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  1. jimbo92107
    Good observations, except I don't think Perk's decline has anything to do with mental toughness. It's all about breaking down physically from age and injury. Remember, Glen Perkins was never a power pitcher as a starter. He added about 6 mph to his formerly 90- to 91mph heater only after he became a closer, combined with pinpoint control and initially a wipeout slider that was almost as devastating as Liriano's. He was Joe Nathan left handed. Unfortunately, although Perk's smooth arm action has saved him from elbow and shoulder break down, other parts have begun to get injured from throwing a baseball in the mid-90's or throwing a high-velocity slider. He has reached his physical limit of enduring that stress with his back, his neck and other parts. Even if he comes back next season, he simply won't be as dominant as a closer. The Twins could go many ways next season, but they have to start moving on from Perkins as their main closer. He could be part of a closer by committee, or be a less-used setup man or middle reliever. Nick Burdi will get a lot of attention next spring, but he'll be a rookie. The team could bring Burdi up and mix him with Perk and Jepsen for a while, or they could go out and buy a closer. Whatever way the team goes, the closer position is no longer a certainty. That was the kind of special deal that doesn't last forever. My hat's off to Glen Perkins, one of the greatest closers I've seen.
  2. jimbo92107
    Bingo. Hicks has an arm like Michael Cuddyer had in right field. I can't wait to see Hicks gun down some poor fool trying to stretch a single into a double. Zzzzang! Yer out!!
  3. jimbo92107
    I really hope Paul Molitor has the good sense to leave Rosario, Buxton and Hicks in the outfield for...oh, the next several years. Buxton made two great catches in C, and you know Hicks and Rosario will make their share of great plays in the corners. I really like Torii Hunter, but his playing days are pretty much done. After seeing this trio in the outfield, Hunter should not move off the bench. 40 is just too old for a major league outfielder.
  4. jimbo92107
    Apparently I was about 30 seconds behind some of y'all's broadcast. Cadillac outfield!!
  5. jimbo92107
    Molitor would love to yank Jepsen right now, but he's got to let him try.
  6. jimbo92107
    High cheese!!
  7. jimbo92107
    Hicks catches that with ease. We got us a nice, fast outfield now, baby. Cadillac!
  8. jimbo92107
    Sweet Eddie spank-me Rosario!!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. jimbo92107
    With the right umpire, this guy's an amazing pitcher.
  10. jimbo92107
    Man, that one's gonna leave a bruise. At least it wasn't a big fastball.
  11. jimbo92107
    In a 9th inning deal I could see Nunez at SS shaded towards 3rd (depending on the spray chart) with Escobar 30 feet behind second base, since he's got a gun and is an expert on infield play. Then you put Buxton in left-center and Hicks in right-center.
  12. jimbo92107
    Beautiful performance by Ervin Santana. Bravo, good sir.
  13. jimbo92107
    In the right circumstances, absolutely.
  14. jimbo92107
    I think Buxton just proved half of my point. He got there. Now he's got to swap fields with Hicks... ;-)
  15. jimbo92107
    Hicks does get a quicker jump on the ball than Buxton, and Hicks takes a better line. He might just get there, true. On the other hand, Hicks has been misjudging balls hit over his right shoulder lately. It's like he's a bit wall-shy.
  16. jimbo92107
    Wow, so Hicks has now gotten screwed twice on called third strikes? Bitch.
  17. jimbo92107
    That was an elite catch by Carlos Gomez. Buxton could do that, not sure if Hicks would get there.
  18. jimbo92107
    Yeah, McCullers has a breaking ball as good as Duffey's.
  19. jimbo92107
    I was wondering last night if it was McHugh that had the high-rpm curve ball. No, it's McCullers. That's a really tight hook.
  20. jimbo92107
    Before Buxton's double I was wondering if Hicks is almost as fast... Nope. Buxton rounded first like he was on a two-stroke dirt bike.
  21. jimbo92107
    Looks like the good Ervin Santana showed up tonight. Good!
  22. jimbo92107
    Really good point. In the pen Pelfrey would have pitched about half the innings, so his heater, curve, fork mix might have lasted longer before he either stopped throwing the fork or hitters stopped swinging at it. Today Pelfrey looks like he's reverted to his pre-fork days of being a two-pitch guy. Decent heater that he bends low around the zone, a "get me over" curve for an occasional alternate, and the fork ball, which is rare, and nobody swings at it anymore. Before the All-Star game it seemed like Pelf was getting a lot of swinging strikes at the fork ball. Now that pitch is much more rare, and everybody is sitting on his fastball, which isn't dominant. He's getting shelled by fastball eaters like Houston. With an average two-pitch mix, he's either middle relief, or I don't want to see him pitch. He needed that fork ball to be effective for more than a few innings.
  23. jimbo92107
    Ohhhh, I didn't want to think about the Yankee ump's screw job of Joe Mauer's fantastic hit down the line. Now I'm pissed off, and it's almost bed time. Grrr...
  24. jimbo92107
    Didn't want to miss Sano's last at-bat. Otherwise I'm reading some internets.
  25. jimbo92107
    Good pitching by Colin McHugh. I hope Tyler Duffey was watching, he could be at least as good as that, with more experience.
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