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  1. Linus
    Zebby is getting hard to ignore. Given the state of our bullpen Paddack may need to go there and let Zebby have his chance.
  2. Linus
    Has Conger managed before? Probably something to address in an article about managing.
  3. Linus
    Why? It gets you nothing.
  4. Linus
    Altogether now - never make the first or third out at third base. I guess players just get stupid wearing the TC
  5. Linus
    Respectfully I believe it is a talent problem. I’m not buying that Rocco not being here magically fixes these guys and I don’t want Rocco or the FO around anymore.
  6. Linus
    This sums it up perfectly. I also agree that if this continues moves will be made. Does anyone out there have confidence in Falvey to make the right moves? I don’t.
  7. Linus
    The well is dry - there are no levers. At the beginning of the year I said this season was pivotal to the careers of Lewis Larnach Wallner Miranda Julien Jeffers and Martin. My guess was half these guys would take a step forward and half wouldn’t. Wallner looks like he is a keeper, maybe Julien. We will find out about Royce if he gets healthy but right now these guys, who are in their primes, have spit the bit. This lineup needs a makeover. I have zero trust in Falvey being the right guy for that job.
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    No question that one of their organizational principles was valuing the bat above all else which is a mistake in my opinion. Based on recent drafts they might be changing their tune but it’s too little too late for this club.
  9. Linus
    Ryan really showed his toughness last night. He didn’t have his best command but somehow got thru 5 with 1 run allowed. Ive never understood the love for Alcala - he’s been bad as much as good and his control is poor. I found it ironic that he and Topa were acquired in bad trades and we got to see both last night. Somehow Falvey has constructed a lineup that can’t hit, field or run.
  10. Linus
    I believe they already are or perhaps “the very capable Kenny Jaye”
  11. Linus
    Yea another Falvey gem.
  12. Linus
    Joe battled - didn’t have his best command. Holmes is an interesting pitcher - it seems like everything is in the zone until the last second and then dives out of the zone.
  13. Linus
    I would rather have Blewett than Funderburk and it ain’t even close.
  14. Linus
    Or use the pitching to trade for a bat. They will likely have to do both given the current state of the lineup.
  15. Linus
    The biggest limiting factor on innings accumulated is efficiency. If you consistently need 90 pitches to get to the fifth you just aren’t going to rack up many innings.
  16. Linus
    I give Julien credit - he obviously is trying to make adjustments and he certainly looks better than last year. Both guys have a similar problem in that they have to hit - a lot - as they don’t offer anything else. I was of the opinion that Falvey should have given Miranda the first base job this year. I’m glad he didn’t listen to me. France is just ok and he is light years better than Miranda.
  17. Linus
    His control is not good. If you look at him objectively he has given no indication that he will consistently produce in the big leagues.
  18. Linus
    It doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is what they do for the Twins. If we were more realistic about prospects we wouldn’t have so many disappointed fans when the “can’t miss” prospect misses.
  19. Linus
    SWR is an interesting pitcher. He gets by with guts and mixing up four average pitches enough to get guys out eventually. Thought maybe Varland would get a second inning to save some guys. Bader showed why having athletes is important: didn’t contribute with the bat but made an important catch. Time of game: 2:15. Nice crisp game.
  20. Linus
    Gotta say the Mauer statue is really good.
  21. Linus
    Lee has already done more than Miranda.
  22. Linus
    Yea so you missed my point. Truckloads of mistakes have been made on routine plays that happen nearly every game with no apparent consequences. I’m much more concerned about accountability on those plays than on a screwy play we won’t see again for the rest of the year. Make no mistake I’m fine with him getting demoted mainly because he isn’t hitting.
  23. Linus
    Miranda wasnt hitting at all so the demotion is fine with me. What I find interesting is that his bone head play is now the reason for some “accountability “. It was a bad play but a totally screwy play that Ive not seen before yet it’s the straw that breaks the camels back. Not the mistakes made every game on routine plays that we see over and over. This team makes so many fundamental mistakes nearly every game but this is the one that can’t be tolerated. I don’t get it. Maybe it’s a new era of accountability.
  24. Linus
    My Twins fan experience today was to turn on the radio and listen to Attebery talk about the size of Bruce Bochy head for an entire half inning. Turned it off. Got home and turned on the TV just in time to see Miranda’s brilliant baserunning. Turned it off. The Twins are horrible at fundamentals and have been for years.
  25. Linus
    To add on one more downer - if we do blow it up does anybody want this FO in charge of that process?
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