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  1. stringer bell
    I think the Twins strategy was to get the ball to their reconstituted bullpen with a chance to win. Berríos gave four credible innings and Odo five, but the chances of either surviving another full inning weren’t great. I thought Schoop in the first game was a given and Arraez’ lack of mobility cost them in the field. The club gambled on giving Kepler maximum rest and lost. Kepler is prone to snags like he suffered in the playoffs, and expecting him to be sharp after missing most of a month was a bad gamble.
  2. stringer bell
    Welcome aboard. Go Fighting Camels!
  3. stringer bell
    Rosario was in right field quite a bit the last two weeks of the season and he's started all three playoff games there. I presumed that Rosie would be in right whenever Marwin started at a corner OF spot during the regular season, but that didn't happen. When Arraez has played left, Eddie has moved to right always. Rosario's strong arm has always made more sense in right field to me. His range this year, for whatever reason, also seems suited to the smallest area to patrol. Another switch that Baldelli made in game 2 was to move Arraez from second to third and Sanó to first with Marwin going to the outfield when Cave was pinch hit for. The easier move would have been to put Arraez in left field.
  4. stringer bell
    OK. This series isn’t over. The Twins played and pitched two bad games in a row. They have on occasion put together three “A” games and if they do, they have a chance. I think the 10% number quoted above is about right. I also think that it is far more likely to see a Yankee sweep than anything else, but a win on Monday just might change everything. This has been the most resilient team I’ve ever seen. I won’t give up on them until the final out.
  5. stringer bell
    Time to separate the saucer section, No. 1.
  6. stringer bell
    You gotta throw strikes. Berríos threw too many non-competitive pitches, so did most of the bullpen. I thought Torres was struck out before he got that two-run double. The ump's zone was tight and that hurt the Twins more than the Yankees. Arraez certainly didn't look right and he hurt the team despite also getting a double and scoring the tying run. I thought Kepler looked OK, Marwin played a good game, but the other injured guys (Cron & Arraez, perhaps Garver) did not look very good. Polanco had great ABs, but the Twins need to pressure the Yankee staff from 1-9 in their order.
  7. stringer bell
    I thought Duffey had strike 3 on the curve, but it was outside.
  8. stringer bell
    Craaaaap!
  9. stringer bell
    Can’t be walking guys.
  10. stringer bell
    2-0!
  11. stringer bell
    Yes, they can and should wait to set the roster. From reports I’ve read Kepler and Marwin should be ready, Arraez is up in the air, and Adrianza likely will not be on the roster for the Yankee series. If that is so, the tough decisions will be the pitchers and whether Wade or Astudillo might be shoehorned in.
  12. stringer bell
    Welcome to Twins Daily.
  13. stringer bell
    Welcome to postseason 2019. The Twins are in and will be playing the New York Yankees in a best-of-five series beginning on Friday. We will have game threads similar to the regular season and expectations for a great conversation about the game. We have enlisted five of our most frequent volunteers to do introductions. After the Twins win their series, we will do a similar process for the ALCS. We expect that posters will follow Twins Daily comment policy even in the heat of a playoff game. Even the Yankees should be treated with respect. Introductions will be handled by Blake, twinssporto, samplesizeofOne, Dave the Dastardly and Diesel, respectively. Go Twins!
  14. stringer bell
    The schedule does get much tougher and the Gophers are very fortunate to be 4-0. As of right now, Minnesota will be underdogs at Iowa and at home to Wisconsin and Penn State and will be favored against Illinois and Rutgers, meaning that the swing games will be against Nebraska and Maryland at home and Northwestern on the road. Six to eight wins seems about right.
  15. stringer bell
    If the Twins were to win the World Series, this has to be considered the best Twins team of all time. If not, well they have a lot of offensive records. In order to win the World Series, the Twins will likely have to beat three 100-win teams and not have the home-field advantage in any series.
  16. stringer bell
    100 wins!
  17. stringer bell
    Well, Cleveland is done.
  18. stringer bell
    The Tribe likely will be eliminated today.
  19. stringer bell
    Danny Santana has 28 homers and 80 RBI.
  20. stringer bell
    Game time for tomorrow has changed to 1:15 PM.
  21. stringer bell
    There's supposed to be a lot of rain in the KC area today and tomorrow, as well. Not good news. Also, it would be really good to see Kep and Marwin in the lineup.
  22. stringer bell
    I wonder what Cleveland does in the offseason. There have been rumors that they will trade Lindor, which I think puts them in rebuild mode. However, they have such good starting pitching, that they could be pretty good even without Lindor. I thought the Tribe's lineup was top-heavy and the loss of one of their key top of the order hitters would really hurt their offense.
  23. stringer bell
    The Twins had the better record than Toronto in the '91 ALCS. My recollection was that the series was booked as pretty close to even, despite the Twins winning four more games during the regular season. Minnesota was definitely the underdog versus Detroit in '87. Doyle Alexander was acquired (for prospect John Smoltz) from Atlanta at the trade deadline and was unbeatable as a Tiger--in the regular season--Jack Morris was also at the top of his game. Somehow the Twins won that series, fairly easily.
  24. stringer bell
    The last three games of the regular season are spoken for, so I will archive this thread at the close of the regular season. Thanks to all who signed up and contributed. We got the variety of perspectives that we were looking for and some really good content. It has been a fun ride this season and it's not over! There will be game threads for the playoff games linked to previews of each playoff game. I sent messages to all who introduced a game thread in the regular season and you all will be considered for introducing a playoff game thread in order by the number of introductions done this season. If I missed someone, please send me a message and I'll fill you in on the postseason assignment process and the couple of tweaks that go with the postseason. Thanks again to all who have contributed in the game threads. Go Twins!
  25. stringer bell
    Pretty close!
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