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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I thought that was just red eye.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Good day for pitchers in the minors today.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm just happy for 3 scoreless innings. Let's hope he can get the mythical quality start.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    To be technical, the byproduct of rotting fruit is alcohol, which tends to be consumed when watching the Twins, especially given the way they've played the last few years. Ergo, you can conclude that watching the Twins leads us to consuming rotting fruit.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Probably his age relative to the league (not that it was bad, just that it wasn't significant) and that last year was really his break out year. Given what he's doing in FTM, I half expect him to be in AA midseason, at which point, that will be largely moot if he's still getting the job done. But he was 20 in CR last year when he put up those numbers. Continuing to do it this year across what will likely be 2 levels will go a long way in cementing that status.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be curious if there was a significant difference as a group as well. That would be one of those interesting advantages that stats could bring a team... Say if it was as simple as using some sort of glasses/contacts to reduce a glare or other factor that might be contributing. Problem as I see it is that this is done on one player. If the same disparity happens from season to season league wide, then Walker is not an anomaly. If league wide, day/night splits mean nothing, then there's something to be said for a possible approach to improving Walker.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Personally, I suspect Nolasco will stay in the rotation until Santana returns. Ricky might the guy booted in July..
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Sorry, Walker doesn't have a higher floor. Right now, if I had to make a bet, the guy that will see an extended ML career is Harrison, not Walker. .390 OBP with a .160 ISO... these stats carry over, even if that's a 10-20 HR a year type guy. He's a tough out, and from what I understand, he's a bit better defensively as well. That said, Walker does have the higher ceiling. No question about that. If he figures out the contact issues to the point where he can say maintain a .250 BA with a .310 OBP while keeping the power or something like that, he's going to be a pretty good player. As for ranking, I'd probably rate Harrison a bit higher right now.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    So Hunter is mentoring him...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Speaking of tough divisions. The 1991 Twins were in a division where the last place team had a .500 record.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    something tells me there will be some trades at one point. You can have a guy like Rogers come up and do well in an injury situation and then flip him the next year for prospects if there's no room. That's what I would do at least.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Every time I read something about him, I like him more. Skeptical he makes the majors by 21, given that this is 2 weeks away, but I really admire his character. I hope he's an ace in MN for many years to come.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Oliveros to the majors please.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I think that's an owner call. I cannot do it
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    This was a great write up Jokin.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure it's playing for 3rd place as much as it is doing what's in the org's best long term interest. Hicks being a major league contributor is best for the org long term. I won't argue that plan A for CF was not a good plan, but I do think that the org's best long term interests are far better served by letting Hicks spend a bit more time in AAA. If what he's doing is for real, I think this will probably be better for the Twins for this season too if he comes up a bit later. Given the mental issues that a lot of us think are in play here, letting him build confidence is a good idea in my opinion.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I think we need to be a bit careful about determining what character flaws Hicks may or may not have. I have no doubt that there's a mental component here (there is for everyone), and I'll even go as far as saying it weighs a bit bigger with Hicks than it does for other players, but to say he's an air head, stubborn, has attitude issues, etc. goes a bit too far in my opinion (and I should that as a moderator, there's a policy on this too), so please let's try to keep this toping going without personal shots at Hicks. I get the point that this is a flawed BB team that's in contention. You're absolutely right, but as others have pointed out, this is still in SSS territory. Granted Hicks never had a stretch like this in the last two years in the majors, but he did have some nice spring training stretches. I also think you're right in that there's probably some sort of personality conflict between Him and Gardenhire, but we are talking about 20 games here. I think there's something to letting him get comfortable. I'd rather not bring him north a 3rd time so he can turn out to be no better than the guys he's replacing. Let's see if he can repeat it.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    It's kind of ironic this is being said in a Hicks thread. He got promoted straight out of AA and didn't exactly do well for 2 years. I'm fine letting him sit in the minors a bit longer. If he's truly figured it out, those numbers will continue. If it's a fluke, we'll know in a month.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Ethical question (unwritten rules ) If Salazar continues to be perfect, can he bean Dozier in his last at bat for spoiling it?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I wouldn't bat Suzuki 5th either... but that's me
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    May's ERA officially under 4.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    side note, why in the world is Suzuki batting cleanup?
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I think that makes you lucky... doesn't it?
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I noticed he was improving, but didn't realize he was putting up Sanoesque numbers doing it. That's encouraging. If so, that average will start picking up in short order..
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    BTW, side question, why isn't Plouffe in the lineup?
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