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HBP, single (first to third), sac fly single, single (first to third), sac fly Berrios is a hard worker, and has discipline. He has "stuff". But his season results is a lot like Blackburn, and is no where near an ace. Maybe he will get better. But right now, he is overrated in my book. Twins set MLB record for 10 walk off homers given up. That is our bullpen, in a nutshell. Seems that the 9th walk off wasn't noticed, as it also set the record.

Let's see. Sliding. Throw you body on the ground, smoothly and at high speed, in fact, the fastest you can make your body go self propelled......... and don't practice? That would be over thinking? To learn and practice until it is second nature and you really can do the motor task without thinking? That is partly why a team that was called the fastest in MLB at the start of the season (and still would rank very high without Buxton) can't steal bases. And Molitor was a natural base stealer. Too bad it doesn't translate for his team. Golden Sombrero for Sano. Now below the Mendoza line again. Just shut him down already. Bregman, Bryant....... stars...... and Sano is a disaster.

Gimmick pitchers' gimmicks only last so long.

Gimenez - "Derek has a great eye for pitching so that should be one area to look forward to as they move forward. Thad is great with people and relationships as well as advanced metrics." Derek picked new pitchers that bombed, and the report is also that these guys do not have people skills, but are "cold". Proof is in results. Belisle and Gimenez ........ I mean really.... just how inspired can a young player be with these guys as their (self?) appointed leaders?

I love it! Linus talking about a security blanket. Spectacular!

May threw it right down the middle. 95 no movement. It was served up to be clobbered. Missed the low outside corner target completely.

Can anyone direct me to a site that I can easily pull inherited runs scored and variations..... individual and team. These bullpen pitchers have been brutal to their teammates this year. I am curious to see just how bad it is, and compare to other teams and players. May's line doesn't look too bad, if you don't consider he let 4 runs cross the plate.

This team didn't have room for Aaron Hicks. What a shame, and how foolish it was and is. 10 walks. Wouldn't it be nice if the farm was even close to ready when the get the opportunities. Call me depressed and disgusted with this team.

Sano's horrendous slide stressed his knee and bruised his lower leg. That was the pain and pain show. That would have happened if he slid like that regardless of the intramedullary nail in his tibia. For what I have read about it post occurrence, nothing regarding the rod/nail has be compromised. (I have had one in my right tibia for 27 years. No problems. Even ran a marathon.....) Sano's problems seem to have everything to do with his habits, his commitment, his shape, and his approach, and very little, if anything, to do with the procedure.

Gimenez batting .139 and playing first base. I thought we would see prospects if what is left of the starters are given that "desperately needed" day off.... Instead, we play a catcher that is a fill in at first base, that is hitting worse than Buxton! This is really a joke of a team now.

Please. Can someone tell me just what the point is of having Belisle on this team? At 63-76, we are as good as the Mets.

That was one horrible slide by Sano. Just because our guys choked in the first inning doesn't mean the game play of an opener is a bad evolution. Other than the ninth, or perhaps in a tie game in extras, an inning is an inning is an inning. Especially if they enter the game at the beginning of the inning. May just blew it. Trading Pressly was ill-advised. Prospects. A dime a dozen. Stories littered with hopes and dreams, when you already have what you want.

??? Exactly. They tried to pass him through waivers, and he was claimed, and then the Reds did the same thing, and the Twins claimed him and tried again, and he was unclaimed. So instead of really letting him go, they made the move to take him back. They could have just not reclaimed him, and let him get on with his life and career. Just really let him go. Now it looks like they will have to, and that will be the best for him. He will probably end up in Japan or Korea, and get a chance to make some money. Truly a wasted year for him.

I can't understand why the braintrust didn't let Vargas go. They really screwed him.

Kirilloff should have been the hitter of the month every month.

All true. The point isn't to win games, now, right? Just let him try. In Odorizzi's defense, the 3rd pitch to Rameriz was a perfect edge of the zone strike called a ball by inadequate eyes, and the 1st pitch to Encarnacion was a perfect low corner strike, also miscalled. The calls never really even out, they just keep magnifying different results.

Insanity. Odorizzi can't make it through the order the 3rd time, so just keep making him do it, and expect different results.

Seriously? Baseball compares to war? Getting to play baseball everyday is like being in a war zone? Nope.

2017 was a couple of games better than 2015. Molitor being Manager of the Year for that is a joke. So they inherited around a .500 team really, and now will be considerably worse than last year. What really matters? Results. The rest is hopes and dreams and smoke and no fire. I can't live there. Regardless of players doing what is expected or not, the buck stops with the controller. This team has gotten worse in the 2 years of control. Their "great drafts" and trades and restructuring of coaches and managers, have produced, overall in the farm, an unimpressive set of team records. Will the great drafts really produce where it matters? Time will tell. They will be graded appropriately. Results. Seasons still happen, whether you want to grade them or not. Seasons are complete. We all live through them. Baseball doesn't get incompletes, even if one feels like they should have mercy. This season's grade? Solid D.

Lewis is really tanking down the stretch. Do teenagers get tired?

Great share and write up. The example comparing a pitcher in the softball era of baseball is really stretching to try to discount your observations and laments. Plus, he never saw any of those pitchers, either, or watched any of those games. I like to see the game evolve. Some of the evolutions are better than others. I like the move toward playing baseball instead of trying to take someone out on the base paths and at home plate. I hate that a pitcher gets no real punishment for hitting a batter. I hope that they make a rule to stop unnecessary players from coming on the field for a "have you back" episode (so childish), like in basketball. I hope to see automated strike and ball calling, and have a consistent strike zone that rewards the perfect take and the perfect pitch, instead of a pompous umpire calling it wrong. But I do miss some things. Mostly I enjoy the rich history of the game. Just as many never know the history of the game, many never really know the history of the last 100 and 200 years (or more) of the human race. To study it is not a 2 second internet bit. Some will, though, and pass it on. Today's stars may be worthy of being included in the history 50 years from now, and most won't. The thing I miss the most about going to the games is the sounds of baseball. Dodger Stadium, two years ago, revamped the PA and got a DJ. The sounds of the ball park, the stadium, the chatter, the heckling..... are all now drowned out by incessant noise and volume. Angel Stadium is also super loud, even before Dodger Staduim. That is just the LA area, but the trend is really in all ball parks. It may be music, fake PA cheering, promotions, ball park commercials, etc....... but it is all 5 times or more louder than it needs to be. I look around and at least half of the crowd in my field of vision are looking at their phones, and missing the game. They never just let the sounds of baseball, that I so loved, get through the din. I like to go to minor league games, too, and you can still get some of the real sounds of baseball there, but the,y too, are driving up the unnecessary volume and bombarding the audience with crap that they think they need to attract a younger audience. Regardless of the changes, I still love baseball, as a pastime and a sport to watch and follow, more than any other.... (except hang gliding and skydiving, but that is not watching.)

"You can't do anything about it. That's the unfortunate part. His (Berrios) day comes up, and that's the one day where he's not feeling his normal self. It happened to be a day game, too, which has been a little bit of a stickler for him. We're not sure what the solution there is, if there's really something there to address. You just try to find a way to come back and split the series, and knowing that he's not at his best puts you at a disadvantage." -- Molitor on Berrios, who is 8-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 14 night starts but is 3-7 with a 4.94 ERA in 13 day games. Can't do anything about it? Really. The guy is sick, and he sucks in day games, relatively. How about giving him the day off and pitching someone else, or making is a bullpen day? Sure you can do something about it..... if you are the manager..... Hey, I don't really care, but I just don't buy, "you can't do anything about it." I mean, it's not like we are in a pennant race.

They bring up a catcher they don't let catch. Seems odd, to me. We are entering "fall training" period. May as well take a look at prospects instead of suspects.

I love it!

I really root for Garver, but I have a hard time understanding how he can be so mentally absent at this point. First the bunt play, and now this rundown that became a movie to watch for him. Hard to believe, but you can watch it over and over to try to get it. It's not helping.