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  1. Blyleven2011
    I betcha kepler still likes the manager
  2. Blyleven2011
    I am not a person that likes excuses .... The twins had the depth to fill all the injuries up to the allstar game , but since they brought up certain personal that were playing very well in AAA the offense has really been flat .... Batting kepler fourth is a real head scratcher , he struck out twice on Sunday .... Todays lineup looked like a good one for the first time this year , batting Arraez, Correa ahead of Buxton ( which surprised me , I thought he would be resting on Sunday , looks like he be resting Monday to start the home series ) .... The twins are not hitting homeruns and the manager has not made any adjustments to this ( baseball is a game of inches and adjustments ) , his plan and FO is not working and I think the players are getting frustrated with the plan and its effecting their play , if Correa opts out I wouldn't be surprised someday that Correa speaks out about the twins plan .... Whatever happened to the twins way when they clobbered their opponents with better competive games .... We need a fix that the FO and manager don't see or they just won't deviate from it
  3. Blyleven2011
    The angels walk off win Saturday has deflated the twins .... The twins were strong in the second half last season but this season in the second half they have started off poorly and with additions at the deadline to help .... I sure hope the twins are not starting deflategate ....
  4. Blyleven2011
    If I was the owner , I would be questioning the leadership of this front office and manager , especially with the deadline trades of additions ( which has strengthened the bullpen ) ... Coaching has to change and we know who they are , if no changes, the front office is in jeopardy of losing their jobs of running operations at the end of 2023
  5. Blyleven2011
    It was a very discouraging loss ... There goes my 10 game winning streak they needed and I wanted ... As a passionate fan my enthusiasm is waning .... No killer instinct in the players approach to hitting , no motivation from the manager to fire up the team ,,, if the plan isn't working it is time to change the plan ... As the game was getting late and we had a 3-0 lead I was thinking of the three consecutive shutouts the twins pitched against Kansas city in 2004 , ( radke , lohse and Santana ) , I was getting excited about another possible consecutive shutout of course with multiple pitchers , bundy should have been allowed to pitch further into the game ,,, he bulldogged .... What Rocco's spread sheet don't tell him is , the more pitchers you have pitch in the game , the more likely one or more are going to have a bad night pitching ... Tough loss , a really tough loss
  6. Blyleven2011
    I'm not sure about jeffers ,,, I like the defense of Leon ,,, I'll take a good blocker first over a good pitch framer ,,,,, I'm tired of seeing passed balls and wild pitches and than the runner scores from third , to much of that happening in the league these days ,,, Block the ball ,,,, Ferguson Jenkins threw the first pitch of field of dreams game to Johnny bench , he bounced the pitch and Johnny did not bobble it ,,,, classic moment ....
  7. 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 ...
  8. Blyleven2011
    Nice to see varland dominate in AAA , probably a September call up if he continues to pitch well and gets acclimated to AAA ....
  9. 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 ....
  10. 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
  11. 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 ....
  12. 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 ) ...
  13. 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 ...
  14. 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 ...
  15. Blyleven2011
    I'm sure there are fans that liked duffey ,,,, Had a few good years as a reliever but this was long overdue ,,, dfa'd today ... be interesting to see where he might end up .... If your happy and you know it , stomp you feet ....
  16. 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 ....
  17. 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 ....
  18. 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...
  19. 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 ...
  20. 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 ...
  21. 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
  22. Blyleven2011
    To all that want to trade but not give up our precious prospects ... Let's trade and get more of those precious prospects ... Seriously though if the twins trade they need to be smart and trade from a surplus of infielders or a few outfielders prospects , not much for pitching prospects at the moment to trade . If the twins trade prospects for average players shame on them , we need difference makers in pitching , starters or bullpen .... See you after the deadline...
  23. Blyleven2011
    Is there value in a series playoff win .... YES .... what the value is .... Top Free agents would now be more inclined to think twins are a contender .... Would help encourage the fan base that we are turning the corner into contenders.... It would also help make the players more of a believer in themselves .... It would also help relieve some of the pressure on the FO if they would honor the twins fans with a better pitching solution .... they just haven't proven to me of their words as the time of their hiring ....
  24. 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 ....
  25. 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 ...
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