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  1. Blyleven2011
    You took the words right out of my mouth ... It was pleasant to watch the twins win to start our ten game winning streak .... Go twins , don't let the twins fans down ...
  2. Blyleven2011
    Nice to see varland dominate in AAA , probably a September call up if he continues to pitch well and gets acclimated to AAA ....
  3. Blyleven2011
    Sure would be nice to have some consistency and a 10 game winning streak would give the players and fans momentum to finish the season .... I don't really care if they make the playoffs but do hope they win the division because in 2021 we were last and this year we could finish first ,,, they have played better than my expectations in 2022 but the great start to season has given it a mirage like look ....
  4. Blyleven2011
    What am I excited about watching ,,, Watching twins win exciting baseball games by dominating ... Arraez winning a batting title ... Some killer instinct would help and the players should have a team meeting to get fired up for the next 52 games .... What I'm not excited about is watching kepler batting fourth , love his defense but the offense is atrocious ,,, he started the season hitting to all fields and now is pull happy again .... I have been excited with the 2022 twins but haven't been excited with the FO the managers plan ... The plan, the plan , the plan .. Smiles everyone
  5. Blyleven2011
    Winning series are nice and maybe you are that person that thinks that is all the matters .... It does matter but are they really that exciting , baseball should be exciting and A long winning streak will generate alot of excitement about the team and what they might be capable of,,,, it should raise your hope in the team and players that they can contend and not just be competitive ( favley says competitive ,, I say contender )... A long winning streak or muti winning streak tells a fan and not just a twins fan but of mlb teams , what the team is made of , ( you have to do everything right and have just alittle luck to keep the winning streak going , you need discipline , fundamentals , and good coaching, ) .,, those that usually do are contenders and win a division ,, I have seen many teams with multiple winning streaks of ten games or more this year and most of those teams are leading there divisions except for Atlanta , Baltimore and Seattle... You don't have to agree with this and that's OK ,,, I watch the twins or listen on the radio and don't miss many games unless out of the country , but I also tune into other games played and watch the standings .... what's the longest winning streak in our central division , twins have 1 small 7 game winning streak ,,, What do the others have ( Chicago , Cleveland, Detroit or Kansas city ) ??? ,,, Look at the win / loss in the central , its the worst , twins were the last leader at the time to get to 50 wins this year , my thought was pathetic , even Milwaukee beat us to their 50th win in their central .... I live for spring training and the world series and everything in-between ....
  6. Blyleven2011
    All Contenders have multiple winning streaks and I'm a believer in winning streaks , Twins need a winning streak and it needs to start RIGHT NOW with the angels .... Twins had a winning streak in early part of the season , WHAT HAPPENED .... players meeting is needed ,,, not a managers meeting that's for sure ( incapable to motivate ) ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    Because I am a diehard twins fan , I stayed up and listened to the game on radio .... But my dog kirby left the room as the chances of winning slipped away , he's a fair weather fan ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    I DITTO EVERYONE THAT WROTE BEFORE ME ... With reading the article and the numbers I can't believe Rocco keeps using his spread sheets ... THEY AREN'T WORKING ROCCO ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    I've really had enough of 2 out of three of these bullpen options , really all three but thought I'd be nice since we only have 2 pitchers at AAA to replace them ... THE HITTING WASN'T ALL THAT GREAT , I wish Rocco would realize and play alittle small ball when there is a pitchers duel .... I'm really getting tired of our manager and can't believe a word he says ..... He said if we have a lead we will use our better pitching in those situations , we were leading 1-0 and he brings in the mop up crew and each surrenders 3 runs a piece .... With the lead and a winnable game this would have been a great test to use our new acquisitions to shut down toronto .... IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT TEST ....
  10. Blyleven2011
    Bullpen has been a glaring weakness for some time ,,, I wouldn't go as far as saying it it a strength yet but it is improved , Lopez has had a great season in his first year being a reliever ( converted starter ) , Fulmer should be reliable ,,,, mahler could thrive away from Cincinnati hitter friendly park ,,, Leon had couple of good years with Boston offensively and defensively , I look forward to him blocking more pitches and keep runners from scoring from third base on a wild pitch .... Go twins , yes they are better it seems but we still have to play good fundamental games and not beat ourselves ....
  11. Blyleven2011
    Mikey Perez , first at bat in AAA and hits a homerun ..... The kid has passion for the game , maybe he will be a good prospect ,,, passion carries you a long ways towards succeeding...
  12. Blyleven2011
    The FO planned to be competitive and they have been in a weak division ... They did not plan to contend for the playoffs from my point of view by not addressing the bullpen ... The yankees goal in spring training is to win a world series , everyone hates them .... The twins need to be like the yankees ( yes I know there a big revenue team ) , my point is the yankees have a killer instinct that they have instilled into their players from rookie ball to the majors ,,, when was the last time the twins had a 10 game winning streak ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    I was going write the same thing about mahler's ineffectiveness in Cincinnati , away from Cincinnati he has good numbers and let's hope that he does well with the twins .... THE PRICE SURE HAS GONE UP .... we trade berrios to Toronto for 2 prospects last year .... This year we trade 3 prospects for mahler .... The price is steep but I feel confident that mahler will do well as a twin ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    It's a different miranda now ... What a change from the start of his season ,,, he's having fun and showing lots of Confidence ... I predict miranda will be the team leader in RBI's if they can keep him healthy
  15. Blyleven2011
    The twins come out of the break and win the 2 game series against Detroit ... Twins move on to Milwaukee and Sano is activated for first game , goes 0 for 2 ,,,, Twins have lost 2 games in a row to brewers since Sano was activated ,,, I think he came into the game today and played first base and had a couple at bats , not really sure , I didn't pay much attention after the second 3 run honer by Rowdy.... On to San Diego for a series this weekend ,,,, not expecting much so if they do win the series I'll be that much more excited ....
  16. Blyleven2011
    Another winnable game that slipped away .... Everyone knows our bullpen is bad ,,, Use the 2 best bullpen arms late in the game ( jax and Duran ) , jax goes out and usually pitches good right after the starter departs ... Doesn't Rocco have any trust in jax to pitch in pressure situation .... Duffey in the ninth must of been the plan ,,,, I don't ever trust him , even in his good years ...
  17. Blyleven2011
    Let's just wait and see what our top professionals do at the deadline ..... Guts or no glory ,,, see you on August 2nd after the deadline on trade topics ...
  18. Blyleven2011
    If you want stuff from China that is junk with low quality , you pay very little for it ,,,, If you want something that is made in USA with higher quality you pay a premium price ... There is a difference .... If the twins FO are to make a trade and have the GUTS to do so for top quality arms , I'm all for it ,,, If they just go after somebody with a pulse for depth i say stand pat and just enjoy the season ,,,, It's been alot better than the total system failure of 2021 ....
  19. Blyleven2011
    They all have to play the games and the twins are ahead with a 3 1/2 game lead .... Do the Twins have what it takes to be a contender at this moment , I would say no .... Competitive I would say yes ... Trade deadline could change everything for twins and the central division challengers .... I don't have much faith in FO going after top quality arms ,,, they really have never given us that luxury ,,, sonny gray and maeda are good but not top quality as far as trades go ....
  20. Blyleven2011
    The game he loves ,,, outstanding
  21. Blyleven2011
    If trading with Oakland ,,, I would be interested in Murphy and a relief pitcher like puk .... Still not convinced that montas is completely healthy and might break down again before the season is over
  22. Blyleven2011
    Good read nick .... A good sweep of Detroit is sweet too ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    I heard that he wasn't available also ... But anything is possible if the right offer is made ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    Good analysis ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    I must of been out to lunch ,,, I never heard he bet during his playing days , I did see him admit to Giovanni that he bet on games during his managing career .... Thanks for the update and I'll look further into this ....
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