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It's fair to say that it's early to draw any conclusion. I typically want a team to prove that they're real rather than assume they are in the first place. So, in a sense, I haven't either. But what I've seen so far has not shown to me that they're real. I reserve the right to change my mind as the season progresses. The context of my schedule comments, including the reference to @ashbury's comment, were that just because they win a bunch of games doesn't mean that they're real. The last two sentences in the first paragraph of my first post actually says just that. My second paragraph goes into what they'll face in the playoffs and how utterly lost they were in that situation. I know that the lineup is beat up, I get it. But that's part of the equation. All I'm saying is that I have not seen anything that would lead me to believe that this team can do any damage in the playoffs. That's the measuring stick, not the schedule.
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I guess that I'll put it this way. Do you believe that the Twins stack up against the best teams in the league and have a legitimate chance to actually compete deep into the playoffs? I do not. Which is my measuring stick for being "real". It has little to do with the schedule. The schedule allows them to win a bunch of games because it is weak. Just because they win 90+ games doesn't mean that they're a legitimate WS threat, just as a team winning in the mid 80s is not capable of being one. That's been the problem since the playoff losing streak started. They're good enough to win a bad division and that's about it. So far, this season is just more of the same. It's not their fault that the teams on their schedule aren't very good, but it is their fault that they can't go out and make a deep run in the playoffs. Obviously the results of this season are yet to be determined, but I just see more of the same. And I mentioned initially that I increased my expected win total largely because of the of the weak schedule has little bearing on whether I think this team is real. It only factored into the fact that I thought they'd win more games because of it, and likely solidify a playoff spot in the process.
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Not entirely sure whether you're kind of agreeing, kind of disagreeing, both or neither? I agree that they can only play those teams that are on their schedule, but that's not what makes them real or not. You've mentioned 9 of their 30 games. I also agree that they've done a pretty nice job cobbling together a lineup and winning with it. But that's part of taking advantage of a weak schedule in my book. And they're doing that, but I'm not convinced that that makes them real either.
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Whitey Herzog, is that you?
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This is where the lopsidedness of the 40 man plays into things too. I think it was a reasonable approach to keep so many pitchers on it considering the number of wild cards they had to start the season. The position players were a much better known commodity. It was probably a safe assumption that some of the extra arms would be DFA candidates by this point, freeing up spots for more position players. I don't think that's happened, to the extent that I figured it would anyway. That's partially because of injuries, and partly because many of the young arms have actually produced so they're not getting the extended looks on other pitchers. The short spring training hurt this approach too since that likely plays into the injury situation this team, and most others, are dealing with.
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As @ashbury said, just because the team is taking advantage of the weak schedule, that doesn't mean that they're for real. I'm not quite as pessimistic as he is, but I'm also a realist. I think "real" is relative. Given the division, they should be favored to win it. I even upped my expected win total on the season largely because of how bad the division is. But that doesn't make them a legitimate and real contender. I said before the season that this team will go as far as the young guys will take it. The young pitchers have stepped up so far, but they've shown chinks in the armor too. The young bats have done a decent job overall, but still need plenty of work as exhibited by last night. The Kershaw's and Verlander's of the baseball world are what they'll be facing in the playoffs almost every day.
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Alex Kirilloff is Becoming a Question
wsnydes replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Wrist issues are always problematic for baseball players. Until he's healthy, I worry that he'll have concerns with the bat. I don't know what the answer is, but he probably should be in St Paul, but I understand that isn't really an option at the moment. Hopefully he's able to find his groove wherever he's playing. And I think he should be playing every day if he's able. No sense sitting on the bench unless his wrist is the issue, but then he should probably be back on the IL. -
Well, at least the 5th inning is over. So, there is that.
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Are you saying that I'm not very creative too?
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They get a lot more expensive than that!
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Anyone else think it exceedingly odd that they'd sell a garbage can? I mean, talk about asking for it.
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What are you complaining about? That's solidly on the white... ...of the batters box chalk...
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Kinda wondering if Verlander started laughing when he saw this lineup. Particularly the top 3.
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Maybe he'll settle in and get more efficient. I'm guessing the current book on him is to make him work though. He's young, don't bail him out.
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Now you know!
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So can getting out of bed. As I see it, they're pretty much damned if they do, damned if they don't. And either way, not everyone is going to be happy about it.
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Perhaps not, but the only in house CF options were Celestino and Jake Cave.
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You did it wrong! There's only one "t" at the end of Tweet!
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Probably wise to go that route with Correa. Lewis has done a nice job, so no real need to rush things. Things don't sound good on Paddack though. Looking forward to seeing what Contreras can do!
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John McKay of the NFL's Buccaneers. That's an all-time quote there.
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They definitely wouldn't be 8-20 if they didn't take the field! You may be onto something here!
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Is that an affirmative no?
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Good point. We know our players. Tell me about somebody I don't know!
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I...I...I'm confused!
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Just to safe, we should place a moratorium on covers until more research can be conducted.
