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  1. Number3
    Berrios seems to throw the ball up there and whatever happens happens. Hasn't become a pitcher yet unfortunately and good luck getting any help from Twins' coaching staff. Buxton actually did have rehab; that is how he injured his tow, fouling off a pitch in a rehab game from his headache dl stint. Guess they decided rehab games are too dangerous. No question Grossman was coming around so Buxton was a liability at the plate compared to his "replacement". Dozier 4-4 rest of team 4 for whatever. Now need to win 2 of 3 to avoid coming home 4 under.
  2. Number3
    I think this is a huge game because of 1 word....Berrios. Even if Romero maintains close to his 2 game level, and Odorizzi stays at his workmanlike level, the Twins need Berrios to be dependable somewhere in the middle of the rotation. I probably won't make it through the whole game tonight being in the edt time zone but definitely will watch the first few innings mainly to see how Berrios does.
  3. Number3
    "Incredible post. Reusse himself couldn't produce such a harmonious blend of old-school MN cynicism, parade raining, "real ball players" mumbo jumbo, and hyperbolic early-season doom & gloom. Hopefully they get back to losing so Number3 cheers up a little bit!" I bet I have been following the Twins since before it was even possible for you to be conceived. I just call it as I see it. As Bill Parcels said, "You are what you are" Right now the Twins are a sub .500 team with a 4 game series on the road against one of the better teams next on the schedule. That is simply the way it is. All the deep analysis taking up paragraph after paragraph is great if you are writing a legal brief and being paid $500/hour. Otherwise worthless.
  4. Number3
    Twins are still 2 games under the .500 mark and only in the AL Central does that have you anywhere near first place. Unless they at least split with LA they will leave there 4 games under. No time to celebrate yet especially since Chicago and St Louis were willing accomplices. The fact is that the Twins have managed to avoid disaster in the past 2 series thanks to a rookie pitcher and timely hitting from a patch work lineup that may be a blessing in disguise. I think the Twins have a bunch of ball players on the field now instead of athletes playing baseball. Bottom line...if they can hang around the .500 mark Aug and Sept should mean something. So far wild card looks unattainable this year so its Central or bust.
  5. Number3
    Lets keep our fingers crossed that Romero survives the biggest test....time. No question he has passed the "ready for the big leagues" test. Also appears to be unflappable. I hope Odorizzi gets some early run support today; he deserves it. Really like Wilson behind the plate If they keep playing like this with this lineup, we might be saying Byron who? Miguel who? To say nothing of Polanco. Maybe the silver lining in these injuries is that it forced Molitor to put Mauer where he belongs in the lineup...leadoff. According to Molitor he had been kicking around the idea for a long time. No need to rush things I guess, it is an earthshaking decision to have to make that may affect the future of mankind and is irreversible if it doesn't pan out.
  6. Number3
    After losing game 1 a split in the Chicago series would have been the most realistic to hope for so winning 3 of 4 after all is cause for renewed hope. Cardinals and Angels will not be quite as accommodating so splitting those 6 will be ok. Anything worse not so ok. Again, the Central may be the Twins salvation and the Yankees did as much to dishearten the Indians as they did the Twins. How the Twins and Indians fare against each other may decide the whole division.
  7. Number3
    "They need a non politically correct leader that will smash water coolers and throw their uniforms all over the field" Preferably the opponents uniforms. But that's the idea and that is not Molitor. Molitor and (yes) Joe Mauer are the faces of the laid back demeanor of the whole team. Its fine to get excited when Kepler hits a walk off but the day to day determination to win simply isn't there. They treat every AB the same..whatever happens happens no matter the game situation. Blow a 5-1 lead and lose in extras? No biggie, another game tomorrow and maybe we'll get lucky. That seems to be the attitude and they are just counting the season down already. St Louis should be fun for a change. They have a nice arch and I think its on the same river as Minneapolis is.
  8. Number3
    Seems to be a whole lot of excitement over one performance by a rookie unknown to the opposition. His second start will be a lot more meaningful now that he has the attention of the opposition. The salvation for the Twins right now is not Romero; its the AL Central in which .500 winning % would be near the top. It has been said on this board that Twins should feast on lesser teams while struggling against the top teams. So at least 3 of 4 in Chicago?
  9. Number3
    "Good luck tonight Gibson.Don't pitch too well or Molitor will probably yank you after 5." From a post I made yesterday afternoon. No surprise.
  10. Number3
    A Little League game is 6 innings. A starting pitcher in Little League is usually expected to finish. So a Major League pitcher making multiple 9 figures with 4 days rest can't go more than 5? Who do the Twins acquire, a bunch of candy back sides? Buxton gets headaches, Sano carries too much weight for his frame and body structure, their best "stuff" pitcher gets tired after having to do his job for 5 innings once a weekl. Speaks for itself. Anyone could have " seen (the possibility) of this coming. That is why this team was such an unknown going into this season. Now its becoming a known.
  11. Number3
    I think overall it is way too easy for this team to accept losing; just show up and play and see what happens. Mauer gets another free pass... big deal. Molitor stares at the lineup card as the other team circles the bases. Where we goin to dinner after the game, boys? Last year's big August happened after the team fired itself up when ownership had given up. Since then, same old Minnesota Twins of the past decade or so. Losing has become embedded in the team's culture and it starts with ownership/management/over paid vets who don't produce and show no spark whatsoever and no example for younger players. Good luck tonight Gibson. Don't pitch too well or Molitor will probably yank you after 5.
  12. Number3
    It is a cliche but the Twins must be hitting (pun intended) on at least 7 out of 8 cylinders to win on a consistent basis. Don't forget Polanco who was instrumental in many Ws last year. So losing him for 80 games followed by Santana and then Buxton and now Sano makes any weak link in performance disastrous and that leads to Molitor. Last year after the FO traded away Kinsler and seemed to be kissing the season good bye, somehow the remaining players kicked themselves in the behind and took themselves to the wild card for what good that did. I am convinced that Molitor had absolutely nothing to do with that and I hope he sincerely thanked his players for the manager of the year award since he had nothing to do with it. This team now has 2016 written all over it and all Molitor can do is come up with another way to say "No one saw this coming." After they lose the Toronto series he had better be fired immediately and Billy Martin Jr. brought in where ever he may be. Fear or anger or both must be applied to this team or they are history. Multi year million dollar contracts certainly don't help so the inspiration must come from some place else and it ain't Molitor.
  13. Number3
    I always thought that the Twins' "Failvey"/Levine geniuses acquired Rodney simply to put closer in the done category and go play golf or to lunch or whatever. If Ted is aware of Rodney's past as well as his use of different pitches in the present I assume that the Twins' managment/pitching coach are as well? (Question mark used intentionally). Also, I wondered why Rodney wasn't used at all (or very little) during the 6 previous losses. Does he refuse to pitch in other than a closing situation or is this just more of Molitor's 2 page book on how to manage?
  14. Number3
    I am more concerned with the Tampa sweep than the Yankees. An earlier post I made was incorrect as I had thought that the Twins did ok in the regular season against NY last year but, in fact, they were swept in a 3 game series and then, of course, lost the October game. They did take 2 of 3 at Target from the Yanks on the way to a winning season. Maybe the Yankees will just show up for today's game and theTwins can steal one. No matter, the 6 home games against Cincy and Toronto next on the schedule have moved into the critical category.
  15. Number3
    I love the way Mauer sits every time Sabathia is on the mound. Does (supposedly) the Twins' best hitter (according to many) simply refuse to hit against CC? Avoiding a broom job will be a miracle and I am now worried about the Cincy series as they seem to have awakened after firing their manager hint hint.
  16. Number3
    So the net of all of this is a 5-3 (semi) home stand instead of the 7-5 minimum I had hoped for. I hope the 4 make up games accumulated don't haunt them later. Still 3 games over .500 at 8-5 and in first place with Rays and some team from New York on the horizon. So far Kepler's home run in the 9-8 salvage job over Houston and Sano's tying home run last night are the 2 big hits, LaMarre's game winner not withstanding. No reason not to win the Tampa series and split with New York headed home for Cincy 4 games over. Go Twins!
  17. Number3
    The fact that this thread was deemed appropriate speaks for itself. The announcer on the PR game last night said it all about Mauer. (paraphrase) "To speed the game up just give Mauer 2 strikes when he steps into the batters box". This is clearly not a hitter whose primary goal is to make solid contact with the baseball. Mauer is simply not an aggressive hitter. He works the count, plays the stats (and the umpire), and is more than happy with a flare to left or, even better, a free pass. So be it. Looks good on paper. Does not pass the eye test on the field.
  18. Number3
    It is amazing that they had 3 snow outs followed by a scheduled day off followed by the 2 Cleveland San Juan games followed by another day off before the Tampa series. There is actually a slight chance of rain in PR and any delay would be maddening at this point. At least they get Thurs off after having to play 2 straight days in 80deg heat with high humidity lol. Please at least split the 2 games, go to Tampa and then restart the season. I get to watch tonight's game on Fox. Looking forward to it.
  19. Number3
    These are technically home games for the Twins? No matter, who ever decided to play them in PR was (is) a genius. It had better not rain.
  20. Number3
    I will be happy if they finish April with anything over .500 winning %. Extrapolating the first 10 games into the whole season is a good elementary school math question but not much to do with a win-loss record. Way too may variables as we all know yesterday's game being a classic example. I'll take 90 wins any day and another shot at the Yankees in the playoffs.
  21. Number3
    All I know is that wins and losses are all that matter now. As I said in another thread, the Twins' identity for 2018 will be established by the end of the month so lets just say they are 4-4 and need a win tonight to avoid a losing streak. Individual player's stats don't mean much yet but wins and losses do and a 7-5 home stand (minus the Seattle postponement so I'll take 6-5) is what needs to happen. Just go out and win tonight. Unless Cleveland breaks away the Central should remain with a bunch of teams right around .500 for most of the season so just hang in there.
  22. Number3
    Good perspective but totally depends on how the team does as a whole. On a winner Castro is a pro who does his job. On a loser Castro becomes part of the problem due to overall lack of hitting and slightly above average behind the plate. So as the team goes, so goes Castro.
  23. Number3
    To me, this is a classic "lot of potential" team but also a lot of uncertainty. This team could definitely go up from last year but also could go the other way. I think Molitor's ability to keep the team fired up will be key and , so far, he hasn't been that type of manager. Tomorrow I will be looking for their attitude and determination as much as whether or not they win the game. I want to see some fire out of Molitor and I want to see some fire out of #7. This team has to start with a winning attitude and keep it for 162, and hopefully more, games. The 60-60-42 rule always works and its the team that plays every game like it is one of the 42 is the one that goes far. Go Twins.
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