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  1. jimbo92107
    Teflon forearm skid plates, and a small, discrete air bag inside his hat. Boy, would Buxton slide a long way...
  2. jimbo92107
    I like the guys with ERA's below 1. And investment charts that always go up.
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    That is sooooo true. Jake Cave is about 50/50 on those flat out dives for sinking liners. Half are great catches, but the other half go right through him, rolling slowly to the fence as their guy rounds first with a big grin on his face. I hate those big grins.
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    I like how the game chart suddenly jumps upwards and hits the ceiling, kind of like Sano's launch angle.
  5. jimbo92107
    Sam Dyson looks like he pumps iron. I wonder if he strained a bicep doing curls or something.
  6. jimbo92107
    Exactly, because Perez hurt that arm-kinda ankle thing again. ;-)
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    I really wish Dick Bremmer would drop the Smeltzer tear-jerker cancer survivor story. To me, it diminishes who and what Devin Smeltzer is today, at this moment. He's a good major league pitcher, period. Full stop. He doesn't get sympathy strike calls from umps, nor does he get sympathy whiffs from batters. Let's just call him a good pitcher, whose refined skills have earned a spot on this Twins roster. We have all seen pitchers that get by without a big fastball. Ryne Harper and Sergio Romo are doing it, so Smeltzer can, too. Looking forward, does Smeltzer take Pineda's fifth spot in the ro? Based on today's performance, heck yeah! Is Pineda sitting on a hard innings limit for this season? If so, then I pick Smeltzer for #5, with Thorpe and Stewart on deck. I'd even keep Thorpe in the bullpen. Long relief is valuable.
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    Both kids throwing with the same 2-seam grip. But Kody releases the pitch rolling off his index finger, while Cade throws it more like a conventional fastball, releasing the pitch off the pads of his index and middle fingers. No reason both guys couldn't try alternating between 1- versus 2-finger release. That could be a young pitcher's bread and butter. Then put the middle finger between index and ring fingers, with index and ring on the seams. That will remove a few mph for a straight change. At that point, you wouldn't even need a curve.
  9. jimbo92107
    I wanna call him Valdemort! The pitcher who must not be named later!
  10. jimbo92107
    Not worried about Dyson. Look at his stuff, it's dominant. He just needs to figure out where to buy groceries or something. Doesn't look quite settled.
  11. jimbo92107
    Also consider that Garver has batted in less than half the games, and Rosario was on the IL for almost a month. Kepler has gotten the most At Bats by far of those three. Definitely has a shot at well over 40 dingers.
  12. jimbo92107
    A little off topic, but I have noticed something interesting about when plate umpires blow calls on balls and strikes. Often it appears that, if you draw an imaginary line from the ump's face to the area of the strike zone where they miss a call, you'll notice that the catcher's head is blocking the umpire's view of the spot where the ball crosses the zone...or misses the zone. This would mean that umps are blowing calls literally because they cannot see where the ball is at the instant it needs to be seen. If this is true, or even mostly true, then it suggests a different solution than robo ump. Instead of removing human umpires, maybe we need to augment their vision, perhaps with a head's up display of the ball's path, drawn by a computer.
  13. jimbo92107
    When Gibby's throwing good and the band is back together, this team can really knock in some runs. How good will Max Kepler be when he finally learns this game?
  14. jimbo92107
    Love to have Zack Greinke on the team, if he's actually willing to forego his no-trade clause. Twins have at least a couple pitchers that would love to see how Greinke throws various pitches. Greinke himself might learn something from Ryne Harper, a guy that is thriving despite never owning a big heater.
  15. jimbo92107
    Yikes, quit mentioning Balazovic! What if somebody actually reads this stuff??
  16. jimbo92107
    Rocco Baldelli, yer a genius!
  17. jimbo92107
    I don't know about "untouchable," depending just how blown away the Twins were by a specific deal. Of those three guys, my gut says the ranking is Balazovic, Duran, and then Graterol, who seems to have a bit of trouble with command and with staying healthy. Duran could be the flame throwing starter we wish Graterol could become. Balazovic just looks like a big, lanky diesel of a pitcher. He may not break 100 mph much, but he'll chug along for a decade throwing mid-90s for seven innings per start, with command of three good pitches. Tradewise, I can see swapping Graterol plus a couple position prospects for Thor. Duran plus one prospect for Thor. I'd have to think a long time before swapping Balazovic straight up for Thor. Probably no on that deal. Syndergaard won't be around ten years from now. His game depends on a power heater and a power slider. Most guys like that flame out after a handful of years. Even today Thor's heater has lost a few mph. His value is sinking, while these three prospects are on the rise.
  18. jimbo92107
    Excellent article. I'm a fan of El Cherubo, but realistically, it's sweet Luis Arraez that is going to be an enduring star. Arraez has an approach to hitting that is light years more sophisticated than Astudillo's, which consists pretty much of just going up there hacking. Meanwhile you can see Arraez checking out the positioning of the infielders, obviously with the intent of hitting the ball in gaps between them. I will go way out on a virtual limb to say that of the two approaches, the higher career average will result from Arraez's approach. I will also predict that Arraez will be far more consistent at the plate, where Turts will have some extreme up's and down's as he simply barrels the ball up where it's pitched, often right into shifts when a pitcher hits his spots. In the field the differences today are less stark, but I suspect Arraez's more typical athletic proportions will grant him a more enduring career. Plus, Arraez's determination to improve himself reminds me a lot of Jorge Polanco's attitude. Once the Twins decide to stick Arraez at 2B, he will work like a dog to get perfect form. He and Polanco will become a great combo on double plays.
  19. jimbo92107
    Lordy, just don't let Jordan Balazovic get away! Stud horse in the making!
  20. jimbo92107
    The early success of this team started with great hitting. They'd get ahead by two, three, five runs, then the pitchers would all get into attack mode, buzzing the zone with strikes. Fact is, that's always the right mode for a pitcher, but the hitting has kinda fizzled out lately. Part is just bad luck, like all those line drives hit right at people. If Twins hitters can continue to trust the process and just barrel up as many balls as possible, they can bash their way back into high gear. Don't regress into stupid pull hitters. Pound the ball wherever it's pitched. Be willing to take a walk. Be willing to take a called third strike. It's part of the process of getting your pitch.
  21. jimbo92107
    It's a trap! They're luring us in to get at our uncanny insight into baseball! Don't tell them I'm a ninja! Sensei will not forgive!!
  22. jimbo92107
    Bring up both Thorpe and Smeltzer for the second half push. Put both of them in the bullpen, with the option of using either for long-inning relief or as a spot starter. Smeltzer definitely looks like he can handle the pressure - he just goes out there and competes. Thorpe's first start looked just fine, and I have no trouble thinking he can get outs from the pen, too. Two good lefties, just waiting for a chance. After that, you've still got Poppen, Stewart, and Romero. Live arms, every one. Oh, and don't let's forget Cody Stashak. Effective relief pitcher, seeks team with need for same. Don't sell the farm. Use the farm!
  23. jimbo92107
    On defense, everybody helps get outs. On offense, everybody helps get runs. Traditional roles don't seem to matter much on the 2019 Twins. Every batter tries to make the pitcher throw strikes, then barrel up the ball and drive it somewhere. Every fielder shifts all over the place. Every pitcher finds a way to get outs. It's the team concept, carried to the nth degree. Hey wait a minute. Is that socialism?
  24. jimbo92107
    After watching the highlights of this game, an odd thought popped into my head: The Twins are going to win the World Series. Hey now, stop right there, fellah! You can't smoke that in here, take it outside in the parking lot! I'll admit I've developed a taste for a bit of wacky weed now and then, but I'm sober right this moment. That thought isn't the product of cannabinoid compounds. It's a gut feeling from watching this team become kind of a bully. That was the feeling I got from watching the Twins come back and hold the lead. They applied enough pressure from enough directions to make a win happen. Against Cleveland, a team that has been a bit of a bully in this division for the last few years. The Twins are going to win the World Series. Oops, I did it again. Did I say that out loud? Let's just pretend I'm the crazy uncle. I'm okay with that. I am in fact an uncle, and yeah, I'm pretty out there.
  25. jimbo92107
    I seem to recall that some pitcher threw a ball at Tony Oliva's head once. Tony dusted himself off, and on the next pitch his bat totally accidentally sailed right at the pitcher's knees. Daddy told me the pitcher climbed an invisible ladder to get out of the way. Whoopsie Daisy! These are all just terribly unfortunate accidents!
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