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  1. John Belinski
    Our front office has made some trades that certainly did not work out, but it appears the signing of Correa was their worst move. Just do not understand why our front office decided to sign him when 2 other teams decided, after medical reports, to not sign him. I do think Rocco wanted Correa, but that should not have been a good reason to sign him. Those 2 teams now are happy they did not sign Correa and the Twins have him for 6 more years batting in the 3 spot with a .200 average. Everyday this looks worse and worse. As a Twin's fan I can only hope Correa starts hitting, but he looks lost at the plate.
  2. John Belinski
    Max was a favorite of mine, but he just cannot hit anymore. Setting Wallner down was really a big mistake for a team that needs hitters. Rocco just cannot make changes. How long will it take for Rocco to stop using a .200 hitter in the 3 spot? I can only assume that Rocco keeps thinking that Correa will start hitting so he leaves him in the 3 spot. Correa is the worst hitter in the 3 spot in all of baseball. Move him down until he starts hitting and then move him back to 3 spot. For a manager that looks at numbers it is really hard to understand why he is keeping a .200 hitter in the 3 spot.
  3. John Belinski
    Trading our player with the highest batting average for a .500 pitcher looks more and more like a bad trade. WE had a hitter that would get on base every game and played everyday that we traded for a .500 pitcher that plays every 5 days. I think the Twins would have a better record if they had not made that trade. Our two rookie pitchers are better than Lopez and they did not require the Twins to trade away their best hitter. The Twins front office has been a disappointment making this trade and then signing a .200 hitter for $200 million. After two teams decided not to sign Correa our front office signed him, but I think that Rocco wanted him and now the Twins have a .200 hitter in the 3 spot for many years.
  4. John Belinski
    Lopez looks like he has no control over his pitches and is certainly a big disappointment . Think Wallner should have been recalled based on his hitting record in the minors. OK game since we can't win them all. Happy to win today and take 2 of 3.
  5. John Belinski
    Correa is number 1 by a large margin. Then maybe Rocco for batting Correa in number 3 spot where he hits into a number of double plays when there are runners on base. Correa has cost the Twins 2 or 3 wins when he hit into double plays with several runners on base. There is NO reason Correa should be batting in the 3 spot since he has lowest average of any 3 spot hitter in baseball.
  6. John Belinski
    Their faith in Rocco certainly seems to be misplaced. The signing of Correa after two other teams rejected him and then extending Lopez after just two good games seems to show they may not be doing the best of jobs.
  7. John Belinski
    Wow the Twins were lucky to win this game. If our 2 overpaid stars (double play Correa and strikeout Buxton) had not left the game the Twins would have lost this game. Just do not understand why Rocco keeps batting Correa is the 3 spot, he is the worst 3 spot hitter in baseball. If Rocco doesn't change then he needs to be replaced. No other team in baseball has a .200 hitter in 3 spot. I keep wondering how good the Twins would be with an experienced manager, but we will have him for many years to come due to front office.
  8. John Belinski
    WOW Rocco finally took Correa out of 3 spot and the game. It is so sad that our 2 $100 million players can not produce and we win with them on the bench. If Correa would have come up to bat with bases loaded he would have hit into a double play. Maybe Rocco will finally move him down in the lineup. I was wondering how long Rocco would leave Lopez in the game last night. One of the worse outings ever by Minnesota RP. Hope we do not use him for any close games. He makes Pagan look good.
  9. John Belinski
    When your top 2 paid hitters both hit into double plays it shows the Twins are in trouble. Only Rocco knows why he keeps batting Correa at top of lineup when he is just not hitting. Rocco must think Correa will start hitting, but maybe dropping him in lineup will help take pressure off of him. No other team in baseball has a number 3 hitter with a average of about .200. Rocco will just not make changes and that is one of his problems. If he refuses to make changes then the Twins need to hire a new manager, but the front office just extended his contract. I guess we will have to put with losing teams and Rocco for another 3 years which is so sad for Twins fans.
  10. John Belinski
    With Gallo having problem with his leg it would have seemed to make sense to put him on IR and let Wallner play a few more games with the Twins. This should have been a easy choice for the front office.
  11. John Belinski
    Maybe Lewis is the spark that has been missing. Without him the Twins would have lost that game. Sometimes when a player gets hot it also rubs off on other players so the whole team plays better.
  12. John Belinski
    I hope the Twins can win 1 game, but they way they are playing it would be a surprise if they win 2 games. Sending Walkner down made no sense for a team that needs hitters and base runners, but what can we expect from our front office. It seems like the Twins have no leadership anywhere, not in the front office, not from manager and not from players. Unless something changes the Twins will not be a winning team. Looking at last half of 2022 and now 2023 unless something changes the Twins will have a losing record. It seems like the front office and the manager are just hoping something changes, but are not willing to make changes. It is hard to be a Twin's fan and watch this team play poorly.
  13. John Belinski
    The team really needs leadership and it just doesn't seem like Rocco can provide it plus no player seems like a leader. The 2 high paid players should be expected to provide leadership, but have not shown any leadership due to poor hitting. Buck is really a part time player and Correa is hitting about .200.
  14. John Belinski
    The Twins front office just extended his contract so they would look foolish if they replaced him, but they looked foolish when they extended him.
  15. John Belinski
    Sending Wallner down just did not make any sense when he has been on base 8 times in a row. If the Twins had a good front office they would have found a way to keep him playing. Why not IR Gallo who has an injury and is not hitting? It seems odd that fans have some ideas, but the front office doesn't.
  16. John Belinski
    I was surprised they did not find a way to keep Wallner on the roster since he was doing so well. We need hitters and baserunners. I think he was on base 8 times in a row. It seems that they should have found a way to play him. When a team has a hot batter they should play him until he cools off. The Twins do not have any player that has spark and need to find one to be a winning team. The 2 high paid stars are not providing any spark and if they do not start hitting the Twins will have a hard time keeping a winning record.
  17. John Belinski
    Both Lopez's have been disappointments. Starter Lopez looks like a number 4 or 5 starter and RP Lopez just cannot be counted on. I expected more from both of them.
  18. John Belinski
    Do you buy that Rocco is a good manager? How would you rate him? Is he below average, average or above average?
  19. John Belinski
    Rocco had hitters in 2021 that helped him win close games, but not in 2022. Good managers win close games.
  20. John Belinski
    Bases loaded and the Twins have a hitter that is 0-7 in last 2 games with 4 K's coming to bat so I was thinking that maybe Rocco would pinch hit for him, but that was too much to hope for. Instead he does pinch hit for AK later in the game. Rocco has no feel for the game. Looks like Twins will have losing record by end of May. Then maybe the front office will give him another new contract for 5 more years of losing. I feel sorry for the fans.
  21. John Belinski
    One could add Correa's name to this list due to his poor hitting so far this season. I was not a fan of signing him , but Twin's fans have to hope he gets better for many years to come since his big contract will not allow the Twins to sign other players.
  22. John Belinski
    In looking at Rocco's 2022 record shows he is not a good manager. Rocco had a losing record in 1 run games and losing record in extra inning games. Manager's choices in close games show the difference between good managers and poor managers. Good managers win close games and poor managers lose close games. If the front office is 100% behind Rocco then they should be replaced, but do not think that will happen. It appears they are happy with a .500 record give or take a few games so fans have to accept a .500 team. The Twins are not a big market team so guess fans will have to learn to cheer for a .500 team.
  23. John Belinski
    It appears his control has really improved. Our RP's walk to many batters and some of those batters are hitting under .200. There is just no reason to walk a weak hitter. In a recent game we walked 4 batters and 3 of them scored. If I was that bad at my job I would not have a job for long. Rocco would say the pitcher was having an off night, but how many off nights do you get before being replaced?
  24. John Belinski
    If our 2 highly paid stars do not start hitting better it will be a long season. I was not a fan of signing Correa and so far he had not shown that he deserves the big contract. He is just not hitting like a star player.
  25. John Belinski
    WOW 96 wins. Then you woke up from your dream!
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