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  1. woolywoolhouse
    I predict within five years little leaguers all around Minnesota will be shaking their heads at ball calls, walking a 360 around the batter's box and umpire when they take a strike they don't like, and requesting to wear #2 on their jerseys.
  2. woolywoolhouse
    If you're going to have a bullpen game, give Gibson or Perez the chance to either: start with an extremely short leash (like, two-hits or two-walks in a row short leash); or have a starter like Dobnak or Smeltzer, and bring in Gibson or Perez in the second or third (clean inning, nothing with runners on.)
  3. woolywoolhouse
    If there's a better thing on Twitter right now than the Titanic mashup, I haven't seen it.
  4. woolywoolhouse
    I just think it's kinda cool that the three teams leading their NL Divisions are all past World Series opponents for the Twins: Dodgers ('65), Cardinals ('87), and Braves ('91.) A rematch against any of them would be fun and bring out the nostalgia.
  5. woolywoolhouse
    From http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/postseason-roster-rules-eligibility - Teams carry extra players throughout the postseason in the event of injuries, and those players, as well as players on the injured list, can be in the dugout during games, within reason. So Astudillo travels in case Garver or Castro go down with an injury, to be available the next game. He could probably even be a bullpen catcher or warm-up catcher if needed.
  6. woolywoolhouse
    If Astudillo is not on the 25-man player roster for the playoffs, is it possible they keep him on as a coach/cheerleader on the bench?
  7. woolywoolhouse
    I remember faking an illness in high school when ESPN played a marathon of these back in the day (late-90s, pre-OnDemand days.)
  8. woolywoolhouse
    The reason this is an unwritten rule is because if you wrote it down, the majority of people would read it and proclaim it a stupid rule. Don't want to give up a hit? Don't throw a hittable pitch.
  9. woolywoolhouse
    I've always been a proponent of moving Kepler (and before that, Dozier) out of the lead-off spot, but honestly it takes a certain mentality to bat lead-off. Garver didn't seem to have it when he first started batting lead-off against lefties earlier this season, but it has seemed to finally come to him. The eye test says that Arraez would probably flourish there. But we know for a fact that Kepler is doing just fine there. I wouldn't move him.
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  11. woolywoolhouse
    Still waiting to hear of a players-only meeting, hopefully called by Nelson Cruz. Telling the team to relax, have fun, trust their teammates... Maybe politely suggest to Rosario and Garver that swinging at the first pitch when a clutch-hit is needed isn't the best idea in the world?
  12. woolywoolhouse
    Winning a 2-1 game is nice. It shows the Twins don't have to hit 5 homeruns a game to win. Was it as nice as their 1-0 win against the Astros? No, because those games are supposed to be close. But it was still nice. Duffy, Romo, and Rogers all looked confident out there.
  13. woolywoolhouse
    I just don't want Puig getting pissed in an upcoming Twins/Indians series and rushing the mound at Rogers or Harper. Sano is going to have to be on "hired goon" dirty those games. Still thinking Twins will land MadBum or Minor.
  14. woolywoolhouse
    Last game at the Dome of the 1987 regular season. Bert Blyleven put runners at the corners with no outs in the first. George Brett hits a hot-shot to Gaetti; to Newman at second for one; Newman ignores all baseball logic and throws home for the atypical 5-4-2 double-play. Then Puckett, Gaetti, and Hrbek all go yard in the bottom of the first, and the Twins clinch a tie for first in the AL West. (Maybe that's just the greatest inning in Twins' baseball?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFsAboGwfM
  15. woolywoolhouse
    Twins also took the season series from the Houston Astros, 4 games to 3.
  16. woolywoolhouse
    I'd like to see Luis Arreaz get a shot in the 1 or 2 hole int he batting lineup tonight. He's the one batter who consistently takes a ton of pitches. Let him work the count and get Polanco, Cruz, Rosario, Kepler, and Sano a chance to see all the pitches before they bat. And moving Kepler down against righties gives him the chance to do more damage with runners on-base.
  17. woolywoolhouse
    I both dread and anticipate the rest of this series...
  18. woolywoolhouse
    They're only 3 games back in the Wild Card race, but they'd have to leap over five-six other teams to get there (including three in their own division.) They're still currently 4 games under .500. I think they're selling, it just might be another week or two before they do. (And I hope the Twins only take Smith instead of a Smith/Bumgarner combo, personally.)
  19. woolywoolhouse
    Orlando Cabrera was a smart trade for the Twins in 2009. A positive locker room presence with postseason experience. Had a great Game 163 with a homer on offense and line-drive double play with runners at the corners in the top of the 9th.
  20. woolywoolhouse
    I just want to see a Cleveland Indians' fan wearing an "American League Rust Belt Champion" shirt at some point in the future.
  21. woolywoolhouse
    Listened to Falvey on the SKOR North Twins Show podcast on 7/10. I'm going to paraphrase from memory here, but essentially he said that - because of the hard July 31st deadline date - sellers are more likely to lower their asking price the closer to the deadline they wait to pull the trigger. My positive side says "That's smart shopping." My neutral sid says "But don't wait too long." And my negative side says "So you're going to let the other teams get the good pitchers to win this year; take the third- or fourth-tier leftovers; and be happy with a first-round elimination, losing three straight to whichever team takes Bumgartner or Stroman."
  22. woolywoolhouse
    Twins need another lefty in the bullpen for a deep playoff run. Trading within the division is a tough sell/buy. Go hard for Smith first, Vasquez second, Watson third.
  23. woolywoolhouse
    No depressed Minnesota baseball fan's ears would fail to perk up at the sound of the weird "beer."
  24. woolywoolhouse
    And Miami - the worst team in the NL; 4th worst team in MLB - has outscored Milwaukee 24-3 in taking the first two games of their series. Maybe this is the statistical week MLB is punishing the good teams and rewarding the meek?
  25. woolywoolhouse
    Never what you want to read about anyone in this sport, regardless of what team they play on. I know the term "thoughts and prayers" has almost become a joke online, but in a case like this where it is literally the only thing a non-doctor can do to help a stranger... Thoughts and prayers to him, his family, and his teammates.
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