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  1. Blyleven2011
    Good thought for a good guy but I wouldn't want to take anymore at bats away from our younger guys ... Let our future show us they belong ....
  2. Blyleven2011
    I once said the same thing about berrios one year that he was wearing down and needed rest , but we didn't have the luxury in starters like we do now ... They give Buxton and Correa days off , no reason not to give a pitcher some rest too ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    17 twist is a lot in a short period of time , something had to give , a stiff neck would sound more logical though ...
  4. Blyleven2011
    I was thinking the same thing but didn't have proof ... Great minds think alike ...
  5. Blyleven2011
    Finally some promotions ... Lee to triple A , I look forward to seeing more doubles from him as he leads all Twins organizations in doubles ,,, we need double hitters that finds the gaps , please don't mess with his swing , if power comes , power will come with him finding it ... Lots more promoted , wonder who gets designated , more to follow tomorrow I presume ...
  6. Blyleven2011
    I didn't read the article but wanted to congratulate Keuchel for his perseverance on sticking with the game , hope he comes through with some good starts , we need a lefthander in the rotation ... He put up good numbers in AAA and let's hope it carries over , we need a pitcher not a belly itcher ... How long has ryan been dealing with the groin injury ??? , just curious since they never report anything to the media or fans ... I'll go read the article now
  7. Blyleven2011
    High praise for Mauer , congratulations Joe on Twins hall of fame induction ... However I don't think he will be a first ballot honoree in the HOF voting , it will take a few years to climb the ladder ... He was a good hitting catcher with 3 batting titles, gold glove catcher and mvp for his career , but the injuries , bi lateral leg thing and concussions hurt his career numbers , first basemen he should have won 1 gold glove but thats the way it goes ... If he had the personality and leadership that Puckett had for the game , he would be a no doubt first ballot honoree .... That's my story and I'm sticking to it ....
  8. Blyleven2011
    I agree that Julien had a good month of production and hope he can keep producing at the rate he is going ... I would have had kiriloff second though over Jeffers due to Jeffers only had 45 plate appearances even though kiriloff slowed due to injury , kiriloff shows good production when healthy ... Keep it going Twins , the pressure is off for the division title as Cleveland and others in the central were sellers ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    I sure like doubles and Lee is leading the organization with 31 , hopefully he'll finish with 45 .... Has the minor leagues changed , they used to be over in early September , but quotes I've read think they Play to the end of September ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    They think they are the smartest people in the room , only us fans knows that they are not smarter than a fifth grader .... Team continues to get worse under their control ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    I'm okay with a collapse , I won't like it but if that what it takes ownership to wake up and see this isn't acceptable baseball for the Twins fans , then so be it ... Time for this FO and coaches to go , they just don't have the skills to operate a roster that have quality skills , 2 plus years of embarrassing baseball is not acceptable , WE ARE NOT GOiNG IN THE RiGHT DIRECTION ...., but for what , to lose in the playoffs ... yes we could and should win the division Need new quality baseball minds to run this team with a goal set to win more than just the division title ... We are not contenders , stop being pretenders ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    I agree , my thought was since Cleveland and the rest of the central selling we could win the division with youth and trade away some veterans on expiring contracts ... 1 pitcher , an outfielder and reset for next year With the return .,. If the FO are pretenders we will win in the playoffs with this constructed roster , they are mistaken unless our goid starting pitchering each throws a shutout , we will have a hard time scoring runs in the playoffs .
  13. Blyleven2011
    Speculation articles ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    Well said ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    Yes I hope there is some excitement from this team to finish the season , maybe a 10 plus winning streaks would help ... To stand pat ... Cleveland sold off pitcher and first basemen so the FO probably decided to stand pat and not trade for help cause we should win the division easily with a 500 record ... Heck we could have traded 1 of gray or maeda ( pitching ) , Keplerfor something as his value has grown of late and dfa Gallo and still win the division with our younger players , the trades would have helped us reset for 2024 and beyond , but they stood pat when they should have traded for prospects because we can win the division with what we got but are going nowhere in the playoff unless we turn into the 2007 Colorado rockies and win 11 games in a row to end season and then sweep the nls /nlcs and get to the world series , and then lose in 4 games to Boston ... We need angels in the outfield ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    The Twins have been losers for the last 3 seasons , get a grip on it , for some reason you think Kepler should stay , if it wasn't for his defense he wouldn't be here , his streaky hitting has hurt the team more than it has helped ... I know Kepler is your favorite player and probably the best rightfielder since Oliva but he just isn't a offensive producer to stay on the team , he'll be gone at the end of the season for sure and you can root for him on another team ... Get use to it ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    It wouldn't be silly at all to trade 1 of the 2 pitcher's ( gray or maeda ) ... What we traded away last deadline and got nothing in return ( j. Lopez and mahle ) ... 2 expiring contracts it would be okay to try and recapture some talent by trading one or the other .... Twins could still likely win the division but have no chance of winning the world series ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    It's been a bad baseball season for Twins fans to follow the underperforming lineup ... It could get worse unless the formula for winning changes .... We barely have any leaders on the 26 man roster , we definitely don't have a manager and FO that are leaders ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    The way maeda has pitched since coming off the injured list I think his value would be higher than gray in a trade ... Thextwins have the option with Gray with a qualifying offer , the Twins will need more value for Gray in a trade than just a compensation pick , would teams give up more for Sonny , I guess we will see by this evening .... I'm in favor of trading one of the two for the future of the Twins ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    1 . FO won't trade for just a rental player . They want some control , at least a year beyond this season ... 2 . Twins need to many pieces to fix this team this year , retool for 2024 and trade ( one of gray or maeda ) , dfa Gallo or package him with Kepler, we don't need the depth for the final 2 months ...let the prospects play .... We aren't contenders and got to stop being pretenders .... It also isn't just the players that are underperforming , the coaching staff needs to be have a overhaul too ...
  21. Blyleven2011
    Week in reverse again .... One step forward and three steps back .... Really , 2 losses to Seattle and 3 losses to Kansas city ... Kiriloff injury is going to hurt are we Contenders or pretenders ... FO are pretenders that their plan will work and put fans in the stands ... Fans want to win the division and raise the divisional flag , what would be proud of that if we win the division with a 500 record ... I don't like following losers but I have followed the Twins faithfully since the sixties ... This team is contenders with the starting pitching ... The team are pretenders with the lineup and their plan of execution ... I love the Twins but we should sell some at the deadline and stop being pretenders , play the younger players and prospects and if they finish the season and win the divisional flag at a 500 record , that would be something to be proud of and a step in the right direction for 2024 ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    Up in the office they have a dart board with the position players , They throw darts to see who gets to play , then rethrow the darts on the decidedly startèrs to see what the batting order is ... I have no confidence and lack respect for the plan the FO and Rocco try to pass off as quality baseball ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    I sure hope things change too ... We need a new direction in the plan , FO and roccos interpretation of baseball isn't working on a consistent basis , I think we have longer losing streaks than winning streaks ... We need a change for the players sake because with the way they are performing there are no players to consider for the Twins hall of fame of the HOF period ... I know you have been a fan of our beloved fan since 61 ... Look at the hall of fame players Calvin had playing for us , the cheap b**terd ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    Good to hear that a few of our new draftees are making there debut , we drafted quite a few pitchers , they will probably bring them along aliitle slower ... It seems to be the norm for drafted pitchers in their first year of professional ball ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    I'm not ready to give up on larnach yet , yes He has some flaws to work on with the off speed pitches ... He not over the hill yet so the young dog should learn new tricks , he just needs to identify the pitches better , his defense looks better this year but the off speed pitches are his worst enemy , larnach should go to driveline this winter to work on his hitting , a fresh approach with a different voice just might be the key to unlock him into a pretty good player , if he fails from driveline and with the Twins next year , then it is time to move on .... Are you listening Trevor , driveline is almost on your backyard ...
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