FritzDahmus

If you have to now cope....because you thought this was going to happen...........you have a serious problem as a Twins sports writer. We need objective stories from this web site....not mind numbing cheer leading. No, I did not read this article. So if this was a parody....I apologize. But I doubt it was.

Resign. But if that's not possible....By not doing what he did to Ober last night. You're Twins fans....you know what he did. Tired of detailing why Rocco is terrible, gutless, unemotional, uninspiring, and a manager with clearly a lack-of-the-moment sense...

I have watched almost every game. My observations: Early in the year they pitched reasonably well and they hit. Towards the end they still pitched reasonably well, but the hitting was noticeably different. They could not add on, they failed to bring in runs from third with less than 2 outs, and other "solid hitting situations" where they seemed to fail more than fail at pitching. Rocco was "very inventive" in keeping the mediocre pitching talent relevant...............not so much with the hitters in-game strategies to score......a run. Nary a bunt or a timely steal.....go the opposite way......no money in that. Gotta go for the fences. Rocco just stared at his notebook, making entries as the hitters tried to hit a 3-run homer with only a man on third and one out. I blame it on injuries [you have to....no Buck, no Kepler, no Sano, no Polanco, and who knows how the injured kids would have played]..........and the hitting. The hitting got worse with the injuries. We now have Nick Gordon batting 3rd and/or 4th.......I'm happy for him..................he is a great bench player and an all-round versatile guy. Not a middle of the order guy. Injuries and hitting. Rocco can go anytime as well.

Too much talk about pitching. It is the hitting that put us in this hole. The Twins have not hit in RISP situations, and sometimes not in any situations. The pitching has been something a good hitting team could easily live with. This team is not a good hitting team. Too many injuries.

Sure they should participate in the playoffs. In today's game you go to the playoffs, because you deserve it. Right now 9 of the 15 teams in the AL are fighting to get into the playoffs. They all deserve it. I'm being a little sarcastic. I don't think any of you actually answered the question. The Twins are not good enough to do anything in the playoffs if they can't at least split with the Yankees. They will get swept.....so therefore I don't think they will do a damn thing [as always] in the playoffs. It takes more than one year and a few bad trades to change that!! The playoffs in major league baseball is not needed. They play each other enough in the regular season to decide who DESERVES to go to the World Series. I hope the Twins go to the playoffs. I love watching them. I would love to see how some of the guys would play. So yes, no matter if the Yankees sweep the Twins [which they will]......I still am wishing they make the playoffs.

Loved reading this. Smiled all the way through it. Thanks........

I also like Option #1. Keep him and get 3 more relief pitchers. I don't think we need any starting pitching [ok...maybe to get to the playoffs] to maneuver you're way through the playoffs. Our starters are very good at going 4 or 5 innings using 80-100 pitches...and here is the key.....while allowing very few runs. We do not have a bullpen to win the next 4 or 5 innings. Think about it.....that's playoff baseball.

I think we are blaming Rocco for something Duffy did....and has a propensity for.....at least lately. The other relievers [Minaya and Cano] have also looked terrible...but survived and handed Duffey a one run deficit. He freaked out. We all could see him unravel. Why?? Then he flops in another lazy curveball.... Fix the man. I think it's obvious now. It's Rocco's fault the next time. But now, we all should blame Duffey. The Yankees get what the Yankees want. Yankees 110-38 and counting.

If memory serves me....when he developed that "competitive" curveball is when he became very effective. Maybe a stint on the IL to get that back will be the fix he needs.

Using Pohlad logic --- he isn't good enough yet to be over-priced..............so keep him. Let's wait until he is really good, then trade him for more prospects. Hmm....prospects good, veterans bad.

As a broadcaster, he is worth sorting through the muddle to get at what he is saying. He is very smart and has an interesting take on baseball situations. Needs to work on a shorter and more concise conversation to get there. Have no idea on the HOF. Isn't that just for Red Sox and Yankees. ?

If it wasn't for the July 31st trade deadline and its timing, most of these trades would not have happened. In the "hot stove league" these trades of desperation -- i.e. for an immediate need to win a championship....are not made. In the off season, teams are more deliberate and thoughtful, cautious even, in making trades. Therefore, teams like the Twins don't see offers of high level prospects for plug-in major league rental talent. I'm probably wrong, cheap owners will always find creative ways to dump high salaries.

Let him go. They will use Buxton's salary as the unspoken reason that can't pay anybody else. Remember the Joe Mauer contract? Plus they can't have Donaldson's contract and Buxton's contract on their payroll. Find another activity to immerse yourselves into....I see a pattern here. Not worth it. Hey....looks like Eddie has found a playoff spot. Who needs him........we have prospects!!!!!!!

Why should Buxton be any different than any other Twin looking to get rich off Pohlad?? Trade him, we need to rebuild our Minor League system. Prospects win championships ya know. Just ask a Pohlad..... Plus, then you can write about the need for pitching...........and a centerfielder.

If the Twins catching "has an uncertain future" [as the article's title suggests], why would you expect to get a decent return in a trade? We are stuck with it. Garver looks like he is rebounding. Even as a defensive liability, he proved to be valuable with the bat in 2019. I don't have a list, but I'm sure there are some very good and very expensive FA pitchers available this winter......or do what they always do - take a shot at a lower talent-level pitcher. Target field can be hard on left-handed hitters.........making it a right-handed pitcher park. Lots of them out there. Someone wrote - getting rid of Berrios meant they are rebuilding. Whether that's true or not...........they are rebuilding a pitching staff. So, maybe Garver is gone. Jeffers [rt hand bat] and Rortvedt [left-hand bat] may be the catching duo of 2022.