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  1. Platoon
    Torii with a clutch RBI!
  2. Platoon
    When they coined the phrase, "into each life a little rain must fall" I do no think they had this in mind!
  3. Platoon
    There is a lot to be said for a catcher that can hit and play defense. There is something to be said for a catcher that can do one of the two. There is nothing to be said for a catcher who can't do either. Kurts recent little streak belies the fact that his spot in the lineup has been a black hole. And his throwing deficiencies are masked by a puzzling lack of attempts considering his throw out %. And no, I am not calling for Turner this late in the season. That train has left the station.
  4. Platoon
    Randy Moss tried that in, I think, Green Bay? It was not well received! For the record, I thought it was hilarious.
  5. Platoon
    My point exactly! For if the river were on the walk, it would require one to walk on water. And there are few of us with that ability! :)
  6. Platoon
    While there is a chance for cats to be on a cat walk, there are no cakes on a cake walk, and no rivers on a river walk! But don't dismiss walks out of hand. The Twins place great emphasis on walks! Both thrown and taken. Little known fact. There is previous history to the term cat walk in baseball that precedes domed stadia. In the fifties, the late, not that great, Ray Katt took 74 free passes in 8 years. These rare occurrences were widely referred to as (wait for it) Katt Walks!
  7. Platoon
    If Plouffe and Hunter aren't gone next year the whole roster construction remains the mess it currently is. This is not a commentary on Plouffes ability. He is the odd man out. Sano will field like Plouffe did 2 years ago, and like Plouffe will likely improve. This could be a special team by mid 2016, if TR makes some tough decisions.
  8. Platoon
    I would be surprised if he brings him up. Ryan will likely lean on the innings limit thingy again. That said, someone else who called for his promotion made a point of mentioning Berrios use in high leverage situations. That is not normally the "Twins Way". And if they are not going to actually use him when it really counts, then they should not burn a year to use him in Graham type of work. This is not to suggest I think Berrios is not capable, it just means I don't think they will trust important innings to him. The Duffey experiment was so far successful. But it was driven by necessity. Without injuries, neither Duffey, Buxton, or I think even Hicks would even be here. TR prefers to dip his toes into well aged water.
  9. Platoon
    That is seven names that will strike fear into baseball fans, sadly they will mostly be Twins fans. Santana and Nolasco will get 40% of the starts. Then which Hughes will appear? The bad Hughes gets you to 60% of mostly hopelessness! Whoever thought we would look at Santana's exclusion from the playoffs as a good thing!
  10. Platoon
    I think some of the angst for guys like Robinson, and in my case Hunter, is beyond their control. They are there and blocking better talent, so some frustration gets directed their way. As for Arcia, I have always been a fan of his. I think when he got injured, did well in Rochester, and was not called back he was getting jerked around by the FO. There is more their than we know about. It's probably time for him to be moved, since Kepler can fill all 3 OF spots, and 1B. But Oswaldo didn't just forget how to hit. He's only 24, and we will be watching him hit bombs on ESPN for years, likely in someone else's uniform.
  11. Platoon
    At home, his nickname is Halsey!
  12. Platoon
    May could pitch in next years pen, until a Burdi or Jay comes up. That moves May to the rotation, and by then it will be time to move Milone out or jettison Ricky. By the way, Milone will be back, a little Burdi told me.
  13. Platoon
    You didn't have to apologize, the guest of honor at the funeral home was probably already dead when he got there. VodkaDave should be a St. Petersburg fan. I hear Vodka is the drink of choice. They even have a Family Plan. Two adults, two children : Four shots of Vodka and four slices of black bread, and a shirtless Vladimir Putin Bobblehead, all for 14,225 rubles.
  14. Platoon
    According to this Santana is not eligible to pitch a 163. http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2015/07/04/twinsights-ervin-santana-has-no-regrets-after-80-game-drug-suspension/
  15. Platoon
    Is anyone really surprised by this seeming contradiction. Ryan is not noted for aggressive decisions. I believe that's why he is so fond of mediocre veterans. While they won't get any better, they're track record is established and they won't get any worse. It's kind of like buying a Dodge Caravan. While it won't turn any heads, the odds are you won't have to get towed either!
  16. Platoon
    The problem isn't how many games back, currently 2.0 per the Trib, it's that there are 4 teams in front of them. Angels, Baltimore, Texas and Tampa Bay. That means if you're going to play mediocre baseball, like 83.5 baseball, you need all 4 to also play mediocre baseball. One sneaky team going out on a hot streak, and you are toast. It doesn't mean the Twins can't/won't win the WC, it just makes the odds infinitesimally smaller!
  17. Platoon
    Which in a nutshell is what the Twins choice was this year. They could lose with veterans, or they could lose while giving acclimation time to rookies. The month of May seems to have caused them to be somewhere in between!
  18. Platoon
    Well written article, but if you want any responses you should throw in something about Mauer going back to catching! All sarcasm aside, my contention all along is that this season should have been a year long try out camp. But instead we spent a lot of it playing pretender. That's the puzzle that is Terry Ryan. He seems to understand that this was not a playoff team, see the trade deadline. Then he doesn't, see Torri Hunter and your comments on the pen. Would Buxton assuredly, or even Hicks be up without injuries to Shafer, and in Buxtons case, Hicks? To touch on Dozier, and the following will be more unpopular than snow in June, should we look at trading him for a catcher? He is a good ball player, which you will have to trade to get a good catcher. But I really do not see him keeping his power numbers. Mostly because his power in not natural, there won't be any opposite field HR's. Polanco seems a offensive second baseman, not a SS. So we have some replacement options there, but not behind the plate.
  19. Platoon
    I think it's tricky how they let you drive into those tunnels in Baltimore, and then when you get out on the other end, they tell you that you have to pay! If I had known that I would have used the bridge instead!
  20. Platoon
    Seths point about the BP being constructed more or less the same as always, is pretty much spot on. The Twins have been very late to the dance in recognizing velocity as an intregal part of RP. Or maybe to put it in another light, they might recognize it, but Ryan just cannot live with the likely walk rate that comes with that velocity. It is not easy to change the pitch to contact spots on a 60 plus year old leopard! He may say all the right things about emulating the KC BP, but it's a completely different matter to develop high velocity pitching, than natural strike throwers. Sometimes you just have to accept a walk and a SO as the equivalent of a fly ball to the warning track!
  21. Platoon
    There doesn't seem to be a formula or a blueprint for bringing up youth. Some fail out of the box (Hicks), and some later, (Vargas). But they all seem to need multiple rotations through Rochester. Right now Sano and Rosario appear to be the golden children. As did Arcia, Santana, and Vargas previously. But there is no guarantee that won't change next year. Few care to remember that it wasn't too long ago, that Brian Dozier was the Danny Santana of his class!
  22. Platoon
    Your two thoughts on the younger l players getting experience, and the veterans struggling should be the focus for what remains of the season. I know it's been a long dry spell, and that this opinion is not popular, but they need to keep evaluating, and getting reps for the younger players, with the idea of determining which vets can be packaged with some of the log jammed prospects to get a catcher and a SS who can FIELD! I still think the arms are in the minors to replenish the bull pen, especially if some imagination is used. As for the SP, that's a little tougher. There appear to have been some poor decisions made in the length and amounts of contracts offered to middling vets. It's gonna be hard to get out from under them. As for the season, we can still play "meaningful games". But the focus should be on building a long term competitive team, not squeaking into a one and done WC game.
  23. Platoon
    Why would anyone wonder about New York? It's a very well known city in New York!
  24. Platoon

    Engelb Vielma Making Noise

    Platoon commented on Boone's blog entry in Blog Boone

    "Stellar defensively"? Can you compare his glove to a current player in the majors? If he can really pick it, and hit .230 and run, YEAH! It's been a long time since we have had a good consistent defensive SS.
  25. Platoon
    I agree. If there is one thing this team does not need it's another left handed power hitter!
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