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  1. Kummel
    What in tarnation. The occasional flicker of light goes out mighty fast. This team is the most inconsistent I have ever seen.
  2. Kummel
    These sound like trades for the sake of trading. The offense has picked up, thanks largely to the young players. Why trade Wallner -- he is the offense you are looking for. Why lose a young hitter with power and with years of team control? This time, don't give away the farm.
  3. Kummel
    It's hard to answer the question readily about Wallner vs Larnach, because as you note, Gallo clogged the pipeline. It's hard to understand the thinking with that one. Well, actually we know the thinking because we heard early in the season that the Twins were confident they could improve Gallo's offensive performance.
  4. Kummel
    Add a bullpen arm. Get the young players into regular rotation: Julien, Kirilloff, hopefully Lewis soon. Stay with the lineups that were clicking in 2 games against the Mariners -- the ones without Buxton at DH. Can he go on the IL indefinitely? Definitely don't play both Buxton and Gallo (liked the move to pinch hit for Gallo in the Mariner game). I would move on from Gallo. Correa and Kepler looking better.
  5. Kummel
    Twins found a winning or at least a workable formula in the 2 games they removed Buxton from the lineup. I'd try sticking with what works.
  6. Kummel
    These are the most competitive games I can remember this season. Exciting games to watch, hurray! The offense is finally here. Taking Buxton out of the DH spot has unclogged the lineup. Moving Correa to leadoff is working out. And more than anything, Julien and Kirilloff -- WOW, they are a dynamic duo. What a great 1-2-3 punch. Kepler is hot now and playing with more heart. Imagine if Royce Lewis returns to form... More broadly, these are wins for a roster clearly working together to score runs vs assorted individual players focused on hitting bombs. It's really satisfying to see the teamwork in action.
  7. Kummel
    The Twins have have been slow to act because they assumed the team would continue to win more games with Buxton in the lineup. That's patently not the case this year. It has been painful to watch. Recently it looks as if it might be making things worse for Buxton to keep sending him out there. He is such an all-in player, this must be hellish for him.
  8. Kummel
    I remember it and have thought of it often as the season progresses. I happened to be at that game and people in the stands around me collectively gasped. Somehow he continued to play, and the vaulting incident was overshadowed in that day's news by the serious injury to Kyler Farmer, who was hit in the face by a pitch. Buxton's willingness to sacrifice his body has had a devastating impact on his career.
  9. Kummel
    I agree that keeping Buxton in as DH is painful and unhelpful at this point. Gallo doesn't inspire confidence, either. But I don't feel as pessimistic as the author. The Twins did generate some runs during the Oakland series and there are signs that the offense can pick up with the combination of young bats (Kirilloff, Julien, Wallner, unfortunately not Royce for now) and an improved Correa. Correa is now the leadoff hitter - that is a change the Twins have made - and it seems to be working. And while everyone's offensive production is down this year other than maybe Solano, the "contributing cast" (Solano, Taylor, Castro, Farmer) is solid, can pick it up.
  10. Kummel
    The Twins could use another reliever, but the biggest concern i have is with the lackluster performance so far this year -- something that one trade can't fix.
  11. Kummel
    Ouch. At least Correa still makes plays look easy at shortstop.
  12. Kummel
    Gleeman didn't offer an "emotional" response to Pagan, but rather telling stats. At the very least, the story in this data explains why fans are leary. This doesn't look like the profile of a reliever whose struggles are limited to a "disastrous first few months."
  13. Kummel
    Before this series, the bats were quiet. It was awful. Yes, we could have won this game but didn't, and Pagan shouldn't be a relief pitcher. But at least the offense started rolling!
  14. Kummel
    Last season when I saw the team struggle to score runs, I thought -- they REALLY need Arraez. The general sentiment was that a starting pitcher was more valuable (ok), but also that Arraez was easily replaced. Not so. Still, the offense seems much worse than you'd expect, as several folks have noted. I assume the poor group performance is about a team approach to hitting, and that the offense has not slipped into some uncanny MN sports version of the Bermuda Triangle.
  15. Kummel
    Why this team sends down or benches hot bats (Wallner this time) is a mystery. I thought this year's team had promise but here we are in familiar offensive doldrums. The Twins plodded through last season and this feels like a repeat. Last year I would think -- well, just imagine if we didn't have Arraez... I don't know if plantar fasciitis has been contributing to Correa's woes all season, but clearly something is amiss. Bench Kepler, his heart isn't in it.
  16. Kummel

    3 Twins Trending Upward

    Kummel commented on Cody Pirkl's article in Twins

    And maybe Jeffers' batting work is starting to really pay off and we are seeing another upward trend develop? One game not a trend, but wow Jeffers hit a bullet last night to win the game and he also had two singles. Maybe he is earning a bigger role especially if Vasquez doesn't return to form.
  17. Kummel
    A clutch hitter in his first game back - just what the Twins need. Congratulations, Mr Lewis!! Kirilloff looks good, too. And Wallner was on base 8 times before being sent down. The young crew have some life to their play -- even as Correa and Buxton are struggling.
  18. Kummel
    I don't get this team. They have a good game, then disappear. The inconsistency is painful. Correa's struggles were well publicized, but Buxton has been a notable dud with runners in scoring position. Here and there someone shows a spark offensively, but then they conk out. Wallner does hit, but is sent back down. With such superlative starting pitching, you'd think the offense would be fired up. Instead, they seem deflated and depressed.
  19. Kummel
    Plantar fasciitis really can be extremely debilitating. You know how you get PT exercises and tail off after a while? I have done exercises daily for years to ward off a return of plantar fasciitis. I sure hope Correa has a mild case.
  20. Kummel
    Love how these guys came back after the first game in the series -- it was tremendous as a fan to see the Twins at Dodger stadium putting together a well played game against Kershaw with small ball. And it's great to see a number of Twins players rising to the occasion -- Ober, Farmer, Taylor. The supporting cast this year is really helping around the edges, key for a top team. The "reluctant lead off hitter" looks like he's off to a good year. Lots of pieces coming together - different ways to win...
  21. Kummel
    After all these years, the starting rotation is fantastic. I don't want to lose sight of that. The offense is lifeless. Hoping for a spark.
  22. Kummel
    He looked good tonight!
  23. Kummel
    Fantastic news. It's early, but things feel different this year on the field - and off.
  24. Kummel
    Delighted to see Arraez do well -- I loved seeing him as a Twin so thoroughly enjoying being up to bat.
  25. Kummel
    I hate to see Arraez leave. It was a pure joy to watch him hit - and the Twins really need hitters who get on base. Heck, he won a batting title. I will never forget the time he stood in at the plate for Cron -- working his way to a walk in a heroic at-bat. Arraez has heart, he so clearly loves the game. He worked hard to strengthen his knees and his durability in the last season.
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