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  1. ewen21
    Gibson as a linebacker? He has the aggression of a stoned giraffe! LOL
  2. ewen21
    And I could get killed crossing the street.
  3. ewen21
    . Toss out last year because something wasn't right with him? That doesn't work in sports. We aren't at the roulette wheel. Let's talk about what last year was: He had migraine issues and a concussion. The Twins cannot ignore these issues as they continue to mount
  4. ewen21
    Willie Mays and Jpe DiMaggio had superior defensive skills. Rarely--if ever--did they crash into things. I heard an old timer call in a radio show years ago and he said DiMaggio rarely ever dove for a ball. That's the thing. With Buxton's world class speed and touted "athleticism" he should make things look easy. He has crashed into walls on balls he had literally no chance of catching. The line drive Nelson Cruz smashed over the wall in Seattle is an example of this. I agree with you. Nothing ridiculous about getting this message across. If he keeps going like this (with his migraines and concussions mounting) he might be significantly slowed down or out of the league sooner than expected
  5. ewen21
    Great outfielders don't get constantly injured trying to make plays. They make the plays and keep on playing Collisions are not what makes him a great fielder. His speed makes him a great fielder.
  6. ewen21
    See, now this kind of talk really amounts to sour grapes. We were up 8-2 after 4 at home so the umpire should have no bearing on the outcome if our bullpen could pitch to under a 12.00 ERA the rest of the way
  7. ewen21
    This takes me back to May 2002 at Yankee Stadium for the vibe of the game. The season is beginning to feel like 2001. I hope I'm wrong but it developing that kind of trajectory Go glass half full if you want, but the reality is this bullpen is becoming more and more exposed. At no time did I feel we were safe--even after we went up 8-2. We just don't have the arms right now. Don't know if one or two good arms can make up for the lack of depth. Rocco can keep reshuffling the deck but it is still the same card game.
  8. ewen21
    I refuse to listen to anyone who would complain about Gibby not getting a complete game. YES he had only 88 pitches thrown and two hits allowed with just three outs to go. It would have been great to see a complete game, but then I have a hard time questioning it. We won.
  9. ewen21
    I must have. Please explain it to me.
  10. ewen21
    Yes, because there are always truckloads of guys who want to sign with us for less
  11. ewen21
    What the Cubs signed him for and what we would have needed to sign him for are two entirely different deals, so do not assume those numbers he got from Chicago are what we could have had him for. Furthermore, how do we even know he is going to be effective this year? What has he been doing the last four months? This team is tied with Houston and the LA Dodgers in winning percentage at .667 and that is tops in baseball. We are going to whine about not signing some primadonna that sat out until almost 40% of the season was over? Whatever. I think I'll pass.
  12. ewen21
    Henry Blanco behind the plate!
  13. ewen21
    Interesting little clip I just found. Not as much like Buck on this one, but I see a bit of a resemblance. Look at the cast of characters from the 2004 season, I think
  14. ewen21
    A couple of weeks ago I watched sort of a highlight reel of Baldelli as a player. His stance and mechanics were eerily similar to Buxton's
  15. ewen21
    I agree. STAR to me is if he can do what he did at the end of 2017 through an entire season. We are six weeks into the season. Can we wait and see where he is as we head into the dog days of summer? Last year he hit about what I weighed as a sophomore in high school. The stench of that is quickly subsiding, but can we pump the breaks on needing to label him STAR?
  16. ewen21
    If he doesn't know how to bunt effectively yet then it's probably too late to push it on him now. It's a lost art and guys just don't make that part of their routine. It's been hard enough having him figure out how to hit and now that it looks like he might be there we are going to ask him to bunt? No way. Carlos Gomez felt the need to bunt under the Gardy regime and he was a complete basket case with that. I don't want Buxton thinking "should I bunt here?" No. Go up there thinking about a pitch and drive that thing hard. Would be nice to see him use the right/centerfield gap more but one step at a time. At least he has a few hits and well struck ones at that
  17. ewen21
    Wayyyy too early to got on Rocco. Look at what Gable Kapler did in Philly last year and they were ROASTING him in April
  18. ewen21
    My biggest takeaway are the doubles Buxton has hit, specifically the last one. He had two strikes on him and he SMOKED the ball Enough of this talk about having him bunt and beat the ball on the ground. Hit the hard and often.
  19. ewen21
    Berrios has a few great games against Cleveland. Reminds me a little of that lefty from Veneuela
  20. ewen21
    Doesn't mean they were able to execute a plan, doesn't mean they are right
  21. ewen21
    I won't criticize the FO for not being aggressive trying to build a bullpen this year. They TRIED last year with some veteran signings and it just did not work out because bullpen arms are so streaky from year to year. I do not feel the need to criticize this aspect of the offseason because relievers to me are a crapshoot 90% of the time. That being said, what is wrong with the criticism here? The bullpen was not good last year and they did not take a whole lot of action. You said you don't criticize the FO. Is it your policy to just give them a pass? While I am not interested in this discussion I actually like the passion and I think good points have been made. It is good reading to me. What is the point of pouring cold water on the discussion? It's hot stove talk. Let if live and try not to let it irritate you so much.
  22. ewen21
    I am sorry, but if he sufered the injury during some sort of raucous celebration (for a winter league WS) then that is sheer stupidity. I was on board with Miguel totally when I saw the pic of him and Rocco and was very complimentary of his turnaround. Call it an accident if you want, but when these "accidents" go on around him often enough at some point it ceases being a coincidence. That is about where I am. Kid needs to wise up. And I don't want to hear about "we were all 26 at one time" Right. We all were. But he is in a position of amazing privilege and with that comes certain responsibilities. That's all there is to it.
  23. ewen21
    Not sure how much longer anyone can say "it's just bad luck" for Sano. It was just bad luck that he ran over that cop last winter. Just bad luck he was accused of something by a female reporter. Just bad luck now after getting cut during a winter balll championship celebration? Honestly? What kind of celebrations are the norm in winter ball? I thought it was for conditioning and working your game. A "championship" in winter ball doesn't require champagne and dancing. Not sure how exactly that injury occurred, but the sky is the limit. Sounds like a really odd injury that haopened in a raucous environmnet. Poor judgment at best.
  24. ewen21
    The average salary for a baseball player in 1998 was 1,398,831 per year. In 2018 it was 4,250,000. That is nearly a 300% increase in salary for the average player over the last 20 years and yet there is talk of a strike looming? Please.....OK.....please
  25. ewen21
    I try to amuse
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