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  1. h2oface
    Kinda sad that a player performing with an .800 OPS doesn' t fit the Twins system, but Miranda's feeble 2023, in the show and at AAA, does. Miranda reminds me of Danny Valencia so far, who had a great first partial year, and that was it. Hopefully, Miranda can shine and be a contributor, again. Time is ticking fast with Lewis almost ready to take what Miranda was gifted at the beginning of the year.
  2. h2oface
    Now multi-season contract laden and FO darling, Pablo Lopez, is bringing that ERA up, too, instead of down. Lopez for the season - 3.93 (career 3.90). So Lopez is average-ish (in my book), and Arraez is having a career year, and seemingly getting better each year. Lopez's performance is not giving me the optimism that some of the other staff is. Underestimated Arraez, and over estimated Lopez. You are your record, not opinions and hopes of what you could be.
  3. h2oface
    OK. It is how I feel. I was just expressing myself. I thought that is what this is for. It still makes me a bit sad. Please ignore me in the future. I don't mean to upset you, and I don't mean to tell you how to feel, at all. I am glad you are OK with the present state of the game and team construction. I never said baseball was losing fans, baseball isn't losing me. I have added a couple words to the actual original statement..... hopefully that makes it better. I didn't mean to speak for all fans, but I do have some great baseball buddies that root for other teams even, and we have had a few conversations in which we all felt the same. "Only 2 of the 9 in the batting order aren't first year "strangers". This is one of the reasons that baseball is becoming less intersting for - this - long time fans. 3 of 10 if we add Gray as he has been here for a while now. Julien is from the farm, but still first year. For me - It is harder to love and get excited about your team when so many are sort of rentals and just passing through."
  4. h2oface
    We are worse than last year! By 5 games! From 11 over .500 to 1. That is sobering with all the hype.
  5. h2oface
    Sure you can. That is the strategy. 5 homers and we win 5-4. 😇 .... and Duran gets to save it in the top of the 9th.
  6. h2oface
    JORGE!!!! another close game and never went to Duran before it was too late.
  7. h2oface
    Screwed by the ump again. Fake strike to Buxton. In the bottom of the 9th. Just when it hurts the most.
  8. h2oface
    But it is at least a save situation, instead of now being behind and Duran is on the bench instead. And we traded the farm for Lopez! 😇 He can do it! He is an all-star closer that we had to have. And Pagan with all that "stuff". But Duran could go more innings. He is a bull. He could also be an ace starter. He is being underused, no?
  9. h2oface
    But Duran isn't pitching much because the set ups are losing it before the 9th. Wasn't it Andrew Miller that had that run as a "fireman" and would close or pitch multiple innings, and sometimes get brought in in the 6th or so because the bases were loaded and no outs? I think it was Miller. Duran could be that guy. And he definitely is not being overused. More like under used, holding him to close games that never get there, and then he has to pitch with a 4 run lead just to give him work! I would like to see him when he is needed to save a game. Sometimes that isn't the 9th.
  10. h2oface
    Jorge Lopez losing it well before the All-Star break this year.
  11. h2oface
    Good for Solano. Wasn't expecting him to make that play. Throw was exciting.
  12. h2oface
    Was saying the same thing to the screen. At least we are still up one run. I was still pretty impressed with Moran's start. The first two batters were mowed down. I am always nervous with a fresh pitcher coming in and being wild. Duran has done it several times, too. Most of the time he comes in at the beginning of an inning, and it is not so noticed.
  13. h2oface
    It's not an argument. It was just an observation on the batting order tonight. But the rosters do change drastically from year to year now, and it is not just this team. Tonight we see 7 first year in the order. That is pretty drastic. But it is now common all over sports.
  14. h2oface
    One batter late but we'll take it, considering the alternatives.
  15. h2oface
    I'd say unbeliebveable, but it is sooooooo believeable. Only the Twins can't score with the bases loaded and no outs.
  16. h2oface
    Right. I agree. But they are not. Would be could be, but reality...... is what it is.
  17. h2oface
    That was cheap.
  18. h2oface
    K works. 2 down.
  19. h2oface
    That works. GIDP time!
  20. h2oface
    If this was the Twins at bat.... no problem to get out of the inning. Bases loaded and no outs. An almost sure no score set up 😇 Sonny could very well give up 3 earned now and not actually let a runner cross the plate as baseball scoring goes.....
  21. h2oface
    Gray looks finished. Tough inherited runner situation with 2nd and 3rd and no outs.
  22. h2oface
    Only 2 of the 9 in the batting order aren't first year "strangers". This is one of the reasons that baseball is beoming less intersting for long time fans. 3 of 10 if we add Gray as he has been here for a while now. Julien is from the farm, but still first year. It is harder to love and get excited about your team when so many are sort of rentals and just passing through.
  23. h2oface
    Flexibility in playing multiple positions is great, until it starts to make the team worse. Watching Castro in the outfield get jumps that make fly balls/line drives hits in the box score, and same with balls hit to Solano playing any infield position....... and watching guys like Larnach give up on the fly balls that could be caught hit the fence, and even Taylor is having struggles with reads and taking a first step the wrong way too often, is case in point. Does Kirilloff playing right instead of first and Gallo first instead of right weaken the team at 2 positions? Just because a player will play multiple positions for the now dreaded platoon fixation doesn't mean it helps the team win. Not everything (ever) has shown up in the box score.
  24. h2oface
    YES!
  25. h2oface
    Well, I have no problem looking at it from the other perspective and seeing what you are trying to get at. Sorry that it doesn't work both ways for you. Kirilloff and Julien are not in a position to really do anything but nod yes at this point in their career, especially if they want to play, and sometimes just saying no is received as complaining. But you can be right if you like. I'm pretty sure someone as smart as you is getting the drift. Kinda silly to pretend you don't.
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