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  1. Riverbrian
    You can never be sure. Lavine: "You don't understand... Jorge Alcala never gets that part... that part is perfect for him... It'll make him a big star and I'm gonna run him out of the business".
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    With Rodon on the hill... the lineup is pretty much set with only the order to be ordered. The only question in my mind is will Kepler or Vazquez start. Kepler has been hot and Vazquez caught yesterday so Rocco might drop Kepler in against the lefty tonight with Jeffers behind the dish. Rocco also might be thinking about how to manage Jeffers catching load and keep his bat in the lineup all three games against the Bombers with two right handed starters to follow. Would he catch Jeffers back to back Wednesday night followed by a Thursday day game? If he would... Vazquez is playing tonight. Unless there are some health issues that I don't know about With Kepler in the lineup DH - Margot C - Jeffers 1B - Santana 2B - Farmer 3B - Miranda SS - Correa LF - Martin CF - Castro RF - Kepler With Vazquez in the lineup DH - Jeffers C - Vazquez 1B - Santana 2B - Farmer 3B - Miranda SS - Correa LF - Martin CF - Castro RF - Margot I'm going to guess Kepler is in the lineup tonight. The Yankees have two left handers in the pen. One threw 21 pitches yesterday and neither of them are high leverage guys so I think that Rocco will have Julien and Kirilloff pinch hit as soon as Rodon is removed from the game.
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    I agree with what you are saying... I think I do anyway. Not all teams have depth. All teams have names that take up space on a depth chart However... Depth that can't perform well is not depth Depth that stays on the bench is not depth... they are just names on a roster. To be depth... you have to perform decently when called upon. The majority of Twinsdaily faithful are probably looking at Jackson and Okert right now and waiting for them to be tossed overboard. Based on Rocco's "a little on the margins" "not a lot separating some of those guys" comment. The Twins are not going to toss them overboard just yet because they see the difference as marginal. The Twins obviously have a certain level of confidence in Jackson and Okert going forward. I don't know if it's a Pagan level of confidence to survive 5 or 6 blown appearances but... Alcala is in St. Paul so the margins are still thin in their assessment.
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    When the Manager says "Some of those decisions, they're kind of a little on the margins... There's not a lot separating some of those guys". He is telling you the answer right there. Options become the tie-breaker. Options are a powerful thing... they play havoc on a young player trying to establish a career and they protect veterans in the name of depth and DEPTH is absolutely necessary to get through 162 games. Having options most likely means that they LOVE Alcala.
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    I don't know but I'm not afraid to post a theory. 1. Duran and Jax are not going to be sent down. 2. Thielbar, Okert and Jackson can't be sent down and are not going to be released at this point of the season. 3. Alcala, Funderburk and Sands are the only other bullpen arms with options. 4. Of those three choices... If they send down Cole Sands they will burn his last option and he has been pitching well. Leaving Alcala and Funderburk as the cleanest choices if they need to make a move. 5. The Twins used 4 relievers on Tuesday so they probably needed a fresh arm. Alcala threw two innings making him the choice over Funderburk. 6. The Twins brought up a fresh arm in Staumont and are using this opportunity to take a look at Josh. That's my theory
  6. Riverbrian
    This is going to sound like a bitter old man talking but... not out of bitterness... out of pure principle. I'm not going to beg for scraps. If the Twins don't care if I'm able to see all games... eventually I'll stop caring. I will not apply band-aids to my wounds because I'm caught in the middle of two companies throwing rocks at each other. If I am not able to watch the Twins on the cable that I purchased by June 2nd... I really don't think I will have the energy to bother with a free download. Once a permanent solution is identified by the Twins. I will make my allocation decision. I'll tell you all one thing. It'll be one or the other. The Twins and Cable won't both get my money. If I cut the cord... I'm cutting it. If I stay with cable and the Twins are not on it. So be it.
  7. Riverbrian
    Timing is everything.
  8. Riverbrian
    You obviously haven't looked under an Arizona Bridge. No water under there. 😉
  9. Riverbrian
    This has been an interesting discussion to read. Here's the problem that seems to be glossed over. In order for Keirsay Jr to get placed on the 26 man roster. He will require a Margot on that same roster. Margot's misfortune does not provide opportunity for Keirsay. Keirsay hitting left handed provides opportunity for Margot.
  10. Riverbrian
    They are deployed 1 inning at a time. Bad Innings will happen from time to time and when they do... they take a long time to repair because they are deployed 1 inning at a time. I don't have any bullpen concerns at the moment. The pendulum swings.
  11. Riverbrian
    The Twins, Diamond Sports Group and Comcast/Midco hear it in Charlie Brown's Teacher's Voice.
  12. Riverbrian
    I don't hate Santana and I don't hate losing Polanco. I was concerned that the Twins would have been better off keeping Polanco compared to spending the Polanco money on Santana and Margot. That concern still remains. When it is all said and done in 2024. If Santana produces better or near the same as Polanco this year.... My concerns will have been unnecessary.
  13. Riverbrian
    I CAN'T WATCH THE GAME!!!
  14. Riverbrian
    The worst teams in baseball win 4 out of 10 games. The best teams in baseball win 6 out of 10 games. Average teams win 5 out of 10 games. The Margins are incredibly thin, low-grade competition really doesn't exist. Thursday Morning May 9th. The Baltimore Orioles had the best record in the American League 24-12 .667 Win Percentage The Cleveland Guardians were 24-13 with a .649 Win Percentage. The White Sox were 15 games behind Cleveland with a .243 winning percentage. The Guardians and White Sox met in Chicago for a 4 games series this weekend and things just didn't go as planned. The worst teams in baseball win 4 out of 10 games. The best teams in baseball win 6 out 10. The White Sox will win games and the Phillies will lose games. After going 7-13 in the first 20... The Twins went 17-3 in the next 20. After 40 games... the Twins have 24 wins which is: 6 out of 10. Can they keep that pace up. I don't know. 122 games left to go. Hang on... there will be ups and downs. .400 winning percentage teams can and will beat you. .600 winning percentage teams can and do lose.
  15. Riverbrian
    I CAN'T WATCH THE GAME!!!
  16. Riverbrian
    Given my posts over the years. A confusion emoji would be perfect. 🤔
  17. Riverbrian
    I honestly don't care for imperfect people passing judgement on imperfect people. There are 346 individuals in the hall of fame. I've never met any of the 346 but I'm willing to bet that out of those 346... some of them may not be saints. We don't know if any of those 346 elected baseball people are buying up real estate in Florida and tossing old people out into the street. We don't know who from that 346 kick puppies for the fun of it. There are approximately 380 or so people who vote on who goes into the hall of fame. We don't know anything about the people who vote. The odds are that some of them who are passing judgement on Barry Bonds might doing something cringe worthy stuff in their own personal lives. What did the player do on the field? How does he compare to his peers on the field? Did he put butts in the seat? That's should be the criteria. Pete Rose would get my vote however, in consideration of the process.... I don't think I would want a vote.
  18. Riverbrian
    Yeah... gotta pin it on Martin unless Julien couldn't hear him until it was too late. In that case, nobody's fault if the Twins fans were so loud that communication was impossible. My assumption was that the crowd wasn't that loud on a routine fly. If that's the case... by the time Austin Martin said mine. Julien was already in the way which left Martin with a difficult catch as he tried to avoid collision.
  19. Riverbrian
    These things work themselves out. By the time Royce Lewis gets back... someone else will be on the injured list. Miranda only becomes a tough decision when everyone is healthy and that doesn't happen very often. If Miranda keeps hitting decently... he'll keep his roster spot. 3B, 1B and DH are all positions where he can get playing time.
  20. Riverbrian
    Unless the Twins reach an agreement on an extension. Max Kepler will be a free agent this off-season.
  21. Riverbrian
    I agree. I really don't like the thumbs down at all. The primary reason I don't like it. It doesn't explain what you disagree with and it does nothing to foster conversation.
  22. Riverbrian
    Players need to understand that umpires have an impossible task. Calls will be missed. I'm sure that players understand that umps have an impossible job... if they don't understand how difficult it is for umpires to get every call correct, they haven't talked with a catcher about pitch framing or put two and two together after talking with a catcher about pitch framing. Your catcher is trying to steal a call or two or 50 so being upset when the other teams catcher steals a call is probably out of bounds. Umpires need to understand that each AB is important for not only wins and losses but also future contracts or even keeping a major league job and I'm hopeful that umpires understand that fans paid money to watch Aaron Judge play. Umps tossing players should be so rare that we are shocked when it happens. Frustration is going to be part of the game. On the other hand... Umps tossing Managers... no problem... toss away. 😄
  23. Riverbrian
    We will find out the thick or thinness when we put the shirt on. 😁 Ready or not they will be called upon.
  24. Riverbrian
    OMG did I type Kyle? That is obviously a mistake. I meant to type Tom.
  25. Riverbrian
    Better than Fanatics
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