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  1. Bill Brown69
    Buxton Kepler Cruz Sano Kirilloff Donaldson Polanco Catcher Simmons Subject to change on who is pitching and who is hot but I would give the top 2 at least 15 games off the start to see how they do.
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    I honestly have never seen a lineup that I liked this idea but with Rooker, Krilloff and Garver all able to play first and Sano looking more like a true DH every day I think this might actually work> 2 of the 4 man 1st and DH and Rooker and Krilloff can both play outfield until the natural position for all is found.
  3. Bill Brown69
    Part of this conversation is why I think Kepler is a perfect #2 guy. Hit a ton of doubles from there and then someone with an eye like a young Mauer to take a walk so they can have the DP set up but it also makes for 3 run homers
  4. Bill Brown69
    I don't have it right now but look at how many years the guy hitting behind Walker led the league in RBI. He was an elite baserunner from an instinct point and was standing on second average of about 65 times a year.
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    They pay the front office to make these decisions. I am really not sure I would offer either a long term deal right now. They might have hit 2 homers on Keplar and Polanco over the winter. This winter lets hit 2 more but it is their decision on who to bet on.
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    I like the approach Rocco has took from the first press conference till now. We could fire him and he wouldn't be unemployed long enough to clean out his office. I think he is a great manager and hope that he is here for the next 10-20 years. The part that still makes me go WHAT? is that there are still those who wonder if we are going to make the playoffs.
  7. Bill Brown69
    I actually hope he plays nearly every game from here on out. Give a little rest to everyone else and get them fresh for postseason.
  8. Bill Brown69
    He got us 5 wins or more on something banned. We can look at this like he cost us the postseason or we can look at it like he gave us the postseason.
  9. Bill Brown69
    I am not sure on that or this. They have a decent chance of getting 5 over 30
  10. Bill Brown69
    I agree, 10 day IL and then 6 man rotation for September. I am fully confident that Twins win the division if they pick their rotation right to have the big dogs out against the Tribe.
  11. Bill Brown69
    I have posted this before but for those who don't know my Dad was a minor league catcher, but this can go to every position on the field. 2 stories about Dad and handling the pitchers. A young kid with a real live arm but control problems. 12 pitches into the game and not a strike thrown. 3 went to the backstop and 1 run scored. Dad took the ball to the mound, shoved it right under the pitchers nose and yelled " I got too F----ing drunk last night to chase this so throw it over the plate and let somebody else run after it." 9 innings later the pitcher had his first no hitter. Another pitcher with a live arm comes in the game in the 9th inning with 2 on nobody out up by 1 run. 4 straight balls. Dad goes out to the mound and tells him if he can get out of this jam he will set him up with that pretty blond in the 4th row behind the dugout. Made the kid look at her. Took his mind off being nervous and 3 outs with nobody scoring they won the game. Later this year that kid and my Aunt will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Controlling a game cannot be measured, it has to be lived.
  12. Bill Brown69
    If the price is bearable I LOVE IT
  13. Bill Brown69
    First off Doc, thank you for the sight you give. I have mentioned before that my Dad was a Minor League catcher. If he would have had my stick or I would have had his glove,,,,,,,,,unknown. Hundreds and beyond hours of picking his brain, trying to learn the game from his side. Tiny things that make or break a player. That is why after 15 years of getting a check of some sort he spent the next 15 coaching youth baseball. His retirement from that was based only on not wanting to seem biased one way or the other on me.(or he was afraid of what home life would be if he did the right thing and I was the backup!) Somewhere in the 80's (I was done) he told me I had come over to watch a game. I went and watched with him. No idea, but Carlton Fisk was catching for the White Sox. About the 7th inning he looked at me and said "now you know why he is the best catcher ever" Dad was a huge fan of the big red machine in the 70's. ???? What about Bench I asked. His reply was Bench had a stick and the arm with a flair but give me Fisk every day. Joe Mauer is the only guy I have ever seen who Dad might have liked better. From all those hours of gleaning info and all the other things I have learned to look for IMHO Joe was the best catcher I have ever seen. I was born in 69 so I have seen a few good ones and a few HOF's Side note, I asked Dad who was the best he ever played against. Took him about 1/10th of a second to say Frank Howard. I asked him who was the best player ever and it took him about the same amount of time to say Stan Musial. Good luck Joe, you did us proud!!!
  14. Bill Brown69
    The best swing since George Brett!
  15. Bill Brown69
    Kris Attaberry
  16. Bill Brown69
    Being left handed might hurt him some in those positions. I ABSOLUTELY do not think anything involved with 1st is a good idea. He is a very good fielding outfielder whose bat is starting to be a bit suspect, maybe. Put him at 1st and his bat becomes very suspect instantly and his defense is not nearly as valued. I have thought a ton of Max since the first 20 games I have seen him. I have touted him as a left handed version of Ellis Burks(50+ war career) So far he has not lived up to what I thought I saw but he needs to stay in the outfield. If he gets beat out and becomes a 4th OF, well that isn't the worst problem in the world.
  17. Bill Brown69
    He didn't catch the first time up because he hadn't caught in AAA for nearly 40 days. I am not going to shed a singe tear when Molitor is fired but this one is on either the AAA club or the FO.
  18. Bill Brown69
    I hope Cave is our 4th OF next year. I think he could easily be a starter on an average team but good teams have guys like him (or even better) on the bench. Forsyth won't be the reason we either do or don't win the World Series but I would rather see them sign someone even a few years older to a 1 year deal along with bringing back Esco to be the utility guy with the assurance that Esco will start 62 games at 3rd, 22 at short and 42 at 2nd.
  19. Bill Brown69
    Since 2012 he has played in at least 120 games every year. There is where manager comes in. I posted 120 games at 1B and 0 at DH. 120+ bench bat for 42!
  20. Bill Brown69
    I want Mauer back. Actually I want the old Mauer back but that doesn't seem realistic. I hope he doesn't even mentally flirt with the idea of 12 mil per year. More like a 2 year at 15-18 Mil total. 120 games at first next year, none as DH. The second year if Rooker is ready and Austin improves then maybe we have a quandary. For next year I don't see either ready to take over full time with a glove. Austin could get 100+ games as DH and have Joe help him with his glove work. Joe could go out as the best in Minnesota history, all he has to do now is be a player on a WS team and groom one of those 2 into a gold glove 1B!
  21. Bill Brown69
    I agree with both of the above posts. I can't believe how many of MLB players can't run the bases or slide properly! If you are going to use the opener concept it should be for 2 innings. I get the part about giving the "primary" a clean inning but the opener has to give you 2 for me to think it works.
  22. Bill Brown69
    I guess everybody has missed the "TRUE" highlight. Per official scoring Chris Giminez is the first Twins Pitcher to hit a home run since Jim Kaat in 1972.
  23. Bill Brown69
    I think it is a good thing for Jose to struggle down the stretch on a year like this one. It will only help him be better down the stretch next year when we really should be at least contending for a spot.
  24. Bill Brown69
    Just because my Dad was a catcher I think this move has more to do with another coach for Garver than anything. Wilson has maybe taught him everything he can and now maybe Gimenez can fill in a couple more things. This makes me think more than ever that the FO thinks Garver is going to be the C for the future, probably splitting time with a (if healthy) Castro for the first couple months next year and being the main guy from mid-June on.
  25. Bill Brown69
    I like Austin, Mauer and Sano taking 90% of the 1B, 3B, DH at bats next year unless somebody beats them out.
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