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At one point this summer, someone on this site did take pains to compare Julien to Arraez. Julien was deemed to be the superior player, of course. -
That 100-win Twins team in 2019? Cute little ballclub..
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The 2014 Royals fit all your criteria for cute.
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The 1987 Twins were a cute story, but you are probably too young to remember.
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Roughing out September transactions
Hosken Bombo Disco replied to stringer bell's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I love riverbrian’s analysis of the offense. As far as pitching. Here goes mine. In the competition for possible #3 starter in the wild card round, I don’t really have an opinion. Maeda would worry me, but as of today would be my first choice. This could still change. Ryan with his current struggles seems like a better candidate for one inning of relief. For Ober, they are clearly managing his innings, and it also depends on how Ober matches up. I am not interested in Paddack for a bullpen spot unless he makes a couple of late season starts and we see how he fares. Keuchel is a nice story but not worth the risk. Varland is an excellent candidate for relief as long as we ask him not to overthrow. I would not attempt any other surprises from AAA. With good long starts from Lopez and Gray and production from the offense, the Twins could very conceivably advance to the second round.- 43 replies
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Thanks, I was hoping someone would bring this up. Hoping a TD writer is capable of doing a deeper dive. In the first inning, Ryan fastball was in the 93-95mph range, but by the third inning it was down to 90-92. When I checked his 9-inning shutout against Boston earlier this summer, Ryan was throwing 91-94 consistently right through the whole game. If Ryan is trying to overthrow at the start of games, that is a bad sign and suggest that stop doing that please.
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I assumed the Pohlads bought up all the billboards around Target Field but maybe not?
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Good catch, and dumb me. Collecting in full due to medical retirement This could be relevant for Buxton and especially Correa if either ever reaches a point where they simply cannot take the field to do anything baseball related.
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Right, I do think Varland will be on the playoff roster.
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To those discussing a possible Buxton retirement or not: Stephen Strasburg has just announced his retirement, leaving millions on the table. So, it does happen.
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Yes, this came out back in early May, when Buxton was batting .900 OPS. Success has a thousand fathers; an orphan, none.
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Obviously the team has staff who scout and advise on personnel in other organizations, but especially after last year, the top two decision-makers seem completely lacking in trust in their staff in identifying potential bargains in other organizations, and lacking in confidence to actually go ahead and authorize a deal. It is a no win situation at this point. I think their best bet for bullpen help this postseason is to identify which starters will start games, and let them pitch deep, and then determine which of their other starters might be good for the set up role. And then being it is a very small sample, hope to get lucky.
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What I am not a fan of is using Duran for 2 innings. Duran has said himself he doesn’t like going out for a second inning of relief. I think you give Duran one inning and then take your chances. Those types of guys get all wound up for one big inning of whup-ass, pardon my french, and then they’re spent. They either finish in the handshake line or they come in and sit and cool all the way down. Hard for them to warm back up, and in Duran’s case, he has said as much. Postseason, sure. But not games like today. That’s not how those guys are built. Also, Duran is only a couple years removed from serious shoulder issue. It’s just not worth it to me, to chase a single win on the arm of your by far best reliever when all the other teams were sellers at the deadline. I know that sounds kind of backwards, that’s where we’re at. Just my opinion.
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Yup, we need to line up Lopez and Gray for the first two games, hope they pitch well, and that Rocco doesn’t get cold feet and pull them out of the game too soon.
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This makes it sound like Lewis had trouble with the transfer, or something. I just watched the replay. Lewis made a hell of a play. The only problem was Lewis was playing too deep and that’s not necessarily Lewis’s fault.
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( @wabene how did i do, lol)
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Wow! That is really an interesting story! Here is another website I think everyone should look into https://twinsdaily.com
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LA Angels, and San Diego Padres Tales of Caution
Hosken Bombo Disco replied to Trov's topic in Other Baseball
Trov, with all due respect, I see the Twins in the same mold as the Padres. Lots of good players obtained through costly trades, and one big huge free agent signing last offseason. If the Twins make it to the league championship series this year like the Padres did last year, they will be called an unqualified, resounding success. No one will be saying the Twins “fell in the playoffs” if they make it to the ALCS. -
Only the pink Himalayan salt, for me 🤣
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100% agree, but like I said above, …
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I think it’s a little bit of needing someone in the 6th because of managing Ober’s innings (whether you agree with that or not), and a little bit of postseason tryouts
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“It would mean a lot to me if everyone would behave in the game threads“
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Hobey Baker? It’s a minnesota thing
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Mod note: should go without saying, but let’s dial back the overreactions
