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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    But savoring a great piece of writing can maybe help us see things in a different light, and make our day a little bit brighter.
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    @Wookiee of the Year hey! I’ve only made it to the May chapter so far, but I had to scroll down to the comments first to smash the love button, before continuing with June! Maybe the month of June is the promised land!!
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Sad for the guy. He's been out for a month now. Orioles have patched it together without him. As Twins fans, we can be grateful for the extremely good health of our pitching staff this season. This feels like an outlier year as far as pretty much everyone being healthy, and I hope they make the most of it.
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    They play in a difficult division and this is their window. I think San Diego should stick to the plan and go for it. I don’t know what’s holding them back or what they need to be better. Probably pitching? I always thought Detroit stuck with Ausmus too long in their last competitive window.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The Twins actually have a good chance to make it to the American League Championship Series this fall. And I think Pohlad should clean house, even if they do. Actually should have cleaned house last fall, but it’s a bit too late for that. How do people think the media will react if the Twins make it to the ALCS this year but miss the playoffs next year?
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yikes. Good info and thanks for passing it along, and lukewarm-to-good news about Lewis, but wow that shoots the whole platoon split that the Twins love. Toronto and Seattle would be sending out all righty starters. Houston and Texas have one lefty each. If they use Royce as DH and want Juliens bat in the lineup as bad as it seems they do, then we are looking at second base for Julien…
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    I remember that too. I remember asking the same question. I was worried about Jason Kubel batting in that spot, and after Rivera got the first strike, you could just feel that Kubel was going to press and chase those high fastballs and strike out. I was pretty upset Gardy did not pinch hit there. Later on, we learn that Gardy actually wanted to pinch hit and had someone in mind, but the player through his body language or whatever was afraid to go up and bat. Ugh. Therefore, Gardy left in Kubel to perish. The Twins teams also had this bizarre approach during those years that the Yankees were somehow unbeatable, for some reason. And you could see it on some of the players faces, for example, the pinch hitter episode above. Seems very weird until you look at their win-loss record. I don’t think the current team is afraid of anyone or afraid of playing anywhere right now, which is another good omen that bodes well.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The story of 2019 was the bottom of the 3rd inning of Game 1, when C J Cron failed to catch a throw from Arraez on a double play relay that would have ended the inning with the Twins leading 2-1. All he had to do was catch that throw. Two runs scored, and the series seemed to hinge on in that play. Why Rocco pulled out Berrios after Berrios breezed through the 4th inning and the Twins desperately needed innings from their starters, is a question only Rocco can answer. We can only hope that the bullpen strategy works in 2023, and hopefully there are many more than two games to complain about it. 🙂
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    the question I am asking as well. My guess is Philly (Brewers) will get the prime time game. The Cubs and Astros, maybe they schedule overlapping primary time games? Quick glance at last years times were 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 6:30pm
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Actually, there were people who sounded giddy about running Dobnak out there for Game Two. But, yes.
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think most of us will admit that the trade has been a win-win for both teams. I don’t think people have really read what Ely Sussman has said to Ted. Miami has gone from a 69-93 team, to a winning team battling for the postseason—and minus the starting pitcher they gave up. That is the leadership and spark that Arraez has brought to the Marlins, an importance as hard to place a value on as Lopez’s value to the Twins. And he did it while playing second base. Comments like someone on the WCCO pregame broadcast recently made, that Arraez was a player without a position, are really lacking in integrity, in my opinion. We have commenters on this forum now who believe Lewis and Lee are future players without a position, who might be utilized in whatever position is needed. This is going too far. But anyway.. In the long run, the Twins will be better off to draft and develop their own pitching, so that they have to trade away a future Arraez. They will have to do better than one Bailey Ober every several years, no offense to Ober.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would rather see current players like Correa and Buxton moved to other positions to accommodate Lee, instead of guys like Lewis, Martin and Lee being moved around to accommodate Correa and Buxton. At least we can agree that it’s ok to move players around to different positions. 🙂
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The Twins have an opportunity here. Show us that they can win that first series, and the way Texas is playing, Texas who is very beatable may be the opponent in the second round.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Lewis visibly injured himself running to first base in the sixth inning. and Gladden even speculated on air during Lewis’s at bat in the 8th inning that he hoped Lewis would not swing during that at bat and risk aggravating whatever he had hurt in the 6th inning.
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    Probably. But that then pushes Polanco, Martin and Julien out of the infield, not to mention Gordon and guys like that (I personally don’t feel Julien should be at second anyway). Just trying to think deeper about this, and get a head start on all the offseason articles. 🙂
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    Where is Lee going to play when he is called up next year?
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Cubs won today. Brewers lead the Marlins 12-0 after the second inning.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    TD is the no spin zone!
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    The Blue Jays are less than the sum of their parts. Their lineup is not as fearsome as the names look. Vladdy Jr has been very ordinary this year and we should be able to pitch to him. As of right now, Berrios and Lopez have pretty much the same top line numbers, if that gives anyone any context. So any criticisms or praise you have of one, kind of apply to the other one. Both have been healthy and good. Of course we know that Lopez is on a strikeout tear so that would give him a slight edge if we are comparing. The Blue Jays seem like the most likely opponent and also seem very beatable.
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I mean, I think you know where I stand on this front office. Likewise, I have been opposed to how they have handled Buxton at every step, and their handling of Buxton has pretty much failed at every step. Their whole project was to have Buxton ready for the postseason. They are now on the doorstep of the postseason. Why bail out now? Roll the dice and see what happens…
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would be concerned about Paparesta’s statement about Buxton being ready to play, come hell or high water. That said, my view is to ramp up Buxton an inning or two at a time, yes in center field, for the rest of the regular season. Then send him out there for Game 1, batting sixth. If it turns out he’s the good Buxton, no regrets. And it will shut up the naysayers like me. This was the whole point of letting him take it easy in the first place. Sitting him for the playoffs or leaving him off the roster does nothing but keep feeding the unhealthy speculation. I have no idea if Buxton can play in the field 9 innings three days in a row, but I would like to find out. Maybe he DH’s the middle game.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Smile, Mike. Austin Martin may be our future in Center. 🙂
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    great minds yada .. Just saw you posted in the other thread and thought I’d go get caught up on that one while watching nfl
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Is Buxton rehabbing in St. Paul because we are worried about whether or not the Twins still may not clinch the division and the games here at Target Field this weekend are too important? Because Buxton is going to DH in a playoff series? Because we are finally admitting that the whole attitude of “doesn’t have to face live pitching in spring training”, was a mistake, and live game action actually has value? Sorry if this comes off a little sour. 🙂 At this point, I am half hoping and half expecting them to write Buxton into center field and third in the order for Game 1. And honestly, why not? Good news is Joey Gallo is also rehabbing in that game and back in mid-season form!
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I recall Molitor saying on a broadcast this summer that Martin could profile as a centerfielder or second baseman, though maybe not as a full time everyday starter. Or if he was full time at those positions, not quite at league average, maybe. I think Molitor liked him better in center. But now my memory starts to fail me. But something like that.
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