Wilbur Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 3 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said: A little lacking in clutch hitting and a little doing dumb things these days with our Twins This x3. Terrible baserunning....terrible in the field.....horrible at bats in big moments.... The bullpen throws 11 innings tonight and gives up 2 runs to the Red Sox. Hats off to them. Win tomorrow and that's four series wins in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Longest game ever at Target Field. Kepler pulled out a 4-3 victory over Boston in 17 innings. In the bottom of the 13th, Kepler tied the game with a home run and then in the 17th he won it with a ground ball down the right field line with bases-loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Sano had a horrible day going 0-7 with 5 strikeouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Gotta give the bullpen credit for that win and Kepler so far is earning that new contract he got this spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, UNDMOORHEAD said: Sano had a horrible day going 0-7 with 5 strikeouts. I think Morris nailed it on the head last night with this struggles: He is thinking so hard about hitting the change up that he is late on hitting those fastballs. He needs a mental reset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said: I think Morris nailed it on the head last night with this struggles: He is thinking so hard about hitting the change up that he is late on hitting those fastballs. He needs a mental reset He's striking out 39% of the time. Nelson Cruz is second on the team at 29%. Hopefully he can get hot and improve his numbers, but he seems to be falling behind guys like Rosario, Kepler, Polanco, and Buxton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodcon Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Twins still leading the majors with 138 homers, team record almost certain to be broken. I wonder if they'll try to trade for a closer from a non-contender, the late bullpen is the only weak spot right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Boston finally strings together some hits with men on base.(unlike previous game). Nice win to take the series against Minny. Will be even better once Eovaldi comes back from injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Twins need to keep Arraez in the show. It's a treat to watch him hit, and he clearly has big league talent. Trade Schoop as part of a package for a relief pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, nodak651 said: Twins need to keep Arraez in the show. It's a treat to watch him hit, and he clearly has big league talent. Trade Schoop as part of a package for a relief pitcher. Small sample size at the MLB level, but he certainly looks the part. He's a career .331 hitter in the minors and has walked 122 times and struck out 129 times with two additional IBB. He reminds me of when Polanco came up and was just to good not to keep on the team. Adding some pitching help seems to be the only thing this team needs right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, UNDMOORHEAD said: Small sample size at the MLB level, but he certainly looks the part. He's a career .331 hitter in the minors and has walked 122 times and struck out 129 times with two additional IBB. He reminds me of when Polanco came up and was just to good not to keep on the team. Adding some pitching help seems to be the only thing this team needs right now. I just LOVE the guy's swing and think it will translate. And hes only like 22. I might be biased though... just can't stand the hype and long leash people like Sano get, when they strike out like 40% of the time, strand runners on base, but can hit a few home runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, nodak651 said: I just LOVE the guy's swing and think it will translate. And hes only like 22. I might be biased though... just can't stand the hype and long leash people like Sano get, when they strike out like 40% of the time, strand runners on base, but can hit a few home runs. He definitely is in the conversation to take over for 2nd once Schoop leaves next year (between him and Gordon unless they trade him). I don't think they will trade Schoop to a rebuilding team (because why would they want a guy who is going to leave in 2 months anyways) With Sano… They are going to give him a long leash because they need to decide whether he is going to be part of this future or not. Morris nailed his issue last night, he is sooo fixated on that breaking ball that he is missing pitches that he has killed in the past. With La Tortuga back up, it might be a wise idea to give him a mental reset and hang out with Cruz in the batting cages for a few days. This decision needs to be made because at some point, a roster crunch is coming (at least on the position player side) and decisions are going to be made starting next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 43 minutes ago, nodak651 said: I just LOVE the guy's swing and think it will translate. And hes only like 22. I might be biased though... just can't stand the hype and long leash people like Sano get, when they strike out like 40% of the time, strand runners on base, but can hit a few home runs. I love what he's done as well, I just try not to get to excited about rookies. It seems to take even top level guys a few years to fully develop their game after opposing teams get some time to scout them out and find weaknesses in their game. If he follows a guy like Polanco's trajectory I'd be thrilled. In my book he has definitely earned the chance to stay up in the majors and play until he proves he can't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/19/2019 at 7:14 AM, sioux rube said: Gotta give the bullpen credit for that win and Kepler so far is earning that new contract he got this spring It would be hard to decide which contract extension was better: his or Polanco's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said: He definitely is in the conversation to take over for 2nd once Schoop leaves next year (between him and Gordon unless they trade him). I don't think they will trade Schoop to a rebuilding team (because why would they want a guy who is going to leave in 2 months anyways) With Sano… They are going to give him a long leash because they need to decide whether he is going to be part of this future or not. Morris nailed his issue last night, he is sooo fixated on that breaking ball that he is missing pitches that he has killed in the past. With La Tortuga back up, it might be a wise idea to give him a mental reset and hang out with Cruz in the batting cages for a few days. This decision needs to be made because at some point, a roster crunch is coming (at least on the position player side) and decisions are going to be made starting next month. Maybe we could trade Schoop to another contender with an abundance of pitching. Preferably a N.L. team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Just now, SWSiouxMN said: It would be hard to decide which contract extension was better: his or Polanco's Loving both right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 More fun winning by lots stilll fun watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 9:40 AM, nodak651 said: Twins need to keep Arraez in the show. It's a treat to watch him hit, and he clearly has big league talent. Trade Schoop as part of a package for a relief pitcher. Arraez with the single in the 10th that led to the game winning run on a C.J. Cron single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Slip sliding away?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said: Slip sliding away?? They've been pretty average lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, UNDMOORHEAD said: They've been pretty average lately Good way of saying it not terrible but not enforcing their will consistently that you want a dominant team to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 It is to be expected given a 162 game season. Just hit refresh on the off day and finish the first half strong. No need to panic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDMOORHEAD Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 They're 5-5 in their last 10 and 11-9 in their last 20. If this is as bad as it gets should be a good year. They need to go out and get some pitching help soon. Other then that I think that they'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Looking good tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I will be at the UND Twins night game on Thursday July 18th hopefully can make it to the pour house before for the pregame party gotta learn how that rail thing works anybody else going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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