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  1. Whitey333
    Let's see.... no negative comments allowed apparently. I really don't have one. Maybe a minor one. We sure get excited by going 2-3 on the homestead. I will say that I never expected them to win on Wednesday or to take the series. Great job Twins. Thus weekend the Twins are in Detroit. They have won like 15 of their last 20. The Guardians go to Philadelphia to play the Phillies. Then the Twins play the red hot Mets. Great challenges for the guys especially if our injured players come back. Go Twins!!
  2. Whitey333
    Nice article. I really doubt that the Twins do much of any significance at the trade deadline. They may likely dump a couple of veterans for low level prospects to further dump payroll. The Twins are only 2 games ahead of Red Sox for the last wildcard spot. Everyone just assumes they are making the playoffs. I sure hope they do.
  3. Whitey333
    Tough game last night. I don't see much of a chance today with a bullpen game against the Phillies Nola. Looks like a throw away game. Twins continue to lose to teams with better records than them and in general to teams with winning records. Not impressive. So out of these 5 games with Brewers and Phillies it looks like we will end up 1-4. But I'm so happy we have the injuries to blame.
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    It's highly unlikely the Twins add to payroll. They may even cut it some more. The only way would be to dump salary to take on salary or get significant cash back in a deal. Then they can complain about not enough fans coming to the park and do the normal thing they do. That is to blame the fans for their own undoing. That's the Twins way.
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    Nice surprise win. Great game by Ober. I find it amusing that when Twins lose a poorly played game and people complain about their performance they tell us not to worry it's only one game. Yesterday when they win a nice game against the Phillies that same it's only one game philosophy is never heard. Yes nice win. Way to go Twins. Two more against the Phillies including facing Wheeler on Tuesday. I hope Twins win them both and sweep the Phillies. Go Twins.
  6. Whitey333
    Going to need your key veteran star players to have good second halves. Somehow avoid further injuries. Go Twins.
  7. Whitey333
    I say no to Paxton as I don't think he adds much to the current staff.
  8. Whitey333
    As always it depends on what prospects we have to give up. I don't think the Twins will make any significant trades. Perhaps minor moves. With payroll tight and possibly reduced next year as well I think Falveys hands will be tied.
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    And the excuses for the Twins poor play just keep coming. They are 22-31 against teams with winning records. That won't get you very far. They blame injuries, bad umpiring, and just plain bad luck when things don't go their way. Would it be any better if we had a major league manager?
  10. Whitey333
    I guess it's nice to try and stay positive but it isn't easy. Yes the Twins miss Correa in particular. Lewis is streaky great when he plays but he's missed a ton of games again this year. The jury is still out on Miranda but it's looking good. My point is these two games with Brewers showed some pretty poor and at times undisciplined play by our Twins. The bullpen cost us these past two games not so much missing those hitters. Saying they were tired is ridiculous. I do realize they only just had a 5 day break. Come on get real. Sending Margot up to pinch hit in the 8th inning with the bases loaded and no outs is a direct reflection on Roccos poor managing. Yes that same Margot that is now 0 for 23 pinch hitting. We keep sending him out there. He keeps failing, like Rocco. I imagine one of these times it may work. But he's been bad at it for too long. Brewers walked 7 Twins but we didn't take advantage. Our pitchers gave up most of the damage to the number 8 and 9 hitters in their lineup. The only thing good is Cleveland keeps losing. Thank you Guardians. But we could have been only 3 games out this weekend instead of 5. The Twins are now 22-31 against teams with winning records.
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    Yes Indeed I agree.
  12. Whitey333
    JInteresting game. Interesting article. Many ups and downs. Santana Homer in 11th was clutch with 2 strikes and two outs he homers to tie the game. Baldelli burning his pinch hitters early again handcuffed the team late in the game again. Entertaining game but hardlh the best ever game at Target field as you mentioned. The 41,679 fans in attendance was biggest regular season crowd In Target Field history thanks in huge part to the thousands of Brewer fans in attendance. Yes missing Lewis, Miranda and especially Correa hurt. Not so much Lewis, and Miranda. Twins have been winning without them. But we do need them. 22-30 against teams with winning records. After Brooks Lee great start he is in a 1 for 16 slump. Looks like league is making adjustments. twins bullpen continues to have one of the worst inherited runners scoring in all of baseball. Staumont came in and let all 3 of his inherited runners score. twins 4 hitters in middle of lineup went 2 for 19. Margot is 0 for 22 pinch hitting but our grest manager keeps sending him up there. Lopez pitched a very good game. I hope he continues that trend. He needs to return to his number one status as a starter. Played poor defense at times especially with the game on the line. Let's win Sunday. Go Twins.
  13. Whitey333
    Great article. I agree with it. They have done such a poor public relations job just this past year alone. The TV debacle has been going on fir at least 4 years. Every couple of months they tell us it will be fixed. But here we go again. Plus they pretty much pushed 40 year anniuncer Dick Bremer out the door and try to tell us he retired. Whether you like Bremer or not a man that has spent 40 years in the TV booth should be allowed to pretty much go out on his own. Then cutting payroll telling us there was no money coming from Bally Sports. Then getting money from Bally and not investing it back into the team. Closing the upper bowl of sears the first several games thus making some people pay more to sit in more expensive seats. The giveaways this year have been a joke. Many times the freebies are only given to the first 5000 fans. Sometimes 10000 fans. How do you explain to your grandsons that even though you were nearly one hour early to get the freebies they were out and they couldn't get one? It used to be thousands more. Not to mention over $200 for the game. It's a good thing the team is playing well or who cares?
  14. Whitey333
    Always disingenuous to analyze a relief pitcher when you take out his bad appearances. Of course he will look good when you do that. The fact is he gave up those runs. Plus he gives up too many inherited runs. I think he is just what his stats for the season show. He's just a below average relief pitcher.
  15. Whitey333
    Margot is just ok. His defense is awful at the worst possible times. Plus they keep insisting on using him as a right handed pinch hitter even though he's like 0 for 24 pinch hitting. I'm not impressed with him. He's been hitting better lately in the regular lineup but causes too many outs with his pinch hitting and bad defense.
  16. Whitey333
    The Twins get very few props from the national media or even the baseball world as well. They very seldom are taken very seriously. It's unfortunate in that the team is doing fairly well.
  17. Whitey333
    The Twins have major public relations issues. They make horrendous baseball related decisions that continues to alienate fans and then blame the fans for not coming. I was one of those that didn't go to early games because they closed the upper sections. They needed to dump st.peter years ago.
  18. Whitey333
    I too think the Twins will overtake Cleveland. But not for all the fancy ways backed by the new wave analytical hodge podge. I just think the Twins are better than the guardians using the eye test. The Twins though need Lopez to pitch like he did last year.
  19. Whitey333
    It could be the Twins year. They find ways to win ugly games. Let's put the Giants away on Sunday and take the series. Go Twins.
  20. Whitey333
    It's really been a roller coaster year. Many ups and downs. They are doing a great job of beating up on the poor teams and poorly against teams with winning records. SWR has been a nice surprise so far. Lopez has been a huge disappointment up to this point. Twins need him to return to "ace" performance for them going forward. It's been fun watching some of the prospects perform so well. Gk Twins!!
  21. Whitey333
    Nice to pick up a win in spite of not playing too well overall. Great to see Lee playing so well. Twins bullpen did ok but have o e of the worst performances in all of baseball kn allowing inherited baserunners to score. Thats 46% of inherited runners scoring. But overall it's always nice to just win. Go Twins!
  22. Whitey333
    So why bring up Wallner if Rocco is just going to replace him with a right handed batter like Margo? Wallner deserves the chance to hit against lefties once in a while. So does Larnach. To send Margo up there with his automatic out, 0 for like 22 pinch hitting, does Larnach no good if he doesn't at least get the chance to bat for himself. I think he's only had 8 at bats against lefties all year. How can you make a judgement on that in such limited chances? It's not only unfair it's unprofessional. Margo hasn't ad a hit pinch hitting ALL YEAR. That's why it's hard to support Rocco wholeheartedly. He's good with analytics to a fault. Yes some common sense baseball instincts would help. Not starting Miranda was a joke. If you felt the need to give him a rest why didn't he wait until Chicago? He had people in the stands paying ridiculous prices to watch MLB. MIRANDA, not you Rocco, was tye biggest story in MLB. And you rest like him, at home? No feel for the game and hometown fans at all.
  23. Whitey333
    Great win Twins. A sign of a good team is when different people contribute. Such as Vazqueź. Let's beat up on White Sox this week. I sure hope Correa won't be out too long. He is needed badly. Man if Lopez could get back to his 2023 form Twins could really go far
  24. Whitey333
    It's always difficult to evaluate a player when he's very hot. Miranda has done great. Let's appreciate what he's done but then also realize it will end soon. The Twins will need to upgrade their bullpen. It's scary when relying on the likes of Winder and Funderburk. Twins improved their record Saturday against teams with winning records. They are now 18-26 against teams above .500.
  25. Whitey333
    Nice win Twins! Congrats Miranda. We'll done. Gotta love Brooks Lee. He looks like the real deal. Maybe this trade deadline it's time to think about trading a veteran or two as it appears some of our prospects look ready to stay. Let's win on Sunday and take the series before heading to Chicago to takeon the white sox.
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