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  1. Number3
    Twins are 21-12. 3 up in AL Central. Bench and starters must be ok. One thing that hasn't hit yet is the injury bug unless you count Sano. Until and unless that becomes an issue the Twins seem fine as they are.
  2. Number3
    On Saturday, Jake could not have cared less about umpire bias. He attacked the strike zone with 93-94 mph fast balls and then went off speed in mid-high 80s. He dealt with the batter, not the umpire. Then, in comes Hilldenberger who nibbled around the plate with slow breaking balls and was torture to watch compared to Odorizzi. I like the way the YES network leaves a K-zone box on the screen all the time as the pitch is being delivered and shows the speed of every pitch. I thought the ump did a great job in that game. Pitchers who are afraid to attack the strike zone are too dependent on the whims of the umpire.
  3. Number3
    Getting the W on Sat. was fine for that series. Now 2 of 3 in Toronto and back to Target. Don't see the Yankees again until late July and it won't be in Yankee Stadium. Dog day time for the 2019 season.
  4. Number3
    Totally agree that the games actually have to be played so not assuming anything about any final scores. I do feel that this Twins team will not take the field already half defeated and heaven forbid take any kind of lead during the game. The Yankees will have to beat this team, they will not beat themselves. I do predict that the Twins will flat out not get swept and will come out of the Yankees-Jays trip no worse than break even and then bring on the Gardentigers.
  5. Number3
    This is a totally different Twins team from the past decade or so. That includes any notion that the New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, or Mickey Mantle. A Pin stripe never hit a home run. Plus, half of the Yankees' starters are on the DL, IL or whatever it is. Twins have now earned the right to have fun as opposed to the past have fun first, win later. Just go to NY, play Twins baseball, and have fun in the process. Go Twins!
  6. Number3
    Now on to their favorite domain, Yankee Stadium. Minus the characters from the recent past who made them believe that the Yankees are unbeatable. Finally a new cast of characters with the best from the old and a winning attitude to boot. Twins have been hamstrung over the past decade and those days are over. Go Twins!
  7. Number3
    Not to detract in any way but it was a pitcher friendly but I think very fair umpire and it was a 46 degree night that kept a couple of marginal balls in the park. Schoop's might have gone 500 feet on an 80 degree day. Perez was a pleasure to watch and was fearless in the strike zone. Anyone notice the game time? Very few deep counts and incessant ab's with foul tips after foul tips. Had a couple of 9 or 10 pitch innings. Two asides by the ESPN announcers were very interesting. One was that the days of the sinker ball ground ball pitcher may be over which is great news. The other which has been suspected and now basically confirmed is that AAA baseball has switched to the major league ball and the home run count has almost doubled from high 400s to mid 900s for the month of April. Sutcliffe said that when he holds a current major league ball that it doesn't even feel like a baseball to him. Take that for what it is worth.
  8. Number3
    The real question is, why is Sano having to go through a rehab assignment in the first place? Answer...because he was celebrating in a raucous crowd after winning a championship in a league he shouldn't even have been playing in after recovering from injury last year. Don't tell me that immaturity and maybe just a "little" alcohol didn't play a role. Now the Twins themselves will have to rehab him on the fly in games that count with the typical "just give him some time". Forget the home runs. Consistent play in the field, maturity, and injury are what concern me about Sano. At least we'll find out soon and, like Buxton, the leash should be very short. At least Buxton appears to have turned the corner so 1 out of 2 ain't bad between the long awaited star level performances.
  9. Number3
    Or, to put it another way, it is definitely 1 of the 42 in the 60-60-42 rule. More importantly one of the 30 wins of those 42 needed to get into the playoffs. That is called stealing one. Beauty of Jake is that I don't think he will take the mound next time out expecting to throw goose eggs every inning. He will just pitch a professional game as long as he can like he always does.
  10. Number3
    I get the Os on TV in the MASN market and saw Schoop at his best 2 years ago. I knew he would be an upgrade from Dozier especially in the intangible category. Dozier was/is in the Mauer camp of no spark, no fire; just show up and play and go home/hotel and do it again the next day. Schoop actually acts like he wants to win baseball games and enjoys playing baseball. I loved it when he hit the home run off Chris Davis and as he headed down to first looked at Davis and grinned. Not at Davis but seeing the humor in the situation and the enjoyment of it. Davis smiled back. Can't see Dozier doing that in a million years.
  11. Number3
    I still think that Sano is a walking (barely, evidently) accident waiting to happen and, as soon as he recovers from the last one, its on to the next one. Make all the excuses you want for that accident during a celebration in the DR and then the ridiculously long recovery time. That story raises as many questions as it answers. If/when he comes back he will either play himself out of the position or, if he is actually performing up to his All Star level, the next trip to the injured list will be right around the (hot) corner. The rest of the month at Target should be interesting and then let the season begin.
  12. Number3
    Losing this game was absolutely no big deal and better 10-4 than 5-4. Just chalk it up as one of the 60 guaranteed losses that you can count before the season even starts. All they have to do tonight is pretend that Verlander is still with Detroit. 7 of 10 games are against Astros and 4 of next 5 at Target. 4 of those 7 in the W column would be great but I'll take 2 of 3 vs Os and a home split with the Stros even if Twins lose today. So far they are right on track.
  13. Number3
    Right...Odorizzi always completes games and Ron "I know nothing about pitching" Gardenhire or Molitor never would have done that. I do think that Odorizzi is a true pro who just takes the ball every time its his turn and I would bet never complains or has to be "related to" in any way. Is he lights out every time? Of course not. But I would take him and his attitude and reliability on any staff. The game is based on outscoring the opposition and low scoring, pitching dominated games are the rarity. Don't waste your best relievers when you have a big lead.
  14. Number3
    As the man behind the curtain said, "Not no way, not no how" on Gonzales. Saw him many times for the Nationals on MASN and he is a pure front runner kind of like Darvish without as much talent. Wouldn't want him at any price even as bp pitcher.
  15. Number3
    Rosario homers twice and Twins still only plate 4. A good pitching performance might still have been wasted. I'll still take 9-7 even though a split with the Jays would have made it 10-6. Now its Os and Stros for the rest of the month and anything over .500 by May 1 is fine. Then let the season begin.
  16. Number3
    Need to do it again today. The series is still at stake and 10-6 sounds a lot better than 9-7. As far as the bull pen goes, name one team that is completely happy with their pitching. The name of the game is runs and most games it takes at least 5 to win. Familia, supposedly one of the better relievers had no idea where the strike zone was the other night and that is what is frustrating about major league pitching in general many times; when the best at their craft can't or are afraid to throw the ball over the plate.
  17. Number3
    The past is the past but the Twins are now in their first "must" win game of the season as the series and home stand are at stake headed into Baltimore and Houston. Also a big difference between 9-6 and 8-7 even this early in the season. So today's game is definitely one of the 42 that make or break the season and so is tomorrow's. I hope they take tday's game very seriously.
  18. Number3
    jacksson said "Another example how Lady Luck can overcome players that choke in the clutch and a manager who hasn't a clue." followed by a list of less than perfect events in a game that the TWINS WON. Evidently, it is unacceptable to make an out and the Twins should still be in the bottom of the first in the home opener against Cleveland ahead 6000-0. earth to jacksson Who is in first place in the AL Central? Name a game in which being successful one third of the time is considered to be excellent.
  19. Number3
    6-4 is all that matters and I'll take it coming home against the first place Ron Gardenhire Tigers. Too bad another named winter storm has to get in the way in mid April. Anyway, mission accomplished so far, in my opinion.
  20. Number3
    Twins have earned a "honeymoon" game tonight because mission accomplished on road swing against Phillies and Mets. I believe that the 2019 version of the Minnesota Twins will compete in every game. BTW, last night Jonathan Schoop showed a preview of what he is capable of while Dozier is the same old Dozier for the Nationals. Might as well win tonight just for the fun of it. Go Twins!
  21. Number3
    So when you drop 2 straight to a plain, uninteresting, irrelevant team, what are you going to do against serious competition? This is great and the more other teams' fans who feel this way, the better.
  22. Number3
    Couldn't agree more. Twins finally have a new identity and the reasons why have as much to do with who isn't there as who is there. Add this game to the 29 of 42 (60-60-42) needed to make the playoffs. 2 down, 27 to go. This team will be fun to pull for all year and II believe they will have to be beaten; they will not beat themselves.
  23. Number3
    I am assigning this game as 1 of the 42 games in the 60-60-42 rule. If they win 30 of those 42 games they are playoff bound. 1 down 29 to go.
  24. Number3
    Ideally it should be the colder the better as in home field advantage Twins. Bottom line is they will play the game and let the season begin. No more speculation.
  25. Number3
    I saw Schoop a lot prior to last year since the Os are broadcast in my market and I think he will be more than just a pleasant surprise for the Twins. If he is close to where he was at his best for the Os he is an upgrade overall from Dozier.
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