have been hip and groin strains. Flexibility issues? My answer to the OP's question is yes, the innings do matter. They matter to getting this team to the post-season, so keep sending him out there. If any limitations are to be applied, go to a six man rotation or a BP game during long stretches of games with no days off, but I don't think that would help the players or the team.
  17. mnfireman
    Probably a good move, Winder pitched 4 very good innings this week and the team will (probably) need a long man with today looking like a BP game.
  18. mnfireman
    Maybe not start him against every lefty, but quit pinch hitting for him the 4th, 5th or 6th innings because the other team brought in a lefty because they know Baldelli is pinch hitting for certain guys. It weakens the late inning defense (Solano is not good) and most teams 8th and 9th inning guys are right handed.
  19. mnfireman
    SSS for sure, but since his recall Julien is slashing .429/.556/.714 in 4 games, and if you go back to May 1 (actually May 20 when he was recalled for the second time), his slash line is .286/.400/.531. Polanco in the 7 games he played after returning from the IL (the second time, he is now on his third trip to the IL this season) has a slash of .120/.154/.324, and if you go back to May 1, his slash line is .210/.273/.383. According to defensive metrics (hate those) they are about the same in the field. This is backed up by the eye test. Polanco may have a slight advantage in range and arm strength.
  20. mnfireman
    Per MLB.com: Maeda will make another rehab start for Triple-A St. Paul on June 16 in Louisville, after which the Twins will have to make a determination on next steps. He threw four scoreless innings in his last rehab start on June 10, when he struck out five without issuing a walk while throwing 60 pitches (37 strikes). Maeda said he has taken the time to address some mechanical misalignments that held back the quality of his pitches when he was last in the Majors.
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    The best trade the team can make at the deadline is good health for bad health. The roster is solid and if they can have everyone succeed in their roles, they will be OK. Right now players are being asked to do things out of their skill set and it is hurting the team.
  23. mnfireman
    I would venture to guess that Buxton is not 100% (no ridicule needed). Baldelli, Falvey & Levine, amongst others, have to believe that 75% of Buxton is better than 100% of (pick a name). While not ideal, his contract allows for him to not play CF (a premium position) and still be a contributing member of this team. However, his DH'ing handcuffs the team and detracts from optimum usage of all players.
  24. mnfireman
    Mixed feelings or not, if a team can win 2 of 3 and split the 4 game series every week, that will lead to 90-95 wins in a season and in the AL Central, that is more than enough.
  25. mnfireman
    I think we will see Buxton on the IL before we see him in CF. Hindsight being 20/20 and all, I think the team should have placed him on the IL after he hurt the knee against Boston last season, he may have damaged the knee more by continuing to play on it, as witnessed by the fact he didn't have surgery until November despite being shut down at the end of August. Sano (bad example, I know) returned in about 6 weeks from his surgery, if Buxton would have had the surgery immediately after the injury, he is back around mid- June/early July. The team also should have been a little more vocal about him skipping the All-Star game and getting that injection/treatment instead. Personal accolades are fine, but this is a team sport and his team needed him healthy (as much so as possible anyway) for the 2nd half. I am as big a fan/supporter of Buxton as anybody, but I don't think we'll see him CF any time soon.
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