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  1. Loosey
    What Reusse wrote is true. It's not scathing or anything. But, in perfect world Sano would have been working out everyday, eating, drinking and sleeping baseball. But he didn't. He is a 22 year old kid. When I was 22 I was an idiot. I didn't think I was, but looking back I was. There was an article in ESPN the other day about LeBron and Curry and other NBA players. It asked who are their actual #1 employers. Is it the team they play for, or is it the shoe company they endorse which actually pays them a much greater amount than their team does? Similar for Sano right now and Roc Nation in my opinion. Right now Sano is making decent money from the Twins, but Roc Nation is working to get him BIG $$$$$ from other areas outside of baseball, endorsements, autographs, etc. Which explains why he would leave non-mandatory stuff to go to NY for a paying autograph gig. And why not go home to hang with family and friends. He won't be able to get back there until hopefully late October. Hopefully, he does decide to get focused more on baseball during the season (which I'm sure he will). But even if he does something non-baseball oriented on non-game days I am fine with that.
  2. Loosey
    First thing I do is tell the criminals on the bus I don't care about their crimes, I'm only there to save lives. Then if there is a secret camera on the bus I get someone to play it in a loop so I can unload passengers from the moving bus.
  3. Loosey
    I'm not sure what more you are expecting. They have people down there covering some parts of it and writing stories. If you use the forums there is more than enough coverage (Kepler included) to get information from individuals writing on their own who are down their in FM or just following from afar. Also, this is more of a fan blog than a sports journalism site. The site owners do not have the access that credentialed sports journalists do, yet in my opinion, spew out 10+ times the information and coverage the newspapers do.
  4. Loosey
    I think that is the most logical explanation.
  5. Loosey
    Was Buxton's lead off single well hit or just a bleeder?
  6. Loosey
    In hindsight it seems even stranger they played him yesterday. It's not like they didn't already know they were going release him. Why give him at bats that could have been used on someone like Buxton or Sano (or even a guy with some sort of future with the team) who will have an impact on the team this year.
  7. Loosey
    I like Mauer batting 2nd and Sano batting 3rd. I hope that is a glympse into the future.
  8. Loosey
    I'm with the other guys. I think Duffey get's optioned to AAA. I also think Buxton get's sent down for some seasoning as well. Maybe a month, maybe just two weeks. But get him some confidence against AAAA pitchers and then unleash him up in MN. He seems to be coming around at the plate in terms of not striking out as much and his reaching base a decent amount in the last few games. Hopefully with some more AB's in Rochester he will be ready to stick in the majors.
  9. Loosey
    This bothers me when Sweeney is getting AB's over Buxton in Spring Training. In my opinion Buxton should be playing daily, at least getting 2-3 AB's per game from here on out.
  10. Loosey
    My issue with the defensive replacement for Sano in 8th or 9th inning is what happens when/if the other team still ties the game or takes the lead? Now the Twins just subbed out their best hitter for (Bench Player) and are tied or down a run late in the game and need his bat. It's the same issue I had last year with pinch running for him with 1 or 2 outs when he was at 1st base. I personally would take my chances with Sano in the outfield so he can still bat if he needs too.
  11. Loosey
    My prediction based on the few at bats I've seen him take this spring is he will try to become a more complete hitter. That means using the opposite field, which will probably mean a slight dip in power numbers but uptick in OBP and BA. .276/.334/.435 18 HR's 35 doubles.
  12. Loosey
    2-1 Twins. HR by Palka and an RBI double by Park. Buxton 0-2 (2 K).
  13. Loosey
    Mauer 2-run HR.
  14. Loosey
    If I can count spring homers to my 20 HR projection, he just hit one today which is 5% of my projection for the year. Can I count Spring homeruns???
  15. Loosey
    They are essentially his last years numbers with more HR's 10 vs 20 (call it Dad Strength) and a slightly better batting average. It's more wishful, than predictive. I give it more of a 15% chance than a 1%.
  16. Loosey
    Buy me a beer if I'm right?
  17. Loosey
    Call me crazy but I think Joe transforms himself into a traditional 1st baseman this year. I think the batting average will stay below .300 but something will click powerwise due to all of the other power hitters in the line as well as protection behind him with Sano, Park, Plouffe, etc. Prediction: .279/.340/.433 28 doubles 20 HR. Not the Joe of old, but a top flight baseman in my opinion.
  18. Loosey
    I don't think anyone is asking him to become a HOF pitcher. If he can become a good starting pitcher that makes the waiting worth it. That being said, I think this is make or break time for him at least as a starter. If he can't start then move him back to the pen and hope he catches on well there. If that doesn't work out unfortunately he may become one of the many high-end prospects that just didn't pan out. But I am hoping for good starting pitcher and think he has the stuff do it,
  19. Loosey
    I should note I like the move. I was just surprised the Twins made it. I thought for sure he was heading to the bullpen especially with all of the starting options on this team. Good on the Twins to give him the opportunity, I hope he comes back around to be a top line prospect.
  20. Loosey
    If I remember correctly he was very close to his Grandpa who died right before ST last year. I think he was a mentor and helped Alex and his parents a lot. So maybe that attitude last year was more of him never really have a chance to grieve since he basically went straight to trying to make a major league roster which didn't end up well. Hopefully now he has had a chance to have a few months of family time and take care of personal things so he can be right mentally.
  21. Loosey
    Completely agree. So now if you include the original 8 people competing for 5 starting spots, we now how 9. #math Seems like it would take a disaster in Minnesota or complete domination in Rochester for him have a shot at starting in MN.
  22. Loosey
    According to Mike Berardino, Alex Meyer will start the season in the Rochester rotation. I'm somewhat surprised by this move, but it is easier to move someone from the rotation to the bullpen than vice-versa. Also, of note in the Beradino's article was Alex Meyer's preference to pitch relief. I was not aware of that preference. http://www.twincities.com/2016/03/21/minnesota-twins-alex-meyer/
  23. Loosey
    Berrios wife does it in most of the games he pitches in. It may be more allowable if Nick does it under his Twitter account instead of TD account since that is a personal account and not a website.
  24. Loosey
    I requested it too. It's a live video app. It's like a one way only facetime. Nick would record the game and twitter followers could watch the feed.
  25. Loosey
    I'm too lazy to flip over to twitter to ask him, but someone should have Nick periscope a few innings.
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