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Fitting that KC was 0-infinity with RISP through 3 games and the streak was snapped 2 batters into Pagan's 9th inning appearance. 

Yes. 

Duran wasn't available to pitch, according to HAL - I mean Rocco - "he slept pretty funny".  HAL continued "We don't think it's going to be a long-term issue... We're hoping he wakes up in a significantly better place and that's what we anticipate."  Well, that makes me feel real confident... I just hope that better place is still KC!
 
Strange factoid - the Twins did something Saturday that they didn't do once last year.  I am not talking back to back shutouts (very nice!), but they used the same lineup in consecutive games!

I am really starting to hate technology.  Yes, I am a traditionalist.  I love baseball.  I hate all the changes.  Umpires are part of the game.  They make mistakes just like all living human beings.  But that is part of the game.  If umpires don't have the integrity to call the same game for rookies as they do for superstars, then they need to go.  If they can't call a good game consistantly then they need to go.  But the game is played and umpired by human beings, or at least it always has been.  That's the game I fell in love with.  Please get rid of the ghost runner. It's not baseball.  Please get rid of the pitch/batter clock.  Real baseball does not have a clock.  Electronic strike zone?  Please no thank you.  Batters/managers vehimently arguing with umpires and getting thrown out, maybe just to inspire his team. That's part of the game of baseball.  If things keep changing the way they are, we all might as well just get them little handheld boxes to play the game on.  That's technology.  But as much as I hate the changes, I will always love the game.  So, see you at the ballpark.

Well, I was very worried that the Twins OF of Kepler, Taylor and Gallo would doom the team offensively, but looks like that isn’t the case, as Gallo is playing 1B!
so what grade is 33%?
Kidding, kind of. Hate the defensive emphasis, but loved the aggressiveness with Correa and Lopez.

A, because I'm an optimistic homer.

Next up - pitching machines in lieu of humans.  But teams will get 3 "challenges" allowing them to use humans against a specific batter...
It's bad enough having  HAL as a manager, I have no interest in having it call balls and strikes.  Baseball is a game played by humans, officiated by humans, for the enjoyment of humans (and the occasional super-intelligent dog).
We'll never see a 27 pitch perfect game.  We'll never see someone hit 1.000 for the season (even Kirby could only do that for a couple of consecutive games).  No team will ever go 162-0.
Would baseball be better if Earl Weaver never completely lost his mind arguing balls and strikes?  I think not!
Accept that perfection is unattainable and enjoy the best in the business striving for perfection, and failing every time.

Duran wasn't available to pitch, according to HAL - I mean Rocco - "he slept pretty funny".  HAL continued "We don't think it's going to be a long-term issue... We're hoping he wakes up in a significantly better place and that's what we anticipate."  Well, that makes me feel real confident... I just hope that better place is still KC!
 
Strange factoid - the Twins did something Saturday that they didn't do once last year.  I am not talking back to back shutouts (very nice!), but they used the same lineup in consecutive games!

Next up - pitching machines in lieu of humans.  But teams will get 3 "challenges" allowing them to use humans against a specific batter...
It's bad enough having  HAL as a manager, I have no interest in having it call balls and strikes.  Baseball is a game played by humans, officiated by humans, for the enjoyment of humans (and the occasional super-intelligent dog).
We'll never see a 27 pitch perfect game.  We'll never see someone hit 1.000 for the season (even Kirby could only do that for a couple of consecutive games).  No team will ever go 162-0.
Would baseball be better if Earl Weaver never completely lost his mind arguing balls and strikes?  I think not!
Accept that perfection is unattainable and enjoy the best in the business striving for perfection, and failing every time.

I'm all for Robo Ump. There's too much inequality in umpiring. Big names & teams seems to get the breaks, Robo Umps you don't get that. For example NYY, Umps are really razed, this can't help but influence the game. Robo Umps also takes this grief off the umps backs. Definitely not another challenge out let, it disrupts the game too much.

I prefer the human element. Mistakes and the bitching and getting tossed out. 

Why not?  Basically, framing is cheating, so why wouldn't you want consistency?  It too will speed up games, no arguing with the ump,  just pitch, hit, or throw.  I like it.  I also like the shorter games so far, although out shorter games seem to be because we have forgotten how to hit.

Yes

Good pitching wins games! Go TWINS!
Twins geezer..... out!

Maybe, just maybe, Buxton running around all crazy is a good sign that he feels good?

Accurate comment as he's 7-19 (.368) with 2 HRs......but would ask if the majority of those hits came in Kepler's fraud of a season in 2019?

Once more Gallo showed who he is and I hate it.  Kepler leading off is like having an 8 man batting order.  Come on we can do better.  Yes - two shut outs - these are the Royals.  We score foUr runs in two games - come on - these are the Royals.

Love having Lopez close today,  leaving Duran available for tomorrow 

An absolute butcher who seems to be in terminal decline?  All for $11M?  Skeptical?  No.  Torqued?  Yep.
Worse than the combined signings of Archer and Bundy the previous off-season. 
If Rocco ever hands the umps a lineup card with him at leadoff, he should be fired on the spot - not after the game!

An absolute butcher who seems to be in terminal decline?  All for $11M?  Skeptical?  No.  Torqued?  Yep.
Worse than the combined signings of Archer and Bundy the previous off-season. 
If Rocco ever hands the umps a lineup card with him at leadoff, he should be fired on the spot - not after the game!

Speaking of trading for Taylor to be Buxton's caddy, and signing Gallo, who is basically just a guy, add the 2023 salaries of Taylor and Gallo together and it's more than Buxton's base salary in 2023. Think about it.  

When Buxton doesn't play, it's not his decision. I can tell you that much confidently. Dude would go out and play with broken bones. (And has.)

Credit to Falvine for bringing in Taylor and Gallo on relatively cheap deals.
Best kind of insurance, with some potential offensive upside as well.
 
Wow would I love the Twins to become a pitching defense speed team.

When did he get his mandatory days off?  😀

You are probably correct, but I would argue that between 1985 and 1989 was the best. Puckett played 161, 161, 157, 158, 159
That is 7 missed games over 5 years with 10 DH games tossed in, you didn't really need to waste a roster spot on a back up CF.