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  1. Doctor Gast
    I agree Rich Hill is a given, stating again he should`ve been used as a compliment to Taylor Rodgers through out the season & not starting him too soon until he`s 100% ready which would be now when we are in desperate need for impact starting pitching. The doubt for me is who is the 2nd, to help me better choose is to know how well are Cave, Booker & Gonzalaz doing? It seems to me even w/o Rosario we are still deep at that position. Even though Kiriloff is more MLB ready, Lewis would be more needed up the middle to help support Buxton plus available help out at 2nd, 3rd or SS if needed.
  2. Doctor Gast
    Thank you so much for expressing so well what I believe & know. We need baseball to unite us & lift our spirits. It`s frustrating to see those who we look to, not looking for facts & true solutions, which are content w/ floundering & chaos. Who place solely their interests ahead the country
  3. Doctor Gast
    It takes a rare breed to be an ump, which you`ve portrayed perfectly. A thick hide is definitely required
  4. Doctor Gast
    The hitting seems very unrealistic, that`s what`s holding us back as far as winning but the relief & starting pitching is pretty much what I expected
  5. Doctor Gast
    Both are positioning themselves & both are to blame. Like what was said, we needed them to bypass all that BS to speed things up not play games. I believe the owners gave a reasonable offer & expressed a concern about not having fans. The players IMO should`ve countered w/ a more realistic offer.
  6. Doctor Gast
    Yes,
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    I too share sadness over the possibility of losing valuable baseball communities due to this fiasco. We need more positive influences not less in communities to fight the breakdown of our society
  8. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Tom, always love to see in the park HRs. This especially was special because it was a crucial game & that it came from Hrbek who wasn`t known for his speed, what he lacked in speed he made up w/ heart. That`s how he played the game
  9. Doctor Gast
    I`m very high on Royce Lewis & Ryan Jeffers. Both are very talented, motivated & in great opportunity to make the team as middle fielder & catcher, where we need players in supportive role in the very near future. Also very pleased that`s Ryan`s birthday is a day before mine & Royce`s is a day later. Happy birthday to both & wish you both long & prosperous careers as Twins.
  10. Doctor Gast
    There have been a lot of pretty good pitchers at the 27th pick. Very hopeful that we can pull away w/ a pretty good pitcher w/ this group & our scouts
  11. Doctor Gast
    Yeah, I expect too that the owners will counter w/ less games, to throw off the players. But 60 games won`t be the final result IMO. Pity all this stupid negotiations will only delay further the desire of a speedy restart
  12. Doctor Gast
    I`m surprised by so many HS players so high in this draft, especially when there is so many great college prospects. I`d be surprised if FO select a HS player 1st round. It`d be great if we could grab Cavalli
  13. Doctor Gast
    Martin Luther King is a hero to me, in a time of social injustice much greater than today he preach for racial equality w/ love & unity. Back then there was an avenue of violence which pointed to civil war (which wouldn`t succeed anything but blood & misery), he chose to alienate himself from that & was able to succeed on precious civil rights. Today we have the same choice, do we want to condone violence (which enemy of our democracy wants) or do we totally stand against it? Do we continue w/ King & choose the high ground & unite or do we choose to hate which divides & cause civil war w/ death & lose? We must not be apathetic about it!
  14. Doctor Gast
    1st of all, I`m against injustice & racism of any kind. What I saw portrayed on media concerning George Floyd was repulsive & that police officer should be prosecuted full force of the law. I`m a democrat but I hate politics & abhor most politicians because instead of serving the people, they don`t care; they only care about power & $. I was shocked a while ago when I saw an advertisement on Master Class; the teacher said " Learn enough to think you`re right but not enough to know you`re wrong". What shocked me wasn`t what he said but how smug he was. A lot of focus is put on indoctrination, spinning data & shutting down contrary dialogue not education & truth. When it was time to practice self-distancing, they threw out narratives encouraging to embrace the public & many got infected; when it was time for low-risk player to go to work, they encouraged lock-down, at the same time ignoring the high-risk persons in nursing homes. Baseball not to long ago was robust now it is sick not because of covid 19 but because of the narratives. Kepler was criticized because he wasn`t political & wanted to obligate him, I say good for him. I`m sure he supports Buxton 100%. I say politicians are out to divide & conquer, they don`t really care, they want only power. People should protest peaceably against injustice but don`t let politics tear us apart. This is the time to unite & let`s keep politics out of it. Baseball has always united us let`s bring it back & KEEP OUT POLITICS
  15. Doctor Gast
    Always have liked Duffy, he`s evolved into pitcher that he is now. I think he`ll continue to evolve. That said, I think he still needs to prove that he can maintain that success. Early last year Baldelli never announced his closer but Rogers proved that he could handle that high leverage role & he earned that role. But he also showed that he didn`t have the stuff to pitch consecutive games. That`s why I suggested Hill to be used to be used in high leverage games to limit his pitch count until he`s fully ready to go full blast in the post season. But going into the post season we need to have someone able to duo w/ Taylor Rogers because he won`t be available every game, hopefully Duffy can be that guy
  16. Doctor Gast
    I`m not really on either side of players or owners. I believe both need to step up & get it done. Something else also occurred to me that there are players who have the talent to be great but what makes them achieve that greatness is heart. That drive that motivates them to want to play to qualify themselves for something beyond themselves like family, region, country or God. I believe during this time we can see who is destined for greatness
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    https://theathletic.com/1841542/2020/05/28/players-association-plans-to-propose-longer-season-insist-on-full-prorated-salaries/?source=freedailyemail The players have rejected the owners last proposal, the players have proposed a longer season & asking for harder proof of owner`s hardship declaration. I agree w/ both, hope they both step up & we have a season soon. What do you think?
  18. Doctor Gast
    I agree w/ you Cooper. Berrios is by far the best pitcher. He can be depended on to pitch at least 7 good innings on most days & now capable to pitch around 200 innings which helps the BP a lot. I expect him to take another step & become a Cy Young canidate. Odorizzi is always improving himself & last year stepped up his game, he`s motivated this year to continue to improve his value. Baldelli had him pitched by far the least of the starting rotation (except Pineda, who had not pitched for a long time & left early) if he had pitched more his #s would have dived. Maeda is a polished pitcher & if he`s handled like LA did he will continue to be good. But don`t expect him to turn into an ace just because he`ll be given an opportunity to pitch longer. LA has had a fantastic pitcher coaching staff & their organization isn`t worried about $ if it means winning. Maeda wasn`t limited his innings because LA wanted to save $, it was because Maeda pitched better w/ fewer times around the batting order & his #s were much better at pitcher friendly Dodger Stadium. Now he`ll pitch in hitter friendly Target Field. Unless our staff has found a secret that LA missed that they`re not sharing. If you look at the adjusted Maeda stats of game`s away from LA & pitching 3x or more through the order, I think some fans will be disappointed
  19. Doctor Gast
    I too would like Sano improve his strike out rate. Wouldn`t it be possible for Sano w/ 1 or 2 strikes to shorten his stride & try not to kill the ball every at bat to protect the plate a little bit better. He`s so strong he doesn`t have to kill the ball to put it over the fence.
  20. Doctor Gast
    To me the owners are trying to split the union to get votes. Since this is a unique season we need unique solutions. I was thinking maybe for this year only that these big market owners could carve into their high revenues to help out the lower markets & help cut a more favorable deal w/ the players. If there is still a hardship of any owner, hopefully they can negotiate some kind of deferred payment. Because of this covid fiasco, baseball has suffered tremendously this year & years to come. Those who will suffer the most are minor leaguers, owners, MLB players & die hard fans. It`s out of minorleaguers & fans hands, so it`s to everyone`s advantage for the owners & MLB players to limit this damage! Or baseball will further diminish & it`s effect on society
  21. Doctor Gast
    We owe these great men so much who sacrificed so much in a crises so we can exercise our freedoms. Salute to them!
  22. Doctor Gast
    What`s your take?
  23. Doctor Gast
    The courage & the hassle for any team to get there, more than qualifies them. It`s still the World Series, the 2 teams that qualifies goes through the same pressures & challenges of that ultimate series .
  24. Doctor Gast
    This game seems rigged! How can all these high caliber sluggers be held down for so long! Unbelievable! For the most part it seems you`re doing everything right
  25. Doctor Gast
    Like your selections, 1965 Twins could`ve & should`ve won (my favorite Twin Tony Oliva & 2nd favorite pitcher Camilo Pasqual)! If FO hadn`t let Ortiz go for nothing & some bad trades the 2006 Twins could`ve gone all the way ( favorite all time pitcher Yohan & Hunter was great)!
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