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  1. umterp23
    Nice AB by Jeffers driving the ball the other way with 2 strikes
  2. umterp23
    When Gordon thinks he can be a full-time member of Bomba squad, you get lazy fly balls
  3. umterp23
    Lazy flight ball out and you get one run with bases loaded a little league defensive play by Sox. Once again, you can step on the opponents throat and we let them up to breathe. We will lose more than we win with lack of clutch hitting
  4. umterp23
    should be a gift of a run
  5. umterp23
    1st and 2nd no outs and Buxton swings at two awful pitches for a K. not even close
  6. umterp23
    Good thing we hit HR's to win the game last night. Once again blow a chance to score in the 1st. Two opportunities: 1st and 2nd with one out. Kepler goes down looking on 3 straight pitches. Another walk to load the bases with two outs and Kiriloff goes down looking on 3 pitches. We continue to waste early game opportunities which will come back and bite us in the you know what. Good one against a bad team, need to go for the sweep and bury teams when you get the chance. Go Twins
  7. umterp23
    Don't need him back on this roster. He isn't the difference maker and earlier in the year the team chemistry per some players was at it's best from previous years. Clubhouse leadership and mentor to Sano. Sano obviously didn't learn anything from Cruz. Why bring back a bloated DH salary when younger guys are outperforming Father Time? Thanked him for his time last year, not need for a welcome back tour for a true rental player for 2 months
  8. umterp23
    meaningless to show buxton over 162 game set of numbers, as that is about 2 years worth of baseball from injury prone years. Now if he had a Trout type of year playing 150+, then that would warrant listing those numbers. Buxton maybe at 5 on this list nothing higher. I could be wrong but I don't think he has one hit as a PH this year, not the end all measure but it does reflect trust or being clutch.
  9. umterp23
    White Sox are a mess and with a La Russa who can barely stay upright and looks like the game has passed in by, I don't see them making a push to win the division. He is 77 years old and looks like he is 90. Talk about bad baseball, how do you run into a triple play when the ball is front of you, Classic T-Ball baseball by the Sox
  10. umterp23
    Frustrating but can be mendable part has obviously been the bullpen and late game collapses. 1.o game lead at halfway point and if my math is correct if they won those games, they would have a 10.0 game lead in the Central. You manage with what you have but bullpen by committee when the starters last at best 5 innings a game will bite us in the end. Would like to see high end RP's and may another starter but really need 2 RP's. Wouldn't mind a high volume bat for OF, really need a righty out there. Buxton is nice but not the MVP candidate folks wanted to scream about in April/May. Trade bait could be Kepler, Sano and some MiLB prospects Twins win the division by 2 games over Guardians. White Sox finish 3rd 5 games back.
  11. umterp23
    Simple answer is time to move on. Wish him the best but by no means is even close to $14MM a year, especially with younger guys filling in nicely at 1st. He would be an overpriced DH, rotation guy that Twins can use his money for pitching. Pat him on the back and wish him the best of luck somewhere else
  12. umterp23
    Crucial role with passed ball in loss, not crucial. It wasn't the tying run, it wasn't the tying run. Sanchez is not a great catcher, Jeffers is better. Yes we can agree he should have caught the ball. Crucial in these Twins losses are Pagan throwing up all over himself and this team blowing very easy winnable games vs these Guardians. Crucial key moments in a game to capitalize on opportunities and Twins don't do it. Don't get me started on everyone loving Arraez for his bat, but in the 1st on hit ball that isn't a double play ball he throws it into camera well to gift a another run. He is a hitter but his fielding other than 1st isn't good. 6-5 with 2 outs and 2 strikes a fastball with no movement right down broadway for walk off homer. Fastball up in zone was un-hittable. That was crucial
  13. umterp23
    There she BLOWS!
  14. umterp23
    Pagan blowing it again!
  15. umterp23
    man on 2nd, not outs. Can't manufacture a run is awful baseball. I don't want to hear Garlick hit the ball hard, fly ball out is still a fly ball out. Buxton K, and Sanchez K. Both weren't even close swinging at balls out of the zone by a lot
  16. umterp23
    Bremer with Celestino calling him Hit Machine. Wow
  17. umterp23
    Offense currently is offensive. Missed great opportunity in the 1st inning to set the tone and now we are through 6 innings swatting at the baseball
  18. umterp23
    Being a professional coach has been hanging out there as the end job of all jobs in a particular sport. You have hit the pinnacle in coaching if you are at the professional level. Money is important but deep down if your heart says I enjoy the college game more than the professional one and an opportunity arises, you listen. If you like what you hear, you make a choice. Deep down, maybe college game is where he feels he can make bigger impact on a 18-22 year old vs the professional money of a ball player. Just maybe, he is happier. I'm not concerned about timing of it as an opportunity knocked and he said yes. Good for him
  19. umterp23
    Win today for back-to-back wins is a must heading into the Guardians trip. Take care of business today regardless who is the hero, just win. Have a day Twins faithful
  20. umterp23
    Buxton, when healthy your most dynamic "best" player on the team. History of ailments coming to fruition again after signing his big $100MM Guaranteed Contract. Damned if you do, damned if you don't signing. Arraez/Correa's team at the moment with Polanco and Buxton walking wounded. Buxton DH experiment and playing 3 days a week isn't $100MM worth it. He needs to be on the field, not DH, 5-6 games out of 7. History says that will never happen.
  21. umterp23
    Playing college baseball back in my day at Univ of Maryland, our coaching staff blasted us for failing to get a bunt down 3 times in a game as a team that we lost the day before by score of 1-0. So guess what we did. He put us in position groups, all pitchers went 1st, then outfielders, then infielders including catchers. Our slowest guys on the team ran the bases in situations: guy on 2nd no outs to move him over. You could bunt or hit to right side of diamond. If you swung and didn't hit it to right side it was a fail and the portion group got dinged for it. 2 hour practice and this is all we did. Coaches figured out who could do it, or better feel was who cared to do it. He narrowed each position group down to one guy from each. Rest of the year, he knew he had at least 3 guys who could do it and they were pitch hitters in the situation that called for it. Final 33 games of the year, we successfully sacrificed ourselves for the team by converting 18 straight times resulting in 17 runs scored from 3rd base or suicide squeeze. If you don't work on it, never comes easier. Big league players get paid to play the game and I don't care how much they make. Do the job!
  22. umterp23
    So Gordon tries to steal on an 0-2 count and Cleveland throws high fastball to throwing arm side of the plate where the catcher can easily come out of crouch and throw a bullet to get him out. Let me say this again, he ran on an 0-2 count. Baseball IQ? Just plain dumb baseball.
  23. umterp23
    Situational - fundamental baseball is lacking at managerial level. Applying pressure on the pitcher and defense. Bunting, moving a guy over to 3rd by sacrificing yourself for the betterment of the Team isn't Twins mantra. When a manager analyzed the crap out of game via his laptop and then can't adjust on the fly with his gut instincts, you get the result we got last night. Chicks love the the long ball, Bomba crap but when you can't manufacture many runs or a key run to win a game by not going yard, you lose majority of the games.
  24. umterp23
    So when Sanchez was on the shelf, Jeffers I believe played in like 10 of 12/13 games with Godoy as backup. During that stretch, he wasn't elite but I think he hit close to .275 or so during that stretch. What that tells me is he was getting daily reps. Getting daily reps at his age gives you some confidence, gives you some repetition and potential puts you in a groove. Every other day or every other 2 days doesn't. Not making excuses for Ryan, but hitting in a cage or BP vs live arms does make a difference. I still like what we are getting from him with the amount of day to day inconsistency he has gotten.
  25. umterp23
    So Twins aren't a defined one guy closer organization currently, so while Rogers was sting to leave via trade as he wanted to be THE closer, Twins didn't see it that way. Padres have had 16 save opportunities and have 11 saves by Rogers. Twins have had 10 total opportunities with 7 successful saves combined from the bullpen. While it sucks that Paddock is injured, the BP piece is still the same. Looking at the bright side, Twins are won 11 games without needing a save. Padres only 7 wins not needing THE Closer to step on the field. So Twins have saved some money at the moment per appearance so to speak.
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