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  1.    Eephus reacted to a post in a topic: BREAKING: Twins to Hire Derek Shelton as Manager for 2026
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    He reminds me of Joey Gallo. Big ox with good mobility wedded to trying to hit the ball 500 ft. Casual observation to me is Wallner actually sort of emulates Gallo in the pre-pitch routine. He needs a different role model.
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    To quote an old-timer I worked with long ago famous for his malapropisms, "It can only it get better, if don't it'll get worse."
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    Does larnach use a short bat?? Always looked like that to me?
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    The way these two guys have hit the last 2 years, they'd have to be platinum glove candidates to warrant everyday lineup consideration. Instead, the glove is their weakness. Seems odd they are even still on the radar.
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    Needing to teach him about the role of the 3rd base coach now that he's in his 8th season of college and pro baseball....I'm getting the feeling he's not a fast learner.
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    Wallner's approach at the plate even reminds me of Gallo. Like Gallo was his unofficial hitting coach in Wallner's formative years. Would love to see an analysis of this. Gallo had this distinctive dig in the left foot, swing in the right, couple of windmillish swings, bend backwards (Wallner always does this too) and then bat .168 with a.700 ops. Why would you repeat the same approach so faithfully for hundreds of at bats with such lousy results?
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    Yes, the low homer to RBI stat has always been a marvel to me. The stars really have to align to have a sub 1 homer/2rbi ratio with 20 homers. If the season ended today I think he'd set a record.. He's "ahead" of the likes of Kevin Maas and Chris Hoiles. You need a disproportionate number of your hits to be homers with no tablesetters in front of you. Sprinkle in a low risp. https://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/10785.html
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    Sometimes I get this feeling Wallner watched too closely on how Joey Gallo went about his business. Superficially, there's a giant man swagger they share and some similarities in their pre-pitch routine.
  26.    LambchoP reacted to a post in a topic: Has Noah Cardenas Blossomed into Minnesota Twins' Third Catcher?
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    That Diego Cartaya got 65 PA this year is also quite a testament to catching starved systems. Uff da.
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    5 earned runs on no hits and 2 walks pitching line in a box score has to be some kind of first. Aided by 3 hbps and get pulled and then a grand slam.
  31. Eephus
    I haven't been reading here a lot for a while so I'm sure you're right.. Maybe I am surprised he is even being analyzed to this extent until he shows something in the minors
  32. Eephus
    Seems like people aren't really acknowledging how abysmal Julien was last year. Julien's numbers last year (.616 OPS) -- how did he get 300 plate appearances? - make Joey Gallo's 2023 (.741) look acceptable....and Gallo could play defense. I couldn't stand Gallo. Julien's could snap out of it or totally crash and burn. It's like he has the yips.
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    It must have been 2010 playoffs against the Yankees. I was listening to the Yankees pregame radio show and they were talking with John Gordon. Duensing had had a very decent season and was starting the game that day. Asked about Duensing, Gordon said something in a droll voice along the lines of the numbers were a little misleading and he's very average, nothing special. My impression was Gordon was trying to impress the New York crew with some honesty. (Pretty sure he worked in New York before coming to the Twins.) It was like overhearing a private conversation. Never liked Gordo's cheery, fakey, vague play by play schtick, but this was a side of him that seemed to make him sound like a bit of jerk.
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    Long overdue article!
  35. Eephus
    Any chance the Twins have a ringer Knuckleballer BP pitcher?
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