twinsguy45

Good to know. I also purposely framed my statement to see who would automatically assume it meant I wouldn't watch if they were kneeling. Which was almost everyone. Also good to know.

Just wondering if I need to bother watching or not.

What happened? ......Gardy?

Johan. Santana.

B. arf.

Lol...perfect. Entertaining writing.

Couldn't have said it better so I won't try.

I didn't see this thread till now, but at the time I would have voted Astros. At least getting swept by them would be different.

I absolutely expected exactly this after the first third of Game 1. Different year, different players, different coaches, different FO....same old s*#$.

Still hoping yankees finish with the best record so we don't have to play them the first round

If perez and Pineda win one more game each, there will be 5 starters with at least 10 wins. When is the last time (if ever) the Twins had that?

Make the playoffs? Yes. Advance in the playoffs? Not so much.

...yup!

Me too. Well at least since the middle of the first inning of the WC game un 2017...

Record for team HR in a season is 267 for the Yankees in 2018. Twins are on pace for approx 310.

Good. I just looked at the box score to see the final score. I came here specifically to complain and say "look at the ERAs in the box score...one of these things ain't like the others".

As far as the pitch selection and sequence to specific batters, isn't that partly on the catcher to study previous ABs and not call the same sequences over and over? Unless of course the pitcher is shaking off signs.

Since May22,after settling in from his no spring training episode, Lynn is: 76.2 IP, 65 H, 34BB(eh..) 73 K, 3.17 ERA, and 7-4 record. I haven't been able to understand the shock at getting a return.

Lol. Your second and third sentences could have been posted last year. How did that turn out?

Mike Trout this, Mike Trout that.....

They keep talking about a pitch clock. Implement it for Pete's sake, before they have to transform the sport into something true baseball fans don't even want to watch.

I still think it's the game itself. What is the "pace of play" in soccer, which is supposedly gaining popularity? To me, it's boring as hell. But there's constant motion. No scoring, mind you, but constant motion. It's today's mind set; nobody has patience for a big payoff, or to watch a pitcher work his craft and set up hitters. The very essence of what makes up baseball is not working with the gotta-have-it-all-now generation.

I've just been listening to Mackey and Judd talk about this. My feeling is, no matter what you try to do to "speed up the game" or make it shorter, it's not going to matter as long as the alarming and accelerating trend of shortening attention spans continues. The very nature of how baseball is played is what is not appealing to younger generations. It is totally different from just about any other sport. If you try to change the fundamental sport to appease the younger generation, it will cease to be baseball.

We had all the offense we should have needed in the wild card game last fall. Then our "ace" crapped his pants. Game over Get some pitching.