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  1. jimbo92107
    True, there may be no causative connection. The sun rises whether the rooster crows or not. The rooster crows whether the sun rises or not. Of the two, sunrise is more dependable, for sometimes the absence of the rooster's crow signals a change in his status on the 40-man...rooster, where the absence of a sunrise would signal...significant disruptions of the entire baseball season. You say that an emotional oscillation wouldn't explain the leadoff double, but we can't be sure that Mejia's emotions were under control at the beginning of the inning. Maybe he got too uptight about the idea of getting ahead early, and so threw himself off his game right from the start. In contrast, Santana's zen-like calm seemed to persist all through his start, with only a brief interruption when he inexplicably fixated on a base runner on 2nd, and then threw a wild pitch. For his own part, Mejia did manage to pull himself together at key times, which to me shows progress. Hopefully Mejia will continue to calm down on the mound, and then we'll all have something to crow about. <-- hehe, I did a funny
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    If it's relievers they want, I'd go with Boshers and Melotakis. Both are on the 40. Boshers is a veteran and has worked well before. Melotakis is one of the better prospects, and he's been pitching well in AA. If they need a starter, that's a little harder. I'd be tempted to try Slegers, since this is still a rebuilding year. Then I'd still bring up Melotakis. Tell the waitron to bring two cups of coffee! Problem with Wheeler and Slegers is, neither is on the 40, so somebody would need to go off. Haley?
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    I'm not going to blame this on Santiago. Tough luck loss.
  4. jimbo92107
    It's too bad; Santiago clearly wasn't sufficiently warmed up. Everybody is exhausted, and TB's hitters are all swinging from the heels.
  5. jimbo92107
    Dang, nice BP there, Santiago. Is the home run derby coming up?
  6. jimbo92107
    I wonder if the tennis courts are still open...
  7. jimbo92107
    Catcher told the pitcher: "Throw a first pitch strike. Grossman never swings at the first pitch."
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    I didn't know Haley topped out at about 90 mph. Might not be able to do much in the majors with that, unless he's got uncanny control, like Maddux.
  9. jimbo92107
    Dang, I just came back from a fun afternoon of tennis. Figured I'd see how the game ended. It's still going on??
  10. jimbo92107
    20-win stuff, but a 10-win attitude, that's the enigma of Kyle Gibson. He should be throwing his two-seam heater right at the knees of lefty hitters, and it will bend right into the inside corner, but he just won't throw inside. Same with righties and his slider, he should be throwing it right at the elbow of righties, and it will bend over the inside corner, but he just won't do it. Bullpen.
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    Buxton lined out, but the lesson is plain: If Cobb misses a couple curves, he has no choice but to use his pretty flat fastball until he finds his release point again. That's the key to Cobb. There is no way Paul Molitor doesn't see this. Fireworks to follow.
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    Morris was right early on about Cobb. He's got a weird balance point, prone to problems.
  13. jimbo92107
    When a fastball / curve pitcher loses his curve for a minute, guess what's coming?
  14. jimbo92107
    Yikes, right between the ump's legs.
  15. jimbo92107
    Never tell a player not to apply pressure. Guys like Polanco and Rasmus are your ballplayers. They are the ones whose mind for the game will determine which team wins.
  16. jimbo92107
    If Kyle Gibson had Jack Morris's attitude, he'd win 20 games. You've got to be a mean man on the mound. Gibson is just too nice. He won't pitch inside.
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    Good interview with Dozier. You can see that his attitude is what you want on the field. He's there to apply pressure any way he can, and then good things will happen. Sometimes you go 0 for 4, but you play good defense, sometimes you advance a couple runners... If everybody on your team keeps applying pressure, good things will happen. If the Twins are going to continue being competitive this season, they will have to have this attitude. Pitchers don't always have a great day, but the players around them can support with great defense and apply pressure with their offense.
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    Will Kyle Gibson attack inside, or will he continue to allow hitters to feel all warm and cozy at the plate?
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    Methinks you eschewed about five minutes of cussing from the Reusse anecdote. Good stuff! Yeah, no Sano again. Maybe they're saving him as a pinch runner?
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    Yes, usually that is the case. The exception is pitchers that manage to control themselves despite when things go wrong. That is what separates a veteran like Santana from a rookie like Mejia. Santana's delivery and mechanics do not change, where Mejia still tends to start short-arming and rushing his delivery when there are men on base. Gimenez even came out to the mound to tell him to slow down, get his rhythm back, and so on. The good news is, Mejia seems to be winning the battle, but just barely. Good example was the 2nd inning yesterday, when Mejia threw a wild pitch that Gimenez was able to slow down. Catcher raced back, pounced on the ball, flipped it to Mejia just in time to catch the runner from 3rd. After that, Mejia settled down. That's why I was saying his teammates have to keep telling him, "Make 'em hit the ball to me! I want it!" Mejia just needs to realize that he doesn't have to be perfect, his teammates will help, and they will also score runs to make up for his mistakes. Saturday's game was perfect in that respect. Mejia's teammates did exactly what you'd want them to do - kept the team in the game, then later, scored a few runs late to win it. Mejia saw that, and it should help build up his foundation of inner confidence. Mejia threw a lot of pitches, but he gave up only a couple runs. Good outing from the young horse.
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    Adalberto Mejia (what the heck is his nickname...Bert?) is looking gradually more comfortable on the mound for our favorite baseball team. Watching his performance today, I saw a very well-controlled first inning, then an emotional oscillation in the second inning, and so on. Most importantly, he is clearly getting better at keeping his emotions under control. It's still a struggle, and his teammates should keep telling him, "Make 'em hit a ball at me!" It will probably be a while before Mejia attains the Zen-like calm of Erv Santana, but Bert looks like he's getting over his early nerves. Welcome to the Show, Bert! Guess what - you belong here!
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    Despite a high ERA in his games, GiMENez appears to do a good job managing the struggles of 3, 4, and 5 guys in the rotation. Still, I frankly don't see much harm in bringing up Garver. His D sounds good, and his bat is definitely better than the current #2 catcher's. Assuming the D is approximately equal, Garver's better bat should win the job.
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    Hasn't GiMENez been catching the #4 and 5 starters? I'm pretty sure Castro has been handling Santana and Berrios, which would tend to skew those ERA numbers juuuust a bit.
  24. jimbo92107
    Three butts bumping in the outfield!
  25. jimbo92107
    Physically, yes. But he still gets too wound up when batting near the top of the order. Let him get more games under his belt, so he can learn to stay a little more relaxed.
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