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  1. insagt1
    when you come in late, your job is to throw strikes, Duran pitched like total crap tonite and paid the price. Ugly loss. Instead of going after the batters, he nibbled and missed and served up the game on a silver platter. The 3-2 pitch to Witt was a nothing pitch right down the middle to complete the embarrassment. Just a lousy way to the end the night. I don't want to hear any hearts and flowers from Rocco. Thats 3 losses in a row and lots of runs against.
  2. insagt1
    Something is definitely wrong with Kirilloff. Suddenly he looks totally lost at the plate. Meanwhile Kepler is still getting on base. Polanco also looks very rusty. Lucky he got hit by pitch...looking very much like he was heading for this 3rd k. And Wallner gets totally robbed of at least 2 RBI with a huge play by the 1st baseman. Still 2-1.
  3. insagt1
    absolutely brilliant strategy ! Twins knew Gallo would strand the runners by striking out so they executed a perfect double steal to get in the go ahead run. And thats no joke. Gallo is just swinging a fly swatter. No way he makes contact with all those low and inside pitches that are nowhere near strikes. God love him but this really needs to be his last game. He is a wasted spot in the lineup. Meanwhile more trends: Kirilloff has become a k machine this week. Jeffers and Kepler are hitting machines.
  4. insagt1
    I am twitterpated just thinking about these things.
  5. insagt1
    next few days (heck hours) should be fun! For me, injuries have played a big role in what may or may not happen. Lots of key guys are out or can't play to the level expected. So if you unload Kepler now, who realistically takes his place and makes THIS YEAR'S team better. If you feel you can get to post season now, you go for it. (nobody on this planet expected the lowest seed Florida Panthers to upset the NHL's best team in history in round one) Play to get in and you just never know..except possibly the Twins who haven't won a playoff GAME in years!🙄 But I digress. Twins lineup always seems to be just one trip, stumble, tweak or sprain away from losing guys for long stretches. So its good to have replacements ready to go. Other than dumping Gallo, I'll be surprised if Twins do much of anything at the deadline. And of course, I won't be surprised if I'm totally wrong! So--what will be have with Polanco when he returns? Will Buxton ever snap out of his season long malaise? Will Lewis and Gordon contribute? Can Kirilloff stay healthy the rest of the season? Can we expect Julien to hit like he has? Will Larnach continue to be yo-yo'd. FO has a lot on their plate.
  6. insagt1
    no one is talking about Solano. He has been terrible over the past several weeks. Should he be in the discussion? Injuries continue to plague the Twins, so Larnach is still good insurance if they can keep him in the organization. there is no guarantee that Buxton will ever play CF again, for example. Management likes Kepler so I doubt they move him. And if he contributes like he has since the ASG, hanging on to him will have made sense. Gallo however is expendable. I won't miss him if he goes. I would always be VERY cautious about putting any trade together that offers one or more position players for a pitcher. Its high risk. I don't see any relievers on the market that could offer more value than position players down the stretch. Case in point...Cano. He was a first half all-star, but he is not an allstar anymore. He has reverted back to what he has always been. Pitchers are mostly fragile in that they can swing in both directions quickly...good to bad or bad to good. Do Twins have enough pitching? What team does? The Seattle series exposed a lot of holes. fortunately the AL Central is made up of holes!
  7. insagt1
    I made this observation earlier in the thread. the O's really shouldn't trust Cano anymore as their setup man. He has been hit hard just about every time out over the past month. Hitters have figured him out. If O's want to win the AL East, they need to find someone better.
  8. insagt1
    I would sub in 'frustrating' for 'exciting' to describe yesterdays very disappointing loss, following another disappointing loss. Rocco talked about yesterday as though everything was sunshine and roses. I don't like 'leaders' who try and nice away losses. Yeah, I know why he does it, but I don't like it. Fans don't feel good when their team loses games they should be winning and no amount of 'spin' is going to change that. And yeah, you aren't going to win 162 games either, but these kumbaya post game interviews just don't work. Gallo--when you have a lineup of k-men to begin with, you just can't afford to play a guy everyday who can't make contact just because he is 'good' defensively. Can you? Is that enough to compensate for someone who just flails away every AB when there has to be guys who can give you decent 'd' AND who don't give away so many outs? He is a gamer, he tries, but .170 with k's about every 2 AB's isn't going to make you a division champ.
  9. insagt1
    The Nats organization right now does not have stellar pitching, with not much in the pipeline for the forseeable future. At AAA Rochester, just about every pitcher has an ERA of 5.00 or over. Any gem on the big club is probably not available. I'd go fishing in different waters.
  10. insagt1
    If this helps a little, as an O's fan too I can tell you that Cano is fading fast. After an incredible first 6 weeks, he is now being hit hard most every outing. Very very few clean innings. They gave him a shot at closing (for some odd reason) last night and he blew the game in the 9th. So Cano may not be any kind of prize, if this keeps up. He may have topped out.
  11. insagt1
    Pet peeve of mine..Rocco's post game. I hate it when managers and coaches make it sound like everything is just fine...after two pretty disheartening losses. He was heaping praises on everyone today like we just whipped their behinds. While I don't expect him to go all Durocher or Tortorella after a loss, soft soaping a pretty ugly game isn't what we want to hear....is it really? Yeah, they 'almost came back', but because the first two pitchers were throwing batting practice, they put themselves in a real tough spot. If any credit is due, its Winder for eating the innings...but sadly as it turns out the one run he gives up is the deciding run. Anyway, it may just be me, but I don't like a manager who takes losing lightly. You're not going to win 162 games, but your job is to try and not accept defeat. Listening to him this afternoon made the last 2 days worse. OK end of rant. Sorry,
  12. insagt1
    as I originally said,. I hated this game a lot. We always came close but never enough. This was a lousy loss...made more lousy by the way we lost yesterday. Series like this is why Twins may never really get things accomplished this season. Can't imagine if we can't beat KC now
  13. insagt1
    well--nice to see Mariner's pitching stinks today too! Maybe Twins can steal it...assuming they can finally put up a zero in an inning! 1 run down....always getting close but not quite enough....yet.
  14. insagt1
    it was a routine single, played without hustle by our outfield.
  15. insagt1
    men against boys today. I see Seattle scoring probably 13 or 14 runs against our overmatched pitching staff. I also see Twins fanning minimally 14 times. Had we been able to hold a late 4 run lead last night, this game wouldn't bother me at all. But two straight ugly games is not acceptable.
  16. insagt1
    Gallo has fanned 13 of his last 18 AB's. I honestly don't think that the occasional HR can justify keeping in the lineup. I hope the Twins release him. Can't imagine anyone who replaces him to possibly be worse, I understand he is decent defensively but way too much of a liability at the plate to offset...if you consider your team to be a post season contender.
  17. insagt1
    what a horrible game so far. Pitching has been dreadful. Yeah 3 solo HR's for us and a ton of k's too. Ryan didn't have a thing today. And the pen has been no better. Yikes. Since the 8th inning last night, Mariners are owned our pitching staff.
  18. insagt1
    They may regret blowing last nights game because they look dead so far. Ryan serving up gopher meat and our hitters just don't look comfortable up there today.
  19. insagt1
    i know its just after 2 innings, but the Twins are just hacking away at terrible pitches and already 4 very ugly k's. Some of the worst AB's imaginable. They looked clueless. Gotta stop this
  20. insagt1
    noticing that Arraez is finally leveling off to the hitter that most felt he always was...a solid .300-.330 hitter who could always be in the race for the batting title. Over the last 30 games he is still a .300 hitter but not the upper stratosphere .400 hitter that some felt he might sustain. Still in the .370's but that will probably continue to fall. Lopez---his first year in Minnesota has been up and down. But a solid finish down the stretch will help the Twins perhaps be a competitor in post season. So that will be good.
  21. insagt1
    Bullpen management aside...when you come in with a nice lead your job is to throw strikes. In both the 8th and 9th, a lot of those runs may not have happened had the pitchers not put 4 men on base, unintentionally. Moran was nowhere near the strike zone, except when he grooved one. Blowing the 4 run lead was a direct function of gifting Mariners baserunners. Back long ago, bullpen aces pitched a lot more. Can begin the debate as to why they are now listed 'unavailable' after appearing in two straight games. (last night O's fans left scratching when Bautista didn't come out in the 9th, after sitting out the previous game, to protect a hard fought 2-1 lead. Instead Hyde called on a shaky of late Cano to close and he couldn't do it.) 18 more k's is completely unacceptable at every turn. If Twins are to seriously compete the rest of the way, they just have to make more contact. We can forget last nights meltdown; only 1 loss, right...but still it shouldn't have happened. Can't give games away by YOU not making contact and YOUR pitchers can't throw strikes when it counts most. Win today, win the series and move on will be fine.
  22. insagt1
    O's aren't in need of making many, if any, changes. Their current team is, uh, pretty good. Best record in the AL; best record in one run games; best road record in the AL (and 2nd only to Atlanta overall) Hays and Santander are having great seasons. Bautista is money in the bank. While they, like any team, have flaws, overall they are a very solid group. Twins aren't that bad either if they continue to produce like that have since the ASG. Thing is, they are winning the close games. They also seem to be willing to do other things besides swing from their heels every AB. Flaws? Yep. But how many moves should they make? I don't think many, especially if the 'moves' to improve will be coming off the IL. Only hitter I'd move is Gallo. Kep has wormed his way back in and finally appears to be engaged again. And public enemy #1 in the pen, Pagan, has pitched well enough to earn a stay of execution. Overall...winning sure is fun isn't it. Especially those nice comeback wins where it becomes a total team effort.
  23. insagt1
    Doesn't happen very much that a team that has been shut out for 8 innings and trailing by more than 1 run, scores enough in the 9th to tie it up. I'm thinking the pre-ASG Twins probably would have hung their heads and accepted defeat. Winning begets winning. Also Sox probably had to feel good getting that sacks loaded no outs DP, so Jeffers GWH was even sweeter. Most of us here have screamed for Pagan to get unloaded this season. But he has really pitched well lately. Almost effectively. In tough situations. Wow. The planets have re-aligned
  24. insagt1
    O's aren't going to move Mountcastle. They are clicking on all cylinders and probably won't upset the locker room. Plus he is young and can only get better. Orioles have become a legit world series contender this season (I have watched most all their games, along with the Twins this season) they have resurrected Aaron Hick's career from the Yankee scrapheap. doubt they will be messing with their lineup.
  25. insagt1
    Well from my perch in rochester, though miles apart in the W-L...my two favorite teams are in 1st place! (Al East and AL Central) Can't complain. Both teams with a nail biting finish to win their games. (winning is always soooo much fun!) Bautista and Duran are money in the bank.
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