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  1. Squirrel
    He started against the Yankees last year, too, and did quite well then, too. Maybe the Twins have found their curse breaker!
  2. Squirrel
    I think the question is not the lineup but who gets sent down when these people return. So who gets sent down in place of Kep? Gallo? Polanco? AK? When they all are done with their IL/rehab stints?
  3. Squirrel
    Yeah, the 'down' team ... 8 is too few, imo.
  4. Squirrel
    Yeah, okay ... was quickly posting irritation and this sets it back. However, I still don't like the position players pitching thing. I mean, the lead wasn't in double digits at that time, not sure if the rules stipulate anything, but I'd set it at 15 runs, you can pitch who want ... baseball's version of a 15-run rule.
  5. Squirrel
    This brings up an annoyance for me ... position players pitching. Yeah, it's kind of a novelty and sometimes we all get a kick out of it. BUT ... I think that is something that should be limited. If you've already given up that you are putting in a position player to pitch, just concede and let everyone go home early. Seriously. You want to save your BP for tomorrow? Good ... concede the game and go home. Unless a player is listed specifically as a two-way player (and there are rules to get that designation), put out a pitcher to pitch or concede.
  6. Squirrel
    It’s one of the Tuesday deals and usually only good for a week right before the start of the season, so if you didn’t get it this year it won’t be available again until next year
  7. Squirrel
    It’s why I switched to T-Mobile. Great deal!
  8. Squirrel
    Just good? Are you sure you were watching?
  9. Squirrel
    That was pure joy watching the game tonight! And I ❤️ Ryan!
  10. Squirrel

    I dislike position players pitching. Just concede the game and let everyone go home early.

    1. Puckett34

      Puckett34

      agreed.  it used to be a novelty, but now it just increases the injury chances

    2. wsnydes

      wsnydes

      But what about the beer sales?  Think of the vendors! 😆

    3. jkcarew

      jkcarew

      Agree. Rare novelty to repeated and frequent insult to the game.

  11. Squirrel
    Yes, Twitter and waste my time go together very well (and I do the same, so not just a comment for you) 🙂😉
  12. Squirrel
    I though Kirilloff was rehabbing with Cedar Rapids?
  13. Squirrel
    If he hits, I have no problem with him staying. And he’s probably a bit of an upgrade defensively than those two, but that I will concede if @chpettit19 says otherwise 🙂
  14. Squirrel
    Maybe we are going to see Bux in CF soon? Then he can DH
  15. Squirrel
    He’ll be here for the game tomorrow, is my guess
  16. Squirrel
    This is my dilemma, though. I don’t know what’s needed or not. We don’t know what questions and conversations are being had. I get as a fan it gets frustrating and easy to project our own ‘reasonable’ hypotheses on every situation, but in the end, we don’t know. Doesn’t mean we have to be happy about it, and second guessing the decisions is part of the fan prerogative, still, we really don’t have any answers.
  17. Squirrel
    Farmer worked on his swing during ST. I recall an interview where he was very appreciative of all the technology the Twins had to help analyze his swing and he then was working on using his hips more. Perhaps too soon to say he figured out something, SSS and all, but his work certainly seems to be paying dividends
  18. Squirrel
    That game had it all, and I enjoyed it all … well, except for a couple of missed pitches … but over all, it had it all and was tremendously fun to watch. And discovering that mlb.tv now shows the game recap stuff! Yay! No more cut off after the last out
  19. Squirrel
    I’d say there were a few, but not many, given the starting staff, their injury concerns, their records. A lot of context missing from that.
  20. Squirrel
    As I always like to remind myself … it’s just a game. Yes, one I enjoy, one I like to understand in all its minutiae, and one I want my team to win, but in the end, I just can’t carry the grudges and angst some seem to, finger pointing and complaining even in wins, almost gloating in losses. In the vein of ‘it’s a marathon’, manage expectations is also a good philosophy: hope for the best, prepare for the worst, be happy for the wins, shrug off the losses - in the end, it’s just a game and not the meaning of life. Thanks for the article for a healthy dose of perspective that is often lost on these boards.
  21. Squirrel

    The Twins win and some ‘fans’ here complain. They lose, same ones complain. Good things happen, complain. I think there is a pattern here

    1. Richie the Rally Goat

      Richie the Rally Goat

      I’m sorry I complain so much. No one listens to me at home

    2. bigtrain

      bigtrain

      Interesting take. Do you watch the actual games?

    3. Squirrel

      Squirrel

      Yes, I do. Most of them. I'm out of market, but I have the mlb.tv package

  22. Squirrel
    Uh, just no to Contreras
  23. Squirrel
    As I said, I was okay with the day off, but, the questions do linger and are fair about when or if he will play CF. I mean, if he plays 4 and is off one, and does that for the season, he will be playing more than any of us ever suspected. However, I’d like to see most of that in CF and that’s where my wondering begins. Others in the game thread weren’t understanding of the day off.
  24. Squirrel
    In the game thread yesterday there were a few comments about this. Some are convinced that he’s not healthy and the the FO is keeping something from us, that this is more than managing his recovery from off-season knee surgery. We weren’t told that he is having any lingering issues here, so when he has a day off after 4 games, it makes some wonder. I think if he plays in every 4 of 5 games this season, that’s more than anyone expects, so I’m okay with the day off even if he’s only DHing at this point. However, it is frustrating to see him NOT play in CF and that the timeline is sometime in the future they will reevaluate. At this point it’s difficult to say he’s the starting CFer because he’s really not. I get managing him, but at some point when will it be acknowledged that he is the primary DH and not the starting CFer, because that really feels like that’s what’s happening.
  25. Squirrel
    I disagree. We needed a starter last year. That's what the trade was about. Unfortunately it didn't work out last year, but if Mahle contributes to a winning season this year, we got what we traded for. I get that down the road it could be lopsided, if the ifs pan out, but at the time of the trade, it's what we needed. And I'm glad we didn't trade for the other two Mike mentioned.
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