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  1. Blyleven2011
    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
  3. Blyleven2011
    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
  4. Blyleven2011
    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
  5. Blyleven2011
    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
  6. Blyleven2011
    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 ...
  7. Blyleven2011
    Ditto to whitey333
  8. Blyleven2011
    MINNESOTA PLAYERS GET NO RECOGNITION .. The writers are getting alittle softer on the criteria of voting players into hof ... Great players deserves the hall of fame , not good ... Rose as a PLAYER ( Charlie hustle ) deserves hall of fame or shame as someone put it ,, he got caught cheating after a great career the writers follow their divisions or league more closely and know the players better , fans do the same thing ... they either follow a American league or national league venues ,,, heard it many times in my travels , I don't know that player that well I only follow players in my division or league Are writers true fans of the game , do they have a passion exclusively to baseball , are they professionals or just sports writers that have been given the prestigious honor to vote ballots for hof . If Nathan and hunter do not get the 5 percent for next year ,,, that's enough to prove my point ,,, Hunter has gold gloves ,, that should receive some recognition .. Nathan was good but how great I'm not sure but he still deserves to be on the ballot ... They both should be recognized for a few years at least on the hall of fame ballot in my opinion ...
  9. Blyleven2011
    no lefthanded starting pitcher .. it is important to the teams starting rotation ... helps keep the oppositions hot hitters off balance ... Can't keep throwing right-handers day after day ... making batters adjust to hitting with a different arm slot ,,, rodon would be a terrific lefthanded addition for a few years since we have no left hander at any level that are prospects ... We just resigned Buxton who is injury prone to a large risky contract .... Pohlad and Front office needs to be courageous and sign a pitcher that coukd be injury prone ,,,,,, I don't exactly know if he is but I do know if he is healthy rodon would win a playoff game
  10. Blyleven2011
    Should have re read before I submitted ,,, I didn't mean to miss lead anyone on the proposal on Thursday with Manfred/ owners against union .. I'm just tired of Manfred lies and changes that he thinks are good for baseball
  11. Blyleven2011
    Are changes like banning shifts / pitch clock or electronic strike zone part of the CBA or pitchers facing 3 minimum batters ,,, Last year in playoffs I was so pissed off that Atlanta couldn't pull the pitcher who just came in and couldn't find the strike zone ,, he had to face three batters and didn't get any of them out ,,, mystek came in to strike out the side and preserve the lead that eventually led to Atlanta winning over Dodgers ... I was yelling at the TV to get the pitcher out of there after he walked the first batter ,, no strategy in allowing a pitcher to stay in and facing 3 batters if your trying trying to win the game , supposedly its to speed the game up ... None of Manfreds stupid new rules have sped up the game time ,, I'm okay with the shift if they keep the players on the dirt , players need to adjust and hit it where they ain't ( there both strategy , hit it where they ain't and keep the shift on the dirt ) .... Also remember MANFRED moved the Allstar Game out of Atlanta to Colorado for HIS political reasons and then has the gall to attend the games in Atlanta's world series ... That is a hypocrite in my view ... Manfred is bad for the game .. Tell your friends
  12. Blyleven2011
    Manfred said at the beginning of the lockout in a letter .. We owe it to the fans to get a quick resolution to the cba .. What a crock , Manfred and owners don't care about the fans or even the game ,,, money money and more money ,,, players are guilty too but this time I'm on the players side because I just can't stand the lies from Manfred and the owners ... Took 42 days to get to the table on economics , that's just telling the fans you're lying to them ..... My prediction is the players strike and I hope not because I love this game to much ... Tell your friends
  13. Blyleven2011
    Sorry cody , this is not creative at all ,,, quanity is for AAA not on mlb roster , yes Pineda would be a better alternative proven twins pitcher to your creative post of quanity with a pulse ... Quanity will not win playoffs
  14. Blyleven2011
    Kitty is the winngest lefthanded pitcher in twins history ,,,, He was fun to watch weathercit was pitching or hitting ,,, Not many pitchers can win a game with its arm and bat ,, kitty could... End of story you youngsters, kitty was a hall of fame caliber pitcher .... What took so long
  15. Blyleven2011
    I concur owners have no love of the game ,, only the business of money money and more money ... Manfred also shows no passion for the game , he also continues to lie to the fan base ... Some players also have no passion for the game and only money , money and more money .... Let me clarify passion of the game, history of the game to the present is passion ... If pohlad had any passion for the game why would he continue to lie to the twins fans ,,, WHO IN MY OPINION ARE SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER .. What took so long for the twins to retire #36 kitty kaats number , most wins as a lefthander in twins history
  16. Blyleven2011
    I watched smeltzer in 2019 and 2020 ,,, he made starts and bullpen appearances .. His preparation for a start was quite unique and results were not that bad as a starter , as a relief pitcher his preparation was definitely rushed and his outings were not successful .... I thought smeltzer was better as a starter or an opener than a bullpen pitcher . Twins didn't see it that way and yes to bad he was injured in 2021 , He would have been given an opportunity to show his talent as a lefthander ,,, So we take another year to really decide at St Paul or with mlb club if he has what it takes to help ,, if he doesn't perform early in AAA he will be released ... I actually like smeltzer as a pitcher over thorpe a thrower ... A club needs a lefthander in the starting rotation ,, free agent Rodon I think is left handed
  17. Blyleven2011
    Manfred ,,, what a crock and that's being nice because I could say he is an idiot but I would get fired
  18. Blyleven2011
    Spencer steer could be a a useful prospect to produce more ... Javier also could just explode as well ... I like homeruns but the solo homer drives me crazy and isn't a game changer like a homer with runners on .... Did the twins bunch 5 , 6 or more hits consecutively in an inning to score runs in 2021 ,,, hey did manage 4 hits in a row against yankees on a walk off win... I'm a follower of every game and I don't remember 1 game of 5 hits in a row in 2021 .. I like games with consecutive hits, more doubles would be nice to ,, Twins hit alot of homers but their doubles are down , also how many years has it been since a runner scored a 100 times in a season , I think Dozier or Rosario was our last player to score a 100 ... Get on base anyway you can and score , that's baseball
  19. Blyleven2011
    Word at the end of the season was sano was going to drop weight and get into physical shape ... Maybe this will help , we will see ... Also last year of guaranteed money ... produce for another big payday or he'll just bounce around from team to team for awhile and be out of baseball ... My option .... If he does produce in 2022 and has value at trade deadline and teams tend to over spend .... TRADE HIM
  20. Blyleven2011
    As most fans have said in this post and alot of other post is a plan or construction of a team towards competitiveness ...... I for one would like the front office to be straightforward with their plan with the fans . If the plan is to use the talent we have in prospects for the roster , so be it ... If the plan it is to trade prospects for some starting pitching , so be it ... If the plan is to dumpster dive , so be it .... Just give us a plan and maybe we can patiently wait out their plan .....
  21. Blyleven2011
    Harmon was a childhood hero and class act to all ... One great memory of mine was a doubleheader against Oakland ... Twins win the first game 10-9 ,,,, Second game , bottom of the ninth and runner at second 2 outs and twins trailing by a run a/metropolitan stadium ,,, up comes Harmon , and that who we want in tgat situation ,,, Harmon hits a deep fly ball to left centerfield looks like it's going to be a gaming winning homerun but leftfielder Joe Rudy climbs the fence and reaches over the fence for the game saving third out for Oakland ... Best loss I ever saw , why was it the best loss game I ever saw , because Harmon was the batter we wanted in that situation and he gave it HIS ALL that just came up short with Joe Rudy making a spectacular catch ... Best game I ever seen and it was a loss ,,, Next Best game I ever saw was of course 1991 game seven and Jack Morris giving it HIS ALL in 10 innings of **** out ball
  22. Blyleven2011
    Santa Claus is coming to town , santa says falvines are naughty and not nice , tired of the lies in their plan and lies from pohlad .... just tell the twins fans the real truth in going forward and we just might accept it ,, Lack of movement on the retooling project ,, analytics and lack of movement in strengthening needs don't get it done We get their crap all the time . Santa carries lots of coal and that is what they are getting where they should get the pile of crap ... Read between the subliminal message ... Merry Christmas twins and sports fans in TD land
  23. Blyleven2011
    Owners appoint a commissioner,,, in the beginning it used to be a president for both leagues , then after the black Sox scandal I believe they were ousted and the commissioner office was formed for the integrity of the game .. Todays commissioner works exclusively for the owners .. Selig was more subtle but Manfred has not ,,, Vincent was the last commissioner that was neutral for the office of commissioner , , He should stay neutral between the owners and players and hash out an agreement for everyone's benefit .... If the commissioner was more neutral we might not have had such a problem with steroids , but the steroid era was exciting and the commissioner knew what was going on but didn't put a stop to it soon enough because it generated fans interest and lots of revenue for the owners , so the steriods era puts a tarnish on records that were broken .... IMO .... Hank Aaron is still the leader in homeruns ,,,, no I won't get over it
  24. Blyleven2011
    Just another player with a pulse ,,, whoopie Twins had burrows on the roster of 2021 , another 1st rounder drafted by detroit that is gone off the twins roster and signed a minor league contract with Dodgers for 2022 , another player that was suppose to have potential but was just another player with a pulse....
  25. Blyleven2011
    Remember manfreds letter to the fans ... We owe it to the fans to get a quick resolution to the new agreement ... What a crock ..... Does he think that baseball fans are stupid ... he writes a letter to the fans and then eats his words ... We need a more neutral commissioner that doesn't work directly for the owners ... Manfred has no passion for todays game or even the history of the game ... That's proven with all his stupid new baseball rules to speed up the game , rules that take away strategy during the game ... IMO it doesn't speed the game up enough to change rules , now adding DH to national league will add time to those games ... What a crock ... Let's play two
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