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  1. bighat
    Thanks for the hot scoop. It's hard not to be concerned...but after reading your article it sounds like Royce might just need some rest, and we'll see how the therapy goes. Thanks again!
  2. bighat
    Duke pitched the 8th and he blew the lead.
  3. bighat
    Escobar continues to simply amaze, he and Rosario are simply carrying this team. Can you imagine if Dozier, Sano, Buxton, and Morrison were even having average seasons next to those two? It would be a much different look in the standings. Unfortunately we just have to hope and wait. Great win, especially nice to see some fire from this team. Hope this gets contagious. Duke could use a 1-2-3 inning for a change. Hildy has the hot arm in the 'pen. Hope he doesn't fall victim to overuse.
  4. bighat
    Completely agree, I think this should be a huge priority after Molitor's gone.
  5. bighat
    I think the hiring was intended to placate a fanbase but it was a complete misread. Sure, some fans in the over-60 rural market probably got excited while munching their Product 19 when the Molitor hiring was announced. But I don't think many die-hard Twins fans were too thrilled with the move. He was a low-level hitting coach and a "roving instructor" before getting the job. No experience with analytics, no real management experience...I'm surprised they didn't make Dave Winfield the hitting coach while they were at it! The Molitor hire was an insult to the intelligence of many Twins fans, it was RED MEAT and just an attempt to get more butts in the seats. Those days are over, we should expect more from this outfit. Paul Molitor should be fishing in Brainerd this summer, not sitting in the dugout as the Twins drop series to Chicago, KC, and Detroit. When the team caught fire last year in a very, very down year in the American League and made the Wildcard Game, it really hurt our chances to get rid of Molitor. Like many, I don't see the F.O. doing anything - unless the Twins lose 15 straight or something.
  6. bighat
    I agree with mikelink45 - we can rip Adrianza and Garver all we want, but that's low-hanging fruit. Morrison is batting .188 with 7 home runs. Were it not for Chris Davis' nosedive in Baltimore, Logan Morrison would be the biggest disappointment in baseball right now. I'm not sure where the recent warm and fuzzy treatment of Morrison has come from, people saying things like "over his last 15 games he's hitting .239" like that's supposed to be a good thing. The guy was supposed to hit 30 HR and drive in 90 runs, he's been absolutely awful and a black hole in this lineup. Where are the 3-hit games? The multi-homer games? The hot streaks? A real shame to drop this game today, the Twins still aren't making up much ground and they are still way below .500. Great individual play from Escobar again, but he's getting zero help. Molitor's shaking up the lineup, but it's something he should have done last month. Odorizzi is giving Romero a run for his money as the worst of the starting 5. Glad they've got Berrios, Lynn, and Gibby going against the Red Sox. Unfortunately they're going against Sale, Price, and Porcello.
  7. bighat
    He's just one of those type of hitters. Mauer's timing is so good, his fundamentals so sound, that he lines a ton of pitches straight back to the mound. Thank goodness it's players like Mauer that do it, rather than guys like Harper, Encarnacion, Stanton, etc. I'm sure that's small consolation to Cookie Carasco right now.
  8. bighat
    Great game, Eddie! Honestly, the Twins have put themselves into a position where they really need a win tomorrow as well. A win puts them just 3 games back, and a sweep might bring some much needed swagger back into the clubhouse. Hate to get greedy, but I think in order to really start rolling they need tomorrow's game as well. Regardless, nice to see some fight on the road from this team here. Nice game from Mauer, hope he plays tomorrow as well.
  9. bighat
    Yeah, it's a hard reset. Sano's got some major malware issues and clearing the browser history ain't gonna fix that. They are reinstalling Windows and starting from scratch. This might take a while. Man. Losing Polanco, Buxton, Sano for virtually the entire 2018 season has just been soul crushing. Instead we get a Logan Morrison in what appears to be his last season as an every day player, Ryan LaMarre, Ehire Adrianza, and Taylor Motter. We all said at the beginning of the year: "Hey, at least we won't have any trouble hitting", and wow...just sad man. I'm less interested in the "whys" that surround Sano's placement in Ft. Myers, and more interested in how the Twins coaching and front office managed to flush this year down the john. I think this mess all starts with Pohlad insisting that Molitor keep his job when Falvine was hired.
  10. bighat
    Gordon. It's gotta be Gordon, please please please.
  11. bighat
    Amazing how the Twins two "can't miss" superstars of the future have both hit rock bottom this year. Buxton and Sano aren't just floundering, they aren't just struggling, they aren't disappointingly average...they are really at the bottom-of-the-barrel of their respective careers. We love to complain about Sano and Bux, but this is epic failure is equally about the Twins development team & major league coaching staff. I can see how maybe one of these guys wouldn't meet expectations. But both of them just SO terrible at this point in their careers? I'm embarrassed for the Twins organization, this is just unforgivable. Total system failure, just like 2016.
  12. bighat
    Wow Sano sent to high A ball, Ft. Myers...that's the report. Mauer replaces Sano, not sure who comes up for Cave.
  13. bighat
    Thank you!!! They can't get any worse by firing Molitor...but they could get better. Really hope a change is made - the front office has to at least try something before they give up on the season.
  14. bighat
    There have been a lot of rants on TD about how the Twins screwed up Buxton by calling him up too early - even though he dominated in the minors. Perhaps the Twins brass is sheepish about calling up Gordon because of how poorly Buxton has turned out?
  15. bighat
    I absolutely love Buxton's defense and he's such a great guy, but at this point if he finishes his career with Gomez-like numbers I would be a very happy and somewhat surprised Twins fan. I wish I felt differently but at this point he needs a major overhaul mentally and mechanically when in the batter's box to have a chance to match the output of a guy like Gomez.
  16. bighat
    Happy anniversary indeed. Thanks for these wrap-ups. Win or lose, I always read them. Thanks again!
  17. bighat
    He's a decent 3rd outfielder and a nice complimentary piece. I don't think any MLB writers or prognosticators every predicted he'd be a "breakout star". He's a victim of being an average young player on team desperate for the next big star. We shouldn't expect more than a .256, 19 HR, and 72 RBI from him, that's the player he is.
  18. bighat
    Yeah. The problem with that (and I think you'll agree) is that the Twins still don't know what they have with Bux. So we can either sign a guy who might have talent to a long-term deal, or just give up on him and let someone else give it a go. They simply have to keep running him out there to figure out what they've got, but when Buxton's circling the drain at the plate, he seems to only get worse every plate appearance. The Twins are painted into a corner with Bux. The only scenario where the Twins win is if Buxton improves, and that's gotta be soon, as in July 2018 soon. Oh yeah, and the Twins are still trying to win every ball game which further complicates things.
  19. bighat
    Right, but by the time he figures it out, he's going to be a free agent and/or no longer a member of this team. If Buxton figures things out when he's 28 years old, that's great news for the Red Sox or Padres or whoever takes a chance on him, but it does nothing for the Twins or their fans.
  20. bighat
    The "FIRE GARDY" chant was so loud that it drowned out the most important question: who are we going to replace him with? Nobody seemed to care. Now we've got a box of Malt-o-Meal in the dugout who doesn't even know how to properly handle an NL double switch and can't motivate his players.
  21. bighat
    Worse yet, the "black hole" are the only guys hitting. Without Garver, LaMarre and Adrianza the Twins would have been shut out last night. This offense has been an embarrassment.
  22. bighat
    Yes! The Twins had a golden opportunity to change course when they let go of Gardy...hiring Molitor was such terrible use of that chance.
  23. bighat
    I hear you. But many of us think the Twins have succeeded despite Molitor, not because of him.
  24. bighat
    Without Adrianza, Garver and Lamarre the Twins would have been no-hit and/or shutout last night. It's sad that they have to play these guys...even worse, those are the only guys hitting.
  25. bighat
    Great article and great comments/discussion. So much to chew on. It's so frustrating. When teams struggle, most of them have some top-tier prospects waiting in the wings to provide some hope and excitement. Look at the Braves and Ronald Acuna, the Mets with Brandon Nimmo, etc. The problem is that the Twins already brought up their prized prospect (Buxton) and, frankly, he stinks. They've been optioning him back-and-forth for years now (years!!!) and now they've resorted to stashing him on the infamous "Phantom DL" where the likes of Phil Hughes and Mike Pelfrey spent time during their last gasps with the Twins. At this point I think the management needs to switch gears. Build around Rosario.
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