Royce Lewis Has Run Out of Gas

[Aggies7]

At the end of the day, professional athletes saying anything about being tired or worn out has never and will never play well with a lot of people. Everyone has aches and pains at their job, but the average person putting in the 40 hour+ a week, year round job has trouble feeling sorry for the ball player, for obvious reasons. Someone giving themselves carpal tunnel and a sore back sitting at a computer all day for a cool $45,000 a year is unlikely to sympathize with a guy making $15,000,000 who has a sore hip. 

You may not like it but that’s just how it is. We put a lot of importance on athletes considering the job they do. They shouldn’t be attacked for it, but would probably be in their best interest to just never talk about that kind of stuff. Just my opinion!

[Aggies7]

22 minutes ago, Markdumont25 said:

I've long suspected that the Twins' (and Rocco's) habit of frequently resting players is actually a big part of the injury problem here. A body can't be expected to handle the bursts of activity at the highest level of one's sport when that type of activity is avoided at all other times. Their bodies won't be used to it and will break. 

How many days in a row did Cal ripken play? And our key players can't get through half a season? Maybe the rest days and all the effort that goes into "protecting" our players health is counterproductive...

I kind of agree. There’s something to be said for being out in the field or running the bases compared to just sitting in the dugout. Keeps those joints oiled!

[Vanimal46]

[dxpavelka]

23 hours ago, William K Johnson said:

Yes, next spring put him in left field and leave him there.

Leave him at 3B.  Lee can play 2B

[dxpavelka]

23 hours ago, Whitey333 said:

I don't believe it.  A guy hardly ever plays and he's complaining about the long grind of the season?  He certainly is proving he isn't the great athlete he thinks he is.  Mr.  " I don't do slumps" has been a huge disappointment.   Seems like now we have three "superstars"  that we cannot depend on.   Buxton, Correa and Lewis.  My gosh what has happened to this team?

Is it him or the culture the game has created?  Can't pitch more than 5 innings.  Can't pitch more than 100 innings in a season. Can't play 150 games. 

[Doctor Wu]

20 hours ago, Minderbinder said:

Cue Morganna, the kissing bandit....

Man, we could sure use a Morgana appearance this season ... even if she is about 90 years old by now!

[Mike Sixel]

12 hours ago, Greglw3 said:

Very good thoughts. I think it’s 100% time to move on from Rocco and Falvey. I’d be in favor of dumping Correa and Buxton but who would want them? Lewis may bounce back like Wallner did.

Time to give the McCusker, Rodriguez, Keaschal, Jenkins, Keirsey Jr, Austin Martin, Eaves?, Andrew Morris group their time

The Twins have screwed up another window (2019->) (2023-2024).

I would totally believe that the morale in the clubhouse is low. Ownership sucks and Baldelli just had possibly the worst month of any manager in Twins history with a cavalcade of wretched decisions, further sabotaging the team. -30 MM, injuries they’ve known about ahead of time and Rocco. Plus Falvey and Levines horrible track record at the trade deadline.

Time to rebuild this organization. It would be glorious if a management group could be put together to buy the team from the Pohlads.

You like the minors so much you'd fire the guy that built it?

[Mike Sixel]

12 hours ago, Aggies7 said:

At the end of the day, professional athletes saying anything about being tired or worn out has never and will never play well with a lot of people. Everyone has aches and pains at their job, but the average person putting in the 40 hour+ a week, year round job has trouble feeling sorry for the ball player, for obvious reasons. Someone giving themselves carpal tunnel and a sore back sitting at a computer all day for a cool $45,000 a year is unlikely to sympathize with a guy making $15,000,000 who has a sore hip. 

You may not like it but that’s just how it is. We put a lot of importance on athletes considering the job they do. They shouldn’t be attacked for it, but would probably be in their best interest to just never talk about that kind of stuff. Just my opinion!

Agreed. The mean spiritedness of fans is amazing. 

[Greglw3]

5 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

You like the minors so much you'd fire the guy that built it?

I think their scouting department headed up by Sean Johnson is responsible for the astute picks. I would want to retain that whole group from Johnson on down.

My take is that Falvey had 1 exceptional offseason 2018-2019 and since has fielded teams that average very little above .500.

He’s had uniformly horrible trade deadlines and a plethora of bad offseason too, since then.

And I feel Rocco is overmatched as a MLB manager.

I think if all these prospects get up and they still have the systemic problems of poor analytics / pitching handling philosophy, poor offseason and poor trade deadlines, poor supplementation of a decent core roster, plus penchant for giving big money to chronically injured players, all the talent may suffer the same fate as now where we are loaded with young talent.

There comes a time in all endeavors to recognize, this isn’t working and try to rebuild ones’ life or in this case our beloved Twins life.