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  1. Nshore
    Took Buxton a long time to get a handle on that too.
  2. Nshore
    Gasper is the DH today. The horror. The hhhhorror.
  3. Nshore
    Lewis and Lee are far from locks to be part of the future. IMO, Lewis swings too hard and Lee swings too soft. Maybe they could get together and meld their swings into something that works at the Major League level, because hitting in the .240's isn't going to cut it.
  4. Nshore
    I still can't help but root for him though. Maybe he's rusty from being out so long. He could be part of a new Twins theme for the last 2 months : bite, scratch, claw, bunt, and steal.
  5. Nshore
    I love the energy that Keaschall and Martin bring to the line up. Haven't seen much of that all year. Even though they were getting caught stealing - the aggressiveness is great. Make the other team make plays. When Buxton gets back this could actually be fun. It's a lot to put on a 22 year old, but I really think if Keaschall hadn't gotten hurt, they'd still be fighting for a playoff spot. He makes everybody better.
  6. Nshore
    Roden has as many holes in his swing as Wallner and Larnach. Swiss cheese. Hope the pitcher works out.
  7. Nshore
    Buxton reminds me of the guy on the plague cart in the Monty Python movie: "I'm not dead yet".
  8. Nshore
    It would be interesting to know exactly where the $400 million+ franchise debt came from under the Pohlads. Is it because the financing of fielding a Major League team in Minnesota truly doesn't work? Or is it connected somehow to the Pohlads' other business interests?
  9. Nshore
    Miranda seemed to be really coming on as a Twins hitter. He had that stretch of 12 hits in a row. But then he was hit in the helmet by a pitch. He's never been the same.
  10. Nshore
    Ok - now predict the Tommy John surgeries.
  11. Nshore
    The Twins need to do some soul searching as to who's to blame for this win.
  12. Nshore
    Coulombe said Matthews is going to be a star. So he has that going for him, which is nice.
  13. Nshore
    Hawkins is excellent on the telecasts and makes a good team with Provus. Wish he was on every game.
  14. Nshore
    Reusse has a column today advocating for promising young players to be called up earlier - which I agree with. Granted, the Major Leagues can be a shock to the system for a young player. Even Mickey Mantle was sent back to the minors for a time after his initial call up. But sometimes it works. Blyleven was spinning curveballs at ML hitters when he was 19 yrs old. Bring them up!
  15. Nshore
    Martin on the bench. Lesson: if you do something good you will be punished - or maybe even jailed.
  16. Nshore
    After the 1997 season, the Marlins traded away 23 players. But I wasn't referring to the exact number so much as the concept of a fire sale.
  17. Nshore
    What Falvey did is certainly not unprecedented in baseball. It's the reality of the business now. But I think it's damaging - to the reputation of the franchise, with the players, and most importantly with the fans. Lots of empty seats in some of the Major League stadiums. And lots of obsolete Twins Correa jerseys.
  18. Nshore
    I wish Baldelli would emulate Tom Kelly. If I remember correctly, Kelly used to make every player lay down a few bunts at the end of every batting practice session. If a guy like Gasper wasn't ready to bunt at any time, Kelly would have been hospitalized for a conniption.
  19. Nshore
    The announcer defended Gasper not bunting by saying he "hadn't done it all year" or some such nonsense - like he was being asked to split the atom. Gasper plays baseball for a living, but apparently doesn't know how to bunt. The Twins have to find players who know how to play baseball.
  20. Nshore
    Falvey's in the wrong job. He's got the smarmy patter of a marketing dweeb. He should get out of operations.
  21. Nshore
    I know there's no crying in baseball, but can you forfeit?
  22. Nshore
    Falvey: "Settle down. There are greater baseball minds at work here. You couldn't possibly understand".
  23. Nshore
    Outman is a very unfortunate name for a baseball player. But maybe he's the new face of the franchise.
  24. Nshore
    Another reason why they need to turn the page on Falvey and Baldelli is the approach of the hitters. Probably due to the "Statistics God", driving up the starting pitchers' pitch counts seems to be as important as getting a hit. Seeing lots of pitches and striking out is a "good at bat". No, a good at bat is putting a dent in the outfield wall with a line drive. Wallner is as strong a player as they've had, and he should be a knuckle dragging Wallbanger striking fear into the hearts of pitchers. Instead, he's letting strikes go by and trying to coax a walk like a slap hitting lightweight.
  25. Nshore
    The new owner's first step should be to finish the rebuild and fire Falvey and Baldelli. Falvey's record on first round draft choices alone is abysmal. And Baldelli 's teams are marked by periods of low energy and indifference. Contrast the Twins with the Boston Red Sox who were just here. The Red Sox are athletic and high energy- stealing bases and running all over the place. Maybe the new era stat driven game approach doesn't favor the aggressive speed game. But the energy and focus required for bunting, stealing, hit and run carries over to every aspect of the game.
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