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  1. Whitey333
    I agree with all the negativity directed at the umpires. Cuzzi is, and always has been one of the worst umpires in MLB. That being said, all you hear Baldelli talking about is how the umpiring cost them the game. That is the Twins refrain. If you lose a close game blame it on the umpires. What about leaving 15 runners on base? What about a woefil 4-17 with runners in scoring position? What about bases loaded and no outs in the 10th and only scoring one run? And that was on a walk. What about the winning run scoring on a bases loaded walk? He was in an 0-30 slump. How can you not throw strikes to him? How about a lineup that features Gallo at leadoff. Leadoff mind you is not where a lifetime. 199 hitter should be in the batting order. Go
  2. Whitey333
    Nice article. Great two games for the offense. The key is will any of it continue? Not talking 16 run games. But 4-5 runs per game would be great. Go Twins!
  3. Whitey333
    It's funny what a two day offensive outburst can do. It's great but I'm not sold yet. It was only two games. Great but certainly more flukey than substantive. If the team can consistently score 4 or 5 runs a game they have a great chance. Two games out of 40 is nice to do. Let's see some ongoing offense. But It was great.
  4. Whitey333
    Sands is proving again he is not a major league pitcher. Kiriloff I. Hope his wrist holds up. Kind of curious that Rocco pinch hit for him after he got three hits including 2 Homer's. I hope we don't have to wrap him in bubble wrap like they do Buxton Let's not get too excited after one very good offensive showing. Buxton is in a 0-25 slump. Correa does NOT look like he's coming out of a slump yet but I hope so. Gallo hits a mammoth homerun and people forget he is hitting around 190 which is near his 199 CAREER. I sure hope the offense can be more consistently good than bad. Go Twins
  5. Whitey333
    Jax is a decent, perhaps good reliever. He is not a great reliever. Great relievers get great results and don't whine a out "bad luck". I've said this since spring training: this team is a mediocre team, with a mediocre manager playing in a mediocre division. I keep hoping our star players wake up. I keep hoping our hitting as a whole wakes up. I keep hoping our mediocre bullpen holds up with its overuse so early. Just like last season. We're approaching the time when the players need to produce.
  6. Whitey333
    Strange team this Twins team. For many years we had good hitting but not so great pitching. Not we have very good starting pitching but can't hit in the clutch or much at all. Bringing Lee up now would probably do more harm than good.for.him. We however should not be afraid about who we would remove from the 40 man roster. There's plenty of candidates. Correa and Buxton should quit shrugging their shoulders and saying that's baseball. Buxton In an 0 for 25 slump should be making plans for improving, not making excuses.
  7. Whitey333
    Buxton has and always will be an enigma of sorts. At times he flashes some brilliance at the plate but that's getting to be less and less. He's currently in a o for 20 streak and looks bad and overmatched again. He is tied for the team lead in strikeouts at 43 with the recently demoted Larnach. He is tied in RBI with 19 also with the recently departed Larnach. Bottom line is Buxton is just an average hitter. Unless you accept a .226 average as superstar status like Correas .189. IMO Larnach and Miranda were demoted in part due to the poor performance of the teams so called star players. Had they been performing to their capabilities, Larnach and Miranda may have still been on the team as this may have been less pressure for those guys to perform. I'm not even saying they shouldn't have been sent down. Their production in some regards has been better than the star players. Too bad they had to be used in par at least as scapegoats.
  8. Whitey333
    While I wished they would have hired a more experienced hitting coach, perhaps someone with major league playing experience, I am not in favor of firing the hitting coach. Most of the overpaid and underperforming star players we have on the team should still be able to hit but they are not. Put the blame on the players themselves.
  9. Whitey333
    Wow. Pretty tough after watching Tuesday fiasco against Padres. Varland pitched very well. Offense and defense look meh. Go Twins
  10. Whitey333
    I've been saying for the past couple of years that this team is one of the most boring, undisciplined, lifeless Twins team I've seen in many years. Yesterday just shows how bad they are. Correa has been here his second season and really has only played well the last month and a half last year. That was against a lot of minor league pitchers playing out the season. It is fair to mention his salary. Don't we expect at least some level of competency in a player earning 33 million per year? He's like 1 for 17 with two outs with runners in scoring position. Last night he left 6 players on base. I believe he makes up about 25% of team payroll. Same with Gallo and Buxton. Together the three of them are making around 61 million this year. It's amazing what little 61 mil pays for now days. This team is disgraceful and shows no signs of enthusiasm and discipline. That part of the problem lies with Baldelli.
  11. Whitey333
    Great well written article. Twins are what they are. A very boring team that can't even play station to station baseball. The going for the home run type of swing in every situation is ludicrous. It obviously isn't working. Great pitching, which is unusual in Minnesota is being wasted. What a shame. I hope things improve soon but I'm not sure how it will change.
  12. Whitey333
    Great article. Keep it positive. If anyone is going to the games this week I would advise plenty of coffee and caffeine pills to stay awake. I still maintain that the last 2 now going on 3 years have been among the most boring, undisciplined, underperforming twins teams I have seen in a long time. All we get are excuses from management. Let's see some results.
  13. Whitey333
    Great article
  14. Whitey333
    Love the Twins and follow them daily. But I can't let my loyalty overshadow what I see on the field. I like home runs but relying on them to play winning baseball seems a little counter productive. We have very little clutch hitting , sloppy defense too often, no base stealing to speak of. Station to station baseball is boring. Yes they are in first place in a very boring central division. That doesn't make them a first place caliber team. Correa is proving he is way overrated and overpaid. The only time he hit well last year was when the Twins were well out of the race and he was facing a lot of sub major league pitchers trying to prove themselves. It just bogles the mind how many Correa fans there are here. No wonder he likes it here. There's very little pressure to perform. You don't get much for 33 million a year anymore. It's time for the star players to start putting up the offense on a regular basis. Since they started the season at 4-0 with 3 of those coming against a very poor Royals team, the Twins are 15-15. Probably all that we can expect from this bunch.
  15. Whitey333
    What a strange article. Talk about over analyzing and creating issues that aren't there. He was denied a starting spot this spring due to him having an option left and this FO treatment of him. He's pitched better than both Maeda and Mahle both of which probably won't be here next year. He's proven he can handle the position and deserves the opportunity to prove it. He may get injured you say due to his history? What about Mahle? He's been on the injury list several times since he was traded here. I doubt his credibility as a major league starter.
  16. Whitey333
    There's plenty of dead weight on the roster so getting AK up here shouldn't be an issue. My question is where does everyone see that he is already an accomplished major league hitter? He only has 351 major league at bats with a career BA of .251. I hope he gets here and puts up crazy numbers. God knows the Twins need it. He's done well at Trie AAA in the past only to come up here and sputter along. It seems there's more hype than substance to AK so far IMO
  17. Whitey333
    I would say Jax has done well and is a solid bullpen arm. Peripherals and analytics do not make the pitcher great. Only the pitcher does that. Look at Pagan. They keep saying his stuff is great but yet Rocco is very hesitant to use him
  18. Whitey333
    Where has it been shown or seen that Kiriloffs is much of any better than Larnach? Inthe limited time he has been with the Twins he hasn't shown much at the major league level. AK several times has shown great AAA numbers only to prove he can't be a consistent major league hitter. Wallner? You really think he's ready or the answer? If some of those players are returned to the major league roster soon why are people worried about who may lose their roster spot? If the FO can't find anyone on this roster to send to minors or release they have got to go. This 26 man roster has plenty of candidates for release/ demotion.
  19. Whitey333
    I'm really disappointed in Twins performance the past two days against the White Sox. But I am not surprised. This team has more holes in it than a pack of Swiss cheese. How's that for originality? Lose against a lousy team playing lousy baseball. This team so directly reflects it's boring, undisciplined, unimaginative manager Rocco that appears to spend more time making excuses for the poor play of his inept team than he does trying to play winning baseball.
  20. Whitey333
    Has anyone seen Carlos Correa? It's great the Twins are doing well especially while getting almost zero help from Correa. It's amazing what little you get for 33 million per year!
  21. Whitey333
    It was a typical Twins game Saturday as it has been the past 2+ years. Sloppy, uninspiring play. We have a manager that costs us several games per year. A handful of managerial mistakes or at least questionable decisions made by him. On Polanco not hustling; this is a frequent problem with the Twins that doesn't seem to be addressed. Polanco should have been benched. To the person that says he believes players like Rocco's approach to the way he handles things why not? They obviously aren't held accountable. This team continually plays boring and undisciplined ball under Rocco yet he isn't held accountable either. I hope he doesn't put out a jv lineup today like he usually does on Sunday. Due to yesterday's sloppy loss Sunday becomes a must win. A loss would drop the homestand to 5-5 after taking 2 of 3 from the Yankees but not playing well against two teams in last place. Even a 6-4 record is helpful but underwhelming considering the opposition.
  22. Whitey333
    I'm curious about Kirilloff. He's done very well at triple a a few times only to come up to the Twins and see only mediocre results for 2+ seasons. Is he worth all the hype and consternation about calling him up? I sure hope so. This team should call up players if they are better than what they have now. Maybe Kiriloffs great, or maybe he is just a great triple a player that doesn't quite make it. I'd sure love to find out.
  23. Whitey333
    Too bad for both Mahle and Maeda. Both may be going to the IL. But let's face it, neither one should be a surprise at all. Mahle was on the IL more than on the active roster. He has a history of arm and shoulder weakness. Maeda, coming off Tommy John was questionable at best and should have started the season in the BP. Ober and Varland are likely better than Mahle and Maeda anyway. Time will tell. If we lose any of Lopez, Gray, and Bryan we are in a world of hurt. Cudos to the FO for getting pitching depth. We need to sweep the Royals. They are awful. Go Twins!
  24. Whitey333
    I hope AK comes up soon and adds some spark to an offense that needs it. What we get who knows? He hasn't played enough major league the last two years to determine if he is as good as all the hype. I sure hope is .
  25. Whitey333
    I'm expecting a sweep. I know that's expecting a lot but if we are a contending team maybe we should finally play like one consistently. Anything less than winning 3 of 4 should be considered a failure. The two s have only played slightly under 500 ball over the last 20+ games. Go try to win every game. No more throw away games like the last Yankee game. Go Twins.
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