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  1. Game7-91
    As luck would have it, I am dusting off my bi-lateral Ephus delivery, and dusting off the knuckleball. I could toss a mean knuckler in peewee whiffle ball league. And, I'm willing to negotiate down on the signon bonus. Just need an agent rep....anybody on TD available?
  2. Game7-91
    Great summary Ted, thanks. I will be happy with anyone who can get outs and protect leads in the 7th-9th innings. Anyone. Chatlie Brown. Sid Finch. Mickey Mouse. Just help, please.
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    Correa is the lone player from last year’s class performing admirably, He's also the only one playing essentially a contract year. Zero guarantee this level of production is sustained if its a 7-10 yr contract. Rightly or wrongly, Twins leadership is allergic to longer term contracts. If somebody else is willing to go 7 years there is zero chance the Twins will compete with that. If he struggles to get substantial offers of that term, maybe they talk, but then what is the message to Lewis? I would be surprised if they seriously pursue an extension.
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    So, if in the future anyone asks why I still care about baseball, I will say nothing and instead show them this photo. Instant classic, thank you Mr Kluckhohn.
  5. Game7-91
    Thank you for raising an excellent point. IMHO, herein lies the problem: there is no one. There are zero reliable 3B options, reliable being the guy trusted to catch the ball 9.5 times out of ten, most especially in late innings with the game on the line, where that # should be 9.9 times out of 10. To answer your very fair question, in real time, its either Urshela or Miranda (Arraez, he's a gamer and tries hard, but 3B is not his position. He might with reps develop into a solid 1B, but how is AK going to develop then? And why are we essentially having positional try-outs on the mlb roster in-season?). Having to settle for unreliable defense is our reality in 2022 3B decisions. The FO has minimized the impact of substandard defensive play, especially with IF rostering decisions, a philosophy that means on any given night we are accepting the potential of poor play extending the pitching staff, increasing runs against and ultimately contributing to losses. I fail to see how this is a sustainable model to build a serious WS championship contending team.
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    Yes to this. Case in point: 8th inning vs Clev, 1-0 game, bases loaded no outs, GB to Urshela,playing in as he should, but boots it, nothing special abt the bounce. Other than it bounced the right way after he muffed it. Throw out, barely, at home. Shows as a putout on stat sheet, but was less-than-inspiring. Later Thielbar coughs up a wounded duck on the throw to first...nice bounce, again, so Miranda caught it. Two poor plays that dont show as such. If run of the mill GB's are adventures in close reg season games, what are these guys going to do in a playoff series with two hands wrapped firmly around throat, in the immortal honesty offered by GMan years ago. I just expect better from MLB level professionals. Personally I wouldnt want Urshela, Arreaz, or Miranda on the field after the 6th inning in a close playoff game.
  7. Game7-91
    Defense is 1 part athleticism and 2 parts commitment/repetition. Polanco and Arraez initiated this FO trend of creating interchangeable infield parts. Polancos injuries necessitated a permanent shift to 2b, he has improved since. Arraez is treated like a positional wandering nomad, and the team suffers. His offensive contributions are mitigated by his defense. But its not all on him. Whats worrying is the number of guys being developed in the same way. Is Kiriloff a 1b or OF? If 1b, play him there. Regularly. Miranda? Ditto. Arraez? Ditto. Lewis...SS, CF, corner? Really? After how many years , still cant figure out where he plays? Martin? What are they doing with some of the other minor league infielders featured on this site? Advancing high level prospects to MLB roster and deploying them like 26th man utility players? IMHO it is not only depressing wins now, but if our team somehow navigates this god-awful division to make a playoff series, will most certainly cost runs and games when the pressure is really on. It is clearly an organizational philosophy, but its the wrong one, and is detrimental to individual player development and the actual MLB product. Identify their best positions, give them rep's in MiLB, let them develop. Unless MlB wants to do something really radical, and roster for designated defense and offense....but thats for another discussion?
  8. Game7-91
    Twins roster management 2022:
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    He does. But agree he is not being served well here, specifically by the organizational philosophy of not giving a hoot about developing defensive skills. Identify their position in minors, develop their skills, and plant them in that position in mlb. Expecting young guys to plug and play positions they are not practiced at...at the mlb level ...is ludicrous. It's OJT. See Lewis,Royce. Our organizational fascination with developing infielders who are not tasked with mastering a defensive position in their minor league development, then asked to learn a new position on the fly at mlb level....truly is mystifying. Jack of a few positions, master of none. Miranda, et al, deserve better organizational commitment and development.
  10. Game7-91
    Definite resemblance?
  11. Game7-91
    Time to clean house. Herein a list of everyone who should be fired after last night: Rocco Baldelli 5 Manager Jayce Tingler 33 Bench Coach Rudy Hernandez 63 Hitting Coach David Popkins 79 Hitting Coach Tucker Frawley Infield and Catching Coordinator Wes Johnson 47 Pitching Coach Luis Ramirez 91 Assistant Pitching Coach Hank Conger 35 First Base/Catching Coach Tommy Watkins 40 Third Base Coach Pete Maki 88 Bullpen Coach Bill Evers 67 Major League Coach Tony Diaz 46 Assistant Bench Coach Nate Dammann 75 Quality Control Coach Garrett Kennedy 97 Bullpen Catcher Connor Olson 98 Bullpen Catcher Packy Casey 48 Assistant Coach Chad Jackson Minor League Medical Coordinator Chairman: Jim Pohlad Board Member: Bill Pohlad Board Member: Bob Pohlad Board Member: Dave St. Peter Bat boys Ball boys Bat girls Ball girls Wally the Beer Man Corey Povus Dazzleman Bremer Entire TV crew
  12. Game7-91
    Rogers......... Oh, thats right, didnt need him this year
  13. Game7-91
    Good sluething and encouraging report on Mr Jeffers. Here's hoping it comes true?
  14. Game7-91
    Don’t be excited. Let your soul wither and die. Optimism is your enemy. Misery is your birthright as a Minnesotan. Expect nothing and then expect it to get worse. This perfectly captures Minnesota sports fans pathos. So spot-on! Buck and AK should not occupy the field or dugout in any sort of proximity to one another.
  15. Game7-91
    Agreed. Then again, how many times does he get to see a 4 seam cookie up and over the plate on a 2-0 count with bases full? I think his value is solid contact, strike zone control, pressure pitcher and defense to execute pitches and plays, or make mistakes, as pitcher did today. He didnt bite on the first two pitches away- unlike many of his teammates to exercise plate discipline in that situation. His game is contact and obp, the grand was a by-product of that not a deviation. I hope he sticks to his game because he's really good at it, and every now and then, he can launch one. I'm glad he's on the good guys team, he'd be a Twins-killer with anyone else, and I wish we had another 1 or 2 with comparable skill set in the regular order.
  16. Game7-91
    Stunned am I the good guys won one. Knock me over with a feather stunned. And 15 runs combined against Nestor and Gerit. Who wouldve thought? But...... 20 runs allowed in 2 losses. No further statistical analysis needed thank you. I foresaw Sanchez inverting karma, a JR Murphy revenge series. Big #'s, single handedly win a couple. Oh for eight. Cashman still laughs. Urshela a bit better but was a typical Twin when needed the most. These 2 were Bad Guys 3 months ago who surely wouldve raked in this series if still so. Is it the uniform then? Something in the water? What is most needed for next series against Evil Empire? Stickem in our gloves Hotpepper in Bad Guys jocks Official exorcism of Bad Guys Above, but of Good Guys Twins take heavy doses of magic mushrooms b4 each game Or at least a lot of Ativan Better pitching Better hitting Better defending All of the above Some of the above
  17. Game7-91
    Horseshoe rules!
  18. Game7-91
    A haiku celebrating the dessication of the Empire: Why runs totalled nine One only one those brazen Yanks Scoffed twins from the eights
  19. Game7-91
    , it’s worth wondering if third base isn’t a position where Royce Lewis could find some additional playing time when he returns from the injured list. Interesting idea. Maybe so, but then what to do with Urshela? DH rotation? This begs the longer view question of how FO wants to develop Lewis. I'd prefer they settle on his best projected position and let him play until he proves he can or cant. To me that is SS. Mid-season try-out at 3b just seems disruptive to the IF rotation and potentially counter-productive to his transition to MLB. 20/20 hindsight: This 3B issue conundrum goes back to the Escobar trade. 3.5 yrs on and the jury is out still on the trade, but Escobar is one of the most underrated players in mlb, Duran will need to have quite a career to balance out what the Twins lost since that trade.
  20. Game7-91
    This is succinctly putting it out there: how can this be? I look at it this way: It's a default position. Twins are in 1st because no other team in the division is. Somebody has to be, so it is the Twins, for now. They've taken advantage (so far) of the suckfest that is the AL Central, playing well in part but also benefiting from sad-sack level of play within division. So I dont carry great confidence in Twins chances of making noise if they do make playoffs. Oh and Eighteen buttresses this reality-based skepticism, and why that skepticism extends to moving any of our top tier prospects for rentals. We need to know who can play at mlb level, so bring the kids in, and if some contender develops a need for Correa, and it makes sense as in obtaining controllable, quality pitching depth, then be bold, creative, and make a move that strengthens the emerging core, and makes room for them to play. Talking about you Royce Lewis.
  21. Game7-91
    And the potato's and gravy! Buck would benefit from some down time. Twins will benefit giving more rep's to the young guns. The problem points to the surprising development of these position players, and others in the wings. A good problem to have. Let's find out what we have in these guys. No one is going to run away with this division. Also agree on Kiriloff comments here. Guys currently on mlb roster (positional) deserve a chance to keep playing. Roll with them, give Buck a rest, and hope he comes back strong, and able to go more than 3 weeks between injuries.
  22. Game7-91
    Amen to that. How about this for a rare burst of (fantastical)optimism from yours truly- Sanchez's predicted batting line vs Evil Empire this week: 12AB, 9 hits, 3HR, 3-2b's, 10 RBI's, including walk-off 3 run bomb against Chapman, and to add some D to the equation, a game saving spectacular backup 1b play on a errant throw, triggering a wild game-ending triple-play in top of the 9th. Go get em Mr Sanchez??
  23. Game7-91
    Agree. CBA kicks in a more balanced schedule next season , which is a good thing imho. I was disappointed though that no consideration given to a two division league. With expanded playoffs one division winner has to play WC round, so having a 3rd division is superflous. 2 dvision winners and 4 wc's make more sense, as long as schedules are more balanced.
  24. Game7-91
    Ditto that. He's had positive production in spots, deserves a longer look. NG stealing 3rd was great fun....more of that please!
  25. Game7-91
    Loved the story! Interesting guy and talent....shows there are some cool people and things to experience at TF....thanks Melissa and TD for supporting these types of stories, I think theyre great. Keep 'em comin!
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