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  1. bighat
    Awful game for Castro.
  2. bighat
    Pressley, ugh.
  3. bighat
    How in the h-e-double hockey sticks do the Twins struck out 10 times in 3 2/3 innings? What is this, April 2016? Awful start.
  4. bighat
    Buxton, Granite, and Kepler in the OF? Twins trade their best hitter (Rosario is leading the team in batting avg.) for pitching help at the break?
  5. bighat
    Geez, Granite with a gem of a catch! Buxton's teeth are chattering on the bench!
  6. bighat
    Ugh! Sorry you've had it rough this weekend! Put up your bad leg and relax, if the Twins lay an egg you can find plenty of good garbage TV on YouTube and Netflix.
  7. bighat
    Annnnd Gibby just put us down 3-0 in the first. Guess I'll leave the house for a while.
  8. bighat
    Here's the reddit game thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/orioles/comments/6lwrmy/game_thread_orioles_4045_twins_4441_july_07_2017/
  9. bighat
    What fun. When I saw 6-0 I thought...ya never know, it's early. When the score hit 6-2 I turned on the game and wheeee! Whoever that little kid is working the P.A. booth, keep him/her in there for good luck!
  10. bighat
    Egads. I was thinking about Colon today, and was kind of relieved that the Twins weren't mentioned as a potential option. I figured we'd be better off with guys like Jorge in the mix. Now, not so sure. I can't imagine Colon could be worse than Santiago at this point, for what that's worth....hmm.
  11. bighat
    I think Sano will have his hands full with Mike "Juice-stakas". Going up against the 2017 version of Brady Anderson is a tough way to start the competition. Moustakas has hit 25 HR this year so far. His previous high for a season is 22 (2015). He hit 15 in 2014 and 12 in 2013. Something smells very rotten here.
  12. bighat
    Looks like a Vermilion Flycatcher: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/id
  13. bighat
    I'm a bit of a birder, living in a good place for it and such. Down here we have these awesome Streak-backed and Spot-breasted orioles. http://i64.tinypic.com/dmuo8p.jpg
  14. bighat
    Cool. Yeah just saw LENIII's Twitter post: "Twins place Hector Santiago on the DL, call up Busenitz".
  15. bighat
    Great to see Bux have a nice game today, he needed that (and so did we all). Here's hoping for slow, steady progress from him as the year goes on. Hey, 2 sac flies from Adrianza, love seeing the little things done right. Good game and a happy 4th for all!
  16. bighat
    Santiago needs a phantom trip to the DL - get him off this team, pronto. I'd rather watch guys who might have a future, like Jorge. Santiago is a washed-up has-been, a Mike Pelfrey type guy who gives the team absolute zero chance to win. It's clear the Angels jobbed the Twins on that trade but at this point Santiago's a sunk cost and if the Twins want to maintain respectability he's got to go. Sano lost his lead for the All Star Game and won't be starting. Not that Ramirez isn't having a good year, don't get me wrong. But gee whiz, gimme a break with this online voting system and the #Vote5TimesPerDay hastags and whatnot. The average fan doesn't want to see Ramirez starting at 3B. But he will because of the combined power of a hyper-local social media campaign. 'Member the Royals getting all the starters a couple years ago? Cripes. I work in technology and love it, but it's pretty embarrassing to watch MLB try and appear tech-savvy when it's clear they don't see how flawed this type of system is. The MLB doesn't seem to care about the integrity of the process. It's all about clicks and social media metrics - none of which truly measure...anything. On the bright side, we've all got Tuesday off work and many of us aren't working Monday, either. I'm going to be planting some bamboo in my jardin down here and digging in the dirt. Big Minneapolis trip coming up in 10 days, looking forward to spending some time "back home" as well!
  17. bighat
    Santiago has been throwing batting practice for the past 2 months. Going on the DL didn't help, he's got an awful 5.53 ERA yet the Twins keep running him out there like he's Chris Sale or something. Why is he "untouchable" in this rotation? Aside from a couple lucky starts in sub zero temperatures against freezing opponents, what's he done to deserve being on an MLB roster?
  18. bighat
    Jorge finished strong after a dreadful first inning. I was watching the KC feed and one thing they remarked on often was that Jorge had "no deception" when he was pitching. He doesn't have much movement, as has been discussed. I think this could be something the Twins can work on with him. That said, congrats to the kid. Impressed! Santana, Mejia, Berrios, Jorge, and Gibson are the best 5 starters the Twins have right now. Hector Santiago has been absolutely awful and I'm worried the Royals will be taking batting practice off him in a few hours. I'm guessing the over/under on this afternoon's game is gonna be 9.5 or something quite high! Nice to see Sano connect on a couple big swings. Dude's crushing KC so far!
  19. bighat
    Jorge looks like he's throwing batting practice out there.
  20. bighat
    At some point, we've got to stop blaming the Twins (front office, hitting coach, manager, teammates) and start putting this on Buxton. He's the guy who has to go out there and DO THE THING. Aside from a meaningless, pressure-free September in 2016 he simply hasn't hit. He's the same age or older than lots of guys who are All-Stars: Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Addison Russel, Corey Seager just to name a few. But even if you put Buxton next to an average 23 year-old MLB player his numbers look awful. Not just below average. Plain stinkin' bad. You can be the most talented actor in the world, but if you can't perform on stage it doesn't really matter. Buxton needs to figure this out on his own because it doesn't look like anyone else can do it for him.
  21. bighat
    Me too! Not sure what it is about the Twins, but when they play the "big boys" outside of the division, the bats go dead quiet. So far, the Giminez home run has been the highlight of the series. We need a bit more hitting from the rest of the guys (cough SANO! cough) if there's any chance to take a game.
  22. bighat
    I got sober at age 36. That wasn't the best year (because learning to live like a sober adult SUCKS when you're 36), but it did help pave the road for better years ahead. I'd have to say this year (42) has been my best. I'm in the best shape of my life since my early 20's, have a great job and moved into a new house with the ladyfriend. The adventure isn't over, I feel like it's only just begun
  23. bighat
    Great to see Santiago back. We can expect more 100-pitch, 4+ inning outings watching his ERA continue to balloon. This guy is awful. As I've said before, I'd run Gibson out there in a heartbeat before giving the ball to Hector. He had a few nice early outings but those are long gone. Even his DL stint was simply just to let the guy sit on the bench for a couple weeks. I think he's firmly solidified his place as the Worst Starter on the Twins. If anyone sees something good in Santiago, I'm all ears. I'd also wonder what you were smoking, but I'd still listen!
  24. bighat
    Jumping on the Whine Line: So, Buxton is just a .200 hitter with speed and great defense, eh? A poor man's Jerrod Dyson if the Twins are lucky. Too bad. As for Berrios, he's turned out to be a gem. Thankful the Twins have finally hit the jackpot on one of those prospects! Sano's striking out like nobody's business lately. Remember that game a month ago when he had 5 singles? I'd love to see him stop trying to crush the ball and get back to basics.
  25. bighat
    Watching the Boston broadcast right now. According to Boston broadcasters, every player on the Red Sox is "probably the best in the league" at a particular skill (baserunning, hitting with 2 outs, pitching, etc)
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