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  1. Blyleven2011
    Lots of if's , if's and if's.... Start with FO and manager , they are not leaders in the game as they try to mimic moneyball .... They may like their style of play but the fans sure don't ...
  2. Blyleven2011
    It was a good fight but over in the first round .... got to win the next 2 games to stay in the ugly central race ...
  3. Blyleven2011
    The last two innings were interesting ;ut a win is a win ...
  4. Blyleven2011
    Right now Joe Ryan is Joe Ryan ... He has done well at staying off the injured list so he is durable .... His fastball is deceptive and his secondary pitches a work in progress ... He's had ups and downs since his debut .... If he is a hard worker he should improve and after 3 years of evaluating him , we will know exactly what he will be ... I like him on the mound and won't rate him until I know what his real capabilities are in the next few years, people are to fast to judge someone as a savior ( Scott diamond comes to mind ) look forward to him having another good year next season ....
  5. Blyleven2011
    It would have been great to see him pitch again and I'm sure we will ... BUT ... The front office blundered and thought a 29th player could be added to the 28 man roster , tgey were informed that Varland had to get sent back down to AAA ... Davis was dfa'd and Cole sands activated ...
  6. Blyleven2011
    Though I agree with what you wrote about varland let's not get ahead if ourselves ... Varland has been nothing but consistent through the minor leagues and I did expect varland to do well and he did ... Really you need 3 years to evaluate what a player will be , there have been some exceptions .. Give credit where credit is due ... Varland deserves another start
  7. Blyleven2011
    I like the defense of Leon better than Sanchez and jeffers ... He blocks better and that is what is lacking in major league catchers ... To many passed balls or wild pitches as there scored tend to lead to runners scoring from third base ... I want defense , Average is a plus
  8. Blyleven2011
    So what's your point , it was still great baseball ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    I DITTO this ....
  10. Blyleven2011
    Lots of possibilities for disappointment ... Did everyone forget about duffey ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    His composure for sure ,,, we know how consistance he has been in the minors , Hope he doesn't get rattled like Rocco does ....
  12. Blyleven2011
    I'm going to have to go with bundy as the most under rated twin ... Why ? He wasn't on the twins roster last year and he signed as a free agent before the lockout ... Twins fans were furious and thought bundy was another shoemaker ,) my self included ) ... Nobody wanted him on twins daily ... that is being under rated in my opinion .... He actually has given us more than anyone thought ... I like his bulldogness
  13. Blyleven2011
    I'm glad he's here and he does well ... Yankee fans are hard on the visiting team so he better clear the mechanism ... It does seem like he moved through the system fast , only time will tell ... Go get them dam Yankees Louie
  14. Blyleven2011
    Since it wasn't a save situation , Rocco made an in game decision for the first time that I have noticed and brought in theilbar ... saving Lopez to pitch against the yankees ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    I'll bet he wishes he was still in Baltimore ....
  16. Blyleven2011
    Sounds about right , only thing other is division winner will have a sub 500 record ,,, there all playing bad baseball ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    Give credit where credit is due and varland has worked hard and has been better than consistent in the minors leagues and knocking on the door to the majors ... Where ever he pitches , as a starter or a relief pitcher his reward is performing in the majors and hungry to win a world series for his home state ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    It's a long season and no player is 100% this time of year ... I'm not concerned about major leaguer ( arraez ) , he's still a spark in the lineup .... It could be the allstar jinx some players get ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    Would have been nice to win the final game against Boston and continue a winning streak ,,, in their last 10 games they have played 500 ball ... 1 1/2 games out of a tie with Cleveland for the central division ... The twins need to play better than 500 ball to distance themselves from the other contenders to win division ... A 10 game winning streak would be nice , 5 game winning streak is not enough ... Start a new one and we'll see you in the playoffs ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    Miranda is good and maybe the best rookie the younger fans have seen ,but us older fans have seen alot of rookies have better season's ... TONY O tops my list ... Here are the Roy awards to others ... Rod carew ... John castino who shared it with griffin ... Chuck knoblauch ... Marty Cordova ... 1995 was our last Roy award , Cordova
  21. Blyleven2011
    I've been waiting for a 10 game winning streak for quite a long time ... 5 wins in a row , 5 more to go and that should get us back in first place .... If we're contenders we need that 10 game winning streak .... NO QUARTER , NO MINNESOTA NICE , just go out there with a winning attitude and play hard ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    As for 2019 , players had career years and Rocco's job was easy , Rocco managed a disasterest 2019 playoff ,,, 2020 he still had some decent hitters but had to manage , again he was a disaster in the playoffs ... 2021 he was a complete failure on managing every aspect of the game but second half got alittle better but really no competitive baseball ... 2022 he has demonstrated to the fans he just doesn't care if the fans favor him or not and will not deviate from the plan ... The plan, the plan, the plan ... smiles everyone .... I will not cut him any slack on his style of managing . some players will leave by trade or free agency this off season and I wouldn't be surprised of negative comments from them ... There might be one player that demands a trade after the season too ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    I say get rid of the manager and save some money for the bullpen and let the players manage and play the game .... Seriously : the FO and manager have their own plan , they don't even come close to moneyball teams of Oakland and Tampa ,,, Those two teams know when to trade their players with top value for prospects of top value that keep there window of competition open ... I'll say this again again , if Rocco stays he needs to implement new school with old school to be a more successful manager ..
  24. Blyleven2011
    Urshela comes up clutch.... course you have to realize ursela was not a homegrown player , he was a Indian and yankee before the trade to Twins , he was not coached by falvys top professionals so his approach at the plate is different .. I rest my case on our top professionals hired by our top professional FO to develop our young players for situational hitting , covering the plate with a 2 strike count with runners in scoring position , garlick let a close pitch go by for strike 3 standing , and players not rrunning out everything ... kepler is a mess , he stood at home on a fair ball in front of the plate , just stood there and didn't run , UNACCEPTABLE and should be benched for not playing hard .... We got a good win because of Urshela and he has been consistent , I like Urshela of all the positional players we got in trades ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    I concur that he is not competent nor capable to lead us to the playoffs and win with his methods ,,,, Might have to wait awhile for the changing of the guards as the owners have been loyal in the past ... managers and coaches and of course our FO are drawing salary . If we performed our jobs with mistakes , we would be fired ... All their mishaps and they still have their jobs and that is where I find the humor .... I personally think the players might be alittle frustrated with Rocco and FO and their baseball methods , something is diminishing their talent , drive to win ... Remember San Diego quit on their manager last year....
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