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  1. IndianaTwin
    For El Jucho, see No. 4: https://sfbayca.com/2018/08/16/hits-and-misses-for-giants-players-weekend-nicknames/ “A Dominican slang that appears to have no direct translation in English. It describes a person who is aware of everyone and everything around them at all times and pays close attention to details.” Mainly, I think it means, “six runs in 5.2 innings.”
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    "...., (Part One)" implies that there will be a "...(Part Two)." I would start that episode with Jhoan Duran. I know they are playing out the string, but last night in the ninth, the White Sox hitters wanted no part of him. Or maybe I'm remembering what the White Sox seemed to be thinking in the eighth against Jax. Make him the next guy in your sequel.
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    It would need a bigger box.
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    Benetti-ism of the night, so far (I’m watching the DVR version): “The Twins’ blue uniforms next to the Sox’ black ones make it look like someone overbaked a blueberry pie.”
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    I’m a glutton for punishment, so I’ve just started watching my recording from the beginning after getting home from a work Webinar. Sox broadcast just listed the Twins as having 1997 days of IL activity so far this year. Though 153 games, that’s an average of more than 13 players per game. Yowza.
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    YESSSS!!!
  7. IndianaTwin
    I just saw that your Twitter handle is raymondwilfong. When I've seen the "rwilfong...", I just assumed it was a reference to Rob. I was always a big fan of him over Bobby Randall.
  8. IndianaTwin
    Or it might say something about what many of us would do when offered a position closer to home, with less travel and at twice the pay.
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    Half the season? He played 20 games. If you mean that they gave him a chance when he came off the IL, it was a no-brainer to see if he was Good Miguel. He wasn’t, he got hurt, and they didn’t push to get him back.
  10. IndianaTwin
    Um, I didn’t make any comments about putting Kirilloff, Larnach or Kepler in the 3-4 spots. Also, as you mentioned, the stats don’t lie. Myers, 0.5 bWAR, 95 OPS+ Pollock, 0.3 bWAR, 88 OPS+ Duvall, -0.2 bWAR, 86 OPS+ Profar, 2.8 bWAR, 107 OPS+ Pham, 0.9 bWAR, 92 OPS+ Pederson, 0.8 bWAR, 135 OPS+ Given that Profar’s career OPS+ is 93 and given that Pederson must be pretty bad on defense to have such a low bWAR despite such a good bWAR, I’m not that interested in any of these.
  11. IndianaTwin
    Correct. One thinks he’ll have lots of steals because of his speed. But that’s not the case, since he has so much power. Teams play him deep, so not as many balls will get through the gaps. And then, because they are playing him deep, his bloop singles turn into doubles.
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    To clarify, though Larnach has posted 1.2 WAR this year in 51 games and Gordon has posted 1.5 in 118 games and though Larnach is more than a year younger, you’re suggesting that Gordon makes Larnach unnecessary? Help me understand. Cheap depth is awesome and in the Twins budget structure, necessary. With what they have shown, both are more necessary than Kirilloff, but I’m not calling him unnecessary either. Give me an outfield with Buxton, Kepler, Larnach, Kirilloff (also spending time at 1b) and Gordon, with Celestino the next man up, and I’m feeling pretty chipper about that part of the roster.
  13. IndianaTwin
    @Loops @twinfan , my understanding is that a pitcher CAN throw over after reaching the max. It’s just a balk if he doesn’t pick the runner off. So…, while I’m guessing that the lead stretches out a little after the pitcher reaches the max, it’s not like the runner can suddenly take a 15-foot lead, since they’d likely get picked off. I’ve not seen how it has played out in the minors where it’s been experimented with, but I think that’s the intent on how it’s supposed to work.
  14. IndianaTwin
    4 Reasons the 2022 Season is More Frustrating Than 2021 I suppose it's okay to call the season "frustrating" while it's still happening, but I'd prefer to wait until season's end for such analysis. But if you're suggesting that it hasn't been fun in 2022, I'll gladly take the frustration of August and September over the apathy that resulted from playing their way out of contention in April and May of 2021.
  15. IndianaTwin
    "What's Next for Twins Manager Rocco Baldelli?" seems like a great title for an article. When the season is actually over.
  16. IndianaTwin
    I'd say that our lineup also needs Joe Dimaggio, but he's dead.
  17. IndianaTwin
    In Sunday's Game Thread introduction, I offered a take on what has happened to the Twins this year. It's here: Read the second comment for updated stats through Sunday. In a nutshell: In prior years, the length of Twins starts was right at the MLB average. In April and May, we tried to use starters in a "normal" pattern, with numerous guys going into the sixth regularly, and even the seventh on occasion. Guys got hurt, so in a 13-game stretch from May 31-June 12, our starters were Smeltzer (3 times), Sands (3), Archer (2), Chi Chi Gonzalez (2), Bundy (2) and Ober (1). That's not a rotation you want to use the rest of the year, and some of them eventually got hurt anyway. Guys came back and have transitioned to shorter starts, largely avoiding the IL in the process. From June 13 through Sunday, our 69 games have had 14 starts from Ryan, 13 from Bundy, 15 from Gray, 12 from Archer and the remaining 16 from a shared mix of Smeltzer (6), Mahle (4), Winder (3) and Sanchez (3). From that, I read that the front office's plan was to use their starters in a "normal" pattern, but they needed to pivot when injuries arose. Rather than pivoting to bringing up AAA and AA material, they pivoted to shortening the starts. It's generally worked in terms of keeping guys off the IL (and note that the primary IL exception is Mahle, who came over after averaging 5.5 innings per start for Cincinnati, a workload higher than any Twins starter year-to-date).
  18. IndianaTwin
    Great memory -- I remember reading about it in the newspaper* after getting home from school the next day. *A "newspaper," for the younger among us, is a printed document reporting the previous day's events. It would show up on your door or in the mailbox each day.
  19. IndianaTwin
    There's a practical reality here... Ryan pitched last Wednesday and is scheduled for tonight. Gray pitched last Friday and could go on Wednesday. Mahle pitched last Saturday, but is on the IL. Sanchez stepped in, but wasn't particularly effective. But because of the number of innings he threw, he probably can't go until Thursday. They are also going to need someone on Sunday (see below). Bundy went Sunday, so he can't go until Friday. So, by using Varland Wednesday night, they give Gray an extra day by pushing him back to Thursday. And now, with the pretty good likelihood of a rainout tonight, they're looking at a doubleheader Wednesday or Thursday. If that's the case, they can make the Varland the 29th man without making any other changes, right? If the DH is Wednesday, it will be Ryan and Varland on Wednesday and Gray on Thursday. If it's Thursday, it will be Ryan on Wednesday and Gray and Varland on Thursday. Then Bundy on Friday and Archer on Saturday. Today's likely rainout does create a problem for Sunday, since Ryan wouldn't be available if he doesn't pitch until Wednesday. So we'll likely still get Sanchez (or a bullpen game, but I repeat myself) on Sunday. There's an off day next Monday to be able to reset. Ryan will go on Tuesday on either five or six days rest, and then they can go to Gray on Wednesday, etc., if they want to. EDIT TO ADD: To carry this out further, Gray on next Wednesday could mean Bundy on Thursday, Archer on Friday. with Sanchez on Saturday and Varland again as the 29th man for the DH on the 17th. But better have the bullpen (and perhaps Gordon and Palacios ?) rested for starts by Sanchez, Archer and Varland in two days!
  20. IndianaTwin
    At 12 games behind the Yankees and 18 behind Houston, if the Twins win the Central, they are almost certain to be the No. 3 seed and would host the 6 seed. At 6.5 games behind Toronto for the third wild-card spot (and No. 6 seed), it's pretty doubtful they'd get in as a Wild Card. If they play well enough to catch Toronto (and pass Baltimore in the process), it means they probably played well enough to win the division. So yeah, I'd welcome the chance to play Houston or New York in the playoffs, because the only way they'll do that is to win the ALC and the first round of the playoffs.
  21. IndianaTwin
    The Sanchino!
  22. IndianaTwin
    Since May 19, Donaldson at .206 with 7 HR and 37 RBIs and a .627 OPS.
  23. IndianaTwin
    I missed if there was an announcement. What’s up with Garlick replacing Kepler in the lineup?
  24. IndianaTwin
    Yankees with former Twins at 3B, SS* and 1B.
  25. IndianaTwin
    Looking at the hourly forecast, I can’t imagine there WON’T be a rainout on Tuesday. I’d think they’d prefer to go with the DH on Wednesday because of travel, but the possibility of rain goes well into Wednesday.
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