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Everything posted by jimbo92107
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Jermaine Palacios (Spanish for "pertinent palace") sounds like his body is as thin as his bat. Somebody give that kid a sandwich! I still think Der Kid should get hitter of the month. Come on, AA is a lot tougher pitching than that Gulf Coast kiddie pool! Still, it's good that Pertinent Palace looks like a top prospect. Infielders that can hit, can you believe it? -
It's the right team for Valencia. Now he can pump iron and try to jack every pitch out of the park, just like when he was with the Twins. And he's probably no worse a 3rd baseman than the one they've got...
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LaTroy Hawkins, still throwing 96 friggin' miles per hour. Incredible. I wonder if that guy could rare back and hit 100mph. Wouldn't surprise me.
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O'Rourke is fun to watch. He has really good tilt to his curve.
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Sad news today. The ballboy hit by the bat died. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/nine-year-old-kansas-batboy-critically-injured-by-blow-to-head/ Watch it when you swing a baseball bat. Very dangerous.
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Article: The Twins Prospect Demanding Your Attention
jimbo92107 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
You can see why they've been playing Der Kid at 1B as well as the outfield. With Eddie Rosario and Aaron Hicks both hitting now, and Byron Buxton coming back to CF, there's no regular spot for Max Kepler in the outfield. He's too much like another Rosario, which is actually a good thing, but we already have one. Fact is, Joe Mauer's bat doesn't fit a power position like 1st base. Kepler's not a big home run hitter either at the moment, but his numbers keep getting better, and it's looking like his power will continue to develop. With all those triples, we know Kepler's got serious speed, too. Sounds like an offensive upgrade, unless/until Kennys Vargas starts really mashing the ball in AA. Having good young prospects is always a positive sign, even if it means pushing aside former superstars like Mauer. The game has always belonged to the 20-somethings, with just a few grizzled 30-somethings to provide mentoring and leadership. Mauer can still play, but right now I don't see how Kepler wouldn't be an improvement at 1st base. -
Article: Aaron Hicks. He's So Hot Right Now.
jimbo92107 replied to Parker Hageman's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Last year I observed Hicks doing what I called "The French Mistake," h/t to Blazing Saddles, where he'd push his butt away from the plate prior to bringing his hands forward to hit the ball. This ensures that your lower half cannot contribute to the force of your swing, making Hicks an arm hitter. Turning your butt towards the pitcher is the secret of hitting a baseball really hard. It compresses the spring of your legs and allows you to create more propeller rotation of the bat, which needs to be more than 360 degrees to get the ball moving over about 100 mph. Watch the swing of Bryce Harper or Prince Fielder. You see more of their back as they lean into the pitch, which means they're turning their butt farther than Hicks, even the Hicks of today. Their bats go through a propeller rotation well over 360 degrees, sending the ball off their bats at over 105 mph. The extra velocity drives more grounders through the infield and more fly balls over the fence, increasing their batting average, just as it does for Hicks. Point is, Hicks can do this more, too. It starts with turning the butt more, which allows more shoulder turn. No more French Mistake for Hicks. He's finally learning to throw the bat, without quite letting go. This is no fluke; these improvements are here to stay. Aaron Hicks has learned how to swing a baseball bat! -
Perkins is having trouble not flying open on his finish. I wonder why. Good ending.
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The DP grounder. Patron saint of all pitchers.
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Eddie Rosario will have a lot more chances to hit the cycle. Just not tonight.
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Yeah, he's had his chances. No more missing baseballs. For shame!
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Well, at least Joe didn't hit a dribbler to second.
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Hicks now batting lefty... only .248... Damn, he stung that ball, but foul... Beautiful change up. Hat tip. Hicks is swinging the bat so much better these days.
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Damn, that guy is flirting with disaster throwing the ball there. Better to walk Dozier than throw it up and in to that particular guy.
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Nice at-bat for Polanco. Walks to bring up the Doz.
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Esco, yeah! Scores Eddie!!
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Get him in, Esco!
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Ha! It's like Eddie was listening to 'em in the booth. Rip that triple, you little bastard!
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Mlb.com needs to buy a new washing machine, or whatever they're using to push their junk over the net.
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See that swing by Jorge Polanco? Much better hands than Danny Santana. Punches his hands through the zone almost the way Rosario does, not quite as much outward snap as Eddie, but a nice, flat drive. With that swing, Polanco will get a lot of hits. The barrel stays in the zone really well. Santana's got a quicker, more sudden swing, but his barrel pulls off the line of the ball far too soon, so he doesn't barrel it up as much as Rosario, and not as much as I predict Polanco will, either.
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I was watching a slo-mo of Ryan Zimmerman's swing earlier, and I noticed that Aaron Hicks is swinging the bat almost exactly the way Zimmerman does. The slow leg lift, the bat wave, the whole thing. Seems to work. I should mention the slo-mo was of Zim's home run to left, almost the same spot Hicks just hit one.
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Trade Rosario for who?
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If they deal Perkins, that's the white flag on this whole season. They have no clear successor at closer. They could try getting by with Graham or May, bring up somebody (AJ Achter?), but we could not expect the level of success we get from Perkins, even after he's blown a few. I could see the Twins trading Plouffe to a contender for a high-quality prospect, like a good young catcher. Otherwise, this just ain't the year to make big deals.
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That's not the impression I get at all. Eddie Rosario is flat out a major league ballplayer. His demeanor has none of the fragility of Danny Santana. Rosario walked onto the field like he owned it, has looked solid, and he's getting better steadily. Rosario is one of the guys that's constantly looking for ways to put pressure on the other team, not like he's letting them put pressure on him. There's two ways to relate to pressure: Put it on them, or feel it on yourself. Santana feels the pressure on himself, where Rosario puts the pressure on them. That's why I have total confidence in Rosario, where Santana is still iffy as a pro. That's why I'd send Santana down to AAA to work on his plate discipline and overall approach, where I'd leave Rosario in the corner outfield for the next decade or so.
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Article: Diamond In The Dugout: Molitor Gets It
jimbo92107 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Before the season I thought Paul Molitor was too introverted to become a good manager. Boy, was I wrong. He's not introverted, he's just totally unflappable. He's almost like a baseball version of Bud Grant. Not quite as stoic, but much less volatile than Gardenhire, more analytical in his approach. And innovative, something few people gave Grant credit for. Molitor is willing to try new things. One thing's for sure, the players know he's on their side. Some people criticized him for stepping up to defend Aaron Hicks on that check swing, but you can bet Aaron Hicks knows who's got his back now, and that will bring the whole team closer together.
