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  1. darwin22
    Not much to comment on other than ANOTHER game just p*ssed away. I've held my negativity to a point, but I can't much longer after watching our $30+ million player have ANOTHER in a long string of pathetic games at the plate. 1-5 today with a scalded infield single. Yippee! 3 straight ABs in game today with RISP and Mr. Big Bucks fails to even get the ball out of the infield! Wimpy ground ball to 1B---in 5th Foul pop up to catcher in 7th Popup to SS in 10th. I know we're stuck with Mr. Big Bucks/Zero production for multiple years to come, but I will say---and please bring on the argument against this statement: Carlos Correa is the WORST free agent signing in the HISTORY of this organization.
  2. darwin22
    Another dismal SP performance tonight. Paddack got rocked early and Stros kept up the carnage without much of any fight from our stagnant offense against a pitcher I've never heard of. 70 runs allowed in last 8 games. Seventy....ooofdah! Pretty surprising 2 wins achieved in that span of games. Only good thing is seeing Kansas City continue to play as bad.
  3. darwin22
    Great outing by Festa to limit early damage and make it though 6. Buxton absolutely obliterated that slider for a mammoth HR. Guessing it has to rank (479 feet) as 1 of the top 5 Twins HRs in Target Field history. Also kuddos to Castro! Huge 2 RBI triple to open things up. Need Ober to bounce back from his last mediocre start tomorrow in finale.
  4. darwin22
    Better return than I expected---a used bag of baseballs for batting practice. How does this affect 40-man roster? Last nights implosion by Alcala---especially his mental mistake of backing up a scorched single to RF on the 1B SIDE, which resulted in a throwing error by Wallner (?)--had to be the final straw.
  5. darwin22
    The 2 bombs Culpepper hit in this afternoon's doubleheader for Kernels should accelerate his promotion to Wichita.
  6. darwin22
    Easy to post 4 hours later, but ANOTHER meltdown by Jax tonight is beyond concerning. 4-1 lead totally p^ssed away. Just another reason NOT to invest any time into this team.
  7. darwin22
    Living in the KC area this abysmal performance the last 4 days (minus last night) makes for some rough upcoming days being surrounded by a plethora of bandwagon Royal fans. As mentioned in the game summary--the Twins CONTINUED FAILURE to produce with RISP far beyond "worrisome." It is absolutely PATHETIC! For anyone interested this collection of misfit hitters.... minus the 3 games in Chicago (9-20) are hitting just over the Mendoza line for the season against STL, HST and KC. Now 19-84 (..226 average) on the season. Making matters even worse in their now 9 losses (with many more to come) this group of POOR hitters are hitting .181 (13-72). As we all know you have to score RUNS to win! Twins have scored 3 runs or less (all losses) in 8 games already. They've scored 2 runs or less in 7 of 13 games. Beyond the lack of clutch hitting---KC was only 5-25 in this series---is the continued poor defense and inconsistent to BAD pitching, especially with our supposed strong bullpen. This is a LOST season already. For those naysayers out there, please point out ANY REASON to believe this team will rebound and even sniff contending for a playoff spot. The inevitable injury to Buxton (who's not producing) is inevitable. Lewis is no reason for hope. Castro hasn't done anything. Lopez going on DL for likely at least a 2-3 week stretch. Since their absolute tank last season losing 27 of their last 39 games this team is now 16-36, 16 wins and 36 losses for a winning percentage of .307. This team is cooked and any long time/open minded fan (I've been a Twins fan since the early 1970s) knows it. Nothing will EVER change with this franchise until NEW OWNERSHIP comes in and makes a concerted effort (like the Wolfs/Vikings) to put a winning product on the field. I really hate being so negative so early this season, but I cannot and will not invest my time and support to an organization that has zero accountability and leadership.
  8. darwin22
    A sad team with no guts or heart.
  9. darwin22
    Only a 1-run deficit in 3rd inning, but am I in the minority that's totally disgusted by the lack of effort by Correa JOGGING to first base on his 3-6-3 DP to end the inning? Is it too much to ask Mr. $30million plus to actually hustle? I guess so as there's no accountability in the organization from the ownership down to our manager.
  10. darwin22
    Attitude reflects leadership.
  11. darwin22
    Missed the game (intentionally) and glad I did so. Words are hard to come by at this point, but here's a few to describe this team & their manager: Apathetic Rudderless Uninterested Indifferent Nothing to say about the pitiful performance by Paddack today. Just a complete meltdown. At least Ober had an excuse for his bad outing yesterday. I said after the abysmal 12-27 finish last season with very little done to improve this team in the offseason we were a 4th place team that would lose at least 90 games. At this point, that prediction appears overly optimistic.
  12. darwin22
    Count me in the pessimistic club. Yes, only 1 game (L) in, but when your top 3 hitters go 0-12, I don't see a lot of optimism moving forward. Not only was the top of the lineup bad, but our situational hitting (RISP) was again abysmal...1-8 today. This is a 4th place club. I just don't see anything resembling a playoff contending team...especially is ANY of our top 3 SPs have an extended DL stint.
  13. darwin22
    We missed Kepler as much a getting an STD from an ex-girlfriend.
  14. darwin22
    Where is Carlos Santana on this list? He should at least warrant inclusion in the top (worst) 5
  15. darwin22
    1 error: Collective 2024 salaries for Santana, Kepler, DeSclafini and Theilbar totaled $22,475,00. If all 4 are gone---thats a decent chunk of $$ that could solidify the rotation as well as bringing in at least 2 quality RPs--preferably LHP RPs
  16. darwin22
    Not arguing with "the numbers" you mentioned regarding estimated payroll for 2025, but I looked at Spotrac website and found significantly lower numbers. Twins have 5 players (Vazquez-10; Correa- 37.33; Buxton-15.14; Lopez-21.75 and Paddack- 7.5) with guaranteed salaries for next season. That total is $91.72mill They have 12 players arbitration eligible for 2025. Of this group, I'd guess that 10 will be offered arbitration, with resulting raises: Jeffers, Lewis, Castro, Larnach, Ober, Ryan, Topa, Stewart, Jax and Duran. The 2 others arb eligible are Kirilloff and Tonkin. Both, imo, should be released. Alcala has a $1.5 club option, which imo is a no-brainer. He absolutely should be back. Margot has a $12m mutual option. Enough said. See ya later Manuel 4 players are unrestricted free agents: Santana, Kepler, DeSclafini and Thielbar. Their collective salaries for 2024 totaled $26,475,000. The only 1 in that group that I'd advocate to re-sign would be Santana as I don't see a legit 1B ready to take over next year. The rest of the players are all PRE-ARB. All of them made under $1m in 2024 Hitters: Miranda, Martin, Julien, Lee and Wallner Pitchers: SWR, Festa, Varland, Matthews, Duarte, Sands, Funderburk and Blewett. Waste of my time and other TD fans to think that our cheap ownership will make any effort to sign a big time FA hitter or pitcher in the offseason. As a result, the only means I see for improvement are a few trades for SP depth, legit bullpen arms and 2 quality bats. Wishful thinking, I know.
  17. darwin22
    Pathetic performance. Where is the pride? Where are the guts? Where is the fire? Of course, being the "Twins way" there will be ZERO accountability from the front office or ownership. Anyone expecting anything even resembling a shakeup hasn't followed this team for any long stretch.
  18. darwin22
    The 2024 Twins have to be getting dangerously close to the most heartbreaking team in franchise history, right? The 1984 Twins were in 1st place with 7 to go. They lost 6 of 7 (walked off twice vs CLE), blew a 10-run lead in final series of the year, and missed playoffs.
  19. darwin22
    Can't say I remember this (I was 2.5 years old), but if referencing the 1967 Twins, you can hardly call that a collapse. Twins held a 1-game lead in the final series of the season against Boston (at Fenway) after winning the 1st game, but dropped the final 2 games to finish in a 2nd place tie with Detroit.
  20. darwin22
    The complete and utter FAILURE of the front office to upgrade this team at the trade deadline is THE REASON why this team is sinking and facing the likely outcome of sitting at home when the playoffs begin. Yes, blame can be directed in many directions, but it starts at the top of the organization. Attitude reflects leadership. The Pohlad ownership better NOT come out now or in the off season and state that WINNING a World Series is their #1 priority. Its not and never will be.
  21. darwin22
    Well.....a very nice W to start an important road trip. I, like possibly others, need to appreciate what our HEALTHY players are doing to make daily contributions to help this team win. Tonight, obviously, the 2 main bats were Larnach's scalding 3-run BOMB and Lee's late HR. After a disappointing start by SWR it was great to see Alcala and Henriquez hold onto the lead with their scoreless outings. Jax showed why he's our best and most reliable RP with his 7th inning work. Bummer to see Sands give up a solo HR, but he pitched well again. Duran closing things out with zero drama was much appreciated. Really need Festa to duplicate his last outing as, imo, its unlikely to see any of Sands, Jax or Duran tomorrow night as each has pitched in back to back games. Alcala also unlikely after his 32 pitch outing tonight. That leaves Blewett, Tonkin, Castillo and Thielbar to pitch Tuesday night. Will be interesting to see if Rocco gives Helman a start tomorrow night against Springs.
  22. darwin22
    What other options do they have but to keep "rolling with" Festa, SWR and Matthews?
  23. darwin22
    Excellent post! No way did I take your assessment as "doom and gloom"--rather its spot on to where this team is at right now. I'm (like all fans) beyond disappointed that Buxton and Correa continue to miss action. I understand these are legit injuries, but Buxton missing 42 games and Correa missing now 57 games are one of the core reasons why this team is scuffling. As many have noted--the #1 core reason why this team is in this position---struggling to even make the playoffs--with a quick exit OR totally missing out if Boston or SEA takes the 3rd wildcard---is the absolute FAILURE of the Pohlad ownership to provide the financial resources necessary to field a playoff team with a legit chance to win in October! What did the Pohlad ownership due in the offseason to upgrade this team? 1. Traded Polanco (which I was fine with) for a promising RP (Topa) and a washed up/injure prone SP in DeSclafini. Result/Grade: A big fat "F"---------I still have hopes for Topa, but he won't be make any impact over the last 30 games to help our beleaguered bullpen 2. Traded for Manuel Margot as our 4th OF/starter against LHP. Although a few bright spots they've been very few and far between as evidenced by his .646 OPS, woeful power (4 HRs/30RBI in 274 ABs and a -0.5 WAR). Moreover, his defense is beyond substandard. His waffle iron for a glove makes Lew Ford look like a perennial gold glover. My grade: D---and I'm being generous 3. Signing of Carlos Santana as free agent Well....1 out 3 is still pretty miserable. Santana has been a godsend especially due to the total tank that Alex Kirilloff has turned out to be. I may be in small minority, but count me in the camp of bringing Santana back on a 1yr deal to play 1B and platoon possibly with Miranda there. Trade deadline moves: As a former high school social studies teacher I never game a grade of a "F minus" to a student, but thats the grade I'd give the Pohlads for making the absolutely foolish/ignorant/ insert your own adjective----for the pickup of Trevor Richards. Just a complete joke. What "message" does that send your players when they see pretty much EVERY contender in MLB make upgrades for the postseason and we pick up a beyond below average RP in Richards. The failure of the Pohlad ownership is a slap in the face to the players, coaching staff and the fan base. We deserve better.
  24. darwin22
    You may be right, but I was referencing K/BB ratio, not BB/IP. 64 K's vs. 8 walks IS a 8-1 ratio.
  25. darwin22
    Who would've predicted that Cole Sands would become an important and DEPENDABLE part of this pitching staff this season after two seasons of less than stellar performance? For those not aware---Sands has put up the following numbers this season: W-L record: 6-1 WHIP: 0.99!...this after a +1.50 last season ERA: 3.23---a full half of a run better than last season (3.74) Most impressive is his K to BB ratio: 64 K's over 56.67 IP------------walks for the season= 8 With my limited math skills that is an outstanding ratio of 8:1 Keep it going Cole!
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