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  1. insagt1
    someone today said, in a battle of 1st place teams...Braves vs Twins. Hee hee.Braves are the top team in the NL and 2nd overall. Twins are in 17th place overall and only 9th out of 15 in the AL. Some battle!!
  2. insagt1
    12 more k's, the last 2 totally predictable. Good pitchers know how to pitch to a hitter's weaknesses. Gallo and Buck have major weaknesses. Anyone know how many games this year the Twins have k'd 10 or more times? I'm thinking, rough guess...a lot.
  3. insagt1
    In 8 of his last 12 starts he has allowed 3 or more runs and often one inning is his downfall. While Twins don't get him many runs for sure, if you are allowing 4 1/2 earned runs on average per game, you need a lot of offense to win. My point remains, he hasn't been the 'ace' (yet) we all hoped for. Will that change? We ALL hope it does.
  4. insagt1
    I really do struggle though with 'several excellent seasons'. One, possibly two? Very low BA; high strikeout ratio, some power, but not extraordinary, OK defense. He just isn't the guy you build your offense around. And yeah, the guy just cannot touch a change-up. Its painful watching him flail away. Other than that, I guess he's fine.
  5. insagt1
    The strikeout is the most useless out in baseball. Nothing happens and you don't give the opposition a chance to make a mistake. You don't hit into that many DP's to justify any 'value' of a strikeout. Twins have blown so many scoring opps with strikeouts by the boatload. Gallo is actually worse than Sano ever was. He needs to be gone by the ASG. Time to give Miranda another shot. Also how about Stevenson? What could it hurt? See what he might be able to do. Kepler can't hit but occasionally he gets a hot streak. The Gallo signing was not a good one, but I guess they were hoping to catch lightning in a bottle...change of scenery has really helped Aaron Hicks for example. But you can't keep playing 2 guys who have not hit over .140 for over a month. (Joey and Buck)
  6. insagt1
    Just an observation or two. First, happy with the win today (Always happy with wins!) Season half over and our guy we got for Arraez has not won a game since May 27 and in that game he pitched 5.2 innings and gave up 4 runs. For whatever reason, he doesn't produce wins for the team. His ERA since his last win is pretty bad and overall it has hovered around 4.50. He gets a lot of k's but he gives up too many runs. Let's hope for a much better result 2nd half. Twins hitters have elevated the strikeout to an art form worthy of the Louvre. The main concern going forward has to be the very lousy performances so far of several key players. Gallo is hitting .139 in June and has fanned 15 of his last 22 AB's. In his career he has hit above .209 only once so what were the Twins thinking? Buxton is hitting .135 in June. Kirilloff is hitting .194 in June and he seems to have lost most of his power. Correa is only hitting .228 in June with 22 k's in 79 AB's. Kepler has perked up slightly this past week but overall is having another awful season. It has become business as usual for Twins to strike out at least 10 times or more every game. For them to even consider winning the division, this has to improve. (says Mr. Obvious) Series with NL top team Atlanta followed by 2nd best team in the AL (O's) will be a real test.
  7. insagt1
    Lopez with yet another non-winning start. Sure he gets the 'k's (doesn't everyone though) but one bad inning seems to be the norm for him and its enough to sink him, given the fact that the Twins can't hit for crap. His ERA is still around 4.50 which is just flat out no good. (for a top starter) Expected more from him. Unrealistic? Its a debatable point 3 months in.
  8. insagt1
    3 k's. 13 total. I hate this team. What an ugly game.
  9. insagt1
    and there's the 2nd 'k'. Is this team so predictable or what?
  10. insagt1
    there's the 1st 'k'...an easy one (Gallo)
  11. insagt1
    ok--how many k's in the 9th will it take to finish off the Twins? I figure minimally 2. (I'd REALLY love to be all wrong on this. It would be so refreshing to see a Twins comeback against this team that really seems to have their number this season)
  12. insagt1
    I have always felt that a relief pitcher doesn't need so many warm-up pitches after throwing so many in the bullpen. Do they really need 8 pitches to 'get used to the mound'? Twins had their shot in the 8th and as usual failed to produce. Even if they manage to hold off the Tigers from further scoring, they will probably go 1,2,3 in the 9th. I would shut Buxton down now for as many months as it takes to get him healed (if thats ever going to be possible) Call up Miranda and give him another shot.
  13. insagt1
    soon as Twins load the bases you know nothing good will come of it. Naturally a 'k' ends the inning which is the Twins favorite AB. So frustrating to get 3 men on base after 2 outs and nothing to show for it. As for Buxton, anyone think he wasn't going to get injured sooner than later? The poor guy just can't stay healthy. So Pagan starts off the 8th with a walk. That too is never good, especially with Pagan on the mound. Twins will pay dearly for not scoring in the top of the 8th.
  14. insagt1
    agree with above and have voiced same opinion. Right now the trade looks awful but it could change. Also topics like this are good for this website because they do elicit a wide spectrum of comments. Why have forums like this if commentary can't flow..emotional or not. My constant thought for years on any trade has been,...be very careful when you trade an everyday position player for a pitcher. Unless that pitcher is a bonafide game changer, its usually not that hot of an idea. If the everyday player is definitely expendable, then perhaps you roll those dice. So halfway thru 2023 it can be said Miami is getting a lot more out of this trade than Minnesota. Let's see if Arraez can sustain and if Lopez can improve. Will the Marlins make post season and will the Twins also somehow sneak in.
  15. insagt1
    Amazing that despite all the injuries, the guys who are playing seem to be having their worst career year, or close to it. Memory is a bit fuzzy, but I seem to remember that way back in the day Earl Weaver used to issue fines for stuff like not getting a runner in from 3rd with less than 2 outs. (and Earl subscribed to the 3-run HR offense) Storm clouds started forming when Twins unloaded the AL batting champ for a 'hopeful' starting rotation 'ace'. Then they cast k-king Sano adrift and added his clone Gallo to replace his k's. They 'won' the Carlos Correa sweepstakes from Mets and Giants and so far all they 'won' was a 3 month struggle and a BA barely over .200. Wow. The strikeouts with runners on, for me, is the most aggravating part of this season. And it isn't close to improving. I would be ready to tell these guys to lay one down with a runner on 3rd. What can it hurt except perhaps a bunch of egos?
  16. insagt1
    one poster tried to justify this trade by instructing us that Arraez is merely a 'one-tool' player. Guess doesn't matter that the one tool is a sledge hammer that Twins sorely miss in their punch-out lineup this season. His average 'd' cannot nullify what he brings to the lineup. (Imagine him being the Twins DH this season...Buxton not withstanding) Always tricky trading an everyday player for a pitcher that will only make possibly 25-30 starts, pitching maybe 6 innings, unless that pitcher is Cy Young. Twins rolled the dice and so far things haven't gone well. Is this Monday morning Q-backing? No--Arraez won the batting title last year. Twins knew what they were giving up. Even if Lopez turns it around and wins 8 or 9 games 2nd half, Twins have not received equal value in that trade. At least not in 2023. Could Arraez come back to earth 2nd half and flop badly? Always that chance, but as a pure hitter, probably not. That would be like saying Gallo will stop striking out beginning July 1. (if he's still on the team) It was a trade that shouldn't have happened.
  17. insagt1
    agree with everything you said except your opinion of Arraez's value to this team. If ever a team needed someone like him (a batting champion no less) in a lineup filled with players who strike out regularly and kill rallies on a nightly basis its the Twins. We can forgive Gallo for his shortcomings and yet he has added very little to the success of this team, so far. As of this day, Twins have not gotten value for the Arraez trade, unfortunately...and surprisingly. In your quiet hours I think you would admit that there are probably around 30 MLB teams that would welcome such a 'one tool' player as Arraez, without blinking. Twins were hoping to catch some lightning in a bottle by trading for a pitcher that would do better than an ERA of 4.30 and have just 3 wins so far. It has only been 3 months but if we had to grade his contribution so far, it would not be a good one. But the season is a marathon, not a sprint so we'll see. If I were in Vegas, I'd say as soon as they put Buxton back in CF, he will go down within 1 to 2 weeks. He is already hurt so what is anyone really expecting. Buck only knows one speed so one diving catch, one sprint against a wall, one anything really...and that will be that.
  18. insagt1
    Nice to see Hicks get a fresh start with the O's. He is really starting to hit again and the players really like having him around.
  19. insagt1
    This is what happens when too many stats clutter the landscape. You get some real crazy results, and some just are not congruent. When you go to the games, do you enjoy watching him play...both defensively and at the plate? If so you are happy with what he contributes. If not, you are going to want him gone. Right? Are you excited when he comes to the plate? Are you giddy when the ball is hit in his direction? This is the kind of stuff that the fan who goes to games looks for. He doesn't spend inordinate amount of time talking launch angle, exit speed, WAR, peace, detente, whatever. When I went to games in Montreal and Vlad Sr was up, everything else stopped. You couldn't wait to see him hit. When Buck is healthy (hardly ever happens anymore) didn't you love watching him patrol CF..making all those plays. How does Kepler fit those criteria when watching him play? Is he helping the team win, or has he become a liability? For me then, I would say based on watching the Twins on TV only...I wouldn't cry if Kepler and Pagan were let go. They aren't guys I can't wait to see when I watch the Twins. Hate to say it but Buxton is starting to trend that way and I never ever thought I'd feel that way.
  20. insagt1
    We are enjoying how the robo ump is doing this year in Rochester. During weekday games the robot is energized. A real ump still calls balls and strikes, but each team gets I believe 5 challenges if they think the ump blew it. They then refer to the robot and it tells them what the pitch was. Not positive on how many challenges you get, or what happens when you are wrong too many times. I think you just lose the right to challenge. Anyway it is being used at AAA with the idea that it will eventually be brought up to MLB. So far not too many missed calls.
  21. insagt1
    I miss Arraez. Trading a current batting champ and then watching him try to hit .400 down in the anonymity of Miami hurts. The guy we got for him hasn't set the world on fire yet...hope he eventually does. Buxton apparently can't play CF anymore. His body just won't allow it. Worse, his offense is only mediocre at best as DH. He still fans too much and has too many long stretches where he gets zero hits. The bloom has gone off that rose. He is hurt all the time. Every season.
  22. insagt1
    Think Twins are missing Arraez right about now? The guy is flirting with .400. Anyone surprised at this? So far the guy they got for him isn't exactly lighting the league on fire. May be too soon to evaluate, but its always a big risk trading away a batting champion for someone who can only go out there every 5th day and for, in todays world, maybe 5 or 6 innings. I'm sure Twins were hoping someone would replace Arraez's bat, but that hasn't happened. Still a long ways to go and the AL Central is a dumpster fire, but watching these guys now is painful.
  23. insagt1
    Baseball is indeed broken beyond repair. These outrageously long contracts are just plain ridiculous. But the rich keep doing them. I think Correa played the Twins..trying to look good while leaving town. I think he honestly had zero intent on staying in Minnesota no matter how much money they threw at him. If he is indeed injured in some way then twins dodged what could have been a mess like the Os deal with Chris Davis. Based on the scene of MLB the Mets are the logical landing spot given that he pretty much held all the cards. We weren't ever going to sign him.
  24. insagt1
    Cave is now the Orioles problem. He will end up in Norfolk as an emergency callup probably. They must have seen some value because the O's are on the upswing
  25. insagt1
    I wish he would stay but clearly there are too many other teams with big bucks that will fatten his wallet. Twins can't compete so he's gone. Next.
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