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  1. VATwinsFan
    7th win two weeks earlier than last year. That is a good thing.
  2. VATwinsFan
    So where can I get one of those cups?
  3. VATwinsFan
    Yikes. Arcia is a stud.
  4. VATwinsFan

    42: A Review

    VATwinsFan commented on Sarah's blog entry in Blog Sarah

    "The beginning credits alert us that it was “based on a true story.” Really? Who knew! (Maybe there was a specific reason they had to include that, I don’t know.)" Perhaps the producers of the movie realized that a lot of people are clueless about what happened before they entered the world and that history didn't start on their birthday. For example, last year when there was so much talk about the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster there were more than a few youth who were quoted as saying they thought the movie "Titanic" was just a good story and had no idea it was based on something that really happened.
  5. VATwinsFan
    Let's look on the bright side of things. The White Sox are doing as badly as the Twins with a payroll that is almost $50 million higher than the Twins and the Angels are even worse with a lineup that has Pujols, Trout, Hamilton, and Weaver with a payroll of $65+ million more.
  6. VATwinsFan
    Well, I think that pretty much finishes that. Out to walk the dog. Woof.
  7. VATwinsFan
    Second inning, no outs, 7 hits and 57 pitches. Oh, and 6 runs in already with the bases loaded. Yikes.
  8. VATwinsFan

    Game 1 of 162

    VATwinsFan commented on Riverbrian's blog entry in Blog Riverbrian

    1 for 9 w/RISP and 12 left on is way too reminiscent of the last two years. But looking at the lineup it is hard to believe, as well being as almost statistically impossible, the Twins being as bad w/RISP as they were the last two years. Good to see Worley being able to adjust and keeping things close. Hope springs eternal. Win Twins!
  9. VATwinsFan
    Hmmm, 5-0 with no out in the 2d. Looks like a replay of last year. At least I can go see a local class A game in an hour.
  10. VATwinsFan
    *turns on game* *sees score* *turns off game* Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Being out here in the DC area at least I have the Nationals and Orioles to watch as well as a Nationals class A team 10 miles down the road.
  11. VATwinsFan
    You obviously never heard of Scott Klingenbeck.
  12. VATwinsFan
    Well, that was certainly fun.
  13. VATwinsFan
    Another Twins starter throwing batting practice I see. Good grief.
  14. VATwinsFan
    Does anyone else think that Kelly droning on is not unlike listening to fingernails slowly scratching a blackboard?
  15. VATwinsFan
    Call me old, but I don't understand the need for so many pitchers. Way back when in the Dark Ages i.e. the late 60s, the Twins basically got along fine with 10-11 pitchers with as few as 9 throwing pratically all the innings. I don't ever recall them having more than 10 pitchers on the roster other than after the September call ups. In 1967 Twins pitchers had 58 complete games and 4 pitchers with over 200 innings--and this was without the designated hitter. (There were also three position players who played at least 160 games). In 1969 the Twins got 46 complete games from their pitchers. Closers routinely pitched more than one inning on consecutive days. Even in 1987 and 1991 the staff pretty much consisted of 9 or 10 pitchers with a few extra innings thrown in here and there from retreads and call ups. With all the supposed improvements in sports medicine, computer analysis, better training techniques etc, you would think today's pitchers would simply outclass those of 20-30-40-years ago, at least in terms of physical conditioning, yet from what I can tell, with very few exceptions, they don't. Injuries are common and managers are, in my opinion, way too hung up lefty-lefty, righty-righty matchups. If a team can't get along with 11 pitchers it seems to me something is seriously wrong in several different areas. I rather have those extra pinch runners and pinch hitters. My two cents worth.
  16. VATwinsFan
    I wonder if Jason Marquis is available.
  17. VATwinsFan
    Check out the stats on Ryan Cook's stats out of the A's bullpen--21 games, 23 IP, 4 hits (.056 BA), no runs, and 0.70 WHIP. Yikes.
  18. VATwinsFan
    Well, he did his part to take the starters' combined ERA a bit higher.
  19. VATwinsFan
    This is like watching "The Natural" except that there is no Robert Redford sitting on the bench.
  20. VATwinsFan
    The Twins are now 10 for their last 62 w/RISP. In 19 games they've kept the opposition to 3 runs or less a grand total of two times, and one of those games they lost. In comparison the other teams pitchers have kept the Twins to 3 runs or less 11 times out of 19.
  21. VATwinsFan
    Twins are now on a 5 for 35 streak with RISP.
  22. VATwinsFan
    Very much like the first part of last year the RISP rate is statistically impossible when you look at it in the games they've lost. Overall so far it is .214 (15 for 70). Take away the two wins and it is .133 (6 for 45). Once the Twins started hitting a bit is when they started the winning streak back in June and July of last year and I have no doubt that this year's team will be a better hitting team than last--it's the starting pitching which is going to keep them below 75 wins. Oh, and someone wake me when it's Friday please. I really don't want to look between now and then.
  23. VATwinsFan
    To coach or to hit?
  24. VATwinsFan
    Doumit's strikeout brings the team batting average down to .159.
  25. VATwinsFan
    ...groundout to second, pop up, ground out to short etc etc. This is terrible.
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