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  1. nicksaviking
    I think you’re not taking into consideration that for their careers, they are usually off the table, but just so happened to all be on the table at the same time the last two months of the season.
  2. nicksaviking
    Hits like them too.
  3. nicksaviking
    If they don’t do robo umps, MLB will just be feeding into ‘big market’ conspiracy theories.
  4. nicksaviking
    On the bright side, should the Twins pull this one out of their butt, they must be expecting Lopez to go full Jack Morris on Friday.
  5. nicksaviking
    Why waste the pen on Maldonado?
  6. nicksaviking
    I’d throw him back out there, A 1-2-3 inning avoids Alvarez. If he can’t do that, then pull him.
  7. nicksaviking
    Man every break goes the other way. Some things never change.
  8. nicksaviking
    I got too many answers back to make sense of it. People got to stop ripping Chief for being old when he slaps more Gen Z lingo around than a YouTuber.
  9. nicksaviking
    I figured it was more like this:
  10. nicksaviking
    Man, this seems like it's teed up real good for some wiseacres. Kirilloff wasn't hitting, I'm fine with this. Would have been more fun if Julien was at 1B, with Polanco, Correa and Lewis making up the rest of the infield, and seeing if Buxton at DH could whip up some out-of-the-blue magic, but I'm sure most wouldn't be thrilled to let Julien continue his defensive apprenticeship at first in a do-or-die game.
  11. nicksaviking
    I'd trade Kirk for a second, presuming that second could be packaged with our first (and other picks) to move up high enough to get a difference maker.
  12. nicksaviking
    Sure, Mullens has experience, but it wasn't a good experience. I mean, this team is almost certainly going to lose with either, but they know they'll lose with Mullens because we know what he is. Like you said, Hall could surprise, even if the odds are lower. And I don't care about the optics. Losing 24-10 or losing 24-3 is the same in my book. Lose the way that's in your team's best long term interest and screw the sportsbooks and loudmouth commentators. Mike Florio can go ahead and climb up his own stubborn butt if he want's to complain about it. Either way, it's not Mullens vs Hall anymore, it's Mannion.
  13. nicksaviking
    I don't know why it would be a farce with Hall, but not the other two. Whether it's Mullens, Manion or Hall, the team is likely to score somewhere between 0 and ten points. It's a totally legit move to evaluate Hall before he's lost to oblivion next year when there's a new QB running things. Maybe he's a backup here, or maybe another club sees something they like (***resist option #3: Brock Purdy****). Either way, I'll be less inclined to tune into a game helmed by Mullens and Manion than I would be an unknown rookie.
  14. nicksaviking
    Mullens and Mannion are the exact same QB as far as I can tell. If Kirk goes down or is traded, neither have any business stepping on the field over Hall. Who in all likelihood will be all out terrible.
  15. nicksaviking
    I took Brock's meaning to be an intentional short start, a la Jose Berrios. Yeah, obviously 3.2 innings is more than enough for Alvarez to take him deep twice.
  16. nicksaviking
    I'll take the over, only because they used both Maeda and Ober yesterday and I don't **think** the game plan is to turn it over to Paddock immediately, which I assume would have to be the idea if Ryan is scheduled for an early hook. I think Ober would have been saved for tonight had that been the case. So my bet is that just like they did with Lopez and Gray, they hope the starter can go five.
  17. nicksaviking
    After seeing the same players do it year in and year out on different teams, I think it's a mentality, not something you teach. I don't know how you identify hitters with ice water in their veins, but that's what you have to look for. You don't need a whole roster of those guys, but I bet if you get enough, they'll rub off onto the other guys who struggle with the pressure.
  18. nicksaviking
    I have no problem if they want to improve the rotation, but I think it's pretty clear that it's not the pitching staff that needs to improve for greater playoff success.
  19. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I just did a quick perusal of post season career OPS. Rosario was definitely buoyed by a couple years. Anyway, my point remains, I don't want the best hitting free agents. I want the free agents who hit best when it matters. We can take Rosario off the list.
  20. nicksaviking
    Yeah, watching Alvarez and Altuve come through in the clutch has made me rethink my off season strategy for hitters. Cody Bellinger is going to get the biggest payday, but he also falls apart in the post season. I know I'll get crushed saying this, but I'd rather have Jorge Soler or Eddie Rosario, they come through when it counts. I mean, give me more starting pitching FIRST, than some clutch post season hitters.
  21. nicksaviking
    To keep the rotation status quo, they only have to find a Sonny Gray replacement, and if they were ever going to do that, this is definitely the free agency session to do so. They know what made this team tick this year, they're almost certainly going to try to replicate it.
  22. nicksaviking
    I mean, I really want to win, but it's all gravy from here. I haven't felt this good about the future of the club since 2006.
  23. nicksaviking
    I'm not sure where Dick Bremer is, but I'm pretty sure I could faintly hear him prematurely call a 3 run HR on that Lewis flyout.
  24. nicksaviking
    Ugly at bats by the vets. Polanco and Kepler need to be split up. They're like an old married couple, they've fed off of each others' mistakes all post season.
  25. nicksaviking
    I'm not understanding how the shadows are helping the Astros and hurting the Twins both on offense and defense.
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