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  1. yarnivek1972
    22 combined first inning pitches. Trying to get in 5 before the rain. But any delay will be minimal I think.
  2. yarnivek1972
    According to my weather spies, the game should start on time. There might be a delay around 8:20 that lasts maybe half an hour.
  3. yarnivek1972
    Falvine showed last year little reluctance to discard non-performing vets with minimal financial commitments. They released Breslow and Danny Santana. And sent Gibson, Pressly and Tonkin to AAA. They have (or more likely Jim Pohlad has) been unwilling to cut the cord with Hughes. But $26 mil is a lot more than the $ 4 mil owed to Fernando Rodney.
  4. yarnivek1972
    I’d say two of them are secure in their spots (Reed and Pressly) now. The other 4 are on thin ice. I don’t think the Twins would think twice about cutting the cord with Duke or Rodney if they fall apart (though Duke has been better of late).
  5. yarnivek1972
    No, my presumption is that the AAA staff is more focused on preparing players for MLB and less on actually winning games. That is their job, after all. Wins and losses are not what milb is about. Therefore, they are far less likely to overwork a guy and if a guy needs rest, he’ll get it. If Rogers, just to use an example, went down, maybe he would throw 30 pitches in 10 days whereas at the mlb level it might be 45.
  6. yarnivek1972
    He helps by giving at least one of those guys with options a bit of a break by taking their spot for (likely) a short time. The longer he’s effective, the longer the break for the younger guys. Even if he’s gone in a week, those handful of innnings are innings not pitched by someone who’s arm the team actually cares about long term.
  7. yarnivek1972
    I’ve never really looked at Zips or Steamer projections but to have any validity at all one would assume that the projections are based on the past. That is, player x had these kind of minor league numbers and did this at the mlb level. Player y has very similar milb numbers so it is probable that his mlb numbers will be pretty close to player x. But they are still simply projections. A guy like, Lenny Webster can foul things up in a hurry. He had an OPS in 1200 some PA above A ball of about .720. But in the MLB, had a career OPS of .699. Some guys are major leaguers, some guys aren’t.
  8. yarnivek1972
    omg, I’ve been at work all day. Came home about 7:30, flipped on Fox Sports and settled in to watch the game. I just saw Bremer talk about the sirens going off because it was 1 pm on the first Wednesday of the month. I literally just realized this was a repeat. Hey, it’s been a long week. If you saw my post in the sports bar, we had a fire at my workplace.
  9. yarnivek1972
    What exactly has this FO done to make you assume that their judgement is beyond reproach?
  10. yarnivek1972
    Given his injury history, that confidence is likely misplaced. It’s also pretty likely that he will land on the DL again this year. And also pretty likely that at least one other infielder will as well. Even with Polanco back in July, the best plan B the FO has is Gregorio Petit. That is poor roster management for a team that was expected to contend this year. Injuries are a part of the game. Your team needs to anticipate them and be prepared. This FO got caught with it’s collective pants down IMO. Sano getting injured was extremely forseeable. Inexcusably poor planning IMO. I’m done giving this FO the “benefit of the doubt”. When obvious mistakes are made, they need to be held accountable, same as the Ryan regime.
  11. yarnivek1972
    He’s starting tonight. I’ll take the over.
  12. yarnivek1972
    We apparently had one at my workplace, Perkins in Winona, last night. Only damage was to cooler and freezer which is both good and bad I suppose. Closed today and probably tomorrow. Hope to open for sure Thursday.
  13. yarnivek1972
    That was good to see.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Tanks for the memories...
  15. yarnivek1972
    Yes, the Twins will certainly be saying “mayday” tomorrow.
  16. yarnivek1972
    The pace he’s on it might take 130.
  17. yarnivek1972
    More like sellers in June.
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  19. yarnivek1972
    Taste like chicken?
  20. yarnivek1972
    That was gross, man.
  21. yarnivek1972
    What’s the alternative? Rosario? Mauer? Escobar? Dozier has had success as a lead off hitter. Why fix something that isn’t broken? He’s ALWAYS been a streaky hitter. The Twins have at least 10 bigger problems than who hits leadoff.
  22. yarnivek1972
    An argument could be made that they didn’t over perform all of 2017. They simply were out of their minds good in August in a league where there was a clear line between good teams and bad teams.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Like I said, zero command.
  24. yarnivek1972
    It’s probably not what Molitor means, but maybe if they are any good.
  25. yarnivek1972
    Sano has already missed 3 days. Doesn’t sound close to being able to return. There are no other infielders on the 40 man roster. What’s your move, Falvine?
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