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  1. bighat
    Six stoppages of play for beach balls so far...unreal.
  2. bighat
    Buxton with the grab-aroo!
  3. bighat
    Yeah, it's rough to see Buxton striking out twice (again) tonight, then getting pinch-hit for...in this case, it meant losing Buxton for the 9th inning on defense in a 1-run game. Poor offense sometimes does outweigh good defense. The good news is we've seen Buxton get hot before, and when he's in the zone he's terrific at the plate. And he was just starting to come around too before he got hurt. I'm guessing the Twins will have to wait another few weeks for his bat to adjust. Rosario and Escobar have flat out pulled this team out of the ditch. Hey, Rodney with another save, that ERA looking almost reasonable! And how about this catcher, Wilson? The Twins are very hot with Castro out of the lineup, I'm feeling uneasy about his return. What a great way to wake up! Let's get one more today boys!
  4. bighat
    I don't think a rehab stint would help Buxton much - he'd spend a week in Rochester and then come up and swing and miss for 3 more weeks against MLB pitching anyway. A rehab stint would be a week wasted, because Buxton needs to face MLB pitching. He's proven he can crush it in the minors, but that's never truly translated against MLB caliber pitching. He needs at bats against major leaguers because that's who the Twins need him to be able to hit against.
  5. bighat
    After 3 weeks away from baseball, I think we were going to see "Bad Byron" in the batter's box against MLB pitching regardless of the rehab assignment. I think the Twins know this, so they are going to get those first 2-3 weeks out of the way now by playing him. We should see Good Byron again by mid-June. Kind of a shame, as it may be another lost season offensively for Bux. It's become almost a given that he'll be out for a significant portion of the season at this point.
  6. bighat
    A 6-0 win and a 7-1 win @ STL? No nitpicking from me, I'll take it. Now on to LAA for a big 4-game series, where a split gives the Twins a winning road trip. Remember the Twins real turnaround last year started away from Target Field? They played much better on the road for a long stretch there.
  7. bighat
    Morrison leading off is by far the strangest lineup decision I've seen this year. Just looking at the lineup 1-9 really makes me miss Sano & Buxton. I'm starting to lose my patience with these injuries. Hopefully Mr. Odorizzi is ready to follow his fellow starting pitchers and get in on the win parade! Martinez should be a difficult task for the Twins today. Wish I was feeling more confident but a get-away day game against an ace is gonna be tricky.
  8. bighat
    Romero Berrios Santana Gibby Odorizzi Lynn better watch his back, when Big Erv returns it's going to be The Hunger Games. And no, Lance, I'm not talking about a donut-eating contest.
  9. bighat
    When I heard Hawk was doing the broadcast, I went back and watched/listened to the Sox side of the broadcast yesterday - specifically when Shields lost the no-hitter and the Twins rallied for 3 runs in the 7th. You are right. He was completely disinterested. There was another old guy in the booth with him, I'm guessing the average age was 75. Hawk was talking about the old days, old players, then ripped on Barry Bonds (?) -- all while the Twins were rallying and the Sox lead was going down the tubes. In the old days he'd be fire and brimstone. But you're right, this time he just continued to talk about himself and his playing days, how he had 109 RBI back in '67, blah blah blah. Mentioning random teammates that nobody's ever heard of. I guess if I were in the 85-95 year-old demographic, I'd probably have enjoyed it. Not sure how any of the other Sox fans could have found that broadcast entertaining.
  10. bighat
    Yeah. I'm reading "the offense is coming alive", but when I look at the box score I see just 4 hits against the White Sox today. The late defensive miscues were the heroes in this one, not the Twins' bats.
  11. bighat
    I lived in Chicago for 12 years before I moved away 5 years ago. I miss a lot about the city - watching Twins v. Sox games and getting stuck listening to Hawk ain't one of them. He's an angry homer who likes to gloat, just about the worst combination for an opposing fan.
  12. bighat
    Time to bring the pain in St. Louie!
  13. bighat
    Twins gonna get no-hit by the 2018 version of Mike Pelfrey? They seem to be swinging for the fences every at-bat. Last night they waited on pitches, got a ton of 3-1 and 2-0 counts. Today they are swinging at the first pitch in the dirt every time. Kepler looks especially bamboozled. Time to stop this madness and get some hits!
  14. bighat
    Our Eddie's are mashing. I'm telling you, another good game from Escobar tomorrow and he's the MLB AL Offensive Player of the Week.
  15. bighat
    8 hits in 5 innings isn't great. The Sox are in fact out-hitting the Twins to this point. Lynn hasn't been a train wreck, but he's not sharp. I think the main thing we should be encouraged about is the 0 walks.
  16. bighat
    Hector Santiago is good for what ails ya. Some things don't change.
  17. bighat
    One in, bases loaded after 3 straight singles. Will Lance walk in a run to spice things up?
  18. bighat
    Roy Smalley: "Let me just say one thing about Lance Lynn, and this is strange, let me tell you. I mean I've never heard this stat before, and I played in the MLB for 12 years, er, 13 years I guess if you count my time with New York. This is a crazy thing, and again I was just amazed when I heard this..." JUST SAY THE THING ALREADY ROY!
  19. bighat
    Morrison looked bad, failed to get an RBI with 1 out and a man on 3rd. Aside from that, nice inning! Escobar should be up for MLB Player of the Week if he gets a few more base raps this weekend.
  20. bighat
    Saw that. What does this mean? Reading between the lines does it mean a longer delay for Erv? What are we looking at for a return date and has that changed?
  21. bighat
    Castro's bum knee had been giving him trouble last week, if you recall he sat out a few games with that injury. Last night's slide probably aggravated the injury, etc. Well Garver, now's your chance to take that starting job. How about some defense tonight, kid!
  22. bighat
    Good point. Touche.
  23. bighat
    I said this exact same thing about Grossman during Spring Training. He's a great luxury to have if you're an NL team looking for a pinch hitter. At this point, the Twins are far enough back that they're going to play Grossman as much as possible to maximize his value. They're going to want prospects back when we trade him in July, and the more ABs he has the better prospects we'll get from the Nationals, Cubs, Diamondbacks, etc. The Twins aren't in "win now" mode. They're also not in "rebuilding" mode. What kind of purgatory have we found ourselves in? When does Buxton come back? His injuries at this point are defining his career. It's so frustrating.
  24. bighat
    At this point, no lead feels safe. Didn't the Twins jump out to a similar big lead against the Reds and blow it? This Twins team looks like it could lose 95 games. As someone said above: at this point, any win feels like a surprise. I didn't watch the game, but per usual I have my MLB At Bat notifications on. Every time a team scores, a little MLB logo appears on my phone to let me know that a team has scored. It's come to a point that when I see that notification my heart starts to sink - I just know something bad has happened. Kind of like when you get a call from the nursing home about great aunt Hazel: it might not be bad news, but it probably is.
  25. bighat
    You came up with the award, you do the research, write the articles, etc. A combined no-hitter certainly fits the bill! I don't see any reason for you to apologize for anything you've written here. Good job and thanks for the reporting!
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