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  1. Aerodeliria
    Yes, I can't argue with your assessment. They were treated poorly (especially Nishioka), but they have treated Maeken very well, and Maeken is very respected by fans, other players and the media here. This can be used to our advantage to kind of lure him here. Seiya Suzuki is an outstanding player who plays good defense and is a very, very good hitter--a really tough out and very clutch. (He also has been more-or-less injury-free.) And, don't forget that both Suzuki and Maeda are Hiroshima Carp players. That has a lot more meaning to Japanese players than one might think. I'd love it if the Twins went all in.
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    To quote the baseball analysts from Hobbiton. Pippin: What's he doing? Merry: He's leaving!
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    Basically, I have no reaction. This is exactly what I thought would happen....I would have been stunned if he came back to the Twins.
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    I'm sorry, but IMHO Miami simply doesn't make that trade.
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    We didn't lose all of the away games prior to World Series action because we had home field disadvantages against Detroit and Toronto (I think). I do remember we clinched the ALCS at Detroit with a come-backer to Blyleven as the final out, but it's true during WS action that we won every home game and lost every road game. I too have fond memories of the Dome. "Off the baggie!" And as other's have mentioned, you could watch a game without having to take out a loan. The Dome provided me and my pals with many fond memories. I think that Kong once hit a ball that never came down, didn't he? Does anyone remember that?
  6. Aerodeliria
    One of the worst decisions to pull a pitcher I've witnessed. He would have pitched nine innings in that game and probably not given up another run.
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    The problem at SS does not magically disappear in any of these scenarios. The position requires range, speed, a good glove, a strong arm and mental toughness. I suppose the closest is Lewis, but his arm is being questioned in MiLB, so it seems unlikely that it will play well in MLB. As much as I disliked Simmons bat, I still liked his play at SS. He had the highest defensive WAR on the team outside of Buxton (I believe). My hope is to go get an all-star SS who can hit a bit better than Simmons, but if the plan is to stick a sub-par SS there who can hit, I think we're spinning our wheels. I'd rather sign Simmons to another one-year deal in that scenario.
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    Excellent points.
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    Look at Simmons' WAR in the field and it's clear to me that we got more or less what we wanted. At the plate, he was a disaster. He struck out quite often in key situations where if he at least made contact, it would have helped. If it means putting Polanco at SS, then, I would rather re-sign Simmons... having a minus WAR at SS does not bode well for the team.
  10. Aerodeliria
    Some of the injuries may be freak things, but the migraines are not and the running into the wall seems to be a habit that's hard for him to break. I love the defense that Buxton brings but I've heard, "Next year..." so many times now, it seems like a "skipping record" (or for the youngsters, "buffering") There are players that are injury prone. I often think of Jacoby Ellsbury as a comparison because of his position and the potential upside he had as well. I hope that's not the case for Buxton and maybe next year will be the year. Let's hope, but you certainly can't count on it IMHO.
  11. Aerodeliria
    I'm far more worried about Kepler, who should be much more consistent. He shows flashes in one game and then goes into a funk for three or four games. I agree that Sano can DH for the Twins and play first on occasion. Put Arraez at first. Despite his short stature, he is a much, much better fielder.
  12. Aerodeliria
    What does Jimmy Kerrigan have to do to get a look with the big boys?
  13. Aerodeliria
    Very well-said. 200% agreement ?!
  14. Aerodeliria
    Jimmy Kerrigan is doing everything asked of him and he is a good defender. Why doesn't he get a call up? Considering how miserable Kepler has been against lefties, he couldn't be any worse.
  15. Aerodeliria
    Well-said. You can't just sign an interpreter and say, "OK, that's all he needs.'
  16. Aerodeliria
    Thanks for this. I really love this kind of practical analysis. Many in TD land doubted Shoemaker from the start, but thought Happ would be good. I too had strong misgivings about Shoemaker, especially with the idea he would be plugged in as a starter. I also had doubts about Happ, not because he hadn't performed reasonably well in the past, but because of this age and that the Yankees weren't interested in signing him. The Yankees seems to have a sixth-sense when it comes to aging pitchers and getting rid of them--we shouldn't be so eager to throw our money at their aging castoffs or anyone's aging castoffs. (Actually, it seems that 9 times out of 10 when we do a deal with the Yankees of any kind we get royally screwed...maybe we should just stop doing deals with them?)
  17. Aerodeliria
    I know Gore is a converted outfielder, but was he not a good fielder and/or hitter? (My underlying question is, "Couldn't he be a two-way player?")
  18. Aerodeliria
    I agree with what most everyone has said about Maeken being a reliable starter. They probably should have shut him down early in the season; however, they read too many of their own press clippings about winning the division when in fact, their pitching staff included two starters who were really bad and a bullpen that was even worse. It's easy to talk about how the Twins got screwed when when we're in the throes of a miserable season compounded by Maeda deciding to go under the knife. Baseball players, especially pitchers, get injured. Who can know whether or not if next year at this point in time the Dodgers are having the same conversation about Graterol's season-ending arm injury? Hind sight really is 20-20.
  19. Aerodeliria
    We shouldn't DFA Garcia. I think he'll pitch for the all-star game next year. The home run derby is need of some good quality arms.
  20. Aerodeliria
    I think that was the knuckler he threw like a lollipop. That's great!
  21. Aerodeliria
    It is curious though that he didn't start for a week, missing his normal turn by 3-4 days...
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    It's a relevant observation, but I wonder who decides that he is good to go?
  23. Aerodeliria
    I agree completely with the sentiment; however, do we have to let the guy get bludgeoned before he is removed? The in-game management has been flummoxing to say the least. The line-up card is also a mystery to me. We have two of the worst OBP players on the team hitting one and two. Of course they are going to go 1-9 in a game where Boston pitchers are not exactly unhittable. And, concerning Maeken, thank you for asking the question of "Why has Maeda been pitching if he has been injured?" It's a very good question. Even in the previous game when Glavine in the booth mentions that Maeda is acting like his arm is bothering him, it seems very strange to me that no one would come running out from the dugout to ask him why he was shaking his arm. These season has been a very weird one to say the least...and frustrating too.
  24. Aerodeliria
    We seem to want to give Polanco a pass with the bases loaded in the 5th. His whiff was perhaps the more egregious because there was only one out. His homer was meaningless a few innings later.
  25. Aerodeliria
    So Charlie Barnes learned the classis lesson on how to pitch to the Yankees--walk a bunch of hitters and then give up a hit. It is true that the data are miserable against the Yankees over the years. One stat I am quite interested in is the number of walks issued by the Twins in comparison to the number issued by the Yankees during that stretch. I would be willing to bet that the difference is ghastly.
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