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  1. jimmer
    I might use the word perhaps instead of probably, but other than that I concur.
  2. jimmer
    Instead they just move him to the bullpen and use him in completely low leverage situations :-)
  3. jimmer
    I'm glad Sano looked good but one game doesn't tell us anything. I'm rooting for him though. and what a great game to see!
  4. jimmer
    this site is freaking out on me (like it often does). I quoted someone else when I responded to that and it didn't show up :-)
  5. jimmer
    That and this has been his best month with overall OPS going into tonight. So why would a manager walk Hicks to get to Mauer when Mauer has been hitting very well with RISP all year. Because Hicks had a great game and walking him sets up a force at 3B, 2B (and, as always 1B) for out #3. And it didn't work anyway.
  6. jimmer
    did you forget the part where I said AND pay attention to defensive strategy. I have no doubt he's watched plenty of baseball.
  7. jimmer
    'There are two common situations in which an intentional walk may be a good idea. The first is to bypass a strong hitter who may have been having a good game. If there is a runner on second base and a good hitter comes to the plate, it is not uncommon for him to be intentionally walked so as to set up a force out.' Hicks has been very good lately and was having a good game. Check. He was walked and it set up a force out. Check. And they aren't talking about setting up a double play in that because if you read the story linked, where the above quote comes from,the second common is to set up a double play. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/intentional_walks.htm
  8. jimmer
    yes it does. You need to watch more baseball besides the Twins and pay attention to defensive strategy.
  9. jimmer
    Mauer has been IBB 10 times this season in only 100 games. Only 5 batters in baseball have more and only 2 others have 10. What does that tell you about what managers think?
  10. jimmer
    I think we saw Seattle use a strategy that many teams do. I can see how people who like to dog Mauer could see it otherwise but watch enough baseball, it's smart strategy to set up a force at every base. It happens a lot even when there are two outs. But whatever. In other news, MLB Network is talking about how crazy it is that there is NO Twins talk at the deadline.
  11. jimmer
    Wait, so there wasn't a guy on 2B with two outs? Walking Hicks didn't set up a force out at every base? And Mauer didn't make them pay? That is exactly what happened? That is a strategy a lot of smart teams do. It's a smart thing to do regardless of the hitter. I see it all the time when I'm not watching the Twins. I understand we don't that often, kind of like how our pitchers, forever, don't throw stuff in the dirt on extreme pitchers count cause goodness forbid we throw a ball.
  12. jimmer
    Harold Reynolds still slamming the Astros even after they swept the Angels
  13. jimmer
    doesn't matter. Still set up a force at all the bases in case of ground ball the 3rd out could be recorded at any base (excluding home for those who like to call that a base). It was good strategy no matter who the batter is, not an indictment of Mauer. And it didn't work, cause Mauer made him pay anyway.
  14. jimmer
    guy on 2B and no one on 1B, walk Hicks to set up force at 3B, 2B and 1B, and Mauer delivered. Good strategy (regardless of the batter), didn't work out
  15. jimmer
    and how did the walking Hicks to get to Mauer strategy work out?
  16. jimmer
    did it set up the force though?
  17. jimmer
    When they walked Hicks to get to Mauer, was it to set up a force at every base so a double play could happen? And Seattle's manager isn't know to be a genius in game move guy
  18. jimmer
    Trevor May brought into a high leverage situation.
  19. jimmer
    Tulo's debut with his new team: 3-5, 2 2Bs, 1 HR. Congrats Tulo!
  20. jimmer
    I know this is sarcasm, but Terry wasn't even GM then, so we can't even count those. He DID trade Castillo while we still had an outside shot though so Casilla could be our 2B. Basically waiving the white flag two months early. But hey,must not have been the right time to actually go and get help instead of bailing. We certainly hadn't shown we had the makings of a playoff team, what with just having won the division the year before (and the two years before that). Certainly trading away Castillo, instead of going to get help, had no effect on moral on the team when he did that.
  21. jimmer
    except we've seen time and time again that the team doesn't see the effects until the next season. As fans are buying season tickets and thinking all offseason, 'hey we won 86 games last year, we may really be serious contenders next year.' and there is fan interest past attendance too. And, BTW, perhaps if they don't trade for Shields and Davis, they don't win 14 more games in 2013 and they are still sitting there waiting for 'the right time' to improve their ballclub.
  22. jimmer
    I get confused sometimes about the idea that the only time to trade for a proven quality player, when you have a strong farm system, is when you are in playoff contention. Just because the Royals didn't make the playoffs the very first season they traded for Shields and Davis doesn't mean it was the wrong time to do it. They won 14 more games the first season. They were in the playoff hunt most of the season. There is value in that, from a team perspective and a fan interest perspective, to get back over .500 for the first time in a decade. And when I argued for the trade, I didn't expect the Royals to throw Davis back in the rotation, but rather leave him in the pen where he excelled for TB. That decision alone MIGHT have cost them a playoff spot. Maybe. Still, winning an additional 14 games, there's value in that, and doesn't prove it was that it was the wrong time to make the trade. Just like I don't think a team has to be a playoff contender to trade for the best shortstop in baseball who will also be around when we're told the team will be contenders.
  23. jimmer
    Exactly. Just like the Span/Meyer trade. Liked the thinking behind it/ Wasn't thrilled about the player targeted, but still liked the idea behind the move itself. Didn't work out, but that's about the execution, not the thought process behind it. Tulo is a great player. Toronto won't regret this trade. I can't believe we couldn't do better than that with some of the ideas rolling around here. Neither Sano or Bryant would have been needed. BTW, Jeff Sullivan (who writes for Fangraphs, ESPN, etc) says if Reyes hadn't been included, the Rockies would have had to throw money in to cover some of Tulo's contract to get the prospects they got and that was the main reason why he was included. It's a way for them to eat some contract and still get a player (who will likely be moved right away or during the offseason.).
  24. jimmer
    it doesn't have to, in any way, be about just trading for rentals. He didn't do it for players that would help us for that season and future ones either when it was during a time you are saying would be right to go for it..Or do we never do it, period, lest goodness forbid, losing a unproven prospect sets us back 4 years (like what happened to KC when they lost top prospect Myers) and we're seen as 'losing a trade'. And when we are doing really well, it won't be time because we would be winning without said player who would put us over the top.him. An argument can and is often made to NEVER be aggressive (because Ryan isn't aggressive) because we are too far away or we are already supposedly set where we don't need the guy. We have no one for shorstop in the next 4 years. We are, miraculously, still in the hunt. We are supposedly going to be competitive from 2016 on. Be a nice time to have the best shortstop in baseball and a proven leader when that happens. Especially since it's always such a huge hole. Player like that won't be available next year.
  25. jimmer
    I'll believe it when I see it. Like the Lock Ness monster and Sasquatch. :-) And going for it doesn't require getting a guy with a huge contract.
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