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  1. MABB1959
    How about give Kirloff the position he will spend his career? What the heck are they waiting for? We do this time and time again. Keep our top draft pics in the minors for as long as possible. Will they ever see a healthy Royce Lewis seems like that isn't going to happen. I follow most games and frankly have no idea where we see this team going. Buxton: New DH or Center Fielder? Who is our DH, why didn't they replace Nelson Cruz with a good strong DH? Correa: SS for this year and then who? What is Kirloff's planned long term position? Who else is here to stay Kepler, Polanco? Miranda is a 2nd baseman so why is he at first. Shouldn't we start to see some stability soon? Let's be done with the "journey men" and get our real team on the field and in their real position!
  2. MABB1959
    Thanks for sharing very good info. When I see journey man it is frustrating that the Twins so down that path so oftn.
  3. MABB1959
    Manipulating service time comes to mind. Twins hate paying the good ones and have no problem holding them back to make their already fat wallet even fatter.
  4. MABB1959
    What about Berrios? He got off to a slow start but a much better pitcher than anyone we have. Throw out all the stats but he consistently pitches 7+ innings, is never on the IL, the team is 9-3 when he starts. The Twins had the money to spend even with Correa and Buxton. At least he is with a team that has a chance for the WS or at least a good play-off run. He is with a team that will spend the money and don't whine about it when he has a bad day. He is on a team where he is appreciated by the FO, manager and fans. So I am very happy for him and disgusted with the Twins letting the type of pitcher we are always longing for.
  5. MABB1959
    Too bad they didn't keep a pitcher that is consistently healthy and typically gives 7 innings. They certainly have the $$$$ to keep him and still sign Correa and Buxton, Stats are interesting but don't paint the whole picture. He was the pitcher we have been waiting for since J Santana! This is the reason many good players do not want to come here knowing the ownership never intends on putting out a great team and are happy to sign players that may or may not have one last good year or trade away a blue chip player for prospects.
  6. MABB1959
    Prince night was huge and the Yankees attract a larger crowd (many of those Yankee fans). Who doesn't want to see a bunch of All-Stars play at once. We are lucky to see ours play a whole week straight.
  7. MABB1959
    Somehow the MN Twins/MLB/Pohlad's need to figure out how to get the games televised. Yesterday's game was televised and I feel like I got to know and love Archer like I do Berrios. I understand stats and strategy, but I am more of a fan who likes to get to know the players and cheer for the team! That was really fun to watch.
  8. MABB1959
    Did you see his game against the Twins. Savants and stats are one thing. He is a very good starter that gives his team at least 7 innings. Have you read what his team thinks of him. Did you see this game " José Berríos’ fantastic outing in Saturday’s 12-3 win over the Twins, the gang’s now all here." "“We’ll have a chance to win every day,” Montoyo said. “You know what one thing is about Berríos? We’re actually 8-3 when he starts. Of course, he hasn’t been the most consistent, but today it was awesome to see him come back from that start in Anaheim and pitch like that. It’s huge and it’s good to see.”"
  9. MABB1959
    Good thing we don't have Berrios right? Wrong! We need him and need him bad. He is good for 7+ innings and would keep us from using the BP. Frankly I know nothing much about the rest of the starters. Hard to make any judgements when you can't watch them on TV (Not switching from DishTV for this team). I think tonight is finally I game I can watch.
  10. MABB1959
    Maybe he has too many days off and never gets in the groove. More importantly can he be fixed?
  11. MABB1959
    We had our pitcher in Berrios and let him go. Yes his ERA is high but he is 4-2 and typically pitches 6-7 innings. We are always on the wish, hope and pray train and we we finally get a hope and pray we let him go and start this same conversation over. Over and over and over. Berrios is a great pitcher and the Blue Jay's management believes in him. "That Berríos is the man worthy of the seven-year, $131 million extension signed this past offseason." "If Berríos can use this outing to spring forward, the Blue Jays’ rotation will have a top three that ranks among the best in baseball."
  12. MABB1959
    I agree he is a good pitcher consistently in the line up and has one of the highest inning pitched. A record of 3-2 isn't horrible. He is in the AL East and just faced the Dodgers. Way too early to decide this year is going to be bad for him. I wish we had him, always will. He is what we wait for in a prospect. If you like to follow prospects this is the perfect team to do so.
  13. MABB1959
    Thanks for the information! I do appreciate it for sure
  14. MABB1959
    I loved watching him pitch. Stats are one thing. A good stat for him is number of innings pitched his win loss record is above 500. He is on the field where as our "stars" seem to have limited playing time. He is in a tougher division and one of his last outings was against the Dodgers. I am a fan of players not stats. Seemed we were finally assembling a fun team to watch. Buxton is almost a part-time player, Correa has been out plenty too and all talks are he won't be here long. We do have some good players but not many big names.
  15. MABB1959
    Who is SWR and Martin? More prospects?
  16. MABB1959
    He has a good work ethic, stays healthy and has given the Blue Jays almost 50 innings. It is too early to tell but I would have him on my roster any day of the week.
  17. MABB1959
    Is it possible they are sitting Buxton so he won't hit the number of games or at bats to get to his incentives? I don't remember specifics, just that he needs a certain number of games or at bats to hit his max. They are not playing him to his potential (seriously DH'ing him when he is the star center fielder). Seems he is off at least every 3rd game? He can't get on a roll or hot streak like this IMO. All and all it is ridiculous. I won't buy tickets again because part of the fun of the game is to see him on the bases or making the great plays in center field. Just getting old that's all.
  18. MABB1959
    I am sick of them being a prospect acquiring team. If they are serious about putting a good product on the field to get fans to go to more games they should be figuring out how to keep him instead of planning a trade.
  19. MABB1959
    I hate that I cannot watch the games! IMO: Buxton should not sit home games. The crowd needs players to cheer for and get excited about.
  20. MABB1959
    The number of "injuries" have been growing for all teams. I don't think it takes much. They are more concerned about prolonging their careers than playing for now. With the huge contracts you have no choice. It is sad that it got to this point. Starting serious play at such young ages has changed too. I swear you have to declare your sport by the time you are 5 years old now. Then it goes all year long. Baseball was a summer game for kids it is much more than that and if you don't keep playing all year long you will most likely fall behind. This happens with all sports now.
  21. MABB1959
    Kepler should take a seat and let Lewis play RF.
  22. MABB1959
    I bought 4 lower level tickets to the Houston game it was close to $300 but since we seem to have a better team and the owners seem to be willing to invest money I thought what the heck! The other reason was Correa was supposed to play but did not. The storm took us out at 4 innings. Well that was my one game as it is cost prohibitive, you never know who is playing I would have loved a Berrios, Buxton and Correa game. Berrios is gone and Buxton seem to have every 3rd day off now so in purchasing tickets you don't know who will be on the field. We also have inflation to take into consideration. Their are baseball fans that probably cant afford the cheapest tickets, a hot dog and parking. Last fact and maybe most important is the lack of games some are able to watch on TV. I love all sports and was able to watch the Wild in round 1 and kind of fell in love with the team. If not for the televised event that wouldn't have happened. They need to fix that so the average can get to know the team and want to go support the Twins.
  23. MABB1959
    Last year was supposed to be "the year" we have all been waiting for until it wasn't. It felt like we were going back to re-building and in a month it could be back to that. Losing a key pitcher like Berrios and at the time wondering how long we would have Buxton made it even worse. Probably the most depressing/disastrous season in Twins history. I think we are not ready to get excited yet and if it happens he make get more positive comments and even manager of the year considerations. We as MN sports fans are always waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under us. I will only call 2022's Baldelli as a successful manager if he get's us past the 1st round of the play-offs. Again it is way too early to get excited or frustrated.
  24. MABB1959
    I was super frustrated on on Saturday and other "resting" games are the games we will regret in October when we are one game shy of winning the division and have to play the one game elimination. I bet you could add on 5 wins that would be a difference maker. It makes no sense and absolutely the fans buy tickets to see certain players. I bought tickets to the Houston series to see Correa play and I think he certainly could have played. They are being cautious again and again! Not having the ability to watch games because of Bally is hurting all of our professional teams when it comes to getting to know and support your team. I was able to watch the first round of the playoffs and got to know the players, Now I have to wait a year to watch again? They need to put their foot down and televise the games on a local channel or get rid of Bally's all together. It is killing the fanbase to not be able to watch them play. Even the free MLB games seen to get blacked out.
  25. MABB1959
    I purchased tickets to yesterday's game for my daughter and her family (close to $300) for 4 tickets. Main reason was Correa would be playing against Houston. I bought a Correa jersey for my 10 year old grandson when he first signed so thought it would be a fun game to attend. Star Wars night was a plus and the fact that the ownership seems to be investing in the team weighed into my decision. Well it didn't turn out to be a good night first because Correa didn't play, and then the weather (spent a lot of time in the underground shelter). They can't go to today's game so hoping getting replacement tickets to another game will be a possibility. That is a lot of money to pay for a family of 4 to attend less than 1/2 of a baseball game.
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