For the third year in a row...

[sfe306]

....the players quit on Baldelli.  I quit on him two years ago, and will never ever attend a game until this nightmare ends.  This year they quit 6 weeks earlier than the last two years.  The Twins had very good talent.  They do not have a good leader.  If they get rid of 10 players, all the problems are with the coach.  I have never seen anybody exert such negative reinforcement every single game.  Truly a tragedy.  The horror is that I think they extended Baldelli though 2026. Am I right on this? 

[laloesch]

Baldelli will be gone with new ownership that’s a given.  He was never the answer.

[stringer bell]

When exactly did they “quit” in 2023?

I expect that if the club is sold they will make wholesale changes including a new field staff. I also fully expect that Rocco Baldelli will be hired to manage again by someone. I think he is well liked in general and in touch with 21st Century baseball. 

[sfe306]

We'll see I guess.  I need to back up a bit.  Baldelli is a nice guy; no doubt in my mind. He's personable, has a good sense of humor, and is a good family man I presume.  My biggest frustrations are him not recognizing hot bats.  He routinely changes pitchers, even when they are "mowing them down", and have complete control. Many many times he takes pitchers out in games they must win. Smh.

Teams that win World Series have the same line up as much as possible.  Teams get in a rhythm then.  Players must compete within the team for field time.  Not with the Twins. Analytics is over the top.  Additionally, fans that have to drive 2-3 hours, think twice about going. 

[notoriousgod71]

1 hour ago, sfe306 said:

We'll see I guess.  I need to back up a bit.  Baldelli is a nice guy; no doubt in my mind. He's personable, has a good sense of humor, and is a good family man I presume.  My biggest frustrations are him not recognizing hot bats.  He routinely changes pitchers, even when they are "mowing them down", and have complete control. Many many times he takes pitchers out in games they must win. Smh.

Teams that win World Series have the same line up as much as possible.  Teams get in a rhythm then.  Players must compete within the team for field time.  Not with the Twins. Analytics is over the top.  Additionally, fans that have to drive 2-3 hours, think twice about going. 

He has a set plan based on innings and not results. That's how you end up with Ryan or ober pulled at 70 pitches but SWR going five regardless of it takes him 100 pitches or 50.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

On 8/2/2025 at 6:09 AM, sfe306 said:

The Twins had very good talent. 

Yes they did.

They weren’t the most talented team in the AL but they had more than enough talent to make a postseason run. 

it was basically the same team they had in 2023, except Buxton is finally healthy. So probably better than 2023.