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  1. mdonaghue
    It's wild how bad fundamentals are around MLB. Watching the playoffs and the catcher for the Dodgers didn't know he had 2 outs when he recorded out 3. Last night Cubs right fielder didn't know there were two outs when he ran a ball down. Don't even get me started on guys dropping pop-ups, base running and hitting cut-off men. The only things modern MLB baseball seems to care about is walks, homeruns and pampering pitchers.
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    I really wish y'all would include the entire franchise history when you write this stuff. The greatest franchise manager, by far, was Bucky Harris. The top 4 since 1960 are Kelly, Mele, Mauch and Martin. If there is a top 5 Monitor deserves to be in there. Gardy? Seriously? Couldn't manage his way out of a wet paper bag when the pressure was on.
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  9. mdonaghue
    Trading an everyday player at a skilled position for a starting pitcher is never a good idea. Arreaz's numbers for his age 22-26 seasons compare very well with Tony Gwynn's age 22-26 seasons. The only reason Gwynn has higher plate appearances and hits, etc., is he didn't lose parts of two seasons to COVID. The Twins blew it with this trade. We don't know what the future holds for Arreaz, but it appears they traded the guy who could have been the Twins next Rod Carew for a middle of the rotation starting pitcher ala Brad Radke and Kevin Tapani.
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    I don't think it's fair to blame Sano for the loss. As a team they lost three games in a row, did not compete in any of them, and appeared unready to play. Their coaching staff let them down by failing to put them in position to win. Their 1-2 starters should have been Berrios/Odirizzi. This wasn't Sano's fault at all.
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  15. mdonaghue
    Completely disappointed. No one remembers if you don't win it all. The Twins senior management has the long-time Red Sox/Cubs approach - if we field a team that is competitive in the regular season, people will show up. We've made our money, who cares about championships? If they were serious about winning - they would have picked up some serious starting pitching, told Buxton to stay at AAA until he figures out how to avoid crashing into walls (injuries keep him off the field - if he can't play, he doesn't help the team), and hired a manager who knows how to run a bullpen. Baldelli seems to be just like Gardenhire in that regard - completely indefensible bullpen moves. The real issue, though, is not showing up to play in the playoffs. Baldelli took Molitor's guys, had a DH added to the mix (who had a great year), and rode them to 101 wins. And, then he has the gall to say that he isn't disappointed. In the real world, Baldelli would be fired for that performance and statement. He's clueless.
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    Fire the manager until we get a playoff manager who actually reads scouting reports. Baldelli, thus far, is as incompetent as Gardenhire was. Solid in the regular season, then his brains turn into water for the playoffs. How do you not play healthy guys, fail to scout the other team's pitching, fail to scout the other team's hitting, and fail to show up prepared to play? In the civilian world Baldelli would be fired. At least when Molitor and Kelly were around the teams showed up to play, regardless of the talent level. 12 in a row - why didn't we just forfeit as soon as we saw it was the Yankees?
  19. mdonaghue
    Today's article was about showing patience with young pitchers. If the team is serious, put him out there as a long reliever and see if he can work his way into a starter or set-up man. KirbyDome89 is right, May is a long way from being dominant.
  20. mdonaghue
    Um, shouldn't the whole team be the bounce back candidate?
  21. mdonaghue
    I wonder how much better Sano would be at third with better scouting and a good bench coach doing the positioning.
  22. mdonaghue
    I looked it up. The team was 6th in strikeouts,
  23. mdonaghue
    Bruno's guys seemed to strikeout a lot. Maybe this will impact that in some way. Does anyone know where they ranked in strikeouts?
  24. mdonaghue
    I love it. I was at Wilson Ramos' first game when he banged 3 doubles! Too bad he isn't our backstop and Mauer is DHing with Murphy as a super solid back up catcher.
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  30. mdonaghue
    I don't understand how "veteran presence" Plouffe helps a team that lost 103 games. He takes playing time away from younger players. At this point in his career Sano is a terrible fielder. Koskie was a erroneous fielder at this point in his career, too. Sano needs to play his position every day. Keep Kintzler and Gibson. Keep Kintzler for 1 year and transition May to the bullpen with an eye towards becoming the closer by the end of the year. Trade Dozier for true top of the rotation talent. Berrios becomes 5th starter as he grows into the MLB game. Bullpen could be better simply if starters can stay healthy and get the ERA down. Let Plouffe go. Put Sano at 3rd every day. Escobar at short. Polanco at 2nd. Vargas at 1st. Mauer full time DH/back-up 1B. Outfield appears set. Is that a team that could win 70 games?
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