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  1. h2oface
    Absolutely. And that is why it makes it so astounding that he took the performing 3rd baseman out of the game in extras, the one we paid so much for, exactly for the big moments and the big games, the one who is fianally able to play and be there, when you need the defense the most, especially with a runner on second. Absolutely. They need to perform. They need to be still in the game and not pulled, to perform.
  2. h2oface
    Sure. Don't walk two and it doesn't matter, and you win the game. It works both ways, I agree. All the events were pathetic.
  3. h2oface
    Berrios "deGrom'ed". We finally had Donaldson, Cruz, and Buxton all in the same lineup.... twice... but they went 3/16 and contributed to the "deGrom'ing" of Berrios. In 3 starts, including getting bombed by Arizona, Luzardo came into the game with and 8.31 ERA and a .328 average against. But the Twins made him look like a Cy Young winner, and all on 65 pitches n 5.1! I need a break.
  4. h2oface
    Looks like the Angels are playing today. At least we didn't infect them, too. Hopefully.
  5. h2oface
    This team didn't hit last year (except for Cruz, and even he cooled toward the end of the year, and Buxton, when he was able to play), it didn't hit during ST, and it isn't hitting now. So many chose to disregard the performance of last year and ST and considered it meaningless. I would have been surprised if they just turned it on like a switch. The bullpen decisions I hated, and even more now. This FO did little but stand pat, or make this team OLDER. It is a long season (maybe). I hope they figure it out. But I am not optimistic. I think they are totally wasting the current window, and need to bring on the youth, and make quick decisions about their bullpen mess. Or..... just trade the youth or let them go to other teams that don't keep them buried in the minors...... yubbaa dubbaa baddoo.
  6. h2oface
    Nothing like just giving up. I had an offer to go to the game today. And with Buxton out, and who is scheduled to pitch today, could not do it. I just can't bring myself to watch this team live right now. I made the right choice.
  7. h2oface
    The only way to stop this hope to cheat the call .... called pitch framing.... is to use the cameras and call more accurate and consistent strike zones. As long as it is in the plate umpires domain, this needless movement of the glove will continue, and the actual job of the catcher - to catch the ball - will be muddled by trying to fool the umpire, or to just hope the pitch isn't one of the 15% they will call wrong. It really is ridiculous that this continues. When the change finally happens, and it will happen, we will see other talents be refined that make the game better, such as pick off throws of all kinds. Until then, the "cheat the call" MO will continue, and some will call it a talent.
  8. h2oface
    Damn. After today we are cellar dwellers. Tied for the worst record in the American League.
  9. h2oface
    No. You just have to care.
  10. h2oface
    ..... and Derek Shelton. It may be the the 2 that supported the manager, made the manager, and without them in support, it is exposed. I can't believe some of Baldelli's decisions this year. Line ups, pitching, running...... lots to be disappointed with, and not just the performance of the players.
  11. h2oface
    Maeda and Berrios and we got swept. This is real depressing. This Boston team is a team that couldn't beat Baltimore, in fact, got slaughtered by Baltimore, in the first three games of the season. This is depressing. Cold excuses, eh? Both teams are playing on the same field. To watch Maeda throw it away to third, ala Colome, was jaw dropping.
  12. h2oface
    Batting Average is not meaningful? What? The purpose of a plate appearance is to get a hit. The game is based on throwing the ball, hitting the ball, and feilding the ball. Getting more hits than not is not meaningful? All those players in the HOF...... I wonder if they knew that.
  13. h2oface
    Now here is some creative managing.......... Mets and Phillies game 1 today. "In most cases, the runner on second is supposed to be the player who made the last out in the previous inning. But in this instance, Rojas had purposely subbed reliever Trevor May into that spot for Dominic Smith in a double switch, knowing the rule stipulates that if a pitcher occupies that slot, a team can use the player before that in the lineup instead. Thus, Francisco Lindor -- not May, Smith or a pinch-runner -- began the bottom of the eighth on second base. The move paid immediate dividends when Pete Alonso cracked a game-tying single into left, allowing Lindor to score with ease." But make no mistake. This is not baseball. This rule sucks the spirit of the game right out of it, and it just plain sucks.
  14. h2oface
    I believe it was a throwing error, so it flows right in to how he has been pitching.... although when he pitches, he makes it real easy to hit!
  15. h2oface
    Hey, I have seen crazier things work...... like letting Baddoo play in the Show. The gall of Detroit.
  16. h2oface
    Happ is one of the oldest starters in MLB, and has proved to be exactly what we thought he would be so far in 2021, a solid, average, MLB starter. Well, we are a .500 team. I guess that all fits. I love stats, especially the most important one...... wins. We went after average and comeback and a tossed off closer on the cheap that the Sox and the rest of the league passed on, and this is were we are, early. But hey... nothing a bunch of hits by the offense won't cure (although the offense has already gave them a 6 run lead with 11 outs to go, and that wasn't enough). The #MNTwins have tied or led in the 8th inning of every game this season and are 5-5. That is just devasting.
  17. h2oface
    And then there is the hidden facts that don't get into the stats. Game one... 4 runs scored as unearned, 3 because of Colome's own error, and the other unearned runs that lost the games in extra innings but were devasting.... I remember those facts, too, and whether or not they get factored into the bullpen stats, they happened and counted, eh?
  18. h2oface
    Context, my friend. Please. Don't throw out the context.
  19. h2oface
    Calume? Even when getting defended, he gets no respect.
  20. h2oface
    Because if you give the pitching staff 6 runs.... 6 runs.... that isn't enough and the offense is responsible? Oh. Just ignore today.... and opening day? Where the offense gave the bullpen 5 runs and a 3 run lead with just 3 outs to get? And the 3 extra inning debacles.... not once could the pitching staff hold for just one inning?
  21. h2oface
    Losing record at home for the home fans. And just sickening loses. They all count. That's why one should care. Because there is no such thing as it doesn't matter.
  22. h2oface
    Unfortunately, unearned runs count just and much, and have lost 3 of the 4 games, and some were kinda earned.... Colome first game on his own throw and bonehead decision.
  23. h2oface
    How many games is Baldelli gonna let Colome lose for us this year? So far, Colome has given up the lead, the tie, or the lead and the game, in the 8th and 9th innings, in 33% of all the games the Twins have played in 2021, and in 75% of all our 4 losses. SSS? You can only use what you have, and that is the reality of it all right now. I cringed at the signing, and I dislike it even more now. If they keep going to Colome, it will only get worse. Even his 2 saves were cringe worthy. First the FO went with Rodney, and now this. This is what so called pitching development experts give us?
  24. h2oface
    I think I am with you.... but there is Alex(ander) Colome, and Danny Coulombe (who we also signed to a minor league contract this off season), but who is this Columbe guy? After the double after the lead off homer in the 6th, that was the pull time for Shoemaker. Absolutely. As much as I have little hope and faith for Dobnak, that was the time to put him in for a long relief outing, maybe to finish the game if he held. I guess Baldelli is not so keen after the Dobnak mess the last outing in low leverage in the ninth. And the pitch to Seager that Shoemaker was still complaining about after giving up a double, single, and another home run, and finally got tossed 3 runs later? Clearly a high pitch, by at least 6 inches.
  25. h2oface
    It helped the Mariners plenty. I think that was the point.
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