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  1. h2oface
    Just what we need. Another shortstop that won’t be a shortstop. No pitcher. Some things never change. At least they took a gamble on a pitcher at 48. I hope Lee is more than a DH and the bizarre leg injury isn’t too restrictive in his future.
  2. h2oface
    Mediober. Ober is not an answer. He can’t even ever stay on the field. But he is a Dobnak fools gold and will turn into a liability anyway. Smeltzer. Bundy. Archer. All low price liabilities. They may have a good month or two. So did Nolasco. Amazed folks think Ober will be a savior.
  3. h2oface
    Cheer up! Sano is almost back!
  4. h2oface
    Atlanta was 44-45 at the break last year. They were devastated with injuries. Anything can happen, and probably will. Unlikely trades didn't seem that great. Unlikely heroes emerged. Defending WS Champs. Go figure.
  5. h2oface
    I am not a Devon Smeltzer apologist, but I totally agree with him here. Baldelli's "gut" told him that Gray would be fine after taking a batted ball on his pitching tricep at over 100 mph early in the game, pitching with no command before, and less after, and it seems to me, and I posted in real time, that he had to come out. Instead, history on the way to the 12-2 massacre, and the inevitable Slam. But today, Smeltzer was hoodwinked and deception was the MO. And the carousel of inept bullpen place holders get the call. No start the inning and at least give him one batter with the parade of 6 innings to the finish in cue and up and ready in the pen. Just the merciless yank. Add me to the miffed list.
  6. h2oface
    It would seem prudent to trade Sano, especially since word has it, because of his girth and growth, he will now require 2 roster spots instead of the usual one.
  7. h2oface
    "The All-Star who came under Twitter scrutiny the past few games for his ‘lack of hitting’ silenced the haters and keyed up the crowd after landing on third base cuing the “Buck Truck” horn. Buxton stayed on third base through three hitters and never got a chance to come home. One of the most fun moments of the game was being able to witness the “Buck Truck”, something that Buxton does in honor of his father who was a truck driver and his teammates have joined him in the dugout. To watch it happen as he got a standing triple was something really neat." I, for one don't find the trucker horn thing that I did as a child on the highways even close to "fun", and find it sad that it can be considered one of the most fun moments of a baseball game, But whatever. To each its own. I even found it lame as a kid. I mean really, what kid didn't do the truck horn thing? And every parent taught it to them, regardless if the father drove a truck. It just looks desperate when you are batting all of .200. And nobody "hates" Buxton. We all just want him and hope for him to find consistent success, and not this sad repetitive streaks of failure. And Buxton had many chances to score from third base through the three hitters. Especially when Chicago's third baseman was about 30-35 feet from the base. Rod Carew would have stolen home in a heartbeat. No reason that a player with Buxton's speed doesn't ram it down the opposing teams’ throat when they shift like that with a runner with Buxton's speed on third. And it doesn't even take a runner that fast to score, if they just time it right. If the pitcher speeds up and balks, they score anyway, They should fine and suspend players that leave the bench like in the NBA. So tough of them. Tough guys. They weren't going to fight anyway. They just wanted attention. It is just ridiculous how these "men" puff their chests for nothing. Game was over anyway. Such tough guys.
  8. h2oface
    Yes. Couldn't resist.
  9. h2oface
    We struggle with the bad teams, too. Detroit. KC. That’s why we are barely a .500 team.
  10. h2oface
    Winder coming out after the second rain delay? I can get on board after one. But the second was just not smart for so many reasons. Counsell knows better. Baldelli? Still learning, l guess.
  11. h2oface
    If Mahle is on our team, at least his wildness can't break Buxton's hand again. https://www.ballysports.com/news/buxton-s-bad-luck-twins-star-shelved-again-has-broken-hand https://www.mlb.com/news/byron-buxton-left-hand-injury-twins
  12. h2oface
    Did Celestino get an assist on Seager's homer for pushing it over the fence?
  13. h2oface
    I wanted David Robertson, who the Cubs signed and is having a fine comeback after injury year, to be signed as a free agent after I saw him pitch last summer in the Olympics. Now he will cost some prospects instead of just $ to get him from the Cubs.
  14. h2oface
    It is pretty amazing to me, no matter your great defensive skills, speed, or how many homers (and 23 before the break is not really that unusual.....) that you can have an average of .215 (basically the worst of your career), only have an OBP of .295, a K% of 28.5, ..........and still be considered an all-star. I was listening to a couple ESPN guys discussing all the pitchers that did not make the team, and that was because there are just so many really good pitchers right now. I wish the FO would use their infamous pitching identification talents and get some of those on the Twins. After all, since there are so many, it would seems we deserve a couple, just from the randomness of it all.
  15. h2oface
    I see Hamilton is practicing up for a late inning role on the big team........
  16. h2oface
    Maybe not to you. I they mean a ton to the players and the team. And it tells me a lot about the player, especially the player that has a lot of RBIs. It means somebody stepped up to the plate with runners on, more pressure, and shined in the clutch when the opportunities presented and got them accross the plate to score the run. I guess assists in basketball and hockey are uninteresting to you, too? And the long throw from the outfield. It means nothing? It is just the assist. The put out is the end product, and the only thing important?
  17. h2oface
    How does one know what he is capable of? Seriously? We have all seen what he is capable of. Many times. Is it really that unrealistic to think that the guy should/could be performing even half as good as he is capable of at the plate, instead of 1/10 as good in these long stretches? I don't think it is. He is almost hitting at the Mendoza line for average, and that includes about 6 weeks of "the best player in baseball"! That is really really bad to bring those streches down to what it is for the season.
  18. h2oface
    It is sad that so many great offensive and defensive performances keep getting buried by the sorry bullpen.
  19. h2oface
    His lows drag him down to a mendoza line type average for the year. Not even hitting around .250 with the great streaks. Very disappointing, Consistentcy and average still count a ton in my book. He is striking out like Sano now. I guess his "injury" has to be a secret of sorts, for some reason.
  20. h2oface
    Thoughts on a Grey Gray Day. Just Beautiful. So Beautiful.
  21. h2oface
    Forget trading for a bat. Go get Hunter Greene. They should have just drafted him. Trade the prospect house. It would be cool. You know, Lewis/Greene and Correa/Buxton. One two, one two. The Reds don't need him, right?
  22. h2oface
    Looks like a very "Gray" day tomorrow in Texas. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-rangers/2022/07/08/661843#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=661843
  23. h2oface
    What happened to Sano today? Did he need the day off after that lowest level 0-4?
  24. h2oface
    Yes. But...... I like the guy's composure, and 85 pitches, 7 base runners, 8 with hitting Garcia, 2 earned on the walk dinger and a gift unearned on his own pick off attempt and double, but if he is a goer after 4 with only 85 pitches, he is the guy that I let go and see. I guess it could have been worse than a Pagan 5th, but I still see. Don't forget his COVID break, either. He got blasted. Physically. Maybe he was cooked anyway, and he was ready to sit. I don't know. It is hard to know who is calling the pitches, too, with the whole wrist electronics. I at least see, with the bullpen ready if I pull him after the first batter or two. I dread the pen getting 5 innings...... or 4...... or 3.........or................. you know? Give him a chance to be "the guy". Last push. There was some great offense out there today. From our guys, too. Seems a bit forgotten. These games must be ultra painful to the team.
  25. h2oface
    You might have to quit writing these resurrection supportive articles about players and managers. They all seem to elicite the wrong trend immediately.
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