Blyleven2011
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The Weirdest Move Minnesota Could Make
Blyleven2011 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Couldn't agree more on the yips ,,, It's a mental and physical game and the mental approach doesn't seem to be working .. And it starts with the manager and coaches ...- 56 replies
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What has been some of your other favorite moments from Luis Arraez’s league-leading season ... Why does everyone avoid the question asked ... My favorite moments of arraez is him in the lineup everyday working the count , also he adapted to a firstbase position and did a admirable job ... Give credit where credit is due .... Now everyone posting wants to trade him again this off season , RIDICULOUS , it's not an option ...
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Review the Debuts: Twins Rookie Pitchers
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
There is talent listed in all of the players listed ... Duran was poised and good .... Varland solid in his starts , poised against yankees in yankee stadium ... Ober strong to finish the season ... Moran solid but alittle erratic in control ... SWR 1 start , to early to evalute his major league career ... Winder , Sands and henrique might be suited for the pen , winder had some solid starts before arm injury and would be an option in long relief ( 2 innings or more ) ...- 31 replies
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What totally lost me towards the front office was in 2021 when we were losing and losing badly and alot , Falvey was in hiding and not speaking to the media .. He sent levine in front of the cameras until the twins suddenly started playing better ball in August and September and Falvey was back in front of the cameras ... Falvey takes no responsibility for losing but wants all the glory for winning ... That's my story and I'm sticking to it ...
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Major leaguer ( arraez ) is definitely a major league allstar player ,,, Great bat ( bats like gwynn and hits like carew ) and hits do matter as he is more than just a good hitter he is our spark plug that creates excitement in the game .... Congratulations # 2 Luis arraez , now go knock on the front office door and ask for an extension .... I became a switch hitter because Tony O was my favorite player , I was pretty bad when I first started hitting left handed but overtime I had a decent swing , I loved every lefthanded hit because of Tony O , Major leaguer ( ARRAEZ ) is my favorite twins player to watch since he became a major leaguer ,
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Suffering through the losses , and celebrating the wins , hopefully the twins can win the last game of the season ... Go Louie varland and make minnesota proud ....
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How Can Rocco Baldelli Regain Twins Fans Favor?
Blyleven2011 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
By so many responses in a 24 hour period , it is clear what the twins fan base thinks of Rocco ... Don't forget the plan the FO has orchestrated , I hope they stay away from the dumpster diving .... Average pitching can make you competitors during the seasons but not contenders in post season ... Their plan has to change,,, Quality pitching wins games ...- 147 replies
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It's called work for a reason , it's a difficult position but it should be an easy decision on what players are here to stay and who should be left off the 40 man roster ... Do I have faith in the FO and Rocco to make those right decisions , NO ... As always we will like what the FO does or not like what the FO does ... I sure hope its not a long frustrating off season ....
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To many injuries , some mysterious and some not ... FO will never take responsibility for the poor season just like our politicians in government ...
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Week in Review: Closing Statements
Blyleven2011 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
3 more games left for the twins , I will have withdrawals until spring training ... Maybe during the playoffs Rocco can be an armchair manager and learn something of the game that might get us a win next season ... That's my closing statement and I'm sticking to it ... I live for opening day and the world series and everything in-between ..- 14 replies
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You forgot the plan was bad too ... I don't think they really had a plan , Rocco didn't have them playing like they had a plan ...
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Prospect Retrospective: Simeon Woods Richardson
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Great move FO , what took so long ... Congratulations and good luck in the majors SWR ... -
One can only guess why bundy is pitching ... Guess would be that the FO will proudly claim they had starters that pitched near 150 innings ...
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One can only hope ,,, He's got electric stuff according to Rocco . but doesn't know how to pitch effectively in my eyes ...
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I forgive Gordon for his error , but don't fricken ever do it again ... Tough loss
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Reevaluating Minnesota’s 3 Young Outfielders
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Is wallner ahead of kiriloff and larnach ... The only thing right now that Wallner is ahead of is his exist velocity , man does he swing hard ... He will start the season at AAA in 2023 , unless the are casualties in spring training that are still injured and can't go ...- 43 replies
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What To Do With Gio Urshela?
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I would sign him too , have Iiked what he brought to the table .... Unfortunately I don't think he will be retained with all the other options to fill the position ... Would be pleasantly surprised if they did keep him ...- 82 replies
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We still have the AFL to report on our twins prospects ....
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Passing the Blame Around for the 2022 Twins
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
It helps to vent ...- 39 replies
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Passing the Blame Around for the 2022 Twins
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
We have been there and done that ... Number 3 should be coaches and Number 4 should be all the top professionals FO hired for all the positions in the system ... This hasn't been a catastrophe like 2021 but it is showing the ineptitude that they can't contend , compete yes , maybe ... Contend is the key word and is what every diehard twins fans wants ... They are not taking the right avenue to tap into the players talent by resting , though you would think it would help some .... Injuries are not the big excuse , they are professionals players or they wouldn't be in the show ...- 39 replies
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Week in Review: The Walking Dead
Blyleven2011 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
He has come as advertised , bat first , not a good defender ... Now it's up to coaching to make him better defensively ..- 17 replies
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I know this is harsh and has been repeated quite often since 2021 but it holds truth .... Total system failure , FO's top professionals at every positions in the system has failed , not the twins players ... The players are following a plan orchestrated by the FO that isn't working and is diminishing their players skills ... And that is the core of it ...
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Contemplating Max Kepler's Future
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Yes keplers decline since 2019 has been disappointing , he's had some highlights against Cleveland pitcher bauer .... Hard to replace his defense , I like it ... Would have been nice to have kepler keep hitting to the opposite field for a better contribution to the team , he started to and then reverted back to his old ways pulling the ball , almost like someone told him he wasn't getting paid to hit to the opposite field ... The game is all about adjustments but maybe the FO’s plan doesn't call for adjustments or the twins players are not the most educated on the fundamentals ... Sano flopped going for a new contract , he'll get a minor league contract by someone , maybe even by the twins , they did that with cave last year ... Hopefully kepler plays hard in his final controlled year for a better contract or even raise his trade value ... There is a buy out at the end of 2023 and a club option for 2024 so if he has value and is traded the club won't have to pay the buy out ... -
Contemplating Max Kepler's Future
Blyleven2011 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Pretty hard to replace his defense ... We have depth but it's unproven or always injured , have to concur he stays until someone takes away his position , we let Rosario go thinking we had replacements in left field, leftfield has been a mess since , mostly due to injuries ,,, really though Rosario wasn't the best fielder either so leftfield has been a position of need for a Ling time ... Keplers defense in rightfield is the best since Oliva , cuddyer was almost as good defensively but hit better ... Who changed keplers plan to hit to the opposite field , he was working on it earlier in the season and it was encouraging but he reverted back to pulling the ball ,,, Did someone tell him we're not paying you to hit to the opposite field !!!!

