Jeff D.

A very needed sweep. Now can the Twins win two of three going the last 36? If so, they have a shot. However, to call Byron Buxton our best player is a stretch for me. I would say our most consistent player of the entire year has been Gio Urshella. His hitting has been the most consistent, his durability has been superb for the team and then there is his glove and consistent throws.....this guy is unsung and our most consistent player, hands down. Twins Geezer..... out!

An unusual game for the Twins. Garlick leading off! Wow....watch out Arraez. Sanchez hitting a bomb. Celestino coming in clutch. A Twins pitcher completed the 6th and went over 100 pitches. A WIN! What next 2 wins in a row? GO TWINS... Twins Geezer.....Out.

UGGGGGHHHHHH! Twins Geezer out!

The Twins are flat lined with clutch hitting and run manufacturing. As much as homers are fun this team isn't doing that or actually much of anything in the batter's box. We have serious issues when two long term Twins like Buxton and Kepler cannot hit. It is very weird to me to hear the accolades for BB when he often does not play in CF or even DH. I actually am glad when he does not play, as most on the team that can play CF hit better. So, what if he hits a homer? He doesn't hit or whiffs very often. Both he and Kepler are incredible defensive ball players, but cannot hit. We have no offense at catcher. LF right now is void of hits. Adding woe is the fact that Polanco is having a very poor year batting. I'll take a SS that can hit .265 - .270 any day, even if his name is Correa. Luckilly, we have Miranda and Arraez. Even Gordon has surprised! Injuries have zapped the rest of the team that does not take the mound. Love this team but there is not any emotion, energy, consistency or leadership in the dugout. I'll cheer and support the team the rest of the way to the end of 2022. See you at Spring Training 2023 with high hopes. This team will be on fall and winter vacations. Go Twins. Twins Geezer.... out!

Absolutely the Twins should sign to a longer term contract and keep this guy. Even with some of our potential budding stars, Kiriloff, Larnach, Garlick, and others, this is the guy along with Arraez the Twins cannot let go. Injuries, either frequent, lingering or various seem to plague a few of our other potential stars. Miranda seems pretty durable. Hopefully we'll keep this guy and Lewis Twins Geezer...out!

No surprise here. We are an OK team. We have a lot of work to do to get great. Dodgers great +. Ryan looked rather overwhelmed and too blase....no game face or attitude. I am fearful that our team is now going to be looking up at the Guardians from here out. GO TWINS! Twins geezer....out!

A win is a win. We did not deserve to win, but with the craziest methods and luck we did. Kudos to Cave for his hustle on an obvious out, gutsy performance by Fulmer for getting those strikeouts with two on and Gordon with the bat and speed. Two plays that were for sure outs that were turned to fortune and success leading to a win caused by sure hustle. This saved a game that once again the Twins deserved to lose because they simply turn to stone when they have runners in winning position with no or one outs. This club is petrified wood with situational hitting. But we got a WIN!!!!! Best part was Cleveland lost and we picked up a game. GO TWINS! Twins Geezer.... out!

We will not win at the level we all wish until Professor Baldelli is not in the dugout. We have good players in general. This team is flat with little risk capability and pulse. Go Twins!

Urshela continues as one of the quietest Twins that must stay with this team. Durable, low key, consistent in the field and the plate. This guy is a solid type similar to Polanco. Guys you need on a team but need to have a couple of super studs in the lineup with. Gamer! The talk has shifted this year from Larnach and Kirilloff to Miranda. I think this guy is for real. We can let Kepler, Sano, Jeffers, and even Buxton go. I know this will draw daggers. Kirilloff may also be a guy to think about with the wrist issue plaguing him. We have outfielders, (though injuries seem to follow and none with Buxton's power), so let's give something to get pitching. My thoughts only! Twins geezer.... out!

Mistake. Trade Mr. Sano along with Mr. Kepler and Mr. Jeffers for Mr. Pitching! Twins Geezer......out!

My opinion only: Studs second half - Arraez, Kirilloff, Urshela, Polanco, Miranda Duds second half - Starting staff except Ryan, Relief staff except Dhuran Would like to see traded for pitching: Kepler, Sano, Jeffers Wishful thinking: Correa staying, Professor Baldelli gone Twins geezer.... out!

Trade him with Kepler and Jeffers to get some pitching. We are loaded with outfielders. Arraez must play. So what if he becomes a stud with another team. He certainly has been given chances to be a star with us and he is/has not done so. If he does leave the Twins, wish him well! Twins Geezer.... out!

The Twins have good players. The present mediocrity of this team after the first three months is not surprising. Pitching is our downfall along with consistency at the plate. The team will need to really show some inspiration and aggressiveness with the 68 games remaining if they are to even get to the playoffs. It is only my opinion that we need to really think of trading Kepler, Sano, Jeffers minimally for pitching for us to regain momentum. I personally believe that our manager has a tremendous influence as to why we are mediocre and passive. Leading the majors in times shut out says a lot about the team's characteristic. He needs to go.

Good article and question posed. IMO, if it were in my hands, I would try to deal Sano, Jeffers, Kepler for a closer and another catcher. We have enough OF depth here and in St. Paul to fill the hole. Though Kepler is a great defender and takes many pitches he is a lifetime .240 hitter, which by the way is the same as Buxton. Twins Geezer ... out!

Great with the glove. Pretty good arm. Fast. Fan favorite. Strike out prone. Great year? I don't think so. Hitting .220 at mid-point and being coddled don't equate to greatness for me. Twins Geezer... out!

Wow...........no wonder we don't know what to expect when the BP door opens! Twins Geezer...out!

Mr. Sano should be nowhere near the batter's box for the Twins. He has proven that he has power that can drop the jaws of the fans. However, he has also proven that he has an appetite for low and away and that is not going to go away. We have moved on without him and hopefully we are moving from the Bomba Squad to a team that may compete in September and October. I'd like to think we will continue down the road. Kirilloff, Arraez, Miranda, Celestino, Larnach, Garlick all contribute more to the team than Mr. Sano will. I'd like to see the Twins craft a trade that includes Sano and Kepler or Jeffers or some other combination of AAA and Sano and maybe one of our SP's (Not Ryan or Smelzer) for a solid relief pitcher. I think a very interesting and unpopular potential trade could be Buxton going for a solid starter and relief specialist. We are fortunate to have Polanco, Urshela, Correa, Arraez, Buxton (along with his .220 BA), and our AAA facility 15 minutes away. The Twins do not need Mr. Sano and so what if he ends up being the next David Ortiz for another team? Twins Geezer

IMHO we should not bring back Cruz. Loved the guy on the team but we have moved on. We have a lot of guys that are developing in the big show now that we had questions about, and all seem to be showing the ability we need. Consistency, defense, hitting are being shown by Kirilloff, Garlick, Miranda, Gordon, Celestino plus Larnach who is on IL. Buxton .222 wow, Kepler .233 oooh, catch anything hit in their direction with cannons. Correa, Urshela, Polanco, Arraez, all are gamers and hit. Our two catchers are adequate. We need relief pitching for the last haul through the summer and by that time we will have guys off the IL or on the Saints that can come up fresh, if we manage to get to the playoffs. He is a talent, and up the road might be a good coach, but let another team enjoy his talents. We had fun and benefitted from him on the team. Go Twins! Twins Geezer.....out!

Arraez just hits. Buxton great catch. Twins aren't the only bad baserunners. Twins starter doing great gets pulled early again. No boots. A few guys did well drawing walks. Surprise of evening was Jeffers actually throwing someone out. Finally a few runs in the 10th resulting in a win. GO TWINS!

A win is a win! Great to see that we are about 15 wins better than the same time last year. The hitting machine Arraez just keeps going. Gray is starting to feel like a pitcher that can consistently go through at least 5-6 innings and hopefully that will continue to be built upon. We are beginning to look like a team that lies dormant often for innings and then rises up and strikes like a snake or lightning bolt. It makes for a very tense watch as a fan. You must admit, this team has some grit. I am not a fan of our manager and the massive analytics approach. I believe we have to shore up the catching (defense, throws, batting) particularly from Jeffers and the obvious bullpen issues must be strengthened. We are hitting the hot months of the season, and this will test the rebound ability and stamina of this team. I am surprised more fans are not showing up at Target Field. We are in first and the weather has been superb for games. The race with Cleveland is going to be wild and a rollercoaster. The team seems to have great chemistry and genuinely seems to build off each other's talents. Keep it going Twins! Twins Geezer... out!

A sad loss for the Twins! This one is on Baldelli. He has a habit (and it is a habit), of forcing his analytic will into game situations, when wisdom and insight may serve better. Pagan is his latest habit. I used to be Duffey. It ended in a loss when a win was all but assured. Jeffers played a crucial role with his passed ball. He is just not a great catcher to have on a team. He should have caught that ball. But, that is the game.....we lost. Gotta win tomorrow! Go Twins! Twins Geezer.... out!

Twins minors seem to be getting very loaded up with talented multi-positional players with youth and pop! The future looks pretty bright right now. With the number of injuries and re-injuries the call ups that the Twins have made the last couple of years have really served the organization very well. Plus, it provides the fans with some early peeks at what may be to come! Go Twins! Twins Geezer.... out!

Personally, I would like to see the Twins try to keep the guy. He has added great value to this team in not just his play. You can see the difference when the team in in the dugout or at inning endings or game endings. It could be Donaldson being gone, I can see that, but where a minus occurs a plus also occurs. There seems to be very good chemistry with the infield. My wishful thinking is, he is signed and decides to stay because he likes the pay and the place. We move Sano, Kepler and another of our many outfielders for a top tier pitcher (probably won't happen) or another solid, proven bullpen ace. Maeda will return, Gray shows more upside than not, Ryan is very good, Archer may have potential, Bundy has the stuff but needs consistency and Smeltzer has been a pleasant surprise! We have a couple of others that could fit in also. A wild card may be the next pitching coach decision. A solid starter would really give us a rotation that needs consistency. It has been pretty good this year in a broader view. Kepler in the outfield and his pop from time to time but he is only a .245 hitter. Other teams would like to have him. If Sano is part of a trade with him, it could be interesting. The Twins need to answer the question of Larnach and Kariloff once and for all. Buxton could go or stay. Teams would love him and he is now 28 and more or less a part time fielder with a nagging tendonitis issue. We have a number of other outfielders that have played this year and frankly, they all look pretty good. Who knows what will happen? But I would like to see Correa with this team. Twins Geezer... out!

I agree and have felt this way since Professor Baldelli began his run at the helm. I'd like to see the team take more risks during game, (Not Tommy Watson type risks!) like more steal attempts, hit and run, sacrifice bunts, squeeze plays, delayed steals. Yesterday, a Rockies player almost walked to second from first after a foul ball was caught and no one covered second. Smart ball, advancing a runner with no one doing anything other than a baserunner using his head. Awareness! Risk! Go for it! Our team is pretty good. It's our approach to leading the game strategy that I believe, is flat. Go Twins! Twins Geezer ... out!

This will be short. Hopefully it will be read by at least one person. When I was a kid, my buddy and I had an uncountable number of wiffle ball games in his family yard. This greatly upset his mother as there were left and right-handed batters spots where we place home plate that would no longer grow grass. Lawn chairs would be set up for the infielders. Hitting a ball to them would be an out except if really laced and it bounced away as in real ball and would be designated an error or hit. Natural growth would provide boundaries, garages, power lines would provide walls or designate if it was a double or homer and a few other designated spots would be ground rules. We chose lineups from the Big Red Machine or the Boston Red Sox, or Twins. Whatever team we chose, we had to bat in the same left or right or switch as the real player. We had hours of fun and lively debates and did this for years. All for free. Competition was fierce. I've been a Twins fan from a little tyke when they moved here. I have and will always love the team. Still get that joy when they win and suffer in the losses. Watching the Twins in the last 3-4 years has been a perseverance exercise. We have one approach to games. Make good bat to ball contact. I think 2019 the Year of the Bomba set in place a bad habit. It was fun during this, but we lost in our small playoff appearance. We continue to swing either early and fail to take looks at pitches or really have great at bats in some games. What seems to be missing is risk. What seems to be missing is small ball. What seems to be missing is imagination or creativity in finding ways to win. We just seem to endure exactly the same game approach every game. The above is only my opinion. No analytics. No last 10 game stuff. Just a fan reacting to years of watching this lovely game called baseball. We are slipping right now and hopefully can rebound and put distance between the Guardians and White Sox. Without some flexibility and alterations in our approach we are not even going to make the playoffs. Even though we just won over the Rockies 6-0 with great pitching. Cleveland waits for us. I believe that my buddy and I had more flexibility in our wiffle ball games than our Twins show today. We don't have Yogi, Dick Williams, Earl Weaver or Sparky Anderson in our dugout. They are long gone, and their style of leadership is as well. Twins Geezer....out!