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  1. Darius
    Buxton has looked much better at the plate. I'm ready to see him break out tonight with a 4-5 HR, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI.
  2. Darius
    Stupid take. In the same vein as the retaliatory pitch being a deterrent, why isn't Sano looking to throw down a deterrent for the purposeful retaliation for a mistake? Your rule 5 pick gets hit by another rule 5 pick, and an appropriate retaliation for that is throwing at the opponents franchise cornerstone? Get freaking real. I can see if they Miggy in head. In my mind, that's ground for another retaliation on the Twins part...and an endless cycle begins. I love Sano's reaction. I also thoroughly enjoyed watching the Tigers pitcher and catcher acting tough after someone got in between them and Sano.
  3. Darius
    I'll go with C) All of the above.
  4. Darius
    Hated the trade at the time, hate it now, will likely hate it 10 years from now. I don't care how badly you need a catcher, and how many outfielder's you have. Trading that kind of talent, with tools oozing out of his ears, for a guy like JR Murphy is ridiculous. Bringing up small sample size does nothing for me. Just watch the two play. Before you cry hindsight, my reactions the day of the trade could easily be found.
  5. Darius
    It's unreal to me that we're up by a run in the bottom of the 8th, on the road, and Matt Belisle is the guy... Regardless of whether he gets out of this inning....that is absurd.
  6. Darius
    Agreed. A lot of peeple went gaga over Odor's punch, and thought he was some kind of incredible fighter. Clearly, those haven't seen guys that really know how to throw a fist properly. Plenty of guys out there that could put Joey Bats to sleep in a phone booth with their off-hand.
  7. Darius
    Leclerc looks filthy.
  8. Darius
    ...and then Hughes allows a double steal by not paying attention. By all means, lets make him our #2 for the next half-decade!
  9. Darius
    Neither is going anywhere. That's not really point I'm making. My point is: Gibson isn't holding this team back from being a contender. There are bigger problems. Hughes has already lasted longer? Are you watching this game? Hughes is being pounded all over the yard, and is getting extremely lucky. Not to mention two outstanding defensive plays.
  10. Darius
    Gibson isn't going anywhere. Whether you like it or not, you can count the number of pitchers more talented than Gibson in the entire organization on one hand. One or two of which are ready for the MLB.... and there is no end to that in sight. Thank TR and his quarter century run of incompetence for that one. If someone needs to go from the rotation, it's Hughes IMO. My 85 year old grandmother has comparable stuff right now. At least with Gibson, there is still the hope that he can put it together and be useful. Every inning Hughes trots out there, he's a thread away from a multi-run inning. To this point, his numbers look better than they should because the outfield defense and cold weather has bailed him out. To Gibson's credit (kind of) the defense hasn't done him any favors. In his last start, it was absolutely atrocious. From Santana dropping a fly ball, to Polanco and Dozier making borderline routine sliding/diving stops look like the most difficult play on earth, that defense was godawful. You expect a sinkerballer like Gibson to succeed while throwing out that infield defense, and Danny freaking Santana in left? What a joke. This whole franchise is a dumpster fire. Gibson is about a dozen guys down the list of Twins that shouldn't be in the MLB.
  11. Darius
    Sure wouldve been nice if this team would've used that huge pile of money to bring in a real reliever. That bullpen is crashing back down to earth like an asteroid. Absolutely unwatchable. Just look at the relievers on the 40-man roster. My God. Was this a moritorium on spending from the Pohlad's, or what's the real situation here? So many wins left on the table.
  12. Darius
    I think the rotation would be best with Berrios replacing Hughes.
  13. Darius
    He's playing like an MVP candidate right now. At this point, they just need to do whatever it takes to keep this guy healthy. Anytime he move with any urgency I get soft tissue anxiety.
  14. Darius
    Buxton is just pressing right now. I don't think any of these things are a mystery to him, as far as his swing goes. But, when you've lost confidence and are trying to force things like he is, that all goes out the window in a live AB. It's there. He'll settle in and get things figured out again. I still expect him to put together some decent numbers this year.
  15. Darius
    My God, this outfield may be pretty good defensively, but are utterly worthless offensively. At this point, can we say Rosario even has any offensive upside anymore? Can't come through in a big spot against Shonn Greene, and the rotting undead corpse of K-Rod? Can we get one of these DHs up from Rochester, already (Park, Vargas, Palka), so we're not seeing the likes of Grossman and Gimenez in the same lineup, hitting in the top 6? That should have been a W.
  16. Darius
    Between Park, Palka, and Vargas, the Twins certainly have no shortage of DH candidates that appear to be swinging the bat right now. At some point, they have to find a way to cut the pitching staff down to 12 and get one of these guys up here. Is a Grossman is a fine stopgap, but I'd like a little more pop out of the DH spot. I'm still really excited to see what a healthy Park can do, and think he deserves a shot. It appears he's carried his success in Spring Training over into the first week in Rochester. Is a Boshers or O'Rourke really necessary in the 40-man at this point?
  17. Darius
    This whole bunting conversation just makes me realize 1 thing: For sabremetric folks, everything is thought of in a vacuum. This is where the merits of scouting also need to be factored in. Letting a guy like Buxton swing away with no outs and a runner in second right now is silly. I'll never be convinced otherwise, no matter what some algorithm tells me. Let's take this out of a vacuum, and into real life: You're best pitcher is on the mound and throwing great. It's a tie game. You're facing one of the better pitchers in the American League, who is more than capable of a K against any batter. You have a batter at the plate who has the wheels get a base hit via bunt (if we're applying this to Buxton, maybe a better chance of reaching via bunt than swing at the moment).....You use common sense, not analytics, and bunt. Huge believer in not bunting in any situation for certain hitters, or at certain times. But, by no means should the bunt be eliminated as option by any means.
  18. Darius
    See the reply above. It doesn't leave runs on the table when you can't hit the baseball to begin with. You're not taking the bat out of Barry Bonds' hands, here. We're talking about kids like Buxton who can't layoff a two strike slider in the dirt to save their mother. How are you going to drive those runs in whwn the pitcher knows he doesn't have to mess with giving you a hittable pitch, because you'll swing at anything? Then, you're leaving runs on the table.
  19. Darius
    Probably right. I'm a big anti-bunting advocate also, that should be clarified. I don't believe in giving away the out. But, in order for that to be viable over the long run, you need the players to do it. Take your hacks, by all means. But when you get two strikes, you have to know how to shorten up and out a ball in play. That's priority #1 in that situation.
  20. Darius
    I've always said that Grossman would make a great #2 hitter in this lineup.
  21. Darius
    Molly needs to start bunting more. He's going to leave a lot of runs on the bases this year by letting some of these kids swing away with nobody out. No excuse to repeatedly leave guys guys in scoring position with no outs by racking up Ks. If the baseball IQ isn't there, don't reward them by letting them swing away.
  22. Darius
    Really irritating watching this team try and hit with RISP. Now 1-20 in this series. Anytime an opposing needs a K, they hand them over on a silver platter by swinging at junk well outside of the strike zone.
  23. Darius
    Can't figure out why a guy who does nothing well but walk would be the #2 hitter in this lineup. I'd much rather have Mauer, Polanco, or Kepler. Hell, maybe even Roasario. He's capable of an XBH once in a while. I'll hear: Left handed pitcher. Grossman isn't good against any pitcher.
  24. Darius
    Any thoughts as to why Blankenhorn didn't start the year at Ft. Myers? I would imagine he'll be there shortly.
  25. Darius
    Free Park!
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