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  1. Whitey333
    I don't believe it. A guy hardly ever plays and he's complaining about the long grind of the season? He certainly is proving he isn't the great athlete he thinks he is. Mr. " I don't do slumps" has been a huge disappointment. Seems like now we have three "superstars" that we cannot depend on. Buxton, Correa and Lewis. My gosh what has happened to this team?
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    I'm not really giving up either but I am close. The only reason the Twins may make the playoffs is Cleveland and Boston are playing as poorly as the Twins. The Twins have been playing with no heart or spank for over a month. Losing is bad enough but it's much worse when nobody including our manager seems to care. I think this week while Twins are playing the 28 games below .500 Angels the Royals go to play the Yankees. A real chance to make up some ground. But I don't have much confidence they will do it.
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    Having up to four utility players is way too many. I'm a believer in having players playing one regular position regularly. This constant shuffling of players in the lineup and on the field is not helpful. Yes I know they have injuries. They radio announcers remind us of it everything a bad play is made or the team loses. Atteberry must be getting bonus money every time he brags up Buxton, Correa, and Rocco.
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    Not surprised at all that Rocco took out Ober. Should he have? Of course not. It was another in a growing list of questionable, stupid baseball decision. He continually proves he has very little baseball sense. Kris Atteberry is getting so awful to listen to. Thank goodness Perkins was there to bail out his idiotic comments. Again, trying to blame game on umpiring and injuries. Yes we have injuries and yes Rocco made a poor decision and taking out Ober. Yes fielding didn't help in the 8th inning. But also you count on Duran and Jax. They both blew it!! Rocco blew it!! Again!! This team is a sinking ship with a manager with no clue.
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    The Twins are 6-12 in their last 18 games. They are 37-49 against teams with winning records. Too many injuries and too many players not picking up even a little bit of the slack. Many of the remaining veterans in the batting order are simply stinking it up. Way too many lifeless performances the past month. Truth is they will probably make the playoffs. The other truth is they really don't deserve it.
  6. Whitey333
    BUXTON? Who's that? Anyway nice win. The team is only .500 since the all star break. They were fortunate to split that series against a depleted Ray's team. The Twins really didn't play well in Tampa. They have lost 11 of their past 17 games. The only thing saving them is everyone else in the wild card playoff race is playing crummy too. They will for sure make the playoffs. They are pretty firmly entrenched in the second wild card slot. To blow it now would be catastrophic. Twins go to KC while Cleveland plays the Dodgers this weekend. There is a great opportunity there for the Twins to pick up some ground. Go Twins.
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    Yes I'm sure we are witnessing Keplers last year with the Twins being on the IL. Reality is of course the Twins weren't going to have him back anyway. What easier way for ownership to cut payroll? I give Kepler credit for trying to perform even though the results weren't there. He at least tried. Our great Buxton and Correa seem content on milking the time on the IL. They were both supposed to be out a short time. Yet Buxton had been out nearly a month (we are kind of used to that aren't we) and Correa over 2 months. No I'm not suggesting they should play with serious injuries. It just seems they aren't that interested at returning anytime soon. Our two supposedly better players languishing on the IL while their teammates play through it trying to secure a playoff spot. Go Twins. Let's take the Royals series this weekend.
  8. Whitey333
    You said Buxton must be getting sick of this? What about the fans as well. We've been putting up with almost 9 seasons of playing part time and on the injury full time. It's been a worn out saga for much too long.
  9. Whitey333
    Too many ugly games lately. Twins have now lost 11 of their past 16 games. Yes 5-11 and firmly entrenched in a wild card. They have been under .500 since the all star game. Plus overall they are just playing ugly and uninspiring baseball. They should win Thursday with Lopez. But you never know.
  10. Whitey333
    Yes Festa needs to do a better job of holding runners on. However, the Twins have been very poor at defending steals most of the year. The word has been out for quite some time. In this regard it looks like Junior Varsity base stealing defense. Festa did fine. U inspiring performance for the team as a whole.
  11. Whitey333
    BTW part II. It's Helman. I know
  12. Whitey333
    Awesome. Gotta be happy for a guy like him. As much as I rip the FO for their transgressions, I commend them for rewarding him with a trip to the big. Now let's hope he plays. A couple of seasons ago they brought up a minor leaguer in late September. They Twins season was long lost. The player was super excited. I remember his family had come for the weekend to watch their son make his MLB debut. But despite the Twins being way out of the race they didn't get him in there. One of the many classless and clueless things this FO and Rocco has done. BTW good luck Holman.
  13. Whitey333
    You just never know how this team is going to go. People expecting Buxton to suddenly return and become a driving force for a sprint drive to the playoffs. He's had nearly 9 years as a part time player. I hope they make the playoffs. I think they will. Ownership will be happy as they may receive some extra pocket change. But an early exit would be embarrassing.
  14. Whitey333
    Let's build on the recent short term success. I believe the Twins have won 3 of their past 4. We know this team is very fragile. Never know which way they are going. Let's win Tuesday. Go Twins.
  15. Whitey333
    It's about time for " I don't do slumps" Lewis to deliver. He like the team needs to build on it. If Lewis goes on an 0-16 slump then yesterday means little. Team needs some consistency this month. Fact is the team played poorly yesterday until Lewis heroics gave them a much needed win. The good thing is we won 2 of 3 from Blue Jay's. Negative is we are still only 4-9 in last 13 games. Twins need to get on one of those 7-3 or 8-2 runs. Go Twins
  16. Whitey333
    Ugly game all around. I look for Ober to pitch well and Twins win on Sunday. Twins have scored a grand total of 3 runs the last 3 games on a total of only 15 hits. 3-9 in last 12 games and it's been very ugly baseball. Fans blaming loss of Buxton and Correa. But the veterans left that want to contribute more than just sitting on the IL need to produce.
  17. Whitey333
    I want to thank the previous poster for using the word velocity instead of velo. am so sick of the word velo it is part of the new wave of terms and analytic mumbo jumbo seemingly determined to erase MLB history when real baseball was being played. Getting back to the article at hand: I am surprised that luck and poor home plate umpiring wasn't mentioned lol. That seems to be a lot of people's answers to causes of poor games and losses. Buxton and Correa? Who are they? They certainly cannot be counted on. I think the Twins will still make the playoffs in spite of themselves.
  18. Whitey333
    Great win Lopez. Rest of team meh! We need to start some serious winning in September. It's playoff push time
  19. Whitey333
    Nice article as usual Nick. Your comment of may things are working against them seems true. Their biggest obstacle seems to be themselves. I think you give their September schedule too soft. It would be more difficult than you realize. Actually if we don't start playing better consistent baseball it won't matter. I think we will make the playoffs but for me it's not a slam dunk. Buxton and Correa? Where are those overpaid guys just when it appears you need them the most?
  20. Whitey333
    Another nice article Cody. Your solutions are practical. I would suggest those same principles could apply to anyone in a slump. Also I would think the Twins are doing this. It's tough because they need him with Buxton and Correa out. Buxton and Correa?? Do they still play for the Twins?
  21. Whitey333
    A lot of pressure you put on him. Like you said is last 20 games he hit .187. And you conveniently blamed the whole thing on him playing while with injuries. I hope he comes back and provides a spark. Buxton and Correa? I think they have become too comfortable riding the injury list bench. I don't think we can count on much from either one in the final month of the season. $50million of a 124 million payroll oft injured and probably non productive anyway if they even come back due to all the time missed.
  22. Whitey333
    Congrats Cody. You have earned your PR bonus from the Twins Front Office. You can twist things so well to make the Front Office look competent. Have you watched much Twins baseball since the all star break? This bullpen, and much of this team, is only proving they are a train wreck and not ready fir prime time. This FO created this mess. Does anyone believe this team will do anything in the playoffs? Will they even make the playoffs? The Twins propaganda machine just keeps pumping it out.
  23. Whitey333
    Plain and simple truth is the Twins stink and they have stunk pretty much since the all star break. We have two highly overpaid guys wallowing on the injured list. They definitely do not seem very anxious to come and play. I think it's Buxton and Correa. Who?
  24. Whitey333
    Wow tough question. First with the way the Twins are playing it is very possible they won't make the playoffs making the catching question irrelevant. Plus Rocco will probably have them both scheduled for a day off for the first playoff game lol. I like Jeffers but I sure wish he played better defense. He has trouble with passed balls and not blocking bad pitches. The Twins as a whole give up way too many stolen bases.
  25. Whitey333
    No way will the Twins bring back Roger's. Like the story said it's too much .only for ownership. End of story. End of discussion. Truth is the ownership doesn't deserve to have this team make the playoffs and reap any profits from post season play. They have abandoned the team and it's fans. It's time for the fans to abandon ownership.
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