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  1. jimbo92107
    Good hit by Hicks, but he's still not letting that rear hip come around enough to get max power. Trick is to let the rear knee brush past the front knee.
  2. jimbo92107
    No concern here. Tyler Duffey's game is no fluke. He's been pitching this way for a while, and he's consistent with his command. Other than his first start (1st game nerves), his stuff's been excellent and his command has been almost impeccable. Scott Diamond never had stuff as good as Duffey's. Diamond was a little like Tommy Milone, dancing on the edge of getting hammered. Duffey doesn't look like he'll get hammered very often. That curve misses a lot of bats, he spots his heater well, and he changes speeds with command. Good pitcher.
  3. jimbo92107
    Eddie, we love ya. Second deck power, baby. He's got flower power!
  4. jimbo92107
    Good pitch calling by Suzuki. Struck out the second guy with the nasty curve down and in, then struck out the last guy with a 2-seamer down and away, when he was looking for the curve down and in. Beautiful. Also, Duffey found an extra couple mph on the heater... 94mph. He can bring it if he really wants to...
  5. jimbo92107
    On this day, let us not wake up from the dream that is Tyler Duffey. Extra E, have that extra bend that maketh all batters swing in erroneous frustration. May thy great Bender find corners that who knew existed. Flash thy humble heater on the periphery of the Zone of Danger, and fear not the Hanger, which dangleth before batters like a visage from Temptation...
  6. jimbo92107
    Dozier's glove is starting to look as ragged as his bat. Guy looks worn out...for a guy in his 20's. Not worn out like us.
  7. jimbo92107
    I'm glad you said that before I could. Someone else's turn to get laughed at...
  8. jimbo92107
    Dozier has become too pull-happy, and pitchers know it. They're spotting the ball away in counts where he'd like to see something middle in or high in, and he's missing it or trying to pull outside pitches. He's also lost his plate discipline, trying too hard to get hits rather than work the count. He needs to adjust, look to drive balls oppo for a few games. No homers there, but it's better than being such an easy out.
  9. jimbo92107
    Kepler will platoon with the other three OF's next year, also spelling Mauer at 1st base. Rosario, Buxton and Hicks will continue to play great outfield, with no drop off for Rosario, who will improve at the plate with at least 22 home runs, and an average of about .270. Rosario will be the steadiest player on the team. He reminds me a little of Bryce Harper. He has upper deck power that isn't going away. Buxton will start hitting line drives on a regular basis, and around the All Star break will start banging balls over the fence, but not soon enough for All Star votes. 12 to 15 dingers next year. Buxton's base stealing will improve drastically as he learns to lead off better and read pitchers. He will be a constant threat to bunt for hits. Hicks will continue to improve his lefty hitting, but his power numbers will still be better from the right side. Kepler will struggle at the plate briefly, then start hitting tons of line drives. A polite young man, he will hit balls into the gaps and maintain a high average until around mid-season, then finish with 15 or so homers in the last three months. Sano will hit 38 homers next season, then 42 or more for the next 15 years. This is what my eyeballs tell me, but they could be lying. Damn my eyes!
  10. jimbo92107
    I think I'm going to wander away. See if I can find something shiny.
  11. jimbo92107
    Twins have a logjam of guys that need to hit 9th. Dozier should get a couple games off to get his legs back. Play Nunez at 2nd for a couple. Nunez always looks great after a week on the bench.
  12. jimbo92107
    I think we have just seen something more frustrating than a bad internet connection. At least we have Tom Kelly's incisive commentary to help us through the game. Eh...
  13. jimbo92107
    Same thing happened to me two games ago. Kept freezing up every 20 seconds, I finally left the house and did something else. Not sure where the blockage is, but it's very frustrating.
  14. jimbo92107
    No, leave Santiago in!! We like him!!
  15. jimbo92107
    Eddie!!
  16. jimbo92107
    What a log jam in the starting ro next spring. We're looking at three high-priced veterans - Hughes, Nolasco and Pelfrey, that might not be as good as younger, cheaper guys brought up through the system - Gibson, May, Duffey and Berrios. Add to that confusion the distinct possibility that all three veterans may look good in spring, tempting the Twins to keep May in the pen, with Duffey and Berrios stuck in AAA until one or more of the veterans implodes or gets hurt again. And that's not even counting Tommy Milone, who depending apparently on chance has looked either like the best pitcher on the staff, or the worst.
  17. jimbo92107
    Six-two, 170lbs. I'd love to see this kid pack on about twenty pounds of muscle in his thighs, calves and upper body. At 190lbs, Felix Jorge could dominate.
  18. jimbo92107
    Felix Jorge continues to be the Little Engine that Could. Not a big guy, but what a fighter on the mound!
  19. jimbo92107
    We just left baseball far behind, didn't we?
  20. jimbo92107
    I'm just glad I still remember getting it.
  21. jimbo92107
    "Anybody know whatever happened to JR Graham? Did he quit baseball and become a small town doctor?" Or the only one that admits getting it... ;-)
  22. jimbo92107
    Anybody know whatever happened to JR Graham? Did he quit baseball and become a small town doctor?
  23. jimbo92107
    Blaine "Spitball" Boyer. How'd he get a nickname like that?
  24. jimbo92107
    Miguel Sano has been facing mostly junk since his first at-bat in the majors. Pitchers knew then, and they'll never forget what Sano can do to a fastball. For his part, Sano will always have to work the count just the way he's been doing, trying to corner the pitcher into that fatal 3-2 count, then mashing anything in the zone... or taking his walk. What's unusual is seeing a rookie that is so experienced playing the cat and mouse game of pitch counts. Part of that game for Sano is not letting pitchers see a predictable pattern in his approach per pitch. Just as pitchers work to avoid tipping their pitches, a hitter must work to avoid tipping his intention to swing. If you take a deep breath, dig in a little more, or get a certain look, pitchers pick up on those signs and adjust accordingly. Also just like pitchers, hitters can bluff these signs and try to "set up" the other guy. I haven't spotted anything specific about Sano's intention to swing, with one possible exception: When you see a big grin on his face, as a fan don't look away. When a pitcher sees that look, I can scarcely imagine their reluctance to throw a baseball in the zone.
  25. jimbo92107
    For some reason while I was reading Brian's intro I was hearing professor Harold Hill (Robert Preston) do his "Trouble in River City" speech from the Music Man. Rollicking prose!
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