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  1. rghrbek
    It, isn't that I don't believe in him, or that I don't understand that he has had a short stint to start his season. It is very early for him and he will get better. More it was an observation, that when he is checking his swing on almost every pitch taken, he's not ready to contribute at the level we hope (despite his 2 hits Thursday). It's something that I expect to see lessen, the more at bats he gets. This is season 4 of big league action, so hopefully a light bulb goes on, once he gets up to speed and we see the better pitch recognition that we saw his rookie season, or the first month of his all star season.
  2. rghrbek
    Still believe in Sano, but when he is checking his swings all the time, it shows me is just not ready pitch recognition wise. It's always been a deal with him. When he is doing it a lot, he typically is striking out more and not barreling the ball up. We will see. Nice win.
  3. rghrbek
    Pen still an issue. Last two games should have been easy wins, but runs late show the lack of depth in the pen. I'm afraid what we are going to get from Duffy is what we saw last night. Inconsistency. Hildy is the better pitcher with the better track record. We need him to figure it back out down in AAA. We also should be looking for a better than average arm. Surprised Adams did not come in the game last night to get his feet wet. Know he is a vet, but low leverage probably a good spot. Not very excited about him on the staff.
  4. rghrbek
    Wow, Gardy would not field this lineup. No back up catcher? He prefers to have two back up catchers on the bench!
  5. rghrbek
    Not understanding the Duffy arguments to replace Hildy. Perplexing that Rogers did not pitch. I think when Hildy gets over used he may struggle. Hildy has been pretty good and Duffy, besides the one outing has been close to a disaster the last 3 years? Yes I wish we had more options to put in that situation in the bullpen, which I think is the real issue. Yeah we split with Detroit and we are a better team. Let's see how we do against the Halo's bullpen wise.
  6. rghrbek
    Glad Perez has a way important family activity. However, wish it was not Stewart who was coming up, but I get there are more things than just who's pitching well, as options and where each guy is at come into play. Just want to keep our foot on the necks of our opponents.
  7. rghrbek
    Huge start after last nights game. We needed to get competitive innings and Perez gave us that and more. We need to have the ability to come back after a bad loss, against a good team, and show some meddle, no matter who is toeing the rubber. Tonight that happened. 13 hits in 3 games for the Twins. Not great, but extra base hits keep helping us out. I wonder how sustainable it is? It's clear we are going to hit for power, but will we consistently hit? We will see. Thanks Tom!
  8. rghrbek
    Cole was absolutely electric. Wow, I do not remember him throwing that hard for Pittsburgh. Once he got out of the first the game was basically over.
  9. rghrbek
    Listen, this is all great. I love it. We have to beat these teams. But beiting crap, this is what we did under Gardy and the mid 2000s. Is this team ready to beat the Astros when they come into town? We will see. Being good is fun, and I love it. Being good and able to beat a playoff team is different. Maybe this team will be different. Just beat good teams, so if and when playoffs happen you are not embarrassed by a truly good team. 21 home runs is 5 games? C'mon video game stuff
  10. rghrbek
    I have more faith in Magil. He was a pleasant surprise last year, and Molly used him in an odd manner, as there were a few times where he would not pitch for over a week. But he has some kind of track record, where as Harper, despite some modest success this month, has more of an up hill climb. Of course a great story, and hoping he sticks.
  11. rghrbek
    Every time I want to write Eddie off as not a star (his dropped ball or his many weird adventures on the base paths or outfield), he ends up making me swallow my statement. Is he a superstar, I dunno. All I know he drives me crazy, but he's our best player. He just good. Wish the Toronto stink could get off these two wins, but wow the orioles are bad Twins did what they should, beat the hell out of a bad team. Our team can hit boys.
  12. rghrbek
    Very good stuff!
  13. rghrbek
    Agree mostly with Doc. Pineda deserves longer consideration, as he's been mostly good. I believe in this line up, eventually for power. I worry about Buck batting over .250 over the long haul, but I will take .250, and Kepler at leadoff is just weird. It's super early, so I get that. Our bullpen has been not good, and weird by the way, which most of us predicted. Starting pitching was ok, but Cleveland, KC, and Toronto have awful lineups. Our results should be better. I know Gibson is coming off ecoli, but he did not finish strong last year and is not throwing strikes this year. Still think he can be better. I don't believe in 3 of our 5 starters as locks though. Again it's early, so I am not in panic mode. Couple that with a new manager who at best is trying new things, but often not making sense...again no panic, but we should not lose 3 of 4 to a terrible Toronto team at home. We have lots of games without these weird off days, so we will know more soon.
  14. rghrbek
    Surprised Astudillo is not in the lineup. Unfortunate.
  15. rghrbek
    I agree with Doc and others, I am not ready to move Jake to the bullpen. I think he can be a solid 5th starter. We will see. Perez, however I am concerned about. He has not been stretched out yet, and throws hard, but control is going to be a big issue. We did not pay much for him, but once we give him some starts and it's more of the same, I would look at Alberto, or Gonsalvez being brought in.
  16. rghrbek
    Uh, Gibby's profile, since he came up, was he had the stuff, but would not attack, he would nibble on the outside corners (with his sinking fastball). I don't think this has been based solely on his 2 starts. This observation was earned over his entire body of work. Over the past 1.5 years, his success is directly correlated to him attacking hitters, and throwing his curve ball more. It could also be he is not at full strength yet, as another poster brought up.
  17. rghrbek
    Thanks Tom! Assume De Jong is DFA's after tomorrow? We should be getting some bullpen arms back soon. I liked how Rocco managed the pen in high leverage situations. I did not see the much of Gibby's innings, was he nibbling like he did in the first game? He did have 6k's. We eventually will need some quality starts. Hope, but doubt Garver will be back behind the plate tomorrow.
  18. rghrbek
    Yeah, this and that review person do not move the needle for me in any way.
  19. rghrbek
    Don't care if it works!
  20. rghrbek
    My guess the splits are in favor of Parker? Otherwise I don't know.
  21. rghrbek
    Not afraid to pitch relievers in back to back innings. Rode Rogers good yesterday and trying to get May to the finish line.
  22. rghrbek
    Glad they are leaving May in for at least a batter
  23. rghrbek
    I would have ran Eddie too with Willian up. Take us out of the dp, because you know he's making contact. 2 DPs in a row for him...ouch.
  24. rghrbek
    That is how you use a weapon like Buck, nice job rookie manager.
  25. rghrbek
    You have to steal Buck here!!!! You have to...
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