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  1. OvertheHill
    Most of what I've heard (or read) has to do with concerns about his power returning after the wrist surgeries. Most I assume actually like his approach to hitting to all fields and his fielding at 1st has been fine IMO.
  2. OvertheHill
    I too am amazed at this half season of excellent starting pitching but the other parts of "winning baseball" just aren't there. I see the Yankees fired their hitting coach. Twins? No - we're good. Going to die on this hill, apparently. The BP is shaky at best. Had chances to bolster that in the off season but it didn't happen. As has been been pointed out by many posters, the energy and apparent morale of this squad is in the toilet. I'm not in the locker room or dugout, but it does not appear that Rocco is the man for this particular moment. Roster construction is primarily on the FO, and it's been horribly flawed since Day 1 of this season. The record speaks for itself. Sell, blow it up, whatever. Build for next year and beyond.
  3. OvertheHill
    Same. 2 out of 3. Hopefully more contact/less K's. Looks like 3 strong starts and we'll see how the BP holds up. Go Twins!
  4. OvertheHill
    This was very well written and echoes what a lot here have been observing since 2019. It is very much an organizational issue; hopefully they're turning this thing around. With this kind of pitching, even a little improvement in approaches to plate appearances will have a pretty dramatic effect over the rest of this season.
  5. OvertheHill
    Apologies for inadvertently fanning the flames. The game thread from yesterday's game should be a love fest. Plenty of season left to discuss/debate other topics.
  6. OvertheHill
    I've drawn the ire of some posters here by asking essentially the same question: if Buck can go all-out at the plate and on the bases, why is it not even a possibility of him getting in CF a game or two a week?
  7. OvertheHill
    I obviously have no insight into what Buxton's real physical situation is, but am I the only fan out here that thinks it's strange that he can bat, run to first, steal a base, etc. but ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE FIELD FOR HALF A SEASON? Of course if the team were doing well, and he was truly adjusted to just being a DH (and producing like one) we might not care as much. But it messes up so much just plugging him in at DH day after day and making MAT an everyday player.
  8. OvertheHill
    I'm sort of with you on this, realizing that there are strong opinions to the contrary. I loved watching Arreaz play the game I learned to play, remembering how Rod Carew played. I did however note that the team was having a hard time projecting him as a 2nd or 3rd baseman, and his knees were already an ominous sign. Given the frustrations with the starting rotation, I get the "sell high" thinking that played into the trade. I'd still like him to be here, but I got the logic. Time will tell how long Arreaz will be a top-of-the-order asset in this launch angle/exit velocity obsessed era.
  9. OvertheHill
    Agree with this. I too am puzzled at his power drop off but think he deserves at least some of the at credit for the pitching success so far. I like Jeffers, and hope he gets more starts, but I don't think moving on from Vazquez should be a priority with so much other dysfunction with this organization right now.
  10. OvertheHill
    I'm retirement age. I honestly wonder if I'll live long enough to see: the Twins owners put together a front office that can be at least league average at drafting/talent evaluation, player development, and on-field product, a shift in organizational hitting philosophy away from the all and/or mostly nothing approach to plate appearances, an renewed emphasis on fundamentals e.g. base running, moving up runners, throwing to the right base, etc. some semblance of continuity in line ups, batting orders, if only for the fans sake some emphasis on conditioning, wellness and injury prevention so that "injuries" aren't the on-going excuse for everything a higher level of outward sincerity towards the fanbase regarding the availability or limitations of players Posted it before, but I'll repeat - I'd like to feel good about buying my granddaughter a Twins replica jersey, with a players name that would be meaningful to her, but I'm stumped. I could go on, but you probably got my point. Oh yeah, GO TWINS!
  11. OvertheHill
    That Rosenthal piece wasn't scathing enough IMO but it's nice to know we aren't all taking crazy pills here
  12. OvertheHill
    That chart points to the organizational disease that has taken over this team. A really broken approach to preparedness and pitch recognition. The stuff in the job descriptions of managers and hitting coaches. Tweaking lineups, platoons and batting orders ain’t going to fix that, but the FO is apparently going to die on that hill.
  13. OvertheHill
    Thank you for that observation. There has been something really wrong with the energy surrounding this team for a while. I suggest it starts with the FO, trickles down through the coaching staff, and lands on the players who look like they're in a daze a lot of the time. This stuff will not fix itself.
  14. OvertheHill
    According to ESPN, two Twins currently have WAR over 1.0; Castro 1.6 and Jeffers 1.3. Notice that does not include anyone really supposed to be carrying this team right now according to the FO. That is the same number of 1.0 WAR players as Oakland btw. That's putrid, and for perspective, Baltimore currently has 7 players with WAR over 1.0, and one (Hays) over 2.0. Going to continue to be ugly. Blow this thing up I say. Start the rebuild. That's the only way this front office is going to have (or get?) any credibility with me.
  15. OvertheHill
    Thanks for the deep dive Ted. It helps to confirm what I'm thinking when I'm watching him pitch, mainly, that he's mostly doing a good job out there. Looks the part, anyway. Curious - if the defense behind him isn't really helping lately, how do we expect that to change for the better? Castro, who I like for flexibility and energy on the base paths, doesn't project to be above average at any position. Julien is a work in progress, and whoever replaces Kepler (eventually) likely won't be a better fielder.
  16. OvertheHill
    Fair point. I did read the article, and appreciate the attempt to provide numbers to push back on the narrative. But Pagan has demonstrated over and over that he can’t be trusted, and I don’t think there’s going to be enough opportunities to prove otherwise. To me its different than when Jax earned trust last year, had a bad patch this year, and seems to have recovered. There’s nothing in Pagans resume gives me hope. He’s on borrowed time IMO.
  17. OvertheHill
    That's called cherry picking stats. That's like picking selected Joey Gallo games and saying that when he's on, he's actually one of the better hitters in baseball. Not. Buying. It.
  18. OvertheHill
    Granted when we’re playing up to our capabilities we should be taking at least 3 out of 4 from a team like Detroit, I’m super encouraged by: Maeda being really effective, Lewis continuing to progress, Jax setting down and doing his thing. Stewart seemingly coming out of nowhere to really help this bullpen. Kepler apparently ignoring all the “hate” from me and others on this site. Rocco for getting fired up. And my wife’s renewed interest in the club since she saw Rocco’s adorable daughter at the presser. Well played Rocco.
  19. OvertheHill
    So gratifying to see that someone on this roster had the ability to realize that all that was needed was a base hit, and Farmer in the 10th just took it back up the middle as opposed to trying to jerk the pitch for homer. Simple things. Maybe the start of some better things.
  20. OvertheHill
    Nice summary. I should just be happy with the win but I really demand some accountability. The blown call in the 10th where no less than 3 replay camera angles showed Taylor safe. Someone has to explain that.
  21. OvertheHill
    I’m happy today. It’s a long season with a lot of peaks and valleys. Take care of business tomorrow, get the split. Not what I hoped for especially after beating the Brewers, but honestly I’ve maintained since March that this is an 85 win team and they still will be If: - Buxton contributes both offensively and defensively. He needs a rehab assignment. - the team stops making every, single mediocre starting pitcher look like Cy Young - the team collectively starts showing the ability to help their pitchers out against better teams - there are some trade deadline type moves that open up opportunities for guys currently blocked by guys like Kepler I could go on but we’ve been beating this drum for the first 1/3 of the season. I feel like the pieces are (mostly) there, but something’s just “off”. For example , why is almost everyone on this team striking out way above their career averages? And what’s with the uncharacteristic base running blunders? It’s still there for this team.
  22. OvertheHill
    It’s not. Clearly not at the plate and he isn’t even allowed to play in the field.
  23. OvertheHill
    I'm on board with this take. Based on recent trends I was thinking that they'd go 1-5 on that trip; they go 2-4 so we fans should be ok if we were realistic about this being maybe an 85 win team. That said, I'm expecting them for go 4-2 this week. 5-1 would be a really good sign.
  24. OvertheHill
    Great article Cody. Many comments already above covering what is obvious to even casual fans; there’s an organizational philosophy to plate appearances that is severely degrading the product. So much coddling, rationalizing and excusing. If I were running things there would be a “Land of 10,000 K’s” vest a batter would be required to wear in the dugout after striking out. These guys would have worn it out already.
  25. OvertheHill
    Trevor in the booth was practically begging for the Twins to be bunting on that Castro AB, correctly pointing out how difficult a play in general for the 3B it was. In the game that I grew up with, a left handed light hitting speed guy was essentially assumed to be doing that; it made all the sense in the world given the context of the 9th inning last night. But no evidence of that level of thinking in the Twins dugout. Besides, Trevor said it was "unpopular".
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