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  1. AceWrigley
    I guess watching about 15 minutes of Kirby Puckett highlights payed off.
  2. AceWrigley
    All of us, of course
  3. AceWrigley
    Also, everybody watch a clip of Kirby Puckett highlights and see if we can stir some positive mojo.
  4. AceWrigley
    That's it! We need the MVP in the booth.
  5. AceWrigley
    Time for some butt-naked batting practice or something!!
  6. AceWrigley
    You are probably right on this specific play as it looks like (after replay review from a couple of angles) that Yadi pushed the ball into his glove as he made the tag without letting go so he could prepare for a throw. Yadi is still a really good defensive catcher and one of the all-time greatest 5 defensive catchers in MLB history. I'm still running home and claiming no tag just to push the issue, but I suppose you don't over rule the Yadi on a play like that.
  7. AceWrigley
    It could be that some hitters just aren't feeling comfortable in the batter's box and haven't got their swings to click yet. Whatever it is, it sure made this weekend against the Tigers frustrating.
  8. AceWrigley
    I thought it was pretty clear that Yadi held the ball in his throwing hand while tagging the runner with his glove, not just a suggested possibility due to camera angle. I wish the current Twins' ineptitude with the bat was due to camera angle.
  9. AceWrigley
    I think it's reasonable to expect players to pay attention to what is happening on the field. If not the runner, the base coach has responsibilities: if not to notice an improper tag, why the heck is he even out there? You have to pay attention to what is happening around you to be able to take advantage of situations. It's tactical, it's important, and it just might win you a game or two.
  10. AceWrigley
    If i'm the runner on 3B being tagged like that, I'm running home to cross the plate and claim I was never tagged with the ball. The Indian's runner on 3B never ran home and then left the baseline.
  11. AceWrigley
    Observing, understanding and even talking about the finer points of pitching mechanics isn't easy. It's why we have pitching coaches. Great article Matt; you're miles ahead of us pedestrian observers. Thanks for the insight and write-up. Now we can all watch the release point and pitch zone location. Good charts too; I like how the change up falls off the chart.
  12. AceWrigley
    Hooray for the 2-out 0-2 count base hit by Sano to score 2 runs.
  13. AceWrigley
    I didn't think Vargas' relay throw from 2B was that bad, Marwin should have caught it. A lot of 4-letter words at my house in the 9th. Kudos to "Meatlocker" in the 10th. When the heck are we gonna pound somebody with a barrage of runs? How used to winning have we become . . . as we pick apart a victory. It was awesome to pick up the win, but then my Black Hawks lost to Las Vegas to get eliminated. It was a late night here on the east coast.
  14. AceWrigley
    It's the Houston Cheatos. It's why they're orange, and stuff.
  15. AceWrigley
    Is it just me or do the players look different in the powder blues? Not play different, but actually look different. I thought Kep looked like he came out of a different era of baseball today. It's probably just my aging eyes.
  16. AceWrigley
    I've always liked Alex Avila, but now that he's a Twin and we get to see him more regularly, I like him even more. Good signing. I'm a huge Mitch Garver fan, but I like winning more. If playing Alex a bit more is good for the team, I'm all for it.
  17. AceWrigley
    I agree. It was like an electrical charge in the air, ozone high or something. It was very tangible.
  18. AceWrigley
    Honorable mention: Jim Eisenreich. A 16th round draft pick out of St. Cloud State, he went from hitting .311 with 23 homers in the Single-A Midwest League in '81 to play CF opening day for the Twins in '82. He batted over .300 and played a good CF, but his season was short circuited by undiagnosed Tourette's Syndrome and his difficulties dealing with it in the high pressure Major Leagues. None of us knew what was happening when in early May in Boston Eisenreich walked off the field holding the hand of Gary Ward. The next 2 seasons he played sparingly, then spent 2 years out of professional baseball getting treatment. He came back and had a great career playing 12 more seasons, ending with a .290 average and a World Series ring with the '97 Marlins. I always wished those seasons could gave been spent playing for the Twins.
  19. AceWrigley
    I like beating the Royals by large amounts. Go Twins.
  20. AceWrigley
    I like LaMonte Wade in the OF mix.
  21. AceWrigley
    We have NASA, SpaceX and Miguel Sano.
  22. AceWrigley
    Agreed, but I like the idea of Garver's bat heating up keeping him in the lineup as much as possible.
  23. AceWrigley
    Nice article. I think hiding the ball as long as possible is a pitching advantage, giving the hitter less time to track the ball. It seems this front office has the ability to pinpoint certain players in other organizations they feel they can work with should they become available. This sounds simple but not always easy to produce results. Makes it extra fun when they pick up a guy.
  24. AceWrigley
    You come to play.
  25. AceWrigley
    A nice straight-up stance with little pre-swing movement. Nice wrist action. If he can keep his swing from getting too long and wait on pitches he could be something special . . . dang.
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