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  1. Blyleven2011
    Yep , I should have said in addition to our bullpen of the usual relievers Jax, theilbar , Pagan ... We aren't looking to bad , they just have to want it and bring , paddack the first inning he pitched he was hungry bulldog happy to be on the mound .... It's time for all of them to give it their all with a different mentality in the playoffs ... Win and move on , lose and go home ...
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    I could name a few from the league but they are retired , One that comes to mind who has faired well with playoff experience is Dave Robertson , traded from Mets to marlins this year ... Chapman isn't what he used to be and no one else is coming to mind , last year's clase from Cleveland , this year's clase not so much ... Duran has done the job but has got you on the edge of your seat with his higher walk rate ... I'll stick with what we have and I too am getting encouraged by our bullpen mix of varland , maeda , Stewart , funderburk , maybe paddack ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    Good come from behind win ... Twins batters weren't very patient tonight , only 1 walk . They were making contact though only striking out 6 times . Contact was made, 13 hits ... Kepler has 4 hits and has really helped the cause in the second half , did anyone notice Polanco's swing seemed tight or stiff all night ... Bullpen held and Twins score late to make Keuchel the winner , twins pitchers strike out 17 A's , maybe the A's will break our strikeout record next year ... Let's get the sweep in today's matinee and then go pound on the rockies for 3 more wins ...
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    Paddack pitching two innings isn't really questionable because they want a long reliever , by going 1 inning last night he would have been able to pitch Thursday and then again in colorado , but he'll get another chance to go 2 or more innings in colorado ... I don't think funderburk throws in the upper nineties ... It was good to see both paddack and Stewart pitching again and hopefully they can stabilize the bullpen ... Go Twins
  5. Blyleven2011
    The nasty boys were nasty , very nasty ... Never can duplicate those 3 , royals had 3 nasty arms for a few years during there short run of playoffs and world series ...
  6. Blyleven2011
    Great double digit game win tonight ... Early bats awakened and the grand slam was possibly the furthest I have seen a ball hit to right center, wallner tattoo it ... Ober was Ober and was in command , paddack dazzled his first inning and wanted more but wasn't quite as successful , but well take it , probably see him pitch once more in colorado , he threw 40 plus pitches ... Stewart is back and throwing gas , might see him again on Thursday as he threw 16 pitches... Jax was his normal self throwing 17 pitches ... Pitching only walked 1 and struck out 15 A's ... Kiriloff continues to hit homeruns to the opposite field , 8 of his 11 homers have been to left field , amazing ... Vasquez hits another opposite field bases clearing double , he saw 3 pitches and all 3 were in the same location, I kept saying , hit it to right field and he did ... We got more runs than hits but the batters were very patient and walked 9 times , more walks than strikeouts ... Good effort even if it was the A's , let's get more ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    I hope your dead wrong too ... Let's just say the Twins have a 50 /50 chance of advancing ... Or Rocco cannot continue to manage the same way he manages during the season ... It's win or go home , a manager needs to make things happen for his players , play small ball if necessary , let's see how he does , 2019 and 2020 I was not impressed ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    I concur our starting pitchers have been our key to our success ... I might need a lawyer some day , do you have the number of the law firm , Bundy - Archer and Winder you mentioned ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    Lopez will start game 1 and gray will follow , I like Gray as the competitor he is to start game 2 ... It hasn't been the best ride for us Twins fans especially in the first half , the starters have definitely been solid and kept us in the games all year ( pitching wins , exce .... Lineup Getting better in the second half and playing good ball before the playoffs is a good recipe for success ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    Good game today , the Twins put the wood to the ball and only struck out 4 times in the game ... Kepler was 0-9 coming into today's game and had 2 hits , Jeffers hit as well , nice to see him finally showing he can hit consistently , polanco the veteran did his part ... The 3 mentioned players above had something in common today , they each hit homeruns ... ryan gave us 6 good innings and struck out 10 while the bullpen got 6 more strikeouts for a total of 16 , good game by the staff , would have been nice to see paddack get into the game but rain interupted his chance after he warmed up to come into the game but the rains came and he was cooled down by the time the rains quit , hopefully against Oakland we can see paddack get his 2023 season going ... Would be nice for the team to win the last 6 games against Oakland and rockies ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    Our position players rehabbing should just rehab all winter and be healthy for the spring , I just don't think they have proven they can help the major league club ... The club has done better without them ... Now Stewart could be of help on the pitching side ... Sad that the season has come to an end in the minor leagues , but all good things must come to an end ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    I didnt read the article ... Why didn't I read the article , because they haven't accomplished anything yet , last year at the deadline the Twins were not contenders and they traded away prospects , this year they were only contenders in a weak division with a good starting rotation and they made no deadline trades ... Nothing they do ever makes any sense ... I will never cut this front office any slack , signing Gallo will go down as the worst player ever to wear a twins uniform ... They are not the smartest people in the room , what takes them so long to promote the prospects when they rave about how talented our farm system is , we added prospects and our season finally turned around enough to win the weak division ... They deserve no praise , the players in the second half of the season deserve the praise ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    Why is it they can't score any runs when Sonny pitches ... Sure hope the tables turn for him in the playoffs and the lineup can support him with runs ... Sonny did a remarkable job pitching and staying healthy ... Yes , Sonny will definitely turn down the qualifying offer ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    I don't know if an apology is needed but the way they played in the first half ( uninspiring baseball ) I never expected them to win the division , even in the weak central division ... After the Allstar game we started to play better baseball and keep a small distance between Cleveland , young players were brought up and life in baseball started getting exciting again with a new chemistry , Lewis is definitely a player to watch and hope the injury subsides , Lewis is more valuable to the team right now than Buxton or maybe even Correa ... I'm sorry I wasn't a believer in the first half , but that all changed in the second half when the team started playing better ball ... Congratulations Twins players on the division title , Tony O and carew are very proud of you ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    Catching is a very important position and it was stated that Jeffers is a better catcher .... I'd have to disagree that Jeffers is the better defensive catcher , hitter yes , but defense no ... Vasquez has the defense covered and if his bat contributes that is a plus ... Jeffers as a pinch hitter later in the game suits me , he has been a good pinch hitter , Vasquez not so much , if you use Vasquez as a pinch hitter later in the game you just wasted his value to the team ... Roster will be what it will be , out of my hands , yes there are players I like and players I don't like , it's FO and roccos decisions for the playoff roster and nobody is happy all the time ... Go Twins, clinch the game tonight at home ....
  16. Blyleven2011
    Great that the marlins and state department could get his parents to come watch Luis play the game he loves .... Luis is a special player that is under appreciated because he doesn't hit the long ball ... I'd still take arraez any day to be in the twins line up , he was a fan favorite in Minnesota and now in marlins Territory ... Keep it going Luis ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    The Twins pitching did lock down a good reds lineup .... Castro had two great catches that saved some runs from scoring and he hit a 2 run homer ... A great game for Castro and pitching ... Not so good for royce Lewis as it appears he was injured running to first , let's hope it is not severe !!!
  18. Blyleven2011

    Royce Lewis: ROY?

    Blyleven2011 commented on Obie's blog entry in Blog Obie

    A rookie that is carrying a team should be in consideration for ROY regardless of his at bats , Lewis in the lineup has been a game changer .... Injuries have been unfortunate for Lewis but when healthy he has the ability to be a game changer and that is what the voters should take notice in , regardless of 65 games or a full season of game's ......
  19. Blyleven2011
    Batters cold , 5 hits and 1 walk or this pitcher Phillips someday will be a Cy young recipient ( era coming in was over 8 runs per 9 ) ... Ryan wasn't sharp and couldn't locate his pitches , not a good recipe for a win ... Lewis again hits a homerun and just might make 20 and another rbi , still possible for him to have the most rbis and on the team , in just 65 games played ... Kiriloff keeps hitting homers to the opposite field ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    Rest for his plantar fasciitis would probably be useful but his timing at the plate to stay fresh is just as important , give him some rest in the next 9 games ( 3 to 5 games ) but play him for sure the last 3 games of the season so his timing is right for the playoffs ... I'm sure he wants to play every game and has to grin and bare the pain , but for the best for the team and Correa too , he should get some rest ... Be the best in the playoffs that he can ( shine baby shine ) ... I was out of town for the Chicago series and I know he had 2 days off , how did he fair the next game he played after the 2 days of rest ???
  21. Blyleven2011
    I almost agreed with all you said except the first half of games were almost unwatchable ,,, The second half with rookies Lewis , Julien, wallner and veteran Polanco and the additions you mentioned have rejuvenated the Twins, also can't ignore veteran Kepler ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    As a team , they have not been missing Buxton and definitely are not missing Gallo...
  23. Blyleven2011
    The twins have been playing alot better since the Allstar game ... It doesn't matter who we face in the playoffs , just stay focused and play the game and ( the bats come through ) see what happens ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    No one is worse , even sano was a bit better and he was not tendered a 2023 contract ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    Good article and alot of good responses ...
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