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  1. cHawk
    The bases were loaded in the 5th because the four-time gold glover couldn’t make the routine-ist of plays. That Duffey run was unearned. Colome was out there in the 9th and needed to nail down a 3 run lead. He’s been one of baseball’s best relievers the past five years. He will have a bad day from time to time - his first (of hopefully not many) happened on OD. Relievers are supposed to execute, and it’s not on management if they don’t. This isn’t like putting clearly washed up Sergio Romo on in the 9th, where in that case it’s on management. Colome is actually a quality reliever. If he becomes like Romo and the Twins continue to use him in the 9th, that is bad management. But for now, we can only blame Colome. Also, this might be a nitpick, but the Buxton homer logic makes no sense. “If he didn’t hit it...” he did though. That’s what matters.
  2. cHawk
    I corrected myself if you scroll up in the thread. The offense was far worse than the management. However, I feel like the lack of offense had to do with Rocco, in a “lack-of-fire” emotion type of thing. Sorry I wasn’t clear.
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    “They can win 103 games, which would be meaningless. All that matters is October.“ That’s what I was thinking. Why should we care if we enter the playoffs as a division winner or a wild card, as long as we make it in? Records become 0-0 in the playoffs. Wild Card teams have won the World Series. Back in 2016, a wild card team SWEPT the top seed. We’d be underdogs in our first series even as a top seed so why do we care about what seed we get?
  4. cHawk
    Don't forget about Robles
  5. cHawk
    Win a playoff series. Anything short of that is a complete faliure and should call for change.
  6. cHawk
    Dobnak wasn't a problem of the construction of the 'pen rather awful management. Rocco had other options but he went with Dobnak. Why? IDK.
  7. cHawk
    It's one game Colome gave up all the runs. Should've known he would implode, though, I guess. Even though, especially considering he's been really good reliever the last three years. Surely he will continue to be this awful. Shame on the FO for signing him. If this keeps happening it is a problem - but this is one game. Also - Clayton Kershaw gave up 5 runs today. Does this mean that he will suck? Of course not. I don't blame you for not trusting the FO - I don't either - but we cannot jump to conclusions after one game. Concluding that our pen is and will be weak after this one bad showing (and it was pretty much all on one reliever) is somewhat premature.
  8. cHawk
    What's Column B?
  9. cHawk
    Yeah the offense is more to blame. I didn't state myself correctly. But management WAS a problem.
  10. cHawk
    All in all I hope management isn't what kills the Twins this year. It killed us in our last two playoff appearances, it was very bad throughout 2020. Both decision making and a lack of fire from our manager.
  11. cHawk
    The reason we didn't pay Rosario is because we would've had to pay him 10 million. He's not worth 10 million. Also, I don't see why putting Garlick in LF over Kirilloff or Rooker is just to "hold the fort." Garlick looks intriguing, given the spring he's had. IDK if it will work out, but why not try it? He definitely could help the Twins, at least it seems. He's been better than Kirilloff and Rooker, as well. Bottom line - Rosario isn't worth $10 million.
  12. cHawk
    Bauer signed a 3-year deal. He won't be a FA until 2023
  13. cHawk
    What? Rosario alone would cost $10M.
  14. cHawk
    Cave and Astudillo but not Rooker or Kirilloff or Broxton. Smh
  15. cHawk
    Hopefully the FO adds some top end talent (of any kind, not necessarily a pitcher) in July. That could set us up for getting over the hump and winning a SERIES (I won’t settle for just a single game). It won’t matter though if we straight up forget how to play baseball when it counts, like we have postseason after postseason.
  16. cHawk
    Well they just signed him to an extension.
  17. cHawk
    Well I might’ve been too hard on Astudillo. I mean if he proves this season he can hit then I wouldn’t mind having him on the roster. But if he can’t then he shouldn’t be on the playoff roster. I can’t complain too much with AK being optioned to the alternate site. Broxton, Garlick, and Rooker all look like better options at this point in time. Although, could they’ve found a spot for him? I’d rather see him on the roster than...IDK...Smeltzer.
  18. cHawk
    Ah, yes. True, true. I’ll tune in
  19. cHawk
    Does PR mean Public Relations here? And if so, what’s a PR nightmare?
  20. cHawk
    Dang, might as well not even tune in for the season then.
  21. cHawk
    I notice that the Twins offense is very reliant on HRs - that’s a problem
  22. cHawk
    Houston did that last year with Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier...and they COMPLETELY stifled us.
  23. cHawk
    The Pirates are 10-10 in ST. This is why ST stats are useless. They will lose ~110 games this season.
  24. cHawk
    *Frankly, they’ve earned some faith* Well, these bullpens have been solid in the regular season. Playoffs? Not so much. It was third to blame for last year’s postseason train wreck (behind of course: 1. The Offense and 2. Rocco). Duffey seems to fold when it matters. Same with Stashak. Can we be sure Robles won’t be awful? Most of our relievers have been putrid this spring. I mostly throw ST stats out the window, but it’s still concerning. I like the idea of getting a guy like David Robertson. IMO, you can never have too many quality bullpen arms. Robertson would be a great add. As I’ve also said, Rocco has vastly overused the bullpen the past two years. Too many bullpen games, pulling starters way too early. A lot needs to go right for our bullpen to be able to carry us through the playoffs. 1) Rocco needs to learn to not pull his starters when they’re dealing 2) Robles needs a bounce back year 3) Basically all of our relievers need to prove that ST stats are useless 4) Duffey needs to remain a dominant arm 5) Guys like Alcala, Stashak need to be solid
  25. cHawk
    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - La Tortuga has no business being on the roster of a contending team. He might’ve played well in the minors but his MLB record is...well...not great. Below average defensively, can’t hit. I would much rather have almost any of the others you listed (including Cave) on the roster than La Tortuga.
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