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  1. Darius
    20 years? So you don't even know that there were once good times. That's rough. You could take Gibson's name out of that sentence and insert just about any Twins starting pitcher since Johan left a decade ago.
  2. Darius
    Another day, another runner left in scoring position with nobody out. Very generous strike one. There is that excuse.
  3. Darius
    Nice prediction. Now, just imagine if he could burn a few of those huge OF shifts, and force teams to respect right field and play him more straight up. I think that's where jumping on the first pitch could do him some good, when they're just trying to get ahead. Once they get ahead, they pick at that outer half and try to get him to go into the shift. I'm sure thats a revolutionary idea that Joe has never considered or been thought of in the past.
  4. Darius
    Hughes is a great guy, and I don't feel good about it. Gotta be really frustrating. But, this isn't a negative for the Twins at this point. Hughes was getting absolutely pounded. It can't really get any worse. Really hope Phil can get healthy, and come back and be effective at some point. But, he probably never should've been put back in the rotation in the first place.
  5. Darius
    Serious question....have you actually seen them play? I mean, Park was the team's best player for a month last year before his wrist injury. He has some of the longest HRs in Target Field history, IIRC. He would have been very useful off the bench in that first game today when the Twins needed a long ball off of a lefty. I wanted Park to get a shot to start the season. If he can show he can stay healthy, and keep hitting at AAA, there is no reason why he shouldn't get a shot. I can't speak for Palka. Hardly seen the guy play, and mainly have just box-score watched since he arrived.
  6. Darius
    Escobar has been pretty good from the right side, has some pop, and you don't know if another situation is going to come around. Vargas is anemic from the right side. I see the point, but I thought there were worse moves in that game: Letting Wilk go out for the 8th after getting it back to 1 was a bad move. I said as much before the home run. It may well have worked out OK just the same. But for me, I burn one of my high leverage guys there. Second game be damned. You can't plan ahead like that. Pinch hitting Grossman for Buxton is ridiculous. Buxton is supposed to be a franchise cornerstone, and has been very good over the last few weeks. At one point in May, before hitting another little mini-skid, he was hitting something like .333/.440/.500 for the month. Grossman has been alright, but you have to let Buxton go there. I know this isn't Paul's decision. I'm sure it's not even Falvey's decision. But, for the love of God, why do they keep running Hughes out there every 5th day? Today was brutal. The worst offensive team in basball banged him around the yard like they were murderer's row. You can find better starters walking the street right now. They threw that first game away today, and that irks me. If we look back at the end of the year, and they're 2-3 games out of a wildcard, you can look at games like today as the difference. I'm by no means calling for Paul's head, here. I actually like him for the most part. I think I was one of only handful around here who wanted to stick with him last year.
  7. Darius
    Nice to have a guy like Granite back and playing well. I have a feeling he'll come in handy at some point. Nick Gordon is having a heck of year. Especially when you consider he's about 3 years younger than the average for that level. Anyone have an idea of how he's been defensively?
  8. Darius
    Agreed. Also, Buxton is just a better player at this point. His numbers over the last month say that, not just his upside. But, you can't criticize Paul around here when the team is going well (only when they're losing 100 games, apparently).
  9. Darius
    All of his decisions were perfect yesterday. Avoided traffic by taking the perfect route back to St. Paul after the game was postponed. I'm saying Paul should be fired, like almost everyone else did around here last year. Just saying, I don't like leaving Wilk out for the 8th, or Grossman hitting for Buxton (Grossman, really?) I don't like the decision to start Hughes ever, either. But, I don't think Paul has anything to do with that. This is one that easily could've been a W instead of an L. Shouldve been, arguably.
  10. Darius
    Buxton has been much better than Grossman at the plate over the past few weeks. He's got more power, and is much more likely to extend the inning by beating something out. Is Molitor just bored?
  11. Darius
    Don't like Paul's decisions at all today.
  12. Darius
    Confused as to why Wilk is still in the game....
  13. Darius
    Hughes should be the guy coming into the game in the fourth innning, down a touchdown. But, with all of the confounding decisions this club makes daily...who knows...they may just bring him in to close the second game.
  14. Darius
    Must be one arguing that putting the third best starter on the MLB roster (after Berrios got here) into a 6th inning role is right move.... I'm just glad he's available to use that hammer to lock down the heart of the Royals lineup in the sixth today. Pah-retty, Pah-rettty, Pah-retty good.
  15. Darius
    Escobar has to be embarassed that he can't get a ball in play against a guy with town-ball stuff.
  16. Darius
    I read the thread earlier today about why vs why not Tyler Duffey should be in the rotation. This is exhibit A for why he should be, and the conversation ends there. Hughes never should've been put back into this rotation.
  17. Darius
    How long are they going to leave this guy in the rotation? He's throwing 85 mph fastballs right down the middle. It's BP for MLB hitters. You could literally put a tee out there and it would be more effective.
  18. Darius
    Hughes is done as a starter.
  19. Darius
    Shame. Cold and rainy days are perfect to sit inside and watch people play baseball in the cold and rain.
  20. Darius
    I'd really like to see Burdi get the call soon. A bullpen of Belisle and Duffey, into Burdi and Pressly, with Kintzler closing games out is a pretty nice looking pen. All RH, but there Breslow should be able to handle a LOOGY role for a while. Now, if they could only get a competent starter to throw into the rotation with Santana and Berrios, things would really be looking up, in comparison to last year at this time.
  21. Darius
    Polanco almost hit too hard, there. I would've had Kepler bunt there, myself. But, it worked out just the same. That was a nice win. Good rebound after quite a few mistakes costing them good scoring opportunities early. Hopefully this sparks another hot streak. I feel great for Vargas. A moment like that after his rollercoaster career to this point has to feel great.
  22. Darius
    The dreaded runner on second and nobody out for the Twins. Game, Royals.
  23. Darius
    That was an absolute bomb.
  24. Darius
    This team is embarrassing in these situations. Any team that is remotely competent has this a tie game right now, at least, going back and looking at the chances they've urinated down their leg tonight.
  25. Darius
    Chances of them getting Grossman in from second with nobody down is close to zero.
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