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  1. lukeduke1980
    This has never been my take...but the season is too long and they should start the playoffs in the middle of September. All of this irrelevant September baseball is a drag on the sport
  2. lukeduke1980
    I'm annoyed by the Opener concept because it's emulating a team that's trying to be different because of obvious fiscal constraints in Tampa, especially relative to their divisional competition. It's like we're saying 'ooh we want to be really cheap too because that's how we baseball'. Make it relevant to your talent if you're going to do it - use Odorizzi and Stewart for 3 inning starts, and have a unique strategy to follow him - build up May and Magill as 3 inning middle men or something
  3. lukeduke1980
    What are the options for Buxton to keep seeing pitching if isn't brought up in September?
  4. lukeduke1980
    Right or wrong,the Twins made their 'cheap' decision on not extending Dozier last winter. I think that affected his performance this year. If that's remotely true, then it's a self fulfilling prophecy. The common fan's argument should be we develop Dozier, Escobar etc and don't keep them. Convenient now for owners that 30 year old players are a terrible investment. The illusion is that minor leagues are a pipeline of guaranteed talent that makes an 87 Twins inevitable. Buxton should be a daily reminder that the strategy is flawed and requires luck. I'm glad they at least kept Gibson, for now.
  5. lukeduke1980
    Both of Dozier's homers have been against Matt Albers. Let's give him a week. I will say the swing on the first homerun was the best Dozier swing I saw all year.
  6. lukeduke1980
    We don't know the details of the extension, do we? It could have been a low ball 2 year extension offer.
  7. lukeduke1980
    Well Rosey can play anywhere
  8. lukeduke1980
    2017 Sano and 2015 Trevor May could
  9. lukeduke1980
    I think the wonder twins are eager to tear things down to make it their team. i was looking forward to going to a couple of games yet where the team had a punchers chance even if it meant finishing strongly at 79-83 with most core pieces coming back next year healthy and ready to go. I don't think we'll see that now, and you won't see me at target field.
  10. lukeduke1980
    Hopefully this is an indication of Sano progress also
  11. lukeduke1980
    At least play out the Boston series if you're return is minor league fodder
  12. lukeduke1980
    As much as I enjoyed last night....a closer. How about Rasiel Iglesias for Stephen Gonsales
  13. lukeduke1980
    Personally I've sat through too many classic Gibby starts to not want to enjoy the fruit of his development. I have to think the Twins brass think the same way - good developed pitching is such a premium.
  14. lukeduke1980
    They've said the juiced balls might be a product of a more consistent manufacturing process, so I don't see that changing. I think maple bats will be outlawed by then however.
  15. lukeduke1980
    I'd be fine to see Dozier traded but not at the expense of rushing Gordon. He's got like 6 walks in AAA. He needs more time. The same is true to me about Sano - don't just bring him back up because we've traded Escobar, or Dozier and need Esco at 2nd. Commit to the bit and make sure Sano is ready.
  16. lukeduke1980
    Which contending teams might Gibson or Odorizzi help? I would imagine most contenders already have decent rotations, so teams might be looking to upgrade their #5 and less likely to meet what the Twins would be asking for.
  17. lukeduke1980
    Oakland occasionally goes all in and trades away an Addison Russell but I can't imagine they'd think they're close enough this year. I could see them trading a little for Lynn or Duke and that's almost ideal as Santana and Moya can slide in. I'm not sure about Odorizzi in general - I hope he's just where Gibby was a year or so ago and can turn it around.
  18. lukeduke1980
    They can hit it
  19. lukeduke1980
    This was fun - great work!
  20. lukeduke1980
    That one time with Rick Aguilera
  21. lukeduke1980
    Are there any players who will need injury replacements? There always seems to be a few
  22. lukeduke1980
    2 more data points that had generated a similar train of thought in my small brain - I don't think anyone player was glad that Dougie Baseball was fired, let alone while cleaning up from a hurricane. Buxton spoke of Doug 'as a brother to them' Dozier's outspoken attitude the night before opening day 'I'm a free agent'. What did he tell his teamates? 'I've busted my butt for the last 7 years hit 40 homeruns, won a gold glove, got MVP votes and they won't offer me an extension?' To me that's how Dozier has played this year with that shell shocked demeanor and I think it's wore off on the group as a whole.
  23. lukeduke1980
    Last year was weird too - with all of the Adam Wilk type pitchers and the Vargas shuttle too. It's hard to identify an organizational strategy other than 'add statisticians and draft better'. The minor league coaching changes do not seem to be fruitful yet either. I get that it's early in terms of an organizational restructure.
  24. lukeduke1980
    Are there some lingering injury issues with Garver?
  25. lukeduke1980
    Classic Gibby in the 5th inning also. Given a grand slam then comes back and nibbles at the strike zone, then gets hit around. 5 innings, 8 hits 2 walks. Agree though wasn't helped by the 3rd Baseman Catcher.
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