DocBauer

Absolutely som3 of the most egregiously bad umpiring I have ever witnessed in all my years of watching baseball. The Meals/Kepler incident should have resulted in some sort of suspension. Yes, it was that bad. The blown fastball from the Royals last night? You would literally have to be half blind not to call that. It was at least 3-4" from being too high. But I agree with Stringer that I have also seen some well called games this year. I've noticed somem inconsistencies with corner calls, but that is always the case. The problem with robot umps comes from the Twins batters themselves when it was used during the summer ramp up. I can't recall whether it was vertical or horizontal calls they objected to so strongly, but they clearly saw inaccuracies.

They did, however turn to Jeffers when they lost Garver for a time vs Astudillo (even if he's still ramping up) or Telis. They not only like Jeffers, but have acknowledged he's probably the primary catcher at this moment. Difference from filling in to daily play. If Kepler or Rosario were out for a time, or the season, you could see one of Rooker, Kirilloff or Larnach up. Cave and Wade have experience, are solid reserve options, and already on the 40 man. It would be a shame to start service time, burn an option and lose someone off the 40 man to add one of those guys for a temporary fill in. (And baseball gods help us if the season suddenly got cancelled). But another injury or two changes the whole complexion.

Hilarious and perfect!

Awesome! But not sure if I'm more impressed by Maeda or Rogers. Seems the FO has done a great job of building a team of high quality men.

Guessing Thorpe is an injury replacement. Same with Poppen. (Or was he placed on the IL?) I repeat mys3lf from a previous OP that Duran was to be used in case of emergency. Are we getting to that point? Oddo out again, Bailey not ready, Pineda still suspended...maybe instead of a traditional bullpen start we give the kid a shot. Are on giving Wade a shot. Maybe he provides a spark and gives someone else a day off. But Cave is ahead of him for a reason despite slumping lately.

Player of the game, to me, is Jeffers, despite what Berrios did. 2 for 3 with a run and a RBI in his MLB debut, and good behind the plate, despite never playing a game above AA. He looked comfortable and natural to me in everything he did. My only, small complaint, was while trying to frame pitches he "snatched" at a few balls and tried to drag them in to the zone. He needs to be a little more subtle in his movements as he may irk a few veteran umps. I was a bit surprised he was called up over Astudillo or Telis, even though Astudillo has had little time to ramp up. But it shows the belief/faith the Twins have in Jeffers. Goes along with the comments made by Falvey with the promotion. Makes me feel all the better about what is taking place at the alternate site and what the coaches are doing over there. Side note: What's going on with the idea of each team adding an additional 15 players to the reserve list? Unless I missed something, this should already be done and should have been done from the beginning.

I've never pretended to be any sort of scout or expert. But I've watched enough baseball to think I know a few things here and there. And I really hope I don't have to say these things again I about to say, but I probably will because there will be yet another Berrios article later this year, or at the start of next season. Buuut...here we go. Berrios has shown each of the last 2 seasons what he can do. Berrios faded down the stretch in 2018. NO expert, but I speculated his heavy training routine needed to be commended, but re-structured to provide endurance for a full season. He again stuttered in 2019 late before adjusting his routine, and the result was a good finish after a short bad spell. He and the Twins spoke about adjusting his in season routine going forward, along with continued experience and maturation, to maintain himself for an entire season. Flash forward to 2020 when expectation was he didn't have to worry about a full season, just let it rip for a 60 game season. Except, he's obviously been working on a few mechanical issues. But with a short ST and a short ST.2 he's been working on these adjustments on the fly. And it doesn't take a genius to look around baseball this season and see a lot of guys, batters and pitchers, have had a hard time getting in to groove/rhythm. We can debate over and over again for the next few months as to whether or not Berrios will ever develop in to a true ACE. But he is young, talented, still projectable, and every team in baseball would love to have him. I'd rather have him struggle early and get himself straight rather than the opposite.

Despite Berrios's performance and some big hits late, would it be silly to say the player of the game is Jeffers? Guy got the 1st RBI of the game and of his career, got another hit, called a good game and played good defense. Oh, and he hasn't played above AA until tonight.

Despite Berrios's performance and some big hits late, would it be silly to say the player of the game is Jeffers? Guy got the 1st RBI of the game and of his career, got another hit, called a good game and played good defense. Oh, and he hasn't played above AA until tonight.

Is it too early to order chicken?

BTW, I will take tiny credit for that blast as I sorta announced it was time to break it open

Cruz...$13M per as long as you want. Lifetime contract. Player, coach, advisor, Twins legend, etc

Top of the order in a frustrating game. Anyone else feel we're about to break out?

Isn't that the 1st run of the year he's allowed? Figures in a 2-0 game.

My opinion? Trust your pen and let Jose leave on a high note and feeling confident.

Time to break this game open and bury the Brewers!

I think Rocco pulls Berrios at this point. Great pen, 80 pitches, want him to leave the game feeling super confident. And Rocco seems to be playing things pretty conservative these days. Of course, a clutch hit or 2 here would make the game easier.

BTW...THIS is the Berrios I/we expected!

Jeffers!

Dropping in late, at my dad's house for our normal Thursday night, and watching the game...sorta. lol. Sorry I don't have time to "like" a bunch of great posts! I agree with sending Eddie on that play, and too close to overturn, but I firmly believe he got a finger in there to be safe.

I get disappointment and frustration at this point due to injuries, slow adaptability, etc. But we see and know the talent. Buxton was outstanding last season, as was Sano, before injury and after adjustments. I think Rocco and his staff some real hand in that. 2020 is a mess for so many in so many ways. Ask this question again this time next year when things normalize.

Should not have gotten tossed! But the call was BS

Can Eddie be Eddie again here?

Whew!!

Can't watch...cant stop watching