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  1. jimbo92107
    It's been said before, when Sano hits a nice fly ball, it carries about 20 yards farther than fly balls from most hitters.
  2. jimbo92107
    But how could Mexico City be competitive at those prices? Only if Carlos Slim subsidizes the team...
  3. jimbo92107
    A thing of beauty. After the game, I say they give Berrios first shot at the team bar of soap in the communal shower. He's earned it.
  4. jimbo92107
    I don't know why Buxton didn't steal 2nd at least six times. He could have stolen 2nd, then gone back to first, stolen again, etc.
  5. jimbo92107
    Oh Chicago, your bad fielding is like a breath of fresh air...downwind from a pig farm.
  6. jimbo92107
    Give Berrios a bar of soap - That slider was FILTHY.
  7. jimbo92107
    Good move by Chicago. Vargas got to see a lot of pitches from that guy. He's getting too dangerous for that. The planets are afraid.
  8. jimbo92107
    The only Twins shirt I brought with me to San Diego was a the powder blue Hrbek jersey. My favorite shirt, so I wear it only to weddings and funerals. And karaoke.
  9. jimbo92107
    Berrios does get on with it, doesn't he?
  10. jimbo92107
    Berrios needs to slow down his tempo a bit. He's rushing, which makes him fly open.
  11. jimbo92107
    Even though Buxton whiffed on that slider outside the zone, I liked the hip action. He brought his rear hip forward, and did not retreat with the lead hip. He even finished straddling the plate, which is exactly what he needs to do. Progress. Next, get him to turn the hip with the back knee tucked in beside the lead knee. That's where the great ones get a powerful snap. The knock-knee finish keeps the hands traveling forward in a straight line, rather than an arc.
  12. jimbo92107
    This is why the Pharaohs of Egypt built their pyramids starting the moment they were born: Planning ahead. Make your burial plans early, then kick back with a margarita, some guy with a big feather fan, and tell the whole world phooey. Peel me a grape, will you dear?
  13. jimbo92107
    It could be as simple as adding more change-ups. Watching yesterday's game, Santana was still getting huge whiffs on his change. However, it also looks like a problem with command. In his most recent complete game shutout, Santana had almost perfect control of all his pitches. That level of command has been missing since then. I have a feeling we have not seen the last of Zentana, he of perfect control. Possibly it's a matter of throwing more change-ups, getting more whiffs, then gaining confidence in his mix of pitches. In his best games, hitters look like they have no idea what E-Zen is going to throw next.
  14. jimbo92107
    I loves me some Eddie, but he needs to gain some maturity, especially at the plate. He wants to be Vlad Guerrero, but even Vlad had an eye for balls and strikes. Eddie swings at anything, and even his potent swing needs to meet the ball to get a hit. I was hoping that seeing a super-disciplined guy like like Grossman would provide him a good example, but Eddie has ignored attempts to temper his hacks with a little basic batting sense. As a result, he's not getting good pitches to hit. Why throw strikes when a guy will swing out of the zone? I bet right now Rosario gets fewer pitches in the strike zone than just about anybody else in the league. If he's got any options left, I'd send Eddie down for Granite right now. Granite is a good contact hitter with plate discipline, very fast in the OF, good arm, excellent base stealer. He may not have the "ceiling" of Rosario, but Granite's game right now would help the Twins more than Eddie's.
  15. jimbo92107
    I remember trying to throw a curve ball like Gee after watching a slow-motion video of his grip and release. I hurt my arm, of course...
  16. jimbo92107
    Wasn't that before Arrieta started doing pilates? He credits these intense core exercises with his improvement as a pitcher.
  17. jimbo92107
    What's really needed is a new rule in Major League Baseball to accommodate rookies that could use a cuppa coffee in the bigs. The Coffee rule would allow a team to call up five separate non-40 guys per year, but only one at a time, while putting a guy on the 40 into a temporary pool of players that cannot play with the club, but are not off the official 40-man roster. A Limbo guy could play in the minors while the Coffee guy is up. The limit for a cuppa coffee would be three starts for a minor league pitcher, or ten games for non-pitcher. At the end of that time, the Coffee guy can either return to the minors, or swap places with the Limbo guy on the 40-man. Otherwise, the Limbo guy simply returns to the 40, with no other changes in status. A rule like this would allow Jorge to replace Mejia for a few games, or Garver to replace Gimenez for ten games, with no worries about messing up the 40. This would allow rebuilding teams like the Twins to experiment more, give a veteran a rest, etc.
  18. jimbo92107
    Both Gimenez and Castro have better arms, better gloves, better framing, and do a better job trapping bounced curve balls in front of them than Kurt Suzuki. They both also have better pop in their bats. As for Garver, he is intriguing with that bat, but maybe not enough to risk a drop in defensive quality. If the Twins continue to fall behind in the Central, then it won't matter. At that point, bring up Garver, waive Gimenez, and see what the young man's got.
  19. jimbo92107
    I watched all the innings Alex Meyer pitched. He's legit. He keeps his mid- to upper-90's fastball knee high, with movement. His curve ball is a vicious 85 mph vertical drop that's harder to hit than his fastball. The few hits off him came from hitters that guessed fastball and got lucky. Plus, as the announcers said, it's not just his stuff that's difficult, it's that his release point is a couple feet closer to the plate than most pitchers, which makes it even tougher. Meyer has also improved holding runners, tho Cain managed to steal 2nd on him, but with far more difficulty. Make no mistake, Alex Meyer is a front line starter. Too bad the Twins didn't think of having him pound the glove.
  20. jimbo92107
    I believe Bert said he hung a curve. Boom.
  21. jimbo92107
    Agreed. I think we just saw a young man with mlb stuff tonight. Busenitz will get a lot of guys out with that quick delivery and mid-90's heat. Hopefully his curve will get better once he settles down a bit.
  22. jimbo92107
    Ads for bratwurst and beer, yavole!
  23. jimbo92107
    I like this kid's style. His control comes from not moving anything that doesn't need to move. Comes to an exact set, on balance, lift the knee just enough, then drive and flip.... Whoops, a night of firsts for Busenitz! Don't hang curves to the pros, baby!
  24. jimbo92107
    One thing I already like about Busenitz is how happy he looked in the bullpen. Very positive attitude.
  25. jimbo92107
    Delete your cookies, then get the Opera browser. Turn on the VPN feature, then select something like Germany. See if that confuses the ads...
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