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There's some magic in this team right now. Got some huge outs exactly when they needed them in this series. Look out Houston!
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Classic Polo hit. That's why he's in the lineup
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Never seen an umpire check for dirt. Weird
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I'm not sure Sonny should be out there in the 6th regardless of pitch count based on how his season has gone. I don't know how big of a deal efficiency is for him today.
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Going heavy with the curve and sweeper early. Good work by Sonny
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Nice recovery Sonny! More like that
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Looks like a few more Blue Jays fans in the stands than the first game.
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It was definitely an atrocious game for Polanco yesterday, but there have been a lot of over-reactions to it. Polanco is one of their best hitters, he's got experience, and he's had big hits in the playoffs before. I like him in the lineup but I am very concerned about him at 3rd. He never looked good there during the regular season either.
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I get what you're saying. I don't think we disagree on anything, except maybe little things like the nature of existence, probability, and determinism. But on the baseball, we both agree it was a good decision to try for the run.
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Buying out 3 free agent years I think would probably cost at least $75 million, plus the arb years, I think you're at least $15 million short on that offer, probably much more. The bigger issue is that Lewis doesn't exactly want to hit free agency for the first time at age 32. Either lock him up through 36 or so with a $200M+ deal or an extension doesn't really make that much sense for Lewis's side
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Yeah I said I think most 3B coaches would make the same decision, so maybe I think its around 80-90% right, but it didn't work out there and that could have been the whole game.
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Twins Daily 2023 Awards: Unsung Hero
2wins87 replied to Matt Braun's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I think Castro was pretty well appreciated by fans, though it is a pretty subjective award. There's a strong argument for him being their most valuable position player flat out though considering how much better he hit in big situations than he did overall, and that might not be fully appreciated. Taylor did seem to be more under the radar to me and was similar also in how he got big hits a bit more often than you'd expect from his overall line. His defense was sorely needed too. I also want to shout out to Jeffers. Obviously he had a great offensive season, but I'm not sure that he wasn't the better defensive/game calling catcher also. The advanced defensive metrics still point to Vazquez, but Jeffers was slightly better at throwing out base stealers, and his catcher ERA was 3.61 to Vazquez's 4.09. The last number could be misleading without adjusting for who they caught more often, but I do think Jeffers calls a really good game, and I think it's still underappreciated how solid of a defensive catcher he's become. Oh and his offensive season? Same wRC+ (138) as Mitch Garver, who also had one of his best offensive seasons this year.- 18 replies
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Not to mention he's one of the few guys that have had some postseason success as a hitter in past years. I do want to see him in the lineup, but I definitely don't want to see him at third again. If he's in the lineup, one of Lewis, Julien, or maybe Kirilloff has to be on the bench. I don't know what decision I would make in Rocco's position
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I've watched the replay a few times, and Correa starts directly behind second then does start toward third before letting up to hang around second when Polanco looks like he's going to field the ball. Correa is still watching the play though and breaks for the ball as soon as it gets under Polanco's glove. He was in no position to back up the play at the start, he could have done a little more to get closer before Polanco missed it, but it was going to be a long run either way. If he'd been charging toward third the whole play it could have been a little different, but I thought his movement while the play developed was pretty normal for the situation, and he was able to make the play because he was paying attention and reacted quickly. Good positioning and tag by Jeffers too. Bichette could have run a little harder into third. It was a bit aggressive by the 3B coach to send him, but I think most 3B coaches would have done the same there to try to get the run.
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Obviously happy for the streak to end in any fashion, but reflecting on it now, it wasn't just a win, but a really good win in a classically good playoff game. It had hitting heroics from Lewis, and a ace level pitching performance from Pablo. Elite defense from Michael A Taylor, and weird but great defense from Correa. And there were big Ks in tense late innings situations from Jax and Duran It's really great to finally be able.to enjoy a win in a big game like that again
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He's been one of the Twins better players in past playoff losses. I'd be thrilled to see Polanco starting at second tomorrow, but I don't think they want to risk putting Lewis in at 3rd, and he's definitely in the lineup tomorrow after today's game. I don't want to see any more Polanco at 3B, but it's a tough spot.
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He could talk about the Jays and how they have the longest playoff losing streak of any MLB team.
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MVPs: Lewis, Lopez, obviously, and Michael A Taylor who was fantastic in the field. Need a few more bats in the lineup to show up tomorrow, but I'm feeling good about Sonny and this team.
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Pablo was nails. Love the homage to Santana. Really glad they locked him up.
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YES. What a relief. What a play by Solano too. I'm relieved with a win, but I won't be happy without a series win, then let's take it from there.
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Alright Duran, trust your stufff, throw strikes, you got this.
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Hhicks could walk a few here
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Nice job by Jax. Insurance run please
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So much pessimism. C'mon Jax, 1 more out, I believe in you!
