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  1. bighat
    Just mailing it in. The Twins stopped caring at the trade deadline on August 1st. Molitor's lost control of the ship, nobody's going to get this team to play professional baseball until next March 29. Cave and Polanco seem to be the only guys who even care at this point. I'd be embarrassed if I expected anything more from this team.
  2. bighat
    Yeah, Sano's regression is frustrating. He had those 2 weeks where he was sort of riding the pink cloud, hitting singles to right field, everything seemed like it would be okay again. But alas.... Hey, at least he's taking some walks, right? Pretty sad when the only thing to be happy about is your .206-hitting cleanup guy taking a coupla walks. Gonsalves and Stewart haven't just been disappointing...they've been just plain awful. No silver linings, either.
  3. bighat
    You know what, I didn't even think of that! I kinda assumed he was just playing every 5th day in Chicago and polishing up his dancing shoes for the World Series. That sounds less likely when I say it out loud....
  4. bighat
    Giminez can't be too happy.
  5. bighat
    I urge all Twins fans to step back, look at the offensive stats, and pretend you are looking at a guy who plays for the Padres or Marlins. What the Twins have is a 25 year-old career .230 hitter who has played parts of 4 seasons with the team. He has great speed, gold-glove defense, and a terrible strikeout rate. He's prone to prolonged slumps and injuries. That's what Buxton IS. An amazing defensive player who cannot hit MLB pitching right now. He also appears to be a great human being but that doesn't count right now. Buxton is not going to transform into Ted Williams in 3 weeks playing against other September call ups. The Twins are doing the right thing by not recalling him in 2018.
  6. bighat
    GarvSauce
  7. bighat
    That's not a unique flaw. About 75% of American-born announcers seem to have tons of trouble...embarrassingly, it's not even that hard. It's pretty evident that they just don't work on it, and nobody corrects them. Hawkins is great in the booth, but as a relatively inexperienced broadcaster, pronunciation mistakes are on the producers. Dick's not great either.
  8. bighat
    Garver throws it into center on cue. This is a great example of two bad teams just putting on a circus show in a meaningless game. And those of us watching just want OUR bad team to win!
  9. bighat
    Agreed. That first inning was brutal, but all too familiar. Not one of his outings have been remotely good. You can tell by the stats we're trying to stretch, aka: "Stewart is the only rookie pitcher in MLB with blood type AB Negative to have thrown 6 off-speed pitches for strikes, and he leads the league in foul balls hit to section 314". I'll gladly eat crow if I'm wrong.
  10. bighat
    Sano back to striking out every-other AB now, it appears. Can something good happen?
  11. bighat
    If Stewart walks in a run just pull the guy. He's had a handful of starts now, I think I've seen enough and don't need to see him try and "work out of a jam" anymore. Hasta la bullpen, buddy.
  12. bighat
    Stewart is pitching very Stewart-like right now. I wonder if in 3 years we'll even remember this guy.
  13. bighat
    Huh, a Robbie Grossman sighting.
  14. bighat
    There's something to be said for being a "likeable" manager. Joe Maddon's an example off the top of my head. Tito in Cleveland. Dave Roberts out in L.A. Molitor might have respect, but I'm not sure the players like him very much. Molitor doesn't seem to be having much fun out there, he's not a "player's guy". Sure, you don't have to be likeable or a player's manager....but if you're not, you better be winning.
  15. bighat
    Just mailing it in. Embarrassingly bad performances from a team that has just stopped caring. They're not playing like a team with nothing to lose, they're playing like a team that expects to lose.
  16. bighat
    I enjoy these reports. Thanks for posting.
  17. bighat
    Why do you think that Buxton (24 years old, 1000 career AB, .230 average) deserves to play ahead of Cave (25, 163 AB, .263 avg) right now? Because he made some nice catches last year?
  18. bighat
    Right before Austin, you mean....right? Unless you're taking a subtle jab at Mauer/Rosario/Polanco. This Austin guy can mash. Twins appear to be in "roll over mode" right about now. They're not going to finish .500 and it looks like both pitching and hitting are both hurting right now. Not so much fun.
  19. bighat
    Yeah, I had just tuned into that at bat. I said to myself, Eddie's struck out 3 times, he's going to try and hit a HR here and make up for it...just missed! Watching Gonsalves, I didn't really think he was that sharp. A few of the outs were screaming line drives, or well-hit grounders speared by infielders. He allowed baserunners in every inning and was once again walking guys with 2 outs. Certainly an improvement but to say "He just made one mistake pitch" is giving him a bit more credit than is due. He was much better than his first outing, but he made plenty of mistake pitches. Positives: nice to see a rookie get through 5 innings. I like Gonsalves' demeanor/body language as well. He might not be pitching great but the kid seems to have a little more confidence than, say, Stewart right now. I hope the Twins keep him in the rotation. Austin may hit 35 HR next year playing every day. The Twins may have found an every-day starter and a legit #4 or #5 hitter in this guy. For Lance Lynn!
  20. bighat
    It's just you. Might want to uninstall and reinstall your web browser. Use the Chrome browser on your phone if possible.
  21. bighat
    Yuck, brush this one under the rug. Gonsalves has another chance tonight, let's see if he makes this count. I've been hearing "wait 'til Gonsalves gets here" and "Gonsalves should be the Twins' #3 starter" all year long...I think many of us are eager to see this much-hyped prospect do the thing he's supposed to do. How about 7 shut-out innings tonight, no walks and 8 K's?
  22. bighat
    We've been wringing our hands about Buxton for the past 3 years. Meanwhile Rosario has quietly stepped up and become the standout future All-Star OF we've been waiting for. Offensively, defensively, and on the base paths, the guy's well above average in every category. The Twins sure did stumble across a diamond in the rough thanks to their 4th round draft pick in 2010. This team is yours, Mr. Rosario, you earned it.
  23. bighat
    Rosie has such a great feel for the game, especially when it comes to baserunning (on offense and defense).
  24. bighat
    Stewart is really a mess isn't he? I'd leave him in here. He seems to be getting every-other guy out (that isn't saying much unfortunately).
  25. bighat
    Now let's Stewart get through the 5th and we can go home happy.
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