Riverbrian

I'm conserving my "Likes" I hope you understand

Uff Da Didn't think of that I've used a bunch this afternoon and I still got the game thread to go tonight. Looks like my likes planning is similar to the front office OF Planning.

I'm feeling very misfortunate right now

I agree... But they had nobody else. Kepler or Walker were the 40 man replacement options. This organizational failure is multiple levels deep.

Gun Shy Never Flipping Stopped them Before. I thought throwing them to the Wolves was standard operating procedure.

Mistakes are one thing... I really don't blame people for making mistakes. It isn't what you do... It's what you do after. The After Part is really bugging me right now.

Completely agree. I've never seen such a mess

Not Yet

If Park has Sano type of power and we really have no evidence... at this moment... That he doesn't. Park may be the only decent thing the Twins did this off season. Sano can be moved from RF at any time. The real crime here is Hicks traded to the Yankees for Murphy. Which forced the Buxton dice roll and you rolled a 3. Craps There was no other safety net for Buxton failing in CF besides youth. We had Kepler and Adam Brett Walker on the 40 man and that was it. You want Mastro... Gotta release some one first. Now the Twins are saying... Well... We did it again... we failed to assess the CF position for the 4th straight year and we failed the exact same way each of the 4 years and now we gotta go to the scrap heap and pull this Murphy guy onto the roster (not a CF'er BTW) to try and fix this unpredictable mess. I've been a calm supporter of the front office for many years... I've said time and time again that they have more info than we could ever hope to have. I've said time and time again... that they have a room full of baseball professionals who do this for a living... not on the side like all of us. If Murphy is called up. I'm requesting a written apology from whoever is responsible. I'm Pissed!!! I've got a crappy catcher on my roster for a multi tooled player with potential that rushed one of the top prospects in the game and he struck out 50% of the time. I know... It's April!!! I'm a hypocrite... It's just the way it is. DON"T CALL UP ANOTHER MURPHY!!!!

I understand that I'm just not doing it. Send Buxton down and let's give Kepler a spin. If the Twins say that Kepler is too unproven... I'll drive to 1 Twins Way... and Say Yes you are right... He is too unproven but that never stopped you with Hicks, Hicks, Schaefer and now Buxton don't start pulling this crap on me now". Then I drop nets on them from the ceiling and I call the proper authorities. If the Twins call up Murphy. They would have to think long and hard to come up with a move more worthless and time wasting that beats it in the future.

I'm perfectly OK with Milone starting tonight and Meyer breathing down his neck. BTW... Rochester's bullpen... At least the ones on the 40 man... pretty spent as well. Gotta go Chargois if you need a fresh arm in the dugout for tonight.

Might .194 Right Now in Rochester so it's also possible that he won't. I'm not going to like Murphy getting a 40 man spot and I'm not very happy about the other Murphy getting one either.

All I did was sit on the couch for 5 hours and 56 minutes. Actually... I was watching Leicester vs Swansea before at 10:00AM, so it was more like 8 hours and 30 minutes on the couch. But... damn it... I was emotionally invested in that game... I wanted that win and we should have had that win and now I'm trying to pull myself together and move on like Baseball doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. But... I've still woken up dog tired. That game took a lot out of me... I can't help but wonder how much it took out of the players. Here are some things to think about: All I did was sit on the couch for 5 hours and 56 minutes. Actually... I was watching Leicester vs Swansea before at 10:00AM, so it was more like 8 hours and 30 minutes on the couch. But... damn it... I was emotionally invested in that game... I wanted that win and we should have had that win and now I'm trying to pull myself together and move on like Baseball doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. But... I've still woken up dog tired. That game took a lot out of me... I can't help but wonder how much it took out of the players. Here are some things to think about: 1. Rosterology -- Roster changes are coming and I don't know what they will be... so I'm just gonna make them. I'm sending Buxton down. I know that some folks feel he should be allowed to play his way out of this... I know some of you will say... "What about that tattoo you got that says 'It's April?'" And to all of you... I understand and I don't disagree with you, but... in the end... you can't strike out 50% of your plate appearances and expect to stay in the majors. Santana is off the DL so someone has to go down. Also... We will need a couple of bullpen arms because the entire bullpen is currently spent. I'm sending O'Rourke down... Sorry about that Ryan... you don't deserve it... you threw 51 excellent Battle-Your-Tail-Off pitches and now you are cooked for a while and I need someone who can throw tonight. So, I'm calling Meyer up and sending down O'Rourke. I could start Meyer tonight but that seems a little knee jerk. So it's Milone starting and Meyer out of the pen. However, Milone should be able to feel Meyer's breath on the back of his neck. All right... I still have Duffey's spot... he goes down because he is of no use tonight. The guys on the 40-man who are in Rochester are also spent, so I'm going down to Chattanooga for Chargois (Shag-Wa for Bert). I don't know a lot about him but he has thrown 6 innings and only given up 2 hits, while striking out 9 and no walks and we need someone in the pen... like right NOW!!!. 2. 40-Man Roster Hicksology -- When Hicks was dropped off the 40 man... it was to make room for someone. Rumor is that Dave Murphy will be that someone. I'm not doing that... I'm not even considering that because Murphy on the roster is too little, too late, and it's grasping at straws while you are drowning while holding a bunch of babies. Nope... I'm saving that last spot for Berrios. Jose goes on the 40-man and he will be called up when the 1st injury happens. Basically... I'm shoving Berrios into the barrel of the gun and taking off the safety. 3. Lineupology -- I Got Rosario on the Bench... No Hits in 7 PA's and 4 Strikeouts. I Got Murphy on the Bench because he caught 16 innings yesterday and because of all the other reasons that you can all think of. Santana should be back and he gets to watch a game before facing the Lions (wouldn't be great if we could face the Lions like the Vikings get to). BTW, Dozier kills Salazar over his career 9/18 with a couple of dingers. Arcia, Mauer and Suzuki also do a decent job against Salazar in a SSS. If you don't mind, and even if you do... I'm gonna keep putting Dozier in the middle of the order because I don't think he's a 'top of the lineup' guy. 3B Nunez 1B Mauer RF Sano DH Park 2B Dozier LF Arcia SS Escober C Suzuki CF Kepler 4. Monday Monday - It was on this date in 1976 that Rick Monday saved an American flag from a public burning. For those who don't remember the incident, a couple of whatevers... ran onto the outfield grass at Dodger Stadium, knelt down and attempted to light an American flag on fire between innings. They were not very good at starting a fire... apparently they were trying to rub a couple of sticks together or something because they struggled and this gave Rick Monday enough time to run up from behind them and rescue the flag. Rick was immediately branded a hero and it was decreed by John Phillips that April 25th every 7 years - sometimes 6 with adjustments for leap year - will be known as a Monday Monday. Today is a Monday Monday. It was all I hoped it would be. 5. Turner Brown -- There are a lot of misunderstandings at my house... we could be an episode of Three's Company. Last night was the latest. I was kinda bummed after the 16 inning defeat... I watched all 16 innings so I was plenty invested in the outcome. My youngest son came home from work afterwards and asked how the Twins did and I told him they lost... I thought about it and I said to him... you know what the Twins need... "Turn it Around." Turn it around and I'll feel better about things... just "Turn it Around." My son then asked, "Who is Turner Brown?" I decided not to clarify just for the humor and I felt better immediately. Anyway... my description of Turner Brown made Bryce Harper seem like Al Newman. Yep... That's what we need. --------------------- Lineups: INDIANS Davis CF Kipnis 2B Lindor SS Napoli 1B Santana DH Gomes C Byrd RF Uribe 3B Ramirez LF Salazar P TWINS Nunez 3B Dozier 2B Mauer DH Sano RF Park 1B Arcia LF Escobar SS Suzuki C Santana CF Milone P Game-time forecast: 59 deg F, overcast, 8% chance of precipitation, winds from the N at 10mph. View full article

I'd like to say to the front office... Well... You had to expect this so... ride it out. But I can't Because you can't keep throwing Buxton up there like this. Send him down and make a note that it's been 4 straight years of swinging and missing at the opening day CF Position.

Who knows how I will feel a year from now... but as of right now. I still feel... actually the feeling has increased... almost doubled... that the trade was a mistake. Hicks should be starting in CF for the Twins Buxton should have started in AAA (Yes... We'd be complaining about Hick's Start but at least our better prospect wouldn't be striking out at a 50 percent clip.) and JR Murphy should be with the Yankees. Who Should be the backup Catcher for the Twins Salty... Arencebia... I Don't Care... The Hicks guy they just released for nothing. Just pick someone who doesn't cost us a guy who has Power Speed and an Arm capable of hitting the upper 90's.

It feels better this way It got us through some years of qualifying for some very high draft picks.

Funny But I'm not blaming Tonkin He Threw 3 Innings on Friday

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I think you gotta get Nolasco up and then you gotta call someone up from Rochester for a spot start tomorrow. How Much does Tonkin have left He got used on Friday

Have a potato for O'Rourke

UFF DA

TONKIN THROW STRIKES

It's about time Hopefully he will move Dozier to the middle of the order tomorrow