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  1. Thegrin
    Try and bring back May and offer him a chance to start. (Give Duffy a chance to start also, if he wishes.) How many of our Free Agent eligible players try and find jobs elsewhere will tell us a great deal about how the players feel about Rocco & his coaches + how they feel about our front office. If there seems to be a push to escape, they will be signalling that things are not so pleasant as they seem. I watched all the games on TV and the clubhouse seemed a happy enough place. But this was a crazy year with severe restrictions on the players movements which could distort how the players feel about the year and the Twins. I wouldn't mind spending on Clippard. Effective lefty's are always hard to find. Cruz blocks some of our young players from getting AB from the DH spot, but Cruz seems to be the glue that keeps the clubhouse loose. Didn't you love the Homer Rove? We can only trust that Falvine will make the right call here. and that leaves Rich Hill. I enjoyed watching him pitch in September. I still remember Jamie Moyer. I'll leave this one in the hands of Falvine and yell at them in the next offseason if they get it wrong. As for Romo, Avila, Gonzalez & Adriianza lets spend that money on a replacement for Berrios. Berrios has shown no indication that he is going to stay, so they might as well trade Berrios and Rosario for pitching prospects. Bring up Royce Lewis and Gordon to replace Gonzalez and Adrianza and we'll find out if they can hit in the major leagues.
  2. Thegrin
    Perhaps there is information that we do not know. Clubhouses can sometimes keep their problems to themselves.
  3. Thegrin
    It makes no difference. What happened in the 2020 playoffs will make no difference when the 2021 playoffs are played. What does make a difference is what the players think about it. If they feel the weight of the Twins Fans on them, then they will probably fail again. But they probably won't. They will look at next years challenge as a new challenge and will pitch catch & bat accordingly. All those past results should have no impact on the players and they should have no impact on us. Lets enjoy this years World Series and look forward to 2021.
  4. Thegrin
    I wish I could conjure up a way to write about the original AL clubs since 1920 and find justification for ranking the Twins #1. However, that would require more imagination than I am capable of. The Cards have had some good teams and some good years. I mourn the loss of Gibson and Brock. This makes me think fondly of Killebrew and thankful that Tony O and Carew are still around. For those of us that love baseball, memories of our hometown heroes will always bring us a smile. God Bless them all.
  5. Thegrin
    I'll always remember him fondly. He was a treasure to a Twins fan.
  6. Thegrin
    For 2 Games, the Astro's pitching was better than the Twins hitting. I am NOT going to pout about it. It was a fun season. I would like to be still playing, but we're not. Now we can get on with dreaming about next season. Congratulations Minnesota Twins on winning another American League Central Division Title.
  7. Thegrin
    Lol, Lol. We got that stardust out of our eyes real quick. but don't worry. Another year, another time and he'll probably do just fine. Remember Berrios' first outings? Hopefully you forgot them. They were a disaster,, like Colina's appearance last night. Forget it. Next year he will probably be a star.
  8. Thegrin
    I WANT ONE !!!
  9. Thegrin
    I disagree that Arraez was not hurt by shifts. They shifted on him, but they were not extreme shifts. They took away his hits up the middle. I am saying this from memory, I don't have any charts in front of me. This is the impression I got from watching him hit too many "at'em balls". This was to be expected. Teams had an off season plus shutdown to analyze and prepare their defensive alignments. The last two weeks, Arraez was indeed reacting to these adjustments and was back to "hitting them where they ain't". I look forward to watching Arraez in future years and to improvements he makes in both his hitting and fielding. I think he is a gem of a hitter and fun to watch.
  10. Thegrin
    I loved Gardy. He should never have been fired. Every time Rocco makes when of his cacamamy pitching changes I miss Gardy more.
  11. Thegrin
    On a serious note. I have always wondered about the "replacement" part of WAR. It seems that some positions are more easily replaceable than others. Starters, for instance, would be more difficult to replace. Catchers too. But corner outfielders, however, would be much easier to replace. So how can a measurement like WAR adequately reflect the ease/difficulty in replacing any particular position?
  12. Thegrin
    This is why I am a pacifist, (anti-WAR) : )
  13. Thegrin
    Good! Let them all go out on the field and have a group hug. Fuels the rivalry. Thats what we need in this antiseptic age of niceness. lol
  14. Thegrin
    I like IMHO when people express their humble opinions, however I prefer ro use IMSHO because I am seldom humble about my opinions.
  15. Thegrin
    Thank you Bert. It was my pleasure to listen to you all these years.
  16. Thegrin
    Get some perspective folks. In a normal year, this would be April. Nobody worries about a players performance this early in the season. I believe the Twins hitters have shown that they'll be ready when hits are needed. Win Twins.
  17. Thegrin
    If last nights performance doesn't give him confidence, then nothing will. That was a marvelous pitching performance to follow a very rare no-hit bid by Maeda. Those that watched were blessed.
  18. Thegrin
    The Ace of the staff will be Pineda. Going into the playoff's, Big Mike is the guy we're going to want on the mound. Just wait & seel
  19. Thegrin
    and dud yoou see Kepler's diving catch!!!!!!! Nothing falls but Raindrops :)
  20. Thegrin
    I'd love for Dobnik to be our 4th or 5th starter. The problem is, finding 3 or 4 pitchers getting better results.
  21. Thegrin
    perhaps he is a "better than Blankenhorn" choice ??
  22. Thegrin
    Playing walk up music once, is tolerable...more than once is a waste. Besides, it sometimes drowns out what the announcers are saying (as though that may be of some interest.)
  23. Thegrin
    This is wonderful. My wife says I go around with a stupid grin on my face for about an hour after each win. (I hate to tell her that that is just the way I look. btw. Has there been any comments on how bad the camera work has been at Target Field? Does anyone know what has changed ?
  24. Thegrin
    its a shame Shane has had his last name spoiled.
  25. Thegrin
    LOL
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