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  1. Linus
    Wholesale changes. Al Shaver flashback - he was the best.
  2. Linus
    I think Rocco has done a good job with his pinch hitting decisions. Especially last night NOT pinch hitting for Farmer so he could maintain his best defense with a lead. I think it is important to note that he doesn’t make the wholesale changes unless he has an opportunity to break the game open. I’m fine with that because you never know when those opportunities will come. The only time I grind my teeth is when the moves leave the Twins compromised defensively.
  3. Linus
    You know Sonny will compete. He’s a bulldog. The worry I have is that the Astros will run his pitch count up quickly because Sonny doesn’t give in. Even though I like our playoff bullpen much more than our regular season bullpen I still see it as our greatest risk. Hopefully our lefty lineup breaks out and gets a lead. That might allow Sonny to attack more and stay in the game longer.
  4. Linus
    Man the amount of advertising in their ballpark is unreal. Gives me a headache.
  5. Linus
    I kind of feel like playoff experience showed in this game. Verlander didn’t panic made some pitches and then got on a roll. Twins played a bit of a nervous game with some mistakes thrown in all around. Maybe they will be more comfortable tonight.
  6. Linus
    Well I don’t have to show or prove anything. If you would actually read my post you will not see one mention of free agency. I don’t care what player acquisition method they choose. They just need to be a lot better doing it. The list of pitchers in your original post will not be an effective bullpen in my opinion. Enjoy the game.
  7. Linus
    Because after the first three you listed those guys are not good. And they don’t spend money on the bullpen which brings us back to my original point. Their plan for building bullpen’s doesn’t work.
  8. Linus
    Is he worth every penny? Absolutely because it’s the Pohlads money not mine. I sure would rather watch C4 play than know the Pohlads are even richer than before.
  9. Linus
    The best reason to not put Buck on the roster is that there will be almost no pinch hit against a lefty opportunities in this series.
  10. Linus
    Good decision. I’m also glad that Bailey is getting this chance as he handled a bunch of stuff this year very maturely. I also think we will see Maeda piggy backing Ober for sure.
  11. Linus
    I try to give the FO credit where deserved. They have made plenty of good moves but make an equal number of bad moves. I’m glad Max had a great second half and they deserve some credit for believing in him. But let’s not forget Max was pretty bad from 2020 to 2023 mid season. So what was the right call? They have a rigid plan for bullpen construction that doesn’t work yet we do the same thing each year. Same thing with lineup construction. They go for the three true outcomes and wonder why their offensive output is feast or famine. Thankfully Lewis and Julien injected some obp to the lineup. I do think the best days are ahead of us. They have the framework of a good rotation moving forward and some good young players that will provide a diverse set of skills for offensive production. And while their farm system is a little tapped out they have a couple of really good players ready soon for the big leagues and this team doesn’t need much help in the short term. The bullpen remains a problem. They are more important than ever and this FO just won’t budge off of a strategy that mostly hasn’t worked.
  12. Linus
    I get your point but as far as other players making that play you can cross off anyone that doesn’t have an elite arm. Correa threw an absolute bullet to the plate and got him by a whisker. Anyone with less than an elite arm is not making that play
  13. Linus
    If it was unsung hero of the pitching staff I would vote for Thielbar. The guy just does his job.
  14. Linus
    Couple thoughts here. Managing now is not like before analytics. Don’t think for a second that plan wasn’t developed by the FO. Schneider just executed the plan (which I disagree with). I like Rocco. One reason why I don’t mind him is because most of the stuff he gets criticized for is dictated by the FO or his players. For example Sonny wants to pitch deeper in games and makes that clear which kicks off another round of criticism of Rocco. Here is the most important point: Sonny usually needs close to 90 pitches to get through the fifth. That’s the issue not Rocco. Pinch hitting: the FO has developed this strategy so whether any of us including Rocco like it, it’s gonna happen. Rocco seems like a smart guy who is learning and his players like playing for him. I’m good with that partially because I don’t believe in the fire in the belly BS.
  15. Linus
    I think I would put Ober over Ryan. I don’t go for the “but he was injured “ stuff. You take the ball then you get the results. I understand why Sonny is first on the list but if we had game seven I would pick Pablo.
  16. Linus
    Couldn’t agree with this more. Jeffers has been great all year. Max has had a tremendous second half but was pretty bad the first half. Plus I think Max has lost a step in the outfield.
  17. Linus
    I was curious what the umps report card would show. He was not good.
  18. Linus
    The Twins did the same thing to Gausman earlier in the year. He’s a two pitch pitcher and they sit on one of the two and spit on the other. If A Rod did his homework he would see that this played out just like before instead of spouting off about stuff he has no idea is true.
  19. Linus
    At this point I would like to give a hat tip to the FO. I am not their biggest fan but tonight three guys won the game. Lopez and Taylor both acquired by trade in the off season. Royce drafted 1-1 when he wasn’t the clear number one. If I’m going to rip em for various things then I need to credit them for the good stuff.
  20. Linus
    Except the runner was barely half way to second. He’s a nervous fielder and it will probably really show in the playoffs where the pressure is off the charts. At least he got one which gave Pablo a chance but it’s one of the small plays that can cost you games.
  21. Linus
    Go ahead and re- read my post and tell me where I said I would bench him. Basically he and Polo were not good in the field but everyone was bitching about Polo. If Royce can’t go I definitely would put Farmer at third Polo at second and DH Julien.
  22. Linus
    And thanks to Pablo Royce and MAT. The great start by Pablo is the blueprint for this team in the playoffs.
  23. Linus
    Polanco had a rough game but nobody is talking about Juliens fielding. Had a chance to get two and defaults to first. At a minimum he needs to get the lead runner. And then makes a mess of a pretty routine liner. I get these are the best bats but Polo at third and Julien at second is going to be shaky.
  24. Linus
    Sorry farmerguy. Didn’t mean to include your quote in my post
  25. Linus
    I would say those odds are pretty accurate. That’s why we need Pablo and Sonny to be really good. The lineup and bullpen have improved dramatically in the second half but I still feel like there will be one game where the Twins get 3 hits and k 14 times or we roll out 4 relievers and one of them implodes.
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