MABB1959

I don't much care for Bremer and get really annoyed when he brings up pitch count every 5 minutes. It is on the TV, we can see it. I also hate the new pitch count crap. Another huge game changer and it does not usually work out for the best. I would rather have Berrios in the 7/8th inning if he is doing well then all of the sudden bring in someone else who mostly this year lose the game for Berrios. He is one pitcher that can usually work out of a jam and isn't that one of the fun parts of baseball?

I also do not care about stats and think in a way it has "ruined" the game. I liked the days when you would see the same line-up almost every game. Now it is more about righties v lefties and who hit better against who.

Why isn't Berrios in the ASG?

IMO Ober has earned his spot in the rotation. Even if he has some bad games this year he will learn from them. Glad to see the other youngsters and hope they stay up too. If they trade Donaldson and Cruz I hope they could bring back Audistillo and use him at first and give Sano DH and perhaps some time at 3rd. I think he is a better hitter when on the field instead of DH'ing only. But I don't know that much. I just like a consistent line-up. I would stop the shuffling around the righties vs lefties and let the rookies get practice hitting against both. Arraez. Polanco, Larnach, Kiriloff. Sano, Austidillo and Kepler are our future. Not sure what they could/should do for catching and I don't like but don't have a reason for hating on Simmons either. We just need Buxton back and play that lineup for the rest of the year. Pitching: Berrios, Mejeda and give Ober, Balazovic and Jax the rest of the year to see what they have. Can't help but can't hurt. Let these guys take their lumps w/o the fear of being send back down.

Throw away the stats and let's start playing the future now and on a regular basis. I like consistency in the lineup. Hopefully something can be acquired by trading Cruz (don't want to but it makes sense). I miss Austidillo. I loved watching him play. Sometimes it is not all about stats.

Never going to happen. I don't think any talented players will come here and most likely have the Twins on their no trade list. The Twins organization will pretend they are all in knowing that it won't happen so they probably will let them walk next year and keep their "pride".

Why the Berrios hate? I love to watching his intensity and how much more it gets when he is in a jam. He is awesome and we will all be sad to see him go and some of us happy for him to go to a better organization. If he spends his prime years here it would be sad to not see him get the accolades he would get and deserves on a better team. He is the only reason I watch now. I love Buxton but he is out. Ober and Majeda are worth a watch and some of the new kids are at least making it interesting.

They gave losing a good shot in the 7th!

I am in your camp. Berrios is the type of player where money isn't all he wants. He wants to play on a team that is a contender. He doesn't want to waste his prime years with this organization. Buxton is also probably looking for brighter lights. Plus the fact they pulled the stunt a few years ago to a save year of paying him. I think their agent knows exactly who wants them and where they want to go. I would not make a deal with the Yankees because they obviously can see talent and unload crap (Hicks and the flash in the pan catcher can't even remember his name trade). I hope they can let them go this year, maybe get something in return and get them out of this depressing mess.

It seems we will be seeing what we "kind of" want and that is to see the youngsters and what we have. It will be painful but no more than watching our supposed 2021 contenders continue to flail/fail.

Kepler needs to be sat out until he shows he can play. Anyone with less than a .200 average should be what is it called "riding the pine". He needs to kick it into gear and show he deserves a place in the line-up. I don't think he is a fan fave like Sano. Give the new guys a bit longer but it is time to let them know they need to earn their playing time. Bring back Austidillo and let him play outfield, what is the harm? Austidillo is a fan favorite and plays the game hard each and every time and has a .254 average. Refsnyder and Gordon. Let them play out 2021 and only use Kepler as sub or fill in to give someone a day off.

Berrios and Buxton are the only 2 memorable players they have managed to get here and it took almost 10 years. What is going on with our first round #1 player Royce something or other. Either he is not good and they made a huge blunder or they are wasting away his time just so they won't have to pay him sooner than they have to. This team is a joke and always will be.

The only games I watch now are when Berrios pitches. I have Dish so can't watch many games on TV. Watching on my iPad Pro is uncomfortable and the team stinks! I would watch more if Buxton were back he adds such excitement to a game and a better chance of winning. All that aside with Twins front office is in a pickle. I don't think either of the B's want to stay so if we don't trade we don't get anything and if we trade some loyal fans are going to be angry. If they want to stay they should do everything in their power to keep them. Berrios is the pitcher we have been waiting for for 10+ years and a guy like him another team would most likely have MN on their no trade list. Buxton and rightly so is mad about the service time issue. I think both of these players want to win a pennant or at least be on a team that has a chance. If I were a player at their caliber I would be in severe depression if this was how I would spend the best years of my career. Money isn't everything! So only for B&B's sakes am I hoping for a trade.

I am going to go with the he doesn't want to be here and will get through the next year and wait it out. I would want to go to a contending team and the Twins will never be that. What fun is 162 games and then you are done, same goes for Berrios. They don't seem like players who are all about the money.

I would like to keep them both and think the Twins organization should pay them. I think one issue will be....do they want to play here? I think they would take less to play on a team that is at least a contender every year so they potentially can make it to a WS. I would love to know how many talented players have the Twins on listed in their contact as a no trade team.

Seems the winning streak started when Buxton came back. We have seen time after time people say it is a different team when he is playing. How sad!

Game was late but I did enjoy what I saw. I don't really care about stats except for the basic ones. I love to watch the game and the players. I live to see Berrios pitch, Buxton to field and Cruz/Sano to bat. Sadly most of these guys will be gone by next year and while I would miss them I want the best for them and unfortunately getting traded to a new team with a pennant race chance. They play the game hard and are so darn good at it. It's kind of like wanting the best for your kids and letting them go. I have zero hopes of this team ever amounting to much. If ever it should have been this year, this is what we have been waiting for since Target Field opened. Sure we won the Division last year but to me one and done is the same as losing. Getting to the WS is a winner! Can anyone on here really way that will ever happen? We don't rebuild, we find used parts and try to glue something together and it NEVER holds. I want so much to stop being a broken hearted fan, but I do love the game just not this organization. It is not small market or TV money. I don't know what it is!

Shoemaker? Really? I actually saw Rocco's face/demeanor while he was pitching? Did he give up an HR on the very first batter? If so I would have yanked him out by the hair. When is enough is enough of Shoemaker? Sorry to be so mean but I am not great with stats and numbers so I could be dead wrong.

Do they need to overhaul the medical/training staff?

I would go with no development. They keep them in the minors far too long while dumpster diving hoping for a miracle.

Bring up they new players and let the underachievers play for their spot in the lineup.

No timetable for Burton’s return. Last week it was said he would be back as soon as this upcoming week.

I am ready to get blasted so have at it. I am starting to care less and less about the Twins. I don't make it a point to be home or even watch when I am. Heck I just realized they have probably started today. I am not a wizard of statistics. I get ERA, Avg, RBI's and HRs but the rest I don't care about. I was a huge Twins fan. Heck I used to go to games by myself at the Metrodome. I could get a good seat for a good price. Been to Target field ONCE where I actually paid for the tickets because I like baseball and was not there for the Target field experience. The prices are so inflated that I would rather watch in the comfort of my own home now. The one time I did pay it had to have been over $250. Almost choked when a cheeseburger and fries at a ball park was $12. A bottle of Mountain Dew $6.00, what the heck! However we just signed Mauer, we had Mourneau and Hunter and I got so excited again for at least one year. Now all my memories are only sad. We have been rebuilding since we got to Target field, except maybe the first couple. No playoff wins if any that stand out as the most exciting game I have ever seen at Target Field. It has been rebuild, rebuild for the last 10 years. Thought we finally made I think the first year Cruz was here, Berrios, Buxton, Kepler, Sano, Rosario, Escobar, Dozier. I was more than excited. Well that last 2 season were fun but here we go again talking about trading or have traded some of the above. The only one that probably need to go was Dozier because we could not afford a player who had half a good year and the other half was a long slump. To me there is nothing more exciting than watching Berrios pitch or Buxton just playing. Love Cruz and Sano too. I really wouldn't miss the remaining players at all they add no excitement to the game and that is what I am looking for. Winning the league, making it through at least round one of the play-offs (I don't count the wildcard). I like Berrios so much I want to see him traded while he still has the ability to be an Ace. Not going to happen here especially when he may or may not get run support. I mean seriously a pitcher going into the 9th inning holding on to a one run lead are gone. Goodness it seems the coaches are much quicker to pull the trigger. I don't think it will be long before a pitchers max innings are cut down to 5 or 6. They don't let them work themselves out of a jam when we get to those innings and Twins fans have to watch the bull-pens give it all up. Buxton is so damn exciting when he plays and that seems to be an issue again in 2021. All this blabbering just because I think I am totally deflated and can't put up with another 5-10 years of this.

We have had many players set to be stars, don't live up to the Twins expectations get traded and end up being much better on their new team. I don't think it would hurt his value as a player and most teams would love to have him. It could hurt him $$$ wise but like I said I do not think it is all about money for all players.

We have had this same conversation almost every year since the 1990's. Every year hoping they are retooling or rebuilding. Yes we have a couple of AL Central League titles but that is it. No playoff wins to me makes negates that tile.