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  1. bighat
    Tyler Austin starts about once per week in San Fran these days - mostly against lefthanders. He seems to be the primary PH for the Giants, which maybe best suits his skill set. He hit a pinch-hit triple on May 7 in a 14-4 rout. He's batting .314 with 0 HR and 3 RBI on the season.
  2. bighat
    Did anyone catch that moonshot Buxton hit that went just foul? 5th deck. Cruz went 0-for-6 and this team still scored 9 runs. This team has so many quality hitters, and as long as 2-3 of them are hot any given night, they can carry a team. Last night it was Cron, Polanco, Rosario. Another night it might be Schoop, Cruz, Kepler or Garver. Buxton and Gonzales are the two weakest hitters and even they can do damage. Throw in solid pitching like you saw during this series and this team can be very good. I think they are mentally tough as well. Best record in MLB on May 9, we'll take it. Hope we're in the same position on June 9.
  3. bighat
    Bad result from Cruz there. Eddie getting the job done at least. Nice.
  4. bighat
    If they played in Oakland or something tomorrow night, then yeah. But the Twins have the day off tomorrow (I think there's a double-header in Detroit over the weekend right?) and a short flight to Detroit so it doesn't seem too terrible. Go Twins. Nice to see the "A" lineup in there. They don't lose many when they have this team on the field. Would be nice to see Gibby work faster than his normal molasses-level rate tonight. He can be painful to watch when he's slow.
  5. bighat
    Polanco's got All-Star numbers, but the fans will vote Lindor into the game as the starter (even though he won't deserve it) and Jorge will have to make the game as a reserve. Fan voting is a travesty and it's one of the best examples of marketing gone haywire. That said, I'd much rather have Jorge starting a World Series game than an All Star game. And the best news is that he's not overlooked by this organization. Brilliant extension this offseason. Of all the Twins "can't miss" prospects, Jorge's turned out to be the best of the bunch so far. Mr. Reliable. No slumps. No drama. Love this kid.
  6. bighat
    Cave and Astudillo (I fear) will be spending much of the season in Rochester. Adrianza and the extra bullpen guys will stay. It's just the conservative type of move that seems most likely to me, having watched this team.
  7. bighat
    Pretty good games from lots of guys so far. Gotta love Perez, diamond in the rough so far. He's just on fire right now. In regards to the Twins pitching hierarchy that was posted earlier, I'll still take Berrios over Perez any day.
  8. bighat
    Woof, those top Twins prospects (Rooker, Larnach, Lewis!!) are off to some really bad starts. It's nice to know that Gordon and Kiriloff are at least swinging the bat well early. And Sano...nice. Let's keep it up big guy. I'd like to see him in the middle of this lineup in a couple weeks. Should be fun. Really disappointed in the NYY series. In the end, we lost the series and shouldn't be impressed that the Twins managed to play one good game at Yankee Stadium. The two games that bookended the series were two of the worst games to watch all season, anywhere in the majors. Toronto gave the Twins major problems at Target Field. Hope we can return the favor starting tonight.
  9. bighat
    Second straight painful strikeout to end the inning. Ball in the dirt, unreal. Just end this game already and get on the plane to Toronto.
  10. bighat
    Rosario is in a bad way right now.
  11. bighat
    Terrible swing by Kepler there.
  12. bighat
    When is Baldelli going to stop with this Adrianza-followed-by-Castro nonsense?
  13. bighat
    Another awful game, slow pace of play led by Twins pitchers. I'm telling you, Twins offense plays better behind Berrios, Perez, and Odorizzi because they are out there throwing pitches. Pineda and Gibby spend more time walking around the mound and kicking dirt. The Twins could somehow still win this game, no idea how they're only down 3 here.
  14. bighat
    I have nothing more to add except let's keep it rolling and go get em tomorrow! Fun season so far.
  15. bighat
    Is it just me or does every Twin go up there swinging out of their shoes trying to hit a HR every AB?
  16. bighat
    Cruz doing what Cruz does. Nice, FWIW. A little silver lining for sure.
  17. bighat
    Twins gonna get 2-hit tonight. Rocco brought the "B" lineup, Gibby slow as molasses, this team is sleepwalking through this game. We need La Tortuga back. Someone with a little fire who gives 100% for 9 innings.
  18. bighat
    Minnesota Joe Twins fan has been thinking about this game all day. Blew off that cute redhead in accounting for a cozy night in front of the tube. Maybe left work early, stopped off and picked up a few brats. Grilled out, filled up that paper plate with so much potato salad that the plate bent when they carried it to the living room. Cracked open an bubbly beverage just as the pregame ended. Put up their feet, relaxed....and the Twins promptly laid an egg in what is possibly the worst baseball game of the season. I think we all know it's just a bad game. But I think the swirling negativity is probably just a reaction to what appears to be a Friday night wasted.
  19. bighat
    Interesting to see how the Yankees are using Ottavino here. Put their best man in the game in the 6th & likely 7th inning, giving the Twins little chance to make it close before the 9th. Hey, here's Morin.
  20. bighat
    Garver hangs on to that and it's strike 3.
  21. bighat
    Buxton's well on his way to a .215 batting average by June, and we'll have to go through the whole "can we afford to keep this guy in the lineup?" conversation that we've had ever since he got to the bigs. His breakout in the first few weeks seems like a loooong time ago right now.
  22. bighat
    Agreed. Half of these guys weren't on the team last year, and the holdovers from last year (Polanco, Rosario, etc) aren't scared in the least. This is just a night where everything is wonky. To be honest, I think Gibson's slow work on the mound sets the team off balance a bit. Maybe. It certainly bothers most of us, I don't see why it wouldn't also bug the guys in the dugout.
  23. bighat
    This is a poor excuse for a baseball game.
  24. bighat
    What in the heck is happening. Awful defense.
  25. bighat
    OK CJ, here we go.
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