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  1. Whitey333
    They are toast and have been toast since August 1st. It makes little sense now to keep playing guys that are unlikely to be here next year or agent a part of the /Twins future
  2. Whitey333
    Nice win. Goodbye entertaining game. I have no delusions of them making the playoffs and havent for most of the season. But they do have some nice young players to watch. Now this off season they need to get rid of a few more veterans like Buxton and Larnach, and Jeffers, and maybe Lewis too. Who knows??
  3. Whitey333
    Interesting problems that the twins themselves created. Thinking they were contenders was foolish. Some of their tradable assets should have been dealt. Now they will lose Jeffers and not get much in return. Draft pick isnt enough for him. Team MVP? no way
  4. Whitey333
    Avoid the temptation of benching Jenkins. He MUST play everyday even if he looks bad at times. I see the Larnach haters are back in full force. They must be the same people that think Buxton is the savior of the franchise. The Hoffman trade IMO will godown as one of the worst ever. Minter has been good. But this team is a long way away from being a serious contender. Well we have Detroit for 3. They are bad. But so are the Twins
  5. Whitey333
    Nice win Twins. Unfortunately a 10-17 August kind of puts them behind the perverbial 8 ball. I like most of the young players. Too bad they didnt trade jeffers. You would think they could have gotten something decent for him. Letting him go for nothing, the draft pick is basically nothing considering Jeffers value. Lets win Sunday and take the series. Boo to MLB for putting games like Sunday's game on Peacock a pay channel.
  6. Whitey333
    Matthew's has been good for the Twins this year. Plus he was 5-0 with an ERA under three for the month of August. The 4-1 loss was more of their lackluster hitting. Zebby is good as a 4th or 5th starter!
  7. Whitey333
    Itself always the same with the Twind: if this then that, hope this hope that. This is lopez 2nd tommy john surgery. Plus next year is last year of his contract. There is some reason to be optimistic for sure. But the hope and hype continues. Its The Twins Way.
  8. Whitey333
    Need to continue develop younger players. I am a big backer of Larnach but its time to move on. We have too many similar players. Its obvious the Twins are done with Wallner. Lots of opportunities for trades. Its time to move on from Buxton. He has become a liability in his play and in his availability.
  9. Whitey333
    I agree that Zoll and Pohlad are mostly to blame. Shelton has been an upgrade from Rocco. Roster construction has been very confusing. I do like many of the young players. Just let them keep playing even if they are struggling. Reducing the cant miss prospects into part time platoon status would be foolish and warrant firings.
  10. Whitey333
    Same old Buxton drama. Its been going on for more than a decide. The few times he has played over the past 12 years have been a mix of greatness and mediocrity. The drama needs to end.
  11. Whitey333
    I believe this is Joe Ryans third season in which he has had poor performances in the second half. I hope he comes around and has a good 2027. Im so over done about their com.ents it's the process we are worried about and not the results. What a messed up philosophy. This is a results only sport. The results are much more important than the process to getting there.
  12. Whitey333
    Interesting lineup projections. Ill take an unpopular stand by saying Buxton cannot be counted on to be in a starting lineup. Hes proven that over the past 12 years. Hoping that he will play most of the years and be productive like he was in 2025 and the first half of 2026 seems foolhardy at best. Jenkins should be playing center field. If it is mandatory to play Buxton put him in left or right to save wear and tear. Since you cant ever count on him he is very disruptive to the roster. Caratini isnt deserving of a spot either. He has turned into a Vasquez type catcher. A lot of good suggestions in your lineup. Without an addition or two to it and the Pitching staff 2027 will be another meh season. If we have one.
  13. Whitey333
    Im very glad he is finally here. Nowhere let him play every day no matter how good or bed until the season is over. The notion that they didnt have a spot for him is ludicrous. If you have a prospect as highly touted as him you dont wait for an opening, you create one. Thats what real organizations do.
  14. Whitey333
    Im so sick of the whole teams bowing to Buxton and his playing availability. They only pitches him on the 10 day IL? They should have put him our for the season then try to convince him to retire this off season. Even if he comes back there will only be about 15 games left and the Twins way out of it. What's the point?
  15. Whitey333
    Until and unless they prove otherwise the current list of cant miss prospects are suspects. All the hype in the world wont help if these future superstars prove to be just prospects. Twins have been touting prospects for many years yet very few make it. Yes there have been some. But if allowed these prospects were so great we would be Perennial World Series contenders instesd barely staying afloat in a sea ok mediocrity. Im hopeful too. Just proven it to me.
  16. Whitey333
    Good take from article and readers. Put Buxton on season ending IL and call up a young player to see what he can do. Jeffers was brutal last night. Plus his trotting to first base on the last play of these game was awful. If you can't run out ground balls dont play. Oh well im pretty sure he wont be on the team next year anyway. 4 runs in first was awesome then no offense rest of game. Kind of summarizes the season
  17. Whitey333
    Twins are funner to watch this year but still not a very good team. Lots of holes to filled. Still hard to understand their philosophy. Pohlad gloating about adding 8 million to payroll lands flat when you consider it was reduced by nearly 60 million the past year and a half. The players added at the deadline are marginal at best and certainly not better than the players we traded away last year.
  18. Whitey333
    Lets blame the entire 2026 Twins failure on Keaschall. Yes I agree he has not been good defensively. Why wasnt he given a position in the minors and taught how to play it? Why after 12 years do we still have Buxton messing cup the outfield roster? In 12years he has only played 2 "full" seasons. And those weren't even really full. They cater to him way too.much. he has been awful yhe past couple of months. He is unplayable. His insistence on playing whenever he can just in case he actually does something good is ridiculous. Keaschall was bad yesterday but so was thePitching. What has gappened to Royce ,i dont do slumps? Put Keaschall in one of the corner outfield spots. Set Buxton down for season and bring Jenkins up to.play center. I hope if he gets here and doesn't play up to people's expectations that they will give him a break.
  19. Whitey333
    Not surprised but still very disappointed in their series against the A's. Its best to forget this silly post season chase and plan for next year, if there is a next year. Play some young call ups and start evaluating if they have a real shot a major league baseball or if their cant miss status is just hype and hope.
  20. Whitey333
    The Twins performances on this 1-5 road trip should finally putting the "contender" Twins into play for next year mode, if there is one. Catering to Buxton and his inability to play needs to stop. Again, the wheels seem to stop when is comes to Buxton. Fact is he is unplayable anyway. Call up a couple of younger players and let's them play. Its time to see if these players can help in the future ok just add to the hype.
  21. Whitey333
    Twins only had 4 hits. Bradley pitcher well but still gave up 4 runs in less than 7 innings. If Buxton is out, so what? Hes done very little to help the team in recently weeks. He cant hit hasn't hitters a home run into 2 months and has less than 10 RBI during that period. I
  22. Whitey333
    I agree with a couple of otherwise posters. Just because we may be headed into a softer schedule doesnt guarantee Twins. After we play the As we have 12 straight games against the white sox and tigers. That's the only 2 teams we play during that nearly 2 week period. I imagine the Sox and Tigers are looking at playing the Twins is their chance to claim playoff status and improve their position in the standings. The writer says if the Twins go 5-1 against the Sox they are in greatly shape. I submit they could just as easily go 1-5. Let's hope Twins do well. They are so unpredictable. The need to sweep the As. If we somehow lose the series to the lowly As they are in big trouble.
  23. Whitey333
    Interesting article. Perhaps over done. The Larnach haters have been around for quite sometime. Where were they when he was doing well? Now they, including the writer of the article, again are coming out of the perverbial woodwork. Couldn't the same issues be raised for Buxton for the past 2 months? What about Clemens? He was barely over the .100 average for a few weeks until improving just recently. These over-analyzed articles ignore the fact that all players slump at some point during the season. Most rebound at some point. Yes we need Larnach back to his productive self for the team to have a chance. Ditto for Buxton, joe Ryan, kody Clemens etal.
  24. Whitey333
    The Twins have been very resilient this year. They have out played their predictions in a gutsy way. Here it where the the story lacks credibility. Its from Fangraphs. One of the least respected outfits out there. Its all conjecture with Fangraphs. They do a good job of twisting analytics to support their claims. Imagine that: The Twins are the only team that has had to real with injuries. Oh whoa is me. I think they have done well considering their injuries. Go Twins.
  25. Whitey333
    Glad it went well for Lopez. I had forgotten that this was his second Tommy John surgery. I sure hope he is ready for next season in what could likely by his last season with the Twins.
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