Blyleven2011

Mariners and Milwaukee in the series , Seattle has never been there , Milwaukee lost to st Louis in 1982 ... Would be nice to have those teams and only one comes out a winner with a parade ... Padres have been there a couple of times and haven't won a world series either, but I'm not sure they can get there ...

Here we go again , why can't he just keep his nose out the selection , you hire someone that you feel is capable , you show your trust in that person and let him or her make their selection ( the her might just be a possibility ) ...

You've been reading my posts over the years , I've been saying for 6 years after 2019 playoffs that this team will never win with Rocco and falvey and their plan ... Every year was the same , never a contender , just a team constructed to win enough games to draw fans to target field ... lousy pitching , good hitting teams ... then we finally build a solid rotation and some bullpen arms and then have no hitting ... The front office can not build a team with consistency , even though they were given the highest payroll in our division and spent foolishly

I just had a thought on the extension of Rocco after the 13 game winning streak ... It's never been confirmed that the twins did extend Rocco's contract , it's a good guess they did ... By the end of June they realized that was probably a mistake , so pohlads go to falvey and says get rid of Rocco and at any cost ( and the cost eventually was the fans ) , so falvey devised a plan to have Rocco resign as manager at the cost of the fans , at the deadline he goes to Rocco and says we are selling off the bullpen , everyone that will get a return and all impending free agents , so falvey hoping Rocco would say , I can't win with no bullpen and some lineup pieces so I'm going to resign as manager ... If rocco had resigned as manager after the deadline implosion he would have forfeited his remaining salary and salary for 2026 and saved the pohlads some money if he was actually given the extension ... Does this theory have any merit on how the owners and front office would operate , because that's how I see the owners and front office , sleazy , stab you in the back just to save a buck ... Twins daily , please don't sell my identity to the twins , they'll just lose another loyal fan ...

Seems like the perfect candidate falvey would choose .... The real fans of the twins finally won 1 out of 3 so far , i know God has nothing to do with baseball but I thank him just the same ... Next 2 the fans win are falvey's replacement and a new owner that actually likes baseball and wants to win ... Fans want the glory days , , we want to win ... we should be a rejuvenated team in 2026 and play better all round fundamental baseball with a new manager and new coaches that will take the players and teach them a better way at the hardest level ... we needed a new spark and if rocco gets another another job as a manager , that team is insane to higher him ... Im sorry but rocco is not a major league manager , and now finally with his firing , I have been proven correct .... What took so fr****n long , I'm sleeping well tonight and the off season is shaping up on its first day ...

Thanks nick for the reviews weekly , ups and downs with very few highlights except for the 13 game winning streak ... Starting Pitching was our strength , bullpen on paper was the best in the league and sold off at the deadline for a low-light of the season , a dreadful idea with really no depth to fill those vacancy ... We have the off season to fill out the bullpen as we can shuffle some of own homegrown starting talent into bullpen arms ... Season in review ... The lineup failed miserably , their approach failed miserably , pressure situations failed miserably , lineups that performed one day were replaced with a different lineup the following day , no consistency to the lineup failed miserably , the adjustments never came and failed miserably ... Baldelli and some fans mentioned we had no speed on the bases , after deadline trades the players showed they could steal bases with consistency and from what I heard it took a coach to advise Rocco to be more aggressive on the bases after deadline trades , find a lineup that works and stick with it , give the lineup a daily routine they are comfortable with and some wins will come your way ... Fundamentals failed miserably , top draft choices are failing miserably at this level , Rocco is in charge but he and his coaches don't appear to be good instructors in teaching the prospects to play at the hardest level ... Some Prospects have earned their promotions through the minors , some have been promoted to early to the MLB level , you have to take the prospects talent from AAA to the major leagues and have to continue to teach and develop these prospects at the hardest level , IMO that is where Rocco and his coaches failed miserably ... The key word is miserably ... The organization failed miserably ... I followed practically every game , I did not fail my affection for baseball and I'll not have any twins baseball withdrawals because the seasonis over , 2021 , 2022 , part of 2024 and last but not least 2025 have been some of the worst baseball the twins have ever played all because the FO and Rocco thought we were a homerun hitting team because of a juiced ball 2019 season , they are slow learners at every aspect of the game ...

The only choice in my opinion would be Byron would waive his no trade clause to go to Atlanta Braves and play for his home state , it would be the dream he envisioned as a youngster boy , just like envisioned me playing for the Twins ... If he was to be traded to an organization other than Atlanta Byron may ask the other team to write a new contract for him to waive the no trade clause ( that would be the smart play ) bargaining chip ... Yes the suitors would be enormous but again I think his first choice is to play for the Braves ...

A start like Abel had is impressive , pitching was our strength until the deadline this year , then there was no bullpen ... Starting pitching looks to be a strength in 2026 if nobody is traded, Abel and Bradley Ober and a few others ( cant write lopez or ryan in because my gut just doesn't feel right ) , I'm sure Mr PBO is already on the phones with all clubs that Lopez and Ryan are available for the right price , let's hope not ... It's always nice to get a win against a good playoff team , SWR takes the mound for the last game of the season , let's hope he's good for 6 or 7 good innings for our last hurrah for 2025 ... Let's also hope that baldelli's rumor of his contract was picked up are false and we get a different voice , hes just worn out his welcome along with falvey too ... Also in 2026 I hope we get some clutch hitters that can drive in runs consistently and I hope the solo homeruns turn into something more than 1 run ... A combination of good pitching and runs scored will win games ...

Pete and re-pete , it's all good ..

I think there are 2 or 3 potential Allstars and I think we are contenders right now ( Lou )

Let's get a double play so sands can pitch tomorrow ...

They pay Harper all that money to hit a scribbler ...

Good game so far , pitching and hitting ... Let's get the shutout , go twins ...

Twins are hitting and scoring , Abel pitching good , pitch count not bad but the bullpen is coming in .... 🫳

Buxton seems be ending the season on a hot streak , nice single hit hard up the middle , double play was not so nice ...

Quick 2nd inning , 1 , 2 , 3 .... Good news is buxton leading off with no one on base ... Could it be no. 36

No clutch hitting AGAIN ... Sure hope buxton is in the 3rd spot in order so his rbi total can go up if healthy next season ...

Yes funderburk has pitched well since the allstar game with a couple of clunkers , he had an awful start to the season and then was suffeling back and forth to AAA and I too was ready to give up on him , keeping him there in AAA ... Second season in arow for buxton going into off season healthy , I'll take that ... Ober has been better in past seasons , this season hasn't gone as well , let's hope he gets the necessary treatment on that hip and ready to have a better season in 2026 with some velocity ... Mahle is a free agent I think after the season ....

Nice to win a series , Texas is a better team but like I stated yesterday they are beatable and the twins managed to prove me right ... Ober pitched a good 6 innings , for those that are concerned Ober will be a non tendered candidate , IMO the twins will Sign him ( and then possibly trade him ) , though his velocity is down he still pitches innings and they need pitchers to eat innings , Hendricks of cubbies and now with angels had success with the cubbies as a soft tosser .... Buxton leads the day with a 2 homer game and all 4 rbi's , great production from him today , glad it wasn't a rest day , Rocco usually keeps his best hitter out after a game like buxton has , but i seriously doubt it with only 3 games left ... Sure would like to beat the Phillies and finish the season strong ... Will be nice to see Bader and Duran playing ...

The twins win a series , I stated yesterday that Texas was a better team but we're still very beatable ... The twins proved me right again ... Can I be Manager please ....

Vazquez has comeback a fresh player , he almost beat out a infield single , I think Vazquez is faster than LEE ..

Everything is big in Texas ... Kody is from Texas but isn't having a big series in Texas....

Predictable , I didn't hear you call it ...

Remember mickey tettelton for Oakland or Baltimore , big guy , stood straight in the box and hit lots of dingers , I'd like for wallner to change alot in his approach at the plate , it's terrible ...

Let's hope so , all the interviews he does or has done are impressed that he responds with all i want to do is play baseball , what's his hobby , all I want to do is play baseball , so he has the right mindset for it ...