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  1. bighat
    Credit to Santana, he gritted this one out. Have to tip your cap to the guy. First MLB start in a long, long time. When Garver gets hot, he really is a great addition to this lineup! Twins score 12 runs, Morrison goes 0-4 with two K's and 3 men LOB. His batting average is now .192. Only Joey Gallo (who has 25 HR and 55 RBI) and Chris Davis (just plain terrible at .153) are worse among qualified batters. That's in all of MLB, not just the AL. That sweep to KC looks worse every day. Welp, on to Beantown. I would absolutely love to see the Twins go on a tear and win that series! I know it's a pipe dream, but that's what being a baseball fan's all about.
  2. bighat
    Any possible trade value Santana would've had seems to be gone. He's not sharp and it looks like he's gonna need plenty of time to get his stuff back.
  3. bighat
    Cool to see some Saints reporting! Thanks!
  4. bighat

    The truth about Molitor

    bighat commented on huhguy's blog entry in Blog huhguy

    I agree that Molitor lacks fire, personality, and (at least visibly) heart. He's not the right guy to manage this team. I hope he is fired after the season, wish he'd been fired before the season.
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    I agree with those who say this isn't the front office's fault. Sure, maybe they misread the evaluations on some guys - but overall I think getting Odorizzi, Lynn, Morrison, Rodney, Duke, and Addison Reed looked REALLY GOOD in March. Problem is that these were supposed to be "accent pieces". The drapes in your living room. The parsley on your steak & mashed potatoes. None of these signings were going to be huge difference makers, they were all meant to support what was thought to be an established core. Sano and Buxton were that offensive core, and they've completely collapsed. The Twins basically spent every day since 2014 planning to build their current team around those 2 key offensive players. Buxton can't hit, and aside from a couple hot months over the span of 2 different seasons, has never been able to hit. Sano CAN hit, but his philosophy is messed up and needed to be completely broken down and put back together from scratch. It's not the FO's fault that Sano, and particularly Buxton, can't play baseball. Maybe they should have known that, but I don't think anyone foresaw the possibility of Byron Buxton not being a major leaguer.
  6. bighat
    Kepler and his .227 batting average are getting old quick. Nice fight by the team in the 9th. Too little too late alas!
  7. bighat
    1.) Where are you from? Minneapolis, city of. Lived there 18 years, still love visiting the family back in the TC. Lived in Chicago for 12-ish years before packing up and moving to Guatemala 5 years ago, been in Central America ever since. I work remotely so I try and travel around Latin America as much as I can, explore new cultures and so forth. 2.) Age Range? 43-ish. 3.) What brought you to Twins Daily? Used to follow the Twins' subreddit, but knew there had to be something better out there. Found TD and have been here ever since. 4.) Highest level of baseball/softball played? Played baseball in High School, topped out at JV. 5.) Favorite Twins Players -- All time: Puckett. Underappreciated: Junior Ortiz. Current: Eddie Escobar 6.) Favorite non-Twins Daily site/authors? LEN III & Phil Miller. 7.) Favorite Twitter follows? I have Twitter, but at this point tweeting seems to have a lot of negative consequences and not many positive ones. 8.) Other interests outside of baseball: Travel, hiking, biking, swimming. I like being outside. 9.) Favorite part of Twins Daily: Game threads, post-game threads. I enjoy reading everyone's comments. 10.) Tell us what we can do better. What features or other topics would you like to see in-season or out of season? I really enjoy the content variety, think you do a great job. 11.) Have you been to any of the Twins Daily "events?” no
  8. bighat
    It's almost a blessing to come out of the gate with a 10-game roadie that includes a 4-gamer in Boston. The Twins won't be able to hide anything, we'll see very quickly if they are going to have a chance to compete for this division. If not, they still have a few days to work out some trades.
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    I think they may have found a starter in Cave. He could be much more than just a 4th OF - and the Twins need all the talent they can get right now with Kepler struggling and Buxton off the radar.
  10. bighat
    I think Torii Hunter got sent up-down a bunch of times. And how about that Max Muncey in LA? Dude's killing it right now, made the All-Star team and HR Derby at age 27. He got sent down, dumped, outrighted, re-assigned...seems to have found his stride, much to the chagrin of the Oakland A's. Guys like him are boogymen because it makes a team never want to give up on a player - just in case. But as for mega-stars? Bonds, Griffey, Trout, A-Rod, Jeter, Harper type guys? No. They weren't on the shuttle bus.
  11. bighat
    To me, it's Buxton and it's not even close. Sano and Morrison...major disappointments, to be sure. But there's no doubt that both of them are MLB players and can compete at the MLB level - whether that's with the Twins, or someone else. While Morrison's career may be winding down, he's got the track record suggesting he'll catch up...that's not much, but it's something. Ditto for Sano. Aside from his massive slump after returning from his hamstring injury this season, he's been above average as a player for his entire career. He has a future and I'm guessing we'll see him back in Target Field soon. Buxton, on the other hand, is at the point in his career where people are legitimately questioning whether he's a major league-caliber player. Aside from a hot 2-month stretch last season, he's really not done much to merit a spot on the roster due to his offensive ineptitude. He's become an easy out in a league (and at a position) where players can't afford to be completely incompetent at the plate. We could be watching a documentary in 20 years titled "The Sure Thing That Wasn't" or something like that on ESPN. Sure, the Twins can be patient. But if he comes back next spring and struggles out of the gate...we could be facing the reality that Bux just ain't a major leaguer. He's got plenty of excuses but at some point you just have to do the thing.
  12. bighat
    Went there a couple years ago. Yep, it's great. I actually think it's fine facing downtown...really hard to complain about anything at Petco. Nice review!
  13. bighat
    Wow that's terrible, Tom! Seriously...might be bad on Molly, but also on whoever is telling him how/what to challenge. Great ending to a crazy and often frustrating game...9-2, I will take it.
  14. bighat
    Anything but a strikeout, Garver.
  15. bighat
    To get the runner to 3rd base with less than 2 outs. Cave is can hit. Bunting those guys up is a huge move for the Twins and Grossman did his job. Good play overall.
  16. bighat
    Well done Robby G!
  17. bighat
    Get 'em over, get 'em in. This is Baseball 101. Should score here if they can execute like an MLB-level club.
  18. bighat
    Brutal.
  19. bighat
    Wouldn't be shocked if Molly brings in Belisle for the save...
  20. bighat
    Wow, here's Hildy...and Dick being critical of the move! What the heck is going on today?
  21. bighat
    To me it looks like the Rays catcher said something to the Twins dugout, and Escobar then said something to him. Then Robertson started jawing at Escobar, which led to the scuffle. Escobar struck out and told Robertson to gtfo, got ejected. Meanwhile Archer was yapping the entire time, told someone to meet him outside later in the parking lot.
  22. bighat
    This is weird.
  23. bighat
    We've got a donnybrook folks!
  24. bighat
    Hey hey! Dozier pulling a Rosario there! Nice work fellas, good to see some grit.
  25. bighat
    Beeeeutiful way to tie things up there. Put the ball in play, aggressive baserunning, love it.
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