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  1. Number3
    Instead of worrying about 3 games in a foreign country for post after post I am much more concerned about the final 2 against the Tigers today and tomorrow and 8 games in 10 days against the Cleveland Indians (excuse me Guardians) to end the month. What happens in between hopefully will be a don't get swept and move on. Rocco juggles lineups so much anyway that what happens from series to series really doesn't make much difference. If everyone was healthy and available it wouldn't change Baldellilitics.
  2. Number3
    At least his .207 average doesn't glare too much in the current state of hitting in MLB. Most hitters have perfected the art of swinging at strike 3 and heading back to the dug out after a typical ab. I am afraid, however, that Buxton's best days are in the rear view mirror along with Miguel's as the 2 hopes for the Twins' future fade into the limelight.
  3. Number3
    I'll put it another way. Who cares about the Toronto series? It shouldn't matter and if it does it doesn't make any difference. I wonder what the price of tea in China will be next week.
  4. Number3
    Minnesota Twins Bullpen Minneapolis, Minnesota Ask Rocco, he uses more relievers than a bottle of Tums. Bottom line is the staff has over achieved for the most part and its time for the bats to catch up. The 1-0, 2-1 games are over. If they don"t split today/night at a minimum the season is over. Now is time for the good teams to start getting better and the others to find their rightful place in the pecking order. Injuries, Correa (who loves $105mil, excuse me, Minnesota) with Covid not good signs for this team that could come unraveled very easily. Today will be a great indicator.
  5. Number3
    How they do in the 5 games in Detroit determines how important the Jays series is. Simple as that. I would like to think that winning 1 game in Toronto is perfectly fine. This is a tough run of games period and no off day including a double header makeup until a week from today. Then its to some team in NY for 4. I just hope they win at least 3 of the 5 in Detroit and have some breathing room. They probably need to essentially sacrifice one of the Jays games depending how the pitching staff holds up in Detroit.
  6. Number3
    Twins are right at the top of the big heap that exists below the short list of elite teams. The scary thing is that their margin of victory is very slight and easily converted to losses as in the last 2 games. 2 runs seems to be a norm other than a few outliers. Last night 2 runs on 12 hits. Correa has not been clutch whatsoever though his average has crept up. Then Rocco steps in and pulls the starter after giving up 2 hits and 80 pitches. KC scores 3.... ball game. Real answer to the thread is ...remains to be seen.
  7. Number3
    The time line is there for all to see. Buxton pre injury and Buxton post injury. From mid .300 average (can't expect that to last anyway) to current .202. I guess the notion that just having him available leads to wins is a little exaggerated. Put him on the IL and be done with it. Up comes Lewis.
  8. Number3
    With very few exceptions it has been close, low scoring game after close, low scoring game. So far Twins have been on the winning side but last night shows how easily it can flip the other way. As far as Buxton goes, I wonder if he is being pitched differently than earlier when he literally carried the team through a critical stretch. Now its 0fer after 0fer. If they can win the next 2 series against KC and Det that would be a heck of a run and should provide some breathing room headed into June which is a totally different schedule. Only Central opponent in the whole month is a healthy dose of Cleveland.
  9. Number3
    I wouldn't say Buxton is in a slump although I did in another thread. I think he does have an ailment that has severely impacted his stroke. Unless he has been working with Sano. I would rather have him hot against other Central teams unless he plans on being in a slump until October. He may end this game below the Mendoza line which is not that uncommon any more. Meanwhile, hang on for another sweep.
  10. Number3
    I didn't like the signing due to the huge disparity in comp compared to the rest of the entire team and I still don't. However, trading him away during the first season with the team would only exacerbate the original decision to sign him in the first place. The obvious question would be, does this FO have any clue what they are doing? I thought Correa had already said that he absolutely loved being a Minnesota Twin. Again, I think the original signing was a desperation move and the roi is marginal at best. Chances are they would till be division leaders by a decent margin without him. Check the record when he was on the IL. Pitching pitching pitching.
  11. Number3
    26-16 with a 4.5 game lead is definitely legit. So the thread is really about predicting the next 120 games. With few exceptions the wins have all been by very slim margins (see last night as typical) but winning the close ones is always a key bench mark. The simple answer is yes, they are legit and that is with Buxton in a slump after carrying the team early and Sano a non factor. One main reason is that the rest of MLB really has no outstanding teams outside of the Dodgers and a couple of real good teams in the Yankees and possibly Astros and Angels.
  12. Number3
    I am confident that they should win the Central. Worry about the tough schedule in October. Just keep winning series against teams they should beat which include the other 3 Central teams. Pitching remains a pleasant surprise. Low batting averages do seem to be the norm this year but Twins do seem to have the knack of scoring just enough as in yesterday's game for another sweep.
  13. Number3
    Are you talking about the flares to left after he took the obligatory called strike 1 and couldn't get a free pass to raise his obp?
  14. Number3
    Watched about 5 minutes of the Nationals - Marlins last night and Miami probably had about 2,000 at most in the stands and that might be an over estimate. Funny thing is that the really expensive seats right behind home plate were relatively full. I wonder if there is something "funny" going on with that since the majority of TV video is from center field directly to home plate in order to cover the pitches and then be able to complain about the umpire's call. The TV production crew can literally avoid showing all of the empty seats unless absolutely necessary. It may get to the point where some kind of incentive is offered to make sure those behind the plate seats are occupied for TV purposes. No question there are more reasons not to go to games than there are to go to games, not the least of which is the game itself. Watching the pitcher and catcher play catch and a bunch of foul balls is not great entertainment. A grounder to short is relative excitement.
  15. Number3
    The whole thing is a result of the boneheaded budget busting, locker room destroying totally jackass signing of Carlos Correa for $105,000,000.00 to play the position of the number 1 overall pick in the entire draft. And now its even more asinine if neither Correa nor Lewis can play any other position besides shortstop. Like another poster said, its almost like intentional moves to run whats left of the fan base off. Don't tell me about master plans. So if they do bring Lewis back on May 30 is he then going to able to play multiple positions when he is evidently unable to on May 18? Also agree about the pitching last night. How do you remove a pitcher after giving up no runs and 2 hits in 3 innings and then watch a pitcher give up 5 runs and 9 hits in 3.2 innings? Was that the master plan for that game? Hey Rocco, you can't plan a baseball game. That is why you play the game.
  16. Number3
    I like seeing Buxton's name in the box score better than on the IL. Even if he is a bench player in a game he is at least available and the opposition is aware. It has to be accepted that Byron is susceptible to injury and probably will be for his career. Unfortunately, the only way to find out how hard to push him is when it is too late. Bottom line is that the Twins have been winning close low scoring games against teams they need to beat, last night being a classic example. As long as the team is winning ball games I would manage Buxton's playing time for the long haul as they are doing.
  17. Number3
    We learned that the division to be in is the Central and coming back to win the Cleveland series was exactly what needed to happen. Goal is simple like always for teams like the Twins; somehow get into the playoffs and hope to get hot and a little lucky in the playoffs which has not happened since 1991. Winning the Central is simple. Keep winning series against Central opponents. The wild card(s) will not come from the Central. Biggest question is can the pitching hold up? 5 runs seems to be a tall order for this offense. The 12 against Cleveland was a Lewis outburst with some help. Who does he think he is, a number 1 overall pick in the draft? Or maybe Correa who, by the way, will literally haunt this team and should lead to Failvey/Levine dismissal.
  18. Number3
    All I know is that the Twins just got taken to the wood shed by the Astros and they are essentially trying to figure out a lineup. By the time Correa is available it should be easier to make a decision about Lewis but if the Twins can't figure out a way to score more than 1 or 2 runs a game who cares who they have in their lineup? I say give the #1 overall pick a chance at the MLB level as long as he isn't a liability and costing them games.
  19. Number3
    I hope you are right but it does appear that ,so far, there is separation between Yankees, Angels, Astros and the rest of the AL. If the Twins at least split the next 2 with Houston, they need to mop up for the rest of the May schedule.
  20. Number3
    Could it be (fill in the blank). I am afraid that the blank might be " that the Twins can't win unless the opponent scores 2 runs or less?" Tonight's game now very interesting only in the sense that it seems that there are a bunch of bad/mediocre teams in MLB this year and they are finally playing one of the better ones other than the Dodgers who beat them twice. So far 0-3 against the better teams.
  21. Number3
    That is true....they would be 0-28
  22. Number3
    Speaking of pitching, how about Verlander, 3-1, 1.93 going against Ryan, 3-1, 1.63. Now that is a matchup and it seems that when Verlander was with the Tigers that version of the Twins always gave him a battle. Anyone going tonight? Should be perfect weather to boot.
  23. Number3
    Twins are in first and there is a one word explanation why. I would bet that the recent sweeps at Target by the Twins of Tigers, White Sox and now A's have never been matched in Twins/Senators history by simiar scores if matched at all. It does seem to be a league wide issue of overall pitching dominance but the Twins have to be at the top of the list of winning close, low scoring game after close low scoring game. The 4-3 win yesterday was an offensive outburst it seems. So the question is, how long can this keep up and will the Ws continue when offenses wake up and 2-1 becomes 6-5? Another question is, the pitching that good or is the hitting that bad? Houston coming in with identical 18-11 record so will be a good test.
  24. Number3
    At shortstop? I guess it took a busted finger of the $105 million dollar man for them to finally listen to me. Wouldn't it be classic if Royce started playing like they paid Correa a fortune to play and they had to figure out what to do with Correa? I never understood that signing and never will.
  25. Number3
    Point is there are 2 parts to winning and losing. How you play and how your opponent plays. So far (and I repeat, so far) Twins have exceeded most expectations and the rest of the Central, against whom most of the schedule lies, is not very good. Hence my prediction has gone from 70-79 wins to 90+. Still a long way to go but have to go by what you see on the field.
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