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  1. Blyleven2011
    A right on review ,,,, It would be alot better if Manfred and owners loved the sport as much as the ( loyal fans ) did ,,, I'll take it another step though , it also seems like the players don't love what they do and I guess that is business now adays .... Fire Manfred and hire Ken Rosenthal who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable of the game .
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    The next step is to fire Manfred and hire Ken Rosenthal
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    No he has not met expectations with his streaky hitting .. His rookie season he was able to hit to all fields and was more a clutch hitter and has gone backwards on his approach since than with some injuries and demotions , maybe he should stop listening to all the advise like Buxton did and hit like sano used to hit ...
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    Strategy is part of the game ,,, Allow the shift but keep it on the dirt . Adjustments ... Hitters need to make improvements hitting to all fields ,,,, What's the sense in paying 2 mlb hitting coaches a salary when all they tell you is loft and carry
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    We need all three players and then some to get a jump start ahead of the 40 man roster ... A few minor leaguers not on 40 man roster could be on the opening day line up mlb roster if they perform with fast start ... I'd be okay with Palacios at Shortstop ,, reports are he is a very good defender ..... Will we be competitive and compete ... Are we rebuilding or structuring , it does seems like a total rebuild in the pitching department ..... But who knows exactly what the teams plan are .... We've been speculating this since July 31st after we traded berrios ....
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    I hope we finally have found our ace , stud and bulldog .... We need #1 starters , not back of the rotation starters ... Good luck Petty
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    Lawton led team for a few years , I love his career stats that he walked more than he struck out ... now that is plate discipline .... what happened to hitters and batting coaches ... Be a good blog for someone that has the time to research hitters that have walked more than struck since the millennium
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    Today nobody takes responsibility for anything ,,, Manfred is a lawyer and before baseball he worked in a law firm as a labor and employment law lawyer ,,,, Like most failed lawyers that can't make money in their profession because they are incompetent they move into politics to make their money and screw things up ... Manfred moved into baseball and is now showing his true colors ,,, he lies just like a politician in his letters to the fans ... The letters are insincere and we need commissioner's and owners that love the game of baseball ,, Love of the game folks not love of Money .... this also is the players fault for their love of Money and not the love of the game ... Believe what you want to believe folks , it almost seems likely that neither side cares about the fans and the game ,,, 42 days to get to the bargaining table for economics is a crock and was a sure way to delay spring training for 40 man rosters
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    Opening day is scheduled March 31st 2022 ... With the lockout and delay on negotiating a new cba there will be no scheduled opening day .. it will be postponed for another day ,, sorry about the sarcasm
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    Kirby was the man
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    Great story ,,, I'd rather have stories than all this speculation during the lockout .... BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY , I would like our front office to tell us what the real plan is .. Someone please pin them down and get them to reach out to the fans and tell us ... Baseball is losing its best fans in attendance , they don't know how to market Baseball to draw more fans ...
  12. Blyleven2011
    Everytime I see a signing like this I think back when falvy and levine were hired on and cleaned house with all personal in minor leagues , scouting departments and trainers etc. Falvy quote not mine is .. We have replaced all personal in the organization with top quality professionals in all categories of positions ... Doesn't falvy or levine listen to there scouting personal or are they just inadequate at their position .... Again this does nothing to move the needle for the competitive stance they speak of ... Yes I see this as a depth piece for minors and not on the parent club .... I'd rather see Palacios ,,, everyone raves about his defense and his hitting made progress last year in the minors .. Palacios is eligible for the rule 5 draft and we could lose him if there is a rule 5 draft this year ... If he is still in the twins system I say play him at shortstop if defense is that good and hope the bat is better than Simmons .... Also if I was owner I wouldn't want to spend 400 thousand for a player just to play in the minors ,,,, but FO could be crossing their fingers and also their toes and hope Beckman can have a career year
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    I wish you luck ,,, Might have to call in a moderator
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    Miranda hits close 270 in mlb , gets on base and scores runs ,,, miranda should help excite the twins lineup ,, Twins change third base coach and hopefully that will help twins score more runs also , he was awful sending players to score , slow runners he sent and out by a mile , fast runners he stopped and we didn't score with no outs .. Varland I hope pans out but have heard he only right now has 2 pitches
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    If there secretive in their plans , approach and budget to the coming season how does a normal fan have suggestions on roster . It's all speculation at that point ... Pohlad in my opinion is lessening the payroll this year because he lost money the past 2 season ( that is speculation ) because nobody has said a dang thing on strategy, plan and budget .. I don't like not being in the loop and I was a business owner and I lived by ... you can't make money all the time , BUT YOU BETTER MAKE MONEY MOST IF THE TIME .. So you lose money 2 years in arow , write it off and pray you don't lose money 3 years in arow ,,, Keep the payroll no less than last year going forward
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    Thank for this well written post ... I really don't know how to respond to it though.. Without favey / levine and pohlads giving the fans a plan or a budget for 2022 its most likely that the team will be competitive with our prospects to fill the positions ... that's all I have heard from them that we the twins will be competitive in 2022 but haven't shown the fans any strategy , plan , solution or hope for a the season ,, 81 -81 is competitive , isn't going to happen if your a realist ,,,, our front office doesn't move the needle .... for this to happen .... We probably need a new owner that wants to spend for championships and hopefully loves the game , ridiculous to love money if you can't take it with you ,, Have fun and enjoy it
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    Love of Money is the root of all evil .. according to a source I read the owners and players are punching their ticket for a fiery eternity ,,, according to a source I read
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    We have all these coaches , Hitting coaches. etcetera ... Can't someone consider to approach someone in the system that players need to make adjustments ,,,, It's happened in the past , why does it seem like it just doesn't happen today .. Kepler is my example ... Remember falvy quote ... We have replaced all positions with top quality personnel ,,, Sorry I don't see it, falvy
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    Come on guys , it's all ball bearings these days ...... Fletch lives
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    I'd go along with this ,,, Last exhibit in the hall should be the hall of shame ,,, I don't believe Charlie hustle ( Pete rose ) should be in the hall of shame because he bet on baseball after he retired ..... He is a hall of fame player and played the game with intensity ... game changer
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    You made a good point in discussions of who should and shouldn't be in the hall of fame .... anyone that tested positive after rules of steroids were established or anyone mentioned in steroid or congress committee reports should not be in the HOF , most of them lied that they did not use steroids and cheated .. later they recanted and said they did ...... BASEBALL is losing its integrity of the game ,,, I don't like the cheating , but it seems because they play without strategy in today's games the players have to cheat ... PLAY the game the way I should be played It's the greats of the game that should be in the hall .. Yes it was fun to watch the McGuire and Sosa homerun chase because it was a competition between the two that generated fans interest .. but it was not fun watching bonds setting the single season record and all time homerun record ... Hammering hank is still the top homerun hitter in my book
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    I'd like to see the cba finalized and baseball starts with no delays .... Minor leagues will get started on time and some of our prospects not on the 40 man roster will play baseball and may leap frog some of the prospects because of their early start in the minors leagues ... For example Martin over Lewis , maybe even Wallner over rooker ... Hope no games are lost ,,, Wake up mlb baseball you're losing the best fans of the game
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    Good write up jax numbers through the line up first time through ,,, I'd say an opener could be his calling and let's go for it ... Front office has never given the fans a real plan except to say we will be competitive .... Rocco needs to be better at evaluating in game situations and stop being out managed by the opposing manager ,,, Set a regular batting lineup ( lefthand and righthanded pitchers ) and stick with it , and play player's in their comfortable positions .. Let the players know there roles ,, this has nothing to do with 2020 and all the injuries ,,, this has to do with Rocco's 3 years as a manager
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    Lewis has the most to prove as a number 1 draft choice ... I'm concerned about Duran and canterino's elbow injuries as rehab did not allow them to pitch again in 2021 .... I hope they can evaluate pitching injuries better than they get from the dumpster or low tier free agent pitchers
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    Why does the front office trade starters to the yankees at trade deadline ... Lynn was traded a year later in 2018 at deadline , Yankees don't have a abundance of minor league talent because they are always trading prospects to improve now ... Yankees keep beating the twins everytime ..... They wanted Santana but they didn't have good prospects to return to the twins ...
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