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Today, 08:08 AMYou hit the nail on the head. I like to see the Twins score as much as the next guy. But, if you're going to build your staff around pitch to contact...6 replies | 251 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:16 PMWell, he's given up 6 ERs in each of his last two starts, but before that I agree he was doing about what was expected. Look at the K's over the last...28 replies | 800 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:23 PMNone of us really know and I really don't think Anderson has much to work with, but... Diamond and Worley are both doing MUCH worse than expected,...28 replies | 800 view(s)
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Yesterday, 06:45 PMThe Pohlad boys make a profit whenever they sell it. They never paid a dime for it so I don't think they would care about paying back the state a...33 replies | 817 view(s) -
Yesterday, 06:39 PMHave you stayed at a Holiday Inn lately?33 replies | 817 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:12 PMWell, we should be careful what we wish for. I'm not a huge fan of the Pohlads, but we could always end up with someone like Loria who looks at the...33 replies | 817 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:09 PMAccording to an article in the Strib about the Vikings Stadium its: In the case of Target Field, the public would get 18 percent of the overall sale...33 replies | 817 view(s)
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Yesterday, 03:31 PMWe are approaching the end of May and it seems like every starter on the staff has gotten progressively worse as the year has gone on. Worley's start...28 replies | 800 view(s)
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Yesterday, 03:20 PMI keep waiting to hear that Worley has a bum arm or something. There has to be some sort of explanation for how awful he's been this year, doesn't...76 replies | 1814 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 10:22 PMwhydidnt replied to a thread Gardy: Sam Deduno to start on Friday in Detroit in Minnesota Twins TalkJust another example of how the current Twins staff/management still uses the "eye test" over statistics. Heck, these aren't even advanced statistics.51 replies | 1201 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 03:28 PMwhydidnt replied to a thread Gardy: Sam Deduno to start on Friday in Detroit in Minnesota Twins TalkHey, I would have liked to see Gibson, just because I'd like to see Gibson. Nothing wrong with giving Deduno a shot though. I don't necessarily have...51 replies | 1201 view(s)
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05-16-2013, 11:03 AMWell, I just don't think that we can fully judge these decisions based upon less than 10 starts for all these guys. I'll even go out on a limb and...69 replies | 1637 view(s)
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05-14-2013, 06:02 PMI don't know, I think you could see these numbers as a #2 (or a number 1 for most Twins teams of recent vintage). There are a couple of positives too...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-14-2013, 12:12 PMI have to agree that the quality of the pitchers is huge factor. But why are all these guys throwing fewer K's than they did before? Is it just the...80 replies | 1556 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 10:35 AMThis is all true. However, I also think we've seen this philosophy for long enough to understand that where there is smoke there is probably fire....80 replies | 1556 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 09:59 AMWell, I think there is one general truth. A ball put in play has a much better chance of becoming a hit than one that isn't. That's why I think K's...80 replies | 1556 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 09:09 AMI agree that SSS is certainly a factor. However, we've seen the Twins staff featuring low k's, low bbs for the last several years. It goes beyond...80 replies | 1556 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 09:00 AMJust out of curiosity, why do I keep seeing 200M thrown out for Grienke? He signed for $159M. Is the implication the Twins would have had to outbid...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 08:51 AMWell, I probably should have looked at BB/9 to see if it proves my opinion - sure enough - Worley - 2.3 BB/9 - Previous career low 3.1 BB/9 (thowing...80 replies | 1556 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 08:15 AMPhil Miller's MLB insider at the Strib today: MLB Insider: Twins missing out on league's strikeout trend | StarTribune.com mentions that Twins...80 replies | 1556 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 07:07 AM1. Disagree - there wasn't a huge number of elite pitchers, but there were A LOT of guys that could have helped the Twins. 2. Why not? Every team...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 06:59 AMThere isn't a cap on the number of players signed, but there is now a cap of the amount that can be spent. Each team now has a limited pool of money...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 06:51 AMUmm, what the heck? There were more than 2 FA pitcher last off-season. That's what this thread started as. I thought the Twins should have been in on...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 03:52 PMWell I didn't paste the entire quote, but he does say Money is the #1 thing and that's it's disingenuous for guys to say they took more money for...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 01:55 PMApparently that's what the Twins thought too. I was replying to your previous quote about 2nd tier free agents though anyway. AND I still stand by...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 01:49 PMActually this is what Grienke said “I could play for the worst team if they paid the most. . . . If the last-place team offers $200 million and the...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 12:47 PMThis is true with some guys, but Grienke flat out said he signed for the most money. In some cases the money is what matters, and I think that's...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 12:31 PMYou may have a point. However, the real point is that current Twins management has never spent money to build around a nucleus like this. What would...199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 12:26 PMApril Stats: 2007 R.Ortiz - 35 IP 2.57 ERA, 14 K, 6 BB, 0.97 WHIP, 3W, 1L 2013 K. Corriera - 36.1 IP 2.25 ERA, 15 K, 5 BB, 1.07 WHIP, 3 W, 1...111 replies | 3675 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 11:38 AMYet, the Marlins fans seem to agree.199 replies | 3475 view(s)
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