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  1. bighat
    Yeah criticism isn't always well received. I get it, we can't just rip every player a new one every time they ground into a double play. But I have to agree, expecting Perez, Odorizzi, Gibby and Pineda to make up 80% of a World Series staff is a pipe dream. Instead of being angry about it, I guess the flip side is to appreciate how things came together for a while there. This team still has a chance thanks to them. But yeah, I'd imagine all of them will pitch to a 4.50 ERA or higher for the 2nd half of the year.
  2. bighat
    Buxton hasn't looked too good since coming back. It was to be expected. He's one guy that might not benefit from the long break.
  3. bighat
    I think we all knew that the rag-tag bunch of Odorizzi, Gibson, Perez, and Pineda weren't going to get this team to the playoffs. They had a good run, got hot at the right time, and have overachieved beyond our wildest dreams. The Twins have built a strong lead thanks to those guys.
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    Cleveland now 7 games back. They play the Royals on Wednesday. A's have a great record against above .500 teams this year and they're now just 7 back of Houston. A win tonight would really right the ship. Hope Rocco has a motivational speech in his bag of tricks, might come in handy. Nice to see the bats heat up yesterday, but pitching has really not been what it once was earlier in the year. Twins need help, soon. The more bad outings the starters have, the higher the price gets for pitchers. Trade talk will be the significant focus of this board until the end of the month. How soon will the Twins add talent? Here's a look back to last year's trade dates: July 27: Escobar for Duran, De la Trinidad, & Maciel July 30: Lynn for Tyler Austin & Rojo July 30: Duke for Chase De Jong & Costello July 31: Dozier for Forsythe, Smelztzer & Raley It will be nice to be on the other side of the fence this year. Just hoping our front office makes some deals before July 27!
  5. bighat
    Mejia, nice job we'll take it. Now let's hope the bats get hot.
  6. bighat
    Goodness please just end this inning already. Keep 'em to 6 and we've got a chance.
  7. bighat
    Wow.
  8. bighat
    How bout a little 1-2-3 double play here?
  9. bighat
    Let's hope it doesn't become carious!
  10. bighat
    Nice to see the Twins win a challenge for a change.
  11. bighat
    Bad challenge by Oakland, not a chance Polanco's out there.
  12. bighat
    Wayda hustle, Polanco!
  13. bighat
    This park always looks just huge on TV - same with Toronto. I always have to do a double-take when they reference those two stadiums as "hitters parks".
  14. bighat
    Sano bomba. Great to see him coming around!
  15. bighat
    The White Sox GM has all but confirmed the Sox aren't going to make any additions at the deadline. They're almost done with their rebuild and aren't going to tear anything down. Look for the A's and Rangers to go hard at the WC though - two teams the Twins face very soon.
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    For as human as the Twins have looked this June, the Indians have only gained 1.5 games in the standings since June 1st. The Tribe is playing better and with Kluber and a few other starters on the mend, I don't think they're going away. That said, they might not be making a hard charge, either. Consecutive 13-0 losses at Baltimore must have felt like a gut punch, especially when the Twins were treading water. They lost their weekend series against an inferior opponent, just like Minnesota. Miguel Sano put the ball in play and didn't strike out. Cautiously optimistic he's working out of that hole. Buxton had a double (great play by the Sox reliever to nab him at 3rd). And a great catch, glad he's back! Gonzalez is back and working off the rust. Cruz is on absolute fire. Gonna be a tough series in Oakland. The A's have a very good record against teams over .500 and they have been playing great ball, working themselves into the WC picture. They have a lot to play for right now.
  17. bighat
    There have been some great articles about all of these targets - thanks TD for putting these together! Seriously where else could you find this kind of comprehensive covereage? Free? Anyway, out of all of these options, Kennedy is definitely not my favorite. Guy's been around since the Carter administration, it seems. Always reminded me of a Kevin Correia for whatever reason. Just seems that with so many other options, Kennedy should definitely be Plan C or Plan D (if other deals don't work out or the cost is too high). I wouldn't mind if he showed up in a Twins uniform, but I hope he's not the headliner of the summer. I see others here think differently and that's cool.
  18. bighat
    Rats. Rat dinner?
  19. bighat
    Schoop, yeesh.
  20. bighat
    Sano with a single to the opposite field! Yeah!
  21. bighat
    The "It's Time to Trust Tyler Duffey" article didn't age well. That said, bad days happen. Unfortunately for the Twins, if they don't rally today they're looking at losing 3 out of 4 with a monster list of opponents coming up: At Oakland Vs. Texas At Cleveland Vs Mets Vs. Oakland Vs. Yankees Yikes. The Mets are the worst opponent, but that series is only a 2-gamer. July's looking like a grind.
  22. bighat
    For those that don't want to include Lewis or Kiriloff - here's your third choice: Yankees win the ALDS matchup 3 games to 1. It sucks to lose guys we've hoped to see in a Twins uniform but maybe their best contribution they can make would be as trade pieces. What if the Twins would have traded Sano for Max Scherzer a few years back? Remember that no prospects are sure things, no matter how high they're ranked.
  23. bighat
    Couple of very questionable strike calls against Sano in his 2nd AB there.
  24. bighat
    Great to see Marwin and Bux back! A shame Wade Jr. was robbed of his 1st MLB hit on a great catch, now he'll have to wait 'til next time. Glad he got up here regardless. How about an ol' fashioned 11-5 win for our Twins today? HRs from Cruz, Schoop, and a trademark line-drive shot from Cron. Pineda goes 6, gives up 3. Book it.
  25. bighat
    Nobody's trading us anything for Schoop - he'd only leave this team as a "throw in", much like Logan Forsythe was when he came to the Twins last year. He doesn't have a contract and that's the issue. Essentially the Twins would have to give up more in order to move him. That said I'd be fine with arraez stealing his job and having Schoop in a backup role.
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