PierBridge Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Congrats to Cuddy for being selected to this year's American League All Star Team. All things considered it was pretty obvious it was going to be Cuddyer based on his sizzling play over the last 2 months and particularly rewarding after the slow start he had. Cuddy has been one of the few bright spots in what has been a difficult season to date thus far and to say this made my day/season is an understatement to say the least.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zepman Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Cuddy deserves it!! He has been a pillar on a team who needs some veteran leadership. While not always the best player on the field...he has shown the toughness and "every-day-every position" type player capabilities that the Twins are lacking right now. His versatility and persistance will allow him to retire a Twin and make him one of the players who gets invited back for future celebrations for as long as he lives.The Twins WILL pay Cuddy...he is their type of player...he will retire a Twin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 He will be invaluable to the All Star team because Washington can put him where he will need him, congrats Numero Cinco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Very happy for Cuddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greebs Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I think ron washington made the right choice in selecting cuddy over this matt wieters, whoever he is, as the utility selection. still think baker is more deserving but gardy did a good job getting his guy picked so congrats. Have to admit that i do think cuddy is just as good as some of twins prior all star reps such as ron coomer, christian guzman, tim laudner, dave engle, matt lawton, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 nice job cuddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Boy, did he TAG that ball today. Knew it as soon as it hit the bat. That was also an awesome catch out in right. Had he not stumbled towards the wall, he would have had the guy at first, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 bad choiceI think baker is more deserving by far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldoncass Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Hard to justify any of the Twins pitchers.....too inconsistent, and multitudes of gopher balls. Cuddy actually was an EASY CHOICE for this year. Congrats to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigging-matt Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Congrats Cuddy, Well Deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ybone Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Baker is scheduled to pitch Sunday so isn't possible for the All Star game. Cuddy's the best choice anyway, he's been on fire for over a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratosman Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Good for him and even better to see him coming around lately and getting some big hits for the team. Perfect storm for him this year for him to make it with all the injuries and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rundrave Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 congrats cuddy!He's the best of the worst right now on this team. Without the rule that every team needs to have one player represented, he doesnt get picked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 They should cut Cuddy, he never gets any clutch hits, oh wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 he is one of the few playing well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 They should cut Cuddy, he never gets any clutch hits, oh wait Yep, waited... wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Sled, you crack me up! Cuddy is one of the few bright spots on this team. He is basically the reason this team even has a slight chance right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Sled, you crack me up! Cuddy is one of the few bright spots on this team. He is basically the reason this team even has a slight chance right now. Hes having a good year, while everyone else is having an epically bad year.ALhes 18th in BA (which is good)17th in HR (good)36th in RBI (um, okay) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Although, Nishi, and Danny V have been looking good as of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierBridge Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yeah good to see Nishi doing something he may still end up being a decent player. And Danny V is heating up nicely as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmiller33 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 hes 18th in BA (which is good)17th in HR (good)36th in RBI (um, okay) I hate to break it to you, but RBI's are not as accurate a measure of offensive performance as many think. If there isn't anyone on base infront of you, you are obviously not going to get many RBIs... He is obviously doing well at the plate as indicated by his individual metrics (batting average and homeruns) being in the top 20 in the league. A more accurate indication of offensive performance in clutch situations would be AVRSP. Here is two different scenarios that end up with two different evaluations for you all to mull over. Scenario 1)Player A up at the plate with nobody on base and rips a one hopper to the wall in the gap. Ends up with a double and no RBIs. Scenario 2) Player B up at the plate with bases loaded and rips the same one hopper to the wall in the gap, driving in 3 runs and ending up on second base. Is Player B more valuable because he has 3 RBI's from the same exact hit when Player A got 0 RBIs?? No. The only difference is who was on base infront of him, which has absolutely nothing to do with the player's skill or ability. RBI's are more a stroke of luck (having guys get on base infront of you) than anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan33 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 RBI's are more a stroke of luck (having guys get on base infront of you) than anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmiller33 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 That is true to some extent. It also says something about the players ability to get a clutch hit. There is more pressure on the batter to rip that double off of the wall when the bases are loaded than when they are empty. Exactly why I said AVRSP is a better indication of performance in "clutch" situations than an aggregrate number of RBIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan33 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Gotcha...nevermind...i'm dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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