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  1. h2oface
    I think Mauer would have been a lock if he had retired (and therefore, forfeited his remaining millions) when he had the concussion. Like Puckett and Koufax (for example), there is a consideration for the lack of a lengthly career due to injury and forced retirement. Mauer was one of the best catchers that ever played the game. But......... he continued to play, and became an underwhelming bat at first base for many years, never made adjustments and became a feared power hitter (and he certainly had the size and and time to do it), and that will keep him out of the HOF. It might not be fair, as there is no doubt he was deserving as a catcher only, but the rest of the years count, too, and they are certainly not HOF caliber. My bet is that neither one gets in. But if I had a vote, I would vote for both. Molina, too.
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    I don't know that being drafted #5 overall means all that much,..... as I have vivid memories of 2013s #4 pick - Kohl Stewart, and 2015s #6, Tyler Jay. Hype fades fast at times.
  3. h2oface
    Good luck to us all. I fear his decision to do nothing about his now stretched finger ligament will cost him 2022, too.
  4. h2oface
    I don't even know what you are talking about, now. Too much conjecture and projection. All yours. Stay tight. Adios.
  5. h2oface
    So sorry. I was thinking Rooker was on the team, and the article had quite a bit of Garlick on it, as well as age focus. FWIW, there is a 22yr old (Christian Pache) still playing, 3 23 year olds - Brusdar Graterol who just turned 23 in August, and Huascar Ynoa- remember them? - and Ian Anderson, and Ronald Acuna Jr is 23 too and would still be playing if not injured. Yordan Alverez was 23 at the start of the season and turned 24 in June, and Austin Riley broke out as a 24 yr old this year and Ozzie Albies is 24 but was in the show since he was 20 in 2018, and Kyle Tucker is 24 and played last year at 23. That's not even getting into all the others who were that young when they made the show and are still playing....... If they are in the show, they are staring in the show. And this is just the 4 teams that are left. Up to you whether that makes them "stars". Shame on me for wanting youth for my favorite team, too, instead of possible break outs at 27. But I do pine for it. I bet I am not the only one, either.
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    So many other teams have players that are 22 and 23 staring in the show........ and we are hoping someone who will be 27 selected 35th overall is finally ready. I try to find the positive, here, but it is difficult.
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    The wait and see with rest will probably mean, I am betting, that Rogers, Duran, Dobnak and others will be out for all of next year or much of it when the fingers and arms finally get the repair surgeries that were delayed and took them out for much of this year. I hope not, but I fear that will be the case.
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    "We?" To have some of the most important baseball of the year in September be played with super inflated rosters was always ridiculous. Just like the neighborhood play and being allowed to not even try to get to second and hurt the defender, and to block the plate or kill the catcher was. All the sudden, when games mattered the most, the teams had too many pitchers and bench players and it was not representative of the baseball previous that qualified them to compete for the playoffs or what will come in the post season. For a team that is in last place to play an uncompetive feel good story and perhaps tank a game to a team that should be tested to earn the post season spot was not a good thing for baseball, ever. "We" all know this. I think 2 additions might be a bit low - 30 instead of 28 would be the best, I think. But the whole 40 man roster? This "we" boy hated it. But like I said, most Minnesota fans love the feel good story even if it sacrifices the desired results. Have at it, Dude. I said I was happy for him already. I can be happy for the person and not like the process. Nuance.
  9. h2oface
    Feel good stories rarely make for a competive winning team. I am happy for Maggi. I really am. I don't know that he feels like he earned it, or got it out of pity and kindness, but it makes him feel good, and that is nice. I don't see how this makes us better for the future..... but so it goes. It appears that many fans like it, and it makes them feel good, too. One could say that a season like this is for seeing young players who could be part of the future instead of for feel good stories. Those teams might win championships instead of division titles. They didn't play him, though, today. I guess the story with riding the MLB pine makes it a better feel good story?
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    If this season isn't depressing enough, and the popular excuse of the 2020 lost minor league season.... all of the 1-11 prospects either did play, are not playing, are out for the season and injured, or on leave. Only 6 of the 20 saw any action, and one of the 6 is really not a prospect anymore - Rooker - as he now has 172 ABs in the show.
  11. h2oface
    Pitch five was a foul ball, so we are only talking pitch 2. They should get them right. The Twins didn't "get" them. They deserved them all. If it was the opponent, they did too. I don't like wrong calls, no matter if they go to our team, or the other. I hate all wrong calls. None of them have to be wrong. Baseball choses to continue to let people guess. You don't see them guessing at the swimming pool on who touches the wall first. There is a reason to use a better system when one is available. It doesn't matter who is on the Twins, who is managing, or who the FO is when it comes to playing the Yankees, apparently. They all choke. They get an early lead, a bad call or two, and choke. Year after year after year after year after year. It would be comical if we weren't Twins fans. Just something for others to reinforce calling us Twinkies.
  12. h2oface
    The size of the box changes for every batter, accordingly. Arraez' box is much smaller than Judge's (as is everybody's) for example.
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    Pitchers and Batters DESERVE the border line calls the most! This is what their special talents are for, to descern the small differences. Getting robbed of the close ones - the perfect take because it is just outside the zone, or the great pitch that is just barely touching the zone at some point - is the worst, if you ask me. That is why we can no longer leave it up to the best guess by a too proud person. Donaldson (righty) got called out on a ball 3 to 4 inches outside. The ump was giving Yankee pitchers strikes on balls, and Twins pitchers balls on strikes. Nelson didn't have any problem calling pitch one a strike, as it was (pretty similar to pitch 6 to Gardner (lefty) that he called a ball- both pitches were the inside corner to the batter, with the ump looking right at it over the inside shoulder of the catcher. Gardner's was even more in the zone, but both were strikes) ......... but pitch 7 to Donaldson was clearly outside! It is so past the time to take strikes and balls away from the guessing umpires. It is really not their fault. Humans do the best they can, I guess (- at Yankee stadium this is debatable). It is just impossible for them to do anything but guess the best they can in the split second. There is just a better way to do it now.
  14. h2oface
    Cruz was at .294 for the Twins when traded, and is hitting .245 for Tampa Bay - .277 on the season. So not except for Cruz, either. Arraez at .294 and Buxton at .290 (who, if he gets hot, with his low ABs, would surpass .300 easily) have the best chance to satisfy the mark. And if Polanco now at .280, stays torrid, he could do it, but not likely.
  15. h2oface
    Move on. Pineda is not the answer to improving this rotation.
  16. h2oface
    If anyone else is curious, as I am, on how a run scored in 6 no hit innings..... Balazovic walked the lead off batter in the 3rd on 4 pitches - all high - who stole second. Balazovic got a stike out on a foul tip, and then the lead off batter took 3rd on a wild pitch, and scored on the subsequent tapper/ground out back to Balazovic for the second out. A fly out to center to ended the inning. Miranda keeps hitting. I can't believe we don't see him in the show yet as this lost season ends. I hope Celestino can bring it the next time he gets a chance. He sure has been lighting it up in St. Paul. Great to hear. He sure had some defensive mental gaffs in the show and couldn't hit worth a lick, and that is all I have seen. Personally, I hope we don't get to see him in center much at all, which would mean Buxton is healthy, stays on the field, and is extended for years. Charlie Barnes looked good, eh? I've heard that before.
  17. h2oface
    Actual results and what happened is way more interesting than projections and predictions. Until that changes, Ryan is the man. And he doesn't even have a song about that.
  18. h2oface
    Pineda, eh? Damn. I guess I didn't recognize him with his tongue not sticking out Colome on top. I guess the sure tell is the crooked of the hat. Colome is right crooked and Pineda is left crooked. I find it sad that either would be the face of the Twins.
  19. h2oface
    Sometimes, there just isn't anyone that deserves an award, and like the HOF, you just skip it that time. This thread is the best place I could find to post this..... Colome is now being used to sell MLB.TV to Twins' fans on the Twins MLB site. Let that sink in. MLB thinks Colome will inspire action to watch the Twins the rest of the season. Circle of Awareness, MLB?
  20. h2oface
    And now, by W-L record, we are even worse than the Cubs. 90 loses here we come. 16 runs in last 7 games. Lucky to win the 3 we did. 2 hits tonight. Pretty damn sad. Ryan was wonderful except for the 3rd. They just had to do that interview with his mom........
  21. h2oface
    So far, 2 months, 60 days of good Kenta. Nolasco did that. Glad that makes us the winner, "no matter what". I wouldn't make a call yet, myself. Graterol could have a great run in the post season this year (or not). Kenta did pitch 5 shutout innings in game 1 against Houston. I would say the Twins are ahead right now, but that could change soon.
  22. h2oface
    "driving while hippie". Wow. Having long hair does not = hippie. Frankly, I don't really even know what you mean by that. It has nothing to do with Joe Ryan pitching, or his hair.
  23. h2oface
    Rooker should just get out of the way if he is just going to run up to the fence. Not looking and the ball, not trying to catch it with his glove, and then it even hit him and bounced away after it hit the wall. Just get out of the way and let Buxton handle it if that is all you got. If this team gets to 10 under .500 I will be surprised. Detroit will, probably, stay under 10 under, and I bet KC even gets there. Donaldson with another error that they actually scored an error today. Duffey was pretty pro coming in with the bases sacked and no out and striking out 3 in a row swinging, eh? Arraez running/tagging with one out and the bases loaded when we needed 2 runs.... and getting tossed out easily, not so pro. This team is in need of a leader. This was the CUBS...... who basically sold their whole team,..... that beat us.
  24. h2oface
    People don't like hair, but beer drinking unhealthy obesity is just fine for them, as long as the hair is short. Go figure. Joe didn't need any warmup in St. Paul after what I saw in the wee hours during the Olympics, and he proceded in short order to demonstrate what a waste of time that was, but whatever. Glad they got with it and loaded him up to the show. Looking forward......
  25. h2oface
    I bet Buxton is jonesin' big time for a hit, now. He doesn't look to happy about that padded batting mitten. Watching the Brewers march out Boxberger, Williams, and Hader...... color me green with envy. This team is looking a bit like KC in that 2 year stretch that ended with the WS win. And Hunter Strickland.... what a Jeckyll/Hyde case this year. Right now he is a surprise bonus.
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