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  1. Mr. Brooks
    I'm referring to Friday's game against KC, not Thursday in Miami.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Im not allowed to use Smeltzer's performance as a counterpoint?
  3. Mr. Brooks
    As did Dyson before the Royals game where he imploded. Nobody disagrees that his use in the Miami game was questionable.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Multiple posters have said that it's not fair to a pitcher to ask them to pitch if they've flown in recently. Irresponsible, even. Apparently it takes several days of settling in before a guy can be expected to do his job. So, I'm saying, if Smeltzer is this good after having just flown in to town, imagine how good he would be if Rocco let him settle in before throwing him to the wolves?
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Just think how good he could be if Rocco actually let him get settled in before throwing him out there.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I hope the organization is past the days of placing much weight on such a small sample size.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Don't the Giants have him playing at AAA?
  8. Mr. Brooks
    That's like saying you should have hit at 19 in blackjack because the next card ended up being a deuce. They don't have a crystal ball. They don't know if Dyson is going to perform below, at, or above his established talent level. They don't know how his teammates are going to perform in the postseason. They needed bullpen help, and Davis was a fair price to pay for it. They didn't get played, no matter how the results turn out.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    What is the sample size?
  10. Mr. Brooks
    Welcome to Twins Daily!
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Man, I love Buxton, and some here may recall that I've never stopped believing, even at his lowest points. But, perhaps he is just one of those guys that is never going to be able to stay on the field. It's disappointing.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Sure. I give him some credit for being able to realize he made a mistake and moving on. But, with as bad as it sounds like Fenton was, I don't see how that was reasonably avoidable.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Sure, the Miami game is a fair argument, even if I disagree. Last night's game is 100% on him. Since the moment he arrived at the ballpark on Thursday, he's had the exact same itinerary and routine as the rest of the team.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Has anyone else who was traded at the deadline appeared in a game yet? You'd think Dyson is the most fragile person in the world, the way some speak of him. Do you think Dyson would be appreciative of being treated like a baby in front of his brand new teammates? I don't understand how sitting in a comfortable first class seat, watching a movie or listening to music for a couple hours is suddenly some devastatingly incapacitating thing that affects his ability to pitch. You do realize that these guys take like 40 of these flights every season, right? How many off days should the team be given between series, since it's so difficult to play baseball within 48 hours of a flight? The guy is a professional, grown adult. He is a good pitcher who hasn't gotten the job done in two appearances for us so far. That's all. It's not because he napped on a plane for a couple hours, or because he doesn't know his teammates.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    I place little blame on an incompetent person behind assigned to a job that's well above their capabilities. The vast majority of the blame falls on Craig Leopold. How could you not vet out this level if incompetence before you hire him? The guy literally didn't even know the rules of the CBA!
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Accept that he hasn't gotten the job done, instead of trying to find a reason to blame someone else.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    That can't be right. Davis hasn't had time to get settled yet.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    It's amazing the excuses that Dyson continues to get. So they are supposed to just play shorthanded for a week while Dyson gets settled?
  19. Mr. Brooks
    Was last night's Dyson meltdown also Baldelli's fault in some way? EDIT: Silly me. I just read the game recap. Of course it's still Baldelli's fault.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Barnes is here for AAA depth. He's not going to be stealing any bases for the Twins.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    That, combined with their bases loaded struggles, makes me worry that they don't handle pressure well. I really hope that's not the case, and it's just SSS noise, because we're going to need this offense to shine in the playoffs.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    They didn't want to use him "just to use him". This is exactly how they wanted to use him. This situation is EXACTLY why they acquired him. Rocco brought in Rogers because, once again, he was left little choice. And it almost worked. Nobody else on our roster extends the game to extras. If the bats hadn't mailed it in after the 9th (or if Polanco isn't afraid to get his uniform dirty), we probably win this game despite the Dyson meltdown. Baldelli was really hoping he wouldn't need Rogers today. And he shouldn't have needed him. A 3 run lead in the 9th against a hilariously feeble offense should be a stone cold lock. I can't believe people are ripping Baldelli. I feel bad for him. He has one reliever he can trust. All the bullpen moves that look weird or bad on first glance, are directly rooted in that basic premise. Where I will agree that he's wide open to criticism is that he's being a bit contradictory when he pulls his starters at 80 pitches. Resting them for the long haul is a great luxury in theory, but a luxury we don't have right now. You can't trust any lead, at any point, to any opponent with this bullpen right now. They have to really hope that they get May figured out, or that someone like Graterol can come up and be a phenom out of the pen, or something. Because I don't know how long this high wire act can be sustained. Certainly (IMO) not through the playoffs.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Yeah it seemed like they mailed it in after they assumed the game was already over, which is concerning to me if true.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    I'm guessing Rocco doesn't have much faith in anyone except Rogers (rightfully so), and didn't want to watch his bullpen blow a game while his brand new good reliever is just sitting there watching it happen. Of course, because baseball is weird, his brand new good reliever melted down instead.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    Baseball is a long season, and Dyson's numbers show a pretty good pitcher, but good grief. A three run lead with only 3 outs left should be close to impossible to blow against the most feeble offense in baseball. You only get one chance at a first impression, and fair or not, it's going to be a long time before I have any trust in Dyson.
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