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  1. DrNeau
    Give Palka playing time at 1B. Looks like Mauer is done. For a platoon, Park would be a better option than Vargas.
  2. DrNeau
    Very neat story. Thanks so much for writing this. Have been to Chisinau before with my wife... were treated very well by people. Good luck to these two brothers.
  3. DrNeau
    Your scenario assumes the Twins will continue to accept .226 / 0 HR from Joe Mauer. Sounds like the goal then is to complement Joe. Interesting take.
  4. DrNeau
    Gibson. Cripes, you are horrible. Molitor - take him out, please.
  5. DrNeau
    Mauer: G: 17 HR: 0 RBI: 6 OPS: .507 Palka G: 15 HR: 5 RBI: 13 OPS: .935 Vargas G: 12 HR: 2 RBI: 10 OPS: .778 Park On rehab assignment. Replacing Mauer with anyone - at this point - makes perfect sense. Especially Rochester's production leader.
  6. DrNeau
    Way to move up the runner, Kep. Better than standing there and taking multiple fastball strikes. Sano - stayed back on that nicely. 1-0.
  7. DrNeau
    Lollygaggers!
  8. DrNeau
    Daniel Palka. Let the kid come up and swing the heck out of that bat. He's going to miss a bunch, but boy, when he connects. I'd rather watch Palka swing for the moon than watch Mauer stand there - and hope to walk - and take multiple good fastball strikes with runners on and wind up swinging at a worse pitch on 2-2 or 3-2. Happens like every at bat and it's getting ridiculous.
  9. DrNeau
    Unbelievable that Mauer did not swing at that 1-0 fastball strike. Winds up having to swing. Struck out.
  10. DrNeau
    Twins!!!!!!!!!
  11. DrNeau
    Heck of a swing, Joe! #NotGettingClownedOn@Home
  12. DrNeau
    Hammered that pitch. Awesome!
  13. DrNeau
    Mauer! Smoked one!
  14. DrNeau
    Tori said the Twins need a little "'tude" like that sometimes. Well said. We're not gonna let you clown us at home like this. Now take this win!
  15. DrNeau
    Sano = AWESOME
  16. DrNeau
    I'm interested in: Sano, Polanco, Kepler, Dozier and Palka. I'm frustrated with Mauer, Hughes, Rosario and Buxton. Rosario and Buxton are frustrating me nearly as much as Mauer. I think Buxton and Rosario both need to be sent down but it's going to cause problems defensively. I had high hopes for both of them a few weeks ago, but they look clueless at the plate. Mauer is a former MVP and to see him go up there and take pitches with a fresh count as if he's ahead 3-0 drives me crazy... especially with runners in scoring position. I know he's still capable of greatness.
  17. DrNeau
    In the span of 2017, Joe has taken far too many strikes, then wound up swinging at a ball. There have been multiple situations where we have had runners in scoring position and he took consecutive strikes, only to later swing at a ball. It would not kill him to take a good hack at some of the early-count fastball strikes he is taking. Hit a few lasers to RF and it might spread that shift out a bit. He has got to keep the defense honest, and he is not doing that. Still is hitting the ball to LF with an exaggerated LF shift. Would like to see him go up there with the intent to swing hard. He instead is taking until he gets a strike (many times two), then is trying to slap to left. He is automatically taking all power potential out of the equation with that approach.
  18. DrNeau
    That thread was locked.
  19. DrNeau
    I agree with your statement, fully, but why does it need to be so uncomfortable? Like just how uncomfortable Bremer sounded when Bret made the comments on the air. Quickly changing his tone, nervously laughing and suddenly agreeing with Bert's point, but arguing about the verbiage between 'victimized' and 'cheated'. It's all too much. Once this organization stops apologizing for futility, we will be able to move on. When I say this, I do not necessarily mean that we will move on without Mauer, nor is that what I wish to happen. I just think a few things need to be addressed with him, and I actually hope he can be salvaged. I would love to see him start hammering some pitches to RF, which would keep the defenses more honest. If he started hitting the ball to right, he could have one of the biggest turnarounds in history. While I am a Mauer fan, I am more of a Twins fan, and would rather see the team win than continue to act like nothing is happening in order to save Mauer's face. He is hitting .190 with 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR. Usually when a player is struggling, you hear some report about how they are working hard in the cage, trying out some new things, etc. Not so much with Mauer. Can anyone in this organization get him going? With Morneau, it took a (missed) punch from Torii Hunter - in order to get him focused and dedicated. Maybe Mauer needs someone to wake him up? Hit him? Intervention? I don't know, but he needs something... now.
  20. DrNeau
    Can't win with 1 run very often. Brutal.
  21. DrNeau
    That 2-0 to Mauer was not a strike. Terrible call.
  22. DrNeau
    Find a gap.
  23. DrNeau
    Unbelievable.
  24. DrNeau
    Atta boy, that'll work.
  25. DrNeau
    Why are you taking that pitch?
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