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  1. 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...
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    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
  3. 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.
  4. mnfireman
    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.
  5. 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....
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. mnfireman
    Judgmental much??
  10. mnfireman

    Outta LF......

    mnfireman posted a blog entry in Blog mnfireman

    This may be different by the end of the season, but I think the current offense could use Eddie. His defense is even above average by sabermetrics. Twins LF - .185/.224/.241 0 HR 5 RBI Rosario - .245/.304/.434 2 HR 8 RBI
  11. mnfireman
    But to be fair, the players have to execute (read: move the runner over)
  12. mnfireman
    Don't know if I the new extra inning rule or the fact that Baldelli doesn't know how to manage for it....
  13. mnfireman
    2-8 (.250 avg.), 7 BB (9-15, .600 obp) 5 runs scored and 3 RBI. I can see where you thought the bottom of the order wasn't producing.
  14. mnfireman
    Kirilloff's clock has not started yet......
  15. mnfireman
    Not a fan of keeping Astudillo or Garlick, however, if they outperformed the competition, they earned their spots. That being said, keeping Astudillo allows both Garver and Jeffers to play without fear of losing the backup C, I would use one of them to spell Sano at 1B as both Arraez and Astudillo are too short, in my opinion, to play there, or to give Cruz a day off. If Kirilloff and Rooker show they are ready, both Astudillo and Garlick can be sent down or DFA'd, as both play the OF and can spell 1B and DH and let's face it, a third C is truly a luxury, not a necessity.
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    Tyler Clippard

    mnfireman posted a blog entry in Blog mnfireman

    I had really hoped the Twins had signed him, turns out to be a good non-signing. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/03/tyler-clippard-shut-down-six-weeks-with-capsule-sprain.html
  17. mnfireman
    He is going to have to prove he can stay healthy and that he can play defense somewhere. Singles hitting DH's don't play and don't get paid in today's game.
  18. mnfireman
    Could really like watching that swing @ Target Field....
  19. mnfireman
    Lynn's ERA for the season was 4.77, it was 5.10 with the Twins, good times.....
  20. mnfireman
    The Twins big HR guys hit most of theirs to the pull field...dead ball will probably affect more doubles than homers....
  21. mnfireman
    I would be open to Ozuna, but in a couple of years the teams DH spot becomes cloudy as presumably him, Sano and Donaldson would all be better as a DH than as fielders.
  22. mnfireman
    '87 was a great a series as was '91, which is when Hrbek lifted Gant of off 1B
  23. mnfireman
    I thought that this forum wasn't for political views......
  24. mnfireman
    If rosters will be set at 26 then signing Cruz makes sense with the players you have listed here. There is no flexibility, no super utility guy. Need to sign somebody like Kiki or Marwin, unless a big trade is made for a SS then Polanco or Arraez becomes utility guy. I would go Wade or Rooker over Cave because both can also play 1B, especially if signing Cruz becomes a priority. I suppose Kirilloff could start in LF and fill in at 1B, but then the 4th OF gets more playing time. Clippard and Bradley would look really good to fill out the BP. Or are Thorpe and Smeltzer going to relied on? The rotation is a little tougher because nobody knows how Dobnak rebounds, or if he is a starter or reliever. Try to sign Odorizzi and bring some reclamation projects into ST and hope something works out. I've said it before, I am glad this is not my job and I a have a lot of faith in Falvey, Levine and the coaching staff.
  25. mnfireman
    San Diego's projected payroll for 2021 sits at $153.5 M, let's all go to the Google Payroll that was on here and build to that number. Bet a pretty good team is theoretically built, just gotta them to actually sign here.
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