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  1. insagt1
    Just never know about young players. Some hit the ground running...then as said above major league pitchers quickly learn their weaknesses and things get ugly. Orioles Holliday and Mayo raked in AAA but have not started well in MLB. The guy they traded Norby is hitting a ton in Miami. Go figure. Lee started well for Twins but not so much now. Hard to judge a prospect based on part of one season. Is Lewis turning into a head case? Would trading him make sense? Will Buck or Correa be ready for postseason? Will Twins actually qualify? It's no longer a sure thing. Our 2 regularly scheduled injured stars are needed but hardly reliable and we have enough dots to connect to know this probably won't change. Is Rocco's tinkering with where his guys play from day to day screwing with clubhouse morale? They used to attack the late inning deficits..now they go meekly as evidenced by the recent 3 game no-,show by the hitters. Gonna be a tough last couple weeks.
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    In the game thread that was (correctly) shut down I made similar observations about Lewis and was quickly rebuffed. Funny now that this article comes out (correctly) about him. His attitude is not helping and it goes along with his subpar performance. Meanwhile Buxton and Correa still can't play and probably won't. Twins needed all 3 and right now they are getting none. The offense has stalled out and the 3rd WC is fast disappearing barring a very needed turnaround. The energy doesn't seem to be there nor does there appear to be a real leader in the dugout. Twins are trending all wrong and don't know what it will take with this current lineup to pull them out of it.
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    Twins lack of offense is going to sink them ultimately. This has been a butt ugly series. Anyone think we will see Buck or Carlos anymore this year. Those 2 are chronic injuries year after year. Twins miss them. Something definitely amiss with Lewis. Since his game winning HR coupled with his public griping about playing 2nd..he has disappeared. Not good
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    Can't you just see Ober being Dennis Lemieux in Slapshot...on the phone with management and asking what do I say? "Say..trade me right....well you all remember what he said. Twins are playing themselves out of a playoff spot...seriously. Taking Ober out was in microcosm what has happened to MLB . Suddenly a pitcher can't pitch a complete game even if he has a no hitter or he was outstanding like last night. For decades at the very least if a guy had only thrown 83 pitches and allowed 1 hit he goes back out until he gives up a hit or a walk. Watching these games is very frustrating for me because it's not the MLB game I have enjoyed for so many decades. But that horse left the barn and I have to deal with what's left. Anyway last night's loss could have sealed Twins fate unless things turn around quickly. .
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    Very embarrassing loss tonite. Very. Our starter is pitching a 1 hit shutout with only 80 pitches and yet our manager pulls him. Why? What in the world is wrong with the starter pitching the entire game when he is going so well? Its the era of pulling pitchers with no-hitters. Its the era of not letting a starter finish what he starts..or at least until he gets into hot water. The bullpen guys were terrible. The 'd' was shoddy and the bats disappeared. But Ober was terrific...so you yank him. Can't blow games like this late in a pennant race. A wasted effort by our starter which never should have happened. Own this one Twins. It was terrible. And just an observation but Lewis is now I believe 0-13 which sort of corresponds to being asked to play 2nd base. More or less. Something is up. Anyway, this one hurt and should never have ended like it did. The guys who hit in the 9th looked totally defeated. Everyone who is disappointed, discouraged, disgusted tonite has a right to be. For me, taking a starter out after 7 innings with a low pitch count and allowing only 1 hit, is one reason today's brand of baseball is very frustrating for the ones who have been watching the game for decades. Barring unbelievable circumstances, there is no defense for what went on tonite.
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    He has been more than vocal in his displeasure to play 2nd. This is a bad look right now whether real or imagined. Is this going to cause issues in the clubhouse? Do the Twins really want this distraction down the stretch? Is this how a teammate reacts during a playoff push...specially one who has been injured more than he has been on the field. Do they need this kind of distraction now? Is Lewis being reasonable, honest, or selfish. All we know is what we are allowed to see and hear. And right now it's not real pretty. Guess we'll see though huh.
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    Some injuries are more 'predictable' .is anyone even remotely surprised that Buxton is still hurt? Hibs injuries are always measured in months not weeks or days. It happens every year. Correa has also missed a ton of time as a Twin. Lewis was creeping down that road too. It's reality. Twins must adjust and they are fairly proficient at doing just that. Kepler may be done for the year. And probably done as a Twin too.
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    I really dislike that Twins-Orioles will finish things up for 2024. Both teams will be fighting for seeding in all likelihood and I don't want either team to lose! I hope the O's can take care of the Yanks first, so maybe it won't be so dire for them. The final 3 weeks should produce some real interesting baseball. I think we'll finally see Buck this weekend, but Im not at all confident that Correa will be ready to play at all--unless Twins aren't telling us something more relevant about his setbacks. If he plays it will be a bonus.
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    The good Duran shows up and shuts 'em down in the 9th. Big win for Twins. Still 3.5 behind Cleveland but thats OK. they move ahead of KC. Did just enough to get the W tonite. And a mini-win streak!!
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    To the 9th with the one run lead. BP med time for Twins fans. Gotta bring this one home.
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    Yep--only way Lewis got that hanger-mistake was by not whiffing on a few of the closers good 'out' pitches. And Royce has done a fair share of whiffing in those spots recently. It was a great AB...a great analysis pitch by pitch...made me totally re-live the AB, waiting for the big moment. Twins need Lewis to be that guy down the stretch. Every team needs that go-to guy who can change a game with one swing. (O's have one in Santander, and before injury lately it was Urias..an unlikely one) Perhaps that HR will restore some of Royce's swagger. (clearly he doesn't seem to be real excited about playing 2nd base!!) No one succeeds all the time. But there are a few who just seem to rise to the occasion more than others. I know the stat-boys will insist there is no such thing as a 'clutch hitter' and they will pour out all the stats to 'prove it'. And I won't refute what they show us....except that after watching baseball for 70 years, I know there have been certain guys I want up there in game situations and others who I never want to see. Thats why the game is played on the field, not on paper. Its why Judge is so dangerous. Its why they once walked Bonds intentionally with the bases loaded. Its why Musial and Williams were such feared hitters with the game on the line. Twins will need Royce to do that again and again in the final 3 weeks. Is it too much to ask? Maybe. But we'll be watching!!
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    brought back a memory. Many years ago when my girls were young we went to the Renaissance Fair in Sterling, NY. Got there early but the girls needed a restroom real bad. So we asked the folks at the gate if we could please go in just to use the bathroom and come right back out. They said OK. So while my wife was in with the girls, some cast members were also in the bathroom and didnt expect anyone else to be in there. They were bantering back and forth and then one of them said, 'well this is Labor Day. Thankfully only one more day of this $hit.' Then they looked up at saw 3 sets of eyes. Suffice to say, they were mortified. My girls shrugged it off and soon it was onward to get a big turkey leg to munch on and watch the wench get dunked in the pond. No we never mentioned the incident but we laugh about it to this day. Last night we watched 'Stripes' on one of the movie channels. Never can see that flick enough times. but one of our favorite lines is when Hulka (the big toe) looks at 'Psycho' and says, 'Lighten up Francis'. Sometimes in the heat of a pennant race, we all need to do a little of that...for our own sanity! Meantime...go Twins (and for me its also Go O's and go Red Wings) An unholy trinity of teams that drive me nuts for 6 months!!🙃 Have a great day guys!
  14. insagt1
    If Twins can win these next 3 games then for sure KC over Cleveland to make it a fun 3 team sprint to the finish. If not, then I would be happy to secure the 2nd WC (in most cases) so KC needs to lose. At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter does it? Just get in. You will always have to beat a good team no matter who it is, to advance. I think the intriguing series is O's-Chisox. O's are playing so poorly (relative to being a contender) and they are so banged up, it wouldn't surprise me if the Sox stole a game or two, which would be the ultimate embarrassment for Baltimore. You just can't lose to a team that has already lost 107 games. So even the 1st WC isn't a slam dunk for anyone yet. Should be a fun 3 weeks. Wonder what the chances are of seeing Buck or Carlos the rest of the season? We've all heard the speculation but what is the reality for both?
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    Twins continue to keep things interesting. Like to see them get back into 2nd this week,
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    REALLY need a shutdown inning from Duran. This is a big game to win.
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    Lewis finally comes thru with a BIG one. Let's hope it gets him untracked. We need him a lot.
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    Jax picked a bad day to have one of his worst days. He has no command; not getting calls on the close ones and puts the Twins in a deep hole. Darn.
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    It's actually easier to accept and forget ugly games like this one than close late inning losses that should have been wins.
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    Agree Buxton and Correa have been put too long to come back now and be effective. Thought maybe this year Buck would finally escape the long injury but with him it's just not possible. It has to be a month at least every time. Twins may as well just come clean with Correa. 'Setback' is code for see you in 2025 hopefully. Big concern about Lewis..he is contributing just about nothing. Kepler as well. Pressure on the others to really step up.
  21. insagt1
    I have a bigger concern right now for Lewis. His play has deteriorated rather substantially. His power stroke has been replaced by more k's and weaker AB's when he does connect. So--is he hurt? Or something else?
  22. insagt1
    Whew...got the W. Pablo was sharp. Twins finally get a win.
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    why not Jax to at least start the 9th? Is this yet another 'by the book' decision by Rocco? Hope it doesn't backfire as Duran has not gone well lately. And yeah, Lewis is a mess right now. Funny, both he and Henderson of the O's were on fire early...lots of power and energy. Now both of them are nowhere to be found anymore. Are we worried about this game now? Can Duran throw strikes...in the right places?
  24. insagt1
    Jeffers is in that camp I don't like much...that is HR or strikeout. The K's are very damaging. Vazquez is probably better defensively and he can hit a bit. My guess like many here says Rocco platoons them. Twins are no lock to make post season...unless they wake up pretty soon
  25. insagt1
    Another bullpen disaster as well as the usual k-parade. Can we just agree that Thielbar's days are over. He has company for sure but he just doesn't have it anymore. Somethings are very wrong with Twins right now..top to bottom. They need their key guys back but that isn't happening. Team looks tired. The AB"S are weak. The k's beyond aggravating. There is no imagination in their plate approach. But most everything is broken at the moment so I guess that's all I've got.
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