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  1. LastOnePicked
    “Rocco and the staff keep showing up ... That’s what I’m focused on.” Imagine running a MAJOR LEAGUE baseball team, and this is your standard for managerial and coaching success. Nothing else needs to be said. The core of this organization's failure is perfectly clear.
  2. LastOnePicked
    People who didn't watch a lot of Twins baseball last year.
  3. LastOnePicked
    "The curse, in this case, being the fan of a team capable of such consistent mediocrity." Are we following the same team? These Twins have a long way to go before they reach the heights of mediocrity.
  4. LastOnePicked
    I just need to know when I'm supposed to touch grass about Baldelli. I guess they can't play the White Sox and Angels every series. Kidding, kidding. This team just doesn't have it. It's okay. Part of it is roster construction, part of it is terrible injury luck and part of it - I'm still convinced - is lack of preparation and motivation from the manager. It's just May. But it's so, so much closer to "over" than it should be.
  5. LastOnePicked
    If Rocco can come to believe this, the team might be alright.
  6. LastOnePicked
    Yup, we agree. Those were the teams on the schedule at that time. Glad we got that squared away. Let's see how they do against the next few foes. Regardless, I'm still calling for Baldelli's job. Let the galled jade wince ... my grass remains untouched.
  7. LastOnePicked
    "perhaps those who called for Rocco Baldelli's job can touch some grass" Oof. Steady on there, champ. They just went 5-1 against the lowly White Sox and Angels at home. Let's revisit this after they play some better teams and maybe, maybe play .500 baseball for a few weeks.
  8. LastOnePicked
    Third worst in AL. They've already dug themselves a 6 game hole. Aside from their other woes, they can't keep a phenom off the IL. It's not over until it's over. But over is a lot closer than we'd like.
  9. LastOnePicked
    It's insane. The wrath of those centerfield trees is intense.
  10. LastOnePicked
    I cannot figure out the culture that surrounds this team. Many fans seem to think that a Twins managerial position is a lifetime appointment, and that firing Rocco is some kind of injustice. It's not. It is actually okay to fire a manager for a team's underperformance. It happens all across baseball and it has for years. It can shake players out of complacency, offer a team a new set of eyes and ears, and potentially change the tone and the play on the field. I cannot think of a team that needs this more than the MN Twins. Don't cry for Baldelli. He's been well compensated for his services. He will likely land another spot in MLB, probably like Tingler did. He has to know that this kind of pressure comes with the territory. The buck for abject on-the-field failure has to stop somewhere, folks. The FO has it's own problems, but there have been some okay trades and decent drafts. Ownership is awful, but they have funded a top AL Central payroll for awhile now. I'd be happy to replace either of these, too, but right now, the glaring issue remains a poorly managed, sluggish, sloppy baseball team. Baldelli is not in any way a fall guy. He hasn't earned the security he's receiving. It's long past time for a change if this organization has given any priority to winning during this window of contention.
  11. LastOnePicked
    We're already so far, so far, past indefensible at this point. I don't care if they go 6-0, it's looooong past time for a change in the dugout.
  12. LastOnePicked
    I have nothing whatsoever against the good people of New York ... but I love beating a New York team. Love it. The Twins may be an also-ran this year, but please, please, beat those elite payroll teams.
  13. LastOnePicked
    Yup, poor Rocco. He was only given a roster predicted to contend for the AL Central title, a team with a farm system that people reliably reassured me is top 5 in baseball. But sure, he has no levers to pull. At what point is Rocco ever, ever part of the problem in your and Gleeman's equation? I mean, even if the poor man is routinely left "lever-less," then why doesn't he advocate for a better offseason? Why does he keep re-signing with an organization that supposedly sets him up for failure? Sorry. I'm not buying this. Every team outside of the NY/LA elites has gaps to fill. You have to inspire the best play from the talent you have. No one can convince me that Rocco is achieving this.
  14. LastOnePicked
    Poor Aprils. Poor Septembers. If a manager is going to have an influence on preparedness, tone and feel for the game, it's probably in the way a team starts and ends a season. But if managers don't matter much, as some here suggest, then what could possibly be the harm in replacing him? I don't get the Rocco defense at this point. I think it's played out, and I don't think it holds water anymore. We've seen the results. The outcomes are clear. Yup, he's a good guy. He'd be a great neighbor. He's not a great manager. Let's go try and get one.
  15. LastOnePicked
    That's true. They're just-sub-.500 not good. They're playing like sub-.300 not good. That's the problem. Hovering around .500 keeps you in the hunt until prospects arrive or trades are made. Playing 4-11 baseball in April puts you in a hole that's awfully hard to dig out from. No one here seems to think this is a great team, but remember that they were predicted to win the Central by several sources, so the talent on paper was certainly seen as better than what's materialized. This isn't a poor start. This is a historic disaster to start 2025, after a historic disaster to finish 2024. That kind of thing will usually get a manager fired. At least, in organizations that have some semblance of standards for achievement.
  16. LastOnePicked
    Correa was on his way to being a first ballot Hall of Famer before being coached by Baldelli. It's not a great roster, but it's not a 4-11 roster. This is about the manager. It's long past time to shake up a complacent squad.
  17. LastOnePicked
    You give this exact same roster to another manager, and they would not be 4-11. It's not just the minute decisions that lead to losses. It's the tone being set, the lack of confidence, the lack of a feel for the game. Stats can't define it, but play on the field reveals it over time. This is a Baldelli team. If they're not hitting home runs, they are totally lost. I cannot believe they kept him after last year. I can't believe he's still here to crater the team's chances again.
  18. LastOnePicked
    Absolutely. And I've had my Phil of Collins for Rocco's dismissal.
  19. LastOnePicked
    It's always the same. It's just a shame. That's all.
  20. LastOnePicked
    Are we 100% sure Popkins isn't still the hitting coach? Or, maybe it's something else with this organization. Too much analysis. Not the right tone. Our highly-touted prospects bats are just awful. And the highly-touted, highly-paid veteran bats aren't any better.
  21. LastOnePicked
    There are just so many ingredients coming together for a rebuild. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the team tries to unload Correa and Lopez near the deadline, and then sits back and puts out a league-minimum salary squad for 5-6 years. The Pohlads will collect the revenue sharing cash, pay off their debts, and then consider selling again when the next wave of prospects emerges.
  22. LastOnePicked
    Agreed, though I would appreciate some new things to complain about. Seems like we've been complaining about lethargic, fundamentally weak baseball for a long time.
  23. LastOnePicked
    Well, they could. Get underperforming veterans out of the way, like Detroit did last year, and have some good coaching, and a youth movement might surprise us. But there's no way this current coaching staff could foster that development.
  24. LastOnePicked
    Odd coincidence. There's a loud sucking sound running through the postgame press conference video.
  25. LastOnePicked
    "Sure, there are 155 more games to play. But under Rocco Baldelli, slow starts have often led to disappointing finishes." I'm confused. I've been a Gleeman and the Geek listener for years, and I've been reliably reassured that a manager is never, ever the cause of a team's struggles. It doesn't matter if that team faces nearly a total roster turnover over the years and yet still exhibits the same faults - it's NEVER the manager's fault. Is that gospel somehow changing?
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