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  1. USAFChief
    My bad, I misread.
  2. USAFChief
    1. Poor defense and sloppy fundamentals should be expected when "Anybody can play anywhere" is a core philosophy. 2. Related to above: Except for catcher, they don't replace injured players with someone who plays the same position, even up the middle. When a SS goes down, do they call up and play a capable SS? No. They don't. 3. Please don't tell me they care about defense when they don't teach anyone a position in the minors. Franchise cornerstone Royce Lewis has been in this organization for about 30 years now and there's STILL conversation daily here about where he should be playing. In short, defense isn't a priority, and nobody should be surprised when they dont get a lot of it.
  3. USAFChief
    The "eff this" period? Assuming you're talking about the previous regime, how long should the current one "scramble?" Falvey was hired October 2016.
  4. USAFChief
    If Tommy ******* Watkins is still the 3rd base coach next half inning fire everyone.
  5. USAFChief
    This ******* idiotic team deserves to lose.
  6. USAFChief
    Lewis HAS to score on that. What the ****???
  7. USAFChief
    How about just swing at strikes?
  8. USAFChief
    One AB worse than the next.
  9. USAFChief
    Festa has thrown a pitch in the 6th inning for the Twins once all season
  10. USAFChief
    Mrs Chief has been on me recently about my obsession with becoming a news anchor. I have no idea what she's talking about, but I'll have more on this at the top of the hour.
  11. USAFChief
    BTW...the Twins were rumored to have "been in on" Yusai Kikucki. Kikuchi went to Houston, and many here claimed Houston got "fleeced." "Massive overpay." On July 30th, the day of the trade, Houston lost, with a record of 55-52. 1 game behind Seattle in the ALW. Today Houston is 83-70. In first place in the ALW. Kikuchi is 5-0, with a 3.00 ERA. Houston is 9-0 in games started by Kikuchi. Kikuchi has pitched into at least the 6th inning in every one of those 9 starts. I wonder if anyone in Houston regrets the price they paid.
  12. USAFChief
    Y'know, just 'cause you're paranoid don't mean they aren't out to get ya.
  13. USAFChief
    This pitcher gonna give us Fitts, idnhe?
  14. USAFChief
    Well don't watch then. I'll be watching post season baseball. Hopefully the Twins, but either way. And BTW whoever wins the WS will feel just as great a sense of accomplishment as any team did when only 2 teams made the post season. I suspect their fans will be just as happy, too. At least the vast majority.
  15. USAFChief
    The guy has never been healthy. His season high is 34 innings, and that was 2017. He was out of organized baseball for 2 years. 2023 was a complete outlier performance wise. He's a fine gamble, not someone a FO should be counting on.
  16. USAFChief
    1. I don't much believe in "hot." 2. Rocco can't WAIT to play a platoon advantage all season. He'll pull Wallner in the 4th for Margot. Why not now?
  17. USAFChief
    Personally I never felt like the Twins were going to win any of those games. Even though they led or were tied for most of the games they lost. I never felt good about the game they WON until it was over. It felt, to me anyway, like the Twins were always hanging on for dear life, while Cleveland was always one hitter away from a rally. Like it was written in stone Rocco would find a way to create an issue. Like their bullpen had an endless supply of good options, while we were hoping all of our DFA claims were going to hold up for multiple innings. Like when an RBI hit was needed, I knew which team would get it. I don't think that series was actually all that close.
  18. USAFChief
    I wouldn't have needed to pretend.
  19. USAFChief
    Why wouldn't Rocco PH Julien for Farmer against a RH reliever in the 9th? We know he would have done the opposite.
  20. USAFChief
    They're "tired?" Why would the Twins be tired? Any more than any other team? Hell, too many days off is more of a problem.
  21. USAFChief
    Sorry, I didn't read the rest of the thread before responding to your post. A lesson I've now learned approximately 348 times, which I doubt will be enough. As to the rest: yes? Some of them? Most of them? Duran for sure, Jax maybe. Enough of the rest so as maybe not to suffer through the meltdown? I dunno who. I just know I don't like the "we're smarter by half" theory.
  22. USAFChief
    AJ Puk has now appeared in 25 games for Arizona with a 0.39 ERA. 23 IP, 4 BB, 36 Ks. He went pretty cheap. Minimal salary. Controlled through 2026. Was exactly, EXACTLY the guy they needed. Simply zero reason he shouldn't have been a Twin. And SO easy to see ahead of time. Get that done and find a way to get Blake Snell and we'd likely be in 1st place in the ALC.
  23. USAFChief
    Maybe part of the problem is, if Rocco did things differently, he might have a better bullpen. Vogt gets both more innings AND better results. Perhaps one inning usage, plus defined roles, is part of the reason.
  24. USAFChief
    Hey now. Let's not look too hard at the manager. Let's see... "He is just doing what he's told by the analytics dept." "Managers don't matter in MLB." "He's not doing anything different than anybody else." "Managers can't get better play from their players." "The Washington Senators were worse." "HIs hands are tied by the front office." "His hands are tied by the owner."
  25. USAFChief
    FTFY
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