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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    I submit that the most important Twin to ignite the Twins' offense is the one in the batter's box. Now wait a moment before you dismiss my comment. Think of all the Twins' "swing for the fence" swings that have been fanning the air. Think of the grounders straight into the shift by Twins' hitters, resulting in easy ground outs or a line drive right into the shift. Think of all the runners stranded on 1B and 2B because the Twins' batter would not/could not "bunt them over" or hit behind the runner. We have mentioned lack of power (except the 2 Eds who lead the American League in extra base hits by a teammate duo). How about some more singles, some more walks, and some more hitting to the opposite field from all the Twins' batters. How about playing for 1 run, instead of everyone trying to hit homers. We have better pitching than in recent years so small-ball will produce better results, since our opponents are scoring less runs per game. With good pitching, low scoring games will be more frequent. Look at the Twins' record this year in one run games (3-13). I submit this pitiful record in one run games is a clue. The Twin in the batter's box needs to get on base by any means, advance the runner, knock the runner in by any means possible, and then score that one run that each batter represents...not by constantly swinging for home runs, but by playing as a team.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    I'm not so sure about this. Polanco is Latino. He seems to show absolutely no emotions. Sano also seems to hold it in in games. Remember both of them suffered the loss of close family members last year. It was an extremely tough year for them. If you looked at Pressley's face after the recent home run hit off him, you would have seen the face of agony. I believe some individuals, no matter where they may be from, are more demonstrative that others. Eddie is just being Eddie. Who would want to stifle that personality? I feel the Twins have many players, Latino, German, African American, "good ole southern" , and "upper-midwest stoic" who are not very demonstrative individuals. But as Gardy used to say, "It's a long season". I understood, but did not like that saying, because he always said it after a loss. I look at it this way: We live one moment at a time. Each moment is a gift. That is why it is called the present. Play today's hand (game) to the best of your ability and give it all you have. Be a leader by example first, then by words. If Paul Molitor, with his back ground told me something, I would be foolish not to listen. He wouldn't have to yell at me, nor cuss me, nor throw bats into the shower. He earned it, plus he is the manger and I am the player. The Twins may have had the perfect storm of injuries and suspensions the first 2 and a half months of this season, but that is in the past and the Twins have a game today. Go Twins! Beat the ever living ___ out of the Red Sox! (Sorry, I got carried away there.)
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great article SD. I recently toured Dale Junior's race shop with some of my buddies who were in my home town for an army reunion. The shop was amazing...full of computers, laser measuring devices, robotic work stations, aerodynamically slick paint, and engineers with PhD's. NASCAR, baseball, and other sports are changing due to external changes in our human abilities to do things quicker, with more strength, and with more precision. In our society, our athlete's average physical sizes are increasing due to diet, environment, medicine, improved training techniques.The wealth and resulting time away from having to work sun-up to sundown to produce food and shelter, and the relatively peaceful existence that our society currently enjoys, allows our best and brightest to concentrate on sports, instead of storming a beach in the Pacific or setting ambushes in a jungle. One of my favorite movies is Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". I'm glad I can enjoy a "wonderful life" by watching and discussing baseball, instead of worrying whether my son will come home from Vietnam or Korea or some foreign land. Today I want to say thank you to all who are in our military currently and to those who have served and especially to all those who died, to allow us to be discussing future changes in baseball instead of whether we are winning a war. SD, I have no idea how I got so far off topic...but it must have been due to your extremely thought provoking article. Thank you.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Don't look back, something might be gaining on you.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thank you for article and for the comments Parker, Very informative.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Really funny article. Did you edit it after the game ended? You were spot on. Thanks.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Why is Mrs. Chief doing Platoon's laundry?
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks Parker. I wonder if the types of pitches being thrown and whether the pitcher is a lefty or a righty affect your analysis. For example, outside and low may be predominantly breaking balls from a right hander. What pitches are predominantly inner third? High and tight fastballs from a right handed pitcher? Or a left handed pitcher throwing a breaking ball in, down and low? Lots of variables here. High, low, fast, slow, right handed, left handed, ball movement, runner on second, which may require Sano to try to hit the ball to right field ( OK sorry, I may have gotten carried away here). I would enjoy reading an interview with a hitting coach about this topic, maybe not specifically about Sano, but about how a hitting coach finds and trys to fix flaws in hitters..
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    I also wondered why Tom chose 28 days to use as a comparison in his article.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Maybe Rooker and Thorpe are "surging" also. This is a great idea for a monthly article. Thanks.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Only 3 of the top 20 are "surging" over the last 28 days. What gives? Kirilloff, Rortvedt and Blankenhorn are the only top 20 players to show any marked improvement over the last 28 days. The won/lost records of the Twins minor league teams are disappointing. I thought the Twins had a top ten farm system. Not according to the won/lost records.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    The real "king" here is TV. Football shows better on tv than baseball.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good luck.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Who is the team psychologist for Ft. Myers?
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    In order to catch the "Pennant Fever" predicted for the Twins this summer, my son and I had planned a trip to Minneapolis from North Carolina. We have changed our plans due to the consistently discouraging ways the Twins.have found to lose games this season. Instead of Minneapolis, we will be headed to Chattanooga (after the post-Midwest League All-Star game promotions from Cedar Rapids) to see the Lookouts and to Elizabethton to see the Rookie League Twins. Maybe next year we will decide to visit the Twin Cities, but not now, due totally to the poor play of the Twins. (Someone please forward this comment to the Minnesota Tourism Commission)..
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Free Busenitz.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    Sounds reasonable.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Years ago it was Spahn and Sain and pray for rain. Soon it will be Berrios, Graterol and Romero and pray for snow.
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  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks Tom for these wraps. I have enjoyed every one of them...win or lose. Although I enjoy the wraps more when the Twins win.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Your proposed lineup will stop a lot of grounders with 2 SS, but an empty LF may be a problem.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    I've read the article and all the comments to this article from my knowledgeable TD friends...and I am more discouraged now than before I read these solutions. If a player is not hitting, and is leading the world in strikeouts, the player doesn't play on my team, if I have someone who I think will be better. Sano needs a dose of reality and needs to be sent to AAA. Reward good results and punish bad results. Bring up Gordon. Both Sano and Gordon have earned changes of scenery. Buck needs to bunt more...at least once a game. Then he can rattle the other team with his speed. All sorts of good things happen for the Twins with Buck on base. Dozier needs to hit to the opposite field much more. Players need to bunt against an extreme shift. Stop emphasizing this love affair with swings which result in either a SO or a grounder into the shift or a long fly out. These guys are professional hitters They should be able to "Hit 'em where they ain't". The object is not for an individual to lead the league in HR's and SO's. The object is for a "team" to win. Please tell me where I'm wrong with my suggestions. Help me understand that this game is more complicated than what I think, and that what I have suggested shows my lack of knowledge about how to win at baseball. Then educate me about how to score more runs than the other team through 9 innings.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Trade for Realmuto. Gordon would love to be in Florida, near his family. Pitchers are so unpredictable. Realmuto is the Realdeal.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Just wow! What an incredible report. Thanks for boosting the hope of all Twins' fans who read TD.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    OK...So except for Lewis, a little early to see what we have here. Correct?
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