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  1. USAFChief
    Well, to be fair, the TV coverage wasn't as good as it is today.
  2. USAFChief
    Yes.
  3. USAFChief
    Brusdar Graterol hadn't allowed an inherited runner to score all year. Until game 4, Thursday.
  4. USAFChief
    Pretty sure Heywood doesn't yank Berios after five.
  5. USAFChief
    One thing I really like about this year's postseason...the division and league championship series are played more like the regular season, without off days. Teams are forced into using their entire pitching staffs. Bench players are likely to appear. I dont like teams getting to use only a portion of their pitching in the postseason. That's not a true indication of which team is better, IMO.
  6. USAFChief
    Fair enough. Check back in 10 years, I guess.
  7. USAFChief
    Graterol comes into the game in the 6th with 2 on, 0 out. 7 pitches later (including a K), inning over, runners never budge. Effortless 100 mph.
  8. USAFChief
    Whoever wins the 2020 WS will be justifiably proud of, and thrilled with, the victory. Just as previous teams were. The victory will mean as much as previous and future WS wins in "the annals" of history. Fans will justifiably feel pain at not being able to attend in person, but few if any will be less happy hoisting the flag next spring.
  9. USAFChief
    Move him to the pen, hope that he gains a little velo, and focusing on 2 pitches improves command.
  10. USAFChief
    2-1 TB. HOU - TB in the ALCS.
  11. USAFChief
    Watch the postseason. The Twins do not have a bullpen that can play at that level. I know the Twins only scored 2 runs, but their offense, when healthy, is good enough to win post season series. But their bullpen isn't. Even had they beaten Houston, their bullpen simply isn't good enough to keep up, and win multiple series. They'd get exposed, as they did against Houston, too many times. Watching NY TB makes this glaringly obvious. Blindingly obvious. Offseason priority one HAS to be putting multiple power arms in that pen.
  12. USAFChief
    Nice piece of writing. But circumstances point toward Eddie having played his last game as a Twin. And it's likely the correct move.
  13. USAFChief
    I would disagree with every word of this post. But "(these good teams) would have been lurking anyway"?? Wow.
  14. USAFChief
    Watching the postseason only serves to confirm my opinion. The Twins biggest need is an upgrade to the bullpen. At least a half dozen power arms. No more relying on the Sergio Romos or Caleb Thielbars or Mat Wislers of the world to beat playoff offenses for 4 innings per night.
  15. USAFChief
    Sadly, yes. Find the next one.
  16. USAFChief
    A reminder of one of the absolute worst trades in Twins history: Aaron Hicks had 3 hits tonight for the Yankees in their game 1 win in the ALDS, playing center field. But thats not the worst part...tonight was Hicks' TWENTY FOURTH POSTSEASON GAME as a Yankee. TWENTY FOURTH, with at minimum 3 more this year. Worked out ok for Hicks.
  17. USAFChief
    I dont think there's ever been a more uncertain off-season for the Twins. What will payroll look like? I bet even ownership has no clue. How could they? What will attendance be? Zero? 25% 50? Who knows? However, there are some near certainties, IMO. Rosario, Romo, Gonzalez, Hill, and Odorizzi won't be in Twins uniforms in 2021. Unlikely to return: Cruz, May.
  18. USAFChief
    RIP. A great Twin.
  19. USAFChief
    Just to throw a little lemon juice on a nice paper cut: four--count em, 4!--ex Twins got the final out of a playoff series this week. Kintzler Graterol Hendricks Pressly
  20. USAFChief
    Great post. Plan for the long run. Manage for the moment. PARTICULARLY in the post season. I dont think Rocco has a an appreciation for that second part.
  21. USAFChief
    ONE strikeout changes that inning, too. But hitters know whats coming, and don't fear getting beat. Romo is well passed his expiration date, and the Twins got what they earned entrusting a tied playoff game to a guy who can't hit 85. He didnt "pitch well enough." He got lucky that the soft one hop liner was hit right at a fielder, and should have been out of the inning, but he didnt pitch well. I hope Romo is gone. Nothing against him, except he's not good. I hope the Twins aim higher in the future.
  22. USAFChief
    I dont blame them for not adding to the lineup. But not shoring up a bullpen short of good arms was short sighted at best. Serious teams aren't putting 37 year old junkballers on the mound in the 9th inning of a tied playoff game.
  23. USAFChief
    like i need more heartbreak.
  24. USAFChief
    1-6 combined. The White Sox managed to win a game. Not sure what that says for sure, maybe nothing, but the implications aren't good. As an aside, Oakland's win was their first postseason series win since...2006.
  25. USAFChief
    It's impossible to know. It's also undeniable the Twins have been better with Buxton in the lineup over the past year plus. And I dont think there's any argument to be made Donaldson isn't better than Marwin Gonzalez. Doesn't matter, ultimately.
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