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Ranking the Twins' Biggest Disappointments in 2023
Whitey333 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Very good article!! I agree with your listing. For me Correa is definitely number one. Even last year he only played real well the last month of the season. Buxton and Correa should be carrying this team. I used to get upset when Rocco left one or both of them out of the lineup. Now It doesn't matter because they have been a detriment to the team especially offensively. At least the younger players show some life.- 43 replies
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Carlos Correa is Coming On for Minnesota
Whitey333 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Correa is overpaid and definitely over hyped and overrated. He's s good player. But not even the biggest Correa fans can say he is playing like a superstar. He needs to play up to and beyond hus potential if thus club is to be taken seriously- 49 replies
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Yes a very entertaining game. Baldellis decision to pull Gray with such a low pitch count was questionable at best. His decision to leave Duran in there for a second inning appears right, at least for one game. He will be unavailable Tuesday and maybe Wednesday as well. But it was nice to see Baldelli actually going fir a win. But I realize it's only one game. It's funny: people always use the adage it's only one game when they play poorly or give away a game. But when the finally play a good game, as in one game people talk playoffs and world series. The it's only one game theory then goes out the window. Show some good positive consistency. You are only as good as your next game. Go Twins. Let's take the series.
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Until the overpaid and underachieving so- called superstars stop whining about bad fans and bad umpires, this team is going nowhere. Just like the past two seasons. This team continues to play boring baseball with no sense of urgency or fire, just like their manager
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Hoping Lewis can bring some spark to this team. I'm thinking Twins continue the trend and lose 2 of 3 to Houston. I'm also thinking we may win 3 of 4 from Cleveland this weekend. Then everyone will think the Twins gave righted the ship. But we will be brought down to reality on the ensuing road trip by some good teams. This team management is so strange. They seem to do a great disservice to some of the younger players. We have no offense yet we send down Wallner who just reached base 8 times in a row. Go figure. They hang on to veterans way too long and treat you g players with disdain.
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Blue Jays 3, Twins 0: Time to Do Something Else
Whitey333 replied to Steven Trefz's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Yes very boring, listless baseball going on three years now. Players look like they don't care. Why should they? They have a manager that appears to not care as long as the plan is followed. It'd one thing to lose but fir crying out loud do theyveven care how bad they look. And Juluen made a terrible play for sure. BUT where was Buxton and Kiriloff the next two batters up? They did nothing. They had chance to pick up a couple of runs after Julien gaffe but did nothing. And what are we telling our young players? Waller reaches base 8 straight tired. His reward for.actually performing? Send him back to St. PAUL. LETS NOT TALK about options he had left. Let's talk about common sense. That's where it's point. The FO and manager don't have much common sense. What a boring and undisciplined team. At least we know they can blame it all on bad umpiring and injuries. They wonder why people are upset. Do they ever watch their own product? If our prospects are so good why do they appear to make such little influence on the team? Enough ranting and raving on my part. A lot of pent up frustration over the past two and half years. I continue to hope things get better. Been waiting for a long time. When will they ever consistently show any life in them?- 77 replies
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Excellent well written article. This team the past 2 years and now this year is a very boring and frustrating team to follow. Way too many wins left out there. But the team is content because there appears to be little or no consequence for poor play and results. Thanks for writing an article that explains why many of us fans are frustrated with the play of the Twins.
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Nice article. You mentioned Buxton controlling MLB for a decade? That took a lot of credibility away from your statements. Buxton, o ly playing half the time during his " decade" with the Twins controlling MLB is totally ridiculous. Other than that I did like the article. Trading Hicks was ok but to only get Murphy was a huge blunder.
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Let's face the facts. Nothing much has changed the past two seasons and now this one. Same boring team, same boring manager, same boring results.
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I'm not a Rocco fan due mainly to his inflexibility. He appears very poor at in game management. I think a manager sets the tone for the whole team. And Roccos team is boring, listless, and undisciplined. If managers aren't important anymore, perhaps we don't need one. Have Falvey manage lol. He knows everything and doesn't like being criticized at all. Or just let the players run the show. I think managers are important and are a direct reflection of their team. With the current FO and Baldelli we can expect more of the same for the next few years, yawn, yawn!!
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VIDEO: The Twins Are Unwatchable Right Now
Whitey333 replied to Tom Froemming's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I totally agree. This team has been playing boring and listless baseball for over two years now. There seems to be no leadership or fire on this team. I still watch because I love the Twins. I just don't like the "baseball" they are trying to sell us. It's like watching reruns if Gilligan's Island over and over.- 4 replies
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Between some Injuries (again) and stupid management, the Twins again have a B-C lineup in today. Same old same old.
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Giants 4, Twins 3: As Bad As It Gets?
Whitey333 replied to Steven Trefz's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
We've seen this many times over the past 2-3years. Poor play, poor hitting, untimely bullpen blowup. A very boring manager leading a very boring and listless team. But they extend him. Expect much more of the same for the next few seasons. And people say it's OK because they are in first place? You can be in first place but that doesn't make you a first place team. This is a boring team playing boring vaseball. Yawn!! -
This is the strangest FO the organ I zation has had in many years. Strange signings, strange trades, not much roster stability. Way too much turnover.
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Yes Rocco was totally outmanaged last night. UT that is really quite the normal thing. Also we are probably stuck with him for a while as Ken Rosenthal reports Baldelli is now signed through 2025 after twins pick up two options on him. Both Baldelli and Levine should be gone. This team us very boring and has been for over 2 and a half years. This organization is so messed up right now. Kiriloff needs to pkay everyday. They sure mess with the young players and placate the vastly overpaid and overrated veterans. When are we going to get a major league team in the Twin Cities?
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This team continues to do the same thing it has done the past couple of years. That is lose very winnable games. And losing them in similar fashion for quite a while. We've git people saying they could have been 5-1. People blaming the regularly bad umpiring. But they didn't go 5-1. They went 2-4!! Good teams go 5-1 on that trip. At keast they are home now where they are a very good 14-8. Let's hope we get back on track.
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Buxton hurt? I don't believe it. Seems like a rerun of an old TV show.
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No real surprises. But huge disappointments. This continues to be just an average team in a lousy division. If the bullpen is "taxed" it's because of very poor management. From the FO stocking the pen to Roccos Continual mismanagement of it. How can they be taxed. They had Thursday off. Looks like the pen took Friday off too. Yes Jax is becoming the latest reliever that's failing. He, just like Pagan and Colome before him just keeps getting sent out there day after day to lose games. Pathetic starting lineup as well. The lefty from Angel's has a higher batting average against lefties. Yet of course we stock the lineup with right handed stiffs like Garlick who shouldn't even be on the roster. The Twins will have some very good stretches of wins this year but I believe many more stretches of poor play and losses. They are what they are. Just an average team.
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Continuing their road struggles I predict the Twins lose 2 of 3. With two lefties going in the series I am sure Rocco will give plenty of rest to Gallo, Kiriloff, Larnach. This players are going to have to start playing regularly against lefties. IMO the right hand platoons aren't all that great. This team us not great. They are decent with still a lot of holes in it. Go Twins. We should have swept the Dodgers. Gave away two games. It happened s way too often in the Baldelli era.
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Yes it was obviously the wrong strategy. Rocco continues to show how not to handle a bullpen. Pagan is not a m never has been the guy to use in High pressure situations. He should not even be on the roster in my opinion. If Pagan represents the best option we have in the bullpen we are in a world of hurt. The FO inability/ unwillingness to upgrade the bullpen is really showing.
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I agree that the other big issue in yesterday's game was the bases loaded no one out situation in which we didn't score again. But that shouldn't overshadow another pathetic performance by Pagan. He has literally cost the team 12 games over the past two years. Pagan must be DFA'd if the Twins are to be considered serious contenders. Also IMO Baldelli should be next. Like yesterday he consistently gets outmanaged.
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The article like many of the new found analytics is cherry picking at its worst. What a joke of an article. This is exactly what is wrong with the new Era of modern baseball.

