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  1. TwinsFanSince86
    Stashak should not be pitching for a playoff contender. Would he be in the Yankees' bullpen? Or Houston's? Or Cleveland's? Boston's? The Rays'? Complete failure by the front office.
  2. TwinsFanSince86
    I mean, we're not talking about inserting the guy into game 7 of the World Series. The Marlins are a really bad team. And you were up three runs. And Curtis Granderson was leading off!
  3. TwinsFanSince86
    Offense needs to scratch one across here. It's the Marlins!
  4. TwinsFanSince86
    Yeah, I hear ya. But, these guys get paid a lot of money and have a lot of resources to find effective options. More than half the arms that started in the bullpen were either DFA'ed or sent down to Rochester. That's pretty bad. A lot of teams didn't sign Ottavino and Britton but probably had a higher success rate in filling out a bullpen than the Twins. The only thing I'll say in their defense - just to be fair - when the season started and the offense was rolling, the bullpen didn't look 'that' bad so perhaps the thought was - these guys aren't too bad. But the offense was bound to slow down eventually and when high leverage situations emerged, the bullpen wasn't ready.
  5. TwinsFanSince86
    Rocco was probably thinking - up 3 runs against the hapless Marlins and 97 year old Curtis Granderson due to hit - easy way to introduce Dyson into the fold. Whoops!
  6. TwinsFanSince86
    That's only part of the argument, though. They had an entire off-season and half of the regular season to put together a competent bullpen. They failed, miserably. I'm not giving them a participating medal for finding Dyson at the deadline.
  7. TwinsFanSince86
    When Dyson and Romo are among the 'best' options, you have a problem. When they're the best options for a supposed playoff contender, then you have a gigantic problem.
  8. TwinsFanSince86
    Hoping / wish for a Sano dinger next inning.
  9. TwinsFanSince86
    Rogers' arm is going to fall off.
  10. TwinsFanSince86
    That's been his MO for most of the season though. A lot of early exits for the starting pitchers. Must be because of the dominant bullpen. Oh, wait.
  11. TwinsFanSince86
    You reap what you sow.
  12. TwinsFanSince86
    What a disaster. Disaster's not a strong enough description though. What's worse than a disaster? This game is it.
  13. TwinsFanSince86
    Literally can't make this up.
  14. TwinsFanSince86
    I'd say this is unbelievable but with the Twins, it makes perfect sense.
  15. TwinsFanSince86
    Lead off walk is bad enough. But to Granderson? Ugh.
  16. TwinsFanSince86
    Perhaps I'm over simplifying things. But right now, the Twins bullpen has three major league caliber arms. Rogers, Romo, Dyson. Then you have three other guys that may or may not be major league caliber depending on the day - May, Duffey, Thorpe. Then you have the AAA+ pitchers that have been jettisoned to and from Minnesota all season long. When I look at the Twins' offense, I see one that's capable of winning a World Series. When I look at the rotation, I see one that could come through in a best of 5 series especially if Berrios and one of Ordorizzi and Pineda are on their game. When I look at the bullpen, I see one that is the weakest among the AL contenders and one that would have a really, really hard time surviving the Yankees and Astros. To me, that's incredibly disappointing and speaks to lack of urgency or commitment from the Pohlads down to the front office.
  17. TwinsFanSince86
    Dyson is a nice add but not enough. There was an opportunity this summer. And I don't think they took advantage.
  18. TwinsFanSince86
    Yankee fans must be livid. That's my only consolation.
  19. TwinsFanSince86
    Can hear it now... Close on several deals but nothing materialized. Stashak is as good as making a trade. Cody Allen is close. Sergio Romo was the top rated reliever on their board.
  20. TwinsFanSince86
    Woodson in mouth piece mode.
  21. TwinsFanSince86
    Pohlads are cheap and Falvey and Levine are adept at placating the media and communicating the company line. There is zero emphasis on winning.
  22. TwinsFanSince86
    By their own admission, they would make moves when the championship window is open.
  23. TwinsFanSince86
    Cannot wait for the spin. And I'm sure the local media will eat it up. Look for positive stories about how Littell, Thorpe, etc are better than what was available via trade.
  24. TwinsFanSince86
    That's ok. They can just use the unlimited budget to sign free agents. Oh wait. If they are so poor at trading to the point when ownership has last confidence, they shouldn't be employed.
  25. TwinsFanSince86
    The Yankeea and Houston don't have to make any moves to beat the Twins. That's the difference.
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