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  1. Whitey333
    Nice win Twins. Let's sweep them today. Buxton looked back to normal yesterday. 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts. Hopefully he starts at least hitting better in the days and weeks to come. Go Twins
  2. Whitey333
    I had to do a double are and make sure it wasn't a rand stu balls article. Then I realized it's Saturday and not Friday. Anyway Ryan obviously isn't going anywhere. But the Twins need to seriously consider trading the players like Gray, Maeda, Gallo, Kepler etc that may not be here next year. Would be smart to get something for them before they leave and we get nothing.
  3. Whitey333
    Great to see Buxton Homer twice and end the 0 for 26 slump. I believe that's his fourth similar slump this year. I'm glad everyone is happy but don't says he's out of his slump. He's out of the hitless streak he was on and ended it in grand style. But we've seen this several times this year. He will have a great game or even a few games then go right back to his horrific slumps. I'm hoping that doesn't happen. I'd love to see Buxton hitting like they always tell us he can hit. We will need him if we make the playoffs. Let's see how he does the next few games. It's always funny that you never hear about his injuries when he actually hits the ball with authority. But when he is in one of his many slumps t h ats all you hear about is how his injuries are the cause of his poor hitting. Go Buck. We need you and are all pulling for you.
  4. Whitey333
    Rocco IS the worst twins manager since Miller. Yesterday's 5-0 game was another in a long list of his throwaway games. Games that could have been won or at least be competitive in. But he elected to sit 2 of his hottest hitters in Correa and Kepler. But we did have the now 0 for 26 Buxton in there with his usual pathetic automatic out. Yes 5-2 was fine. But three of those wins came against the AAA Oakland As and ugly ones at that. They went 2-2 against the major league Mariners. It's so hard to get wrapped up in this team. I really want to though. It's so hard because they just play mediocre baseball led by a very poor manager. White Sox up next at home. Twins will be facing three pretty good starting pitchers that have struggled at times this year. But they are 17 games below 500. A sweep should be the goal. Anything less than taking 2 of 3 is a failure.
  5. Whitey333
    Yes I doubt they will resign him. If he rejects the qualifying offer the Twins only get a draft pick. Not much considering how well he's pitched for us. As with any player about to leave via free agency you risk getting nothing. Your article doesn't mention the trade option. Although I don't think they will trade him because in part it may be a public relations nightmare to trade a top end starting pitcher in a pennant chase. My guess is he's gone at end of year and we get a draft pick.
  6. Whitey333
    They must keep and play Julien when Polanco returns this weekend. He's been their best hitter by far. My guess is they send Wallner down again. It's obvious management doesn't think he's MLB caliber. They bring him up and then just sit him. What a total disservice to him and his development. Rocco says he doesn't have any at bats for him. Really??? The team is floundering around 500 in an embarrassingly poor division. Do they even watch their own product? If they send Julien down when Polanco returns there should immediately be firings. Julien should stay and should play regularly. He's earned it. It's becoming more and more clear that the FO isn't interested in winning as long as the plan is followed. Remember they said " it's the process, not the results that we are interested in" Easy solution seems to be let Julien DH. Get Buxton out of there for an extended period of time. He's hurting the teams chances of winning. This 8 year fixation on Buxton is ludicrous. He's hurt so often that we've only seen very short glimpses if his abilities. It's sad but it's finally time to realize Buxton isn't the foundation for a winning team.
  7. Whitey333
    People said after winning 3 ugly games in Oakland that a win is a win. True. But a loss is a loss as well. Buxtons lack of performance and Baldellis insistence of keeping in the lineup and batting him third is just a part of this team's mess. .I've maintained for quite a while that they treat their developing players very poorly. What they are doing to Wallner is very unprofessional. They've done that with Gordon and others. But they stick by their underperformed veterans. I'm starting to worry just a little about our starting pitching. It hasn't been very sharp the past several games. Hopefully it's just a blip and it gets back to mormal. If our starting pitching goes south we are in big trouble. Where would this team be if the starting pitching hadn't been so great? 10-15 games under 500? Go Twins
  8. Whitey333
    Oakland and kansas.city may be major league teams in that they are registered each year to play major league baseball. But that doesn't mean they have major league quality players. Both teams resemble AAA teams. I'm very glad we swept them. We should have swept them. I just have a little hollow feeling regarding the sweep. There's so many things wrong v with this team. They didn't play well this series and in my opinion would have been swept by even an average team. Plus we had to burn Duran all three games against the lowly A's. He won't be available probably until Wednesday or Thursday when we actually play a major league team. I hope now we pull away from the rest of the pack. But this is the third straight season of bland, boring baseball Twins style.
  9. Whitey333
    Yes. This is not good baseball. Gray will not likely be back next year. He as much said so. Plus he appears to have a little bit of a rocky relationship with Rocco. IMO I don't think he really likes it here. We need to keep him and maybe give him a contract offer ge can't refuse. But if he leaves via free agency we get only a draft pick. I think they will entertain offers for him but ultimately not trade him. Then when he leaves we can witch about letting him go and getting nothing in return. Tough spot for twins to be in but they created it.
  10. Whitey333
    Good question. Why is Buxton even in the lineup? He's an automatic out. If you have to have him in there why not further down the order? Statistically we must have one of the poorest production from the DH position than anyone in baseball. I'm glad we brought up Matt Wallner but why doesn't he play him at all. Baldelli said today before the game that he doesn't have any at bats for him. Really?? Wallner may not be THE answer but we aren't going to know that by having him sit on the bench. Wallner should be at DH at least for now or get him in for Kepler once in a while. Anybody is better than Buxton right now. Get him out if there. I feel sorry for some of our young, but not young anymore prospects who aren't given a fair chance to play. It will be fun now to see how the team plays against najor league teams instead of AAA teams like Oakland and Kansas City. Twins are 12-1 against Kansas city and Oakland and 36-45 against everyone else.
  11. Whitey333
    I like Sonny Gray but don't even think about comparing him to some of the Twins greats. It demeans past pitching performances. Gray is good, not great. Maeda shouldn't even be mentioned in this article. Starting pitching in many cases has been a joke in recent years. Yes you still have a few standouts but starting pitchers overall pitch much less and are a paid a lot more than they used to. I yearn for the days when starting pitchers wanted and were expected to pitch complete games or close to it. BTW Sonny Gray has said numerous times he is testing free agency this year. In all likelihood this will be his final year in a Twins uniform.
  12. Whitey333
    I'm glad they at least won. Still so many flaws in this team. Buxton batting 3rd. Really?? He's hitting 202 is in an 0 for 16 streak with I strikeouts. He's a rally killer. If they have to play him at least move him down in the order. Let's get real here. People were so excited when they swept the lowly Royals. Then got blown out by a good Baltimore team because we can't compete with good teams. The As are even more lowly than the Royals. It is a AAA team essentially. A bottom line for me is the Twins are 11-1 against the Royals and As and 36-45 against everyone else they have played. Beating the weak sisters of the poor is good in that you beat the ones you should even if it's ugly. But it sure masks what this team really is. With the easiest schedule remaining in all of baseball the Twins could and should make some hay in the standings. If they don't the season will be a complete failure.
  13. Whitey333
    Glad twins won. A win is a win right? Idk. All I know it was the same old boring listless team with very little plate discipline.14 strikeouts against Oakland pitching staff? That's outrageous and inexcusable. Byron Buxton just keeps proving he us an over hyped player that is over injured. He continues to hurt the Twins lineup with his fruitless at bats. Put him on the il and get him out of there or our fruitless manager will continue putting the automatic out in the lineup. Batting 3rd no less. As fof Gallo sure the occasional homerun is nice. Hes hitting around 170 since may 1st. 11 million for that? Get serious. His strike out rate since May 1st is 43.7%. Ridiculous. For me I don't care if they release him soon. He's dead weight
  14. Whitey333
    My point exactly as well. I have nothing against Popkins other than the fact he's never played major league baseball. This fascination with putting computer analytic geeks in charge of coaching major league players is ludicrous. How can Mr. Computer know what it's like facing a 100 mph fastball if he's never seen one? Analytics is fine as an aid in player preparation and development but shouldn't be used as the main source of running your team.
  15. Whitey333
    Sick of all the Byron Buxton talk. This is now an 8 year story. It's Neverending. I understand people want him to play center field. I understand the theory that his hitting will improve as he will be more engaged in the game. I hope they are right. But I just don't see it. .perhaps the first few games he may hit great while playing center field due to an emotional spark. But it will probably just go back to normal batting. This fascination with Buxton and great he is or could be is 8 years of overhyped. He is what he is. An oft injured, seldom contributer, to a flailing mediocre team just meandering through the baseball season. Tye team has the easiest remaining schedule in all of MLB. They should walk away with the division Buxton or not. If they don't, heads should roll.
  16. Whitey333
    Great article. We'll done. Maybe Solano should double as our hitting coach
  17. Whitey333
    After listening to Falvey in recent interviews, I don't think any significant trades will be made. After checking today I find that the Twins have the easiest schedule in ALL of baseball the rest of the season. Falvey again has said he is counting on the slumping veterans to come through. And they should with the upcoming schedule. Obviously if they remain stagnant or somehow play worse the management should all be gone. To let your young highly touted by the FO prospects languish at AAA sit at St. Paul in place of Kepler and Gallo is lunacy. I wonder sometimes why any young players would sign with Twins the way the top prospects are treated. IMO this organization is at a crucial point. Win the division and win it convincingly or start over starting with the FO and manager. The remaining teams we play have a combined winning percentage of 466. If the Twins don't pull away from the pack people have got to go.
  18. Whitey333
    This team is right where they should be. Boring, uninspired, no spark or enthusiasm near 500 because so far that's all they've shown they want to be. I'm not impressed at all by the offense especially the veterans that are suppose to be leading this team. Nor am I impressed by the FO and their hands off everything will be fine attitude. With the great starting pitching we have had we should be at least 5-8 games ahead in the division. No matter what happens now we will be hurt by so many missed opportunities and the awe shucks attitude of the manager and FO. When the season ends and we don't make the playoffs again, in spite of a record payroll, this manager and FO should be replaced the next day.
  19. Whitey333
    This team has been going nowhere now for 3 straight seasons. There is no sense of urgency or fire in these veteran players that were suppose to lead this team. What an incredible waste of all the great starting pitching we've had. This team continues to play boring, uninspired baseball. Many times they look like they would rather be somewhere else than the ball field. I keep hoping they are going to turn it around and put on a good winning streak. Just when you think they may they lose and lose badly. IMO the manager and FO have made a mess of this organization. But it doesn't seem to matter since their is no accountability.
  20. Whitey333
    The one thing I would hope younger players bring to the table is some enthusiasm, fire, spark, and grit that our veterans totally lack. Our veteran hitters have let us down all year. They not only don't produce much but outs and s poor attitude they portray a don't care attitude. I'm worried they are not a good example fir our young players. Let the young guys play.
  21. Whitey333
    Great article!! I always count on your insight with drafted players and minor league player development. Apparently very good selections although I must admit I didn't know much about them until I read your article. Hopefully they develop and do well. My enthusiasm involving draft picks is usually tempered down by all the hype and self back patting done by the scouts and front office. We have a system full of" can't miss" prospects. Hopefully these players will be a big part of twins future.
  22. Whitey333
    Playing the "if" game is silly. What "if" Buxtons hit would have been a three run Homer? Come on. It wasn't a honor. It was hit well but it gets recorder as an out. What if? It didn't happen. What "if" the rest of the offense actually did something. I believe the Twins have scored 3 runs in their last 33 innings against Baltimore. Anyway go Twins.
  23. Whitey333
    As good as Gray is I know it would be tough to trade him. But I believe his contract is up at end of this season. He will be a free agent and may want to leave. I don't think he likes it here. He and Baldelli seem to be at odds. Trade him while you can get something for him. Maeda and Mahli are also free agents at end of season. Mahli with Tommy John is probably not be back anyway. Maeda at age 35 coming off Tommy John should probably be dealt as well. Twins should strongly consider trading veterans that are unlikely to return next year anyway.
  24. Whitey333
    Thank you Royals. You were just what the Twins needed. After the all star break we will get Oakland. Great chance to take 2 of 3 from Baltimore this weekend d then build on the win ING ways right after the all star game break. It's so hard to measure a team like the Twins when you sweep the Royals. On one hand you did what you should do against poor teams like KC that are just mailing it in day to day. Building up stats against poor teams can mask deficien its. But Twins did great. Keep this in mind. Twins are 9-1 against the Royals and 35-42 against all opponents not named the Royals. It's time to keep this streak going and put some distance between us and the rest of the division. Go Twins.
  25. Whitey333
    I agree with several other people that we need to keep in mind that this us the Kansas City Royals we are getting fat on. The Kansas City Royals that are firmly entrenched in last place. The Kansas City Royals that are 35- 40 games under 500. They are doing a great job of beating up on Royals but not much else against everyone else. They do have a much softer schedule the rest of July to get a firm hold of first place. I love the Twins and am glad they beat up the Royals. But we need to show some consistency and win series. If you are 35-42 against non Royals teams the only consistency you have shown is you can't win regularly.
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