Blyleven2011

It's interesting to say the least , detroit is creeping up , twins are slipping , royals have suffered some hardship too ,,, Detroit is in the race , no doubt about it , ( its anybodies for the taking ) red Sox are fading , Seattle still has a slim chance ... It's between Royals, twins and Detroit and anyone of them can take the second wild card ... Twins got to get the bats hot and bullpen will have to be good as well ... And yes I remember the 163 game against Detroit , the piranhas lived ...

Can he sustain it , at least for the remainder of the season I think the answer is yes , he a very motivated player .... PLUS , while he was on IL list and then on a rehab assignment , he said he changed his batting style back to his last year with Cincinnati , so with his health good and a different batting style , it's not surprising to see him perform better ... Just keep hitting Kyle , we need the bat to keep collecting hits , we need it desperately ...

As far as Rocco and FO wants to ...

It was a win, stressful as it was .... It was a good game until it wasn't ... Pinch hitting for wallner who had both rbi's at the time again is a head scratcher , Margot pinch hits for wallner because wallner is lefthanded and pitcher is lefthanded , Margot continues to go hitless as a pinch hitter, 0 for 29 , I guess the twins like to break records , last year it was breaking the strikeout record for a season .... The twins , as the season winds down and wears down ( with injuries ) and barely in playoff contention need to analyze the team for 2025 ... They need to make a TO DO LIST for 2025 ... I'm sorry to say ( this roster is supposed to be major league caliber) but it seems like our players talent is being wasted , I emphasize that a player should never stop learning and coaches should never stop coaching ... We have quality talent that just isn't performing up to our expectations or I'm sure the players expectations too ... the TO DO LIST . Teach these players the fundamentals of the game , ( bunt , ( jeffers hits a scribbler down the third base line and reaches 1st base , yes an imitation of a bunt ) , steal bases , better base running , defense and a better approach at hitting for more consistency at getting on base , rbi's and runs do matter .. all the above referenced reflects that of the coaching , it's time for a change on coaching but FO might blame this all on injuries , if we have the talent that will be a lame excuse once again , players have talent , take that talent and make it a better talent , the players need to keep learning at this level and not be wasted on bad coaching ...

I won't say it was interesting but I will SAY IT WAS STRESSFULL , once again ... Way to go captain Jax for getting the put out for 3rd out , he was definitely motivated ...

Couldn't agree more , we'll have to call him the chase master , all 3 pitches were off the plate ...

Incredible margot 0 for 29 in pinch hitting ... Incredible for Rocco to do anything different and expect different results , wallner has the 2 rbis that don't matter ...

1 pitch , 1 out .. Irvin in line for the win if lead holds up ... Will Rocco pull him , wouldn't want to ware down a fresh arm !!!

I don't feel comfortable calling a homerun for any player , but I do feel comfortable calling for a double play ball ... Rocco pulling zebby and won't get the win , right around the mid 70's mark on pitches ...

Thanks , can you name the other player , because I forgot until you mentioned we had 2 ... Cruz right ???

Zebby through 4 inning with less than 70 pitches , wonder if Rocco will let him come out for 5th ... He's getting the job done tonight but he's alittle shaky with command ...

We haven't had a 100 rbi run producing player since Rosario ... Speaking of Rosario , that pitch in jeffers eyes brought back memories of Rosario swinging at those pitches ...

It sure doesn't feel like playoff games ....

Good hustle zebby , you might just win a gold glove someday ...

For a team that has a window of opportunity from 2023 , we sure have alot of rookies on this roster ... Not saying it's a bad thing or a good thing , it just seems weird after we had a good season pitching last year ...

Come on zebby , concentrate on today's game , what's past is past , your in in the show , pitch ... That aboy ..

I hope everyone gets there hope , because that is exactly what it is , this time of season , ( HOPE ) .... Varlands melt down on Saturday , they waited probably alittle to long to move him to bullpen , lightning doesn't always strike in the same place , I hope he can give us better innings like last years version from the bullpen ...

Interesting , it's pathetic , pitiful and piss poor baseball ... I hope you get your hope !!!!

We need a bigger boat ... The Twins are sinking faster than the titanic did .... 1 inning they flex there muscles and no clutch hitting on opportunities throughout the rest of the game ... They score 3 runs on softer contact balls in play , then the rest of the game they are swinging hard and trying to elevate it when they need to adjust there approach and get a .single or double down the line , they once agaiin had opportunities , but once again they failed to capitalize on it .....

Going up against teams with a winning record hasn't been a good recipe for success ... Going up against teams with a losing record hasn't been a good recipe for success for over a month ... Am I confident , I'll talk to you after game 162 ...

It's been a total system failure , ownership and FO for not adding depth in 2024 , after the disaster season of injuries in 2022 they went out in the off season and added depth for 2023 and we managed to win division and break the losing streak in the playoffs ... Cutting payroll for 2024 was not a recipe for success , it was back to the dumpster diving with a prayer that they could contend , they again went the wrong direction with acquiring injury prone players ( desclafini again and relying on stewart and paddock that are injury prone ) ... With all that and a coaching staff that can't seem to win with implementing small ball and fundamentals into the game along with the analytics is also a total system failure ... I've watched almost all the games and other teams beat us with the small ball and analytics , why Rocco why can't you play small ball ... It game starts with coaching and the players reflect it ...

Nothing to write home about ... a 3 and 3 homestand was better than the previous homestand but it is not encouraging baseball ... I know santana is a older player , but he plays like a younger one , will the twins re-sign him or let him walk ( leads the twins in homers and rbi's )

I did not get a chance to watch or listen to game today ... Pleasantly surprised we rose to the occasion , lately the twins have gotten screwed without even being kissed but ... Wow , 5 rbi's for Lee ... 5 for 8 with runners in scoring position and only 5 left on base .... WOW , What took so long to figure That out .... Another short outing by Festa , but bullpen which sometimes doesn't get the credit , they get the credit today ....

They may be as flat as the rest of the team right now , but Miranda has disappointed me since the Allstar game ... Actually larnach is better than previous years , he's still learning to hit the off speed and done better this year with it ... Vazquez is defensively fine and any hitting you get from a catcher is a plus , he actually too is better this season , still hitting the ball hard but nothing to show for it ... Have a good night , tonight's game was tough to watch , but we managed to get through it , didn't we ???

My choice is farmer