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  1. jimbo92107
    Oh heck, not the "Physically Challenged List?"
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    Let's see... - A walk counts as a run. That'll speed up the inevitable. - 7-inning games. - Robo-Ump calls balls and strikes. A strike makes a big cowbell sound. A ball makes a sad trombone wah-wah-wah. Strikeout sound is whiny kid laughing. Walk sound is hockey announcer, "He scorrrres!" - No national anthem. No invocations of sky daddies. - The ceremonial first pitch counts as a ball or a strike, with a batter. No more mister nice guy. - Beers are back to five bucks. That'll fill yer friggin stands, y'all! - Expand active rosters to 35, but reduce bench length five feet. - All new baseballs delivered by farm animals. Or dragged by squirrel chariot. - Foul balls caught by fans = two beers. Dropped fouls = Ejection. Bring a glove! - If hitter's bat flies into audience, they must throw it back, and the hitter must catch it on the fly, or he's ejected. - No fat players allowed. Time to draw the belt line. - All stadiums must offer Cobb Salad. I like Cobb Salad.
  3. jimbo92107
    The most important thing for the Twins FO to prepare for injuries is to keep telling us fans that we're a small market team, and that we're still a couple years from making a run...kind of like nuclear fusion - just a few years out of reach, stop complaining beeches, buy moar season tickitz!
  4. jimbo92107
    Kepler should take hitting lessons from Justin Morneau. Kep could become that kind of hitter.
  5. jimbo92107
    2019 should be another season of extensive experimentation, especially with the pitching staff. AA and AAA are loaded with arms that should get a look at the bigs this season. Like a few others, I'm getting fed up with excuses for Buxton and Sano, and even Kepler is wearing out my patience. These guys better come to spring training ready to stomp other teams with every aspect of their play. Otherwise, younger, hungrier players might start getting playing time. I'm all for getting Rooker and Gordon up for their first cuppa. Can't wait to see Lewis and Killeroff tear it up in ST. Also I wanna see if Gonzo and Stewart have found something new to show us.
  6. jimbo92107
    The Twins could use a vacation from the injury bug this season. Wouldn't it be great to see just normal aches and pains, and nothing catastrophic for a while? Throw with your legs, beeches!
  7. jimbo92107
    Agree with big dog. What Stewart said here is very encouraging. He has realized that pitching is a serious art, a discipline that requires tinkering with some very subtle issues, like the exact grip for a particular pitch, the exactly right velocity and placement, etc. The fact that he mentions these fine distinctions implies that he also believes he has a good chance of mastering them. As we know, the Twins drafted Stewart in large part because they recognized in him a very high level of athleticism, which includes an ability to learn and hone new skills. Maybe what we are seeing is a young pitcher at the threshold of achieving his high potential. If Kohl Stewart can forge himself into a Brad Radke, I think we would all be very happy.
  8. jimbo92107
    Living in San Diego, I do kinda miss Twins Fest. On the other hand, I don't miss shoveling snow, not one bit. Pitchers and catchers, pack yer bags!
  9. jimbo92107
    I would rather have a solid defensive catcher at an affordable price, even if his BA is .200. Hitters like Kirilloff are rare, too. A player that hits in the .300 range with power belongs in the outfield, like Bryce Harper. Twins made that mistake with Mauer, and the Giants made that mistake with Posey. Great bats are hard to find, and catchers get beat up. Same thing could happen to Realmuto at any time. A few fastballs to the facemask, and he's out for half the season. A hard slide collision, and he's out for a year. I would rather see the Twins get Drew Butera back, and keep their great farm hitters.
  10. jimbo92107
    This Twins organization is rich...in AAAA starters. The difference between that and a 5th starter appears to be the flip of a coin. That said, something usually happens to shake up the starting rotation. 2019 probably will be another season where the Twins use more starting pitchers than just about any other team. Let's hope 2018 was just a particularly ugly year for injuries and other mishaps. A relatively healthy season could see this team a lot more competitive than last year.
  11. jimbo92107
    “I want to make 20 wins and put my team in the playoffs … I want to play in October with my team.” Ohmigod, is Berrios demanding a trade??
  12. jimbo92107
    If only one of them were Korean... The Twins don't make moves like this. The Twins throw crazy money at dubious retread pitchers coming off TJ surgery, not perennial all-stars at the peak of their careers.
  13. jimbo92107
    Since you're using a poker analogy, I'll ante in with some flawed logic. In poker, a 2 of any suit isn't worth much. Yet if the Twins starting rotation had four 2's, they'd be in amazing shape. That's all we're asking...four #2 starters!
  14. jimbo92107
    Hildy's command degraded in the second half, plus guys figured out his overhand fastball. Accurate assessment that he needs another pitch. Also true that the Twins need more relief options, so they don't wear out guys like Hildy. To that topic, what the hell's been happening to all the relievers in the minors? Seems like only a couple have made it, the rest are washing out for one reason or another. If winning is 60 percent pitching, the Twins are missing 50 percent of 60 percent.
  15. jimbo92107
    That's what I saw,too. His footwork will improve in a year. Star SS.
  16. jimbo92107
    Romero throws flames in spring, takes the 5 spot, but wears out before mid-season, opens door for Gonzo or Stewart. Or Thorpedo.
  17. jimbo92107
    It's a tribute to Joe Mauer that other teams, umpires, and darn near every fan in the stadium felt a tear welling up for one of the best players and best men in sports. Hugs for everybody. A hug for you, Joe Mauer. Family.
  18. jimbo92107
    Good to see Berrios back near top form. This bodes well for the 2019 pitching staff. Astudillo may be in the best shape of his life, but he should try, just once in his life, to train like an olympic athlete, like an America Ninja, like a rock-climbing gymnast. There is only one time in your life that you get to be in your 20's. You're at your physical peak, and you can push your physical limits to crazy heights. Who here wouldn't like to see Willans Astudillo come to spring training looking like he's ready to go ten rounds boxing? Imagine Astudillo with bigger thighs, and six pack abs like Bruce Lee. Go for it, Willans. I bet the Twins would hire you a physical trainer. Hell, Molitor might pay for it himself, just to see what happens. Treadmills, weights, and low-cal, hi-protein shakes, baby. Can La Tortuga become El Tigre?
  19. jimbo92107
    Willans Astudillo deserves a roster spot just for his bat. His whiff rate is something like 1 in 20, which is unbelievable. How the heck do you make contact with 19 of 20 major league pitches you swing at? Not only that, but he puts balls in play with a some pop. Defensively, he's not showy, but he appears to be effective. He makes the right plays at 3rd, and as a catcher his glove is okay and he gets rid of the ball quickly. Astudillo isn't a fan favorite just because of his cute, chubby cheeks. The guy is a very sound baseball player, and his hitting is outstanding.
  20. jimbo92107
    Hildenberger is a very good set-up man or middle reliever. He's not a closer. His stuff doesn't miss bats enough. He doesn't throw enough strikes, either. A closer has to attack attack attack with relentless, whiffable strikes. Hildy isn't quite that dominant. Actually, of the guys on the current staff, Taylor Rogers has the best "closer" stuff.
  21. jimbo92107
    Fernando Romero, Stephen Gonsalves, Kohl Stewart, Zack Littell, Lewis Thorpe, Adalberto Mejia. Those are the main internal candidates for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. We all saw Romero flash stuff that could dominate. We have seen Mejia look like a good mid rotation starter. Meanwhile, Gonsalves and Stewart appear to be shaking off their rookie nerves, and both look like viable future starters. I haven't seen Thorpe pitch, and Littell didn't impress me, but I guess the team likes him. I don't see a problem here. Four guys look ready to fill spots 1 through 4, and at least six guys are lined up to fill the fifth spot. This seems like enough pitching depth to eschew expensive free-agent deals, at least before the mid-season deadline in 2019.
  22. jimbo92107
    Team needs guys like Willans Astudillo. He's our Everyman baseball hero.
  23. jimbo92107
    It's nice to think that one of the next great hitters in the major leagues is now playing for a Twins affiliate in Ft Meyers. No reason to think they can't jump him directly to AA next spring, and if he's still crushing it above .320 for half a season, bring him up after the All Star break.
  24. jimbo92107
    Obviously the Twins have not yet executed the Opener strategy effectively, but in this case we did get an unexpected benefit: We saw Kohl Stewart pitching with less pressure put upon himself. What I saw was extremely encouraging. Stewart definitely has the "stuff" to not just survive, but thrive in this league. Astros were swinging aggressively, but Stewart and Giminez countered with an effective mix of pitches, and most important, Stewart showed that his stuff can get guys out. That said, he still sails far too many pitches right down the middle, and he still does not command the outside edge with consistency. Fortunately, those are things that young pitchers typically refine over the first few years of their careers. With Stewart's live heater, good sinker, developing change and developing curve, he could wind up being a very, very good mlb pitcher.
  25. jimbo92107
    Forsythe was counter-rotating the bat in what I think of as the "Cuban style." Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers is a typical example. That extreme waggle of the bat gives you great wrist snap, but as you might expect, it's hard on the wrists.
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