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  1. Squirrel
    In true game thread fashion … yes
  2. Squirrel
    Would love it if the Twins gave Bibee the Giolito treatment! Go Twins!
  3. Squirrel
    I don’t object to the strategy and using these rules to their benefit that don’t benefit the opponents in the same way. I wouldn’t call it brilliant, though. Yes, playing the long game is what he is doing. It’s what every team does. I just object to this being within the rules of baseball because it ceases to be a serious game. It’s not what any fan pays to see. Of course, it could then be argued that it ceased to be a serious game after Giolito gave it up. But, that happens. Not sure what the solution is other than to create a system of levels. Down by 20 in the 6th, okay, down by 15 in the 7th okay, down by 10 in the 8th okay … or something like that
  4. Squirrel
    I get what Francona was doing, and that it was within the rules. Good for him. But at that point it becomes an unwatchable game for me. At that point that game is over because the manager has acknowledged they weren’t going to win and they weren’t even going to try. I get it, he was saving his BP for the next game. Then pack it up and go home. It becomes a non-professional game out there at that point. Either way the fans don’t get what they paid for. The thing is, because they were losing, they get to save their pitching, but the opponents do not, according to the rules. That doesn’t seem fair, If they want out of the game in the 6th inning, pack it in and go home.
  5. Squirrel
    Eh, we made up for by pitching Castro. The biggest embarrassment to the game, though, was the Guardians having a position player pitch in the 6th. At that point, save everyone’s arms and just call it a night and forfiet
  6. Squirrel
    Wow, and the negative nellies persist despite the score.
  7. Squirrel
    Yeah, Giolito was never my target, so Cleveland can have him, but one or two of the RPs were
  8. Squirrel
    You called if. I credit you with the runs so far
  9. Squirrel
    Go Twins!
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  11. Squirrel
    I’m accepting but not resting easy because I think the situation is sad for Buxton, sad for us and sad for baseball 🙁
  12. Squirrel
    Because it would be hugely egregious to publicly state another’s private medical issues. While Buxton is a very public figure for us and of course we all want details, but disclosure of that nature is morally, ethically and maybe even legally wrong. It might satisfy our curiosities but we are not owed that, as frustrating as that may be to some.
  13. Squirrel
    He did have an off-season procedure after the season ended in 2022. I don’t think it’s that simple
  14. Squirrel
    That’s the magic of baseball. Sometimes it’s inexplicable 🙂
  15. Squirrel
    Yep, some just want what they want, even hoping for the team to lose to get it
  16. Squirrel
    There never is
  17. Squirrel
    I think we are now, sort of-ish. Stick to the topic, please. If you want to talk about tonight’s game and tonight’s lineup, there is a game thread. Thanks.
  18. Squirrel
    Please stick to the topic.
  19. Squirrel
    That was what I said
  20. Squirrel
    100%? Yeah, I don’t believe that, at all. But if he is then Lee is at 3rd and Lewis in the outfield.
  21. Squirrel
    Who’s at 2nd? Polanco could very well be gone after this season. Lewis or Lee could play 2nd, too. I know that you are certain that the veteran presence will win out, but if they decline Polo’s option, things just are not as log-jammed as some think. And Lee very well could start the year in AAA, but that will depend on him and how he does.
  22. Squirrel
    They could decline Polanco’s option … and Martin I think will be in the OF … so I don’t see this as a logjam more than filling needs elsewhere
  23. Squirrel
    Yeah, I thought trading Arraez after 2019 was a good idea … and trading Miranda after his year was a good idea … it’s hard to know when it’s a good idea. We’ve seen this year what a DH only player does for the flexibility of the team and I’m not really in favor of something like that in today’s game, but I guess that depends on who the DH is
  24. Squirrel
    Heh, not really a football fan. My motto is ‘If the Packers lose, it’s a good day’ and that’s about as far as it goes. But if the Vikings are having a good year, I’ll jump on the bandwagon, but over all, not really that into football. And there certainly seems like there’s a lot more consternation with that group. Part of my mindset about this choice is the knowing. Choose, win the WS tomorrow KNOWING the next 10 yrs are gonna suck. I mean, yeah, it’s an easy choice to choose win now and don’t look forward. I do get that. But I don’t want to know that the next 10 years are gonna really suck. It takes something away from it all for me, so why bother then? And the same ones who will make that choice of win now will complain about the next 10 yrs sucking even though they chose it. The other part is, I’m a fan of possibility. Doesn’t mean I’m ‘satisfied’ to just win division titles, it just means it gives you the possibility of the next level and I’m all for that. And anything can happen. Probability is a different matter and I take that in stride. Some just have to have it all and anything less is worthless to them, anything less than all is losing to them. That’s an opinion they are entitled to. Different strokes, et al. But, you can’t win it all if you don’t win the division first. So, forced to choose, I chose as I did. And that gives me complaining rights when we don’t win it all. You don’t get complaining rights if you chose to win for 10 yrs of sucking. 🙂
  25. Squirrel
    Well, of course it’s more difficult than that, but it’s not that difficult. Most of all the players being waived were on expiring contracts. If a team is out of it, they aren’t making a claim for those players. It will be the teams that still have a chance, like Cleveland. I don’t think one team should get to claim all of them. While this year was unique, I do think there needs to be better rules put into place for future years. The what and how will need some discussion, but actually changing the rules is not difficult. That said, I do put some onus on the Twins for Cleveland being in a position to go for it. There are moves the FO could have made at the start of the season or at this year’s deadline that likely would have made a difference and made our margin in the division greater so it wouldn’t have made sense for Cleveland to do this. But the should’ve, would’ve, could’ve arguments … eh, hard telling for sure.
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