Twins vs. Mariners.

Post #1 » by **kg2005** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:26 am

I'll make the threads nicer when we actually get more than 2 pages for a series.

Discuss.

Post #2 » by **Klomp** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:41 am

They were over 2 for the Yankees and Orioles series'. Go Twins. Ortiz is on the rubber.

TheAlmightyOne21 · Post #3 » by **TheAlmightyOne21** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:34 am

I think we'll take 2 of 3, with the loss obviously coming tomorrow when we face King Felix.

Post #4 » by **kg2005** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:52 am

Twins win!

Felix is going to dominate us tomorrow. [pipedream]We need Silva to go 8 scoreless innings so we can get to the Mariners bullpen.[/pipedream]

horaceworthy · Post #5 » by **horaceworthy** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:52 pm

I like that Tyner's all of the sudden become a surprising source of almost-power. He's been about 10 feet combined from a pair of homers the last few games. Ortiz has been a very pleasant surprise this year as well. The only guys that have had trouble on the mound have been Ponson and Boof.

Post #6 » by **kg2005** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:32 am

I don' t know if I like it. He's pretty much terrible at hitting, but him being hot early means that Gardy will think that he's good all year long. That's a bad thing.

Post #7 » by **Klomp** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:18 am

Good start against Felix. Bases loaded no outs 1st inning Cuddyer up.

Post #8 » by **Klomp** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:24 am

Felix out with injury after 1/3 inning

Post #9 » by **TheFranchise21** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:25 am

So King Felix pulled himself out of the game before we could pound him for more runs.

kg2005 I don't know why you hate Tyner so much. He's a good backup player and fills in nicely when an OF is hurt. Sure he doesn't hit for power but he can hit for average.

Post #10 » by **kg2005** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:52 am

Average doesn't mean anything when its empty.

Post #11 » by **TheFranchise21** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:47 am

With that logic, Castillo, Bartlett, and Punto are worthless as well.

Post #12 » by **kg2005** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:04 am

Career
Tyner .274/.310/.319/.629, EQA .227 (!!!!)
Castillo .293/.368/.357/.725 EQA .265
Bartlett .274/.339/.356/.695 EQA .246 (.259 last year)
Punto .256/.321/.339/.660 EQA .233 (.253 last year)

A few things.
1. .260 EQA is average. There's a lot of value in being an average hitter, especially with a good glove.
2. Castillo/Bartlett play more valuable positions than Tyner, making their offense worth more.
3. Punto sucks at hitting, no question about that. Last year he had a good stretch where he was hitting well, but he reverted back to himself towards the end of the year. He's got a great glove though and he saves us some runs there. He's basically replacement level, but even the Yankees have Doug Mientkiewicz.
4. Tyner is a terrible hitter. If you hit .300 but don't take any walks, you're making outs 70% of the time. I'm fine with him being a fourth outfielder and playing when theres an injury. But for goodness sake, don't bat him second and don't put him in against left handers.

Post #13 » by **Klomp** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:15 pm

Well, should be a win tonite w/ Santana

horaceworthy · Post #14 » by **horaceworthy** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:18 pm

Are you just trying to get this into the 2+ page realm so kg2005 will have to do more work?

Post #15 » by **Klomp** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:06 pm

no, but thanks for giving me an opportunity to make another post anyways.

Post #16 » by **kg2005** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:57 pm

You guys suck. Its not like you can't make the series thread.

john2jer · Post #17 » by **john2jer** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:47 am

That's just crazy talk.