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  1. slash129
    A lot will have to change to actually be a contender for wild card #2. Houston, Anaheim, Boston, New York, Cleveland, Toronto, Seattle ... Twins not in that league
  2. slash129
    Gonna be a long season
  3. slash129
    Should be 8-11 when the Reds roll into town.
  4. slash129
    FWIW, LaMarre did look completely overmatched in that PA vs Snell
  5. slash129
    At least Cleveland lost
  6. slash129
    Those coolers are expensive enough that you almost have to take a lease out on them.
  7. slash129
    I hope Molitor keeps Berrios on his normal rest and gives him game 1 against the Yankees. I've read some notes that Phil Hughes may pitch Sunday against the Rays pushing Odorizzi to Monday at the Bronx. Berrios will be up to the challenge of going into Yankee Stadium on Monday. I'm not trying to say that Odorizzi isn't, but Berrios is on a different level right now. Start the series with him. He can keep Stanton cold and get the boobirds going early in the series.
  8. slash129
    Butterfly effect, way to go!!
  9. slash129
    The trickle effect of Buxton. How many are wondering if Kepler would have played dagger to the heart on Lindor's HR? It was a wall scraper. It would have been a tough play, but Grossman jumped about two feet past the crossing point. I entertained that thought, but eventually just settled for "good for Lindor".
  10. slash129
    I thought they were just going with the flow. They gave Odorizzi props until the top of the sixth. You can't really blame them for overstating the Lindor bomb. That moment is exactly what they wanted in a short series like this for the people there. Did they fluff it up? Yes. But, it was a moment more deserving of the drool than a lot of others this season (like anytime Ohtani touches a baseball, we're supposed to stop what we're doing). Kluber deserves all the recognition he gets. Hopefully, Berrios can step up tonight and make this the kind of night for Twins fans and his family/friends that Lindor/Kluber gave the Cleveland fans and the Lindor family last night.
  11. slash129
    Good for Lindor. I'm happy for the guy. Hoping Berrios can do something similar tonight to place an early top moment on his career. If the top of the order was Dozier, Mauer, Kepler, our lineup would probably get to see 15-20 pitches out of the gate each game. Anyone want Luke Bard back? Could happen ... lol.
  12. slash129
    Yet another great PA from Kepler
  13. slash129
    So we moving Kepler behind Mauer yet?
  14. slash129
    12 straight for Doze!!
  15. slash129
    I noticed the lack of this as well. For example, Topps has their moments of the week: 1) The Mets five pitchers starting together and the team going 5-0. 2) Andrew McCutchen getting two walk-off hits 3) Scott Kingery having a 6 game hitting streak (Dozier has 11) 4) Gerrit Cole striking out 10 guys in three consecutive games 5) Bryce Harper hitting his 7th home run Joe couldn't even make that list, especially over Kingery, which I thought was pretty lame.
  16. slash129
    A twilight batting title would likely seal the deal for Joe. I hope he can stay healthy and make that a reality. Players with four or more batting titles: Honus Wagner HOF Ty Cobb HOF Rogers Hornsby HOF Harry Heilmann HOF Ted Williams HOF Stan Musial HOF Roberto Clemente HOF Rod Carew HOF Bill Madlock Wade Boggs HOF Tony Gwynn HOF Miguel Cabrera Cabrera is probably first ballot. That leaves Madlock as the only player to win four batting titles and not make the Hall. One of his titles came in the strike shortened season of '81. That's quite a list, and I would think if Mauer joined it, he gets the call.
  17. slash129
    Raines, Piazza and Bagwell are all in.
  18. slash129
    Looks like it will be Kluber/Carrasco instead of Carrasco/Bauer ... Tough break with the schedule, but the Twins will get another good test. Hopefully, they can break through against Kluber. They got close against Verlander. Those are the pitchers you have to find a way to beat, if you want to go deep into the playoffs. Each team has two players representing the local fans, so it will be interesting to see who gets the crowd. Lindor is the lone All-Star, but Berrios will hopefully get the spotlight for the longest.
  19. slash129
    Early season cherry-picking ... how nice. You forgot to mention "our own" Hildenberger and Polanco. It's not just "the other guy's" guys that have done little to help. All available options for fielding a competitive team need to be utilized. If you just want to promote the young guys early, then you will get the 2000 Twins. I think they won about 70 games.
  20. slash129
    Orlando Hudson hit ceiling with less defense. Trade him while he's hot.
  21. slash129
    Pitching was dominate from start to finish. Can't say enough about Berrios, but it was also impressive watching Pressly and Moya just pickup where he left off.
  22. slash129
    I'm indifferent towards the Padres. Is that worse than hating the Yankees or White Sox?
  23. slash129
    Agree that Sano's K-rate is unacceptable, but at the end of the day, he's still OPSing 925. Rosario and Kepler are fresh on the mind, but Sano has gotten plenty of big hits for this team - the knockout punch off Paxton being the biggest. Also, while he hasn't played a perfect 3B, he's definitely made plays like that laser to nail Altuve the other day. While Rosario has made some plays defensively - firing and getting G Polanco at the plate, his play has mostly been erratic. Definitely not carrying the team. More of the same yesterday with that air mail over Dozier's head and a very close call when not yielding to the Platinum Glove centerfielder.
  24. slash129
    Hoping for Lance Lynn to play Doc Ellis on Saturday? I just don't see Berrios being that guy. Lynn has seemed crazy enough in some of his interviews that, well, maybe.
  25. slash129
    Lucas Giolito - who used to live beside the ocean - has had some command issues with 7 walks and 4 hit batters in 11 plus innings so far this season. Twins need to stay with the patient approach that Mr. Kepler spoke of yesterday. Make Giolito feel lonely and dreaming of the west coast while out on the cold, dampish, 43° Minnesota mound tonight, and I think the good guys can have some big innings. On a related note, the White Sox also lead the league in getting hit, so this might not be the series for heavy Duke usage.
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