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  1. jimmer
    I would like to just point out that September play is different now than in the past. It started changing when they adding playoff spots and now that they have another, more teams are keeping competitive teams playing deeper into the month. I agree with almost all of your post, but I think there are much fewer teams throwing in the towel in September.
  2. jimmer
    'Article: That's The Ticket: Battling For The Wild Card' Seems odd to have an article about the Rangers in this part of Twins Daily , but not a bad read.
  3. jimmer
    Yeah , that was a great narrative they predictably put out there. Torii getting a huge chunk of the credit for the winning. He taught them how to win.Now that the tailspin has happened, where did all that go? Or is he now on to chapter two? entitled: Teaching them how to lose. :-) I imagine Torii will go right into broadcasting. He'll fit right in with guys like Harold Reynolds. Re-telling his old baseball stories on the air (doing his favorite thing, talking about himself), continuing to spread 'old school wisdom' and basically just enjoying the fact there is a mic hooked up to him and he can talk to millions.
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    I don't use McGee because he had no power to speak of. An average of 6 HR for every 162 games played. I think Buxton will have much more power. But it's another interesting comparison.
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    So, are we guessing right around 1 Sept is the out of the blue, no reason at all, pure coincidence of a time-frame where he will magically be healthy enough and have curve balls conquered to make the jump back to the majors?
  6. jimmer
    Except that Seth said at the start of this thread, in the OP, one of the main reasons Buxton got optioned is because he has no place to play due to Hicks, Rosario AND Hunter and the team should get acclaim for having an OF that has no room for Buxton. So Hunter is one of the obstacles..
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    Those two look like they are on the same hand, not one on one hand and one on the other.
  8. jimmer
    Hunter has a no trade close. Where else is he going to be loved as much as he will be here, by fans and media?
  9. jimmer
    So, the reason we have to play Hunter is to try and win games this year, And the very poor defense and .303 OBP is going to help us significantly more than very good defensive OF with probably less offense. As if that difference is significant enough to make the difference in overall win totals. Ryan gave up on the team, he threw in the towel this year when he did what he did at the deadline. Now we want to say decisions should be made on this season now? How does THAT work? Ryan just told his team and the fans what he thought of the teams chances. Pelfrey should be gone with May or Berrios taking his spot. Buxton should be up and hunter relegated to bench. It should be about next year, period. This is probably about not benching a fan favorite in the face of season that is likely to end in major disappointment once again.
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    I have a hard time applauding the team for having a 40 year old poor defensive RF with a .303 OBP. That's a guy who has zero business blocking anyone. If the argument is about not being able to find a place to play Buxton, it's easy. You sit the 40 year old poor defender who can't get on base and has no future with the team.
  11. jimmer
    I've been comparing him to Eric Davis since the first few times I saw him play. Through the roof talent on both sides of the ball, always getting hurt.
  12. jimmer
    Ryan already gave up on his team at the deadline, now he's holding back valuable experience for Buxton and May (and Berrios too,probably) which is vital for rebuilding. Keep delaying the adjustment period in a year like this?
  13. jimmer
    Really? On a rebuilding team we should be making sure we give our 40 year old playing time over the #1 prospect in the game? That's hilarious. Why on earth would we do that, especially on a sinking ship of a season and on a team that is supposed to be building for the future? And we think a guy with an OBP barely over .300 is a top of the order guy. Cracking me up. I can sort of buy the 'not rushing him back from injury' excuse, though. That's been tossed around on a few threads.
  14. jimmer
    This post makes me feel kind of funny. Like when we used to climb the rope in gym class- Garth
  15. jimmer
    And also a losing record in April. 3 of 4 months with a losing record. Then one through the roof May.
  16. jimmer
    The OF who has spent the most time in the field this year (by about 85 innings): Torii Hunter. Building for the future!
  17. jimmer
    Did we have any catchers playing OF this season? :-)
  18. jimmer
    Our rotation's season AL rankings: 12th in FIP 13th in Ks 14th (actually tied for last) in K/9 11th in HR/9 15th in BAA (by a good margin) 12th (tied) in OBP against 14th in SLG% against 15th in OPS against (by 10 points) We still have almost a third of a season left. Let's see how these ranking look then. But looking at these numbers, it makes me wonder when we say it's the starting pitching that kept us in playoff contention.
  19. jimmer
    I think in 2014, with him ditching certain pitches and relying on others that were more effective, that helped him. If we are to trust pitch f/x (and there are plenty who say don't) we can see how his pitch selection has changed from last year to this year and the results have not been good. I think, coming into this season, there was reason to believe he may have finally become a pitcher who would perform in the high 3s-very low 4 FIP based on last year, but they seemed to have changed what worked with him. Plus his velocity is down, and that doesn't help.
  20. jimmer
    last year was way out of character for Hughes. 2011: 4.58 FIP 2012: 4.56 FIP 2013: 4.50 FIP 2014: 2.65 FIP 2015: 4.78 FIP One of these years is not like the other. And Ryan bit on the one outlier year.
  21. jimmer
    This team has been broken all year (and for a few years), they just had a nice month of May that allowed so many people to think this was a good team when it isn't. Whether they believed it was Hunter's miraculous leadership (if it was that, where did it go?) or the HOF rookie manager's magic, they let themselves believe something that just isn't true. Those are fun stories. Hollywood type things we like to grasp onto. Truth is, this team just has so little proven MLB talent and one hot month didn't change that reality.
  22. jimmer
    He needs to perform better with RISP, but yeah, at this point he needs to probably be in there.
  23. jimmer
    Ok, our game with Cleveland sits at 9-9. The offensive juggernauts, Jays and Yankees, sit tied at 1-1 in the 9th. Baseball is gloriously weird.
  24. jimmer
    I think you are right, now that I look at the box score again. Thanks for the correction. Appreciate it
  25. jimmer
    you talking about the accountability/based on performance hook? If so, I agree. A far as the game stats go, he was on the hook for the loss. As a starter, you need 5 complete innings to qualify for a win . When it comes to getting the loss, you don't even have to get an out before coming out the game and you can still qualify for the loss.
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