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  1. jimbo92107
    Damn. Jimenez has done a fine job walking the tightrope today. Stranded about what, 40 guys?
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    Rosario has looked foolish so far against Jimenez. Time to narrow that zone. Come on Eddie...
  3. jimbo92107
    Come on, Torii, smack the snot out of it... Okay, a walk is nice...
  4. jimbo92107
    Plouffe and Sano both hit bullets. Torii time!
  5. jimbo92107
    Jimenez is looking cocky. Who's going to knock the stuffing out of him?
  6. jimbo92107
    Milone back on track. Hot grounder to Sano, fielded with no prob. Fielding percentage: 1.000. Gold glove?
  7. jimbo92107
    Gotta give props to Jibaldo Jimenez. The guy's making pitches (and plays) when it counts. Every bit the pitcher as Milone, with even better stuff.
  8. jimbo92107
    Late break by Hicks, nabbed at 2. Another area where Hicks will improve by baby steps? Fryer shows exactly what he does with the bat. Slap single past the second baseman. One pitch too late.
  9. jimbo92107
    Good damage control from Milone. RBI double play ball, then a pop up to Sano, whose fielding percentage is still 1.000!!
  10. jimbo92107
    Damn. Rosario needs to get choosier, take some walks. Sure he's got great hands, but that doesn't mean you try to hit everything in the same area code as the plate. Great hands, yes Eddie, but you're not Vlad Guerrero!
  11. jimbo92107
    Rosario needs to learn to lay off the high heat, quit climbing the ladder. He seems vulnerable to up and down pitches. Gotta narrow that zone, baby. Take some walks.
  12. jimbo92107
    Hunter pops up. One wonders what Oswaldo Arcia would have done in that spot, with Rosario batting second...
  13. jimbo92107
    Wow! Head's up running by Plouffe, and then by Sano!! Everybody safe, Sano at second!
  14. jimbo92107
    Did Jones just pull a groin on that slip? He looks distinctly uncomfortable. I don't ever wish injuries on the opposition. I hope he's okay.
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    Works.
  16. jimbo92107
    I like Tommy Milone. Guy really knows how to pitch. I hope the Twins are smart enough to keep him around. Don't be fooled by the modest velocity. He keeps hitters off balance as well as anybody else on this staff. Not exactly the "comfortable collar." He misses bats a bit more than that. Also very good at holding runners on first.
  17. jimbo92107
    Remember when the Twins drafted Levi Michael? They thought Michael would become exactly what Brian Dozier is today - a dominant player at 2nd or 3rd base. Beautiful pitch by Jimenez for strike three on the Doz. Hat tip.
  18. jimbo92107
    Anybody else notice that Aaron Hicks is swinging a man's bat lately? Line drive double! Damn, he crushed that ball like Dave Winfield! Put a dent in the outfield wall! And that's swinging leftie!
  19. jimbo92107
    Looking at this lineup and thinking, if you put Oswaldo Arcia in there at DH, you then move Rosario to bat second behind Dozier, where Rosario hits really well, and have Arcia bat right behind Sano. Crank up the pressure! That also lets Joe Mauer sit out a game, which is not a bad idea at this point in the season. Again Miguel Sano shows mature discipline at the plate, taking a walk instead of flailing at junk. I see a pattern developing here. Pitchers would rather walk Sano than give him a pitch to hit with 3 balls. I suspect that this pattern will continue for the next 18 years or so... Sano fields a 3-hop grounder, makes an easy play to end the inning! Hey rookie, you gonna keep that ball, too? Fielding percentage: 1.00!
  20. jimbo92107
    I doubt very much that Miguel Sano will have an extended slump, not even in his rookie year. This young man's approach at the plate is as elite as his power. If he maintains the kind of disciplined approach he's shown so far, he will simply continue doing what he's doing now - or better - for many years. His "plan at the plate" tool appears to be a 70. This guy is a smart ballplayer.
  21. jimbo92107
    I would look for a shrubbery, but nothing too expensive. No, this is not the year for a surprise playoff run and a shock-the-world Series victory. This team isn't solid enough. Remember who will be waiting in the Series. The Dodgers or the Cardinals. The Twins are not in that class of team, not yet. Two years from now, maybe...
  22. jimbo92107
    Eric Fryer is a better defensive catcher than Chris Herrmann, and right now Fryer is hitting close to .300 (but not much pop), while Herrmann's bat has gone completely cold. This move is about a month overdue. I don't blame Herrmann for losing his batting eye given his sporadic chances to play. The Twins have been wearing out Kurt Suzuki for the first half of the season, and it needs to stop. Hopefully Fryer will get to play closer to half the time, so Suzuki isn't too beat up before any late season push to get into the playoffs. The other player this will help is Chris Herrmann, who needs to play on a regular basis to get his bat going again. He's not a bad hitter, he's just out of sync. I predict that his average will go up dramatically once he's playing every day for a month. Then he can come back up and do it all over again!
  23. jimbo92107
    Meanwhile, did you notice something about Miguel Sano's first home run? He didn't swing very hard. Just kinda popped it out with a nice swing, not really "crushing it," as described by the over-excited announcer. Actually, JJ Hardy's home run later in the game was hit much harder. Point is, we still haven't seen Miguel Sano really uncork the beast. Since he came up, he's been swinging the bat with great discipline and control. He has showed excellent professional judgement at the plate, taking walks when other rookies would have flailed at sucker pitches in the dirt. He has showed that he can and will take a walk, or stroke a single, to keep a rally going. The results have been remarkable. Instead of trying to put on a foolish rookie show of power, Sano has looked like a seasoned pro. Consistently he has recognized the baseball situation and done his best to do the appropriate thing. Not only has this helped Sano get at least one hit in his every game so far, it has helped the Twins score runs in almost every game. I'm not going to talk about money right now. I'm just going to sit back and enjoy this welcome addition to our favorite team.
  24. jimbo92107
    Gibson walks into the dugout... "Just get me three more, guys, and I guarantee the win!"
  25. jimbo92107
    Auggh, Gibson's getting sloppy. Must regain focus...
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