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It seems in hindsight that the imperative to keep a level head was only going to matter if the Twins had gotten knocked out of the first round again. Hopefully the Twins rally against the Astros. Win or lose, I hope cooler heads prevail in the discussion following. -
Here was one take right after the trade deadline: “Given the chance to offset these high-leverage losses and provide some desperately needed support for Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, the front office passed on their chances.”
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Emotions are running high right now. It was nice to get that monkey off our backs. Toronto came out flat and unprepared, period. Smart observers could see it. You saw it too, correct? Hats off to the Twins for taking advantage and finishing them off. That’s what good teams do. For perspective, there are eight MLB teams still playing — a fourth of the league. Teams with high expectations. Hopefully the Twins will upset Houston and make the final four. Hopefully we can then focus on the ALCS instead of taking pot shots at each other for unpopular opinions expressed over the course of the season. Who cares what anyone has said about Kepler, Buxton, Correa, Gallo, whoever, right? No, the front office is not great. Who cares? Let’s all set aside our hot takes until the offseason and focus on the next game. I realize I am trying to bring logic to an emotional topic here. 🙂
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Another counterpoint is that the Twins would most likely be in this exact same spot they are now, with or without Correa: Correa’s underwhelming regular season; The Twins winning a historically bad division And winning against an unprepared and overrated Blue Jays team in the Wild Card round. I do agree that going forward, this is where Correa can live up to his contract. His contributions in the Toronto series were a good start.
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It was a great play in a big spot. I wish we could all just agree on that. I’m confident that a solid majority of shortstops would have gotten to the ball, but not all would have made the strong accurate throw. Correa made the play. Jeffers with the finish. Fun play to talk about.
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Some perspective, for anyone seeking perspective. 🙂
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Another big play was Kepler's infield singe in the 4th. That was Kikuchi's first batter after Berrios came out. We've seen Kepler hit that same ground ball to that same spot a thousand times, but Toronto had the second baseman shading towards the middle.
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Yeah, I was pretty sure he was staying in the game with a smashed finger or something, but I guess not.
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Also, no surprise at all to find out Correa called that pickoff. Gray said that Correa came up to Jeffers and Gray to say the crowd so loud, the Toronto baserunners couldn't hear the coaches, and to watch for an opportunity to make that play. So actually credit the fans with that one too 🙂
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The handshake line has broken down into chaos!
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throw in an aggravated hammy for Lewis, for good measure
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Oh my **** ***** to **** ************* and ****** *** This game already has enough to talk about, we don’t need a Duran injury now
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now what the Hell is this
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not just you
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let me help you with that
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Jax not afraid of some contact, gotta respect that
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Did Jax tag him, or just knock him out of bounds lol
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These Blue Jays hitters have completely forgotten what a nice, easy swing is, staying on a pitch, and how effective that can be.
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The platoon split would dictate it! 🙂
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Lewis is up, so Fixed it For ya 🙂
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Sure does, it went from 92-93 a few years ago to 97-98 this year
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These Blue Jays are absolutely swinging for the downs on every pitch. Came in to town unprepared and will be leaving town the same way I hope!
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Agree, and in short series it doesn’t get a chance to even out (this bodes well for the Twins)
