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Game Recap #36: Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3?
Game Recap #29: Herrmannatorrs 5, Cartoon Birds 2
"When did you get a weak back?" "Oh, about a week back." Doodles Weaver
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Game Recap #14: Big-Inning Boys 7, Hitless Wonders 0
Well, that was kind of fun.
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Game Recap #12: Twins Baseball 4, Royals Baseball 3
It's a strange game, this baseball.
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Game Recap #10: Aces 10, Pez 1
Moonlight feels right.
Game Recap #6: 1001 Club 10, Mistake by the Lake 7
Another easy win for our boys.
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Quick Thoughts on Mauer at First
Last year Mauer hit .324/.404/.476 in 113 games: 75 at catcher, 29 at DH, and 8 at first. Let's assume he does similar in 2014 but with 150 games all at first.
DRS rates Mauer's defense over a full year (unsure if that's 150 or 162 games) at +2 runs; UZR says +8 runs; TZL says +7 runs. I'm going to assume +5 runs.
Extrapolating things a bit to more games, but at first, gives the following rWAR figures.
| Year | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 113 | 508 | 26 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 3.8 | 17 | 51 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 150 | 654 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 5 | -12 | 26 | 2.9 | 22 | 48 | 5.3 |
Almost exactly the same. A large part of that is due to many more plate appearances. I don't know how much his defense will improve at first given experience. DRS really liked him this year, but UZR didn't. If instead he averages +10 runs at first, that's bordering on a six-win season.
Game 115: Twins 5, White Sox 2
Correia goes 7 innings allowing 0 runs on 5 hits while striking out 7.
The Twins scored all of their runs in the 5th: Dozier went deep for the 11th time this season with 2 men on followed by Mauer's 9th HR of the year with 1 runner aboard.
The Twins scored 19 runs over the 4-game weekend series on 11 homeruns...every run came by way of the long ball. On the other hand, they were 7-62 with RISP.
After the game, Jamey Carroll to Kansas City for a PTBNL or cash considerations. In 2 seasons on the roster, Jamey hit .257/.327/.301 and saw time at 2B, SS, 3B, DH & P.
The Twins are 7-3 in their past 10 games. They hold a record of 52-63, good enough for 4th place in the AL Central (7.5 games behind KC for 3rd).
Next up - home against the Clevelanders and a chance to see if Andrew Albers can follow-up his debut gem with another solid outing.
Game 107: ‘Stros @ Twins
What a beautiful day. The afternoon was spent changing out mulch around my hops and maintaining the yard. Now it's time for sitting on the deck with a couple of Alaskan Ambers and some grilled chops...
...and hopefully another Twins win.