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  1. bighat
    Let me be clear: I think Molitor should have been fired last year. I don't think he's a good manager. The only reason I can see Falvine keeping him on is if the team makes the playoffs. Even if this team finishes a couple games above .500 he should go, IMO.
  2. bighat
    Another lineup gaffe for Molitor. If this team doesn't make the playoffs, he's gotta be gone. How many bases-loaded pop-outs and strikeouts last night? Twins have been squandering opportunities by the boatload recently. For example, Polanco walks and Castro singles. Two on, nobody out! Gotta score here. But Berrios can't get the bunt down (strikes out) and Dozier strikes out. On Monday night Kepler pinch hit with the bases loaded and one out, and struk out. I watched the first few innings and was really put off watching Maeda. Gotta be the slowest worker in the game. A minute between pitches is absolutely unacceptable. Down 4.5 games now. Under .500. Twins need to go on a serious run, pronto. We're talking winning 8-out-of-10. Maybe that'll start tonight? Go Santana!
  3. bighat
    I should rephrase: Gibson is looking like a better 5th option than Colon or Santiago. Better?
  4. bighat
    Brutal loss. Eddie Rosario had this team on his on his back the whole game, props to a great performance there. I believe Grossman was safe at home on that challenge. Great slide. That extra run would have been huge...did the catcher's glove string tag Grossman? I don't get the reasoning behind the out call there. Nice outfield assist by Grossman too, whudathunk it. Colon. No mas, por favor. I'd rather have Gibby in there. Seems like demoting Gibby after his best outing of the year was a little harsh. The guy's getting hot, I don't like that corresponding move. Buxton's back tonight. Giddyap. Mauer got a hit and walked off the lefty. Maybe Molitor should start playing him more since - ya know - the games are becoming very important. Back to .500 and possibly heading under. KC and Cleveland both hot, and starting to separate. With every loss the Twins' "big trade" looks more and more like it came a week too late.
  5. bighat
    I am very happy about this trade! I am very worried that Hector "The Looming Spector" Santiago will sneak back in and spoil the party. What are we going to do about that guy? Seems like stashing him on the DL long-term would be a good idea. And heck, maybe we can outright the guy to AAA and just let someone else claim him. Anyone know what the Twins can do with Hector the ERA Collector?
  6. bighat
    What's been worrying me is that everyone seems to have forgotten about Hector "The Looming Spector" Santiago. He's almost off the DL. Are Hector and his dastardly deeds going to sneak into the rotation and sabotage the Twins chances? What will we do with this guy?
  7. bighat
    That circus play (Kepler to Dozier to EMPTY SPACE to Mejia to EMPTY SPACE) was just awful. Escobar's homer was crushed. His defensive range isn't that great but his bat is necessary and he should be batting 2nd every day. He's played his way into the every day roster...doesn't he do that every year? Sano needs to stop trying to hit HRs and go back to hitting singles the other way. When he's in a strikeout funk it's really bad. Polanco has absolutely gone down in flames over the past 2 months. At this point he's looking at Adrianza and Escobar ahead of him on the depth chart. Good riddance, Breslow. Remember when the Twins were absolutely unbeatable on the road? They need to fall back on that trend, pronto. I'll be watching the games against LAD for sure. This series could be the make-or-break series for the season.
  8. bighat
    I think the Braves leaked the rumor in order to get more irons in the fire for Garcia from other teams. "Alright everyone, we have a bid for Garcia! Going once, going twice...." Not too happy with the local reporting on what's been going on with this trade. All the Strib/PPress reporters jumped to tweet, retweet, and speculate on this trade. But now that it's off, they have gone quiet and almost pretending nothing ever happened.
  9. bighat
    Kinda bummed. Would love to see the Twins pull a rabbit out of their hat and surprise us all with Sonny Gray! Abracadabra!
  10. bighat
    I agree. If I were a betting man, I'd say this is dead in the water. Darn.
  11. bighat
    Not so fast gang. Reports are that the deal may fall through. "The Braves are reportedly talking to other teams about Jaime Garcia; Twins deal not complete."
  12. bighat
    Hughes, yes. He's done for the year and might even call it a career. As for Santiago, the Twins seem to have some bizarre fantasy that he's still got something left. I'd take Gibson in a heartbeat over Santiago in every capacity at this point (which says more about my feelings on Santiago than Gibson I might add).
  13. bighat
    Furiously checking LEN III's twitter account this morning as well as mlbtraderumors.com - still no word as of 7:45am local on the Garcia deal. LEN III did tweet that the Twins are still 'monitoring' the Sonny Gray situation as well. What if we got Garcia AND Gray? Oh me oh my.
  14. bighat
    Woohoo! This shows the Twins think the Central is winnable division and that they're interested in going for a playoff run. If you're complaining, go suck a lemon! Let's all enjoy this competitive move! Go Twins!
  15. bighat
    The Twins are a half game out. They've been hanging in all season. They don't need much to hang in there, one would thing a solid acquisition along with another small deal would get them into the playoffs. Why would anyone want to sell? Twins fans have got to stop having such a low opinion of themselves and this team. Stop being a self-loathing Minnesotan and friggin' GO FOR IT! We can do this guys!
  16. bighat
    Duffey is an odd case. He looks good out there and passes the eye test. But his numbers and situational pitching have just been plain bad. The other day against the Astros he loaded the bases and had to be bailed out by Rogers. Yesterday night he blew the win (for Mejia) and once again had to be bailed out by Rogers. This isn't a recent trend, this has been going on for at least a month with Duffey. His ERA is skyrocketing. At this point, if the game is close it seems that he should be in for 1-2 batters max. Don't send him out there again if he finishes an inning. Otherwise, maybe he's better suited for mop-up duty at this point. Maybe Hughes and Duffey can switch roles. Very disappointed in Duffey lately and I think he's almost becoming a weak spot for the Twins. Polanco....hmmm. He's pressing. I saw a swing against the Astros a few days ago where the ball almost hit him in the shins, and he still swung (and missed). He's just out there hacking and everything, trying to do too much. When's the last time you saw him take a walk? When was his last 2-hit game? Escobar's the man! Too bad Buxton's out. I can see why the Twins kept Granite in the minors so long, even though he's been doing well in AAA. The guy looks like a 12 year-old out there. Like Jose Altuve but without the pop. Loving Mejia lately. He's definitely a solid #3 right now (for the Twins, anyway). I'm dreading Santiago's return....
  17. bighat
    Why didn't Molitor challenge that play? Terrible game management per usual from the hometown favorite.
  18. bighat
    Awful game for Castro.
  19. bighat
    Pressley, ugh.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. bighat
    Looks like a Vermilion Flycatcher: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/id
  23. 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
  24. 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!
  25. 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!
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