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  1. jimbo92107
    Remember when Aaron Hicks was doing the French Mistake? Funny as hell.
  2. jimbo92107
    Tyler Duffey forges ahead with his shutout!!
  3. jimbo92107
    I don't know as I've ever seen a pitcher tinkering so much with his mechanics during a ballgame. Now Duffey is falling off towards first base like Nolasco. WTF?
  4. jimbo92107
    "Mongo straight" is from Blazing Saddles.
  5. jimbo92107
    Unbelievable. Texas is really snake bit if they can't score when Duffey's throwing the ball this badly. Maybe their problem is they don't have any more idea where the next pitch is going than Duffey does. Weird.
  6. jimbo92107
    Suzuki did a little sand surfing to field that ball in the dirt. He does field those bouncers pretty well.
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    Duffey is stooping over at the set. He needs to stand up straight so his release point is higher and he gets better tilt on his stuff. When he stoops over, his benders flatten out and his fastball sails.
  8. jimbo92107
    Duffey got out of that first inning on pure luck. He better straighten up and step across the line a little, or these Texas hitters will kill him.
  9. jimbo92107
    It looks like Michael Tonkin is gradually developing into a dominant relief pitcher at the mlb level. In AAA he was dominating merely by whipping his 96 mph heater and his wipe-out slider past inferior hitters, not having to worry much about making mistakes placing his heater. At the mlb level he faces hitters that can square up and pound almost anything that gets too close to the middle. This means Tonkin has had to develop finer command, which requires more precise mechanics. He can't fly open too soon and let his heater level out or sail anymore. MLB hitters also know how to work the count and get a non-precise pitcher into bad counts. Earlier in the season I too thought Tonkin wasn't going to make it, but now he has changed my mind. Around the time he took a line drive to his thigh and kept going, I thought I saw from him a new level of determination. Before, he seemed to have an aw-shucks, Mayberry look on his face. Now he looks like all business out there. I'm glad Molitor has shown patience with him; it might just pay off.
  10. jimbo92107
    Mauer is swinging the bat like his concussion symptoms are back. Either that, or his back hurts. He's got no pop in his swing anymore.
  11. jimbo92107
    They should know by now that they're super lucky if Nolasco can finish six innings. He doesn't have the stuff or the stamina to go past that. Molitor should know his pitchers by now.
  12. jimbo92107
    Man, if Taylor Rogers is gonna throw fastballs down the middle, he'd better get his glove ready on the follow through. That one could have taken his head off.
  13. jimbo92107
    Seems to me that Suzuki's new Axebat is actually helping him hit more flat line drives. What do you guys think? To me it looks like his wrist flip has gotten much tighter, almost reminding me of Kenny Landreaux.
  14. jimbo92107
    Fun Fact: The combined mass of the Twins' two corner infielders is well over 500 pounds, which is enough to cause a slight curvature of the earth, just enough to affect the roll of a bunt down the line by approximately two inches. Hitters must adjust for this by aiming their bunts well within the lines.
  15. jimbo92107
    Have to agree with Dick that...excuse me...gagging... Taylor Rogers is one of the few bright spots of this dismal season. Rogers does appear to be developing good command at the mlb level.
  16. jimbo92107
    Plouffe Plonks!
  17. jimbo92107
    Fielder better get a good break if he wants to steal second on Suzuki's bazooka arm.
  18. jimbo92107
    I'm actually optimistic about this team's long-term prospects, unless they start trading away their top youngsters. But you have to concede that for the next couple years, this team is going to look like a bunch of guys transitioning from AAA to the majors. Forget about playoffs with this group, it's far too soon. They may start coming together sometime around 2018, but probably not before. For that reason they should trade or DFA as many veteran players as possible right now, and then start playing younger guys. Don't bring in any more mediocre pitchers or players from other teams. Use the mediocre players from our own system. Might as well get started.
  19. jimbo92107
    Seriously, when was the last time Kurt Suzuki threw out a runner stealing second? Assuming the guy didn't fall down, etc.
  20. jimbo92107
    Mostly what you said, then Berrios up, trade Dozier, play Polanco at 2B second half, Sano 3B, Buxton back down, OF of Grossman, Rosie, Kepler, Santana #4. Nunez back to utility, subbing fairly often at 3B and 2B. Possibly trade Nunez and Bring up Beresford for utility to see what he's got. Changed my mind on Tonkin. Ever since he got zapped on the thigh by a line drive, he's been pitching just a little pissed off, the way a good reliever should. Keep him as long as he stays aggressive. Meanwhile, let the musical chairs begin for any pitcher in AAA that's got a chance to be decent. Let Rogers try starting. Let Wheeler have a go. Etcetera, etcetera. Crank up the lab, Igor; time to cook up a monster.
  21. jimbo92107
    First couple months, pitchers were relentless pitching Dozier down and outside, almost never anything inside, except ankle high. For some reason they are starting to pitch him more around the zone, I don' know why. I would NEVER give him anything inside, other than chin music or throw it at his foot. Despite a relatively hot month, I'm skeptical that Dozier is going to stay hot. There is nothing stopping pitchers from returning to what killed his average so far this season. I would always make him prove he can take the ball the other way. He's just not that dangerous going oppo.
  22. jimbo92107
    If I'm the Mets, Royals or Indians, my first pick for 3rd base is Plouffe, not Nunez. Plouffe is a much better 3B fielder, and his power (usually) is better than Nunez, who still profiles better as a utility infielder. As for the price of either of these guys, I don't look for anybody near the MLB level. I look for athletic teens that can fill up the lowest levels of the minor league system, then invest in better training. This season already is completely shot, and the next wave of Twins talent is already emerging from AAA and AA. We don't need any more blocking by mediocre veterans.
  23. jimbo92107
    Max Kepler's power isn't like Mauer's at all. Kepler knows how to turn on an inside pitch and drive the crap out of it. Kepler isn't like Buxton, either. Kepler knows the strike zone, and he doesn't flail at a lot of curves outside the zone. His balance is amazing, and his swing is compact, fluid and powerful. It's actually as sweet a swing as Mauer's, but geared for center-right, where Mauer's swing is designed to go oppo.
  24. jimbo92107
    Hard to say if the Twins will eventually regret this, but it's definitely the best news for Arcia. He's simply not going to get enough playing time to hone his hit tool with the logjam in this team's outfield. I like the Valencia comparison. Arcia has talent, but he needs consistent reps at the mlb level to find his game. I hope he winds up with Oakland, Colorado, etc. Somewhere that appreciates power hitting.
  25. jimbo92107
    The Twins must now operate under the assumption that Glen Perkins is done. That's actually good, because until now they were pretending it wasn't so. Now they can decide to plant Trevor May in the closer role, which they should have done a while ago. Once May has some certainty what his role is, he will work on picking the four corners with his heater, which he started doing last season. Four corners to get ahead, then hard slider away or 2-seam away to finish.
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