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  1. Blyleven2011
    I wish the twins were capable to retain their coaches when they got a good one , hitting coach left , bench coach left , pitching coach left mid season of 2022 ... Rocco needs smart people to surround him that keep their heads in the game ( two mound visits in the same inning with no intention of removing the pitcher , this error happened 2 years in a row because all the coaches didn't have their heads in the game ) , to many blunders by coaching and the twins lack fundamental baseball ... The twins can't seem to win because of coaching , you need a better plan especially in close games
  2. Blyleven2011
    Just read the title ... Players had career years , juiced ball they say , was a very good season to watch baseball , though alot of those homeruns they hit were solo Homer's ( over 50 percent ) , not a game changer 3 run homer ... Lots of double digit wins was very exciting ... Now I'll go read the article and responses ....
  3. Blyleven2011
    In the article it was written that the fans are mad at losing arraez and it won't matter by August if we're winning ... I can see the twins in the world series against Miami and arraez getting the winning hit in game 7 sometimeinthefuture ... Arraez was the best hitting major leaguer the twins have brought up in along time , his bat and energy ( spark plug ) will be missed
  4. Blyleven2011
    I'm not sure what I got from this article ... If he can't beat the very good teams ( above 500 clubs ) and beats the teams he suppose to then he will not win a playoff game ... I hate hearing we are a weaker division and would rather hear we are a lower revenue division ... You got to play the game , play it the right way and you can compete during the season and maybe contend in the playoffs ... I'd like pitchers to think they can beat anybody or at least keep us in the game , i want a bulldog please because your article is saying he doesn't win as often to the higher revenue teams ......
  5. Blyleven2011
    I hate talking trades about someone other than Kepler , pagan ... When healthy Polanco hits and gets on base well and plays good defense ... We need his veteran leadership and he loves to play and play and play ... He needs rest on occasion , but his mind doesn't tell him that , he plays through nagging injuries to much ... I like Polanco and his approach to the game and I hope he has a great season ...
  6. Blyleven2011
    The FO hasn't paid for pitching in free agency much over there time hear ... We have young able talent in starting pitching , give a spot in the pen to a long relief pitcher , varland , swr , etc , etc ... Let the young players play ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    I'd say Ryan, just to piss off Sonny Gray more ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    The teams both have to play in the cold month of april so I don't want to hear this excuse as the twins hot bat's from spring training cool off in the cold climate ... Let's hope that the spring weather is in favor of baseball and the twins can jump off to a good start .... They have a full spring training to get prepared this season so I don't want to hear this excuse either ... The motto of the boy scouts is always BE PREPARED ... Can the coaching prepare the twins players to play fundamentally sound baseball , that is the question for winning baseball ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    I like what I have seen so far .... His hard work and his great composure on the mound has worked so far , alittle more hard work controlling the strike zone and developing his secondary pitches in AAA and he will give us some years in a twins uniform ...
  10. Blyleven2011
    Nice to see vargas getting an invite to spring training on a minor league contract ... Vargas could hit it a long way when he connected .... Sano has to earn a major league contract back , if he wants to stay in the game he better settle for a minor league contract with an invite because that is all he is worth at this moment ( sorry to say ) ... I hope the best for both of them ...
  11. Blyleven2011
    Loved all the praised tributes the players gave to Mike ... The best was Josh Rabe with Mike telling him it was the general manager calling the shots and you better listen ....
  12. Blyleven2011
    Yes I've heard or read tgar somewhere ,,, he definitely is like arreaz and has the love of the game and would play anywhere you asked him ... I feel the pain and would also not like to lose him to a career injury ... Lewis will bring alot to this game and maybe will be a fan favorite over Buxton and Correa , we need that after trading arreaz ...
  13. Blyleven2011
    I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed that the offense can be exciting and produce some double digit games cause it hurts to cross my toes ... All it takes is the right approach ( discipline ) in batting in the right situations ...
  14. Blyleven2011
    Yes it is a risk on his career with those 2 operations and could possibly threaten his career ... If tge fo and manager say he's a outfielder , I say no ... If Lewis says he wants to play outfield , it's his career he's risking is definitely in question ... He most likely will have problems in the future with that knee where every he plays ... I hear your concerns and he is valuable to our team in every phase of the game , he's a players player and will contribute to a great clubhouse atmosphere ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    Farmer is the emergency 3rd catcher until a replacement arrives from AAA ,,,
  16. Blyleven2011
    Im for the team to be straight forward on addressing the fans with the answers whether good or bad want to hear ... They continue to tell us one thing and do a complete 360 and do something else , they won't tell us about a players full condition because as Rocco stated it's their right to privacy ... Our FO and Rocco plan on being in government after their careers are finished ....
  17. Blyleven2011
    It would be nice for Rocco to find a lineup that works well and stay with it as much as possible ... Kepler ( for sure ) and Gallo shouldn't be batting high in the order
  18. Blyleven2011
    The twins way , good defense, fundamentally sound and exciting baseball ... The new twins way is keeping the fans confused ,,, Urshela's bat and defense was good , our offense only had 5 players hit over 270 last year , we traded Urshela , arreaz and lost Correa's bat and then we didn't so that was a blessing to keep Correa ... We need offense and players need to step up and have a better plate discipline when behind in the count ... Yes we have a surplus of left handed hitting outfielders and signing Gallo and not trading Kepler is confusing .... We have plenty of depth though , I would like to see the younger past propects get some of an opportunity if healthy to show what they can be moving forward ... We have depth which is comforting in away , better depth than the current FO has shown us ...
  19. Blyleven2011
    The teams were all consistently competitive back before free agency , with the same player year after year ... Dave goltz had some very good seasons with the twins and as stated above the run support just wasn't there for him as he battled against other pitchers like Nolan Ryan, Jim palmer and the rest of Baltimore's pitching staff , catfish hunter and the rest of Oakland and Yankees pitching staff , there was alot of great pitchers he went up against and kept us in the game ... Calvin was cheap and let him walk , he might of kept thriving in minnesota rather than the west coast as the early 80's turned ugly for the twins until the twins meshed and won a world series in 87 ... Thanks for the memories ...
  20. Blyleven2011
    Radcliff had a passion for the game and excelled at his job , he probably never felt like it was a job but a kids game when he was on the field with the prospects ... Condolences to the family and friends of Mr Radcliff ... There is baseball in heaven ...
  21. Blyleven2011
    A solid starting pitching staff with depth and as posted by others is the best depth this FO has accumulated up to now ... It's a solid staff and enough to be competitive and win the division but I still question if it is good enough to contend and beat a playoff team ... Time will tell , we'll see them win the teams they are supposed too but I will be watching how they compete against the better teams and a quality pitcher ... Go twins ...
  22. Blyleven2011
    If healthy they both should do just fine , they have the potential but larnach may start in AAA due to the depth of the outfield and lack of reps the past 2 seasons , if he is hitting and playing well and Kepler or Gallo can't produce in the batting order over the mendoza line , the best player should be playing on the roster for the twins ...
  23. Blyleven2011
    The FO has solidified our depth in most areas except the bullpen still need some help in my opinion unless some of the prospect starters make the team out of spring training as bullpen long relief guys which should be a must considering the pitchers pitch only 5 innings and 85 pitches and never a third time through the batting order ... If a pitcher Is on his game let the pitcher pitch , I'd rather the starting pitcher gets the quality start or the loss than a beat up bullpen ... I hope that Rocco changes this year on how he uses his pitchers ... I too hate the loss of arreaz as his offense as a sparkplug will be greatly missed until someone else steps up , Luis was so fun to watch as a major leaguer , even if some didn't think he had defensive value ... In my opinion he had plenty of defensive value as he loved the game and would play anywhere you asked him too .. If he had any defensive issues , they were made up by his offense... pure and simple ...
  24. Blyleven2011
    Chris Williams was drafted the same year as jeffers , if batting average doesn't matter he hits the long ball which the twins seem to be lacking , could be a 1st baseman or DH and a occasional catcher ... Has flexibility , let's see how he does this year in a full season of AAA , no one picked him in the rule 5 draft so maybe he just might be a good player but not major league caliber ...
  25. Blyleven2011
    Very well said Mike ...
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