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  1. Darius
    Well, that regression to the mean for these AAAA relievers hit like a freight train today.
  2. Darius
    I wouldn't sacrifice any good prospects this year. I'm not sure a one-and-done in the playoffs, likely at best, is worth that. But, make no mistake, this team isn't going anywhere until it significantly upgrades its pitching staff. I'm not convinced they have a true ace anywhere near the majors. So, if a real playoff run is going to come in the relative short-term (1-2 years from now), they're going to have to dabble in free agency with the big boys (all "free agency destroys your franchise" fallacies aside).
  3. Darius
    Considering who got the start today, and some of other guys they're still going to run out of the 'pen, I'm not ready to say the gloves are off yet. I'll at least wait to see the corresponding move.
  4. Darius
    I get the error happened....but this is why you don't dink around and bring up Nick freaking Tepisch to start games for you. Teams finish 1-2 games out of the playoffs every year. You can always look back and see some boneheaded decision like this one.
  5. Darius
    That's the most excited I've ever seen Joe. Good for that guy.
  6. Darius
    Question answered on FSN
  7. Darius
    Honest question....is that Joe's first career walk off HR?
  8. Darius
    Mauer flower-pot-shot coming up.
  9. Darius
    Nobody hit one in the air farther than 50 ft and everyone turning on Kintler like he just imploded.....tough crowd.
  10. Darius
    Looked like the trainer left his briefcase full of various PEDs open on the bench in that cut to the dugout.
  11. Darius
    These last two games embody the Twins' problems pretty well, I'd say.
  12. Darius
    Kintzler giving me some heartburn.
  13. Darius
    That's where it's nice to have Joe in the lineup, as much as hell as he takes. Not sure if there's anyone else on this team I'd rather have up with a runner on third and less than two out, when you absolutely need the run. When he needs to put the ball in play, he does it.
  14. Darius
    Phil reaches back and hits 89 to get out of the inning. Seriously though, I've been waiting for Phil to implode, and it's just not happening. Maybe I'm not giving the guy enough credit.
  15. Darius
    Considering the only actual strike thrown, he plastered off the limstone wall at about 110 mph, 20 ft from a 2 run homer, I'm not going as far as calling it an awful AB. But, I get your point, it could've been better.
  16. Darius
    Also, grammar.
  17. Darius
    1st strike called was down and/or away. Didn't go on the third strike check swing.
  18. Darius
    I can't emphasize enough how stupid it is that pitchers don't have to throw intentional walks anymore. Ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous though, is Grossman hitting behind Sano.
  19. Darius
    Two awful strike calls in one AB for Dozier. That'll likely cost the Twins a run, here.
  20. Darius
    If the Twins would've hit a Boston base runner like that, they'd throw at the Twins star player 4 times over the next two games.
  21. Darius
    Sano keeps racking up extra base hits. I have the feeling that the Twins will need a few more to win tonight.
  22. Darius
    Of course the guy isn't what he used to be, and was probably robbed of a few good years by concussions, but he still has plenty of value. He's become an excellent defender at 1B. Probably Gold Glove caliber. He's not going to win any Silver Slugger awards, but he's still doing some things well at the plate. There seems to be some outrage with him batting behind Sano, but I think it's a solid strategy in terms of helping Sano get some pitches to hit. Mauer is still respected enough by opponents, and still handles the bat at a level that deters pitchers from simply walking Sano every time. If you take a guy who you know is highly susceptible to strike outs (much more so than Mauer, which is basically everyone in the team), and I think it's a little easier to justify putting Sano on first base.
  23. Darius
    I agree with everything except #3. Not sure how Berrios "wasn't stretched out" if guys like Hughes and Santiago were. Not a huge inning differential there. Santiago pitched very limited innings out of the bullpen on the same WBC squad as Berrios, and Hughes was coming off the surgery, and was unable to touch 90 for much of the spring. Also, don't you think all of these guys were throwing regular bullpens on the side? It's not like Berrios didn't touch a baseball for a month and half. If you're throwing 60-70 pitches, for guys who have spent their entire life pitching, does it really matter much if it's on a bullpen or against a live batter? These guys are throwing all year round, if they're not recovering from an injury (which Hughes was). Not to mention, It's not like Molly was letting guys throw 140 pitch complete games the first few weeks of the season. If I recall, he took Ervin Santana, the staff ace, out in the midst of a shutout before he even got to 90.
  24. Darius
    Nice swing by Buxton, there. Two weeks ago he was swinging through that.
  25. Darius
    Good grief, Byron. Just give him all of the Gold Glove's for next decade right now.
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