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  1. PDX Twin
    Morneau made a comment on the Sunday broadcast to the effect that other teams didn't seem to hate the Twins when he played because they recognized and respected that the Twins played the game "the right way." This team does not play "the right way." There is no hustle or enthusiasm. Some have commented on Dozier's apparent lack of hustle, and he's supposed to be one of the leaders. There just doesn't seem to be anyone exhibiting the attitude of "if I just work a little harder, maybe I can help turn this around." More like "I can't wait for this game to be over?" Or "Oh, well. I still get a nice big check in my bank account." It really makes them hard to watch (along with the losing, of course).
  2. PDX Twin
    I made the plunge and bought MiLB.TV this year. These games are often much less depressing than the Twins, especially when the latter are being Yankeed. Not sure whom I'll watch tonight, but there are a lot of choices. (Even the Twins ... maybe ... at least until they get depressingly far behind.)
  3. PDX Twin
    One particular danger of the small sample size here is *which* lefties he has faced and how that compares with past years. Have the Twins faced the same elite quality lefties so far this year that they always face over a full season and, to the extent they have, has Max hit against them?
  4. PDX Twin
    Five looooong days we waited ........ for this? I guess I shouldn't complain because they were facing an awfully good pitcher, but it was really disappointing to see it all fall apart in the middle innings.
  5. PDX Twin
    Slightly off topic: I don't know much about modern defensive metrics and exactly how they are calculated, but the comments here seem to suggest that range on batted balls is the main factor. But (uniquely) for firstbasemen, the most important defensive action may be saving errors on other players' errant throws. Is there a defensive metric for firstbasemen that measures "defensive errors saved"? Joe sure has saved a lot of them, but I haven't watched enough other firstbasemen to know how he compares.
  6. PDX Twin
    And every unexpected off day in April is a doubleheader or a cancelled off day later in the season.
  7. PDX Twin
    Deserved kudos to Joe, but I can't resist saying that the starting pitcher was absolutely ... Berrilliant! The White Sox have to be saying "Do we really have to play against this guy for 4+ more years?"
  8. PDX Twin
    I also love the daily top-prospect summary. It summarizes one of the key pieces of content for which I previously had to hunt in the articles. (And often the top prospects would not be discussed unless they got two hits or contributed to a run.) Another feature that would be great would be a weekly (or even monthly) cumulative statistical summary of these prospects, along with others who have made themselves interesting since the prospect list was published. I know all of this takes a lot of time, but it would be another excellent addition.
  9. PDX Twin
    Rosario has a lot of talent ... but he can be an Eddiot!
  10. PDX Twin
    It's probably irrational, but I'm very optimistic about Rosario. If he can continue to improve his plate discipline, his pure talent will allow him to crush the better pitches he will see. I can imagine him as an MVP candidate with 30 HR and .325 average with a few steals and outfield assists catching the eye as well.
  11. PDX Twin
    It seems to me like we can't lose here. If Gibson is good, we win lots of games. If Gibson is bad, we get to see some of the youngsters a bit sooner. I'll look forward to either outcome. (Of course, he'll probably be just good enough to keep his spot but not good enough to win a lot of games...)
  12. PDX Twin
    With all the blue-chip FAs next season, it's hard for me to see Dozier getting the super payday he seeks. I see him as more of a mauve chip, or perhaps a pale azure chip in comparison. It wouldn't totally surprise me if he goes on the market, finds that the big-market teams are all spent-out chasing the Harpers and Machados, and decides that a reasonable offer to stay put with a young, competitive team is pretty attractive.
  13. PDX Twin
    Enough talking (well ... writing)! It's time! Play Ball!
  14. PDX Twin
    "Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Max Kepler, and Jose Berrios should solidify the roster for the next decade." More like the next 3-5 years? If these players turn out to be worth signing when they reach free agency, the Twins will (as always) struggle to sign them.
  15. PDX Twin
    The "business of baseball" also involves putting fans in the seats and getting them to tune in so that you get more for your TV package. I think Minnesota fans (in particular) value loyalty and continuity. Not that 5000 people buy tickets to every game just to see Joe, but they buy tickets to see a product/team that earns their support. (Frankly, this is one of the reasons I'm highly disgruntled about the Sanó situation. How the Twins and the player handle it will affect how excited I am to watch them and him this summer.) As long as Joe performs well, he is much more valuable to the Twins than a replacement with the same statistics. I hope that they work out a deal that makes sense for both so that Twins fans can enjoy the celebration of his final season. I also hope that the rising generation of Twins stars can help Joe get to the World Series.
  16. PDX Twin
    Even without the concussions, would Joe still be catching regularly at his age?
  17. PDX Twin
    What would Gardy call him?
  18. PDX Twin
    I'd probably put Killebrew at 3rd, where he played for quite a few seasons, Oliva at DH because injuries forced him out of the outfield early, and Allison in RF. Admittedly, being an old codger, I have fond (and perhaps inflated) memories of the players I revered in my youth. No place for Morneau on the bench?
  19. PDX Twin
    "As for the baseball in his first offseason, it has been a little challenging. He notes, “It’s challenging because you don’t know what the Twins are looking for." Doesn't it seem like the Twins should be letting prospects know what they're looking for?
  20. PDX Twin
    I can't wait until this doesn't matter because pitches are called correctly, every time, by real-time technology. Maybe this happens about the time that Castro retires?
  21. PDX Twin
    Sano for Archer, straight up?
  22. PDX Twin
    I agree on the podcasts. I never, ever listen because most of it is tedious and I, the listener, don't get to control the pace. In an article, I can skim through or skip paragraphs that I find uninteresting and linger over and savor the parts that are great. Listening to most podcasts is like watching TV with commercials. If TD goes mostly to podcasts, I'll go mostly somewhere else (with great regret!).
  23. PDX Twin
    I'd be one who would be interested in an occasional contribution. But I don't consider myself to be any kind of baseball expert and my knowledge of the players around the league and in the Twins' system is not at the level of the main contributors, so I'm not sure what role I could fill. I have on a couple of occasions started a thread in the forum section, but they have typically disappeared from the main page quickly as there were other forum entries getting comments and it appears that only the 5 or so more recently commented articles and forum posts stay there. That has discouraged me from using that forum (pun intended?) to share my thoughts. Maybe excluding articles that are already on the main page from the forum section would allow independent contributions that are presented there to flourish better?
  24. PDX Twin
    And Darvish has been paying zero income tax in Texas. Seattle, Texas, Houston, Tampa Bay, and Miami could offer this advantage.
  25. PDX Twin
    Is that because we think Ohtani is our savior?
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