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  1. rdehring
    Thanks for posting that Drake2020. Hopefully, the Twins will extend Duffey this winter and lock him up for the next three or four years. No question in my mind that he could be their closer next year, although may be more valuable being moved around anywhere over the last two or three innings.
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    Great recap, Nick. Wrote elsewhere that I watched the games in Columbus, Ohio listening to the Reds tv crew. They were raving about Arraez, including comparisons to Pete Rose. Can't remember if I heard it there or read it online, but one comment was that Arraez could wake up on Christmas morning and go out and get a couple hits...or something like that. To be honest, the biggest surprise for me has been that MLB actually got thru this season with all teams playing 60 or close to 60 games. Hell of a job by the players and management to have a great COVID plan in place and sticking to it.
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    Watched the game yesterday at my son's home in Columbus, Ohio. Was fun listening to the Cincinnati crew do the game. Found it interesting when they were raving about Arraez with comparison's to Pete Rose. Isn't it great that he ended the season hitting for a .321 average? I think this season confirms that he is going to be special for a long time. Had a feeling late in the game that Baldelli wasn't going all-in to get the win. As for the pessimism above, think a lot is based on the poor performance of several hitters who did unbelievably well last year. This year, not so good. Yet, as I look around the league many of the big name hitters are also doing poorly. Just look at the Cubs, Brewers, etc. Gotta believe the short summer training, schedule and conditions players are living with have a lot to do with it. Now on to victory versus the Stro's.
  4. rdehring
    Add to four NL Central teams in the playoffs and our division was the best, no questions.
  5. rdehring
    Great article, Nick. Couldn't agree more. Now can the Twins hang on to the four young men you talk about, Falvey, Levine, Baldelli and Johnson?
  6. rdehring
    No we don't have to play the Yankees. Should we stay ahead of the Sox, we would probably open with Cleveland...which may be more difficult. I give the Sox a chance of taking out those Yankees, especially if not playing in NYC.
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    A White Sox win today puts us tied and they have the tiebreaker. It would also put our magic # with the Tribe at 1. Gonna be one hell of a final weekend in the AL Central. And gotta agree with bighat above, also might prefer the Yankees to the Tribe, although we have played well against the Indians at Target Field. Is Rosario heating up at the right time? Keep it going Eddie for at least another couple weeks. And please get Arraez back this weekend, he will make a huge difference if he isn't too rusty. And what isn't to like about Alcala? He would be on my playoff roster, don't know about the Twins? Did Jeffers guarantee his roster spot last night?
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    Have a thought on Rogers' problem. He is the player rep, thus, was involved in the long negotiations leading up to reopening the season. Since there have been several difficult negotiations with the most recent just ending the other day when the final decisions were agreed to regarding the playoffs, bubble, etc. Don't know how much bickering there is in the clubhouse or how much pressure he has felt. Could be a reason his head isn't at 100% when he is on the mound or preparing to go there.
  9. rdehring
    Read in the Strib this morning that the starters would be Maeda-Berrios-Pineda. Personally, I would have Hill as a long man with Dobnak not making the cut. Not certain what I think of that as am a huge fan of the Dobber. Bullpen has to include Stashak and Thielbar. Was thinking last night when Cody was pitching how well he really has done this year. Expect he and Alcala will both be huge parts of next year's pen. As for the last hitter, expect they will keep Wade who really has been a valuable part of this team the last month or so.
  10. rdehring
    Great games for Rosario and Kepler. Has anyone else noticed that May and Duffey seem to have problems when they come in during an inning to shut it down, then come back out for the next inning and aren't as sharp? With who Cleveland is sending to the hill today and tomorrow, we just may overtake Chicago...assuming we keep winning. But is that good? Keep winning and play the Yankees at home. Overtake the Sox and we will probably face Cleveland at home. Not certain which of those I prefer. Will be on the road tonight so won't see the game. Win Twins, Win!
  11. rdehring
    If its me, Jeffers would be my #1 catcher heading into the playoffs. Would want to get Garver into at least half the remaining games for him to get caught up with both his bat and behind the plate. With that said, I will be shocked if Jeffers is behind the plate in Game 1. Going forward, Rortvedt has missed this year of development and is now at least two years away. Should fit perfectly with the time when Garver's decline will be noticeable. The good news is that a Jeffers-Rortvedt duo gives you both a right handed bat and left.
  12. rdehring
    Booooo, missing Bauer will be terrible. Really wanted to see Kepler hit a few home runs off the guy. I am assuming that the streak of home runs in consecutive at bats isn't ongoing, is it?
  13. rdehring
    I recall a couple times last night when I had to look real hard to see which Twin was at bat. Seemed they would go on and on about the Cubs and whatever for extended periods. Hopefully, the Twins are aware and that helps put a nice big chip on their shoulders come next week.
  14. rdehring
    Feel so much better after these last two games. Kepler is shaking off the rust and Garver is back. Although Garver needs a lot of work behind the plate and with the bat. Is Jeffers the Twins best catcher today? Will he even be on the playoff roster? And they really need Arraez back this week to get some AB's before the playoffs. Great seeing Berrios settle in. Will he be the opening day starter? If it is to be the Yankees, looking at both teams home/away splits they have to win out and play those games at Target Field.
  15. rdehring
    Well, that's better. I know there has been lots of talk about several Twins who just aren't hitting as we expected, Garver, Kepler, Polanco, Sano, Donaldson and others. When looking at the box score this morning, saw that the best average of the Cubs big trio of Baez, Rizzo and Bryant was .211. Certainly seems that the circumstances related to this year's weird schedule is affecting a lot of very good hitters in a negative manner. Seems like a good year to throw out the stats, at least as far as hitters are concerned.
  16. rdehring
    Ouch! That was a tough one. Was ready to look for something to do after Hill walking the first two followed by the single and first run. But he got out of that inning down 1-0, great job. Can't believe the big time pitching performance he put up after those first few hitters. Maybe he can carry that thru to the playoffs? Also can't believe how pathetic nearly every hitter has become. Buxton continues to do well, but after him there is nobody. When will Arraez be returning?
  17. rdehring
    Have thought for a long time that there is a middle ground. Increase each umpire crew to 5. Put the 5th in the press box with access to the screens showing the box. Give him direct verbal communication with with the home plate ump. When a call is made that is clearly wrong, ie, ball called on pitch that is mostly within the zone, or strike called on ball outside the zone, he just tells the ump he missed it and the home plate ump corrects it. I imagine there are personalities behind home plate that would balk at this. And there could be questions of another play being effected by the wrong call. Another would be money, but baseball is a multi-billion dollar sport, adding 15 umps to sit in the press box ain't gonna destroy the sport.
  18. rdehring
    You said something Trov that really hit me. It was your comment about MLB using tech to judge accuracy and grade umps. There are what, 75-80 or so umps in MLB? If they are grading them, why aren't they taking those evaluations at the end of each year and saying goodbye to anyone who has been in the bottom couple for a couple years straight. Would open up slots for the best new guys coming up from MiLB. Might also encourage some to get better. Unfortunately, there is probably something in the Ump Association contracts that won't allow it. Instead we continue to watch absolutely horse crap calls behind home plate.
  19. rdehring
    Will double down on the above comments. I also was disappointed in Donaldson's antics. Also don't understand why Maeda didn't go another inning, although not being in the dugout means I don't have the information they did. As for the playoffs, looks like it is going to be the Yankees. Huge to play well enough these last 8 to stay ahead of them for home field which would be huge with how this team has played at Target Field. I see a key being getting Arraez back asap to have someone in the lineup who is going to take great at bats and battle to get on base a lot. Other key is to keep Buxton hot and get someone, anyone else heated up. Gotta believe we will see Maeda game 1, who goes second is a big question mark.
  20. rdehring
    Luv the idea of having Dobber in the pen. Heck, may turn out to be the best spot for him in the future. Got a question, Matt. Is Wisler next year's bullpen version of Romo and they don't try to resign Romo?
  21. rdehring
    I have zero interest in getting into a back and forth about what we remember. But I recall a stretch two years ago when Eddie and Escobar seemed to get a couple extra base hits hitting back-to-back seemingly every night for a week or two. Also remember a couple stretches last year, don't recall dates and/or specifics. Don't remember any of these streaks from this season. As for his being gone next year, that is a decision the FO will make. Don't know if he will or won't, but if he isn't I will miss him.
  22. rdehring
    Great find by the FO to fill a huge need of the Twins. Don't know if he is a true ACE, but he sure seems to be a very good Twins #1. Speaking of contracts, his contract is as good as the Bumgarner contract is bad. Also gotta expect Kenta is happy that the Twins are letting him start and pitch as deep into games as he can rather than banning him to the bullpen to limit his innings and dollars. Maybe the word will begin getting out that the Twins are a class organization to play for? Thanks for this report, Nick.
  23. rdehring
    Totally agree, John, that the home plate ump was as good as I have seen this year. Maybe it was more noticeable because so many have been very, very bad. Ditto on Odorizzi having miserable luck within a crazy season. He is a good pitcher and would be very helpful in that five game series should the Twins be so fortunate to get there. His problems this year may be setting him up for a one year contract with incentives back with the Twins in 2021. Said to the tv when Eddie came up to bat, the Twins need you to get on one of your streaks these last ten games and the first round of the playoffs. You know, one of those streaks where he carries the team. A couple pitches later he hit it out and later worked a walk to be on base for Buxton's dinger. If they can get the Luis we know back and just one of the big early bats heat up along with Eddie and Buck, this team can be dangerous. Also thought May was perfect again last night. If he can just eliminate half of his off nights, he could be a huge part of any bullpen, this year and next.
  24. rdehring
    Turned it off last night after the 7th. Only reason I lasted that long was I wanted to see Alcala. Spring training began with a lot of talk out of Fort Myers about the Twins focusing on winning the World Series. As this crazy season plays out, all I hear from the team is how concerned they are for keeping everyone healthy and fresh for the playoffs. While everyone on the team assumes they will be in, it is looking more like they could open their 3-game series in New York. We all know how that is going to end. What I am seeing since the first day of spring training is a team that talks about winning a World Series but has lost that hunger of last year. How many big comebacks have we seen this year like the many of last year? There may be one, but I don't remember it. And while they talk about keeping everyone healthy and fresh, the IL is filled to the brim and the lineup is filled with guys who aren't ready for a run to the playoffs. As for performance, who on this team is playing to the maximum of what we should expect other than Maeda, possibly Cruz and Buxton and a couple of the Rookies who we didn't expect to see? That leaves me asking two questions. Is this team hungry? And a bigger question is have they become soft and pampered? Where is the fight from this team? I sure as heck don't see it.
  25. rdehring
    Will second Trov. This year has been screwed up from the get go. Way too many stud players are so-so. Hopefully, there will be a vaccine by the first quarter and baseball 2021 will be normal. That's when I expect Max to take that next step.
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