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  1. bighat
    Tallon strikes out the side. With all the months spent on emphasizing pitching this off-season, one would think they'd have time to spend a few days stressing the importance of making contact. "Close your eyes and swing, boys!" appears to have been the instructions.
  2. bighat
    On the plus side, the 'pen can get some work in today. Guessing we'll see Taylor Rodgers, maybe a couple others who haven't yet pitched.
  3. bighat
    Couldn't have a worse debut. Just awful.
  4. bighat
    This "Sano Striking Out 4 Times Per Game" thing is getting old. Ground out to the 3rd baseman for a change.
  5. bighat
    No pressure, Lance!
  6. bighat
    Eddie the Stick! Play the man every day!
  7. bighat
    LOL, nevermind.
  8. bighat
    Yeah, LoMo looks like he has a really long, slow swing. Seems like he needs to shorten that up. Same goes for Sano. He's at his best when he's mixing in opposite field singles into his offensive game. Right now he's trying to hit a HR every time and he's going to strike out 4 times today if he keeps that up.
  9. bighat
    Heck yes, BUXTON.
  10. bighat
    Eddie the Stick picking up the team here, waydago Eddie!
  11. bighat
    Jeeez, LoMo. Paging Kennys Vargas. Mr. Vargas, your table is ready.
  12. bighat
    A pleasure to watch Gibson last night - great game! I was going to say "Top of the order looked great"...but then I realized that the bottom 3rd of the order includes Kepler/Castro, so I guess I'll change that to "offense looked great". A shaky start for Moya, and so far the bullpen's given up all the runs this year. Nitpicking: did you all see that inning where the Twins loaded the bases with no outs, but didn't score? Kind of a bummer there. Buxton struck out a coupla times. Remember last year's 2-39 start for Bux and the mental battle he had to endure? Here's hoping the kid relaxes and just starts putting the ball in play.
  13. bighat
    Attaboy Joe, nice inning shaping up here.
  14. bighat
    Better shake this one off and just move on and pick up some wins. Showing up at Target Field with an 0-5 record to play your home opener in 42-degree weather against James Paxon ain't a good look.
  15. bighat
    Castro is a crappy hitter. When Buxton singles and steals 2nd base, he needs a guy behind him who can get a solid single to center field. When Castro strikes out, it's a complete waste of speed on the bases. We'd prefer to have a high-average guy like Mauer, Rosario, etc hitting behind Buxton so that a line drive single will score a run.
  16. bighat
    Buxton + Curveball = bad news.
  17. bighat
    Morrison hasn't really looked great, nor have his ABs. He needs to learn the "Twins Way" - get on base, dude! Robbie Grossman would have walked twice and got hit by a pitch by now.
  18. bighat
    Here we go!
  19. bighat
    Here's the deal: Dozier, Mauer, Morrison, Rodney and Lynn should be considered year-long rentals. These are the types of players the Twins will be trading for in 2019 and 2020 at the deadline. The fact that the Twins enter this year already HAVING these guys on the roster means that this team is uniquely positioned to make a serious run here in 2018. Of course, the young players are a bit greener than you'd like. It'll be an interesting year. The Twins signed some big names this offseason for peanuts, essentially eliminating the need to trade for these guys in July. The 2018 Twins are a step ahead of every other contender in that regard.
  20. bighat
    And...it's back before most of us even knew it was gone! http://www.startribune.com/twins-fans-draw-line-in-the-sand-over-end-of-circle-me-bert/478186863/
  21. bighat
    Okay, okay. How about this: "Is this the year Buxton becomes Andrew McCutcheon in his prime"? How's that for a more realistic hope?
  22. bighat
    Funny title, great optimism! I'm a bit more guarded in my prediction, but I've been a Twins fan for a long time...and as a native Minnesotan, I don't want to get TOO excited here. Is this the year Buxton becomes Mike Trout?
  23. bighat
    OP - I know what you mean. It seems like every time I checked a Twins score this spring, it was a 4-1 loss or a 2-1 win. Escobar, Grossman and Dozier have all had a ton of ABs. They're all hovering around the Mendoza line right now, between .188 - .204. Hard to get excited about that. I'm a little concerned, but not freaked out. What the Twins really need to avoid is to come out flat. That 0-9 start to 2016 was such a terrible blow, the season was over before it started. I'd welcome another 6-0 start this year!
  24. bighat
    One word: Yay!
  25. bighat
    My thoughts as well.
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