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  1. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    SMH. This game is over. Prove me wrong, Twins.
  2. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    7 pitches in the first? lol. Only the Twins.
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  4. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Bit envious of the Orioles. Talk about a pipeline of homegrown talent.
  5. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Hard-pressed to think the Twins score more than 2 runs tonight. Rodriguez could hit double digit K's before the 5th inning.
  6. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Rocco is hard to get a read on. As a player, he was so scrappy and intense. As a manager, he does seem to get fired up but it is usually directed to no one in particular. I don't think he holds anyone accountable and that's why mistakes, as you pointed out, are an on-going theme. Farmer's a good teammate and supposed to be a leader. The mistake he made against Detroit - it happens - but I wouldn't have played him last night. Even if it is a subtle message to everyone else, it is still at least a message. The other problem is there's no leadership on this team outside of Correa. If you have a manager like Rocco, you need players to police themselves and hold each other accountable. Where's that coming from? It's not Buxton. It's not Kepler, Vazquez or Farmer. The rest of the roster is too young or just a non-entity a la Santana or Margot. The front office seems to love Rocco and I often wonder if he has the final say on his coaches. If he does have a green light to dump Popkins - and hasn't - that's all I need to know and Rocco might be looking for work before long.
  7. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Nothing would surprised me with this team.
  8. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Would anyone be shocked if Martin hits the wall or starts to struggle that the Twins bring up Kemp...
  9. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Wow. Hard to believe he's 27 years old already. But, yeah. This is it for him. Hoping he can come through for the Twins.
  10. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Has the Larnach transaction been confirmed? As for Wallner, the book is out on him. It happens. Up to him to make the necessary adjustments. Why those adjustments aren't being made, we know the answer.
  11. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Divisions can and have been lost in April. Detroit's meh. Kansas City isn't going to run away and hide. Cleveland - they could potentially bury the Twins. They have somehow still have the pitching even with trades and injuries and their line-up has Kwan, Ramirez, Gimenez and J.Naylor - any of those would instantly be the Twins best hitter with Correa and Lewis out. I keep repeating it but this year is starting too similarly to 2021.
  12. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Their hands were tied so they had hit to it right with dumpster diving. And they failed miserably, or at least it seems that way. To me, the biggest culprit remains Popkins. Yes, the lineup isn't the 1927 Yankees. But you have guys that are approaching 200 points below their career batting average. How many 3 pitch - strikeout looking ABs have there been - a lot. There is no plan of attack. No adjustments are made. Julien, Lewis, and Wallner last year came up to the big club and immediately contributed and looked comfortable. Julien and Wallner are regressing although the former is starting to show signs of life. Lewis is just talented enough to overcome whatever it is Popkins and Co. are teaching. This year, Martin looks steadier and more competent than Buxton and Santana. That should never happen. This roster, as constructed, should not be this anemic at the plate. Until they make a change in the dugout, and it doesn't have to be Rocco, this season is a lost cause.
  13. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Martin looks more comfortable at the plate than Buxton. Almost like the more time you spend with the big club, the worse you get.
  14. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Need a win tomorrow but not sure how the Twins scratch runs across.
  15. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Maybe too many voices in the room? The guys coming up from the minors seem to have a better plan of attack so I don't think it's necessarily an organizational approach.
  16. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Jeffers should throw his hat into the ring for hitting coach. His resume is just as polished as Popkins. Will never understand hiring him.
  17. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    This. In an inning or two, he can rev up and blow it by people.
  18. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Most MLB pitchers have good stuff. They wouldn't be in the majors otherwise. But if you don't have good command, you will get rocked. That's Varland right now. He can skate by for an inning or two. Beyond that, teams will get a read and light him up.
  19. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Hopefully these guys wake up soon but losing hope and I don't mean for this game.
  20. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Take out the marathon game in Detroit where 6 runs came at the hands of Matt Vierling, the Twins have 18 runs in their last 8 games.
  21. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    This one got away from them. And tomorrow they get Rodriguez. At some point, the offense has to be addressed.
  22. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    I'd rather have Sands starting and Varland in the pen.
  23. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Kind of counterintuitive to say the movement is there but he's leaving the ball over the heart of the plate.
  24. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    2021 all over again.
  25. Twins_Fan_in_NJ
    Divisions can be lost in April. This team is headed that way.
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