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  1. bighat
    Dude's on pace for 16 HRs and 52 RBI this season. There are really no excuses - it's been a down year for him, and Twins fans and management have every right to be disappointed in his performance. Let's admit it: he's been a bust.
  2. bighat
    The blocking-the-plate rule makes sense. After all, dozens of MLB players every year were hospitalized due to collisions at home plate. In fact, over the years, thousands of major leag-----------wait, what's that? Out of the 20,000 baseball players who have ever played the game, 0.0001% of them ever left the game because of the collision, and as of yet nobody's career has been ended by such a play? WTF. This was a great baseball play. This is why fans go to games - to see a guy thrown out at home in extra innings. It doesn't happen every day, but it's that type of excitement and drama that true baseball fans just LOVE. It's the equivalent of a last-second hail mary, it's like a goal in extra time. In fact, one could argue that there is no more exciting play in baseball than this. Ruined by a couple of AL East-happy suits in NYC. If MLB truly wants to protect the players in this situation, how about this - if Merrifield gets injured on a play like that, the umps can review the play to reverse the call and/or fine Sanchez for malicious behavior. Similarly, if the runner goes right into the catcher (like Merrified did) and hurts Sanchez, that player can also be ejected and/or fined. Absolute horse-$h%@!.
  3. bighat
    Great win. Nice to see Polanco showing up with a couple clutch hits. More of that, please! Thank goodness for Miranda and Gordon once again. I saw Miranda's season stats last night while watching the game, made me curious how he stacks up with the rest of the squad....this one stood out. Team RBI Leaders: Polanco 51 (88 games) Buxton 47 (81 games) Miranda 46 (70 games) Next three in line are Urshela, Kepler and Sanchez.....bringing up the rear we have Carlos Correa, who is 7th on the team with 37 RBI in 83 games played. On pace for what, 52 RBI this year with about 17 HR? At this point in his career he's a nice defender with an adequate bat. He might very well be darn happy to accept his option next year from the Twins, as Carlos hasn't done himself any favors this year. On a side note, the Twins are likely going to finish the year with their RBI leader having 75 RBI or something like that. Yeeps.
  4. bighat
    Twins have one big inning and can't add on - again. Contreras, Beckham, Gordon and Miranda drive in the runs without any help from the star players - again. 5-run lead isn't enough - again. Bullpen blows the save - again. Baserunning blunders and fundamental mistakes - again. You get a feeling that if this game was played on the road the Twins would have blown it. Always good to get a win but this game clearly highlighted all of Minnesota's weaknesses. I've never seen a Twins team that's in a pennant race behave so casually when it comes to fundamentals. Still waiting on the big names on the roster to show up.
  5. bighat
    Wow. If I recall correctly, his first ever appearance he was bludgeoned by the Blue Jays in Toronto. His last game as a Twin, mashed by the Blue Jays again. Most of the games in between were good, thanks for the service to the Twins, Tyler. I'm sure he'll catch on somewhere else and be in another team's uniform shortly. Twins need to cut Pagan as well, I see him as worse than Duffey. EDIT: Holy smokes the Twins are replacing Duffey with Cole Sands?!?!! Is it possible the bullpen just got worse?
  6. bighat
    Polanco since the All-Star break is 7-36 (.194) while Correa is 7-39 (.179). I think it's safe to say Correa's season stats have certainly fallen short of my expectations. It's August, the division is up for grabs, the team is fading....it's now or never. And we're all sitting here waiting. Somebody, do something. Twins now 5-6 since the All Star Game, with 4 of those wins coming against Detroit.
  7. bighat
    If Kirilloff finishes his career with the same numbers as Jason Kublel, I'd consider that a huge accomplishment. Let's hope AK gets healthy or his numbers will end up looking similar to those of Chris Parmalee's career.
  8. bighat
    I think they did OK. We have to remember that here in 2022, Mahle is going to probably only pitch in - at most - 10 games for this team. If the Twins go 5-5 during those games, do we consider this a good trade? Getting him for next year is great, but in order for this to be a good trade for 2022, we're going to need Mahle to go 6-7 innings per start and the Twins need to go 7-3 or 8-2 when he is on the mound. Is that realistic? The bullpen guys I'm fine with, good additions, same goes for the catcher. Honestly I think the Twins (and many fans) are denying the problems that this team has on offense. Of course, the pitching has been so horrific that it's hard to blame anyone for that. But I really think to have a chance at a successful season, the Twins needed to add a bat and they didn't do it. And they probably couldn't do it, because they have nobody left to trade. Grade: C
  9. bighat
    So Theilbar is now the only lefty in the 'pen....
  10. bighat
    Great post, especially this part. Last night the Twins got 2 RBI from Nick Gordon and a HR from Mark Contreras. The day before it was Jose Miranda. Where the heck is everyone else? I mentioned in a post on yesterday's game thread that Arraez, Buxton, Correa and Polanco absolutely have to start carrying this team. Polanco's batting .237 now and has gone ice cold, Buxton's not even playing, and Correa & Arraez are sprinkling in a few hits & walks here and there but nobody's catching fire. All the pitching in the world won't help unless this team can score runs. They've been shut out more times than any other team in baseball, which is a very scary statistic no matter how their offense stacks up on paper.
  11. bighat
    Cool.
  12. bighat
    Ooof. Steer and Hajjar would have been OK, but losing Encarnacion-Strand also is a real punch in the gut. I was hoping other teams were asleep on his incredible rise through the system, but of course they weren't. As others have said, you gotta give up something to get something. So here we are. Hope this Mahle guy can pitch 7 innings because we still need bullpen help!
  13. bighat
    If I recall, Sam Dyson was very good the year the Twins acquired him, but had been pretty average before that. Let's hope this isn't a repeat. Considering what was out there, and what they gave up, I like this move for the Twins.
  14. bighat
    We got our man - Lopez to the Twins for Povich and Cano.
  15. bighat
    Yeah, as mentioned in the comment above the Twins are in a real tough place if they don't want to deal Lewis or Miranda. I doubt the Twins land anyone noteworthy, probably a few no-name bullpen guys if anything. They really are between a rock and a hard place and I just don't see them having anything worth giving the Reds for Mahle.
  16. bighat
    Nice game by Sanchez. Guy had just an amazing year way back in 2016 with a 15-2 record and a 3.00 ERA. If he can dig down and find any remaining magic in that arm, now's the time. Twins are still limping since the break with a 4-4 record, but would probably be 2-6 if it weren't for Jose Miranda. It would be nice if guys like Buxton, Correa, Polanco and Arraez were carrying this team in August - gonna be pretty hard to make the playoffs if those guys don't get hot. And by "get hot" I mean something like an 8 game hitting streak, with games that include multiple hits and a few bombs sprinkled in. Going 2-for-4 with a HR and then going hitless for the next 4 games isn't enough. These guys are all All-Stars, somebody needs to step up before this thing gets away from them. I had a dream that the Twins traded Dylan Bundy to the White Sox. Doesn't make much sense, but dreams rarely do!
  17. bighat
    Totally agree - they're in it, which is something.
  18. bighat
    The problem with the Twins young talent is they are virtually ALL on the IL. So their value is about as low as can be right now - and you can add Kirilloff to the list also. It's incredibly bad luck. They are in need but the cupboard of prospects is bare.
  19. bighat
    I don't think they'll win the division, but I do think that with Buxton, Correa, Polanco and Arraez they stand a chance of getting hot and maybe pulling it off. So I wouldn't sell, I'd just add a couple of bullpen fliers for some A-ball prospects and see if you catch lightening in a bottle. That way you're not abandoning the season and you're also not burning up your future either. That's just me.
  20. bighat
    Twins shouldn't sell, but they shouldn't mortgage the future either. Get a couple relievers for some lottery-ticket prospects and see what happens. No need to give up the farm for Montas, having a guy who can only play every 5th day just isn't enough to help this team. It's been much more interesting than last year, most of us had checked out by June in '21 and the whole year was miserable. That said, with such horrific pitching and an inconsistent offense that's been known to run ice-cold for an entire series, I just don't think the Twins have enough to win the division this year. We should all be realistic about that, it'll make the inevitable pain much easier to swallow.
  21. bighat

    Sano related moves.

    bighat commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    Agreed. At this point it's pretty much a given that he wins Comeback Player of the Year Award next year. I'm not being sarcastic, I wish I was being sarcastic.
  22. bighat
    Nothing about this particular game upsets me - but what does grind my gears is that this is exactly why you can't give away games like they did on Tuesday. The Twins were soundly beaten by the Brewers in every department yesterday, they were going against Milwaukee's best pitcher, it was just a baseball game where they got smoked. It happens. But to leave this series 0-2 instead of 1-1 is unforgiveable, and this is exactly the type of thing that could very well keep this team out of the playoffs.
  23. bighat
    We have such low standards, it's ridiculous. If this team played in New York they'd be ripped to shreds by the media and fans would be throwing tomatoes at them from left field. This Midwestern warm-milk pollyanna 'good-try-boys' attitude from Twins fans is as old and washed up as Will Smith. Fans need to drum up a little self respect and realize we collectively deserve better than a team who at best is going to add to a world-ever-worst 0-19 playoff record.
  24. bighat
    Rocco never calls individuals out in the press. If Buxton strikes out 4 times and he is asked about it, Baldelli will say something like "yeah, tough day for a lot of bats out there today" and then add "defensively he had a great game", or something like that and switch the subject. He's never once called a guy out, if anything he'll publicly heap praise on guys who are clearly struggling. To some it makes Rocco look clueless, but he's clearly just the type of manager who would never be critical of his own players to the press. I know the players like it, but as a fan it can be very frustrating.
  25. bighat
    Twins starter stumbles, the offense make a dramatic and inspiring comeback, bullpen immediately gives momentum away and the Twins lose late. The W-L record in games when the Twins hit a go-ahead HR in the 5th inning or later is probably something like 2-8. It's unbelievable. This team is still limping along. Go get 'em today, I guess.
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