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  1. mikelink45
    I just do not have any enthusiasm for the end! My only useless complaint is that you Woods-Richardson had his act together as he proceeded and one more inning was due him after his 5th.
  2. mikelink45
    I just watched May pitch to Rosario who flew out to Escobar who has two hits! Nice.
  3. mikelink45
    I would choose Escobar. He may not be a glove whiz, but he is the most dependable of all those listed.
  4. mikelink45
    Sloppy play! Not going out on a high note. Vanimal's note with the Gleeman summary of the season records is eye opening. Wallner is playing himself into DH. Bundy is perfect for a 500 team, not what we want if the playoffs are in our mind. I am still rooting for Judge. Arraez had a slump that carried through the critical period of the season and is hitting well and happy when the pressure is off. I really like him, but I am not excited about him getting the BA title.
  5. mikelink45
    Joe Ryan now has 13 wins - I like wins, it means that a pitcher stays around long enough to control the outcome. I don't count reliever wins, but this is not a worthless stat. Joe has been our go to guy and hopefully he improves enough by next year to impact the team against the winning teams. I am happy that we have KC and Detroit to make us feel better. Think if we substitute Baltimore and Boston - the bottom of the East! Why is Bundy still starting? Minor league season is over, get a rookie up here.
  6. mikelink45
    And showed why he shouldn't 30 pitches - this is Detroit!
  7. mikelink45
    Good bye, thanks for coming to visit and bringing some quality to the table. I applaud the Twins for getting him, I wish him good luck, but I think there will be a lot of buyer remorse in the SS long term high dollar contracts. Remember how most felt about Donaldson and his contract after the first year? We were glad to dump it. SS do not age well at their positions. And neither do pitchers. I am sure that Dodgers are tired of paying David Price, the Red Sox have gotten nothing but injuries from Sales and below expectation production plus injuries from Story who played second - not SS. Look at the expectations and then production the Tigers got out of Javy Baez~! Marcus Semien moved to 2B - is his value as great there? Fernando Tatis looks like he is just as injured by the burden of so much money as he is physically. I just think BB has to adjust their thinking. I did like Correa's contract, but wish it could have been 2 years then opt out instead of one, but that might be the model the Twins have to follow. Meanwhile SS is waiting for Lewis and Lee, and our current fill ins are not good enough. But can we wait or do we make another move for someone to fill in and if so how does that work with the young guys are ready? Can we over pay a good SP like we did Correa? That might be our new strategy, lots of money, but not a long term commitment.
  8. mikelink45
    Just hard to take anything really serious - the Twins lineup certainly does not indicate that they do.
  9. mikelink45
    Loved Judge's homer, still hoping he gets the triple crown. Sorry Arraez your second half slump was disappointing and I prefer the historic idea of a 60 HR triple crown. Best since Mantle. This is fine, Wallner is giving us some hope, And now the tension is gone, we are eliminated from the playoffs - thankfully!
  10. mikelink45
    I had to tune in to see if anyone took the bait and was willing to be called ignorant. I read all the replies and I think they are a wash.
  11. mikelink45
    The one issue I have with the comments is the fact that the team was picked to finish 500 and thus our collapse at the end is okay because we are moving to the mean. NO - we established an expectation after Gray and Correa that was not 500. We played above 500 most of the year. The team did not have to fall from almost a tie for first to 12 games behind in two weeks. Our expectations shift as the season progresses and those models from stat geeks at the beginning of the year should not be our yardstick for measuring performance. Did anyone pick the Orioles to be in contention for a WC berth? But they just kept playing well and dumped a player who was playing above his head - Pagan - to a team that has a difficulty with judging BP performers. Did Seattle look like a WC team in April? Sporting News predicted: Blue Jays (91-71) Rays (87-75) Red Sox (86-76) Yankees (86-76) Orioles (70-92) Don't tell the Yankees. White Sox (94-68) Tigers (81-81) Royals (81-81) Twins (77-85) Guardians (67-95) Wow is KC surprised, but Cleveland!!!! Astros (91-71) Angels (80-82) Rangers (80-82) Mariners (72-90) Athletics (64-98) I told you Seattle was not expected to rise. The NL was really close except for SF. So throw those out - look at who is where and what they are doing to wrap up the season.
  12. mikelink45
    Injuries are a very big factor, but perhaps the unwinding of our Kepler/Buxton/Polanco/Sano core should be up near the top. These were the players to carry us forward. Buxton cannot stay on the field, Polanco seems to be breaking down, Sano looks like he is a former Twin, and Kepler has been mediocre. Now we need the new core and they are mostly on the IL except for Ryan/Miranda When you list Rocco you have to list his supporting cast too. What was Tingler doing when he was the voice that was intended to be in Rocco's ear?
  13. mikelink45
    Cole Sands seems to be in the Twins BP plans, but he has not looked the part of being a valuable arm going forward. Brooks Lee has definitely shown his value and could be flying through the organization.
  14. mikelink45
    With two teams playing out the season, this had a nice feeling. Ober and Wallner, so nice to see them both prosper. Looking at the Sox you have to ask how our team could allow them to have a better record than us. Keep the young guys in the lineup!
  15. mikelink45
    I just think that he is not an emotional player so I wouldn't read anything into his body language at this point. Not sure I can agree with your assessment of what will happen if someone else replaces Kepler in the outfield
  16. mikelink45
    I can only hope - I need evidence on the field. This team has disappointed to much to let my imagination go. I did see this week that Lee is rated much higher than Lewis although both at top 100. So yes I would like to see both in Minneapolis soon.
  17. mikelink45
    I thought he would be our Bob Allison. Allison was a good, not great player who accumulated 34 WAR over 13 years. Bob hit under 250 four different years including his last. He peaked in 63 - 64 when he got MVP support, then he crashed including the WS year. Just like Kepler he was a good fielder, but like Kepler he hit his peak and could not recover the magic. Kepler has not shown his MVP year to be sustainable and his 16 WAR in 8 seasons is above average but all on his fielding. The question of moving on is more dependent on the health of the players who are supposed to replace him.
  18. mikelink45
    I would guess that Ober would be the one to drop out, although so much depends on a questionable set of arms. Maeda or Mahle could go to the pen if their recurring arm issues show up in the spring and Paddock when he comes back should at least start in the pen, Some pitchers are more effective in the SP routine and it feels to me like that would be Ober. I actually like Winder's potential more than Ober so the first question might be what if Winder pitches lights out and takes the rotation spot or do we go with a six man rotation again? And where does Varland stand? At least this is an interesting question from some abundance while the BP still has Lopez and Pagan as twin pillars of frustration. Who supports Duran? Can Jax continue? Does Thielbar have another year? Does Alcala come back strong? This issue is where our extra SP have to fit in. Is the team enamored with Hennriquez? Will Moran continue to improve? Does bringing in a FA RP work? RP is so sporadic that the Dodgers - the most complete team have now removed their closer - Kimbrel as the enter the playoffs. Then the question has to be - if all 30 teams are struggling to get a good starting rotation how can they expect to find 10 (300) good RP? This is the question of our current era. Hader was traded and looked normal, Rogers has not settled in with either of his new teams to be the player we knew. This FO has not shown an ability to hit on trade or FA RP - can that change? Because they are not the only ones struggling with this. The answer to me is more starter innings or piggy backing starters to fill the innings.
  19. mikelink45
    Auf Wiedersehen! Max is not a sad story, he played on some good teams and he made a lot of money, but his career has peaked and we need to do better. I would have been impressed if he had adjusted his batting approach, but since that was not something he could or would do I think we move on.
  20. mikelink45
    Why did we pitch Bundy? Did we want to get his ERA up further? Is Megill someone we have hope for or is he another Lopez, Pagan? I just want something positive and that just does not seem to be possible in this season ending. I think free fall is the worse of all endings. At least I look forward to the new rules in 2023.
  21. mikelink45
    Accurate but very sad. Has Arraez peaked. Has he adjusted his hitting? Is Miranda just tired? Who wants to see Pagan and Lopez anymore - this season or next? Has Wallner taken the lead for RF in 23? So many questions about the pitchers. What is the good news?
  22. mikelink45
    Injuries accumulate and reduce the overall health of the individual. The cumulative damage to knees and the rest of his body increases arthritis and makes the dream of seeing him come off the operating table and being a regular seems more and more unlikely.
  23. mikelink45
    We are now at a point where losses are more valuable than wins - a 500 team is a late draft position and a lack of momentum. We had a lot of players like Sanchez who might not be there in the future in this game. Now we are going to play Bundy who also will probably not be with us. Why? I like Miranda breaking his slump, I am interested in the young and future and really don't care about W-L.
  24. mikelink45
    Not yet - Ober has come back and been efficient. I would keep him as a started until he stops being effective.
  25. mikelink45
    At least we got to see Ohtani. Tough conditions for the pitchers. When is Rocco's scheduled day off?
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