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  1. mnfireman
    Thanks for the show guys, tonight's episode didn't disappoint
  2. mnfireman
    Let's call it a game....
  3. mnfireman
    Tuning in for this evenings episode of Gloom and Doom.......
  4. mnfireman
    I think I would have brought in a different pitcher than one who threw 27 pitches yesterday and had to escape a bases loaded jam....
  5. mnfireman
    I think Berrios is going to find himself sadly disappointed in the actual market he thinks is waiting for him. However, I don't think this helps the Twins. Some team will offer $1 - $2 million more to have him as a third starter then the Twins will be able to offer to bring him back.
  6. mnfireman
    Duffey and Baldelli suspended for throwing at Mercedes....
  7. mnfireman
    So evidently you like Dobnak, Thorpe, Ober, and whoever else gets brought up to toss innings this year! Berrios and Maeda are the only starting pitchers coming back next year, unless Dobnak and Thorpe figure it out at the MLB level. Berrios will not bring back an MLB ready pitcher, nor will Buxton, Maeda or anyone else on this roster. And if you blow up the roster, no FA's will sign here; Simmons, Pineda, Cruz, Happ, Shoemaker, Robles, and probably Colome....all gone after this year. Pretty big turnover already and you want to add one more starting pitcher to the shopping list....
  8. mnfireman
    My issue was with the fact that he stood there for a second admiring it, like he just took Aroldis Chapman or Josh Hader deep. He should have just put his head down and run. It was basically a BP HR, not the game winner in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7 of the WS... Contracts are performance driven, you have to get results to get paid. Don't like the result, perform better. Also, that hit could help him win the batting title at the end of the season, resulting in more $$$, whereas it won't hurt Astudillo in contract negotiations.
  9. mnfireman
    He's not wrong, go look at his game log for this year
  10. mnfireman
    Must win game against a division opponent and no Donaldson or Simmons. Was hoping that the days of Gardy's get-away line-ups were gone, but, here it is.
  11. mnfireman
    I will agree that the defense is mostly improved and most plays are being made. However, what simple stats don't show is when the errors occur. And not just the errors that show in the stats, but the mental ones. You know, missed cut-off men, throwing to the wrong base, mishandled run-downs, passed balls. These have been occurring late in games quite regularly and have led to far too many extra pitches, extra outs and extra runs.
  12. mnfireman
    Maybe the issue wasn't so much hitting a HR off of a position player while up 11, maybe it was the fact that he stood there for a second admiring it, like he just took Aroldis Chapman or Josh Hader deep. He should have just put his head down and run. It was basically a BP HR, not the game winner in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7 of the WS...
  13. mnfireman
    Read into it what you will, the last 15 games for each player: Sano - .234/.345./.553 Arraez - .259/.339/.296 Donaldson - .267/.359/.536 Cruz - .224/.274/.293 Kepler - .182/.292/.436 Polanco - .304/.381/.536 Larnach - .292/.370/.417 Garlick - .217/.213/.413 Simmons .216/.298/.333 Garver - .244/.326/.561 Astudillo - .294/.308/.510
  14. mnfireman
    35 games, 32 different batting orders. I understand some of this is necessary because of injuries, but I don't see other teams shuffling line-ups as much as the Twins do. A little consistency might let guys get more comfortable at the plate and understand roles better. That, and other than Cruz, Donaldson & Sano (and maybe Buxton when he returns), more guys need to start moving runners over instead of weak pop-ups to the SS.
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    Baldelli does not seem to have a feel for the game as it is happening. He seems to rely on analytics and "new age" stats too much. Last night was a good example. Maeda got in trouble and threw a lot of pitches early, but was rolling over his last 3 innings, throwing only 39 pitches while striking out 3 and allowing no hits or walks. And BOOM, here's the hook. Bullpen has to get 12 outs in a tie game against the Sox. End result; 9-3 loss. This is a scenario that has played out time and again the last 3 years, but the offense has been good enough to overcome it the previous 2 years. While it is time for the arms to show up, it is also time for Baldelli to learn how to manage.
  17. mnfireman
    Doesn't look like its gonna happen . This team has no fire in its belly. Somebody (Donaldson or Cruz) should have held a players meeting by now. Errors, bad baserunning, not moving runners over, terrible relief pitching and a manager with seemingly no clue....
  18. mnfireman
    Remember 2006? Started 12-18 and Morneau basically put the team on his shoulders and they went 84-48 the rest of the way. One can dream I guess.
  19. mnfireman
    Gallo turned on a 95 mph fastball that was "on his hip" inside. It was a good pitch, one that not many hitters hit fair, much less HR off of.
  20. mnfireman
    Eliminate Badoo's first 4 games and his line is .155/.194/.397 for an OPS of .590. He may be given back to the Twins by June at this rate.
  21. mnfireman
    A SF, counts as a plate appearance. And he has 0 BB's.....
  22. mnfireman
    Its not how often you fail, its when you fail. This team cannot hit with runners in scoring position.
  23. mnfireman
    Yes I can!!
  24. mnfireman
    At least most of us can't watch or listen.....
  25. mnfireman
    Judgmental much??
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