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  1. theBOMisthebomb
    Will someone remind me again how AI is improving things for the average citizen?
  2. theBOMisthebomb
    Yes, injuries and underperforming are like the death and taxes guarantee of MLB starting rotations.
  3. theBOMisthebomb
    Yeah, RD is still the worst ever reliever in Twins history. The 2026 bullpen version might be the worst Twins bullpen ever. That's a different conversation, though.
  4. theBOMisthebomb
    I had a feeling this detail would get the focus of any replies. Prior to 2002/2003, WAR (Wins Above Replacement) calculates defense for previous eras by using historical play-by-play data, primarily from Retrosheet, to determine how many runs a fielder saves compared to an average fielder. Before modern tracking, this "TotalZone" method uses data points like outs made and hits allowed, adjusted for position and park, to estimate defensive performance over an entire season. (Full disclosure: info taken from a Google search.)
  5. theBOMisthebomb
    Adam Dunn had 462 home runs in his career yet only accumulated 18.0 bWAR. That's a lot of baseballs hit over the fence for only 18 WAR regardless of how poor of a fielder he might have been. For Eddie Rosario's 2019 season, fWAR had 1.2 and bWAR had 1.6 with Eddie hitting 32 bombas that magical season. Can you at least see some value in a finite number of WAR each season being allocated to the league and assigned to the players? Or that WAR can be used to assign an (approximate) overall value to a player's worth? I'm not here to defend the WAR statistic, I'm just curious. I get that there's some variation in how different places calculate WAR and it's not a perfect stat. I do like the ability to compare players from different eras using the WAR statistic.
  6. theBOMisthebomb
    I don't know what Brenda said means, it made me laugh though.
  7. theBOMisthebomb
    They are spreading the wealth and truly bullpen by committee as per MLB.com: Eric Orze recorded the Twins’ fifth save on Thursday, and every one of them has gone to a different pitcher – including one in each of the four wins against Detroit. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the third time since saves became an official statistic in 1969 that a team has won four straight games in a single series with four different pitchers getting a save.
  8. theBOMisthebomb
    This recap seems to be what we might see for the majority of 2026 weekly summaries. You might just be able to cut and paste and fill in the relevant names for the next 24 weeks.
  9. theBOMisthebomb
    2036 if we are fortunate.
  10. theBOMisthebomb
    At least the Twins took Acton to address their bullpen woes.
  11. theBOMisthebomb
    I had the (mis)fortune of attending in person last night at CHS Field. I arrived late so missed the 1st inning debacle. Then, I left once the 6th inning down slide began so I missed most of the really brutal stuff. Regardless, it was a cold, miserable night. The hoodie giveaway was the saving grace.
  12. theBOMisthebomb
    The baserunning blunders were disturbing and must get cleaned up quickly. The ABS challenge system seems clunky and a poor system after the first weekend of games. Either use the ABS full time or don't use it. This hybrid system is awful and the manufactured "strategy" it brings is maddening.
  13. theBOMisthebomb
    He was the extra playoff ump and basically his only job being the fair/foul calls. The ball hit the glove AND still landed fair. Worst call ever. Why no reaction from Mauer? Especially, why no argument from Gardy? Perhaps another ump could have overruled the obviously blown call. I think that was possible before replay.
  14. theBOMisthebomb
    That's a reasonable take although I just have a difficult time accepting any baseball tournament that is single elimination in the championship rounds.
  15. theBOMisthebomb
    I am not a WBC fan, so this is great news.
  16. theBOMisthebomb
    The numbers say he's been a slightly above average starter type of player. 109 OPS+, .255 career BA, 4.0 bWAR accumulated over 258 games. Everyone says he's a neat guy, although he's maybe not profiling as a clubhouse leader with some of his comments. I hadn't ever really thought of this until now - if Lewis can improve a notch or two and have a Byron Buxton type career numbers wise that would be a slight improvement and not a terrible outcome for his career. Of course, more games played consistently over many seasons is the key for Royce.
  17. theBOMisthebomb
    Spring training just started. It's alright to be optimistic.
  18. theBOMisthebomb
    I give one of these cards to my wife every year.
  19. theBOMisthebomb
    The Varland trade was simply bad optics. This hometown fan will never accept and/or be reasonable about it. It was a bad trade, pure and simple. I will die on that hill. Maybe... maybe if Roden and Rojas become key players in a championship would I back down. Sometimes the human element has to be top priority and the Twins should have kept Varland.
  20. theBOMisthebomb
    Classic Minnesota Twins mismanagement - infuriate the fanbase for two years then try to switch course and further infuriate some of the fanbase. I think it was time to move on from each other so I'm falling for the mutual parting of ways story. Maybe it will help things to get a fresh start in the front office. Falvey (and Levine) did an okay job over their tenure all factors considered.
  21. theBOMisthebomb
    I will never support the Louis Varland trade, regardless of any future results or if the Twins "win" the trade. I will never support or speak positively of this trade.
  22. theBOMisthebomb
    Mickey can go light up AAA pitching for another organization.
  23. theBOMisthebomb
    He has more bWAR with the Twins than Twins HOFers Versalles, Gagne, and Cuddyer. Then, there's Gladden in there so that opens the door to many possibilities.
  24. theBOMisthebomb
    It seems like this could be a career ender. Unless some team sees value having Kepler there for the second half of the season with no playoffs, which seems unlikely to me. I thought of Kepler as a borderline Twins Hall of Fame type player. I wonder if this removes him from that conversation in the future.
  25. theBOMisthebomb
    You letting the ownership off the hook is more damaging than categorizing them as possibly the worst owners. There was evidence presented that the Pohlads have been running the same scheme related to payroll since the 1990s. If nearly 30 years of the same false narratives doesn't convince you of the damage the Pohlads have caused, I'm not sure what else can. I'm not certain why you only use payroll as your basis for judgment. There are other factors to consider. I'm looking big picture. Are you forgetting the past two years with the streaming debacle, the trade deadline of 2025, etc. I also look at antecdotal evidence and see friends and family who have supported the Twins for decades (some since the 1960s) saying they are bailing on supporting the Twins, will not renew season ticket packages, and are "done". These aren't passive fans, they are hardcore. Some are refusing to attend games with me in 2026. ESPN recently rated Twins fans as most frustrated: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47335875/mlb-2025-10-most-frustrated-fan-bases-red-sox-mets-twins-cardinals These are signs of a terrible ownership group and legitimate complaints. Defend the Pohlads all you want. I refuse to.
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