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  1. bighat
    Chris Jiminez has a future in broadcasting. He'll be working for ESPN as an analyst or calling games for some team down the road. Always enjoy hearing from him. If the Twins win these last 11 games, we may quickly forget just how awful this team was here in 2018. They should really just shut Sano down at this point. There's no reason to let him "get his timing back" for the final series of the year. Hildy's audition for the closer role has been nothing short of a disaster. Nice to see Jake Odorizzi flashing some talent! Could have used a few starts like this back in June and July.
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    A closer giving up 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th in a 1-run game? That could be a record of some kind. Literally could not do worse than that. Hildy appears to be a below-average middle reliever trending downward. Put his season in the "disappointment" column along with many other Twins. Astudillo is what makes this team worth watching right now. He's the type of guy the Twins need more of...just can't get enough of this guy!
  3. bighat
    Every one of our "openers" has put the Twins in an early hole. Hint: the strategy doesn't work if your bullpen is terrible. Great to see Joe crank one out against the Yanks no less. Very nice moment. Hey, let's take 2-of-3 and win one tonight!
  4. bighat
    Woof, things are getting rough. The Twins prospects have looked pretty terrible since their call-ups. Stewart had that once nice appearance in middle relief...that's what we're clinging to at this point. Nice to see Berrios do well. Do the Twins have anyone they can count on to play good baseball next season besides Rosario, Polanco, and Berrios? They seem to have 3 decent players and the rest are just in a junk heap in the corner. I know I'll be way more optimistic on March 29th, but from where I'm sitting now, 2019 looks like it's going to be a rough year.
  5. bighat
    Really? I think this is a huge overreaction. Buxton's a career .230 hitter who can't hit an MLB curveball. And the FO ain't gonna play him because he can't put the bat on the ball. The Twins are saying they'll play a guy based on results, not hype.
  6. bighat
    Count me in as a Hawkins fan. He's been my favorite guest color-analyst this year. Morneau's good, but he's a bit too bland for my taste. Sorry. Hawkins seems to have the right balance of being both interesting and fun to listen to.
  7. bighat
    Just mailing it in. The Twins stopped caring at the trade deadline on August 1st. Molitor's lost control of the ship, nobody's going to get this team to play professional baseball until next March 29. Cave and Polanco seem to be the only guys who even care at this point. I'd be embarrassed if I expected anything more from this team.
  8. bighat
    Yeah, Sano's regression is frustrating. He had those 2 weeks where he was sort of riding the pink cloud, hitting singles to right field, everything seemed like it would be okay again. But alas.... Hey, at least he's taking some walks, right? Pretty sad when the only thing to be happy about is your .206-hitting cleanup guy taking a coupla walks. Gonsalves and Stewart haven't just been disappointing...they've been just plain awful. No silver linings, either.
  9. bighat
    You know what, I didn't even think of that! I kinda assumed he was just playing every 5th day in Chicago and polishing up his dancing shoes for the World Series. That sounds less likely when I say it out loud....
  10. bighat
    Giminez can't be too happy.
  11. bighat
    I urge all Twins fans to step back, look at the offensive stats, and pretend you are looking at a guy who plays for the Padres or Marlins. What the Twins have is a 25 year-old career .230 hitter who has played parts of 4 seasons with the team. He has great speed, gold-glove defense, and a terrible strikeout rate. He's prone to prolonged slumps and injuries. That's what Buxton IS. An amazing defensive player who cannot hit MLB pitching right now. He also appears to be a great human being but that doesn't count right now. Buxton is not going to transform into Ted Williams in 3 weeks playing against other September call ups. The Twins are doing the right thing by not recalling him in 2018.
  12. bighat
    Agreed. That first inning was brutal, but all too familiar. Not one of his outings have been remotely good. You can tell by the stats we're trying to stretch, aka: "Stewart is the only rookie pitcher in MLB with blood type AB Negative to have thrown 6 off-speed pitches for strikes, and he leads the league in foul balls hit to section 314". I'll gladly eat crow if I'm wrong.
  13. bighat
    I enjoy these reports. Thanks for posting.
  14. bighat
    Why do you think that Buxton (24 years old, 1000 career AB, .230 average) deserves to play ahead of Cave (25, 163 AB, .263 avg) right now? Because he made some nice catches last year?
  15. bighat
    Right before Austin, you mean....right? Unless you're taking a subtle jab at Mauer/Rosario/Polanco. This Austin guy can mash. Twins appear to be in "roll over mode" right about now. They're not going to finish .500 and it looks like both pitching and hitting are both hurting right now. Not so much fun.
  16. bighat
    Yeah, I had just tuned into that at bat. I said to myself, Eddie's struck out 3 times, he's going to try and hit a HR here and make up for it...just missed! Watching Gonsalves, I didn't really think he was that sharp. A few of the outs were screaming line drives, or well-hit grounders speared by infielders. He allowed baserunners in every inning and was once again walking guys with 2 outs. Certainly an improvement but to say "He just made one mistake pitch" is giving him a bit more credit than is due. He was much better than his first outing, but he made plenty of mistake pitches. Positives: nice to see a rookie get through 5 innings. I like Gonsalves' demeanor/body language as well. He might not be pitching great but the kid seems to have a little more confidence than, say, Stewart right now. I hope the Twins keep him in the rotation. Austin may hit 35 HR next year playing every day. The Twins may have found an every-day starter and a legit #4 or #5 hitter in this guy. For Lance Lynn!
  17. bighat
    Yuck, brush this one under the rug. Gonsalves has another chance tonight, let's see if he makes this count. I've been hearing "wait 'til Gonsalves gets here" and "Gonsalves should be the Twins' #3 starter" all year long...I think many of us are eager to see this much-hyped prospect do the thing he's supposed to do. How about 7 shut-out innings tonight, no walks and 8 K's?
  18. bighat
    He's also thrown a total of 39 innings in rookie ball. He's at least 4 years away from the majors and there are many "what ifs" between now and 2022. Gil looks good, no doubt, but I'll save my disappointment about this trade for another day, long in the future.
  19. bighat
    Very weird to see so much Jake Cave hate and skepticism. I would've thought everyone would have loved seeing this guy develop into what looks like could be an every day outfielder next year. Cave has been a significant upgrade at the plate over Buxton and seems to play decent defense. He should be starting every day on this team right now, and until Buxton proves he can hit, Cave should be above Byron on the depth chart. He's ahead of Bux right now in my eyes. There I said it.
  20. bighat
    We could complain about Hildy, and Magill allowing all 3 inherited runners to score today...but what's the fun in that? The Twins won, the 'pen has indeed pitched pretty well this series. The guys you mentioned are performing well indeed. Fun seeing the Twins make a bit of a run. Looking forward to the big debut tomorrow for Gonsalves!
  21. bighat
    Where would the Twins be without Rosario this year? I shudder to think. What a fantastic player and this team is very lucky to have what looks like one of baseball's premier outfielders. Gonsalves! Woohoo! Side note: I thought that Phil Miller tweet said "Brian Dozier contributed all 6 HR himself" and I was really confused for a minute. Now I get it.
  22. bighat
    Going for 5 in a row today, all aboard!
  23. bighat
    I agree that The Twins owe it to themselves (and Santana) to continue to roll him out there. Gibby had a run of bad starts last year and he got better, you don't just throw away next year's possible #3 or #4 starter because he's bombing in what basically amounts to Spring Training.
  24. bighat
    Okay, so my new fantasy is that the Twins finish .500. Who's with me!
  25. bighat
    I'm happy Logan Forsythe is playing well. And that's about it. He's a warm, veteran body who can play 2nd base. He is hitting well in a low-pressure situation with nothing to lose. I am glad to see it. What to do with him? I think the Twins will do what they planned all along: have Logan Forsythe fill in at 2nd base until the season is over.
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