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From the album: 2017
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From the album: 2017
Let's Get It ON! -
Front Page: Silver Linings Amid September Storms
David HK replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Big congrats from afar, and very impressed you were able to put cogent thoughts about baseball together only mere hours after the nuptials! Your contributions help make this site a very special corner of the inter-nets. And many good wishes to you both. This beautiful song from The Boss popped into my head when I read your intro. Enjoy: -
Should We Be Upset With Yasiel Puig?
David HK commented on Patrick Wozniak's blog entry in Patrick Wozniak's Blog
I gotta harken back to the old Joe DiMaggio quote, when asked why he busted his butt on every single play, even late in the season, with nothing on the line. He said, in effect, that there was probably somebody in those stands who had never been to a game before, never seen him play, and may not go again, and he didn't want that person to see him dogging it, and have that be their memory. I switched over to the Cleveland broadcast to see what they were about, and they were totally roasting Puig, even moreso than Dick. They were really getting on him about being in crucial games in a pennant race, and acting like that, and they were speculating on what Francona was going to do or say, too. I like what he did, though. He had a quick word with Puig, and then he let his dugout leader, Santana, take him off to the side and deal with him. They had a looooong, and very one-sided conversation. I would have pulled him from the game, if I were Tito, but to his credit, he didn't, and Puig came through with good at bats afterward. He most certainly deserved every single boo, though, and then some. What a crappy example for every fan who busts his or her fanny all week, to spend an honest dime to go to a game; fans who can only dream about spending their working life on a ball field, and see a pro athlete behave like that. It's an insult to hard-working folks everywhere. -
Well, once again, Cleveland defeated Rochester, and Clevinger pitched a gem, just as ace-type belly-itchers are supposed to do in a pennant crunch. But holy heck, I'm wondering if Clevinger and Hunter Wood and their scraggly mullets each live in vans down by the river, or if they share just one?
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From the album: 2017
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Front Page: Twins Acquire OF Ryan LaMarre
David HK replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
But... but....... We already have the fabulous Ian Miller. Ain't that enough? And what is Johnny Field up to these days, anyway? -
I'm going for all 7, right in a row. Gawd, how much does that suck? Our one starter who, in the 2nd half has been strong and getting stronger, the one guy who's been taking his turn and doing something positive with it... This is what I don't get: You're a pro athlete for many years. You have access to the best medical maintenance professionals and substances on somebody else's dime. You know, and have seen teammates and others get pinged for this. And somehow, you're still going to put something in your body where the sales pitch is some dude saying, "Pssst, hey buddy..." What is it the kids say these days? SMFH.
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Keith? That you?
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I love it. Especially the part about Boston not making the postseason. Sweeeeet.
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Happened to notice this as I was rolling through some highlights. Unfortunately can't unsee it, so I think I'll share the pain. Andrew Cashner, what the....? I think I'll call this look the "Double Mullet."
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Front Page: Twins Need Rosario to Rein it In
David HK replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
This is good stuff! What a fascinating read. There's a lot the dedicated Twins fan would be familiar with, and mostly agree on. I love Eddie like a rock. In addition to his often-productive bat, he brings a lot of intangibles to the club with his attitude and how he approaches the game. But the mental lapses at the plate and in the field- they're beyond the level of maturity he should be showing by now. It would not surprise me in the least if Eddie gets packaged this winter for starting pitching, but it would hurt my heart. Those young sluggers that are making their wayt through the ranks, all pretty much project to LF/1B, so they're going to need a spot to fit into. I don't see Larnach, Rooker, or any of the other kids replacing Kep or (a healthy) Buxton for seasons hence. -
From the album: 2017
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Well, bottom line is- when the team needs starters to take a step up, nearly all of 'em are taking a step back.
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Re: the Elizabethton game. Nice to see Fidel hasn't given up on his major league dream, even at this late stage...
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I concur with all those moves, and they've been echoed out here long enough. What I don't get, is that such things are glaringly obvious to even the most casual fan, and have been for a while now- and the fact that none of them have even been tried yet is mind-boggling.
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If the ace ain't acting like an ace, he needs to have a seat.
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I like Baldelli, I think he's done a pretty good job, but we're in the thick of a pennant race now, and things like game management have to be adjusted. It's not April or May anymore. This is the time for games we need to win, not lessons we need to learn. Berrios should have been pulled after those first couple of runners got on. Period. Showing confidence, whatever, be damned. That's just bad management. It kind of goes along with the question of why 34 home runs and .333 OPB is in the leadoff spot, and 3 home runs and .405 OBP is hitting 5th in the order, at this late date. Those hitters need to be switched, like a month and a half ago. The fact that this management team missed out on both Stroman and Minor at the deadline is coming back to bite us, hard. Good luck with all the 40-man decisions at the end of this season, and watch us lose some guys for nothing that we could have dealt for real help this year. Or maybe I'm just being a little pessimistic...
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