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  1. bighat
    Thanks for this! It's funny how much stats have changed. We're at the point where mentioning the 10.80 ERA is an afterthought. Back in the days of yore (ie: less than 10 years ago), an ERA like that would be a huge negative. Not sure I'm quite ready to let go of that stat myself, I still view a 10.80 ERA as a bad thing. What are the truly key stats these days for pitchers? Most important ones are K's per 9 and FIP?
  2. bighat
    I know what you mean. Things like "season's over" and that kind of talk is a bit extreme in my opinion. But, this is clearly the worst stretch of the year for this team. If we're on a roller coaster, we're on the way down and nobody knows where the bottom is. Criticism is warranted.Fans should be frustrated and I see no reason for Twins fans to bite their tongues with all that's happened (and more importantly, NOT happened) in the past few weeks. I guess I'm just saying that while I agree we shouldn't jump ship, I do think there are plenty of reasons to be frustrated as a fan. Aside from Berrios, Odorizzi and Rogers, there's nobody on this staff that pitches well consistently. Some are OK part of the time, and others are downright terrible. Other teams are making trades and the Twins are picking up DFA'ed garbage scraps. We're losing. Indians aren't. Things are as bad as they've been all year. Sure, could be worse...but should we really be ecstatic that we're not 24 games out like we are 3/5ths of the time?
  3. bighat
    I hear ya. But just don't mistake "frustration" for "quitting". Everyone here wants this team to win. But there's nothing wrong with being frustrated when your favorite team plays poorly, in my opinion. We're just sports fans, doing what sports fans do. Sure, I like the feature articles, the feel-good stories and the La Tortuga t-shirts. But those things are a distant second right now to winning the division and competing in the playoffs. Oakland, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boston have already made trades or signed big name pitchers in the last month. The Twins...nothing. Getting plastered by an NL also-ran at home is going to bring out the angry fan in some of us, as it should. The season is slipping away and the front office is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Nobody should be force to pretend to be happy about it. Just my opinion. Fist bump. Go Twins.
  4. bighat
    Silver lining? Maybe a complete meltdown like this is what the Twins need to get their crap together. Indians fans must be just loving this.
  5. bighat
    OH MY GOD ROSARIO.
  6. bighat
    Because the return would be crappy.
  7. bighat
    incredible play by their shortstop there, good hustle and AB by Gonzalez.
  8. bighat
    Question is: when? At this point, July 31st is too late. The Twins operating under the assumption they're going to split the remainder of the games with Cleveland sweep Chicago, KC and Detroit every time they play them the rest of the year. I just don't see that happening.
  9. bighat
    Smalley not mincing words: "I don't understand that pitch. I just don't."
  10. bighat
    Same thing happened last week.
  11. bighat
    0-2 breaking ball leads to a 3-run homer. Sound familiar?
  12. bighat
    Why 30 year-old Trevor May and his career 4.69 ERA is still being used like some up-and-coming shut-down bullpen arm is beyond me.
  13. bighat
    Of course he homered last night... But yeah, I've noticed most of his home runs and stats are coming in low-pressure (aka "garbage time") situations. In his defense, the HR last night was a kickstarter and he also had a HR on the road in Tampa that ended up being huge (but wasn't at the time he hit it). We're not the only ones who see this. He's found his way to the bottom of the order and has seen playing time decrease. I like the idea of starting him vs. lefties, I'd prefer to see him in the lineup 2x per week at this point, no more. His defense is normally good, that error he made against the Mets proved costly though. He is absolutely awful with men on base and also has the worst "productive outs" rating on the entire team by a long shot. He pretty much is a guaranteed strikeout with anything on the line. He'll swing right through anything in the dirt and anything high and outside with regularity. If I know this, every team in MLB knows this.
  14. bighat
    Everyone's had their rests. Including legitimate (Sano, Rosario, Garver) or phantom (Cruz, Cron, Gonzalez) IL stints. Let's start running the "A Team" out there every single night and put together some wins. When I think about it, Willians Astudillo makes a huge difference. The offensive guys seem to play better when he's around, at least in my mind. When that guy's on the 25-man roster this team has a spark. Like everyone else I've seen the La Tortuga hype rise, fade, and rise again...but there's something about Willians that makes the rest of the team play harder. The Twins have had their best moments while that guy's in the dugout wearing a uniform.
  15. bighat
    Yeah that's a good point. Had just been back about 1.5 weeks and hadn't quite returned to form. Now this. Still want him back, but history tells me that the guy might struggle a bit at that time. Crossing fingers, get well soon Buck!
  16. bighat
    Castro bunted yesterday and got 2 men over, turned out to be a nice run-scoring play. I'd like to see the Twins do this more often. I know there are some here that completely against bunting and moving runners over, but I personally enjoy seeing sac flies, runners moved into scoring position, etc. Twins can do it, but they just don't have many guys practice. Think about it: Cruz, Cron, Sano, Garver, Schoop, Kepler are just some guys that come to mind who wouldn't be comfy sacrificing. People get mad when Buxton and Polanco bunt because they want them on the base-paths and not giving themselves up. In the end you're right, it's a weakness. But I suppose this team wasn't designed to do that from top to bottom.
  17. bighat
    The "sunk cost" fallacy is hard to shake, unfortunately. Would make owners and GMs alike feel like they just gave away 3.75 million dollars, and they didn't get to be millionaires by giving away money.
  18. bighat
    Honestly I've seen enough of Schoop already. Milwaukee benched him last year after trading for him. Once Cron comes back I hope they bench this guy and let Arraez play 2b full time.
  19. bighat
    Muffed it!
  20. bighat
    Attaboy Arraez!
  21. bighat
    Nothing specific yet. From Do-Hyoung Park: "Rocco said that Buxton was being examined after the game. Couldn't really offer any specifics other than to say that they wanted to get him looked at and that it could be a day-to-day situation." From Betsy Helfand: "Byron Buxton is not in the lineup today, and Rocco Baldelli said they didn't have an update yet on him. Plan was for him to be evaluated again this morning. Eddie Rosario went through drills this morning and could possibly return Tuesday." Looked like a hard face plant was the nature of the injury. Reckon they're being cautious. He'll have 2 days off before Tuesday's game, we'll know more by then I'm sure.
  22. bighat
    Was also kinda scratching my head seeing Rogers in the 9th. But as a few others have mentioned, it's clear that Rocco wanted to nail down a series win. I think we can all get behind that philosophy. I'm guessing Berrios is champing at the bit to go 7+ and do his part today. No better guy to have on the mound when your best reliever is unavailable, in my opinion. Hope Bux is OK. With his history of migranes, I sure hope that collison with the turf didn't do any damage to his dome piece. Schoop's been looking bad on offense. Dude's clearly pressing and it's not pretty to watch. Still has a great arm and solid defense but it would be nice to see him inb better form coming out of the break. He wasn't doing well before the break, either. Should see Sano, Adrianza today. Looking forward to getting Eddie Rosario back very soon and Cron next week. Hope none of those injuries linger.
  23. bighat
    Can we stop with the "hey, Tyler Duffey might be really solid" stuff now? He is who we always thought he is.
  24. bighat
    That 3rd strike swing by Buxton tells me that I hope he doesn't face Bauer again tonight.
  25. bighat
    Interesting that Arraez got the nod over Schoop in the 2nd half opener last night. Any explanation for that? At face value it looks like Rocco sending a message that the job's officially open for competition.
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