May 26, 20188 yr To the immediate right of the black Post Button. And to the left of the lingerie ad.
May 26, 20188 yr I don't think the front office gets enough credit for seeing what they had in Romero and jumping him ahead of several other guys who easily could have been called up and it would have been a legitimate decision.Yeah, I thought Gonsalves would be up before Romero, but clearly after Romero was incredibly good in Spring Training and continued that performance at AAA, they knew he was next up. It's also pretty crazy that we have Gonsalves, Littell, and Slegers waiting in the wings. That's some solid depth in the rotation that we haven't had since... well, a time before I followed the Twins.
May 26, 20188 yr Author I don't think the front office gets enough credit for seeing what they had in Romero and jumping him ahead of several other guys who easily could have been called up and it would have been a legitimate decision. I'm still wondering how he wasn't ranked higher on all of the lists. He has obvious Top Ten stuff.
May 26, 20188 yr As an umpire, I don't give much credence to pitch framing. If I see a catcher's glove move back to the plate on a borderline pitch, it confirms to me that it missed. I'm looking at the ball, not how the catcher 'presents it' to me.
May 26, 20188 yr I'm still wondering how he wasn't ranked higher on all of the lists. He has obvious Top Ten stuff.Relief pitcher risk is the answer I got when I asked. Great stuff, but risk he needed another pitch.
May 26, 20188 yr I'm still wondering how he wasn't ranked higher on all of the lists. He has obvious Top Ten stuff. Injuries. Before 2017, he never pitched more than 90 IP in a season.
May 26, 20188 yr Relief pitcher risk is the answer I got when I asked. Great stuff, but risk he needed another pitch.Also this.
May 26, 20188 yr Was curious about something, and will probably post this in another thread for those who don't read GT, or at least not tonight, but spent WAY too much time researching a curiosity.There is a lot more to calling a good game and being a good catcher than a SSS. And a lot more than a SSS for a well pitched game. (Duh!) But for fun I took a look at games played since the start of the season in which the Twins pitched a shutout or a 1 run game. I apologize for not knowing the day Castro went on the DL. And these results also don't fully compliment said catchers true abilities. (Second Duh!). But I found this interesting.Beginning April 1st, the Twins have played 12 games that were a shutout or a 1 run allowed game. They are 11-1 in those games. Wilson bas caught 2 of those games in his brief time. Castro caught 3 of those games. Garver has caught 7.Just saying.Remember no math!
May 26, 20188 yr Wish I knew how to post pics of my babies. Jealous of those who do. Naive or flat out stupid how to do it in a TD post.If the photos are on your hard drive, click "More Reply Options" next to the Post button, and if you then scroll down a ways you'll see "Attach Files". Use "Browse", then "Attach This File", and finally "Add to Post". If all goes well, you'll have success, like I did.
May 26, 20188 yr Also this.Worst case scenario, we have a really good closer in Romero! And they could seamlessly switch Fernando R. with the other Fernando R...
May 26, 20188 yr Only eight here....8 glasses of wine in by 8 PM? Impressive! Edited May 26, 20188 yr by Vanimal46
May 26, 20188 yr If the photos are on your hard drive, click "More Reply Options" next to the Post button, and if you then scroll down a ways you'll see "Attach Files". Use "Browse", then "Attach This File", and finally "Add to Post". If all goes well, you'll have success, like I did. yess.gifThank you and Brian both. Texting on phone and watch on Galaxy Tab. Not seeing the option on my Android phone. May just have to play around.
May 26, 20188 yr Worst case scenario, we have a really good closer in Romero! And they could seamlessly switch Fernando R. with the other Fernando R...Hey, after a rough two weeks, Rodney has been very good. And he was let down by his defense pretty consistently during those bad two weeks. He was also pretty bad himself but the defense cost him at least one game, possibly two.
May 26, 20188 yr As an umpire, I don't give much credence to pitch framing. If I see a catcher's glove move back to the plate on a borderline pitch, it confirms to me that it missed. I'm looking at the ball, not how the catcher 'presents it' to me.There was an article in which Jason Castro broke down how he went about pitch framing. He said he tried to position his body and glove to give the umpire the best view of the ball he could, along with very careful placement of the glove. Bottom line: Moving the glove is for amateurs and true "pitch framing" is incredibly subtle. The way Mr. Castro broke it down made a lot of sense.
May 26, 20188 yr Happy that Sano missed his third strike by 3 feet, he didn't break what might be his favorite bat.
May 26, 20188 yr Author Teams facing one of the best lefties in the game with an AAAA lineup typically don't, I agree.
May 26, 20188 yr As an umpire, I don't give much credence to pitch framing. If I see a catcher's glove move back to the plate on a borderline pitch, it confirms to me that it missed. I'm looking at the ball, not how the catcher 'presents it' to me.That's the thing: if umpires actually realized it was happening, it wouldn't be happening. We have very accurate ball tracking technology. It's more accurate than the umpires. Some catchers, year in and year out, get more strikes called for their pitchers. Others are the opposite.
May 26, 20188 yr Honest question...brought about by commentary and how natural Romero looks...who actually has the better pure stuff, even in SSS? Is it Romero? Or perhaps a more "relaxed" Berrios who is an intense competitor?
May 26, 20188 yr Author Worst case scenario, we have a really good closer in Romero! And they could seamlessly switch Fernando R. with the other Fernando R... Kevin Cash would do this in a heartbeat.
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