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  1. Squirrel
    And I just saw this ... so ... Maeda will pitch on Wednesday ...
  2. Squirrel
    Yeah, at this point I don’t get it, either. And Nick Gordon not in the lineup again says quite a lot. I think his days are numbered more so than Kepler’s
  3. Squirrel
    And they are using him in the outfield OVER Aaron Hicks
  4. Squirrel
    Okay. So, you are okay with another team claiming him and we let him go for nothing? And why are we talking about Gordon in a thread on Jovani Moran? I don’t understand this segue
  5. Squirrel
    Stick to the topic and not other posters
  6. Squirrel
    I'm not saying the trade is off limits in the discussion, but it's not really how or why the thread has started but it's where we are in a thread titled SWR. I'm saying I think your expectations are a bit off, and you seem angry about it. From what you've said, you are wanting a return NOW and you seem angry that that return isn't NOW. I think SWR will be good. He is well regarded and a top prospect. You seem to want him to be Berrios now, and I think that is unrealistic. It doesn't mean it wasn't a good trade. I still make that same trade, any time. And the other piece of that trade is still a question mark, but I still hope for a good return there as well. SWR will be up and down this year and I think he will be ready for a bigger role next season. He is still young. For a pitcher, 22 is still young and I don't think he's being promoted slowly.
  7. Squirrel
    Wow, angry much? I'd much rather have SWR right now than Berrios right now ... Berrios wasn't much older when he had his first full season with the Twins. If SWR is up next year pitching for the Twins, that's good, and timely, and not at 'slow' to promote. He is still a highly thought of prospect, but yes, he needs to show it and I think if he does next year, it was a good trade. He wasn't even considered the primary part of that trade but he was the one I was most intrigued by. If your expectation is to have an immediate return then you are going to be disappointed in just about every trade, except for those that fill an immediate need like Arraez for Lopez. But let's stay on topic here. If all you want to do is grumble about trades, write a blog. If you want to actually discuss things, then do so.
  8. Squirrel
    You obviously don’t know how this works. We traded for prospects. They take time to develop. SWR is only 22. Trades aren’t always immediate returns.
  9. Squirrel
    SWR is only 22. I think he will be up and down this year so next year will be the year.
  10. Squirrel
    My point is, why waste a call up to just send him down without having pitched? I don’t think he should start Sunday’s game, so that leaves him in long relief, With López pitching today, I’m hopeful long relief won’t be needed, so just send him down tomorrow for Ober without having pitched? That is ridiculous. I agree they should still have him starting in StP, but he was called up for something and certainly it’s not to not pitch, so sending him down tomorrow for Ober makes no sense to me, unless they send down Morán instead. Or Headrick. I guess if SWR doesn’t pitch he had a couple days on the roster for a few extra dollars.
  11. Squirrel
    Go Twins!
  12. Squirrel
    I haven’t really paid attention to the numbers tbh. Personally, I think our 2019 season has created the wrong kind of expectations in regards to what is entertaining. While fun to watch a team hit tons of home runs, I find interest in a lot of other aspects of the game and want that balance. But for me being disappointed and frustrated with the hitting and play on the field and the outcome is different from being bored. Maybe what you are bored with is being disappointed too often. Oh the ennui. But isn’t baseball kind of … well, there just isn’t a lot of action sometimes. A great play here and there, a burst of something, then a lot of waiting for another great play and a burst of something. That is kind of the nature of the sport. But I still don’t find it boring, I’m sorry that you do. 🙂
  13. Squirrel
    I’m not trying to convince you because it’s subjective. I don’t find it boring. But I also don’t watch every game because of my schedule and life things, but when I do, I’m not bored. I’m disappointed and frustrated when they lose games, especially so because their offense is as bad as it is, but no, I’m not bored. If I were, I’d turn it off and do something else. That, for me, is the best way to register complaint to the FO for a product that is unacceptable … don’t watch and don’t spend money on it until it is. But, that said, not every player is going to be Duran. If you are expecting that, then I think you could be bored for the rest of your baseball watching days. I will add the pitch clock has helped immensely in this regard.
  14. Squirrel
    Lol. So don’t watch. You have a choice.
  15. Squirrel
    So don’t watch. It’s that simple. If you aren’t entertained as you expect to be, turn it off and find something else. I do do that from time to time. Yes, I find the offense frustrating, disappointing and maddening. More so because the potential is there and the players themselves are underperforming, I’m always hopeful it’s different and disappointed when it’s not. But I am not bored.
  16. Squirrel
    I don’t find it boring. But you obviously do, so why watch?
  17. Squirrel
    What if SWR doesn’t pitch today? With López pitching, I am expecting a little less reliance on the BP. I think it would be wasteful to send him down without having pitched. Morán could use a reset in AAA, imo. Or Headrick will go back since he’s had his taste.
  18. Squirrel
    Also, there is a bit more discussion on this toward the end of this thread: https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/61545-roster-crunch-who-stays-who-goes/?_rid=7
  19. Squirrel
    My guess is for long relief in the BP.
  20. Squirrel
    Yeah, I read that, too, the next day after I posted his message above. I can’t even get past one, let a,one four
  21. Squirrel
    It’s an athletic event not a Broadway show. I’m not sure what you found boring. Maddeningly frustrating, yes, but I don’t find it boring, even when the offense is so what it is,
  22. Squirrel
    Underperformance I put 95% on the players.
  23. Squirrel
    Lol!
  24. Squirrel
    Please keep to topic. The Sports Bar is a great place to discuss the state of cities related to crime. While an easy tangent, we’ve learned through the years these easy tangents go awry quickly. Please keep your comments directly related to baseball discussion
  25. Squirrel
    Welcome back, Jorge Polanco! Go Twins!
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