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  1. knothole61
    Baldelli needs to throw some bats into the locker room shower, but as far as I can tell he doesn't have that in him. He does some things well, but as an inspirational force he seems sorely lacking: "a man of the system, a number on a page," as a poet once said--he is that, I fear, and little more. No one on the team should feel comfortable after such a drubbing; after three games, that is, filled with town ball fielding and almost casual at bats. Perhaps this (W.S. Henry V) is apropos: "In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility; but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor'd rage." Rocco, light a fire...
  2. knothole61
    As an elderly posting neophyte who has shared your chicken dinners and been comforted by your communal suffering for years in silence, allow me to say that I believe "the state of the forums" is good. Twins Daily is a very groovy place, offering a little something for everyone and free, for the most part, of the deep rancor I have witnessed on other less moderated sites. Frankly, the prospect of finding one of Chief's "dad jokes" is reason enough to keep me scrolling through the game threads with a religious fervor. Keep up the good work and win Twins!
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    Squirrel, I dig your new Minnesota flag motif-very nice.
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    Tonight's box score lists eight Twins who reside at or below Mendoza (Vasquez after a hot night rose slightly above that ignominy at .205). And even in that inglorious group Farmer stands out glaringly with his .067 average and 297 (!) OPS. He's a likable man and deserves much credit for coming back from the horrendous HBP he endured, but allowing him to continue to take MLB at bats at this point is cruelty. Sad but true...
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    Well, they have played the White Sox, Oakland, and the Twins for about 45 of their total schedule to date, although I must admit that they have been nearly invincible for over a week now! They say it's marathon not a sprint...I guess that's about all I have to cling to.
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    They are filled with a terrible resolve...
  7. knothole61
    That's two blown games from him this year and, if memory serves, he dished up the game winning homer in our final playoff game in 2023. He's on a roll. I know that lefties are treated with kid gloves because...well, because they are lefties (and Thielbar has an added feel-good, born-in-Minnesota connection) I believe. Still, I cringe like a dog at the sight of a rolled-up newspaper every time I see him warming up these days. He has some impressive career stats: I'm just saying that at 37 he seems to be in the twilight of a decent career, and that his twilight has been very costly for the Twins.
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    Of course it's been a depressing start to the season--but as dire as things seem right now it’s not yet time to panic. For starters, one could hardly have picked three more devastating personnel losses near the beginning of the season than Lewis (after just 3 innings!) Correa, and Duran. Also, keep in mind that the Twins have played 10 of their 17 games against first place teams--a difficulty that will come to an end for a long while starting on Friday. Here’s the optimistic formula: pull back up to a respectable .500 by early May and then get some key players back in the lineup and go onward and upward from there. Maybe that is not a likely scenario, but it is a possibility.
  9. knothole61
    Best guess = 9 games back. Save this...
  10. knothole61
    It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops. -Bart Giamatti
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    insagt1 I go back to the '61 season as well but it sounds like you may have a few years on me. In all the years I've never seen such a propensity to strike out--and that horrible flailing away at off speed stuff, especially down and away. has been maddening to watch. Still, it was a successful season and we have only about 123 days until it all starts up again.
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    Hubie, " "Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; ...Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom." W.S.
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    John, you forgot to mention a visit to the Rocky statue...that's American kitsch at it's finest! Also, those planning to stay in Center City, be aware that ATV and dirt bike demons scream, unmuffled, up and down Broad Street unimpeded until the wee, small hours of the morning. I had no relief from the noise even 22 floors up...I kid you not. Regarding the cheesesteaks: I've never had a bad one, but it's especially fun to hang out at Cheesesteak Corner (9th and Passyunk) and sample the fare at Geno's and Pat's while watching some excellent urban basketball, in season. Go Twins...
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