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  1. bighat
    Can't win 'em all - I think we all would be happy with 2-of-3 from the Reds. Nice reminder to the Twins players that they're not playing the Tigers anymore and won't be for a long, long time. Rocco sits Cruz down for a week because of a "knee injury" (wink wink) and the guy's so rusty he couldn't even make contact. Yeeps. Worst case scenario in the case of Donaldson and Buxton. We certainly won't be seeing them for the rest of the regular season, here's hoping that the "B Squad" can win the next 2 very important games. They'd better be back for the postseason.
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    If the Indians pass the Sox also, then it'll be those very same White Sox the Twins will face in the playoffs. If the Sox stay ahead of the Indians but behind the Twins, the Twins will play the Indians. Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'd almost rather play the Yankees than either of those teams. In my defense, I haven't had my morning coffee yet.
  3. bighat
    Bullpen put a bit of a wet blanket on that one. Big picture though, this was great. Way to go Maeda and the offense.
  4. bighat
    Great thing about baseball is how quickly fans' hopes can change. Yesterday morning we were bemoaning our certain 2nd place finish and just hoped to have the playoff series at Target Field as opposed to Yankee Stadium. Yesterday night, we were chanting "Division Champs!" and excited about the chance to win the Central. Tonight we may be once again in the depths of despair if the Sox win and we bomb against Detroit.
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    By the way: No Nelson Cruz and no Jorge Polanco? "Sore knee"? "Sore ankle"? I'm guessing those guys would play, but Rocco's obsession with resting players is at the center of it. What's next? Rocco gonna rest Buxton in Game 1 of the playoffs so he'll be fresh for Game Two?
  6. bighat
    No way. All the glory goes to Nelson Cruz's Robe! But seriously: Rosie scored one, drove one in, and took one away. All in a day's work for Eddie.
  7. bighat
    I do like Maeda leading off the playoffs but Berrios has to be next up. 2020 is honestly a glorified exhibition season, an extended Spring Training, if you will. There's no better time to roll the dice with Berrios in Yankee Stadium in Game 1 against Cole. Twins really don't have all that much to lose. I'm pretty sure Berrios will be the Twins Game 1 starter no matter what.
  8. bighat
    Start spreading the news.....this Twins team can't hit and has corkscrewed themselves into a 1st round exit in New York, New Yooooorrrrkk.....
  9. bighat
    This is ridiculous and I think you know it.
  10. bighat
    Pretty childish and disgraceful display from Donaldson. That's something you see from the spoiled coaches' son in little league - not a grown man playing the game at the highest level. Getting kicked out on purpose in what was clearly the most important game of the year? Stunningly ignorant. It's just plain awful in terms of leadership. It didn't "fire up" the team, it took the wind out of their sails. Clippard and Romo are just hanging on by a thread, I can't see either of them getting signed by a contender next year. They're washed up 40 year-olds throwing 85 MPH meatballs out there in close games - recipe for disaster. Toss Rich Hill into that group also. Time for the Twins to stop going to the antique store when they are looking for arms.
  11. bighat
    I also like Buxton down in that 6-7 spot right now. Initially we all pictured him as the Twins' leadoff guy but his stats over the years say that he's just not that type of hitter. Polanco has my vote. Baldelli on the other hand may feel it's too late to tinker.
  12. bighat
    Housekeeping: "Home Runs: Rosario (11), Buxton (10)" - you missed Sano's there. For those who keep arguing AGAINST small-ball, the Twins hit 3 HR last night....and scored just 5 runs. That's not unusual for this team. Hitting a few singles and moving runners over, especially when the opposing pitcher is in a good groove would be helpful IMO. Twins could have won the first two games also had they done that. Nice win last night, much needed. Is Buxton taking the reins and becoming the team leader right now?
  13. bighat
    Pathetic. One run off Cease, and a grand total of two off Dunning? The only question I have left is whether or not Giolito or Keuchel are going to give up a hit, because it's almost guaranteed the Twins won't sniff the scoreboard in the next two games. Dobnak's toast, cute story but the guy appears to have just been getting lucky for about 4-5 starts there early on. He is who everyone thought he is. Twins will make the playoffs, but the division at this point is a pipe dream. Buxton is so fun to watch. Just imagine if there had been fans in the stands to gawk, yell, boo, or just stare in amazement at his inside-the-parker. A big game in late September, the division on the line, I'm sure it would have been packed to the gills with 40,000....
  14. bighat
    No. The book's out on him. He's not just getting unlucky, he's getting beat around. Even when he does save games he's giving up runs. He's looking more and more like a loogy in a league that's trying to push loogy's out of work. Time to give Duffey or May a chance. Both Rogers and Romo are just throwing meatballs up there.
  15. bighat
    Unforgiveable situational baseball by the Twins hitters last night. When you have those stats of leadoff double, leadoff single, leadoff double, leadoff walk, bases loaded and 1-out, etc, etc.....AND BTW ITS A BIG GAME TOO! You gotta score runs. Period. You gotta move guys over. You gotta hit sac flies. But Rocco sits out there with his face buried in his stat books and tells his guys "Close your eyes and swing as hard as you can, because in theory, moving guys over to 3rd base is just a wasted out" or whatever the heck it says on the back of his Sabermetrics card. And it's god-awful to watch. Rocco doesn't change the way he manages in big games. At first I thought that was a good thing but now I'm starting to think it's a problem.
  16. bighat
    Twins haven't played all that well this year - and even so, they're right at the top.This team is GOOD. They were built for a marathon, not a sprint though. A shame we never got a full season to see them gel.Twins seem to be hitting their stride right now. Good timing. I hope Rocco doesn't start resting guys now, it would be like pulling the key out of the ignition while in 5th gear. Turn 'em loose, Rocco.
  17. bighat
    Nice to see Bux in the lineup for 2 straight. I never thought I'd say this, but his bat is as dangerous as any Twin right now. We might just be seeing the best version of Byron Buxton we've ever seen. He's always tracked towards being a late bloomer and I am guessing his late 20's and early 30's will be good years for him.
  18. bighat
    Dick Bremer: "Bieber and Giolito are probably the best two right-handers in the league" My first thought was, what about Maeda? I mean surely Bieber is the best in baseball, but Maeda's numbers match up with both of those guys and he's a TWIN! Dude's gotta be the most underrated/forgotten pitcher in baseball right now. Only because Rogers has blown 3 wins for him (and worked on blowing another last night). Speaking of, no more 9th innings for Rogers. How about Duffey, Wisler, or May from now on?
  19. bighat
    I'll be rubbing my hands together and cackling with glee if somehow the Yankees don't make the playoffs. C'mon Orioles! That said, if this were any normal year the Yanks would be on the outside looking in. At this point you almost have to be trying NOT to make it to the post-season. The expanded system for 2020 is an absolute joke and one of many gut-punches to the integrity of baseball this year.
  20. bighat
    Great letter! Thanks for sharing.
  21. bighat
    Fair enough. I think Cron is a bit of a stretch for various reasons, but his prior season in TB is probably a good comparison.
  22. bighat
    Eddie Rosario is batting .245 and is 2nd on the Twins in both HR and RBI. How are those "bad stats"? The author of the game wrap (not this author) called him "stupid" which is absolutely inappropriate. I don't accept the anyone's argument that Eddie Rosario is a bad player. Period. He hit 32 and drove in 100+ runs last year. He's got a top-10 arm and has made huge throws regularly. Can you name a white player who hits 32 HR and drives in 100+ RBI and routinely guns guys down on the basepaths who gets called "stupid" by his own fans? Go ahead, I'll wait.
  23. bighat
    Absolutely agree with everything you said here. At worst it was a "questionable baserunning decision" or "got burned for being overaggressive". Sportswriters don't call people "stupid", it's insulting and frankly pretty offensive to read. Game threads might use that language in the moment from commenters, but you don't write that kind of stuff in the wraps.
  24. bighat
    Gimme Jeffers over Garver any day.
  25. bighat
    Anyone else think that if Eddie's name were "Matt Johnson" we might be calling him a hard-nosed ballplayer that leaves everything on the field day-in-and-day out? Maybe it's just me. But let's take a look: the Twins are 5-1 over the past 6 games. During those games, Eddie's batted .285 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. He's struck out once. And now we're calling for his head?!?! Sure he made a bad play in the field and a baserunning error in the loss - but Max Kepler had done the same would this article be published? Listen, I get that Eddie makes some crazy plays that don't pass the eye test. And in today's world of about a billion stat categories, you can cherry pick a bunch of categories where Rosario is below average. But a lot of these arguments are crazy. Eddie's a part of the Twins biosphere. Would his skill set be a match for every team? No. But he fits well with the mix here. His numbers - the real ones (HR, AVG, RBI and team wins) speak for themselves.
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