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  1. Linus
    Summed up my feelings perfectly. I enjoy watching this team but I think people are getting a little misled by the current mediocrity that is the American League.
  2. Linus
    I’m struggling to find words to express how much I disagree with this. I’m glad you are not running the Twins Sam.
  3. Linus
    I frequently turn the volume down as well but miss the sounds of the game.
  4. Linus
    I enjoyed the change in broadcast but am ready to go back to the regular format. Once or twice a year would be fine. I think it would be interesting to have a no broadcaster format. Turn up the ballpark sounds and provide info on a ribbon on the bottom of the screen. Other than Molly I don’t learn anything from the broadcasters and I like the ambience of a ballpark.
  5. Linus
    I thought Preilipp pitched pretty well. He made two bad pitches that got punished but that was it. Brooks Lee has made a handful of outs on the bases over the last couple of weeks. Last night was brutal. He should have scored on Clemens double and then gets picked off third. He is an example of the fallacy of everyone should be aggressive on the bases. Just be smart and do your job we don’t need you to be Rod Carew.
  6. Linus
    Thanks for this Seth.
  7. Linus
    Lots can happen before the deadline. There is a good chance the proper buy / sell decision will be obvious by that time. The Twins have had a season of streaks it’s likely that a streak (winning or losing) will decide it.
  8. Linus
    He had stolen 37 bases in a row. Your criticism of him running makes you look ignorant or a hater.
  9. Linus
    Or Ronny Henriquez or Jeff Hoffman or Danny Coulombe (the first time).
  10. Linus
    After the Banda injury? They’ve needed multiple additions since the last trade deadline.
  11. Linus
    Perhaps having to be ready for 99 up in the zone is what make his secondary pitches effective? By far, the biggest thing Taj can do to improve is to continue to refine his mechanics in order to gain better command of his pitches. He’s not far away from being a beast.
  12. Linus
    Additionally Jenkins is already a big guy at age 21. He is likely to add more muscle and weight as he matures which will not make him any faster. There will be no point in their common years where Jenkins will be faster than Buck.
  13. Linus
    Couple of thoughts. First what Tom Pohlad says doesn’t matter. The Pohlad family has a history of making statements mostly for PR purposes not to give real information to the fan base. Second, very few trades happen at this point in the season so the idea that we can make moves right now isn’t supported by history. We have at least a month or 5 weeks before teams are willing to make trade decisions. Chances are the realities of the Twins situation will be much clearer then.
  14. Linus
    Good thought exercise. As you point out some of it a little luck with RISP but by a bunch of other measures they are around 8th notably OPS. I think your observation about adding the two switch hitters is insightful. I also agree that they are being aggressive on the bases with fewer bone head plays compared to last year. I’ve been critical of Falveys obsession with raising the floor while disregarding the ceiling but maybe that is what we are seeing: our worst regulars are better than before. I do think we are likely in for some regression but let’s find out!
  15. Linus
    Well it will be interesting at least.
  16. Linus
    You are very kind Chief.
  17. Linus
    I was wondering the same thing.
  18. Linus
    I know for sure his only possible role is DH. If they trade Bell I suppose you could let him DH the rest of the year but he is likely another player to add to the Falvey all bat - no glove pile. In other words there are several other players I would rather see getting mlb at bats.
  19. Linus
    I get your point. I’m not worried about it. it can be done if they want to make it happen. If they don’t then that’s on them.
  20. Linus
    Not to mention several throws.
  21. Linus
    Not a problem. Roden should be up now and EmRod isn’t even healthy yet - he can come up after the trade deadline. Same with Mendez and there certainly will be an injury between now and September.
  22. Linus
    Too early to judge. There is a scenario where it works out as Rojas has potential. I am not worried about having too many left handed hitting outfielders. Jenkins is as sure a thing as you can get with a prospect. But the rest of the group (Em Rod, Roden, Mendez) are hardly sure things. Would not surprise me at all that one or none end up being a bona fide big leaguer. If we get lucky and end up with a couple they can be traded.
  23. Linus
    The question really is what CAN they do about the bullpen? The farm system is pretty much tapped out and they elected to not spend money last winter so your last avenue is trades. I would be really hesitant to trade credible prospects to try and shore up this bullpen this year. One arm doesn’t solve anything- you probably need 3-4 and that would be a tough one to pull off, especially if you are looking for some team control.
  24. Linus
    This. People act like there is a secret strategy that if we only discovered will lead us to the World Series. It comes down to making good decisions. Teams will be offering trade packages for Jeffers and Ryan. Are they the right ones? Are they enough? There are scenarios where I would and would not trade Ryan. There is no absolute ahead of time as it depends on the deal at that time. Is Zoll up to the challenge? We will find out. Whatever they do, they need to do it with the intent of creating a 5 year window of winning teams, which could be at odds with trying to squeak into the playoffs this year.
  25. Linus
    I agree with this. Joe is a damn fine pitcher but there is a level of pitcher above him.
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