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  1. Respy
    And the last, strong argument against the Twins for this game has been: Severino was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball this year. To which I say, yes he was. BUT, he's young, has never pitched in the postseason before, and the Twins knocked him around during his last start. I'd also put the odds at very close to 50/50, slightly favoring the Yankees. I honestly don't know whether to expect a pitching duel or a shootout. It should be fun. GO TWINS.
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    First time the Indians pitchers have allowed 8 runs since August 22nd.
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    Well I'll start by saying that I don't have a better suggestion, but Gibson career versus the Indians current roster has allowed a .964 OPS over 225 at bats, with 30 walks and 33 strikeouts. I was hoping that the Indians would maybe have terrible numbers versus lefties this year, to make a case for Mejia, but that's just not the case (.900 OPS versus lefties this year, about the same versus righties). So my biggest question: Did they have any kind of unwritten agreement when they signed Colon? Wouldn't you think that he only would have joined the Twins if he was going to have a playoff roster spot if he helped the team get to the postseason?
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    Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  5. Respy
    Shaving optional. Start the playoff beard early!
  6. Respy
    Well at least the Angels lost again, and not a single wild card contention team (other than the Yankees) has won 5 games in their last 10.
  7. Respy
    Just curious, as I've always felt that a part of the MLB All-Star voting doesn't just have to do with numbers, but more-so who I would rather watch play in an All-Star game. Call it an 'excitement factor.' It would be my guess that maybe Ted weighed more heavily on this based on his choices, but did any of the writers use this as consideration, or was it mostly stats?
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    Nope. But how did I miss this gem?
  9. Respy
    And the comeback player of the year goes to.... Buxton, Rosario, Mauer, Escobar, Sano, Santana. Impressive number of players really stepping it up this year.
  10. Respy
    Well the Twins should hopefully have a deep scouting report on Garcia for tonight. They need to win this one with Santana on the mound. I don't like our odds the following two days with Berrios against Sabathia (who we never beat) and Colon (who has not pitched well at Yankee stadium the last few years) against Tanaka.
  11. Respy
    I was so excited to see the forecast gradually improving all week...until today it popped back up to 80% rain with scattered strong thunderstorms. What to do if we're unable to 'crawl' and if the game is postponed? Any TwinsDaily bar crawl precedence for this?
  12. Respy
    Tonight will be an interesting matchup for the hot Twins offense against a hot pitcher in Lamet. The young fireballer has an ERA in the mid 2's since the All-Star break, and well over a K per inning. Twins need to make sure they take the walks he will give, then come through with RISP.
  13. Respy
    I know there was some talk in the offseason over whether to bring back Escobar via arbitration, or just non-tender him. Overall, he's been a necessary piece both on the piece and in the clubhouse. His numbers never pop, but he can go on short streaks or completely dominate a game. He's been especially valuable filling in when Sano has been out or benched, and also when there's an opposing lefty starter. That said, it will be hard again going into this offseason to say whether he should be on the roster next year.
  14. Respy
    I recall several times hearing that Nathan was acquired because the Twins scouts thought that Joe Nathan could be an upper-level reliever despite never having pitched in that role prior to the acquisition. I remember years ago I called in on the WCCO radio show when they were interviewing Terry Ryan, and they fielded my question: What in particular are you looking for, especially in the case of Joe Nathan, that you think best allows a player to go from mediocre or bad starter, to good or elite reliever, other than not having a choice because they are incapable of being a starter? I think I threw Juan Rincon's name in that mix too. He was unable to provide any kind of discernible answer. It'll go down as a great Twins trade, but I've never been convinced that Nathan's success as a reliever/closer was much more than luck on the scout's and Front Office's part.
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    Well he's on the current 25-man, and playoff roster eligibilities are funky (they can't necessarily just swap Perkins with anyone they please), unless Perkins gets put back on the disabled list to finish the year. So I'd say there's a reasonably good chance he would be on hypothetical playoff roster.
  16. Respy
    My first as well. I noticed Ray J's is a bit far from Target Field. I live far outside the city, so I'll personally be taking the Metro Transit to the field and then I'll brunt the long walk if the weather is nice, Uber if it's raining. Then plan to follow the stumbling crowd after that!
  17. Respy
    With Castro concussion-ized, would you want Garver catching Dickey? Personally that makes me cringe.
  18. Respy
    So who's going to hit 3 homeruns today?
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    Ordered! First?
  20. Respy
    People forget that the goal for most pitchers nowadays is not 200 innings. Especially strikeout pitchers. Say one is averaging 5 innings a start, and 32 starts over a full season, that's 160 innings. My best guess is that since Romero pitched 90 last year, and I'd aim for getting him to 160 next year, that this year should be the average of the two, which is 125 innings. And amazingly, he's at 125.0 innings for the year. I'd be shocked if he pitched in the AA playoffs or relief for the Twins. I'd be surprised if he pitched the rest of the regular season at regular rest, which I'd presume is two more starts (August 29 and September 3). I'd expect he makes 0 or 1 more start and be done for the season. I'm OK with that.
  21. Respy
    So the pub crawl is before the game?
  22. Respy
    People have been asking for this for a while, great move!
  23. Respy
    Putting Bartolo at #9 is bold. I'd put Sano above Dozier because I feel he and Ervin Santana are the biggest reasons the Twins played well early in the season and are in playoff contention at all now. But that's nitpicking. Also, as impressive as Rosario has been lately, isn't it sad that our #1 in the power ranking is only ranked "11th among qualified left fielders" for wRC+?
  24. Respy
    If the Front Office expects to use current minor leaguers to improve the bullpen next year, then they need to actually use some at the MLB level this year. The only one I've seen a sufficient amount is Hildenberger (future 8th-inning or maybe closer if nobody else steps up, IMO). If the Twins stay in contention though, don't expect to see much of these young relievers in September. Then that would leave too big of a question mark going into next season. So, I see: ( a ) Twins stay in contention, don't utilize young relievers, need to shop FA market for relievers this winter (or waiver trade soon-ish). ( b ) Twins fall out of contention, trade Belisle, callup and use young relievers in leveraged situations. Young pitchers play well. Don't shop FA RP market much this winter. ( c ), Same as b, but young relievers perform poorly. Shop FA RP market more heavily this winter.
  25. Respy
    Don't have time for a detailed matchup analysis, but I've noted that the Indians roster has generally sucked against Colon (.713 OPS) and the Twins have rocked against Salazar (.971 OPS), and my magic 8-ball likes the Twins' odds: http://www.indra.com/8ball/animatedgifs/c16.gif
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