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  1. wabene
    There are no promises, so how will you walk the journey?
  2. wabene
    For some reason there was less whining on this site when they were losing 90-100 games every year. Now it's Stribian.
  3. wabene
    I'm surprised they went with 15 seconds. I would've thought 18. Seems fast, but I'm not complaining, I'm all for it. Nothing better than watching a pitcher work fast and deal. Some pitchers are going to have a hard time with this (Archer) and velocity will drop for many. This may reduce pitchers throwing with max effort because of the shorter recovery time, resulting in less velocity and maybe less injury. This will be interesting.
  4. wabene
    Contrast Ryan's rookie season with Berrios' and he looks pretty damn good. Yes Berrios was a few years younger. Still Ryan can improve just as Berrios did. Ryan seems to have regained strength since his COVID bout and in his last start was hitting 95 with the fastball, maybe even 96 once, I can't remember. Anyway he needs to work on the off-speed stuff, but there's no reason he can't improve.
  5. wabene
    I agree with some points here especially that the third time through at bats are primarily against the best hitters. That makes a lot a sense. Using Archer as your example doesn't make sense. Have you watched him pitch this year? Every start by the 3rd or 4th inning he completely loses the ability to find the plate. He would be the last pitcher you should extend.
  6. wabene
    Hats off to Thielbar, the man is tough as nails and keeps getting it done. He's 35, but are we going to see him again next year? I like his moxie and would give it another go. Boy did he get some gift calls this time. Thought the umps always did us in at Yankee Stadium lol. Fulmer showed some guts as well. Lopez needs to chill out.
  7. wabene
    Yeah what did happen there. All I saw on TV was the 3rd base coach halfway down the line and a few paces back from it. Not the position you would expect of someone applying the stop sign. They did let him go there? I just don't get that, he had no chance. Celestino was getting a talking to on the bench I have to believe he ran on his own?
  8. wabene
    I have never seen a Twins manager jump into the fray so quickly and decisively. He got it exactly right, they wanted to win and hitting a batter would not help in that goal, so he led the charge to defend his squad on the mound that was the Twins mound in that half inning. Baldelli is described as too passive. Just remember still waters run deep.
  9. wabene
    You as well @Jeff D.
  10. wabene
    The irony is you typed this drivel on some sort of computer, while I've never even seen Baldelli look at any kind of screen while in the dugout. Even in a possible replay situation he relies on others to consult said screen then uses good old human interaction to implement his decision. Lol.
  11. wabene
    I agree. He primarily played 3rd in the minors so he just needs more time at 1st and I'm guessing he'll improve there as well.
  12. wabene
    Great line and exactly true. I missed the play with Miranda, but they wouldn't have been in the game without Gordon's contributions. They also may have won the game without his mental errors. Baldelli says he didn't talk to Nick about his base running, but it was clear Correa talked to him about blocking Leon's throw and I'll bet he heard it about the erstwhile triple. Maybe Baldelli didn't need to mention it and wasn't going to pile on in public (managing 101). For reasons I don't understand, many will just blame Baldelli for any perceived slight without a shed of evidence, hence the moniker pitchfork crowd. As @SwainZag said, Ryan looked great outside of the 3rd (and he looked great in that inning too after the homers). What was noticeable to me was he was humping it up there at 95 to start the game and the velo held up well for 100 pitches. He seems to have incrementally regained strength since the COVID bout. He has a smooth delivery and as Perk said, doesn't rely on max effort. I'm too shell shocked from all the injuries to mention this without fear of a jinx, but he looks like he could be around for quite some time.
  13. wabene
    That's because, as was seen on TV, Baldelli managed the situation.
  14. wabene
    This is interesting and I agree Bundy has outstripped my expectations. However this time period does cherry pick Ryan's worst stretch after COVID.
  15. wabene
    I agree, plus he is a terror on the bases.
  16. wabene
    Surprising to move Enlow to the pen this late. I would doubt is an innings limit thing. My guess is they want to see if he could be useful in that role for the big club down the stretch.
  17. wabene
    Yes but would they still be our lovable Twins?
  18. wabene
    Yep the Twins would be in first place without Tingler, got it. The Twins have players they were counting on who are injured and unavailable. Many of the veteran players that are available are dinged up and or underperforming. That is why we are where we are. This has nothing to do with some spread sheet. If you want to win your players must take you there. How long have players like Polanco, Correa and Kepler been playing ball? Can you really believe they are not performing the way you want because of coaching this year? I'll use Kepler as an example. Early this season it appeared he was going to the opposite field, finally. Had he turned a corner? It did not last. I cannot explain why someone like him who has played this game his whole life can't make that adjustment. It's this Popkins' fault? Hardly. How many coaches has Max had? Is James Rowson the missing piece? At some point the players either make the play or they don't.
  19. wabene
    You can care about the team without being miserable and complaining constantly (not directed at you personally). Someone above stated the team will be below 500 by Sept 1. They have been saying that for 2 months. Eventually they may be right, but what a sad journey.
  20. wabene
    That's is why, as I stated in my post, I could agree that last night was a good opportunity to give Bundy a chance to go further. I'm not sure that it was Baldelli's decision alone to make that decision. I would hope that all those in charge are learning from the results of protecting starters to the extent that they are.
  21. wabene
    The irony is I have a warning point for personal attacks because I sarcastically called Baldelli a made up version of his name. The irony is I like Baldelli. I like him a lot. The Twins did not lose last night because of Baldelli. They lost because in a tight game their best relief pitchers failed. The game was tight because the offense didn't break out. The only complaint worth anything about my favorite manager was pulling Bundy with a low pitch count. I somewhat agree that last night might have been a good time to extend him. On the other hand the last time Mr Baldelli let Bundy go, Bundy got smacked around right quick. Calling for someone to be fired over and over again is soul crushing.
  22. wabene
    @MGM4706 333/.431/.646
  23. wabene
    Oh ok. When you talk of CES and Speer you mention hope, implying uncertainty with prospects. Then you go on to sound quite certain about Miller. Which is it? Miller is 19, his older brother who was considered the lesser prospect is in the majors just getting started and might end up fitting your disruption of Noah, a utility guy. He could end up better than that or worse. Noah looked really good to me at short in spring training as a guy a year out of high school, in Wisconsin, playing with major leaguers for the first time. The book is still out.
  24. wabene
    Even last year when things are looking good, I wondered how long batters would swing under high fastballs coming in at less than overwhelming pace. Yes he can hit 94, but he seems to live at 89-92. Without good command of some plus off-speed stuff I'm not sure of his chances. That being said, his overall first year from last year to this has been pretty dang good, give him some time to mature and adjust and things could swing back the other way. Yes, let's hope Gray can give the Firey Rocco Baldelli good reason to use the top pen arms.
  25. wabene
    Good post.What did we go through before the front office change, 6 out of 7 years with 90 plus loses. They have had many injuries, and I think you could point at the FO for bringing in injury prone players. They have also been much quicker to adapt, much less risk adverse, and we are set up well next year in many areas. Maeda, Mahle, Gray, Ryan, Winder, Ober and Paddack in the second half. That's not your Terry Ryan rotation.
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