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    Except the comment on the rule says: From the windup position..... {list of three things the pitcher may do} ...the pitcher may not go into the set or stretch position--if he does it is a balk. This is my point--Estrada starts in the windup position, goes to the set position and then pitches. This is not legal. Apparently there is no penalty for it with no one on base. It is kind of a quirky loophole.
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    Nowhere does the rulebook say this is a manager optional rule. (Like a batter hitting a double after his bat strikes the catcher's mitt for catcher's interference--manager has option of taking the double or having his batter-runner put on first base.)
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    Umpire calls time and resets the pitch.
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    I don't think so because he doesn't come to the set position. It's just a temporary pause in the continuation of his motion and then he delivers the pitch. But I see your point. Juan Marichal's high leg kick was somewhat similar. He had a spot in his delivery where he kind of froze at the high point of his kick then continued with his motion. I suppose this is the rationale that the umps use to ignore Estrada's interruption/alteration of his "normal delivery". Just guessing though.
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    I'm just an observer. I've seen plenty of pitchers that have foreign substances on their caps and uniform. They constantly go to it and use it to get a better grip. Joe Nathan was a notorious user of pine tar and rosin. There are many others. Remember Kenny Rogers in the 2006 ALCS? Jon Lester in the 2013 World Series?
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    Does he stand facing the batter with his pivot foot in contact with, and his other foot in front of, the pitcher’s plate? Check. Does he hold the ball in both hands in front of his body and coming to a complete stop? Check. That's the definition of the set position.
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    Whatever you say...
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    The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his pivot foot in con- tact with the pitcher’s plate and the other foot free. From this position any natural movement associated with his delivery of the ball to the batter commits him to the pitch without interruption or alteration. Once he's in the windup position, (and he is) he is committed to deliver the pitch with no interruption. Obviously going to the set position is an interruption in his pitch delivery.
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    Your observation seems to be the only way to interpret why the umpires are not calling it an illegal pitch, and would thus be called a ball. An illegal pitch is specifically defined as, with no one on base, a pitch with the pitcher's pivot foot not touching the rubber or a quick return pitch. But clearly, Estrada is not following the Windup and Set Position rules in 5.07.8.01[a] and . He is in the windup position and he does not deliver a pitch, instead there is an interruption and alteration in his delivery. So he's doing something illegal. If I were a batter I'd call time out when Estrada switches over from the windup position and the set position and have my manager come out and seek clarification of the rule.
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    I had an umpire friend of mine call me up during the Blues Jays/Royals game to tell me that Marco Estrada was committing an illegal pitch on every pitch he made whenever there were no men on base. I took a look and I think my friend is correct. Estrada starts out in the windup position then without taking his pivot foot off the rubber, he transitions into the set position. https://youtu.be/iy3iT3FOSwQ The rule, 5.07.8.01[a] and is quite clear: The Windup Position The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his pivot foot in con- tact with the pitcher’s plate and the other foot free. From this position any natural movement associated with his delivery of the ball to the batter commits him to the pitch without interruption or alteration. He shall not raise either foot from the ground, except that in his actual delivery of the ball to the batter, he may take one step backward, and one step forward with his free foot. The Set Position Set Position shall be indicated by the pitcher when he stands facing the batter with his pivot foot in contact with, and his other foot in front of, the pitcher’s plate, holding the ball in both hands in front of his body and coming to a complete stop. Preparatory to coming to a set position, the pitcher shall have one hand on his side; from this position he shall go to his set position. Looks to me that Estrada is making an illegal pitch. I suppose it's just another rule that the umpires don't bother to enforce, like pitchers putting pine tar on the ball.
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    ^^ This right here. ^^ And newsflash--Arcia is not going to become a better outfielder. He lacks the instincts to get a good jump on balls, can't make the instant judgment needed, and he's got a prideful "look at me" attitude, which is ironic because he's not very good.
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    Because seeing a baseball from 60 feet away and it coming in the same general area around the plate is not the same thing as picking up a baseball hit from 275 feet away with spin and wind effects working on it and knowing where to go with your first step. Edited to add: And judging by Arcia's strike out rate and walk rate he's got a lot more to learn about the strike zone.
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    I liked the pinstripes. No numeral on the front is lame. Gold trim is kind of classy and cool. Next up in the quest to improve the Twins--new lawn mowing patterns in the outfield grass at Target Field.
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    I like this trade idea. I don't see Arcia improving his defensive game through practice. Outfield play involves a lot of instinct, reading the ball off the bat and getting a good jump on it. Arcia flat out doesn't have this. You can't practice judgment and instinct. The Twins' biggest need is starting pitching. I say this trade makes sense.
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    http://i59.tinypic.com/2lszkae.gif
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    This is the guy I really want. This would be huge!
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    Great article, well written. If they're not going to interview Dave Martinez or Charlie Montoya for the job, of the three candidates mentioned, I'd go for Lovullo. I'm just sick and tired of the "Twins Way." The Twins Way is losing the last 4 years. It's slow to embrace analytics. Slow to adopt power pitching arms. Slow to do just about everything that winning teams have/are doing. I think an outsider would have more guts to stand up to Ryan and Pohlad, if needed. My question is--why is this process taking so long? Seriously. Are they going to wait until the World Series is over before making an announcement so as not to be seen as trying to steal its thunder? (As if naming the Twins manager would deflect anyone from the WS!)
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    Who is out there? And would we want the Twins to hire them? Leyland? NO. Valentine? NO. Guillen? NO.
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    Games that take 3 hours 30 minutes to play are, by definition, less intense than the same game played in 2 hours 30 minutes. The action is compressed in the shorter game time--more intense. I don't know how anyone could argue differently. I'm a diehard baseball fan. This year I only watched one game from beginning to end and that was a game I attended (and I usually attend at least a half dozen games a year). I do not have four hours to set aside to watch players adjust wrist straps on batting gloves, rub baseballs while walking around the mound, pitchers continuing to peer in after the sign is given, holding their set position for a couple of seconds, batters stepping out of the batters box and take practice swings, click the bat on their heels, adjust cup, adjust helmet, dig into the box, etc. etc. etc. This is not intensity, this is boredom. Playoff games are more intense because there is more on the line. Every game matters. The Cardinals/Giants game is on right now. It's been 2 1/2 hours and it's in the 6th inning. I switched it off. I'm not staying with this game for four hours. I can read about it tomorrow, watch highlights tomorrow. I'm going to try to watch the World Series. I can tell you right now, unless the games are compelling, fast-paced, and interesting, I will be turning them off and watching something else. This is something I never thought I would do, but believe me, I'm fed up with the pace of games.
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    I'm trying to make sense of this post. It is late July. The Twins are 43-54. You are claiming that because the players don't jump up and down when Oswaldo Arcia hits a 2 run HR in the fifth inning, the fans aren't getting full value for their partial season ticket purchase. Is that it? And yes, it matters if the game takes 3 hr. 20 min. or 2 hr. 30 min. The Royals game on Saturday was nine innings and took 4 hours, 23 minutes, IIRC. I love baseball, but I could scarcely watch that game. Four hours?! Sheesh.
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    FYI, commercial time between innings is 2 minutes 5 seconds. I think it goes up to 2 minutes 35 seconds during the playoffs.
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    I like Dave Martinez as well but does he fit the Latin/Caribbean attribute? He was born in Brooklyn, NY, so I'm not sure. Also would like to see the Twins interview Charlie Montoyo. He definitely meets the Latin requirement--he coached the 2009 World Baseball Classic Puerto Rico team--and he's been a great manager for the Rays AAA affiliate, Durham Bulls. They have won their division 7 of the 8 years he's been at the helm. He has compiled a 633-515 record (.551) over 8 years.
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    I flip flop on my opinion of him. Undeniable power swing, undeniably high K rate. Swings at pitches out of the strike zone. Sucker for a good curve ball. Looks lost in the OF. Closes his eyes on plays, makes bad reads, throws to wrong base, misses cutoff guys. Then I think...he's 23. And I cut him some slack.
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    I agree that Ryan should have been broomed along with Gardenhire. You hit all the right reasons but forgot the problem with the outfield. In order to atone for his many mistakes with the starting pitching (which you nailed) he traded away two competent CFer's, Span and Revere, for SP. Ryan put the team in a position to need to rely on Aaron Hicks to become a good player and he didn't.Then he put Mastroianni on waivers and when Hicks failed he had to trade for Sam Fuld. Then he put the SS of the future, Santana, in CF. Centerfield was a mess and has been for 2 years now. The rest of the outfield was manned by defensive tortoises--Willingham, Parmelee, Kubel, Arcia, or guys playing out of position--Santana, Escobar, and to a lesser extent, Herrmann. So Ryan has bungled the starting pitching and the outfield. Let's not forget the decision to put Jason Bartlett on the squad. The reason he's still got his job is because the Twins have some highly touted prospects, which Ryan was responsible for drafting and/or trading to get. If they don't pan out, the Twins could be the next Kansas City or Chicago Cubs, constantly rebuilding and missing the playoffs for decades.
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