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  1. bighat
    Took a peek at a Royals thread...yep, they're angry.
  2. bighat
    Grand Slam for Captain Cave Man! Way to take advantage of what was very likely a missed call from the ump there.
  3. bighat
    Don't forget OBPS - the only stat that anyone seems to care about these days. Mauer was in the Top 20 in MLB last year in both on-base percentage and batting average, played great defense...but was considered a below-average player because of his OBPS. Just weird seeing guys who bat .300 get called out for not being good enough anymore.
  4. bighat
    Breaking: Twins have selected the contract of Aaron From St. Cloud, Matt Belisle DFA'd.
  5. bighat
    Gimme Royce Lewis in a Twins uniform, and give it to me now. OK, at least promote him to Chattanooga! He's the real deal.
  6. bighat
    Thanks for this, Tom. Really great read!
  7. bighat
    Meanwhile, Dozier goes 3-4 with a homer and the Dodgers win in extras. Agony!
  8. bighat
    This performance, along with many other examples, is why nobody wanted to trade for Rodney.
  9. bighat
    Austin just crushed that ball. I'd like to see him a Twins uniform, pronto.
  10. bighat
    I agree with every single thing you said here! I'm hopeful that May gets better, but he's never really been great. He's a middle reliever with a career ERA of 5.14 in over 100 games. That said, I'd give him a long leash for the rest of the year so the Twins can see if anything has changed. If not, might be time to just take him out of the plans. Hope he turns the corner, seems like a great guy and a good teammate. New day, new Belisle screw up. Are the Twins really going to be handcuffed financially if they cut him? There must be some reason they haven't pulled the trigger, so I'm thinking it must be in the fine print. Every other MLB team would have dumped him at least a month ago. Gibby battled! Here's hoping the Twins can eek one out today and take the series.
  11. bighat
    Would love to see the Twins rise up and steal one tonight!
  12. bighat
    Yep. Lots of blame being passed around the Front Office, lots of Monday Morning Quarterbacking regarding his injuries. The bottom line is that if Buxton could hit, when healthy, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Buxton appears to be a cool, humble guy that doesn't have a mean bone in his body. We can all agree on that. We should also be able to tell the truth: We may be looking at one of the biggest MLB busts over the past 30 years. Nobody wants that to be true, but we have to at least consider it might be. Buxton ain't gonna save us, and the longer fans keep believing he's the next Andrew McCutcheon, the longer it's gonna hurt. "Keep Buxton safe for 2019" doesn't mean anything. Does anyone still really expect this guy to turn in a .275 batting average with 25 HRs next year? It would sure be nice, but I think we all need to lower our expectations a bit.
  13. bighat
    Rats. Well, let's start looking forward and see what else they might have in AA and AAA. The Twins brass should get those other young outfielders some experience at the big league level, starting next month. The Twins may have stumbled into a decent player in Cave, and I think some other young guys have earned opportunities and deserve a look. I really like Buxton as a human being, seems like a great guy and it's too bad to see what's happened to his career. Hope he stays positive.
  14. bighat
    Yeah, that's the downside. I was hoping that moving Dozier meant that Gordon would be given a shot...at least give us a reason to watch the last couple months. Forsythe's 2018 stats: .207 2 HR 13 RBI Wow, he fell off a cliff.
  15. bighat
    Raley looks like a good get. A nice feature on him here: http://lastwordonbaseball.com/2018/01/12/dodgers-top-30-prospects-luke-raley-27/
  16. bighat
    Forsythe part of the return package. Full circle.
  17. bighat
    Gahhh! Let's see what comes back to MN in the deal. Brian deserves a shot and here's hoping he gets it. Dozier went from a question mark to a Top 50 Twin of all time.
  18. bighat
    Sano did make a baserunning mistake. Call me crazy, but I'd be willing to bet he doesn't get picked off again this year - these things happen and I can live with it. As for going 2-for-3 with a double, single, walk and an RBI...I have absolutely no problem with the strikeout. I would be careful about comparing Sano's struggles to Buxton's. Miguel Sano has had his fair share of slumps, but he was an All-Star last year, HR derby, and he has shown a far higher level of consistency in the majors. Buxton on the other hand might be relegated to being a defensive replacement, pinch runner, 4th-outfielder type. Or a career minor leaguer. He might do well to start thinking about Japan as a backup plan. Big difference.
  19. bighat
    I got choked up and tears were welling in my eyes when Sano took that walk. That was his best at bat all night, and it led to the winning run! Nice to see him cut down on his swing and take what they gave him. Hard not to be really inspired by last night's effort from Miguel.
  20. bighat
    Think I'll turn the game off now. I've seen this movie before.
  21. bighat
    Tyler Austin - first guy that's been traded to the Twins that I've heard of before. He made news last year when both he and A. Judge both hit HRs during the same game, on their first MLB at bats: https://gothamsn.com/tyler-austin-is-proving-himself-e42b6713b265 He was a hot name there for a second, even had a cup of coffee with the Yanks this year and was DH'ing against lefties. Haters can poo-poo this all they want, but getting a guy who might be ready soon (and a grab-bag reliever to boot) for Lance Lynn? Call me crazy but I like this one. Edited to add: Austin also served a 4-game suspension for charging the mound in Fenway. He's got some fire, I like it even more now.
  22. bighat
    I don't blame the Twins for selling. What's made me feel uneasy is the "grab bag-style" returns they're getting. A bunch of single-A prospects, essentially just a handful of lottery tickets that might pay off in 2022. I never minded the phrase "Wait 'til next year". But when someone tells me "Wait until five years from now", that's irksome.
  23. bighat
    Belisle has no business on a MLB roster. Release him and call up anyone else. Anyone. Tough night for Twins fans. Rosario's a beast!!! Looking forward to seeing if we can make any trades for AAA guys rather than these grab-bag, dime a dozen low-A players.
  24. bighat
    Gut punch game.
  25. bighat
    No problem trading Escobar...but for low-A guys?
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