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  1. USAFChief
    Too late.
  2. USAFChief
    I wonder why nobody in St. Louis has written the “Kolten Wong Song”. Once it is written, I will wonder why it isn’t sung by Paul DeJong. Even one verse would be too long.
  3. USAFChief
    Kind of a big week, IMO. A 4-3 week sort of mildly righted the ship. I know it’s early, but a bad week here, giving back the small gain from this weekend, might be nearly fatal. Keep this together and hope Buxton and Castro are back soon, and whatever is going on with Sano resolves itself quickly. Part of the problem is the quality of reserves available. We need regulars on the field as much as possible.
  4. USAFChief
    Castro is the Twins best catcher. Not having him hurts.
  5. USAFChief
    And that matters...how? Was your mind changed by this? Was any Trump supporting voter's mind changed? I doubt it. And nothing else matters.
  6. USAFChief
    yet you're responding, presumably to those same posters.
  7. USAFChief
    actually, my complaint is that the Twins under Ryan would never have made either trade. I'm getting the sense they won't under Falvine either. I want them to aim big, not settle for Odorizzi because he came cheap. I want them in there fighting for Verlander because that kind of trade deadline move makes a difference, not dumping a starter and closer on a contending team for minor league roster filler.
  8. USAFChief
    Took in the Astros-DBacks ga.e tonight. Had great seats from which to watch Garret Cole fan 16 Diamondbacks. Still throwing 95 in the 9th. Teams that take themselves seriously find a way to make those kinds of trades. Cole and Verlander added and I seriously doubt anyone in Houston is wringing their hands over the prospect cost. Someday I hope the Twins will be one of those teams.
  9. USAFChief
    Could weight not be related to performance? At the least, a factor reducing speed? A possible aggravating factor contributing to hamstring issues two seasons in a row? A bit less fluid swing, which contributes to the need to start the swing earlier, aggravating a susceptibility to breaking balls away? Reduced range at 3b?
  10. USAFChief
    The first rule of holes: when you find yourself in one, stop digging.
  11. USAFChief
    I bet if Sano gets in shape, they’ll stop pointing out he isn’t.
  12. USAFChief
    Grossman compounded the problem by making an error after the ball hit off the wall, but Grossman wasn’t the primary problem. I’m not at all sure Kepler catches that, by the way....but in any case Kepler WASNT out in RF, which was known to Molitor and if anything should be a reason FOR a new pitcher less likely to be penalized by Grossman, not an excuse for leaving Odorizzi in. Grossman hadn’t given up the HR to Palka previously, didn’t walk the lead off hitter on five pitches not close, and didn’t give up the rocket that got over Grossman’s head. Odorizzi was out of gas, no longer making quality pitches. This has been a continuing issue for Molitor, IMO. He is very prone to pulling his starter only AFTER damage has been done.
  13. USAFChief
    I’ll take Gomez’ season to date, and definitely his season going forward. For one thing, he doesn’t derive all his value from walks. He could be playing CF right now, without a lot of defensive drop off, for one thing, with the added benefit of Kepler still in RF. BTW, have you seen much of Grossman’s play.
  14. USAFChief
    Both.
  15. USAFChief
    Nobody is trading anything for Robbie Grossman.
  16. USAFChief
    And how’d that work out? The problem with “getting more from your starter” is that it usually doesn’t work. You end up going to the pen anyway—witness last night—only now it’s after the damage has been done. And of course Grossman is a problem...but he’s completely unrelated to Molitor’s decision to send an obviously wobbling Odorizzi back out there.
  17. USAFChief
    Several of us in the game thread last night said the same, BEFORE Odorizzi lost the lead. That was at least the 5th time so far this year that something similar has happened. Ridiculous.
  18. USAFChief
    If Sano is unwilling, you put that on the Twins??
  19. USAFChief
    the Twins led the ALC from Apr 4-12, and again from Apr 18-20. I suggest Tabasco.
  20. USAFChief
    Lynn is a pitcher, for whom weight is clearly less important. And do columnists only get to write about what you consider to be the biggest problem? Or can they also write about other problems? The Twins have a lot invested in Sano...they have tied their future to him and several other young players. Maybe you're ok with Sano's approach, conditioning, and inability to stay on the field. I'm not. Lots of people aren't. It's worth discussing.
  21. USAFChief
    see ya.
  22. USAFChief
    Mrs Chief still pretty miffed over letting Odorizzi give up the lead. Somehow she got Falvey on the phone.
  23. USAFChief
    Jones looks like he might hurt himself delivering the baseball.
  24. USAFChief
    But Rose salutes Castro's arm.
  25. USAFChief
    Paul not impressed either.
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