Comments on: Twins Notes: Goin, Tosoni, Harden, Bullock, Diamond, and Liriano

By: Karl Noel

Karl Noel — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:40:47 +0000

That would be “Running through is faster”.

By: Karl Noel

Karl Noel — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:39:51 +0000

I find that laying on the ground slows me down more than trying to hit a spot in stride. The guys at Sports Science found that too. Running is through.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:01:50 +0000

Another year like the last two and the Twins will be lucky to get a TV deal!

By: haplito

haplito — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:11:44 +0000

Does anybody know if the Twins have the Bloomberg sports data package? I’ve seen it in action, and it’s amazing. If they do have it, I’d take them a little bit more seriously on the stats analysis claims.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:01:12 +0000

Still pisses me off that people get bent out of shape about a guy sliding into first. Running through the base is faster than sliding, yes that is true, but only if you have your timing and stride down perfectly. Many times runners have to slow down a little so they can hit first otherwise they will step over it. In this case sliding head first is faster. As someone who has played alot of baseball and been a firstbase coach for a dozen years a see alot of guys slow down so they can touch the base. I wasn’t a fan of Punto because of his sliding into first, I wasn’t a fan of him because he couldn’t hit.