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  1. h2oface
    Can't brag about the pen tonight. They all gave it up except Lopez, and he just got lucky and was drilled hard. Yes, we should have scored more, but the pen didn't help. And Duran was saved for what? 10 pitches last night too much? Our money men need to start earning their money. Time is now. Tic toc.
  2. h2oface
    "Even with the scoreless inning streak snapped at 31 innings for the Twins tonight. The relievers continued a consecutive scoreless streak of their own Friday tossing 3.2 scoreless innings of relief that added to four game streak of no earned runs from the bullpen. " Inherited Runners Scored. The best stat to tell the story of how good your relief is. While once again the reliever gets credited with scoreless innings, it was Thielbar that let the run in, as he tried his best but could not. Bundy had given up but a single to Thompson, and then struck out Simien, and was pulled with a 2-0 lead and only 71 pitches (51 strikes)! It was Thielbar that came in and struck out Seger, but gave up a stolen base (with Leon behind the plate) in the at bat, and with 2 outs, and the runner that was given to him on first but now on second on his watch, gave up a single to Lowe that was charged to Bundy, before he struck out Garia to end the inning. So in my reckoning, the relievers gave up the scoreless streak, not the starter. It's a team sport, and individual stats mean little compared to winning, but that's my story and I am stickin' with it.
  3. h2oface
    If Sands had better numbers in AAA and in MLB, I imagine he would get more appearances. "Stuff", the mysterious "Stuff" sounds good on paper, and to say, and to claim, but his stats need to back that up before he can be trusted. So far, he needs to perform better to deserve the opportunites.
  4. h2oface
    Man, it sure seems like Lopez used up his good stuff and innings in Baltimore, so far, except for his first appearance for the Twins. Losts of contact and wildness. "Tonight was his 7th appearance since being traded. 5 save opportunities, 2 blown saves and a tightroper tonight. 8 hits and 4 walks in 7 innings." I hope he becomes what he was acquired for, and this is just a belch. We need what he was in Baltimore. I hope they don't know something we needed to. It made no sense at all that they traded their closer when they have/had virtually the same record the Twins do/did at the time. 4 in a row. 11 to go.
  5. h2oface
    I watched it. Unbelievable. It is also one of my least favorite rules. The batter has already struck out, regardless if the catcher catches the third strike. And especially if it is such a nasty pitch that the batter swings and missed a WP, gets beat that bad, and he still gets to stay in the game and there is no out. Is a strikeout an out or not? A bizarre rule. Anyway, it seemed Cleveland is under a spell, and all is with them, the stars are aligning for them. Unbelievable. They are pumped and feelin' it. I guess there still could have been a 9th inning at bat if it was a 3rd out.
  6. h2oface
    Who said anyone wanted to do NOTHING! You just made that up, yourself, here.These guys weren't the only pitchers with talent or potential. And most, including me, wanted them to do a lot more and acquire more and higher quality pitching. Lots to pick from other than these guys over the years. Call it consistent bad luck? Whatever it is, it is something.
  7. h2oface
    Perhaps you mean Matt Canterino?
  8. h2oface
    I was concerned about trading for damaged goods when they acquireed Mahle. It seems this FO really disregards the injuries. Dyson is not too far in the rearview. They ignored Chris Paddock's history. Maeda was always a concern and it finally happened. Now we gave up a haul to get Mahle, and he wasn't anything close to a 1 or 2 anyway. I hope it is not a season ender. I know you can't control injuries, but it would be nice to make the right call a few times, and these guys actually stay on the field and pitch.
  9. h2oface
    That's right. Shame on Gray for giving up 3 total hits in 6+, and giving up two meager singles in a row finally. We got lucky that Thielbar or the next up didn't give up a first batter (or first pitch, even) hit to drive in at least one of the runners. Real lucky. 92 pitches. It was a fair call either way, tonight, but at 80 pitches it is not, and who is to say that Sonny wouldn't have added to his 10 Ks? No one knows now. It is nice to see Thielbar being effective. I am glad you are impressed by Sands, because his AAA results and his MLB results are still poor. He has had a couple of good, relaxed outings though. And I agree, that is needed and looking good. His command is still spotty.
  10. h2oface
    I loved what Sonny Gray didn't say in the pregame short interview, and how he didn't say it. I have more respect for him now. Somebody needs to push back against the sad way the staff has been handled. Of course Sonny isn't not commenting on when he needed to be pulled, but he is (not) saying (with words) that the way the starting staff has been being pulled early is not what he wants. It is too bad the staff and FO have reverted to misuse of the starters and bullpen in their formulaic approach to baseball. I am all for utilizing advanced stats, but not being ruled by them. It seemed to wake Baldelli out of his chart trance tonight, and I am all for it.
  11. h2oface
    There were several reasons Correa was not signed until he was last year, and that most teams didn't want him at his price. I don't want him either. There will be several shortstops on the market again, and Trea Turner is one of them, but not for the Twins. Correa is not performing at anywhere close to his salary this year. Maybe not even half of it. If Correa is not coming back, they should play him everyday. Why rest the guy that is leaving, anyway? Plus, he is highly motivated to perform better so when he opts out he can get other teams to ignore his cheating track reacord and sign him long term face of the franchise that he wants. Can a "clubhouse leader" really be the guy that was one of the top cheaters and least reticent about it? Correa could change that and make his decision early to not opt out for 2023 (still could for 2024), but he won't. So quit treating him like value for the future, and use him up! I hope they go for pitching. And Verlander will be opting out. I would have much rather have had Verlander with Correa's current contract than Correa of 2022. Verlander is one of the only ones that will be looking for a shorter term contract. High dollar, short term. Kershaw too, but he will stay with Dodgers if he continues. Kershaw should do the Clemons, and start gearing up in June, and play July Aug Sept and postseason, and save his back and go shorter seasons but not miss the postseason. It would be really ironic if Trea Turner signed elsewhere, and the Dodgers signed Correa! If it wasn't telling how the Twins fans had short memories from the booing last year to the fawning now, it would really be interesting to see how memories changed and how hypocritical Dodger fans might be.
  12. h2oface
    One game winning streak! Is that a streak? It's a start. 4 games over .500. Nothing a nice 10 game winning streak won't fix. Now is the time. Lopez sure is scary. Seems every batter can make good contact, and he is giving up a lot of hits since he has put on the TC uniforms.
  13. h2oface

    75 RBI or 75 RBIs?

    h2oface commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen

    RBI. A lot of discussion for something so uninteresting and meaningless to so many, eh?.
  14. h2oface
    17 total bases and only 4 runs. I think the Twins have been reading TD and don't want to be the guy that has a lot of meaningless RBI.
  15. h2oface
    The Dodgers are going to make your pitchers pitch into 3-2 counts. So are the Yankees. That is their consistent game plan. Not to swing outside the zone and to make all pitchers throw a lot of pitches. Consistent game plan. Always. Pitchers try to keep not giving them pitches in the zone hoping they will chase. But when they won't, you finally have to give them something in the zone or keep trying and walk them.
  16. h2oface
    But Perkins said on air that Baldelli is a great manager of the bullpen! Hmmmmm. I guess he likes to do commentary,
  17. h2oface
    It is the same managing philosophy that would use a .125 hitter for the DH. Well, I guess days of "Sure, but can't you just enjoy that we are in first place" are over for a spell, as reality is unavoidable now.
  18. h2oface
    Some have been chastised for being critical of the Twins basically treading water and losing 6 games to .500. "We are still in first place" being the mantra. Right. And now we are still in first place - albeit tied. That very attitude of the team, perhaps, too, is why they will soon be forced to either really focus and play to potential, or stay .500 and watch Cleveland and Chicago leave the Twins in their complacent rear view.
  19. h2oface
    He never said the Twins did. “They” refers to some fans.
  20. h2oface
    Sorry you missed the joke. Of course they were yelling cheater in the torrent of impressive booing! Personally, I think he deserves it. I find it hypocritical that our home town fans ignore it. What and how the Astros cheated was horrendous, Correa was never reticent, was the most vocal about being proud of himself and his teammates, and even tried to deny that it happened. And with the complete immunity the players were given to be honest and tell the truth, he was never punished! So he deserves the attention he gets from the fans that the cheating had the largest consequences against.
  21. h2oface
    The booing for Correa was relentless. Never seen anything like it. Every at bat. The whole at bat. A lull between pitches, but by the time of the next delivery, it roared again. Incessant and relentless. Then they all started yelling Jeter, Jeter, over and over. I don't know why they were confusing Correa with Jeter. It seems that Baldelli has now decided to leave Ryan in when he is getting shelled, and pull him early when his is controlling the game. It seems the attempts to extend Megill for the second inning continue not to go well I wonder if they are noticing.
  22. h2oface
    Maybe if we spent the $35 million with 25 of it going to Verlander (or say 30 to get him away from Houston), the extra on other better pitching than we did, and bet on Royce Lewis to play short and not had him in center to run into the wall........ we might have been in a better position. That's another bet. But I think we all just hope that Correa gets hot and actually carries the team the rest of the year and wins some playoff games. One can hope.......
  23. h2oface
    Whoa! How did we get from "compared to what" (your question) and a comparable performance to last year...... to an absolute failure? Whoa. That is a huge leap. I didn't and won't go there. I know that the FO was certainly hoping for more with what they forked out. I would take a couple of other years, too. Of course he is not an absolute failure. I sure wish, as many others do, that he was having a much better year, though. I bet Correa wishes he was having a much better year, too. Correa holds a high bar, especially since he is paid around 25% of the teams salary. I would say more but I have used up all my accused narrow mind's capacity, and I have a Garden Party to go to..........
  24. h2oface
    Compared to expected performance comparable to last year and worthy of $35 million for the year.
  25. h2oface
    As do I agree with the refs umpires on the field. Stated many times clearly. But that doesn't change the official review and call, or the understanding of why they did it, unfortunatley.
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