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  1. Blyleven2011
    If arraez was still with the twins would you like arraez playing 3rd over Miranda ? , I would , arraez head is always on the game ... And as far as the offense , it has not been fun to watch , no runs on anything other than by a homerun ,,, Cleveland today had 4 hits in a row and got some runs against Ryan ... Twins 1 hit , pathetic
  2. Blyleven2011
    Ryan went to driveline over the winter and worked with them there ... He wants to have a career and be better at what he does ... The results are very encouraging , he has won against better teams this year...
  3. Blyleven2011
    I've been preaching a killer instinct or the lack of it for years ... Worst clutch hitting I have seen since 2019 , they do seem to choke in high leverage situations and someone has to teach them that high strikeouts per games are non productive , a bunt is more productive if it moves the runner up a base into scoring position , job is done and left for the next batter to get a clutch hit ... Striking out is giving the opponents an easy out and not productive , putting the ball in play and forcing the defense to make the play or force an error is productive ... We need a better strategy from our field manager and coaches , bring it back and play ball ...
  4. Blyleven2011
    Though I Didn't have the opportunity to watch the game but heard on the radio a few innings , I did catch the the bad defense inning on the radio ... I ditto everything that has been posted , it was a sloppy game defensively , pitching was okay and kept us in the game , the biggest culprit is the hitting , would love to see some singles and doubles to manufacture runs than just relying on the homeruns , more patience at the plate with discipline to draw walks or hit it where they ain't .... the lineup hasn't been all that great to watch and where's the spark ... Sure miss major leaguer ( arraez ) , he's hitting , hitting and keeps on hitting , batting around 420 , the spark has left us ...
  5. Blyleven2011
    If he is standing , breathing , talking and walking , he is real .... Not an alien ... I'll go read tge post now
  6. Blyleven2011
    I got suckered in that we could or should of swept Chicago when they are down , but they prevailed and almost swept us ... I'm predicting nothing , it's game to game ( Friday through Sunday ) ... We have had good pitching but the hitting has just not shown up .... Anybody missing arreaz yet ???
  7. Blyleven2011
    I clearly stated it was a swinging strike but with the new set of rules in baseball who knows exactly what the umpires may call ... They got it right ....
  8. Blyleven2011
    Yes we avoided a sweep but barely ... Had the umpires ruled that swinging strike a hit batter, the game could have ended or went to review . .. The bat's are quiet once again , 15 strikeouts , more than half the outs need were strikeouts ... Minnesota I think you have a problem ... Bullpen worked out of jams , walks , some intentional but it was intense just the Same ... Our defense was very good , turned 2 double plays and the moran double play to Polanco to first was a gem ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    And today wasn't a good day for Larnach either , another one that hasn't quite got going is Miranda , his swing looks awful again , thought he was coming out of it ... On to Cleveland where we need to play better ball ,,, These 3 games with Chicago weren't very exciting ... Catchers beware , Cleveland leads the league in stolen bases ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    Another botched opportunity , Jeffers thrown out at third and killed a rally ( on top of that Rocco challenged and lost another one ) , Rocco is not good on challenges this year ( 1 for 6 ) , and that botch lost our challenges for the whole game ... The twins continue to lose rallies by not executing , they are not managed properly by coaches to be called professionals , sure would have been nice to have our only exciting professional hitter ( arreaz ) up in that situation , OH that's right he was traded ... Are we missing the major leaguer ( arreaz ) yet , of course we are ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    If he can pitch like Greg Maddux , who cares about velocity ... If his velocity isn't good he should start studying all of Maddux games pitched and maybe be a serviceable starter ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    I hope he can prove everyone wrong and finally make the boy geniuses look like boy geniuses ... I guess Gallo is deserving as most of the hitters got off to a slow start ... Polanco should have been given an honorable mention since he sparked the lineup since arriving late due to rehab ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    Let's not worry so much yet ... Let's Just enjoy the season of baseball ... It's a new year and anything can happen , I've already seen things I've never seen in baseball before ... I'm trying to be positive even though I dont like our managers style and bs on pre and post games ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    Sadly we might even know after these two series with Chicago and Cleveland , if they can't play with a killer instinct and go out a beat these teams when there down ... Twins can't let these games slip away , they have to play every game and believe they can win them all ... Rocco always says there is another game tomorrow ,,, What's wrong with inspiring the players to go out and win a ten game winng streak ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    I think Rocco is managing the same way he did in 2019 when we had a juiced ball and we hit 307 homeruns to beat the Yankees in that department ( he's no earl weaver ) and yes the twins are not good at it in today's game ,,, Would love to see more doubles and singles and walks , more discipline and patience at the plate goes along way , cut down on the strikeouts cause it is a pathetic way to play baseball and a rally killer , just put the ball in play ... Also noted is Rocco can't seem to win in extra innings , just like he can't win in the playoffs , he doesn't change his style of managing when he needs to ...
  16. Blyleven2011
    My eyes were telling me that Ryan was missing his location in the 6th inning and he had 90 pitches , I was okay with the move , I did think it was odd how Rocco used his bullpen when the score was close and a possible extra inning game was possible , why didn't he use Stewart first if he is going to use him in high leverage games ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    Opportunity , but a wasted opportunity , twins bat's do not come alive .... They did hit a solo homerun in. their 14th consecutive hame ... Interesting use of tonight's bullpen , I guess Rocco's gut didn't tell him that it was possible that we could play extra innings ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    Plus he's left handed which I would love to have in the rotation to break the all righty rotation we have ... Pitching a lefthander in rotation would have the other teams having to make adjustments in there batting order ... Hope he can succeed ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    Time to strike is when the twins are hot and Chicago is not ... We need to lengthen our lead in the division over Chicago and Cleveland early and run away with the division and take advantage that they are not playing well or it might just be a disappointment ... The twins better show up to play with a killer instinct and win on the road ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    Hernandez is the worst ... I agree there are some pretty bad umpires and they should have an eye check everytime they call balls and strikes ... And I didn't mean for you to take it as it's OK, I just stated that he was consistent for both teams ...
  21. Blyleven2011
    I know the article is a week of baseball in review but I'm taking it as a 10 game review of the homestand ... It was a good winning homestand going 6-4 against the nationals , Yankees and royals ... We extended our lead of the division to 3 1/2 games ... The national's series wasn't good losing 2 out of three , had things been reversed and we had won the series it would have been a great homestand ... The twins have to take the bad teams seriously with a killer instinct and put them away , otherwise you will get beat , I keep preaching a killer instinct , keep your head in the game at all times , make adjustments in your at bat with runners in scoring position or with 2 strikes to make contact , to often the twins hitters fail and leave to many runners left on base by swinging at air ... Strikeouts drive me crazy ... Got to cut down on these Strikeouts cause they drive me crazy ... Did I say Strikeouts make me crazy ... A good winning month of baseball , now use that killer instinct and start running away with the division ... I would really like a 10 game plus winning streak to show me that we are legitimate ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    He seemed to be consistent for both sides though , he had a wide strike zone that is for sure ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    The twins prevailed and took the series ... Made it a winning home stand ... The royals did impress ( more than the current yankee roster ) with the fight to the end that they gave us , they have a few keepers on that team to keep building with ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    He does throw strikes but it is a SSS as a reliever here at MLB level ... Would be fine to keep him stretched out as a starter or a long relief guy ... I'm sure he would be grateful for whatever opportunities the twins would have for him ... Give him playing time at the MLB level for a complete analysis , not sure what he is in the long term but time will tell ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    This crossed my mind also , his mind was on immigration and not on pitching ( could be ) ...
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