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  1. insagt1
    Two things bother me: 1) Falvey's comments on how 'it doesn't matter' if they don't get home field. Nice to talk bravado, but lets be brutally realistic. Does anyone think it really doesn't matter if the Twins get to play that first round at home (where they are very good) or at Yankee stadium (where Yanks are very good and Twins are hopeless) We probably can't beat them anyway...but playing at home would be a huge advantage if they are to have any chance. Falvey is in LaLa land if he thinks Twins will be competitive at Yankee Stadium...especially if it can be avoided. Play every game to win. Period. 2) Donaldson...cannot disagree more with his comments. What he did (whether it was the umps pettiness or not) was totally selfish and was totally 'I' 'Me' centered, with no regard for his team...struggling in a must needed game against their nearest opponent. They needed him in the lineup for his bat potential and his 'd'. How can a teammate possibly think getting tossed for something foolish can ever endear himself to his other teammates..seriously. He screwed up and was trying to rationalize and justify a very selfish thing. I find nothing noble or even justifiable about it. A real bad look. Maybe..if it was game 90 in a 162 game season you could overlook it. But not right now. OK, end of rant.
  2. insagt1
    wasted opportunity to get to a very good pitcher in the 1st. Hopefully doesn't come back to bite us. Now we need to get Cave home...but Twins hitters are fanning the breeze tonite. Kepler grounds out but gets Cave home. 2-0 Good Guys
  3. insagt1
    Absolutely never....never. Twins can't beat anyone at the moment but they can't beat the Yankees at all. This is akin to Bruins-Canadiens for so many years....no matter what...Bruins could never beat Montreal in post season...period. Twins aren't good enough to slay the dragon this year. For their own sanity (and ours) play somebody else. If we lose, well so be it. But please, not to the Yankees.
  4. insagt1
    no excuse to not run Buxton in the 9th...statistics be damned. He is your fastest runner; the team desperately needed one run and Donaldson was a huge threat to do what he did...GIDP. I can't imagine too many managers that wouldn't have said...Bux...go on the first pitch. It was simply stupid...but they will spin it otherwise I'm sure. The slumps of Sano, Rosario, Cruz, Kepler couldn't come at a worse time in a short season. Twins hitters looked disinterested last night...again. Thats at least 5 straight games where they haven't strung 2 hits together. Time is running out to right the ship....or the playoffs will be 2 and out...no matter who they play.
  5. insagt1
    AS for facing our 'demons'...the Yanks...Twins haven't won a playoff series since Lincoln was president so it would be better for them to gain at least a little confidence first by beating anyone else, before facing NY. We won't beat NY so I'd like to see us win at least one playoff series. Anyway, not stealing Buxton was a total braincramp by Rocco. He steals and perhaps Donaldson's grounder gets him over to 3rd...but it would have changed the entire inning. When you don't trust anything, you lose. Twins are terrible right now.
  6. insagt1
    So, why didn't Buxton steal? If ever there was a time. Horrible effort by Twins hitters....again. Weak AB's. Maybe they should drop to 3rd to avoid the Yanks. In a 3 game series, we don't measure up at all. Of course right now we couldn't beat anyone. This has been a total team 'effort' in futility.
  7. insagt1
    anyone recall how many back to back hits Twins got in the White Sox series? My guess is zero. They are wasting a great effort by Hill. Come on Twins....wake up!
  8. insagt1
    these guys just up there hacking. Sano's AB's getting worse and worse. That stat that the last time the Twins produced multiple runs without a HR was Sept 7th. Gives us the idea that this is a legitimate slump for the team as a whole.
  9. insagt1
    Sano is definitely in the tank right now, but so is Cruz..and we need them both for post season. Cruz somehow has kept his BA over .320 but his production has disappeared....along with most anyone else not named Buxton. Come on Twins...this is ugly
  10. insagt1
    sure didn't take the Cubs long to show how its done....
  11. insagt1
    what has happened to the Twins offense is that they just can't produce a run with a base hit anymore. They can't string two hits in a row. The RBI men are making bad outs. Unless it leaves the park, Twins aren't scoring...at all. 1st inning...another failed opportunity when Cruz and Sano couldn't get the ball out of the infield. And Donaldson whiffs. Hope they work their way out of this. Beat the Yankees? yeah. The sleeping giant has awoken and they are merciless right now.
  12. insagt1
    Both Romo and Rogers are sort of fading and maybe they should not be used in late inning close games anymore? Yes? No? I'm thinking Yankees now. I don't know how the current Twins can beat NY unless many of their slumping hitters turn it around; the starters manage to give us at least 6 or 7 innings; and the pen is up to the challenge. What I saw of this last series was not a big vote of confidence in their post season chances. Collectively, they didn;t look very good, And there is little time to re-set at this point. I hope Rocco is saying something different to the players behind closed doors because something isn't right.
  13. insagt1
    only possible reason for the pinch hitter was perhaps Jeffers was probably a strike out candidate....as Twins have been whiffing all week long with reckless abandon. The hope was The Turtle would at least put the ball in play...which he did, but not very well. But overall,it was just a lousy game.
  14. insagt1
    Re: Donaldson...it wasn't only the dirt kicked that got him ejected. It was what transpired before. He was jawing with the ump about the previous pitch and clearly he had a bone to pick with the ump. What he did was childish and calculated. He's a veteran , He knew he would get bounced....and it was very selfish...given how poorly his teammates were hitting. No excuses. He screwed up and hurt his team. In hindsight...Romo should have walked Abreu to load the bases and take his chances with the next hitter. No guarantee he would have delivered. You never let the other guys' MVP beat you in late innings of a close game.
  15. insagt1
    We were supposed to win this one. And everything broke down. Our hitters minus Buxton disappeared...as they did all series...only one run scored without a HR. They couldn't string even two hits together. The 'd' was shoddy. And Romo, like Rogers is not getting it done like we had hoped. If we draw NY in round one, we are toast. We can't match them stride for stride when they are healthy. We didn't see a good Twins team against Chicago and we won't catch them now. We have to hope that our big hitters start to produce again. Maybe its time for Kepler to sit and give Wade/Cave the playing time. Even Kepler's 'd' has regressed. Its easy to sound real negative after a game like this, I know. Its a win that got away. Oh well. Bring on the Cubs. Start over.
  16. insagt1
    barring a miracle comeback...this loss is on everyone. Terrible game...one of the worst..given its importance. As for playing the Yanks in a 3 game series....no thanks. We don't have a chance.. Twins will go quietly in the 9th. (unless Buxton gets his 1st 3 HR game of his career.
  17. insagt1
    Twins are playing an ugly game. Something about this game is very unsettling. Playing terrible baseball. They deserve to lose this one. Sox big hitter comes thru. Our big hitters are striking out and hitting weak pop ups. Bullpen doesn't get it done. 'D' not getting it done. Our 3rd baseman gets tossed unnecessarily. Just not with the program at all. Yech...
  18. insagt1
    And Twins blew a sure DP. This game has been kinda frustrating.
  19. insagt1
    Donaldson showed no discipline...you just don't show up the ump like that and get away with it. so now a big bat is out of the game. Twins can't score runs without a HR...but I wonder why they didn't challenge the play at the plate. Buck may have been safe...but he probably shouldn't have gone. Kepler then with another weak AB. He joins Sano, Cruz and Rosario however...all having not good series. If Twins pen can somehow hold this lead (unlikely) it will be a very tough win.
  20. insagt1
    Donaldson...nice HR. Horrible brain cramp to get tossed. Unforgivable to lose a key hitter and good d-man in an important game. Wow...what a moronic move.
  21. insagt1
    Where would we be without Buxton...twice he gives us a lead. Twice the Sox homer to tie. I doubt Twins will score any runs without a HR today. And the woes of Cruz and Sano and maybe Rosario too continue. they have had awful AB's this series for the most part. Sano has just the one HR in his last 20 or so AB's, with a ton of whiffs. Cruz is in the worst slump of the season. Twins have to win this game.
  22. insagt1
    Maeda is on his game today. Concerned about Sano and Cruz...both mired in miserable slumps. Cruz has fanned 9 times in 23 AB's over last 7 games. Sano has whiffed 11 times in 23 AB's over last 7 games. Both hitting way under .200 and leaving boatloads of runners on base. Lets hope those two very important players snap out of this. Neither looks good today either....so far.
  23. insagt1
    Buxton needs to stay healthy if the Twins are to finally win a playoff series. Its becoming clear that he is the team MVP. While Cruz's exploits can't be ignored, Buxton can do it all and is a wonder to watch. But he can't be injured so much. Let's hope for the best. Looking at the BA's of last nights game....wow, were they ever ugly. Hard to believe with so many hitting so little that they are 11 games over .500. Twins have scored only 1 run in this series with a base hit. Lots of k;s and DP's have killed rallies. Still they are mostly successful, so I guess we should enjoy the ride. The caution though is a 3 game series is very dangerous and you can't take even an inning off. I agree with those who say Kepler shouldn't be leading off. But who should be? donaldson has a poor BA, but he also gets on base a lot. And he has a lot of catching up to do since he hasn't played much,. He'll be fine. Twins have to win today. Not just to get closer to 1st but to be able to beat this opponent. I think they can do it.
  24. insagt1
    This was the first year of my life with no Red Wing baseball to attend. It was terrible. Whats worse is we have no way of knowing if it will even return in April. Minor league sports must have fans....and that is a huge problem at the moment.
  25. insagt1
    Buxton is so key to Twins success. Its very clear they are babying him...the guy is SO fragile, he is just one play away from the injured list. But he is SO good. We need him to play. Marwin is gassed and Adrianza isn't much of a hitter. Wade OTOH isn't bad. I don't mind seeing him in there. And with a lineup that features several k-men, I would like to see Astudillo play more. He is a contact hitter extraordinaire. I know most here don't like him because of his 'd'..but right now our catchers aren't producing much offense. Plus he is just plain fun to watch. But I do see both sides of the argument. The division will probably come into sharp focus after the Twins play 3 against the Tribe followed by 4 against the WhiteSox. Those 7 games are going to be intense. all 3 teams will be in the playoffs, so only the seeding and 'home field' is at stake as to whether they finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Of course there is always bragging rights. Also fun to watch: the Yankees losing 15 of 20 (including 3 straight to the charging Orioles...who just might unseat the Payroll for the 8th playoff spot. What a story that would be. O's are 1/2 game back and have 4 to play with the Yanks coming up.
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