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  1. MABB1959
    Happy for Berrios and happy that I have no reasons to watch until or if Buxton gets back. Hate watching on my iPad!
  2. MABB1959
    I certainly would not expect a SS when we have one waiting? I guess if the are moveable, but still makes little to no sense when we need pitching.
  3. MABB1959
    Why get a SS when we have Royce Lewis in the wings? Or isn't he anymore. Wasn't he first round, first pick WAY BACK IN 2017? Most of the times none of this makes any sense. So we got a pitching prospect and a SS prospect for one of the best pitchers we have had in the last 20 years?
  4. MABB1959
    We don't seem to have prospects stuck behind any major leaguers or barely any that are ready. Are you calling this team not sucky or a good team? We won a couple of division titles, not a huge feat in the ALC. We never even win a post season game yet advance to the next round. We rarely develop our prospects and when we do (Buxton and Berrios) we don't have the ability or money to keep them. This team is really bad, horrible, unwatchable or whatever you want to call it.
  5. MABB1959
    You can't deny there are issues getting prospects here and ready, especially pitching!
  6. MABB1959
    I feel for any player or prospect that gets traded to MN. It would be like the player in the movie 42 who got traded to Pittsburgh because they were unwilling to get on board and play with Robinson. Not really sure if it was Pittsburgh but it was a sucky team and no player wanted to go there. I wonder if we are on the no trade list of many of the great players today and that is why we get stuck with prospects or older veterans. To clarify....we were lucky to get a veteran like Cruz but is he here? NOPE! Will we see the prospects we got for him in the near future? DOUBT IT!
  7. MABB1959
    Trade him and get something decent. Be kind and let him off this crappy team and play for a contender. I am sure he and Buxton have no plans on sticking around. The Pohlad's will be able to say they tried with Buxton. We will get a bunch of great prospects that we will never bring up or coach them to their potential and even if we do when they hit their big pay day they will let them go. The Twins should change their name to the Minnesota Prospectors. IMO except for the extraordinary players (Buxton and Berrios) there isn't the coaching or medical staff in AAA or below to help them reach their potential. Then like I said they will let the B & B like players go so they do not have to pay them. I hate this team more and more as this plays out. Good thing is if Berrios gets traded I have absolutely no reason to watch, I have to watch on my iPad and hate that, hard on my eyes and neck. If Buxton is here and back I may tune in as he makes the game fun to watch. We had Sano, Cruz, Austidillo, Buxton and Berrios and it was so exciting. I don't even care so much about the losing but having players you know and root for is just as important to the average fan who doesn't care about stats. Players who love to play the game like Rosario, E Escobar, etc. Kepler is like watching paint dry.
  8. MABB1959
    they need both Berrios and Buxton no matter the cost. I don't think one will want to stay w/o the other. We need both to contend and they both want to be contenders.
  9. MABB1959
    Don't let all this baloney (putting it nicely) make you feel better about anything. Once again the Twins get by without giving out the big payday and they can say "we tried". They have put us through this for YEARS now. First and foremost, is they struggle to get prospects here, healthy and MLB ready. They spend their years at AAA and by the time they get here it is always too late. They need a new medical staff and a staff that can get the propects here before they are 30. Our last first round pick Royce Lewis is no where to be seen. Berrios and Buxton were the guys and now that it is payday time they are going to trade for more prospects or let them walk next year. Am I the only one who sees this glass half empty scenario that plays out time and time again!
  10. MABB1959
    How exciting! The next 3 hitters Twins hitters have extremely low batting averages so their is hope! Great for Sandoval but except for Polanco all hitters are under .250 and 4 of the 9 under 200. So it isn't quite that big of a feat.
  11. MABB1959
    I would go back to the Metrodome just to have a competitive team again. Nothing but crap memories of Target Field so far. Not one to go for the TF experience!
  12. MABB1959
    They will make offers so it appears they are willing to spend the money to keep Buxton and Berrios. I think neither really wants to stay and spend their prime years or career with a team that tries to rebuild with magic beans (excluding Cruz and maybe Donaldson). The Twins have been in rebuild mode since 1991. They have won division titles in what is one of the weakest divisions in the MLB but can't win a play-off game. Getting to the WS is the only winning I count. If they could win the ALDS would be nice but still not the WS. We have patiently waited since moving to Target field after being told that is the only way they could field a competitive team. Heck we can hardly even get a player to the ASG except for the pity pick. But I think they are stuck because most of the "super stars" probably have a do not trade to the Twins in their contracts. Berrios, Buxton and Sano have been what we have been waiting for since Target field opened and most likely will be without any of them by next year. If I were one of the 3 I would have very little confidence that the Twins can put decent players around them with the "dumpster diving" they are known for. I will try to enjoy the rest of the season hoping with see some glimmer of hope with the youngsters!
  13. MABB1959
    I disagree I think they should let them play especially Gordon for the rest of the season to see what they can or cannot do. Let them play consistently. Who knows who will be here after 8/1.
  14. MABB1959
    Might as well let Happ pitch. These sad sacks are having a hard time scoring so it really shouldn't matter.
  15. MABB1959
    Got an alert that Shoop HR'd and got excited if only just for 10 seconds!
  16. MABB1959
    Where to send Kepler? 2nd WORST BA in the lineup today? Is he Dozier 2.0? I loved Dozier and never saw him going out like he did!
  17. MABB1959
    I am going to go with trading Buxton for a decent prospect (which they may or may not develop correctly) and cash. Most likely same for Berrios and they will be able to say the made good offers.
  18. MABB1959
    I don't think Buxton or Berrios want to play for a team like the Twins. They can barely make the play-offs (wild card doesn't count) and when they do they don't have what it takes to win. Both of these players want more than playing on a depressing team like this has been for the last 20 years. No play-off wins since when? They will both get good money and as part of their contracts add a no trade clause to this pathetic organization. I don't know how many of the good players have MN as a no trade team but I bet the list is long. I doubt the Pohlad's ever wanted to or planned to pay them this will at least make it look like they tried but most of us know better.
  19. 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?
  20. MABB1959
    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.
  21. MABB1959
    It was tough but I did not watch. I do not believe politics should be mixed in with baseball so after they removed the game from Atlanta I was determined not to watch.
  22. MABB1959
    Why isn't Berrios in the ASG?
  23. MABB1959
    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.
  24. MABB1959
    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.
  25. MABB1959
    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".
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