Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

In My La Z boy

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    747

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by In My La Z boy

  1. In My La Z boy
    And the cork in Sammy's bat didn't matter either I suppose? I certainly will agree on the multiple factors in the offensive explosion decade - but for your writer to conclude "no such thing as the steroid era" is to lump cheating in with poor strikezones, smaller ballparks, and talent delusion. Cheating is cheating. They stripped Lance Armstrong of all his titles - I think known cheaters in baseball should be banned from HOF induction. Your writer disagrees and made many fair points.
  2. In My La Z boy
    I suppose I should have been upset when Hank passed the Babe? My steroid reference is an obvious nod to Bonds/McGuire/Sosa/Arod. PEDS were a LARGE portion of their inflated offense - and those 4 are the ones with the "records" I am talking about. The HOF is just starting to get its arms around this topic. For generations there were those magic HOF numbers; 300 wins/3000 hits/500 hrs etc. Baseball itself taught me about the all time stats - Baseball as an institution is who is responsible for these magic numbers that led to infamy and were memorialized into the HOF. Baseball is redefining every number - and we'll probably see the day when it is these new metrics (WAR et all) that lead to the HOF rather than hits/homers and batting avg. I do generally agree completely Mr BigGentleBen. Ben Hogan vs Tiger Woods? Can't use the numbers to tell who was better. I get it.
  3. In My La Z boy
    The biggest/most pleasant surprise has to be Wes Johnson & the pitching staff. No major off season signings (Perez wasn't in high demand) - essentially the same staff as 2018. I would have never thought this group of 13 could get the job done as they have. Which is why I tend to agree w/Mikelink45 and am concerned about this 13's chances to hold off the Indians and go anywhere deep in October.
  4. In My La Z boy
    Agreed - but I do wish that the great book of statistics were applicable across the generations. I am still disgusted by the steroid era wrecking the all-time stats comparisons.As long as every team is playing with the same ball, I guess it doesn't matter? Ben Hogan's ball & clubs were certainly inferior to Tiger Woods equipment. I am an old guy and I do also agree with the writer - and am bothered by this change to the game. I love the pitchers dual. I love the in-game management of the pitchers dual. I love the baseball statistic. I love the records.
  5. In My La Z boy
    Yes we should be concerned. We are Twins fans and have all suffered from BTFS for decades (battered twins fan syndrome). At long last we've arrived. The long awaited prospect train has entered the station. Credit the front office for adding good pieces to the young homegrown talent we've been waiting for - Berrios, Rogers, Polanco, Rosario, Buxton, Kepler, Garver, Sano have arrived, and they are good - But - here we are, Cleveland is coming - if we lay an egg this weekend, then get swept next weekend - its on. I am concerned.
  6. In My La Z boy
    Yes he has to stay up. The man puts bat to ball. Schoop is struggling - and with all the other power we have, Arraez is the on base machine we need. What an excellent surprise he has been, and gives us tremendous trade depth at middle infield. Gordon is now playing very well - Javier needs to be added to the 40 man this winter - and our last 2 #1 draft picks were middle infield. With the emergence of Arraez we have better options to move for some quality pitching help. Who do you think brings the biggest return today; Gordon/Javier or Arraez? Are you more comfortable moving Lewis or Cavaco for a premium stud starter with control now that Arraez has emerged? This to me is why this is a nice problem to have. I never saw Arraez on the 2019 radar. He not only is giving us excellent major league play, but he allows us to think about trading some of our best middle infield chips - or has he become one of our best trade chips?
  7. In My La Z boy
    Great review Nick! Its fun again to be a Twins fan. Bad week and we went 3-3 and still have an 8 game lead - and only 6 more games to the break. Then we get a chance to face off with the Tribe right away. Big series, & will set the tone for the 2nd half.
  8. In My La Z boy
    "A man's gotta know his limitations" - Dirty Harry Schoop can't bunt. That makes it a bad decision to have asked him to. Everything else is debatable.
  9. In My La Z boy
    Good comment. I think we would all part with a top 5 for Bumgarner if we are sitting here in November basking in the glow of a world series victory. There is no one I wouldn't trade to get a world series victory. Prospects are just that. Prospects. I do not ever remember having this good of an offense and this good of a starting staff together in the same year. We've loaded up the barn with prospects for this reason - to pounce on this window of opportunity - and deal them, to put us over the top. Now we want to get finicky and picky on who it is that is untouchable? No one should be untouchable when your window has finally opened wider than ever in the history of open windows. Now or never Twins fans. Unload the barn I say and go for it. A shut down bullpen completes the total package, and this team can beat anyone.
  10. In My La Z boy
    We'll know we have a solid bullpen when Duffy and May are the 6th and 7th options. Like Pineda - who makes a decent #5 - but would be a poor #2 or #3. We'll know we have a solid bullpen when we stop discussing Duffy or May for high leverage roles. They are decent bullpen fillers. That's it. Its become obvious the front office did not anticipate being buyers this year and being this good. If they knew we'd be this good, Ryan Pressly would be our closer. We'd have never flipped him for some future magic beans. Never. Front office malpractice if they had any clue we'd be in this thing in 2019.
  11. In My La Z boy
    I agree with everyone. He stinks & he is awesome. We should trade him. We should keep him. He strikes out too much. Strikeouts don't matter. He rarely hits the ball. When he hits the ball, he hits it HARD. I found myself liking positive posts on him. I also liked negative posts on him. I am conflicted. I am not conflicted. Yes...I am conflicted. Waitress....
  12. In My La Z boy
    Agreed. Sano looks like the bad Sano of 2016. Pitch guessing and wrong every time lately. Last night was exhibit A of why we need a starter along with 2 high leverage BP arms to make a deep run this year. Gibson still has one of those starts too often. We don't want a start like that in the playoffs. Not sure what the Sano solution is? Arraez and Austidillo are both great contact, great energy guys - I do wish we had room for them both. In this line up - we could use another contact/energy guy at 3B if Miguel is going to K 9 out of every 11 AB's and boot grounders. I like Sano, but he is no better today than 3 years ago. Identifying pitches, plate discipline - yuck. Hard to watch. Everyone else from his "class" - Jorge, Jose, Rosy, Max, Bux, Garv - all vastly improved in the last 3 years. Sano, nope. Same.
  13. In My La Z boy
    Good comment here. The Giants are the trade partner I think - The conversation starts with MadBum - and ends with a blockbuster Smith/Watson/MadBum 3 fer. 2 more high lev power lefty's in the pen and a world series veteran. MadBum in the locker room is a big deal - and puts a Pineda high lev power righty in the pen. SF is starved for prospects - any and all prospects. Watson will cost the most - but it could be a numbers game in that SF needs quality bodies - we have alot of good young bodies that will be hitting rule 5 protection this winter. Our window for a world series run is so wide open you could drive a semi through it - unload the prospect vault - this is the team we've been waiting for.
  14. In My La Z boy
    I like Big Mike. He keeps getting better. I believe this will prove to be a good signing even if he ends up being our 8th inning guy in October. Perez same - except he isn't getting better right now. For us to end up playing in October, I see both these guys in the pen. Last nights game was playoff baseball and in playoff baseball, pitching beats hitting. We need reinforcements and everyone knows it.
  15. In My La Z boy
    It will be interesting to see what we decide to do. All in - give up some high upside talent - or dip our toes in - and give up no one we will miss? Go bold or hedge your bets? Also be interesting to see how long we wait? Something cooking in the next couple weeks - or do we wait until midnight 7/31? We'll get a real window into the minds of our new leadership on this one. Our line up 1-9 is a world series contender. I see no reason to mess around the edges here. Get us 2 stoppers and give up whichever prospects necessary. We can win it this year with a 2015 Royals type BP.
  16. In My La Z boy
    Bingo. You can place most of the blame for our fan angst on Terry Ryan. Sano batting 3rd 2 years ago and having our entire future placed on his shoulders was all on the front office. Throwing sand in our eyes as we struggled to watch the 2011-2015 years. Then Ryan decides to make him a RF'er - are you joking? In todays lineup, playing a competent 3B & batting 7th - Sano fits nicely.
  17. In My La Z boy
    Garver needs to play as often as possible - the turtle was a luxury - not so much now that he has been scouted and figured out. He'll make the adjustments down in Rochester and be back. I'd reach down to Pensacola - that is where our best relief pitchers are right now. We have about 6 weeks to figure out who can be helpful from the minors (if anyone?) before we pull the trigger on some reinforcements.
  18. In My La Z boy
    Ok - got me. I'd make that trade. You never know - Nationals fall off the deep end and start ditching contracts and wanting young talent? I just see Lewis in the starting 9 for our 2020 run. (although he is off to a rough start this year) Doubt we resign Schoop with all the young middle infielders we are stocking up on, & his price tag given what looks like a major comeback year will be large.
  19. In My La Z boy
    I'd like to see who may be on the block 1 month from now - If we can maintain a nice lead over Cle and keep scoring - this years window for a WS run is wide open. Rather than MadBum - lets look for a Houston type manuever when they landed Verlander, and try swinging for the fences. Maybe take on an ace - and take on the last couple years of big money? Scherzer/Grienke type deal. Our 1-9 can hit us all the way to the promise land - but we are an ace and a closer away from being able to pitch that far this year - maybe 2 closers? My thoughts are to be willing to trade any prospects away that we don't think help us in the next 2 years as we go for back to back championships in '19/'20. Lewis and Graterol are the only untouchables for me.
×
×
  • Create New...