small ball!!!

Productive outs, moving runners, is what this team is all about

Way to manufacture that run, boys! Rosario, Garver, Arraez well done!

ARRAEZ getting the job done!!!!!

It's happening!

Productive outs, moving runners, is what this team is all about

havent seen much small ball from the team that leads the majors in home runs

Berrios is so mediocre

Gibson being interviewed Cleveland leads the inning off with a double! Get this jinx off the air!!!!!

 

So question of the day... Should Arraez be our leadoff hitter? Not prototypical in terms of walks, but he takes good at bats and has such a high average that the OBP is over .400... 

 

I think so. Just slide everybody down a spot in the order.

 

1. Arraez

2. Kepler

3. Polanco

4. Cruz

5. Rosario

6. Sano

7. Cron

8. Gonzalez

9. Castro

 

Makes a lot of sense.

Berrios is so mediocre

Can’t call him Ace, but can we agree on Deuce?

I think so. Just slide everybody down a spot in the order.

 

1. Arraez

2. Kepler

3. Polanco

4. Cruz

5. Rosario

6. Sano

7. Cron

8. Gonzalez

9. Castro

 

Makes a lot of sense.

We might see more of that next season. Arraez has batted at the top a few times this season but why mess with things that have worked (Kepler at top, etc)

shift cost us a run there. 

It'd be nice if we didn't give runs back

Edited August 11, 20197 yr by MNT1996

Really despise the shift... i might be wrong but it seems like it has hurt us more than helped

Edited August 11, 20197 yr by FLTwinsGuy

Can’t call him Ace, but can we agree on Deuce?

third at best

Puig has a .564 career average vs. the Twins... that's what they just said on TV... 

Really despise the shift... i might be wrong but it seems like it has hurt us more than helped

why would you pitch outside if you’re shifting the hitter to pull

 

Really despise the shift... i might be wrong but it seems like it has hurt us more than helped

 

The shift is fine provided your pitcher throws pitches located where being shifted won't hurt him.  If they're stacked on the right side of the diamond, don't work the outside portion of the plate where someone could slap it through the hole.

I remember Berrios said he wanted to be a 20 game winner. Selfish attitude if you ask me.

that was ball 4 to Kepler, not strike 1. 

Bad 3-0 call there, nice to see the poor umpiring is continuing in this game.  Sick of all the balls called strikes in this series.

Cy Civale

I hate how Cleveland always seems to have good starting pitchers

 

I remember Berrios said he wanted to be a 20 game winner. Selfish attitude if you ask me.

 

How is that selfish?

that was ball 4 to Kepler, not strike 1.

yep and that call forced him to swing at the high 3-2 pitch

How is that selfish?

he makes it about him, what’s his attitude now that 20 wins is out of reach

I hate how Cleveland always seems to have good starting pitchers

i hate how the Twins always seem to have bad pitching all around

 

We might see more of that next season. Arraez has batted at the top a few times this season but why mess with things that have worked (Kepler at top, etc)

 

I hear that. It's small potatoes either way.

Once again, it just feels like the team is going through the motions, no energy, no edge.

 

Been this way since Monday's walk-off against the Braves.

Bats, please

 

 

he makes it about him, what’s his attitude now that 20 wins is out of reach

 

Oh, I don't know, maybe being a 19-game winner?  Why shouldn't a pitcher strive to win 20-25 games or have 200-225 K's?  That's called being a shutdown pitcher and being the ace of the staff.  You're setting goals to be one of the best pitchers your team sends out there every 5 days.  

 

I wanted to see how you backed up your assertion before I cemented my opinion of the original post.  Your explanation did nothing to change it.