Week in Review: Returning to Rock Bottom

[RpR]

52 minutes ago, Larry Janisewski said:

Exactly!! But the Brewers started the same 8 position players batting in the same position in the order all 3 days vs the Twins (including their catcher) in extremely hot and humid conditions with great success.

Tired/exhausted excuse should never be used. They are professional ball players , if they cannot handle the stress, go do some thing else.

[NYCTK]

46 minutes ago, RpR said:

Tired/exhausted excuse should never be used.

As dumb as the "don't do slumps" thing was for Royce, this is actually where he lost me last year. 

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When I asked Royce Lewis about his production dip in August, he indicated it's been a physical grind in one of the longest stretches of his recent career playing every day.

He's still trying to find that "second wind" physically and a good routine to keep himself fresh, he said.

 

 

[hitterscount]

4 hours ago, Rod Carews Birthday said:

Your point is well taken, but part of the issue is also that everything is harder in MLB than it is in college, or even AAA.  The ball is hit harder, moves faster, comes off the bat weirder from better pitching, etc.    I’m not defending, his lapses, but often it’s not as easy as trying harder, and equally often, that “hustle” is just false hustle or urgency produced by poor playing position.  

I just watched a three game series that proves strong fundamentals and good managing still exists…. and it wasn’t the Twins.

[Rod Carews Birthday]

7 minutes ago, hitterscount said:

I just watched a three game series that proves strong fundamentals and good managing still exists…. and it wasn’t the Twins.

Yes it does.  And it also does with the Twins many times.  But, it doesn't exist anywhere all the time.  As for the original issue with Brooks Lee, there is always the chance that the great high school player, excellent college player, and very good minor league player isn't quite up to the same standard at the major league level, for the aforementioned reasons.  I hope that's not the case, but we don't know for sure yet. 

[Pat]

It's interesting to see two similar organizations like the Brewers and the Twins who basically confront the same financial and fiscal problems and how differently they approach them in a style of play. The Brewers play a hustling, "put pressure on",  play hard style to produce runs.  The Twins just sit around and wait for a homer.  It should be clear after this weekend which is the most viable alternative for a mid market team that wants to compete. It's no coincidence that Brewers always seem to be in the hunt.

[TheLeviathan]

Welp, I guess I'll hope to see Sabato and Julien in the lineup in August?

[Mike Sixel]

37 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Welp, I guess I'll hope to see Sabato and Julien in the lineup in August?

June?

[TheLeviathan]

10 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

June?

Was trying not to disappoint myself too much....

[chopper0080]

The crux of the issue is the Twins have failed to develop any position players who are consistently able to be productive at the MLB level. Maybe it is a talent thing or maybe it is a manager thing, but the Twins need to start figuring out which it is.

[chopper0080]

5 hours ago, Pat said:

It's interesting to see two similar organizations like the Brewers and the Twins who basically confront the same financial and fiscal problems and how differently they approach them in a style of play. The Brewers play a hustling, "put pressure on",  play hard style to produce runs.  The Twins just sit around and wait for a homer.  It should be clear after this weekend which is the most viable alternative for a mid market team that wants to compete. It's no coincidence that Brewers always seem to be in the hunt.

Brewers have an identity, the Twins don’t. Milwaukee is an acts all market, Twins just  act like Minneapolis is.