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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks Chief for correcting my mistake. That's what I get for relying on google instead of going to mlb.com. Google said that the team with the better record will host the 3 game series. However upon re-reading what google said, I think it was referring to the wildcard games. At any rate, thank you for posting this information. That certainly makes better sense than what I had posted. By the way, I plan on coming to Minnesota from North Carolina for at least one playoff game, sooooooooooooooo Gooooooooooooooooooo Twins.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    This analysis was really favorable to the Twins. Thanks Otto for bringing this to our attention. And it seems to have ignored the addition of Leon. If not for Leon, who would be the Twins second string catcher? The writers keep ignoring Leon, but I predict that the addition of Leon will prove to be a wise move by the FO.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am proud Gary Sanchez is a Minnesota Twin. Thank you, Gary for recognizing a need and addressing it in a generous way.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    We don't know yet...no one has hit his pitches.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    If you add Brooks Lee and Connor Prielipp, things look better. You also must factor the order in which the Twins drafted. After a good season, the draft order is much lower, which usually means less talent in the overall draft that year.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    I's chose Jack Morris. I hate that the 3 game series between the division champ with the worst record among the 3 division champs, will have to play all 3 games at the home field of the last wild card team to get in, if the last wildcard team has a better record than the 3rd best division champ.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    I give the FO an A. What were the Twins needs, according to 95% of TD and according to Seth? 2 relievers, a starter and a cheap second string catcher. What did the FO get? Exactly what was needed. The AL Central is ripe for the taking. The FO did not sit complacently by and watch the other teams improve. Yesterday's game was a microcosm of what the Twins needed and what the Twins got. Fulmer and Lopez were in command on the mound and exuded confidence which I could feel through my computer screen. Leon was an encourager behind the plate, nodding and gesturing to his pitchers. I like that. And he was in command behind the plate from day one with a new team and a new, young pitcher, whom he had never caught before. A pretty incredible performance by Leon on the defensive side and in pitch calling. I was interested in one point in the game, Leon seemed to be insisting that Ryan throw more high fastballs, Ryan complied and the result was a strikeout. I am so pumped now with the relief pitching. Plus the Twins had to fill a starting position by either AAAA pitchers, which would tax the bullpen, or by trading for a pitcher who threw 180 innings successfully last year...and the FO was successful in trading for Mahle. Plus Lopez and Mahle will be around next year too. Fulmer is just a rental, but the Twins only paid a rental price for him. Leon was obtained for little cost. Oh by the way, how did you like Leon's 2 run double and his single? I need to end this post so I can contact my buddy, Paulie Walnuts, at Satriale's Pork Store in Kearny, New Jersey and lay down a bet on the Twins for October.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    I second that.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    So this is what a competent bullpen looks like. I like it.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    At least the Guardians lost. The Twins need to go on a tear right now, today, and beat Detroit. The Twins have a difficult schedule the rest of the year. Today's game is the most important game of the year...today. Today is a gift. That is why it is called "the present". Own it. Seize the day.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    I agree with your assessment. Just think what we posters would be writing (myself included) if the Twins had done nothing (like the White Sox and Guardians).
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Twins are a better team today than they were 2 days ago, partly due to this trade. The AL Central is there for the Twins to take. The Twins had to obtain several relievers and they did so. Lopez was the key. I watched a really great video showing his 9 year old son, who has health problems, watching his dad pitch. It was beautiful Welcome to the Twins family, Jorge Lopez and your family.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    A good way to look at this. I do miss Petty though.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Who has been removed from the Twins 26 man roster and who has been removed from the 40 man roster, to make room for Lopez and Mahle? The Twins are a much better team today than they were yesterday.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    I like this trade. Twins get immediate help this year, and potential help the next 2 years.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really good post. Thanks JM.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    Chief, I agree about questionable management. AJ Pierzynski was the color man on the mlb/tv game last night. AJ also questioned why Gray was not sent out for the 6th inning because the bullpen had been overworked already this year and Gray had had a good, short 5th inning. AJ also said Gordan should have advanced to 3B instead of stopping at 2B on the Celestino hit to RF. He said there was now way he would have been thrown out. AJ criticized Pagan's errant throw to 1B, saying when you come in a game, you've got to be ready to play. I had not been an AJ fan, he is too abrasive for me. but AJ kept making really good points. I did not watch the start of the game, so I did not know who the color man was until late in the game. He also said Gordan may be wearing his pants above his knees in order to get more balls called on low pitches when he is batting. A really interesting point. All in all, AJ really show some keen baseball knowledge. I enjoyed his comments.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Somebody is going to get the good relievers. The Twins can get them or face them.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Please Twins, trade for some relievers quickly, before the good ones are gone and we go dumpster diving again.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Cody, Thanks for this interesting list. Does this rating system also mean that these should be the top 5 players whom the Twins should keep? That's the way I look at it. Hurray for Kep having an outstanding season. I hope he will frequently hit to the left side as long as teams put the shift on him.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Can you supply those of us who are non-subscribers to "The Athletic" the rankings, or is that a no-no?
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    Winning, like losing, is a habit formed by experience.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Nice Dave. Thanks for the laughs.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    As John Fogerty sang : "Put me in Coach - I'm ready to play today; Look at me, I can be Centerfield". .
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Mike I agree I would be happier by focusing on the journey. But don't you agree that the annual baseball seasonal journey itself is more fun for us, when the Twins are winning? This year has been so much more fun than last year for us Twins fans. However if one's definition of "winning" is to be able to go to a beautiful ball park and watch the wonderful game of baseball, no matter who wins the game, then last year's Twins season should have created just as much joy for us Twins fans as this season's Twins games. Let me see a show of hands of readers who enjoyed last year's Twins season as much as this year's season. No hands? I thought so. For better or for worse, baseball is so much more than enjoying a beautiful day at the ball park. It is about beating the hell out of the Yankees.
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