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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good defense helps make good pitching. I don't want any more "thumpers" who either "thump" or strike out. The Twins batting averages have been steadily improving as the weather has warmed up. Most starting position players are hitting around .250, except for Lewis. Lewis is a mystery to me. I suggest a sports psychologist and Lewis have some long discussions to see what is going on. Or Lewis could just spend some quality time with C-4, who may be one of the smartest baseball players playing today. I would not trade any pitching right now. Even if the trading of Paddock, makes sense "for economic reasons", since he will be a free agent at the end of the year, great teams win now and don't always "wait til next year". Especially during a pennant race, which would send a negative message to the rest of the team. This team has great chemistry. Don't change the formular. The bullpen has been very good. When will Danny C. return? He is an important missing piece of this puzzle.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    My eye test and the TV strike zone box seemed to show that home plate umpire, Mr. Austin Jones, was awful at calling balls and strikes last night. In fact he has replaced retired umpires, Joe West and Angel Hernandez (they were tied), as my least favorite umpire.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    It was an interesting game to watch Mike. I enjoyed Adam Wainwright's inciteful comments during the game about pitching and the interview during the game with Pablo Lopez was a classic interview, which showed the difference between "pitchers" and "throwers". Pablo Lopez has surpassed Camilo Pascual as my favorite Twins pitcher of all time.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks for that post T and R. I'm glad my observations about McC's fielding and speed were not correct.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    McCusker is a real liability in the OF. He needs to DH or learn to play 1B, and stop striking out so much.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Mark Twain wrote: "There are 3 kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." He was implying that statistics can be used in ways to convince folks of something that isn't correct. However many times in my life, I have found find Twain's quote to be a lie.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Santana was also a great value signing last year.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    These metrics verify what my eyes have shown me. Trade Paddock for a young backup defensive catcher, as soon as Paddock has his next decent start.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great article, Matt. The title was hilarious. I'm glad that Ty France could break the tie and win the game.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Guardians paid $12,000,000 for Santana and Phillies paid $10,000,000 for Max Kepler (hitting ,229 with 5 HR and 39 K;s). France and Bader and Clemens sure do look like great signings by the Twins FO..
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    France is a professional major league player. He has been a good addition at a great price.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good, valid points Chief. Thanks.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    With the Twins being a regional team and drawing loyal fans from the Dakotas and Wisconsin and other places far from downtown Minneapolis, there was good reason for Minnesota to have built a domed stadium with a retractable roof. I was guaranteed there would be games played when the Twins played at the Metro Dome and I flew from North Carolina to see the games. In addition, while the fans can bundle up during cold spring and September/October games, playing in really cold weather is not conducive to optimum performances by players, especially pitchers. Playing in warm sunshine is really nice, but getting unusable rain checks, after having traveled great distances by driving or flying, and after having booked hotel rooms, is so uncertain that I am reluctant to take that chance. Many of you reading this may think, "Well my taxes helped pay for beautiful Target Field and I don't want the added expense of a retractable roof, and I don't think it is an inconvenience for me and my family" ...you have a valid point. But I'm just saying that fans who must travel great distances to Twins games, are more likely to spend a thousand, or more, dollars for travel, hotels food and tickets, if they know the games will be played.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    The game has started and I bet there are not 5,,000 in attendance.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    I agree 100 % Bly.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am sure it is fun going to see the Twins at the opponents' ball parks. In fact several weeks ago I went to Atlanta to see the Twins play and wore my Puckett jersey. And I plead guilty to not having traveled to Minnesota for some games since 1987 and 1988. However I have heard numerous Twins (Lewis, Jeffers, Correa, Mauer, etc.) say during interviews how much they appreciate the Twins fans coming to support them at home games. If I were a Twins' player, I would want to see a full house tonight against our current most hated division rival after the incredible accomplishments of the players the past 2 weeks.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    If the fans don't show up for the Cleveland and Kansas City series this week, it won't be due to the Twins not winning, nor on unenthusiastic play by the players nor on Rocco's moving the players around nor the "cheap" owners nor the weather in the place where the fans choose to live. If the fans don't show up to support this exciting Twins team, then shame on Minnesota.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    There is nothing "lame" about any 10 game winning streak. The Twins ultimately control their own destiny.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Is it more fun to watch the Twins play the Orioles, Angels, White Sox, and those of bottom feeders ilk?
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Ebullient means joyful. I looked it up. Thanks Mathew for once again expanding my vocabulary. Plus it was an informative article. I feel ebullient.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    On may 9, 2025 I was in Greensboro, NC watching my grandson's team play in the North Carolina High School Baseball Playoffs. I met Luke Napleton from Chicago. He had been playing for a semi-pro team in High Point, NC, called The Rockers. (High Point used to manufacture a lot of furniture and has furniture markets every year.) Frank Viola is the pitching coach for the Rockers. Luke told me he had just been signed by the Twins and was going to Ft. Myers this weekend. He expected to either play at Ft. Myers or at Cedar Rapids. He was with the Rockers only a short time, but was hitting .571 (12 for 21) with 2 doubles and 2 home runs. I told him I was the biggest Twins' fan in North Carolina. He played at the University of Louisville in 2024 and hit .320 with 11 HR.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    Please Twins, do not trade Joe Ryan. for prospects. The front office would be living on "Some Day Isle". "Some day I'll get to go to a Twins World Series". "Some day the Twins will win, just not this season." The trio of Lopez, Ryan and Ober is outstanding. The cost is too high for the Twins. It would send a negative message to the players, staff and the fans. It would say: "The current roster, which I, the Front Office, have put together, isn't good enough...therefore sell." How would the players who are going to play today react to that trade? No too well, I imagine. Carpe Diem.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    A brilliant sour and sweet article, Nick.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Amen.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    What is it about this franchise that keeps us loyal fans coming back for more of this phenomenon, coined by some as "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat"? If winning and losing were all that kept our interest, then we all should figure which franchise is the most successful at winning and forsake the Twins and root for the winningest baseball franchise...especially those of us who live too far away to attend many Twins' games. However, for most of us, the Twins are like an extended family. We grew up together. We have memories of a domed stadium, and the loudest cheering ever experienced, of the hope filled fresh green grass of spring training, of walk-off victories and of watching games with announcers who become like friends to watch a game with, and pictures of eternally young players named Carew, Oliva, Pascual, Lopez, Mauer, Puckett, Davidson, Killebrew, Do the good times really outweigh the bad? Is it worth spending hours and hours our limited time here on earth in this manner? This is a question we all must ask. As for me, my answer is a loud, "YES! It is worth it." Being a Minnesota Twins' fan, for me, is a type of unconditional love.
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