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  1. bighat
    Yeesh. Let's just get to the 9th gang.
  2. bighat
    Why is Hildy in the game after pitching crappily last night?
  3. bighat
    Just turned on the game. Did I miss anything interesting?
  4. bighat
    Oh Gibby, let's get some outs here. Stop this right now.
  5. bighat
    Ump seems to have a liberal strike zone here.
  6. bighat
    Sano seems to be swinging and missing on that low and outside borderline pitch with regularity these days. Go the other way, man!
  7. bighat
    The Twins are .5 games out of a wild card berth today. It's a logjam. If they lose tonight, they could be behind 4 other teams looking up. Letting a rookie take his lumps in the middle of a tight wildcard race is not something we Twins fans want to see. This situation was a special circumstance and treated as such.
  8. bighat
    I agree with Enns getting the hook. Glad Molitor did that and glad the Twins won the game. On to Detroit.
  9. bighat
    Me too. I was so excited to get some fresh blood after Gardy finally left. To see them go with Molitor was a major disappointment. The one year the Twins were competitive was when Torii Hunter came on board and basically managed the dugout. I'd still love to see him get a shot at the Twins job. I know I'm in the minority here but we all have our crazy ideas...my crazy idea is to hand Torii the job and let him run with it. I know it's totally irresponsible, but I don't care! As for more realistic ideas: Doug M or Red Dog come to mind. The long-suffering Twins could use someone with a little bit of fire, some passion, and a bit of a crazy streak.
  10. bighat
    THIS RIGHT HERE ^^^^ Every time an underdog is about to steal a road victory, Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers are gifted with phantom pass interference calls. If the underdog is on offense, they get a holding penalty and are forced to punt, etc. It just seems so rigged, and the same teams (Patriots) seem to get all the calls year after year. I stopped being a fan of the NBA as well for similar reasons, ie: phantom foul calls for superstars. Stoppage of play also bugs the hell out of me, and I absolutely hate that they now blast "pump up the crowd music" during live play and pretty much during the entire experience. Football does that too now between almost every play. The NFL and NBA have juvenilized the experience too much. They are aiming the product at 14 year-olds for marketing reasons. It's hard to watch a product that treats me like I have the attention span of a preteen. LOOK AT THIS - WOAH - KOOKY MASCOT - TERRIBLE TOWELS - LOOK OVER THERE - FIRST DOWN!!! - WE WILL ROCK YOU - BOOO - YAYYYYY....it's borderline unwatchable in many cases.
  11. bighat
    Dozier in that 2nd half groove...
  12. bighat
    I meant Santiago. :/
  13. bighat
    I wholeheartedly concur. I worry about "you-know-who" getting a start as he's back in the dugout, but I think Gee's earned this one. Another win! Let's keep the streak going tonight fellas!
  14. bighat
    Rosario's really become a solid bat in the lineup. You gotta feel great for Polanco! Santana again with a nice quality start. Remember a few years ago when Kevin Correia led the team with 9 wins? Cool to see Santana and Berrios in double-digits. Not a pretty win? At this point, many of us will take any win we can get. Hope they pull off the mini-sweep today, go Adalberto!
  15. bighat
    One thing I'm not ignoring is Rogers' 24.00 ERA in his last 6 appearances. He's getting crushed, dude.
  16. bighat
    Folks, the book's out on Rogers. Since July 20 he's got a 24.00 ERA in 6 appearances. The magic fairy dust has worn off, and it's batting practice out there. A recurring theme this year for the Twins: a player who was once looked upon as a team strength has become a major weakness. Santiago, Polanco, Duffey, Grossman, now Rogers.
  17. bighat
    Dozier getting hot. The Twins need a shot in the arm offensively, hope this provides a spark. Would be fun to see this team win a few in a row and get back above .500!
  18. bighat
    Gotta agree with you here, Mike! All of the Twins' first-year rookies are middle relievers...about as exciting as a box of Corn Flakes. I can't get all giddy about that. Granite hasn't blown me away as his ceiling looks to be that of a 4th outfielder. You see all these great young players coming up and hitting right away in other organizations. Meanwhile the Twins' best offensive prospects can barely keep above the Mendoza line. The Twins just don't have much organizational talent. Tough pill to swallow but true. And worse yet, they lost 103 games last year, and are making a strong push for 90 losses as they've fallen off a cliff. We've seen this movie before and it doesn't end well.
  19. bighat
    Nice article, thanks for working to put all this together! Great stats.
  20. bighat
    It is about age, though. What we all want is a 22 year-old AAA pitcher who is ready to step up and start MLB games. That was what we got in Mejia last year, and while we've experienced growing pains I think he has a future in the rotation. Trying to sell fans like me on a 26 year-old minor leaguer is like putting lipstick on a pig. Littell is younger but he hasn't even got his feet wet at AA yet. That's not what we wanted to get by trading a veteran starter to the Yankees. I'm not suggesting the Twins could have done better...I think they took the best offer they had. Sadly, I think the reality is that the Twins don't have much that other teams want. Falvine got what they could, but it was disappointing.
  21. bighat
    Berrios N_ HITT*R through 4!
  22. bighat
    Kepler's striking out with RISP like crazy lately. He seems to be in a funk since the ASB.
  23. bighat
    I went to Petco 3 years ago, caught a Rockies v. Padres afternoon getaway game there. If I recall correctly, Ian Kennedy had a no-hitter through 4 but then got roughed up and we left. Great little stadium. I like San Diego, nice town. I spent a couple weeks there and was thinking about moving to that city. Rent's expensive though, and most of the apartments available for an average person are pretty ramshackle. I figured that since I work from home, I'd prefer to live in a place where I can get a nice place for cheap. San Diego is not that place. Also - they didn't teach me this growing up in Minnesota - the water is COLD AS BALLS most of the time. There are a few months in the summer where you can go in without a wetsuit, but it's Lake Superior-esque in April, I know that!
  24. bighat
    I only "liked" this post because there's no "LOVE" option. Well said, agree 100%.
  25. bighat
    Good point about Garcia and Kintzler being free agents after the season.
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