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  1. bighat
    Honestly I think this team could win a 1-game wild card series. They can compete with Houston, Tampa, and Cleveland. They can't win a series against the Yankees - but...can anyone in baseball compete with the NYY? That lineup is ridiculous. Embarrassed for the bullpen guys, getting pantsed every night. Exasperated witht the starting pitching. At the beginning of the year, we all thought Berrios might be the only guy worth anything. The smoke has cleared and sadly that is the case. Feel sorry for the offense: Rosario, Cruz, Polanco, Kepler - guys putting up monster numbers and scoring 7, 8, 10 runs per game and coming up with losses. Ashamed of the front office. PS - Kluber's coming back in a couple weeks, the Indians are only getting better and they don't need to make a trade to do it. If the Twins don't win the division or don't make the playoffs, the 14-12 loss to the Yankees will go down as the season's flagship moment.
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    I think the magic dust Perez was using ran out a month ago. He's only really had one OK start in his last 7-8 appearances. If we can match him up against KC or Detroit he might get it done, and I think at this point the Twins are kinda stuck with Perez. I'm not thrilled about it but what can we do? Great work from the pen to hang on to this lead. I predict Gibby brings his A-game tonight and gives the Twins a quality start. Would be ecstatic if the Twins could take this series.
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    I noticed that this morning when I checked the box score. I nodded silently in approval.
  4. bighat
    Three game lead now!?!? I'm starting to have a bit of anxiety about the possibility of the Yankees coming to town and sweeping the Twins while the Indians overtake them in the division. That would be the worst... BUT. You have to play the games. Twins win today and we're back in the groove. Let's be positive. Win today and tomorrow and we take the series. One game at a time. What happened to this juggernaut offense? How about an ole' fashioned 11-5 drubbing tonight to cure what ails us? The front office can motivate the Twins by announcing a big trade today, I can feel it in my bones, they've got to be pulling the trigger on a deal any minute now.
  5. bighat
    I have to agree, and sticking to that theme we should also feel similarly about guys like Larnach and Kiriloff to be honest. "Larnach should fill in for Rosario" is assuming a LOT. Don't get me wrong, this was a great post from the OP and I love getting into the details here. But I do think it's wise to remind everyone that minor league talent is no good to the professional team unless they can play at the MLB level. We simply don't know that yet.
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    Don't agree with the Sano comment. Do agree with the 5 runs comment.
  7. bighat
    That's how it felt to me also - Twins have their first 3-game winning streak, Cleveland hasn't lost since the Taft administration, down 2 runs late....Eddie freaking Rosario hits a PH homer to bring this team back. Here's hoping this Twins team can take this momentum and win this series. Taking 3-of-4 from Oakland would be absolutely huge. Let's get another one tonight.
  8. bighat
    I know what you mean. Things like "season's over" and that kind of talk is a bit extreme in my opinion. But, this is clearly the worst stretch of the year for this team. If we're on a roller coaster, we're on the way down and nobody knows where the bottom is. Criticism is warranted.Fans should be frustrated and I see no reason for Twins fans to bite their tongues with all that's happened (and more importantly, NOT happened) in the past few weeks. I guess I'm just saying that while I agree we shouldn't jump ship, I do think there are plenty of reasons to be frustrated as a fan. Aside from Berrios, Odorizzi and Rogers, there's nobody on this staff that pitches well consistently. Some are OK part of the time, and others are downright terrible. Other teams are making trades and the Twins are picking up DFA'ed garbage scraps. We're losing. Indians aren't. Things are as bad as they've been all year. Sure, could be worse...but should we really be ecstatic that we're not 24 games out like we are 3/5ths of the time?
  9. bighat
    Of course he homered last night... But yeah, I've noticed most of his home runs and stats are coming in low-pressure (aka "garbage time") situations. In his defense, the HR last night was a kickstarter and he also had a HR on the road in Tampa that ended up being huge (but wasn't at the time he hit it). We're not the only ones who see this. He's found his way to the bottom of the order and has seen playing time decrease. I like the idea of starting him vs. lefties, I'd prefer to see him in the lineup 2x per week at this point, no more. His defense is normally good, that error he made against the Mets proved costly though. He is absolutely awful with men on base and also has the worst "productive outs" rating on the entire team by a long shot. He pretty much is a guaranteed strikeout with anything on the line. He'll swing right through anything in the dirt and anything high and outside with regularity. If I know this, every team in MLB knows this.
  10. bighat
    Everyone's had their rests. Including legitimate (Sano, Rosario, Garver) or phantom (Cruz, Cron, Gonzalez) IL stints. Let's start running the "A Team" out there every single night and put together some wins. When I think about it, Willians Astudillo makes a huge difference. The offensive guys seem to play better when he's around, at least in my mind. When that guy's on the 25-man roster this team has a spark. Like everyone else I've seen the La Tortuga hype rise, fade, and rise again...but there's something about Willians that makes the rest of the team play harder. The Twins have had their best moments while that guy's in the dugout wearing a uniform.
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    Was also kinda scratching my head seeing Rogers in the 9th. But as a few others have mentioned, it's clear that Rocco wanted to nail down a series win. I think we can all get behind that philosophy. I'm guessing Berrios is champing at the bit to go 7+ and do his part today. No better guy to have on the mound when your best reliever is unavailable, in my opinion. Hope Bux is OK. With his history of migranes, I sure hope that collison with the turf didn't do any damage to his dome piece. Schoop's been looking bad on offense. Dude's clearly pressing and it's not pretty to watch. Still has a great arm and solid defense but it would be nice to see him inb better form coming out of the break. He wasn't doing well before the break, either. Should see Sano, Adrianza today. Looking forward to getting Eddie Rosario back very soon and Cron next week. Hope none of those injuries linger.
  12. bighat
    Yeah, if you put money on the Indians in Vegas or if you're a Cleveland fan, you see it as a "bad beat". From one of their fan pages: "Goody got a little anxious on a Miguel Sano groundball hit right to him and couldn’t make a throw to first, and three batters later Francisco Lindor almost made a spectacular play to throw out Max Kepler, but he was a half-second late. A batter after that, Oscar Mercado terribly misplayed a Jorge Polanco fly ball and suddenly the Twins had their first lead of the night at 4-3. If even one of those things broke the Indians’ way, maybe this game ends differently." That said, the ball didn't exactly bounce the Twins way either. Miguel Sano hit a double off the top of the wall with a man on 1st. Arraez was kinda deeked by the OF and didn't score on that double. And Sano was just THIS CLOSE to hitting it out. If that ball goes 5 more feet it's a 3-3 ball game and the rest is a moot point. So keep in mind while the Twins got lucky, the Indians were pretty lucky too.
  13. bighat
    The biggest surprise for me is that the free agent signings have ALL exceeded even our wildest expectations. Perez was supposed to be a back-end starter and long-man. He's now the #3 and has great numbers. Schoop, we were just hoping he'd hit 20 HRs and fill the short term hole at 2B. He'll do that and probably more. Cruz, we crossed our fingers and bet he had more in the tank. He does. Cron, we flipped a coin and bet last year wasn't a fluke. It wasn't. Parker's done what's been asked for the most part, it wasn't a bad signing. Literally none of these guys have crashed and burned - to the contrary they've been huge additions that have pushed this team from a borderline .500 ballclub to a team that's 20 games over at the break.
  14. bighat
    Didn't see the Buxton play and finally went back to watch it. I figured there's nothing wrong with trying to be aggressive and Buxton should always try and tag...what nobody mentioned here was that there was a runner on 3rd tagging also. Yeeps, yeah that was a bad play. That said, he was only barely out! All said and done, I hope Buxton continues to be aggressive. We can rail on Buxton all we want, and yeah he'd like a do over, but this offense has been really boom-or-bust lately and they need to be more consistent.
  15. bighat
    Call me a conspiracy theorist but I think this is kinda by design. The Twins have had a huge lead most of the first half and have basically put every starter the 10-day IL. CJ Cron, for example, was pretty obviously the next guy who needed a break and the Twins gave it to him. Schoop had a break in KC a couple weeks ago with that "sore shoulder". We aren't going to see these kind of rests just given to the team in the 2nd half. I'm not worried about seeing these little nicks and bumps give the Twins problems - it's the pitching staff I'm worried about.
  16. bighat
    Sadly, I agree - worst color commentator I've heard in the Twins booth in a long time. Maybe when pickings are slim, the Twins should just bring in Smalley again. Roy seems to be on the "B Team" of color guys but he can fill in well. Speaking of filling in, the Twins need someone to step up. I think with Mejia, there's nothing more they can do with him and he'll be placed on waivers. I just don't know how you keep him on the active roster when you bring in other arms to help out. I'm both thrilled to be up 5.5 games on the Indians and also disappointed to be up 5.5 games on the Indians. Anyone else kinda torn on how to feel about this team right now? I think they basically played out of their minds for 2 months and have come back to earth. Cleveland is feasting off Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit and Cincy. And they get Kluber back in a month, right?
  17. bighat
    Well, 6:45am flight tomorrow says it's time to turn off the game. Hope I miss something good. Go Twins.
  18. bighat
    Polanco was supposed to sit today before Marwin came down with a toe injury.
  19. bighat
    Cleveland now 7 games back. They play the Royals on Wednesday. A's have a great record against above .500 teams this year and they're now just 7 back of Houston. A win tonight would really right the ship. Hope Rocco has a motivational speech in his bag of tricks, might come in handy. Nice to see the bats heat up yesterday, but pitching has really not been what it once was earlier in the year. Twins need help, soon. The more bad outings the starters have, the higher the price gets for pitchers. Trade talk will be the significant focus of this board until the end of the month. How soon will the Twins add talent? Here's a look back to last year's trade dates: July 27: Escobar for Duran, De la Trinidad, & Maciel July 30: Lynn for Tyler Austin & Rojo July 30: Duke for Chase De Jong & Costello July 31: Dozier for Forsythe, Smelztzer & Raley It will be nice to be on the other side of the fence this year. Just hoping our front office makes some deals before July 27!
  20. bighat
    The White Sox GM has all but confirmed the Sox aren't going to make any additions at the deadline. They're almost done with their rebuild and aren't going to tear anything down. Look for the A's and Rangers to go hard at the WC though - two teams the Twins face very soon.
  21. bighat
    For as human as the Twins have looked this June, the Indians have only gained 1.5 games in the standings since June 1st. The Tribe is playing better and with Kluber and a few other starters on the mend, I don't think they're going away. That said, they might not be making a hard charge, either. Consecutive 13-0 losses at Baltimore must have felt like a gut punch, especially when the Twins were treading water. They lost their weekend series against an inferior opponent, just like Minnesota. Miguel Sano put the ball in play and didn't strike out. Cautiously optimistic he's working out of that hole. Buxton had a double (great play by the Sox reliever to nab him at 3rd). And a great catch, glad he's back! Gonzalez is back and working off the rust. Cruz is on absolute fire. Gonna be a tough series in Oakland. The A's have a very good record against teams over .500 and they have been playing great ball, working themselves into the WC picture. They have a lot to play for right now.
  22. bighat
    There have been some great articles about all of these targets - thanks TD for putting these together! Seriously where else could you find this kind of comprehensive covereage? Free? Anyway, out of all of these options, Kennedy is definitely not my favorite. Guy's been around since the Carter administration, it seems. Always reminded me of a Kevin Correia for whatever reason. Just seems that with so many other options, Kennedy should definitely be Plan C or Plan D (if other deals don't work out or the cost is too high). I wouldn't mind if he showed up in a Twins uniform, but I hope he's not the headliner of the summer. I see others here think differently and that's cool.
  23. bighat
    For those that don't want to include Lewis or Kiriloff - here's your third choice: Yankees win the ALDS matchup 3 games to 1. It sucks to lose guys we've hoped to see in a Twins uniform but maybe their best contribution they can make would be as trade pieces. What if the Twins would have traded Sano for Max Scherzer a few years back? Remember that no prospects are sure things, no matter how high they're ranked.
  24. bighat
    Right, grounding into a double play or lining into a double play is worse. But we can't assume a double play, as the old saying goes. Point to you though, you got me. So did you understand my point? Striking out isn't "just like any other out". Striking out can be bad. Striking out is worse than outs which move runners over or get runners home.
  25. bighat
    A sacrifice fly is much better way to make an out than striking out.
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