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  1. Dave The Dastardly
    Two coaching moves that would solve all problems; Dougie replaces Rocco Joe Mauer replaces Popken Guarantee you sloppy play, mental mistakes, etc. disappear overnight and hitters "listen" to their coach.
  2. Dave The Dastardly
    How are they going to keep the kid down on the farm?
  3. Dave The Dastardly
    Probably won't bring him up until Rocco works out a Pre-planned Rest Day schedule for him. Imagine the wails from the fan base if Kirilloff, Correa and Buxton are all "resting to avoid re-injury" in the same game, all three unavailable to play or pinch hit.
  4. Dave The Dastardly
    I always find it humorous that a language with so many different words with varying meanings can so easily be twisted to deliberately muddle the message.
  5. Dave The Dastardly
    "He was feeling some soreness in his posterior elbow." Rocco, you mean his elbows are one behind the other? No wonder the guy's been having trouble pitching.
  6. Dave The Dastardly
    Makes too much sense, Ted. Not screwy enough to be considered.
  7. Dave The Dastardly
    If I recall correctly, Miranda has traditionally been a slow-starter right thru his time in the minor leagues. Cooler weather also has to be a factor, especially during this fake "spring". Temps 20 degrees below average in what's normally a cool month anyway doesn't lend itself towards "loosening up". I'll start worrying about Miranda if his bat hasn't warmed up by mid-May, assuming of course we're in the 70's by then. Which is never a sure thing for Minnesota. I believe the last frost date average for us is May 15. That translates to puffy coats for outdoor baseball 'till June.
  8. Dave The Dastardly
    But it's outdoor baseball.
  9. Dave The Dastardly
    I'm not in favor of overworking players, nor am I in favor of underworking players. Injuries are unpredictable. You could give a player a week off and he could throw his arm out on the first pitch back. Now if that same player goes up to the coach and says, "Boss, my arm feels a little tired. I could pitch an inning if you really need me but I'd prefer to take a breather if I can," that's a different story. And maybe that's what happened, but given Rocco's predilection for scheduling rest days whether or not they're needed I have to remain skeptical.
  10. Dave The Dastardly
    Huh? Duran threw 3 pitches yesterday and for that he gets an automatic Buxton Rest Day? How fragile are these guys?
  11. Dave The Dastardly
    Sounds like me. Then I played in a club tournament and won a trophy. Figured out my cost per stroke and realized winning was a losing proposition. So I quit golf and took up bowling.
  12. Dave The Dastardly
    Correction: Great-granddad jokes.
  13. Dave The Dastardly
    Kudos to Rocco. I feared a Pagan sacrifice.
  14. Dave The Dastardly
    I'd like to meet Katherine. Sounds like she should be up for sainthood.
  15. Dave The Dastardly
    July 1st?
  16. Dave The Dastardly
    Confucious say fans who go to games for the food and beer are like sheep; they line up to get fleeced.
  17. Dave The Dastardly
    What's the stats on launch angle?
  18. Dave The Dastardly
    Jameson has got me through many a Twins season though my brothers and I sampled some Jim Beam Red Stag during the recent Viking playoff debacle... found it to be an excellent anti-depressant.
  19. Dave The Dastardly
    Thanks for the correction on the age difference. Just seems like Gallo's been around much longer. My initial intent was to use "reclamation project" instead of crusty old veteran, but my wife announced her fresh cinnamon bread had just come out of the oven and I went into brain freeze, hurriedly pounded something out on the keyboard and raced off to the kitchen. Nothing like fresh cinnamon bread straight from the oven. My wife says I'm her reclamation project. She's been at it for 40 years.
  20. Dave The Dastardly
    Comparatively speaking, Gallo's a skinny Sano, but he can play defense. I'd still rather have Gordon and/or Larnach in left. I'm not a fan of bringing in crusty old veterans and keeping the kids down on the farm. There ain't no future in the past.
  21. Dave The Dastardly
    Several months back I suggested the Twins let Buxton ride the bench until after the All-Popular Game. That way Buck might actually be healthy and available to keep the team from repeating the Dreaded 2022 End Of Season Fade. Now I fear Rocco may have read that post and taken it seriously. It was tongue-in-cheek, Rocco! Tongue-in-cheek!
  22. Dave The Dastardly
    As others have already mentioned the real question is how Rocco envisions using, or not using, a designated long reliever. A two-inning guy, in my mind, isn't a "long" reliever. But for Rocco, who seems to favor 4 or 5 innings for starters, two innings is probably close to an eternity.
  23. Dave The Dastardly
    Snow out?
  24. Dave The Dastardly
    "rigright-handedckup" Sorry, not familiar with this position. Is it similar to the "lefrov-footedckup"? Just on the other side of the field?
  25. Dave The Dastardly
    I'll wager a Grain Belt that Miranda will lead the 2023 team in RBIs. Assuming of course Rocco doesn't have him bat behind three guys who can't get on base...
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