Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Twodogs

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,048

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Twodogs

  1. Twodogs
    Everyone is in last place too. Ha ha My prediction is that Keashall will be the Twins all star rep.
  2. Twodogs
    He will be out 3 months out and abundance of caution. Just joking, ha ha. But it seems like injuries continue to find him.
  3. Twodogs
    Around 2009 it seemed like the strike zone expanded up, and squeezed closed on the sides of the plate a little bit. Not saying this would be a fix all. But a high strike from a pitcher that throws slower is not good. Hard throwers and slower throwers can get ground balls when hitters have to chase a few more inches outside. Maybe lower the zone a little bit and widen it a little bit and the control pitcher could be someone's 4th or 5th dude again??
  4. Twodogs
    Every team out there now deals with these kinds of injuries. The difference with most of the other teams is that they are deep enough to overcome 1 or 2 of these season long injuries. Right now it doesn't appear that the Twins can afford to sustain one of these injuries and still compete. As a Twins fan we hope they prove us wrong and Festa and Matthews come on in and throw 160 innings and have era's in the 3's. We all have hope. But many other teams have a plan in case this stuff happens.
  5. Twodogs
    I agree, someone should give him an MLB contract, I mean he went 10 - 4 with an era in the 3's last season playing in the AL east. But the Twins won't. I mean I think Littel would be a great pickup also for extra pitching depth since they probably wont hit that great they will need to hold teams down in order to win games. Someone will take those guys eventually.
  6. Twodogs
    Im sure the Twins would pick him up if he came for free?
  7. Twodogs
    If a person can down 4 - 5 beers pregame they can then sleep through the 5th 6th and 7th innings.
  8. Twodogs
    https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=beernight/080604 I'm in!!
  9. Twodogs
    I mean if he is hitting .275 with 12 - 15 homeruns around the All Star break, then I could see someone shooting the Twins a AA player that once had some potential. But right now, they wouldn't get anything for him.
  10. Twodogs
    You guys have shown that you guys don't want him. Why would anyone else?? I mean all kinds of teams would give him a shot, but i don't see anyone trading anything of real value for him.
  11. Twodogs
    Mattingly! Shave those sideburns!!!
  12. Twodogs
    That's odd, I have him averaging like 4.83 innings per game? He does tax the bullpen, but im not totally sure thats his fault or if it was Rocco's and Falvey's doing? He typically does ok, you'd think he could go another inning?
  13. Twodogs
    Hopefully he is OK, but it sure seems like Minnesota is cursed.
  14. Twodogs
    There goes Venezuela's shot.
  15. Twodogs
    I think that if the Twins are going to cut payroll, they should have just gone all in on a youth movement. Bring up Jenkins, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Culpepper, etc ..... Mix those guys around Buxton, don't bother with the Eric Wagaman's of the world. Cut the payroll and promote from within. Then if these kids get good and develop a following amongst the fanbase, then pay them. Or if you say you want to compete now, bring in some stars, pay the money and the fans will endear themselves to those guys. But quit doing things halfway which blocks the new talent and ages them in the minors. Either go all in and spend some money, or go all in and bring up the kids. Not inbetween.
  16. Twodogs
    Dodgers, meanwhile in the same time frame went from 2.75 Billion to 4.8 Billion. Not that we are comparing apples to apples. But I think if the Twins were a little better or even had players that had a better following, a la Nelson Cruz guys like that. Maybe they have better participation from their fanbase?? (I mean, I know Nelson is too old and they traded him at the perfect time, but if they had a few more polarizing players to add to Buxton maybe they'd be more popular?) Correa was a start, but he didn't quite pan out. Or go with the young guys like back in the day, Puckett, Hrbek, Gaetti. Etc.... and develop a following. The Dodgers have done a pretty good job bringing in personalities and really good players too.
  17. Twodogs
  18. Twodogs
    On another note. The Twins attendance was the lowest since the year 2000 (besides the covid season), and contraction was looming back then.
  19. Twodogs
    Well that just made the Tigers the front runners by far in the AL Central. To me it seemed like, besides Skubal, their starting pitching was a little bit hit or miss. Flaherty and Mise kinda remind me of a Baily Ober. They can be tough but seem to be up and down at times. Now with Skubal and Valdez leading the way they probably walk away with the Central.
  20. Twodogs
    I guess he didn't mutually agree???
  21. Twodogs
    I agree, it will depend on who takes over. I feel they need to pair a baseball guy with an analytics guy. Not just one or the other. They need to use analytics to get better, but they need to have a baseball guy who can feel the pulse of the team to win big games. But you are 100% correct that we may be wishing for Falvey to be back especially if they replace him with someone worse. I know many times I've wished for Terry Ryan to be back.
  22. Twodogs
    I don't think he just gives up that position. If tomorrow or sometime next week he ends up working for the Red Sox or something like that then ill agree with you. But he was probably making good money as president of baseball operations and you don't just voluntarily walk away from that unless you have an equal or better opportunity that you are moving to. To say you want to spend time with family just kinda tells me that the agreement wasnt so mutual. He probably felt like it would look better if he mutually agreed rather than getting fired. JMO
  23. Twodogs
    Thank God! It is going to be a mess with the timing, but the Twins needed a new direction, might as well be sooner rather than later. Hopefully, they will be able to still sign a relief pitcher or something before spring training.
  24. Twodogs
    I wonder if this article was misplaced? Maybe it was meant for the Talk Sox board???
  25. Twodogs
    Bullpens are definitely finicky, I mean sometimes a team can spend big bucks on a bullpen and they are just average. Other times a couple of guys come out of nowhere and have great seasons and then all of the sudden a team has like a top 5 bullpen? But in no way was it predicted at the beginning of the season. I think the Dodgers spent like 60 million on their bullpen last year and they were using starting pitchers to close out games in the playoffs??? So hopefully a guy or two surprises and someone like Taylor Rodgers has a little bit of a renaissance? Its not the way you'd draw it up, but it can happen in the bp with some no names easier than say in the rotation or in the infield/outfield.
×
×
  • Create New...