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  1. bighat
    Bert: "That'll be an error charged to Chow".
  2. bighat
    Okay Twins, leadoff man on. Let's bring 'em home.
  3. bighat
    Trevor May is consistently inconsistent.
  4. bighat
    Count me out. Sorry but I've never understood "Marnie's Army". Bit to cheesy for me, frankly. Then again, I know she's kinda trapped into that box, doing the human interest stuff on the sidelines...Maybe I'd have to hear more and hope to next year in Spring Training. I mean she's good, but replacing Dick n' Bert? Uh, no.
  5. bighat
    That HR from Pham got out before I even thought it had a chance, wow.
  6. bighat
    Looks like the Twins have gone deep in their bench - Sano's playing! Seriously though, just saw the news about Rosario. Hopefully it's just a tweaked ankle. Would hate to hear if it's a hamstring or groin pull. Did anyone speculate yet as to what it was?
  7. bighat
    I think the Twins are so deep that they're pretty insulated - at least on offense - from letting the injury bug really bite them. Good article.
  8. bighat
    Perez started out of the pen this year and was horrific. Then again, his starts have been horrific as well. Can't stash him in the minors, either. Twins either have to just cut him loose and let someone else pick him up for free (dangerous) or keep him and hope he turns things around (also dangerous). Bumgartner is a big name. He'll cost more than he's worth, without a doubt. However, the Twins are gonig to have go ahead and overpay for him, Smith, and others in order to make a dent in the playoffs. They made their own bed by not upgrading this situation over the winter, they'll have to lie in it. All complaining aside, it's a good thing we're having this problem instead of say, being in a much worse situation (ie: teams like the Angels probably can't decide whether to buy or sell, and teams like Detroit, Baltimore, Seattle, Miami, and many others saw their season disappear months ago).
  9. bighat
    Indians melt down in the 9th and lose, Twins cruise. Garver and Schoop go deep, Eddie gets 4 hits, Astudillo goes 3-for-4 and has a great defensive play. Sano K's three times. He's got 53 strikeouts in 109 ABs this year. Kepler, gotta assume he sits tonight. Tough loss. Hope that guy gets an All-Star reserve pick, dude's on pace for 38 HR and 100 RBI.
  10. bighat
    Or that! Our 2019 Twins have returned!
  11. bighat
    Okay Garver, just a sac fly will work. No need to get fancy.
  12. bighat
    Attaboy Sano, those count too buddy. We'll take it.
  13. bighat
    No more nibbling, Gibby. We like Gibby, not the Gibbler.
  14. bighat
    Rosario doing a great job of hitting what they give him lately! He's looking much more like a batting average guy than a power hitter of late - no complaints!
  15. bighat
    Well done, Schoop. Maybe those days off did him some good, we'll take a long ball from the #9 hitter any day.
  16. bighat
    Sano's handled his chances well so far, he's made like 4 of the 6 outs so far.
  17. bighat
    "Buxton (wrist) may require a short rehab assignment before coming off the injured list, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. He will take batting practice on the field Tuesday and probably again on Wednesday or Thursday, ruling out an activation during this home series against the Rays. Miller notes that a rehab assignment would likely only be a game or two, but if he needs to go on one, that could rule him out through the end of the week."
  18. bighat
    Yeah. And I worry that the few premium arms that are out there (ie: Smith, Iglesias, etc) will be available but only for a king's ransom. The bidding wars for those guys will be high. The real winners at the trade deadline will be the Giants and Reds, no question. Remember when the Twins traded Fernando Abad a couple years ago? He was a so-so middle relief guy who was pitching with an ERA in the mid 2's. Not a flashy name. Twins got Pat Light for him, BTW. I think that's the type of guys we'll see come over here. Names that aren't on the top of the list, maybe just some more average guys without a big price tag. Frankly I'm not sure they'll be any improvement on what the Twins already have. Personally I think at this point with Perez absolutely dragging this team into the ditch, the Twins have to spend those high-level prospects on a starter. I just can't see them paying such a huge price for a BP arm.
  19. bighat
    Got news for you Arraez fans, he's going to be the guy we send over for Bumgartner. It would have been nice if we could have hidden him in the minors, but he's played himself into a major trade piece. If we've seen it, GMs around the league have too. His value is as high as it ever might be. It's too bad because I'd much rather have Arraez at 2nd than Schoop at this point. I'm beginning to think his "sore leg" was more of a phantom injury to sit him down for a while. Same goes for Marwin and Adrianza - I think the Twins are just resting the vets right now with this big lead. Look for Cron to take a 10-day break with a sore shoulder in the next couple of weeks. The way things are going this might be the last rest they get.
  20. bighat
    Completely agree. This article reminds me of all the Trevor May hype that seems to come along every spring. May, Duffey, Morin, Magill, etc - these are just "serviceable" guys. The only reason to like Duffey right now is that he's pitching like an average relief pitcher and not getting shelled. But let's not crown him the next Josh Hader just because he's put together a couple of scoreless outings. As one AL Scout recently said about the Twins bullpen: "They have got guys, just like everybody else has guys, just not consistent guys". When you're hungry and you've got no food in the house, all of a sudden that old can of refried beans in the back of the cupboard looks like a suitable meal. It's got some protein and if you're drunk enough it'll taste just fine with some stale tortilla chips and that half-empty bottle of cheeze whiz. Just be careful you don't get that meal confused with the Butterknife Steak at Murray's.
  21. bighat
    Seriously? Are you the type of guy who folds a pair of aces in poker because someone else might get a better draw? Sure, nothing's guaranteed. But windows for teams like the Twins don't open up very often. When they do, you go all in.
  22. bighat
    Of course, you are right! Thanks for the correction.
  23. bighat
    I think it's best to keep this board politics-free, there are lots of places we can talk about Trump, Bernie, and Biden but I'd rather not see it here on TwinsDaily. I think we can all agree to that.
  24. bighat
    Sano has actually 2 options remaining so he could be sent down. Problem is with Adrianza and Marwin Gonzales on the shelf, the Twins would have to bring up a guy on the 40-man roster who can play 3rd base. The only guy on the 40 who could even think about filling in would be Nick Gordon. Do you want to call up Nick Gordon to play 3rd base for a handful of games in his MLB debut? Actually I kinda would like that haha! But I am pretty sure the Twins would not. I'm super concerned about Sano just like everyone else. His homerun was absolutely the difference in last night's game but honestly he's looked absolutely lost. Although that K in the 9th inning featured 2 terrible strike calls against him...but I just don't see how you can play a guy going through a slump like this. Sano makes Joey Gallo look like Tony Gwynn. I'm way more concerned about Perez. It's pretty clear that his early season success was indeed a fluke and he's back to being that pitcher who pitched to the tune of a 6.62 ERA last year in Texas. The Twins can't trade him, and can't move him to the bullpen as he wouldn't help there. I checked and it appears that Perez isn't out of options, so I think the logical move would be to send him down as soon as the Twins trade for help. Bumgardner fill his shoes nicely.
  25. bighat
    Rogers, money!
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