IndyTwinsFan

On the verge of going quietly into the night, again. Apart from the 2-run homer from Margot, I believe we have the awesome total of no runs on one hit, with one walk. Just awesome, NOT. And no, the well hit balls that turned into outs were just that, more outs. That's just desperately trying to find something/anything positive to say. Disgusting!

Very few pitchers can, and we don't have any of them.

Like your optimism, but I'm not anticipating anything "amazing" in the next two series, especially from the so-called offense, which has become extremely offensive most of the season thus far.

Starting to look like a repeat of the first half of last season. Definitely not a good thing to be repeating.

Allan Lee Anderson was born January 7, 1964 in Lancaster, OH. He graduated from Lancaster high school in 1982 and was drafted by the Twins as the 3rd pick in the second round of the 1982 MLB amateur draft. He pitched for parts of six seasons with the Twins (1986 to 1991), finishing his career with a 49-54 record and a 4.11 ERA. Anderson is currently with the Columbus (Ohio) Fire Department, as a Captain. He is also a real estate agent and auctioneer in his home town of Lancaster and he also runs an indoor sports facility in Lancaster. View full player

If not longer than that.

Only the bottom of the 2nd and I've already decided to turn this game off. Ober throwing stuff that should only be seen in batting practice. Thankfully, his awful day is mercifully over.

Thankfully, I've got better things to do later this afternoon than partake in the rest of this fiasco of a game.

Hopefully, it's not smoked chocolate.

Because this game is going nowhere awfully fast.

A classic understatement, at least for today.

Thomas Henry (Tom) Burgmeier was born August 2, 1943, in St. Paul, MN, the fourth of eight children. He grew up in St. Cloud, MN, and graduated from St. Cloud Cathedral High School in 1961, where he was a significant contributor to Cathedral's Catholic state championship baseball team in 1961, as a pitcher. Tom signed with the Houston Colt 45's in September 1961 and subsequently bounced around the Houston and California Angels organizations until making his major league debut on April 10, 1968, for the Angels. He was subsequently selected by the Kansas City Royals in the expansion draft prior to the 1969 season. He spent all or parts of 5 seasons with the Royals before being dealt to the Twins on October 24, 1973, for minor league pitcher Ken Gill. Tom pitched out of the bullpen for the Twins for the 1974 to 1977 seasons. He became a free agent after the 1977 season and signed with the Boston Red Sox. He spent 5 seasons with the Red Sox and became a free agent again after the 1982 season. He then signed with the Oakland A's, where he pitched for 2 more seasons, before retiring after the 1984 season. Tom spent many seasons after his playing career ended with the Kansas City Royals, serving at various times as the video coordinator and on the coaching staff. He also served as a minor league pitching coach for a short time in the Baltimore Orioles organization. To this day, Tom has retained close ties with the Royals organization and still resides in the Kansas City area. View full player

Plus he can catch, to boot. Even better!

A very interesting read!

My thoughts exactly!

I think there is some validity to this point, especially if they're interested in limiting Paddack's innings early in the season, which I believe to be a distinct possibility.

For me, the short answer is No. To me, at this stage in his career, he's nothing more than roster depth and a fallback option when the inevitable injury to a higher level starter occurs and we need someone else fast. I'd be more inclined to give #5 innings to Varland or someone else deemed to have a reasonable chance at long-term success. I like Tony's thought above. I'd be perfectly fine with that.

I'd do a hard pass on Hernandez. We have enough of his type already available to us in some form. If it becomes someone who can play CF on at least a semi-competent and semi-regular basis, then I might be interested.

Fortunately, I am an out-of-market customer, as I live in central Indiana. I'll likely be streaming Twins games via MLB.tv, just like I did last season. Except for games against the White Sox, Cubs, and Reds, which are all considered the in-market teams where I live.

Based on last season, I also think that Gordon's presence on the roster this year is more than a little redundant. Not a good situation for him.

Extremely cautious optimism on my part. Maybe the plica surgery was the "missing piece". However, only time will tell the full story there. The more we can have him playing pain-free in CF, the better it is for both him and the team, IMHO. Not even going to try putting a floor on the number of games in the field, however.

Good point. To those out-of-market fans like myself who stream off of MLB.TV, it begs the question on how that potentially affects our ability to view games, both in the short-term and the long-term. Obviously, a lot more will need to be worked out here, pending on the approval of the bankruptcy court, that will be hearing facts and thoughts that average fans, like most of us, are not privy to. Time will tell, I suppose.

He does seem rather redundant, as things currently stand with the team. The others seem to have a better recent track record, plus, Gordon hasn't really shown a ton of upside, even when he was healthy.