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  1. bighat
    After visiting Spring Training earlier this year - I can confirm that it's a fantastic experience. Love these reports from those down on the field, thank you guys! Have fun in Fort Myers and stay safe down there.
  2. bighat
    Kenta Maeda, have a game! 4 IP, 0 ER, 6K. Yes!
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    RB, you're a great mod for this forum. But I have to disagree with your take here. You'd sacrifice baseball's core foundation just to get more viewers? You approve of dumbing-down baseball just so that more people watch? Making it "more like American Idol"? Yikes! You know what else would make more people tune in? If every team had an app, and fans could vote "fastball" or "curveball" and the pitcher would have to throw that pitch. There'd be tons of "engaged fans" on the tweeterbox. And I bet teens would vote like crazy and there would be a record-breaking audience! Do we want that? No! I personally don't want baseball to become more like American Idol and I'd fight against it tooth and nail. When does the season start again? These hypothetical discussions are getting old! Let's play ball!
  4. bighat
    Look at the success stories: Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. Like our resident rodent, I lived in Chicago for many many many years. Wrigley Park is very, very busy and often sold out. Why? They don't play dubstep! In fact, they still use the old school organ! No frills! Fenway's the same (I think) in regards to the bells & whistles or lackthereof. People LOVE the old fashioned scoreboard. The organ music. In fact, they were up in arms when the stadium got modernized and added the videoboard a few years back. My theory is that many people like the old-fashioned pastoral feel of the game. In an ever-changing world of technology and larger and larger crowds, it's nice to step back and take a BREAK from the noise. I think Wrigley offers that in some respect.
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    I can't stand it either. And I enjoy music - including dubstep (!!!), rock, rap, electronic, pop, etc. The stuff the Twins were playing last year, however, was straight out of some 15 year-old's YouTube playlist and it was just awful. I really hope someone in the Twins front office or game-day entertainment staff makes some changes this year in regards to that music. Fans don't like it, I don't think players do either. The NBA lost me when they started blasting music during live play. The MLB seems to be leaning that way.
  6. bighat
    I think they mic up the managers in the playoffs - at least in some games? Or maybe it's the 1st and 3rd base coaches?
  7. bighat
    Eh. I think it's great in Spring Training. Not sure we need mics on every player during every MLB game just yet, though. They could do it like the NFL, mic up a few guys here and there. I think Freeman's antics would look a lot different if this wasn't an exhibition game, so keep that in mind also. While this particular gimmick is cool, I think we have to be careful about gearing this game towards teen audiences. That'll mean suffering for many adults who love the game. They're already blasting dubstep at Target Field between pitches - anyone over 30 want more of that? The NBA shifted in the 1990's to aiming towards 14 year-olds as their target audience. It's basically unwatchable for anyone over 21 years old at this point. Be careful what you wish for.
  8. bighat
    Nope, it's WAR, OPS+, wOBA, wRC+, and BABIP. You can hit .276 with 32 HR and 109 RBI while batting cleanup on a 100+ win team - doesn't matter. You'll be considered a by many on this thread to be a below-average player who needs to be replaced by a guy who's never taken a MLB at bat. As for your thoughts on Arraez, I couldn't agree more. Let's be happy with what we have. He's got plenty of room to grow, and having a high-average slap-hitting singles/doubles guy at the top of this lineup isn't a bad thing.
  9. bighat
    Fun with some of the faces from our 2018 squad: Logan Forsythe signed a minor league deal with the Phillies in February. He's raking in spring training right now and is the surprise of Philly camp. The Sire of Clearwater, if you will. After getting 4 hits last year with Detroit's major league team, Bobby Wilson is now the manager of the AA Rangers affiliate: Keeping with that theme, Gregorio Petit is now the AA manager in the Houston Astros organization. Taylor Motter signed over the winter with the KBO. Zach Duke pitched to the tune of a 5.01 ERA last year with the Reds and remains a free agent. Can't imagine that 3-batter rule is going to help him find a job. Alan Busentiz is entering his 3rd year in Japan. I think. Making his first start of the spring this Sunday is Kohl Stewart, who's had a sore arm in Baltimore camp so far and hasn't been able to throw off the mound in a game yet. Despite that, he's still reportedly competing for a role in the starting rotation for the Orioles. Aaron Slegers has pitched 4 innings for the Rays this spring as a non-roster invitee. His ERA sits above 8.00 so far in Spring Training.
  10. bighat
    If you want to compare Arraez to a former Twin, how about Chuck Knoblauch - a fellow second-baseman? In Knobby's seven years with the Twins, he won Rookie of the Year, led the league in doubles and triples once each, went to the All-Star game 4 times and scored over 100 runs 4 times as well. He finished his great 1996 season by batting .341. He also never hit more than 13 HR as a Twin. Everyone was fine with that.
  11. bighat
    I'd try and extend Buxton to a similar deal, the Twins have continued to gamble on this guy for his entire career and you'd think at this point they might as well see if they can buy low on his potential. I know all about the "sunk cost" fallacy and the Twins might find themselves in that area with Bux - but at this point he's shown he does have the skills, if he can stay on the field.
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    Offense-wise, Cruz and Gonzalez might be gone next year. Twins could also move/trade/demote guys like Wade, Astudillo, and Cave by the time the season's over. Injuries are an unknown, but Bux has a history. God forbid Donaldson, Sano, Polanco, Rosario, or Kepler go down for a significant period of time but it's always a possibility. I'd also be hesitant to assume any or all of these top prospects are going to play at an All-Star level as soon as they get a chance in the bigs. Be careful what you wish for.
  13. bighat
    Dobnak is really dueling for that final spot - he knows it, he's not afraid to talk about it, and he's pitching like he wants that job. I saw him a couple weeks ago in ST, after he walked off the mound a few fans said "Good job Randy!" and he just looked back and said "thanks" in this refreshingly humble way. Rooting for the guy, I like this kid!
  14. bighat
    That's interesting, since he's stuck in the Dominican Republic right now - could he, in theory, come out of the bullpen in the DR series against Detroit this weekend? That would be weird but kinda cool. Can't imagine it would happen.
  15. bighat
    Two more errors by the Twins yesterday, lots of unearned runs from Twins starters lately. That said, looks like Smeltzer kinda got lit up anyway. Twins prepping for a trip to La Republica Dominicana as they are playing the Tigers in Santo Domingo this Saturday. Sounds cool - hope it kind of triggers that "big game" feeling for them as they kick things into gear the next couple of weeks.
  16. bighat
    Yep. De Leon was the main piece in that trade. Instead, the Dodgers traded De Leon to the Rays for Forsythe (who later became a Twin). De Leon went on the DL three times in 2017 while in the Rays minor league system. He then tore his UCL before the 2018 season and had Tommy John surgery. He missed all of 2019, and just this offseason he was traded from the Rays to the Reds for cash considerations or a player to be named later.
  17. bighat
    I totally understand the hype - on paper, this does look like the best Twins team....ever? And I cringe when I say that, because I do feel like that only adds more coal to the Jinx Train engine room. But hey, you gotta call it like you see it.
  18. bighat
    Sad to see this news, certainly must be serious considering the point Thorpe's at right now in his career and the opportunity in front of him. Wishing him the best!
  19. bighat
    Ooof, that one hit me in the gut!
  20. bighat
    Just foul there by Wiel, just missed a double. Then hits a sac fly getting Rooker to 3rd. Another really nice AB by the potential Sire of Ft. Myers.
  21. bighat
    Hildy getting knocked around despite not giving up a run, getting into some tough counts, not looking too sharp frankly.
  22. bighat
    For those who didn't see the Royce Lewis interview during the game, he says he gained about 20 lbs in the off-season. He's now weighing in at 209, spent the winter working out with Torii Hunter, Matt Kemp, and LaTroy Hawkins in Texas. He talked about learning and listening to veterans - including Donaldson - seems like the level-headed kid we all have been told he was.
  23. bighat
    Are you sure it wasn't the $10 parking signs that scared you away?
  24. bighat
    Hildy sighting.
  25. bighat
    Celestino, yard sale! Sitting on the condo porch here on Sanibel Island watching the game, not quite as good as being there in person but I'll take it.
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