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  1. KirbyDome89
    Is it? Is giving the Twins bullpen an extra inning of work "much worse," than 6 innings of 3 runs or less from your SP? The runs he has given up his last 6 (now 7) starts? The number of barrels he's catching or his hard hit percentage you seemed to gloss over? 3/4 of the 5 IP with fewer than 2 ER starts came in his first three games, which conveniently sidesteps my point about him being terrible lately, but yeah, I'm the one cherry picking....
  2. KirbyDome89
    0 quality starts in 9 chances. His ERA is north of 8 in his last six starts and it's because he's giving up tons of hard contact. It's been more down than up recently. The relationship always had an expiration date.
  3. KirbyDome89
    The two starters were reclamation projects, one of the SPs had serious elbow concerns prior to the trade, and the other isn't a stranger to the IL? Wasn't relying on the young arms the plan all along? I doubt many of us were expecting Bundy and/or Archer to last in the rotation so that seems like an obvious "count on the minors," move. Paddack was a gamble, and we can argue about how calculated it was, but his elbow issue didn't sneak up on the Twins. Gray making an IL shouldn't be all that surprising. Winder was shut down with shoulder issues at the end of last season. Ober has struggled to stay consistently healthy going all the way back to his college days. Ryan is the only one I can really look at and think it's just plain bad luck. It's a bummer that the injuries have clustered, and maybe that's the real issue, but looking at them on a case by case basis none of them should be all that shocking. There were plenty of us prior to the season, yourself included I believe, that questioned where some of these innings were going to come from based on staff construction.
  4. KirbyDome89
    What's worse is NY also left 13 on base.
  5. KirbyDome89
    The Twins just haven't unleashed him. Tomorrow is the day...
  6. KirbyDome89
    Terrible. It's the type of thing that loses you all respect/credibility.
  7. KirbyDome89
    So, during a blowout loss, intentionally maim an opposing player you chose to trade away?
  8. KirbyDome89
    Probably the absolute worst thing this team could do right now
  9. KirbyDome89
    I can't believe Bumgarner is only 32
  10. KirbyDome89
    Yep, if he's healthy that's a triple.
  11. KirbyDome89
    Twins broadcast talking about Sands going 5-6 innings and settling in. Yeesh fellas read the room. NY is teeing off...
  12. KirbyDome89
    I checked the probables for the series earlier today and laughed. Those that want to see Archer "unleashed," might get their wish, for better or worse, tomorrow night.
  13. KirbyDome89
    If it's highly unlikely (what I've said all along) then wtf are you even arguing at this point? You can't name a single decision that suggests a massive departure from their track record, but me highlighting that total absence = ignorance/hubris? D'okay. If you can't address what I'm actually saying, and you need to misrepresent a simple point, then just move along. Seriously. I know I'm not the only one who's tired of this.
  14. KirbyDome89
    Again, stoooop with the straw man. You're ****ing exhausting. YOU made the assertion they were going to spend big on pitching this offseason. I'm highly skeptical, and I've got 6 years of this FO passing on long term/big money pitching commitments to support that stance. Spare me the condescension and actually point to decisions made (not your theory why it's time) by this FO that indicate they're likely to win the bidding for a front line starter.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Based on what exactly? What has the FO done to signal that this offseason is the one. I'm in agreement about why they shouldn't shy away from pitching, I've felt that way for a while, but these could/should arguments, like every year, are just fan desire. This particular iteration isn't pulling back the curtains for a glimpse at the machine.
  16. KirbyDome89
    If the Twins fall apart and miss the postseason or get embarrassed upon entry; "they weren't real contenders and the FO shouldn't spend until the teams proves otherwise." If the Twins finish strong, actually wins a few games playoff games, or even a series; "They've shown they don't need to add high level pitching," or "There are too many good/great cost controlled players, why replace any of them with such a risk?" Take your pick, the narrative will always shift to match the results. We can simply look back over the last 6 years and see the FO, for better or worse, has no interest in committing the years and money it'd take to land a front end starter, but I guess you and I lack the insight others seem to have when it comes to the "true plan."
  17. KirbyDome89
    Not the argument I've made. Stop with the straw man.
  18. KirbyDome89
    Exactly, and they still didn't want to commit the years + $$ it'd take to land a high level FA pitcher, but we should expect a departure from the last 6 years after they supposedly added all these solid pieces?
  19. KirbyDome89
    They had a desperate need, cash to spend, and the same influx of youth + cost controlled core players entering into this season, yet they were content to roll out the bullpen and starting staff we're trying to patch.
  20. KirbyDome89
    Yep. Smeltzer's good run continues and he slides into a solid setup role when Ryan and Gray are back? The FO is proactive rather than reactive with the 40 man and we see Canterino sooner rather than later?
  21. KirbyDome89
    All true, it's more random than other sports, and teams don't really have a "style," of play a la football or basketball. That said I can't look at two decades of playoff ineptitude and a historic postseason losing streak as things just not going the Twins' way. This fanbase, more than any, should know that getting in isn't enough.
  22. KirbyDome89
    Over, but only because it's the Twins...
  23. KirbyDome89
    100%, and it's forgotten far too often when talking about trade proposals. I think Ashbury had the best take on the Rogers/Paddack swap, which was "aim higher." Not that Rogers alone was going to seal that deal, but if you need a starter (they did) and you're dealing an elite arm from an already wobbly bullpen, rolling the dice on a reclamation project with elbow issues might not be the best gamble.
  24. KirbyDome89
    This. I think a decent amount of the doom and gloom comes from overrating the ChiSox. We're 2 months in and they're still pretty dysfunctional. Can they get their s*** together and actively threaten to take the division? Sure, but at some point, similar to the Twins last year, you just are what you are. It's kinda cringy that the Twins can go 8-7 in what's essentially half of a month's worth of games against two of the worst teams in baseball and their division lead remains unchanged.
  25. KirbyDome89
    Paddack just underwent TJ surgery. Pagan's magic act has started to fade, including yesterdays blown save, and all those baserunners are finding their way home. Probably not the best time to start serving crow. Some of you need to stop frequenting Twitter, and fast....
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