Brian Kraatz

@SeifertESPN +Yes (I think) +Yes (of course) +To be Jone's back-up to start camp? Yes +Sadly, yes. +Week 1 +New guys, spend $$ +Yes (I think) +I hope +Yes (typed with tears in my eyes).

Vikings offseason questions (in order): + Does Flores stay? + New contracts for KOC/KAM? +Is McCarthy ready? +Should Darnold move on? +When is Darrisaw back? +How to improve interior OL? +Does A. Jones have more left? +Is D. Turner an impact player? + H. Smith retiring? (More)

@ArifHasanNFL Fuuuuuucckkkk. That one hits.

ah, fuck

@dohyoungpark Congrats. You will be missed. You given us amazing Twins coverage! Good luck!

Twins fans: It's been the honor of a lifetime to have shared these last six seasons with you all. I can't possibly thank you enough.

@SamMonsonNFL Ditched Turkey for Thanksgiving this year and did Beef Wellington. Zero regrets.

Who's cooking something special for Xmas? Turkey can go fuck itself. Last year I did a porchetta. Undecided on what to do this year.

@pitchprofiler And if they completely reversed course and mandated at least 1 minute between pitches, which is not reasonable, all the studies also say injuries would go down below pre pitch clock numbers. I’d say injury rate increases have been trending the same way before the pitch clock.

@kraatzsquatch They’re quite literally leaving out decades of research showing that shortening rest times increases injuries. We’ve known this. Pitchers are not some different species of human, even if they act like it from time to time.

This study is equivalent to asking a grocery store clerk why grocery prices are higher than the year before. Doctors do not study why pitchers are getting injured, doctors study how to fix pitchers that are injured. Chasing stuff and velocity is certainly a catalyst to TJ but to leave out the pitch clock flat out malpractice.

@JesseRogersESPN Can anyone point me to the full 62-page MLB study? Great article summary, @JesseRogersESPN thank you!

News: MLB just released a study on pitching injuries. The conclusions are no surprise: Chasing velocity and "stuff" at all levels of baseball are impacting arms in a negative way. More specifics in here, including when they're seeing the most injuries: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

@JeffPassan Can anyone point me to the full 62-page MLB study?

I've spent more than 12 years searching for answers to keep arms healthy. MLB's report on the matter broke little new ground. But it was a necessary first step to address an issue that's been ignored for far too long. Free and unlocked at ESPN, my story: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

@aj_kourabi @santygegen @patrickc I would argue DC vs. Las Vegas, but yeah, I got you.

@santygegen @patrickc its like DC vs LA

IMO one of the biggest benefits of travel is just acquiring a scaffold to hang future knowledge on. Places that had similar embeddings in my mind before I saw them (Chongqing vs Chengdu, Abu Dhabi vs Dubai, Wroclaw vs Warsaw, etc.) become extremely distinct, and future facts become much stickier.

@SeifertESPN 😂😂

This feels like it needs some follow-up questions.

@minakimes You gotta dress them as ridiculously as possible before they have free will. Fifteen years ago, my youngest as Chris Farley the Chippendales dancer.

Will my one year old ever forgive me if I make him Rizzler for Halloween

@eric_j_thompson Bro.

So...is now a good time to mention that Will Reichard hasn't missed a kick yet?

@JonKrawczynski Oh boy, that was beautiful.

About 14 hours after Karl-Anthony Towns was traded, he was on a soccer pitch in the suburbs watching a youth girls team play. His head was spinning, but he had a promise to keep. The true measure of KAT’s 9 years in Minnesota was right there to see. nytimes.com/athletic/58020…

@BarstoolBigCat He made his choice.

I feel bad for Adam Thielen

@ChefReactions I see what you did there, manifesting some Minnesotan.

@jacobwcarlson Oasis?

@pitchprofiler It's also interesting that his SL and CH release points seem to be bimodal

Quick, someone teach Hunter Brown a splitter with a ton of gyro so he can have the most visually pleasing arsenal in baseball.

@pitchprofiler 😂😂

@sebastianbach Same.

at meet and greets I will sign Official Released Merchandise ONLY. Not things that have nothing to do with me like the history of hair metal or stuff like that. Also I will sign Skid Row albums with the Original 5 Members ONLY. Will not sign with any replacement members. thanks!

@soderberg_chris @JonKrawczynski I got you, cuz, and things like burn out, etc., need to be monitored by parents; focusing on one sport means there is a higher chance of burnout. I'm not saying focusing on one sport is easier, but sometimes it's the best.

@kraatzsquatch @JonKrawczynski As a coach, I’ve always encouraged multi-sport participation at least through their sophomore year. It prevents burn-out, prevents injury through cross training, creates more intelligent athletes, and they are often better teammates.

Never ceases to amaze me how the people at the very highest levels continually say the exact same thing: playing multiple sports is key. And yet the people in youth sports continually push young athletes to specialize.