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  1. rv78
    The Twins need to move away from the bomba squad mentality and take good hitting players and let them be good hitting players instead of trying to make every one of them Sano type strikeout/homerun machines. Maybe thse young players would make it to the majors a lot faster if the Twins wouldn't try to make them into something they aren't. Larnach is a great example. Last year he was trying to pull everything to right-field and into the seats. Who's idea was that? This year he is spraying the ball all over and hitting .300 and helping the team win. Let Martin be a hitter, not a homer,
  2. rv78
    Extremely disappointed in Bally Sports coverage of Twins games so far this season on my local broadcast network. The Guide shows that the Twins game is scheduled to be broadcast only to find other programming instead. I will not pay additional fees to watch Twins games in addition to my local network fees. I am sure my local network, supplying the Bally Sports channels is paying their fair share to have them available to their customers. Now it feels like we are being targeted for more fees just to get what we already are paying for. The Twins organization needs to take a long hard look at this. Alienate your fan base and your customers and they will go elsewhere.
  3. rv78
    Twins are 2-5 against teams with a winning record and 9-4 against teams with a losing record. So they can beat the bad teams but can't beat the good teams which means they will finish somewhere around .500 unless they get better. Can't blame Bundy since everyone knows he is going to have games like this. He isn't an Ace and won't pitch like one every time out. The offense needs to get better and be more consistant or every time they face a Kershaw or a Kluber type pitcher this team will lose.
  4. rv78
    "If Kepler can adjust his launch angle slightly, he may see better results that correspond to his increase in average exit velocity. " If Kepler can adjust his launch angle slightly, he can go back to hitting weak popups.
  5. rv78
    Talk about bad luck. If the Tigers would have had a good rightfielder in the game Sano's hit would have been another out and the Twins lose. Bad luck for the Tigers. We've seen Robbie Grossman play defense and he doesn't belong on the field. All of the numbers you throw out about exit velocity and hard hit rate only mean to me that he is the same ol' Sano and won't ever be a good hitter except for those 2 or 3 weeks when he finds a good luck streak and can raise his batting average to .190. Are we to expect Sano to get off to a good start, ever? Do the games in April mean nothing? He has struck out in his career at a rate higher than anyone ever has in the history of the game. I've watched him so many times swing at pitches he shouldn't and watch pitches go by that he should swing at that I can't stand to watch him bat anymore. His approach at the plate is almost exactly opposite of what it should be. Let's face the facts, he's always been an average to poor hitter regardless of how hard he hits the ball and that is what he is. If he hasn't changed by now he never will. I say good riddance and the sooner the better.
  6. rv78
    How do you put a value on rest verses consistant playing time? Would the players benefit more from playing every day and getting consistant at bats to get their timing down by seeing more pitches? Having fresh players at the end of the season has done nothing for their post season games. With all the rest they have been getting have the injuries went away? As a Manager you should establish a starting lineup and stick with it every day with only 2 exceptions... 1. Injury and, 2. If a player tells you he needs a day off. The manager doesn't know how tired you are, only you do. If you have a guy that can't hit a lefty pitcher or a righty pitcher and you need to platoon them then they should be replaced entirely or on the bench. I understand there is more than just playing the game each day but c'mon, the games last roughly 3 hours and most of the time these guys are standing on the field waiting for the ball to be put in play or sitting on the bench waiting to get up to bat. I've worked 8-5 jobs that would put most of these guys in a wheelchair if they are getting tired playing ball. For being superb atheletes these guys are wimps if they can't play every day. It's not like they don't have scheduled off days for rest.
  7. rv78
    Let's just say the Twins got lucky. Rocco was proud of the way his team played. Despite his efforts to blow the game, yes they managed to take the win due to the Sox handing it to them yet almost taking it back in the 9th. Why was Larnach lifted for Garlick when he is one of the few actually hitting the ball? Why do you trust Duffey to pitch in a game this close after his last performances when you had at least 3 other options? Where was the next pitcher in the 9th to relieve Pagan if he got in trouble? Rocco was going to stick with him no matter how it turned out. There was no Plan B in the 9th or we would have seen it or can't Rocco make a pitching change anymore in the middle of an inning? I'll give credit to Pagan for not giving in and to the Ump for making the correct call on a close pitch for strike 3 to end the game. But overall it was another dismal performance by the offense. How many games is this team going to win 1-0 or 2-1? Not many.
  8. rv78
    Rocco's brilliance or lack thereof was on display again last night. The offense continues to sputter and he has his best hitter (Arraez) sitting of the bench. I guess a .414 batting average at Kauffman stadium isn't good enough to warrant playing time there. For someone who is so into analytics how can you make the decision not to have him in the starting lineup? If righty verses lefty matchups is the only deciding factor he uses when he makes out the lineup card he is worthless. He's all about creating favorable matchups alright, even if it means benching your best players for guys that can't hit. I'm not sure how much more of his ineptness I can handle. This is bad with no end in sight.
  9. rv78
    Is that why he brought Theilbar in to face Hernandez and Boegarts, two good right-handed hitters the other day against Boston? IMO that is not creating a matchup that favors Theilbar.
  10. rv78
    Rocco is going to use a veteran who is bad in a high leverage situation over a young arm that is good time after time. He showed it last year with Alex Colome to the point it single handedly probably cost the Twins the season. This year he is doing it with Tyler Dudfey. I know spring training was short. I know Rogers got traded at the start of the season but Rocco doesn't have a feel for the game. Last nights game is a very good example. Joe Smith whos' been very good so far threw 2 pitches and gets pulled for Dudfey who's been terrible. Makes no sense. Also, I always hear the praise of Wes Johnson and how he can get the most out of these pitchers that were once stars and need to turn themselves around after the Twins sign them when no one else wants them. Why not sign good pitchers to start with and have Wes make them even better instead of signing crap pitchers and have Wes try to make them average?
  11. rv78
    Arraez a 1B is a miracle. Sano not in the lineup is a miracle. 9 hits from this lineup is a miracle. Only 5 strikeouts from this team is a miracle. The starting pitcher going 4 and a third is not a surprise. The Coaches making mistakes is not a surprise. The Manager using one of his current best relief pitchers for 2 pitches and one of his worst relief pitchers for an entire blowup inning is not a surprise. Batting Kepler who is one of the worst hitters 4th and putting Urshela who is one of the hottest hitters 6th is not a surprise. Pulling Gordon for Garlick shows the Manager has no feel for the game but strickly makes every move based on analytics. If the Bomba squad doesn't reappear and the Twins end up needing to win based on Rocco's decisions they are doomed.
  12. rv78
    I don't see a post by you 'goulik" before my response to jmlease1, which is who I was responding too. Are you both the same person? Anywho, if you would bring up Lewis and Miranda and they would out-perform both Sano and Kepler and Sano and Kepler would then ride the bench filling spots now being taken by Celestino and Garlick, would that cost the Twins more money? No. Would it possibly give them a chance to improve their lineup? Yes. Will they do it? No, And I already explained why. If you have no problem waiting for prospects then it explains why you have no problem watching 2 veterans help flush another season down the toilet because that is what happened last year. The time to try new toys is when the old toys don't work. That time is now.
  13. rv78
    To continue to trot out players that don't perform and contribute to a teams success is stupidity. Good teams don't do that. Playing Sano an entire season to hopefully get 1 good month out of him is stupidity. To play Kepler for defensive purposes even though he hits an occasional homerun that might win 3 or 4 games for you in an entire season when he plays one of the easiest positions to fill, outfield, is stupidity. No one is asking for a $35M Correa type player to replace these 2. Finding 2 guys that hit better than both shouldn't be and quite frankly isn't that difficult. The team already has options particularly in Lewis and Miranda, which I pointed out but they will keep them in AAA solely because of the money they are paying Sano and Kepler. I'd much rather see 2 new youngsters struggling at the plate than 2 veterans who've already proven they can't hit on a regular basis. Continuing to play them and having them block playing time for new, possibly better players and have them cost you wins at the same time is stupidity.
  14. rv78
    Was going to point out that 3 guys had 7 of the 9 hits today. Half of the lineup went 0-fer again. When the 3 or 4 guys in the lineup that can hit don't, there isn't much hope for a win on those days. We've already seen that. Yeah, keep playing Garlick over Kepler. That eliminates 1 worthless bat.
  15. rv78
    I was calling for their removal last season. Ther are marginally better than Jake Cave who was also kept in the organization for no reason
  16. rv78
    If you keep em and play em and lose, verses you cut em and pay em and win with other players which is more productive? Just because you are paying them millions does that mean they play no matter how bad they are? How many games you lose because they can't hit and be productive pieces of your lineup? Evidently if you are Twins management that is what you do. There comes a time when you must cut bait and run and when it comes to Sano and Kepler they missed the boat.
  17. rv78
    The Twins play like their Manager acts.... complacent, uninspired, unsure, asleep, excuseful. This teams needs someone to light a fire under 'em and unfortunately Rocco isn't the man for the job. Why is it the team they are playing doesn't use the excuse that it is cold for their pathetic offensive production? The last time I looked they were playing in the same stadium as the Twins when they play each other. Could it be most of these players just can't hit? Or maybe it's time to fired the two hitting coaches, Rudy Hernandez and Dave Popken. They surely don't appear to be helping anyone.
  18. rv78
    And the big league bats are fizzling. It seems the Twins FO is content to win in the minors and lose at the majors. Couldn't some of these guys, like Martin, Lewis and Miranda help the big league club offensively or are we destined to have another full season watching guys like Sano and Kepler ruin the Twins chances.
  19. rv78
    Put him on the bench and leave him there until he's traded or the end of the season. He's a mistake that has been around too long already and has hurt the team enough. I'd much rather see Urshela or Arraez or Miranda getting his at bats and if they are hitting more than Sano, which wouldn't be difficult, I'd live with one of them learning 1st base defensively, then I at least have someone contributing on offense. 1st base is not a hard position to learn.
  20. rv78
    Why did Correa need a day off when the next day is a sheduled day off? Unless he asked for it, he'd be out there every day. I know there is only one Cal Ripken Jr. but when I'm paying someone $35M plus, he's going to play every day he can. Rocco babies his players to the point of extreme. It also makes no sense to lose one of your starting outfielders and then put your best outfielder at DH. I guess Buck needed a rest too even though he also has the next day off. If anyone needs to take an extra day off it is Sano hitting 0-19 with 9 strikeouts but he's played every day. It almost seems like Rocco wants to play his worst players every day.
  21. rv78
    Well, Rocco is using the bejesus out of his bullpen like everyone expected. The 2-4 start to the season shows how inept they are. Offensively, the Twins are batting a combined .182 with 60 strikeouts in 6 games. Yes that is offensive. How many of you still believe this team is going to compete for the Division? HA!
  22. rv78
    Sano and Kirilloff had abysmal at bats yesterday. Kirilloff we can give a pass to. He's young and inexperienced. Sano on the other hand is not. Seems his approach at the plate is the exact opposite of what it should be. Swings at pitches he shouldn't and watches pitches go by that he should swing at. The big question mark up to this point was that he was not in good shape physically. This year he came into camp 20 pounds lighter. Doesn't appear that is the problem. Maybe some day someone can get in his head and teach him how to think like and be like a big league hitter. If he doesn't have a breakout year he needs to be gone by the end of the year. Same thing can be said about Kepler. They are two massive holes in the lineup that kill the offense.
  23. rv78
    Seems Baldelli has the knack for picking the worst pitcher to be a closer. Never been a fan of Duffey. If he can't get guys to chase his curveball he has to throw his batting practice fastball. As history indicates, Rocco will run him out there again and we'll see it until Duffey proves he can do it or not. I'm guessing it will be NOT. Alcala should have been groomed for the role last September but Rocco doesn't have the managerial skill to think ahead even in a lost season with nothing else to play for. Let's see how many different lineups he can conjure up in the first month of the season instead of setting a starting lineup and using it everyday. Nothing kills a hitter more than not getting repetitive at bats and consistant playing time to get and keep your timing at the plate. This should have been done in all of spring training instead of giving at bats to guys like Jake Cave. Let's face it, Rocco is a poor manager.
  24. rv78
    It didn't take long to see why the Twins should be signing top Free Agent Pitchers like Robbie Ray.
  25. rv78
    Which one of the five starters is is a sure thing? ZERO. None are Maeda or Berrios. Gray is the closest and he is 5 years removed from a decent season. Don't forget to add him to the list of possible disappointments along with Bundy and Archer. That leaves Ryan and Ober who have no proven track record. It is very possible that none of the five will be what the Twins need or are hoping for.
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