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  1. h2oface
    Miranda had a great game. Great defensive play at third, and two separate trips around the bases that were smart hustle and execution. And his bat PLAYS!
  2. h2oface
    And I entertained that thought, too! And that Baldy could be of the thought that Duran needs regular work to stay sharp, regardless of score, and a low leverage appearance would be good for his confidence and stress after the 32 pitch sketchy outing. (But that would be quite a different tact than leaving Ryan in to be demoralized….). I tried to defend Baldy in my internal dialogue. Duran had just started soft tossing when the score was already 4-1, and it was then immediately 5-1. Check out the replay of the game. He really hadn’t ramped up and committed until it was clear his weapons could be best utilized another day. Duran could have just soft tossed as the score quickly climbed to 6-1 and then 7-1 after a long at bat. Or sat down at 6-1. This is why I found no real defense for the decision. The good news is he looked great and only had to throw 11 sparkling pitches to set the goofy looking Padres down.
  3. h2oface
    I have never once called for Baldelli to get fired. I can have an opinion about his decisions without calling for his job. So you feel that Baldelli is not managing, but a puppet of his bosses? The decisions made are not his, but Falvey or Levine's? I guess I was giving him more credit and am of the mind that he is the manager and the decisions are his.
  4. h2oface
    I couldn't believe that. Wasted inning on his arm. Totally unnecessary. ,500 since All-Star break. I hope Cleveland and Chicago don't get hot. It seemed like nobody wanted to win the AL West in 1987 either. And that turned out pretty well for us. We did have a lot better pitching, though.
  5. h2oface
    We all know the ol' assume saying. It wouldn't matter if I spent hours to notate all the specific instances. You will argue what you will anyway. This is how I feel. And of course it isn't Duran should pitch all the innings. I certainly wouldn't have made him throw a wasted eighth inning in Saturday's game when the score was 7-1!!!!!! And there were at least 15 games over the season so far that the starter was cruising and pulled way too early (like today again). That adds up to torch your pen, whoever they are. And that is a Baldy decision. The contributing factor is not always the pen, but it is still a Baldy decision.
  6. h2oface
    Ooooooooo. I believe that is a personal attack. Or a great compliment, for which I thank you. I never said it was a bigger issue. "a top contributing factor". Yup. Horrible bullpen. Baldy's decisions are his. I'll say it again, and correct my typos. There were way more than 9 Baldelli decisions that were a top contributing factor. A top, not necessarily the top.
  7. h2oface
    manager decisions. regardless of staff with this offense. They only needed to have the outcome changed on 9 games. You bet it is a real take, There were way more than 9 that Baldelli deisions were a top contributing factor.
  8. h2oface
    You mean the manager that was 11 games over .500 in May and should be at least 20 games over .500 by now and at least 10 games up on second instead of making the cummulative decisions that led to tanking to where we are now? That guy?
  9. h2oface
    Well, that is all pretty assumptive. A Lesson? Baldelli showed him. Bobby Knight school of pain.
  10. h2oface
    First of all, no teams that wear uniforms in an MLB game like the Padres did, deserve to win a game, especially 10-1. All of the homers that Ryan gave us were crawlers, barely over the wall. A couple might have been caught (Buxton just missed, and Garlick looks like he can only jump 4 inches). All almost long fly ball outs, and with the 2 out homers, the end of the innings. But Baldelli can go.................... himself. Shame on him, especially after the game went to 6-1 and 4 homers given up, leave his rookie starter in the game that has been carrying this staff. He clearly was missing locations from the get go with the walk and a homer in the first. All homers that were hit were center cut pitches (all in the center of the plate, one center center and others various heights) except the last one, that was center height but 6-8 inches outside! All just crawled over the fence. Great for confidence Baldy, and thanks for putting Ryan in the wrong category of the record book. No excuse for that. It was not his game, and he deserves better protection. My opinion of Baldelli and his lack of intuition can now never be swayed otherwise. Right now, I can't stand the guy. As for Wes Johnson, whatever the pitchers are doing now, he is greatly responsible for. If you learn something, you don't just forget it when the guy is not there a few weeks later. It is still affecting your performance, and probably will for a long time. One might say that Johnson is responsible for the currrent state of affairs. I won't, because I think the coach is always overrated. Usually never could do it themselves, but are all high and mighty about how to do it. I am not saying they are not very helpful and important, just that it is always the player who plays the game, regardless of the coach. This team's pitching was horrible before Johnson left, and got worse as the year went on, with Johnson still there. He is no guru. And he is a quitter. Middle of the season and in first place. No respect. SMH.
  11. h2oface
    These unsigned 19 and 20 guys are probably better off going to college to play for the next year. I would love to hear the conversations that happen when the selection gets stiffed his slotted bonus.
  12. h2oface
    If Mahle is on the team he can't break Buxton's hand again. Just like the Twins to go after the 2 tier... or 3rd. The guy that is coming off a shoulder strain IL stint and is pitching to his worst stats since 2019. Mediocre at best. Just what we need. He would fit right in,
  13. h2oface
    So throw Tellez another change up, eh? The first 3 run homer wasn't a clue, Sanchez? (So to correct the article, that was 6 runs, - 2 three run homers - on 2 home runs, not 7 runs.) 10 walks by our staff, 5 scored. The top of our batting order, Arraez, Correa, Buxton, and Polanco - 0/16 with 8 Ks. Ouch. But the pitching is again the story. Tic Toc. Trade deadline coming up. This FO has really let this team down, in the off season and so far now. 35 million on Correa and no pitching. Great strategy, eh? Jose Miranda is hot now!
  14. h2oface
    Absloutely. I have been bringing it up all year. A virtual small rodent type animal even tried to argue with me about it. Putrid. Many are just slow, but even the quick runners don't steal well or don't even attempt to steal because they are only 50% effective. Mental mistakes on the bases. And Watkins is even worse at third base than Diaz was. Really a sad part of the coaching and training it seems. There are other teams that are worse than the Twins on the bases, but they are in the bottom of the heap in stuff like going first to third, scoring from first on a double, and even scoring from second on a single. We watch other teams run at will on us.
  15. h2oface
    That was kind of a tough angle to throw from, and it would have to be a perfect throw to get the runner at home anyway, but that throw by Kirilloff was just sad. Maybe he thought he was bowling.
  16. h2oface
    Song for Sano on his return. He has been away, and I know it is still "early", but I saw him on the dance floor and nothin' had changed.
  17. h2oface
    Smart decision. He has not been all that good, even in college. May as well get your education paid for and play ball and improve instead of getting under minimum wage in the minors. "The two-way starter for the Crimson Tide went 4-5 last season in 16 starts and recorded a 4.29 ERA.
  18. h2oface
    Cart before the horse, "He’s agreed to an over-slot deal with the Twins." That's sounds good, but there is no mention of it from him, and no signing is announced, and not even in MLB rumors. If he has agreed to an over-slot deal, this is a scoop, and the first mention of it, and that should be news by now. I'll get to know him if he signs. So far, only 3 of 20 drafted have been announced as signed - 1st round Brooks, Competitive Balance round Schobel, and 6th round Ortega,
  19. h2oface
    If Buxton had been a Yankee, he wins the MVP, or if Stanton had hit the game winning solo homer and Buxton the two run tying homer, you know that Stanton would have still won the MVP. Usually, the winning homer is the MVP of the All-Star game. I guess this time, for all the deniers, RBI proves meaningful and interesting.
  20. h2oface
    Sands has been a first option for fill in games when Winder not available in the show. But he can't even command AAA. Balazovic yesterday and Sands today. Crushed. Again. The Twins' pitching pipeline established by the pitching gurus:
  21. h2oface
    He really looks horrible. Not a good sign for the 'pipeline'.
  22. h2oface
    That pictuire has him looking a great shape.
  23. h2oface
    Just had to write an article about him, eh? ? Didn’t do him right today. ?
  24. h2oface
    The top prospect on the list isn't even signed, and was out all of last year recovering from surgery, and the others have difficulty staying on the field, and Balazovic is getting worse. One hell of a pipeline, eh?
  25. h2oface
    Happy for any pitcher in the first couple of rounds. Happy for a lefty. I hope they get him signed.
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