Wilbur Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 6:44 PM, SWSiouxMN said: Something bold is needed to shake this up. Give credit to Terry Ryan, in 2006, when the Batista/Castro left side of the infield experiment wasn't working. He cut Batista and send Castro packing in a 24 hour span and replaced them with Punto and Bartlett. We all know what happened next. The Boy Wonders have gone all in on an old trend offensively that has past its prime. It won't be long before the Pohlads go: You either make changes now or begin updating your resumes. The Central is begging to be won by someone who can string together a long winning streak. The Twins have enough decent starting pitching to make it interesting in the postseason, they just have to get there first. Expand I'm really over analytics in baseball. Thankfully MLB eliminated the over shifting and made pitchers and hitters pick up the pace to make the games not last four hours. I allow myself to get over excited by success, and ticked off when they lose three of four to the mighty Tigers, and then bombed by a team that played a double header the day before and got into Minnesota the wee hours of Monday morning. Can't convince myself they are a .500 team. Interesting to see if they are buyers or sellers at the deadline. Quote
Blackheart Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 On 6/20/2023 at 12:53 PM, Wilbur said: I'm really over analytics in baseball. Thankfully MLB eliminated the over shifting and made pitchers and hitters pick up the pace to make the games not last four hours. I allow myself to get over excited by success, and ticked off when they lose three of four to the mighty Tigers, and then bombed by a team that played a double header the day before and got into Minnesota the wee hours of Monday morning. Can't convince myself they are a .500 team. Interesting to see if they are buyers or sellers at the deadline. Expand What do they have that anybody else would want? 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 The Twins are lucky to have unloaded a guy who's gone 5-for-5 three times and is hitting 0.400 as of last night's 5-for-5. Who needs that in a lineup. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35491193/sources-marlins-acquire-all-star-luis-arraez-trade-twins 1 Quote
Wilbur Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/20/2023 at 8:36 PM, The Sicatoka said: The Twins are lucky to have unloaded a guy who's gone 5-for-5 three times and is hitting 0.400 as of last night's 5-for-5. Who needs that in a lineup. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35491193/sources-marlins-acquire-all-star-luis-arraez-trade-twins Expand He's got 100 hits....and the closest Twins player has 51..... Quote
Wilbur Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 On a positive note, Buxton/Kepler made solid contact on a baseball. On a negative note Twins Twitter is now responding to an angry fanbase. I think they need a road trip. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 2:28 AM, Wilbur said: On a positive note, Buxton/Kepler made solid contact on a baseball. On a negative note Twins Twitter is now responding to an angry fanbase. I think they need a road trip. Expand Buxton has held the Twins hostage for years based on his ceiling. He needs to be moved. Kepler has a BA under .200....enough said. 2 Quote
Wilbur Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 3:05 AM, Oxbow6 said: Buxton has held the Twins hostage for years based on his ceiling. He needs to be moved. Kepler has a BA under .200....enough said. Expand Never been a big time Kepler guy. I know all the statistics show he's an above average outfielder and he had that lightning in a bottle stretch, but it's time to move on. I could see it being his last year as he had talked about quitting altogether this off-season. Then again with what the Twins did with Pagan, Max could get a lucrative extension. Quote
Wilbur Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 6:31 PM, sioux rube said: Expand Look at that you got them a win! I didn't mean for you to get Rocco ejected on a pitch that was strike three to a guy that regularly strikes out. 1 Quote
sioux rube Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 12:48 PM, Wilbur said: Look at that you got them a win! I didn't mean for you to get Rocco ejected on a pitch that was strike three to a guy that regularly strikes out. Expand Make that 2 in a row. Ryan pitched a complete game shutout. First one for the Twins in 5 years Quote
The Sicatoka Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 10:29 PM, sioux rube said: Make that 2 in a row. Ryan pitched a complete game shutout. First one for the Twins in 5 years Expand Ain't buyin' it. No way, no way a modern pitcher can go nine innings. His arm would fall off coming off the mound in the 6th and the pitching count stat-alytics numbers can't go above 90 pitches. 4 Quote
iramurphy Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 12:58 PM, The Sicatoka said: Ain't buyin' it. No way, no way a modern pitcher can go nine innings. His arm would fall off coming off the mound in the 6th and the pitching count stat-alytics numbers can't go above 90 pitches. Expand Google Louis Tiant. Maybe the way to save your arm is to smoke big Cuban cigars. That guy was fun to watch. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Even as a Bucs fan, I'm more of a Bob Gibson guy. "Believe me, I would much rather get three outs on three pitches than three outs on nine pitches, because that's going to make me that much stronger at the end of the game. "My pitching pholosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men." "When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story." https://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/bob_gibson_quotes.shtml 1 Quote
sioux rube Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 12:48 PM, Wilbur said: Look at that you got them a win! I didn't mean for you to get Rocco ejected on a pitch that was strike three to a guy that regularly strikes out. Expand Make that 3 in a row Quote
Wilbur Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 In Atlanta for a few days and going to catch the Twins and Braves with my brother-in-law on Monday and Tuesday (He's a huge Braves fan). Spent the evening in the Truist Park "The Battery" neighborhood. What a tremendous job by the Braves creating a superb entertainment district for their fans. Fantastic, clean, well built area. The Braves were on the road today and they had the game on an outdoor big screen TV on a plaza with all the dining facilities with their patios open. I remember complaints from people about how far away from down town Atlanta they were building their new park, but hats off to them. Can't wait to see the place on game day. Hope the Twins can scratch one out. 1 Quote
sioux rube Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 Twins take the series in Detroit winning 6-3 today in 10 Quote
Wilbur Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/25/2023 at 7:23 PM, sioux rube said: Twins take the series in Detroit winning 6-3 today in 10 Expand Putting the ball in play. Give yourself a chance at least. Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 I know it has only been against the Tigers and it only has been 5 innings. but man... I hope Balazovic is the answer in the middle relief area of the pen Quote
Wilbur Posted June 27, 2023 Posted June 27, 2023 Acuna tees off on Pagan. All these Braves fans around me are surprised I called that one. Quote
sioux rube Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 Twins play top teams and they melt like butter in a microwave. Atlanta just proved that Quote
Wilbur Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 2:23 PM, sioux rube said: Twins play top teams and they melt like butter in a microwave. Atlanta just proved that Expand But they had a "closed doors meeting" afterwards. And we know how well those work! Quote
sioux rube Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 They looked like a real major league team tonight against a pretty good team. See what the next 2 days bring 1 Quote
Wilbur Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 The pitching is there. Ober is arguably their best starter at the moment. Sonny, Pablo, Ryan all pretty good, Kenta getting his groove back with lower velocity, but he's an intelligent guy. If the offense could figure out how to get to 4 every game.... 1 Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 On 7/1/2023 at 11:29 PM, Wilbur said: The pitching is there. Ober is arguably their best starter at the moment. Sonny, Pablo, Ryan all pretty good, Kenta getting his groove back with lower velocity, but he's an intelligent guy. If the offense could figure out how to get to 4 every game.... Expand Plus with Duran and Jax on the back end, if you can get 7 out of your starters and turn it over to them, you have a good chance. Again, still a small sample size, but if Balazovic can keep it up, there's your middle relief fix. 2 Quote
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