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  1. mikelink45
    You can add today's game to our disappointment and flagging enthusiasm. We lose 2 of 3 to the Angels.
  2. mikelink45
    Well Lopez has not fixed the BP and Pagan is still the same Mr Excitement that he has been all season. Bundy pitches really well and we pull him so we can burn some more BP arms- I won't even ask why - it is the Rocco way. But look at the arms we used up and next Archer goes 4???? Fullmer, Sands, and Megill are the three unused arms left. I know many blame the offense - but with a three run lead in the eighth we should have won the game. This is the Angels. Yes they have Ohtani, but 8 out of the 12 batters that they used hit less than 226
  3. mikelink45
    If Julien is ready for the majors where is the spot that he can take?
  4. mikelink45
    I like your essay, but I want Buxton off the injury bench! How is Leon doing - does he fill Jeffers spot? Gordon and Celestino are holding the OF together, but Larnach back and Kepler to the bench would be my desire.
  5. mikelink45
    Could he have gone 7? Never know, just glad to have him win against this lower rung team = we have to beat the bad teams if we are going to make a run.
  6. mikelink45
    Since I do not care about playoffs that I do not think we can win, I love the tension in the race for first place and I want Arraez to take that title. I also want Miranda to continue to get hits and push for ROY - no chance, but he should be on the list.
  7. mikelink45
    My only request is that we finish competitively. Give us some excitement. I see us so outclassed in the playoffs that that is not exciting, but the race to get in is. Play hard, pitch well, and show emotions.
  8. mikelink45
    The prospect list is missing some oomph and Balazovic looks like he should be dropped completely. I had hoped for some rebound, but he continues to perform badly. The other names just don't have that buzz now - let's hope the new pitchers bring so much excitement that we won't notice (count me a skeptic). Spencer Steer cranks HR for Louisville. Cade Povich fans 8 in Oriole MiLB debute.   Encarnacion-Strand hits his first HR for Chattanooga.
  9. mikelink45
    Are we at the low point or are we sinking fast? Are the three new pitchers going to turn things around for us? That is a lot to ask. 52 games - Mahle will pitch in 10? Times 4.5 innings that is 45 innings out of 468. Lopez gets in 1/3 - 14 games, 14 innings, same with Fulmer. That is a total of 73/468 innings (15.5%). Will they all be great innings? Tyler Mahle has an ERA of 4.49 and a whip of 1.233 and he is our savior. Is Ryan cooked? Will he come back, will the BP hold up for the non-Lopez innings? Can we afford more 4 inning starts? The more I look at this staff the more I like Verlander and Alacantra! I really am not concerned about the offense (except Kepler), but the pitching situation is always the most important in playoffs and champions. In one rotation ranking the Twins have dropped out of the top 10 - I was surprised that we were ever in it. Of course the ten that are in it are probably all going to the playoffs (the top nine for sure). In another statistical chart we are number 20 in era for the season. We are number five in HR allowed.
  10. mikelink45
    They are 1 - 5 versus Pittsburgh
  11. mikelink45
    I am concerned that we wait too long for surgeries. Don't we have a medical staff that can say - get the surgery now so you can get back on the field sooner? We do seem to have a lot of injuries - but how does it compare to other teams. To answer my own question - "MLB Injury Data Summary: The Tampa Bay Rays (1211 games missed by players due to injury) and Cincinnati Reds (1176) lead the league in total games missed by players to injuries and the injured list." https://www.mangameslost.com/category/mlb/ That does not include prospects. Spotrac has us number 12 in the league when measured by the value of contracts for days lost. "https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/disabled-list/cumulative-team/ In terms of days lost we are fourth behind the Reds, Rays, and Cubs with 1440. We are second with 28 players missing time - just behind the Reds.
  12. mikelink45
    Of course it matters. Getting in and losing is not a goal. I remember when Gardy had that good string of teams and the consensus of comments was that we wanted more than just getting in and getting beaten. Sorry, but stumbling to the finish line is not what I want. I want a hot streak. I want us to look at the Guardians and White Sox and then leave them in the dust. I want the other teams to want to avoid us because we are playing the best ball in the league. Has anyone enjoyed seeing the Twins set a world record for playoff losses?
  13. mikelink45
    True - have you seen the values of the teams now? Ridiculous.
  14. mikelink45
    I can't buy that - how many WS have the Yankees and Dodgers won in the last ten years with the highest payrolls? ONE. And in the previous decade - ONE. But teams do need a shut down starter - it is pitching that wins the big series.
  15. mikelink45
    I had to share this comment from Mlb.com - Do-Hyoung Park - "The Twins are now 1-9 against other divisional leaders, including Tuesday’s loss, in which Ryan allowed six runs (five earned) in five innings, his second-highest total of the season, while Julio Urías held the Twins to five hits in seven strong frames." And he begun with " A pair of division leaders walked into Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night. One looked much more the part -- and the other walked away having lost sole possession of first place for the first time in a month and a half." These two comments capture the game for me. We are not a true playoff team - one that can reasonably expect a chance at the World Series.
  16. mikelink45
    What a humorous idea - maybe the question should be do we have too many pitchers for the 4/5 slot - our top three all fit the number three slot and all the names in the list fall short of number 1 and 2 slot arms. So we are bottom heavy, top deficient. Dobnak is not an arm I would count on at all in the future, Smeltzer has been a good story twice, but the Twins have shown they have no long range plans for him. Balazovic has become a casualty, Maeda is a question mark. Winder is the one I like the best of the group, but he seems injury prone - a malady on both offense and defense. I have no confidence in Paddack - I still think we have a Bundy/Archer pairing that Rocco the pitching magician has still not figured out. Put them as piggyback starters - two 4 1/2 inning pitchers take up a full game.
  17. mikelink45
    It hurts that Kepler continues to muddle along and barely keep his bat alive. For a while it looked like he was going to do something positive, but his BA coupled with his HRs makes him a weak part of the lineup. And Leon is not going to hit - that is established, last night with their big guns drooling to get at us we should have had Sanchez in just for the chance he would hit. But I have to join the comments about Rocco - his use and abuse of Ryan. I just don't get it. No sensible pattern. Pitch poor and pitch deep, pitch well and take a seat.
  18. mikelink45
    The Sano to Killebrew comparison jumps off the page. From Harmon to Hrbek we have had some exceptional 1B players. We hoped that Miguel would follow up and be the next great but is very disappointing for everyone and I would think for him as well
  19. mikelink45
    We signed him, we pay him. I don't care. The Twins are in first place and I want him to lead the rest of the way to the playoffs!
  20. mikelink45
    Too good!
  21. mikelink45
    This is great news because he brings speed and enthusiasm to a team and those are important ingredients for me. Which he is still providing. Tremendous asset
  22. mikelink45
    We could use a real evaluation of long-term contracts over the last 10 years. My sense is that about half of them work out for half the term. I am never in favor of having one player have the max contract on a baseball team. Can't we learn from the California Angels that a superstar is not even me you're going to get to the playoffs. Mike trout is tilted as the best player in baseball and how many times has he got to the Big show? The player that gets you the furthest is a pitcher. Somehow want to look around the league at the Short stops I don't see any big demand right now for Correa. But it is his choice and either way I'm fine. I just want the team to continue to pursue pitcher options.
  23. mikelink45
    That may be true but we picked them up
  24. mikelink45
    In a league that needs arms I am surprised that Sanchez and Cotton were not picked up by someone.
  25. mikelink45
    Glad we won. The take aways are that you cannot judge the trades at the moment of excitement. I remember one post - we have our game one starter! - maybe, but wait and see, last night did not look like it. We have our closer - another post - last night not so much. It takes time for players to adjust, but we also have them for the short end of the season. The stories will play out, but prognostication is a difficult talent to master.
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