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  1. rghrbek
    And Zuke couldn't throw me out trying to steal...or frame a pitch...i'm not happy with the offensive production, but compared to league wide, I will take the fielding over the hitting. Fielding has been one of the biggest reasons people are saying we are winning more this year.... I don't need catcher #2 though, to be even more of a dumpster fire with the bat...who sometimes plays first base (this one baffles me). Bring up Mitch already.
  2. rghrbek
    But I would try to push Rosario first over Wade...
  3. rghrbek
    That's a good question. I'd lean to play the player with more upside in Garver, but I understand that Robby provides value with the getting on base tool. More importantly, I would rather have Garver up here instead of Gimenez. It's nice to have an all catch and no hit cather, but having two of them? Plus, it seems to me that Castro is a defensive upgrade over Gimenez (eye test only here), so why not bring Garver up? Between catching 2 times a week, 1b once a week and DH every 7 or 8 games, that's plenty of at bats (4 games a week) for a kid who is only getting older at AAA and appears to have the hit tool at his disposal (not to mention on base tool).
  4. rghrbek
    Then I guess I chime in. I am not a Molly fan as a manager. He continues to baffle. However, he has (probably been forced) to adjust and he has. ...some. The team is exceeding expectations so far, so you just can't fire him at this time. Dick defended Molly's bunting yesterday, in that they only had two sacs all year. However as usual he does not point out how many failed sac attempts they have had, and also not to mention the constant attempts that literally everyone outside of Sano and Castro has attempted whether for hits or not. The real problem has who they took north, with no apparent plan, if things went south. Kinztler has been good but clearly lucky. What has been their plan if he didn't pan out? Todays plan, or play, or who they used just adds a microscope to how poorly this roster was, and continues to be constructed. Two devastating losses that should have been wins. Can't suffer many more of these without having a trickle down affect.
  5. rghrbek
    Yes the bullpen is a hot mess, and only getting worse. Not sure that too many of us didn't see this coming. Also hiring Frankie V to be the bullpen coach (did he ever pitch in the bullpen?), Dougy B-ball (never understand the infatuation with him, was a nice fielding first baseman, but ended up being a little bit of a problem in the clubhouse when Justin was called up, and still seems to have a temper) why we think twins retreads are the way to success. Also someone said we would never had the ending to the 2010 season w/o capps...really? Rauch had two blown saves at the time of the trade with Capps..same as capps. The focus should be on how our bullpen gets better. Molly and the front office deserve most of the blame for who they took north, and who they have not promoted yet. However, I can't help but agree with some others on this post that there is no trade to be made yet in May. There just isn't. Too bad Burdi is out but we need to be aggressive in promoting these college age pitchers who are only adding more time to their arms. See who sinks..and who swims. Pretty simple to me.
  6. rghrbek
    I was with you in the Jamal Murray camp.... However, this Rose news, is very, very disturbing, only because there is no way, he signs to play here as a back up to Rubio. None. He has an ego. Plus he prefers to stay a Knick. Rubio is significantly more impactful as a point guard than Rose with his overall play. If we could somehow morph Jone's offensive abilities and Dunn's defensive abilities into one player, then we would have our back up and point guard of the future. As it stands, those are two very, very flawed players.
  7. rghrbek
    It's ok to be excited. I am excited, as the games are much more interesting to watch this year. Am I a believer? No. Too many holes in the rotation. Sano is coming back to earth with that .473 babip, but will still be our best hitter. It would help if Dozier would start contributing more. I am skeptical that Rosario, Castro (Gimenez), Buxton will ever contribute more than they take away at the plate... Defense is real solid right now.
  8. rghrbek
    6 pitch save. Man is it me or did O's have some really bad innings at the plate through out this series...Santana had 3 innings of 7, 6 and 6 pitches. Big win.
  9. rghrbek
    Yup, here we go again, with an Eddie Guardado type of save I guess.... I hope.
  10. rghrbek
    Sano with 7k's in last two games? Wow. Kinda looks like he is trying to pull all those outside pitches...and most of the pitches have been outside that he has seen.
  11. rghrbek
    He's been warming up lately with the bases clear no doubt...I will take a lead off walk. Assuming bunt is coming
  12. rghrbek
    Sample size getting close to large enough on Eddie to realize he is what he is? I don't think so yet, but I think it's pretty darn close.
  13. rghrbek
    It's weird to think, that if the Twins hadn't run out of pitching options, I mean they had none after the tepesch/gibby debacles, that Berrios would still be pitching at AAA...He wasn't promoted because of merit.
  14. rghrbek
    Just plain filth.
  15. rghrbek
    The problem is Dozier is up with a man on base....well at least he's not in scoring position.
  16. rghrbek
    And a slider according to FSN pitch chart they showed earlier...
  17. rghrbek
    is there any chance we get a run here? I guess...maybe a wild pitch.
  18. rghrbek
    That's shift not working out so well...
  19. rghrbek
    If I were them I would've been po'd too...should have appealed, way to close for home plate ump to call.
  20. rghrbek
    Anyone else see that chart? Is FSN suggesting that his slider is his curve ball????
  21. rghrbek
    Berries first real challenge...let's see how he does
  22. rghrbek
    This is different how???
  23. rghrbek
    That pitch was filthy...filthy like a snake to end that inning.
  24. rghrbek
    Too bad it didn't happen there, but I agree. That ball park is a bit of a band box....
  25. rghrbek
    Moot point! That a boy Kep! He's on fire.
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