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  1. Vanimal46
    We made it! The Thursday and Friday games were pretty awesome. I don’t expect as many fireworks this game… Prediction: Vikings win 21-13. Daniel Jones is a terrible QB and Flores is gonna make life very difficult for him. Darnold will be okay. Offense relies on Aaron Jones and Ty Chandler to chew clock so we escape MetLife Stadium with the win.
  2. Vanimal46
    Lions win the division. Now that Love is gone for several weeks, I think the Bears sneak ahead to 2nd, likely a wild card team. Green Bay 3rd and Minnesota last. Vikings win 6 games. It’s all up to Darnold and how he looks. He’s a total wild card.
  3. Vanimal46
    “I’m terrified out there. Little things like that are just adding extra elements to a September push that’s important to me. I don’t know. We have plenty of really good second basemen, and I don’t want to mess up our defense just because we’re going to try something new. It’s not spring training or Triple-A for that.” Royce Lewis on the idea of playing more 2nd base (per the article sourced) That’s a tough look for Royce. Clearly playing 2B is not ideal but he has to know it’s temporary due to injuries. This is a life lesson as a leader, Royce. Embrace the tough times filling in where you can as a young, athletic player.
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    Hall was an old prospect when we drafted him, small, and looked awful in the Green Bay game last year. He’s only a year younger than Darnold. At this stage he’s a PS caliber QB and that’s what Seattle signed him as. Good luck to him, but we’re not missing out on anything. 3rd string QBs are a dime a dozen.
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    Also, it’s frustration spilling over for Merrifield. He’s seen 2 other teammates get beaned and injured in the last 2.5 weeks (Riley and Harris). It will be for the benefit of baseball finding a solution to this.
  6. Vanimal46
    I believe in KBO or one of the leagues in Asia has a rule for an automatic ejection if a pitcher hits a batter in the head. That doesn’t really solve the issue of hitting batters on the hand/wrist but it’s a start. At the end of the day, there won’t be a solution that satisfies both the pitcher and batter. But something needs to change from the current rules. Because pitchers aren’t fazed giving up 1 base and knocking a player out for weeks/months at a time.
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    I understand the frustration. There’s nothing worse than losing a star player on your favorite team from a pitcher that has no idea where the ball is going when it leaves his fingertips. These beanings are a symptom of a much larger issue… baseball is so hyper focused on how hard you can throw. Not if you can actually pitch. If the pitcher isn’t throwing 95 with high spin rates, they’re lost in the minors. Perhaps a solution is a more significant penalty. Award 2 bases for beaned batters instead of 1 base. Then maybe we’ll see pitchers locate better instead of what we’re seeing.
  8. Vanimal46
    This sounds like backup QB syndrome. The FO and coaching staff has more data on these players than we ever will as fans. They see them every day. But we know better as fans. Just give the backup QB a chance! What if he’s better than the starter? You might find a Tom Brady once in a blue moon, but 9 out of 10 times you’ll have a Nick Mullens.
  9. Vanimal46
    You have yourself a deal.
  10. Vanimal46
    That’s cool I was talking about Larnach since that was the crux. Him getting pinch hit for last game.
  11. Vanimal46
    So what does that data tell you? My interpretation is they don’t want him to face LH pitchers because he’s not good at it.
  12. Vanimal46
    So we want to go back to the Gardenhire days of playing Jacque Jones and his .628 OPS against lefties every day?
  13. Vanimal46
    They did give them chances all throughout the minors and both have shown to be bad at hitting lefties. Most LH hitters do. A fun fact: Kyle Farmer has a higher career OPS against lefties than Morneau and Thome They don’t have to give them opportunities at the MLB level. Aaron Gleeman wrote an article detailing why “give them a chance” doesn’t work. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5277693/2024/03/06/twins-platoon-left-handed-hitters/
  14. Vanimal46
    Larnach’s got a .555 career OPS against lefties. Pretty clear he can’t hit them well. The problem is the lineup is so thin that Larnach is the best hitter we have at the moment.
  15. Vanimal46
    I’d rather hammer the nail in the coffin on Kansas City this week. And it could happen if they lose both series to us and Cleveland. The Guardians will be in it the rest of the season.
  16. Vanimal46
    Series win with a -12 run differential! All according to plan on the spreadsheets!
  17. Vanimal46
    Clutch Royce Lewis!!!
  18. Vanimal46
    18 straight innings without a run. Yikes.
  19. Vanimal46
    Castillo over Varland is a choice
  20. Vanimal46
    Pablo is absolutely dialed in. Lewis is clearly playing with an injury. A 25 year old doesn’t hobble around the field like a 45 year old unless something is wrong. Julien’s face (and 4 letter word heard on the mic in the 8th inning) tells it all… a man with no confidence in his ability. Good win though and let’s get another one tonight!
  21. Vanimal46
    Yeah he’s hobbling out there
  22. Vanimal46
    I implore you to look at Las Vegas Raiders draft history since 2020. Not counting UDFAs in an evaluation of a GM is bizarre. Isn’t the point, like baseball, to find the best talent using every option you have?
  23. Vanimal46
    You can’t be serious, can you? Harrison Smith is an instant ring of honor player for the Vikings once he retires. I understand what you’re saying but this is a really bad example.
  24. Vanimal46
    The Vikings have spent more money for UDFAs under Kwesi than any point with Spielman. So that is clearly a strategy to find talent that slipped through the cracks in the draft.
  25. Vanimal46
    The Vikings offered the most money and the opportunity to play. So who gets credit when UDFAs work out? I don’t understand how that’s not included in the evaluation of a GM. Because we signed 3 old CBs to replace a rookie that died and a 2nd year player who tore his ACL. The team is young at WR, OT, DL, and Edge.
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