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  1. BD57
    We're through 7 ... I hope we have someone up in the pen.
  2. BD57
    what a friggin' surprise - Gibson's got the tying run at the plate.
  3. BD57
    Umm ... we aren't up by two touchdowns, so I'd vote "no" on Gibson. Better have someone else "up" at the first sign of a baserunner.
  4. BD57
    How big of a bus? If it's small enough, maybe even then ....
  5. BD57
    I don't want Perez or Gibson pitching any high-leverage innings the rest of the year, regular season or "post." Shoot, I wouldn't give either of them the ball as a reliever in a post-season game with a 6 run lead, for fear they'd make a game of it. And I'm good with starting Dobs - he's been put out there more than once and done a good job with it more than once.
  6. BD57
    looks like everyone can throw 95+ now ...
  7. BD57
    This guy's debut was 9/5 against the Tigers and his ERA is over 6? Ahem ...
  8. BD57
    Geez ... did Eddie have a shot at that ball?
  9. BD57
    Following up ... I have no ill-will toward Kyle. By every appearance, he's a good man, someone you'd want representing your baseball team off the field, and I've never read a word about him being anything other than a good teammate. He had a run where he was a very effective pitcher - it looked like he'd figured things out, gotten some "swagger," some belief in his stuff, where he'd go after hitters and get them out. That's gone now, and has been for a while. He pitches as if he believes every single mistake he makes is going to wind up in the upper deck; he just doesn't seem to believe his stuff is good enough to get guys out. Long time ago, I heard Frank Viola tell a story, about when he was "green," wondering it he could get major league hitters out, and having trouble throwing strikes because of it. His catcher at the time - whoever it was - basically told him "we're throwing it down the middle, whatever we throw tonight." Frank complied, discovered his "stuff" was pretty good, and gained the confidence to go after hitters. Once Frank got to where he wasn't so afraid of making mistakes, he made fewer of them, and his "good stuff" became even more effective. Kyle simply doesn't believe in what he's doing. At least, that's what I see.
  10. BD57
    i dunno, Nick ... to what would you attribute Kyle losing all contact with the strike zone when he gets runners on base (as he did tonight)? It's been happening way too often the last couple of months. If he's not healthy, we shouldn't be running him out there.
  11. BD57
    As thin-skinned as today's umpires are? Absolutely. If the batter doesn't turn around, he might have a chance of sticking.
  12. BD57
    Did anyone actually think the Tigers were going to be competitive this year?
  13. BD57
    sometimes, the ump thinks "if the catcher catches it in the air, it must be a strike."
  14. BD57
    Gibson (a) nibbles too much to get close calls; and ( doesn't throw enough strikes to get close calls.
  15. BD57
    If Cleveland catches us, Gibson's fingerprints will be on the murder weapon.
  16. BD57
    Every time we put him out there, he puts us in a hole.
  17. BD57
    I'm not interested in seeing him in a Twins uniform 5 minutes from now. Pitches scared the minute he gets a baserunner.
  18. BD57
    it's 3 inches outside .... when you don't throw strikes, you don't get that pitch
  19. BD57
    he has no confidence in his stuff - perhaps deservedly - and therefore does not want to throw strikes.
  20. BD57
    he's afraid to throw strikes
  21. BD57
    nibbling again .....
  22. BD57
    One way of looking at it ... where is he among #3's on playoff caliber teams, because that's what we're trying to be.
  23. BD57
    Turned out that way, thank goodness. If he'd hit Kepler in the head or the wrist and he wound up missing significant time as a result, it wouldn't be.
  24. BD57
    World of difference between 11 year olds, where there can be wild disparities in talent, and MLB, where there isn't. Plunking Kepler because the guy before him swung at a 3-0 pitch is ridiculous. Throw at Cave next time you get the chance, if it's that big a deal - but it shouldn't be. The Rangers were down 8 because "they earned it." That's not the Twins fault. If they wanted to walk off the field and say "no mas," that's what they should do - otherwise, don't throw a pitch and expect the batter not to try.
  25. BD57
    Interesting Article about "blowouts" .... https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-manager-aaron-boone-would-favor-mlb-mercy-rule-and-hes-not-off-base-004158370.html?fbclid=IwAR1s3AJZuQmAo5VpCYgetvbxtpWonEGRpcQwCef5t2t6ZnP1WvYJgYkvm0Q
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