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  1. Whitey333
    Great article as usual. Yes missing Correa, Lewis, and Kepler hurts. But the other vets on the team and some of the young players have not produced. Not a good combination. This FO continues to make baffling personnel decisions.
  2. Whitey333
    Twins play the double AA White Sox posing as a major league team 7 of their next 10 games. They are pitiful as their 3-18 record shows. Twins really need to sweep all those 7 games. Not likely but anything less than a 5-2 would be a major concern. Maybe they can get in a groove and carry it over when they then play tougher teams. Go Twins.
  3. Whitey333
    Although Rocco keeps preaching process over results, this is the major leagues. There is no higher level. Here our goal is supposed to win. Results oriented bottom line. Just not with the Twins. I've always liked Varland and hope he gets better. But he cannot be in a major league rotation at this point.
  4. Whitey333
    Glad they won. These past two games with Detroit have produced some bad baseball by both teams. Sunday I give the edge to the Tigers due to the starting pitching matchups. Then we get the 3-17 White Sox 7 of the next 10 games. Need to hopefully sweep them or at least go 5-2. After that the schedule toughens up some. We should be able to crush the White Sox. Could be interesting in that offensively speaking these are two of the poorest hitting teams in baseball. Go Twins!
  5. Whitey333
    Not hustling is inexcusable! Way too many times I see twins hitters loafing on the bases especially on ground balls. Just jogging down the baseline. If you can't hustle on the bases for the three or four times each game you get up to bat you should not be playing. Rocco
  6. Whitey333
    The excuses keep piling up. Bad luck? Crummy weather? Weak hits by opponents. Keep in mind the Twins were gifted 2 runs by Tigers mis-playing them. If Baldelli had any guts he would have benched Buxton after he stood at home plate watching his fly ball being mis- played then almost getting thrown out at home. Continually pinch hitting for Kiriloff because of him maybe having to face a left handed pitcher is getting old. Especially when you have a right handed stiff pinch hitting for him. Kiriloff is your best hitter in the lineup at the moment. Analytics are ok but if your players can't perform then you need to manage the game. Plus we keep getting told it's early. We will be fine like last year. I'm not buying it. But I will say this. We are in the beginning of a time where we will play the White Sox 7 times in 10 days. Yes the lowly 3-16 Sox. They should win most if not all of those games. Then they will proclaim how great they are playing. If they are still playing poorly at the end of that stretch then it's time to dump Baldelli and the coaching staff.
  7. Whitey333
    Another great article. The injuries have been tough for sure. But the Twins brought a lot of this on themselves with a non competitive off season. Last year they had the pitching and enough offense to carry them through. I'm not convinced they can do it again this year.
  8. Whitey333
    Great article. Baldelli and the Front Office are too stubborn and set in their process over results policy to actually admit they may be wrong.
  9. Whitey333
    The biggest frustration for me is that most of the time so far the Twins are not competitive. Also some of the young players we have been hearing how great they are a not performing at all. The team wasn't doing well at all in spring training and continued that poor play. Very poor start to season. Very boring baseball again. But we are in the central division. So even though we have a very bad start there still is hope. I imagine the fans in Cleveland and Kansas City are happy with their start. Even the Tigers. I wonder if they believe games in April don't matter. I think the extra competition can only help the Twins in the long run. That is of course if the Twins are serious about being competitive.
  10. Whitey333
    So you can't find fault with ownership and payroll and Falvey. The comment it's not Pohlads fault about allocating payroll dollars within. That it's Falveys fault. Well the Pohlads hired him. I don't think they care who gets what as long as the numbers work out. They have the great benefit of blaming the rotten season on injuries. Well we have Detroit,Chicago White Sox twice an Angel's coming up on the schedule. If they don't make hay then it's all over. What will probably happen is we will beat up on the white Sox and declare everything is good.
  11. Whitey333
    So now it's the fans fault for the payroll reduction? Come on that's crazy. That's like blaming the Pohlads for being rich. Yes payroll was reduced to allow for a reduction of tv revenues, or so they say. After the Twins were offered to resign with Bally sports for 85% of previous deal they took it. Estimates were the reduced amounts were at around 46 million. Was that restored money put back into payroll? No. Also with increased concession prices and ticket prices this year the team went from being the second or third cheapest to go to the ball park to 19 overall. Baseball used to be affordable. Its not anymore. The Twins play lethargic baseball because IMO they have a lethargic ownership group and a management team hired to cater to that group. In retrospect it sure wasn't very smart to pay Correa, Buxton and Vazquez all that money if you want to keep a cheap payroll. Very foolish indeed to pay 3 guys nearly 50% of your payroll and left with such glaring holes.
  12. Whitey333
    Twins were outed in this series. They were out pitched, out hit, out homered, out hustled, out played, and out managed. Other than that they were great.
  13. Whitey333
    injuries not withstanding, the Twins deserve all the badmouthing. In fact they have earned it. Losing is one thing. But not being at all competitive is another. The poor averages now called the Sano line? Interesting as he is hitting .270 for the Angel's. I'm so tired of the it's a marathon comments. I just don't think they care about games in April. It shows But this year they may not have the horses to take over the central like last year. Plus the can always blame the injuries. They got it made.
  14. Whitey333
    I'm glad you know all the answers. Perhaps you should be hired by MLB to help solve this crisis lol. Seriously though I've heard many major league pitchers from the past say there is too much emphasis on spin rates and sweepers and not pitching. As one pitcher said, give me a pitcher not a thrower. Plus he mentioned pitchers don't take enough time off during the off season to rest up their bodies. Who knows for sure what the answer is.
  15. Whitey333
    At least Larnach has some proven decent major league results. Wallner? Not so much. The Twins really screw up with some of their younger talent. I feel bad for guys like Wàllner and Larnach. Wallner looks totally lost at the plate right now
  16. Whitey333
    Buxton is one of the most over-hyped and over rated players the Twins have ever had. Yes he shows flashes of brilliance fir a week or two at a time. That does not make him an MVP candidate. I feel bad for him because of all the injuries he has endured. But whether because of the injuries or at least part therein he is just another average player. Nothing more ir nothing less
  17. Whitey333
    Twins manipulate Alcala to their benefit like they do to most young players. 8 innings and he needs rest? Oh please. Roc os explanation was sophomoric at best. Why would any young player want to have a career with the Twins? They get used and abuses here then spit out when Twins don't need them.
  18. Whitey333
    Another lethargic loss. I'm a Varland fan but he needs to at least be taken out of the rotation and probably sent to St. Paul. Go Twins.
  19. Whitey333
    I have no idea who Bowman is on the pitching staff. Funny how twins use their roster. SWR pitched great against Detroit. Acala, his sometimes wildness not withstanding, I don't think has given up an earned run in his last 8 innings, both get sent down to St. Paul. I understand options. Just seems not right to reward 2 guys doing a good job by sending them to the minors. The Twins have a long history of that.
  20. Whitey333
    Good report and good news. We need Carlos if we are to be serious contenders.
  21. Whitey333
    Speaking of Buxton; does anyone know why he wasn't in starting lineup yesterday? He's not in Sundays starting lineup either. I guess it doesn't matter because he's not producing much. Just curious if he is hurt again
  22. Whitey333
    Great sweep Twins. To make the two wins Saturday even more important the Twins need to win Sunday and start a long term positive run. It's funny what a doubleheader sweep will do to enhance positive vibes. I still need a lot of convincing to be able to claim this team legit.
  23. Whitey333
    Vazquez? I know the eye test doesn't matter anymore. My eyes don't deceive me. He's just not very good. With Correa out and Buxton not in todays starting lineup, looks like a minor league lineup. Who knows maybe it will work. Buxton is only hitting around 220 with 0 homeruns and 5 RBI. The great Carlos Santana is hitting all of .114 with 0 homeruns and 1 RBI. Good luck Twins
  24. Whitey333
    Yes very frustrating indeed. It's going to be tough if Correa is out for any substantial length of time. He was actually playing very good. But injuries not withstanding this team continues to play listless baseball. Can we chalk up yesterday's subpar performance by Lopez to the weather? Perhaps but it didn't overly affect Detroits pitching. The final score was 8-2. Twins blaming cold weather, rain outs, too many days off, poor umpiring, injuries, is a tiring refrain. The team, like the first half of last year is becoming unwatchable.
  25. Whitey333
    Yes. They were sleepwalking the first half of last year only woke up partially enough to win the Central with a number of teams that were more than sleepwalking. The Twins are sleepwalking so far again this year. It makes for very boring baseball. We need to beat up on the Tigers. I hope we show more drive soon. They seem to just go through the motions.
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