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  1. PDX Twin
    Anybody watching Plouffe on the pregame show? He's got something on the shelf behind him that looks like a guy eating a big chain. Is this a Minnesota State Fair thing? ????? (For anyone interested, the Washington Post sent a reporter to the Fair. Here's a free link to her food report: https://wapo.st/45zF6x7 )
  2. PDX Twin
    Well said, Nick. The Twins are excruciatingly frustrating! Just like every other team I've ever followed!
  3. PDX Twin
    I'm sure he'll do his part. It's just a question of how many times he comes up in a DP situation.
  4. PDX Twin
    Yup. Reminds me of what Kirby used to do. And as he becomes one of the more experienced players, he can be the leader of this team!
  5. PDX Twin
    Amazing. Odds-on CC hits into a DP there.
  6. PDX Twin
    The line score on the bottom of my screen showed the 3 about two seconds before the pitch. I knew what was coming!
  7. PDX Twin
    There is more to clubhouse culture than just "getting along," or "liking each other." A good clubhouse also means a culture that expects effort and success on the field. Sometimes that means calling out players how aren't putting in the required effort. That can be done in a hostile or a friendly manner. Even a good clubhouse can have rivalries, as long as they are respectful and focused on winning. In the olden days, we heard about "Kangaroo Courts" and fines as a friendly reminder that maximum effort is expected. I wonder if they still have something like that.
  8. PDX Twin
    Do some/most of the minor leagues end next week, or do they now play into September?
  9. PDX Twin
    Posting without comment, though there is an obvious conclusion.. OPS by mode of acquisition: Players coming up through Twins organization Julien, .872 Lewis, .870 Wallner, .864 Jeffers, .862 Kirilloff, .799 Kepler, .774 Polanco, .755 Buxton, .732 Larnach, .715 Miranda, .566 Gordon, .504 Players acquired through trades or FA signings: Solano, .773 Gallo, .765 Correa, .717 Castro, .693 Taylor, .677 Farmer, .659 Vazquez, .579
  10. PDX Twin
    How long a year is! I haven't thought about "bullpen games" since last year at this time!
  11. PDX Twin
    Perhaps we could arrange a Strat-O-Matic league for Gallo and Sano to keep their competitive instincts active without us having to watch all the strike threes.
  12. PDX Twin
    Is Matt Capps still alive? Maybe we could get him for, say, Walker Jenkins.
  13. PDX Twin
    Buxton and Gallo have now combined for 206 strikeouts vs. 93 hits and 68 walks. Both are racing south from the Mendoza line as fast as they can and have OBP < .300.
  14. PDX Twin
    I only made it to the third. And I'm in the Pacific Time Zone.
  15. PDX Twin
    The job of the manager and coaching staff is to make sure that the team gets the most out of its players. All of the comments above are about the fact that the Twins' hitters are underproducing. Does the staff not deserve blame for that?
  16. PDX Twin
    Of course they do. We are desperate for left-handed hitting outfielders.
  17. PDX Twin
    What must the starting pitchers be thinking. Before today, the best ERA in baseball and no winning record in a really weak division. When do we play Oakland? Might be worth watching.
  18. PDX Twin
    If the Twins are going to buy, they need to buy a "winner." Someone who does his best when the game is on the line and who can be a leader in the clubhouse. Could be a hitter or a pitcher, but they need someone on whom the rest of the team can lean, because right now they are all taking turns falling over each other when the pressure's on.
  19. PDX Twin
    BUT, what is the alternative? My objection to the signing was largely "Why spend the money on him?" It's not like we don't have cheap alternatives as LH power bats who play corner outfield and 1B who may well turn out to be better: Kirilloff, Larnach, and Wallner. And, of course, we also have Kepler if the youngsters don't measure up. To me, the Gallo signing was a very poor one because we lost a huge amount of development time for those three kids and, really, didn't get much in return (unless you are trying to run up opposing pitchers' strikeout totals, which Gallo does singularly well).
  20. PDX Twin
    As usual, Nick, I find myself in substantial agreement with the points you make. As someone once said, "It's hard to get a clutch hit with both hands around your throat." These Twins' hitters really choke a lot in key situations. Unlike Kirby, who carried the team on his back, these guys are looking for a back onto which to climb, and there is none available.
  21. PDX Twin
    To me, that was not unlucky, it was incompetent defense from the pitcher. You don't need to be Greg Maddux or Jim Kaat to make that an out.
  22. PDX Twin
    Well, Wallner does throw right-handed, but has he ever played 3B?
  23. PDX Twin
    I'm curious how this would work...
  24. PDX Twin
    Well, since he's a farmer, there's lots of choices. Maybe a threat involving steer manure to anyone who didn't start hitting?
  25. PDX Twin
    From the Twins' Web site: Kind of tells it all: 1. Correa has been terrible at the plate this year. 2. No one who has been less terrible has enough PA to qualify.
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