Rance Sawdust

You nailed it with your comments on pulling the starters. We didn't have the bullpen to pull the starters that quick. At some point, the starters need to eat some innings. There were nights we'd have a 4 or 5 run lead, and instead of giving the starter a chance to go 7, he'd pull them after 5 sand expect the bullpen to finish. That rarely worked. It was so frustrating. I am excited about Duran, but not much else about our pitching staff. Oh, and as long as I'm at it, I'll mention this thought... Instead of carrying 5 starters and 8 or so in the bullpen, if you are going to keep it to 5 innings a start, why not go with 10 "starters" and 2 "closers"? Have 2 this that go 4 innings each and a closer pitch the 9th. That way, if someone struggles, you stretch the second out a little longer? Makes more sense than using so many pitchers every night.

I see a few people have mentioned the price for TV. However, I'm going to expound on that. I live in rural Northern Minnesota. My choices for TV are very limited. We left one provider because of the disputes with FSN. Now, the new provider doesn't carry FSN/BSN (or whatever it is now). I can't get a game on TV without switching providers again. Honestly, I'm super happy we actually have reliable TV with our most recent provider, so I'm not going to switch again. I shouldn't have to pay for MLB tv or something to get a damn game. Why not find a channel that's carried on Hulu to air the games? Plain and simple, it's ridiculous. I can also say that based on a lot of comments/conversations I've had with family and friends, it's hard to get into the Twins enough to go watch a game in person if they don't care enough about our viewership to find a way to get it on TV. You show you care, we'll show we care.