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  1. jimbo92107
    Totally agree. It's one thing if the hitters earn their way on base, but if your pitchers can't or won't throw strikes, that's like some kind of emotional hangup. I say that because if you remove the game pressure, pretty much all these guys can throw strike after strike.
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    I agree, but after his little emotional tiff, the pitching coach came out and appeared to say exactly the right thing. Whatever it was, it got Lopez to crack a little smile. After that, he got back to being a happy tiger, striking out two of the league's toughest hitters with a clever mix of pitches. His slider to K Ohtani was absolutely filthy, nearly hit the batter in the foot. What a difference when your pitcher has the right attitude.
  3. jimbo92107
    Good to see Jorge Lopez out there competing and having a good time. Clearly he was enjoying himself when he got Trout and Ohtani to end his inning. That was some good pitching.
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    Of the five guys in these videos, the one that intrigues me most as a possible steal is Joe Whitman. Looked very professional on the mound, good poise, repeatable motion. Gotta be a way to teach him a good change-up to go with that nice heater. Twins system coaches can give his fastball a couple added ticks, you've got at least a good arm for the pen, maybe more.
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    Willie Castro may be "stretched" in CF as far as footspeed, but I've seen his arm, and it's a true gun. If you're playing Gallo in one corner, Castro CF and Garlick or Larnach in the other corner, that's not a bad fielding OF.
  6. jimbo92107
    Hicks could still probably get a minor league contract and train as a closer. Guy's got a fantastic arm.
  7. jimbo92107
    How about a list of the top ten "snake bit" players or prospects in the Twins system? That would include guys that never quite made the bigs.
  8. jimbo92107
    The advantage I give to Joe Ryan is that his pitching style does not appear to require a massive amount of energy. Sonny Gray looks and sounds like he's expending max effort with each pitch. If I'm right, then Ryan's game is more likely to last the season than Gray's game is. Still, as many have said, there's a lot of baseball yet to be played.
  9. jimbo92107
    Remember his thumb injury? Trevor Plouffe was a major reason players now wear a rubber gasket on their front thumb when hitting. If he'd worn one from the start, he might have been a monster power hitter. Great guy, all the best to him.
  10. jimbo92107
    This is how Balazovic gets to the show. DFA Pagan, then throw Blaze right in the bullpen.
  11. jimbo92107
    The Pagan Sacrifice is back with a vengeance. Electric stuff. Walks in the tying run, then gives up a grand salami. The bigger the stage, the bigger the choke. Please can he go do this for some other team?
  12. jimbo92107
    This situation, right here. This is when I'd rather see Balazovic than Moran.
  13. jimbo92107
    That was Phil Cuzzi, too?? The infamous Mauer foul ball double. Ball was two feet inside the line, ump calls it foul. After that, Mauer was out easily. That one blown call convinced me that umps were being bribed. Figures it would be Cuzzi.
  14. jimbo92107
    I really hope they let Duran keep going. Just no. more. curveballs. When your heater and your splitter are unhittable, just throw those, okay Vasquez?
  15. jimbo92107
    Congrats to Louie Varland. He says he schools off Joe Ryan...might be better if he finds a few vids of 3-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer. Varland's delivery does resemble Sherzer's, so anything he can do to make the resemblance stronger probably would be good. Remember when a few mlb players tried to copy Rod Carew's hitting style? Question for the TD folks: I suppose it can be fun watching major leaguers tee off on a position player pitching, but honestly, doesn't that make a mockery of the game? I would rather see the umpires call it a day and simply say, "game over," than see players going through the motions, especially at what's supposed to be the pinnacle of professional competition.
  16. jimbo92107
    Lunchtime. What to eat...chicken? Sure, why not.
  17. jimbo92107
    Whoops. Now, I will say this: Varland may in some ways resemble Max Scherzer, but the latter doesn't tend to sail his heater up in the zone. Scherzer almost always works the lower half.
  18. jimbo92107
    Wow, Stroman chased early. They bring in Rucker. Boom boom boom. This is one of those...liberating games. I feel free, like it's okay now to walk away for awhile, because the team is so far ahead, they can't blow it that fast. Same thing really when they're behind by 8, too... But I like this much better.
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    I think Ryan could get some cheap strike one's by starting with his sweeper, 80 percent out of the zone, then hooking into the zone the last 20 percent. Betcha he could do it. Batters would just stand there, like, "I ain't swinging at that."
  20. jimbo92107
    Yes, Joe Ryan is now an ace-caliber pitcher. His off-season addition of a good sweeper and a great splitter has given him an assortment of pitches each of which is difficult to hit, but combined amount to an extremely hard pitcher to predict. Ryan built this trio of great pitches on a foundation of excellent poise, that dynamic balance that allows him to generate hand-speed while keeping the rest of his body quiet. He glides through his motion with the same physical ease we used to see from guys like Kevin Tapani, Ervin Santana and Jose Berrios. None of these guys looks like they're muscling up to exert force. They do it with rhythm and perfect mechanics. This ease of motion also allows them to be very precise with their location inside and outside the strike zone. Finally, it allows them to tinker with grips, letting them bend the ball in various directions from the same release point. The best part about Joe Ryan is that he's dominating without a mid- to upper-90's heater. Through his career, I fully expect him to keep adding pitches to his arsenal. A slow curve for strike one would be nice...
  21. jimbo92107
    Trying to figure out what's wrong with Sands. Seems to be centered at the set, but I notice he puts his hand in the glove at waist level. This causes him to do a down-to-up arm loop for his delivery. If Sands put his hands together at chest level, just at the bottom of the Twins logo, then he could keep his delivery a bit more elevated, maybe get a more direct delivery.
  22. jimbo92107
    Great throw by Vasquez. Perfect tag by Polanco. Now that's how you do it. He let the throw go all the way to the runner's leg, where the catch and tag were simultaneous. Beautiful.
  23. jimbo92107
    I like this pitching staff. Each starter is capable of putting up multiple innings with no runs. Each one can keep his team in the game. The relievers are pretty good, too. Not bulletproof, but all of them are fighters, and each one has talent. Excellent closers with Lopez and Duran. The offense isn't really clicking yet, but it's showing signs of life. Polanco provided some inspiration, and now Kiriloff is doing the same. Correa and Kepler are starting to apply more pressure. The team as it is right now could be capable of making the playoffs. However, to go further, they're going to need more from the rest of the guys. That, or from prospects like Lewis and Lee. The Twins system has the talent to do some postseason damage. But first they have to get here.
  24. jimbo92107
    Pretty impressive by Lopez. Hey, hasn't every current starter gone at least five shutout innings so far?
  25. jimbo92107
    Chicken blizzard... New from Dairy Queen?
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