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  1. mikelink45
    So we keep Garlick instead of Lewis, we play Gordon at LF instead of Lewis, we keep Miranda instead of Lewis. Not only pitching decisions, but roster construction is starting to raise questions. Only one game against the worst team in BB, but it is a time that makes fans nervous.
  2. mikelink45
    I am in the chorus - this stinks. Reward competence, especially exceptional play. Wait until Royce slumps if you do not want him up. But wait - he is out hitting Urshela and Miranda (1B and 3B). He has more power and is outhitting Gordon who has been holding LF. I want the bats of Buxton, Lewis, Celestino all in the lineup at the same time. Maybe signing Correa was not necessary (I know that should shock some readers). It is the same thing with Winder vs Bundy and Archer. Trust the process and play the best players.
  3. mikelink45
    Oakland is a sad situation - I do not understand why the team persists in staying there. A move to LV makes sense. It is an embarrassment to the league to have this lousy a team and this lousy a stadium and this lousy attendance.. Of course for Bundy, it is the right team to come back against. The A's have five players in last night's box score with a BA of under 200. They had 3 between 200 - 231 and only one player hitting about 250 (267). That is why we have to have perspective on the team and our pitchers. This is a AAA team that we are against.
  4. mikelink45
    I am on a wait and see position here. As we move into June and a tougher schedule I will be watching to see if his constant flirting with danger continues to work.
  5. mikelink45
    I see this an an article to stir up your readers and based on the comments it is working. I am not a fan of Rocco's but I don't hate him either. In this new era of analytics I do not know how to judge managers. We are the only division in the AL with only one team (Twins) above 500 - the NL East is the only division in their league. The soft schedule has to be considered, but good for the Twins taking advantage of this. Rocco's tendency to pull the starter in less than five will never sit well for me, the Ryan game was great - he trusted his starter, but we still need to get more innings from the SP. They pitch once every six games. The RP are being used at such a rate that my fear is end of the year (and post season) burn out. We need to save those arms too. Giving players a day off is understandable, but not having them available for a pinch hit is not. However, I still want to know what all those coaches are doing and what does a bench coach and an assistant bench coach do?   How do we judge them?   How do we judge any of them. The FO and the Manager are out front, but when I see this list - go to the link - I really do wonder how decisions are made and what they all do. Nick, you are the person to unravel this complex skein of coaching threads for us.
  6. mikelink45
    I have no idea of the number of games - when he is hurt sit him, when he is healthy play him. That is as simple as I can see the solution. Arbitrary off days when he is fine make no sense, playing him when he is hurt does not either. But then it depends on the injury and if he can pinch hit when we need him, then why stay with the stubborn off day decision?
  7. mikelink45
    It's really wonderful to watch a starting pitcher carry the team into the last three innings. It's the way it's supposed to be for all of us who have grown up with baseball from the '50s and 60s and 70s and 80s and beyond. I, like one of the other posters said, can't we let Buxton play more often. Sitting him on the bench isn't saving him from injury. He's going to get injured at some point no matter how many times he sits on the bench and does nothing. I just fear he'll fall off the bench from boredom and then what do we do. Call up somebody to sit on the bench with his number on?
  8. mikelink45
    I love to learn about these young and determined prospects.
  9. mikelink45
    What a mess - On the radio that said it was a scheduled rest day for Buxton. His appeared in 22 of 34 games - how much rest are we going to give him? He certainly should have been able to swing the bat. Is he injured again? I am confused.
  10. mikelink45
    I cannot get excited about any of these pitchers. Promote, don't lose the prospects.
  11. mikelink45
    The Jax decision follows the Bundy and Archer decisions! Where are all those coaches that feed him information (I hope).
  12. mikelink45
    I understand what you are saying, but it is at this stage that the teams often make decisions on moving or changing players teams and levels.
  13. mikelink45
    I need to see more - last night was a poor time for him to implode when you had this article ready. I wonder if Canterino can be what everyone wants Jax to be.
  14. mikelink45
    I am too old to have a heart attack inducer as the closer. There are better options.
  15. mikelink45
    Lewis deserves to be on the team, sending him down could be a real let down for a young player. Find a way to use him! Move Urshela if needed.
  16. mikelink45
    " Javier is now hitting .186 with a .585 OPS. Sabato is now hitting .165 with a .627 OPS. " Our top prospect arms did not fair well yesterday, but the teams did. Javier and Sabato (32 k's in 25 games) are really disappointing. We are now at a point in the season where SSS does not come into play. They join Cavaco (553 ops) as prospects gone bad.
  17. mikelink45
    I liked him last year when he struggled to grow into the challenge, but he kept at it and this year is the result of his determination. He has assets that Rooker, Garlick, and Cave combined did not have - speed and a glove. Now his bat is playing big and I hope he is here to stay. What better back up is there for Buxton?
  18. mikelink45
    Yes batting is down all over the league, " batting average to its lowest level (.233) in history and runs scored to its second-lowest total (4.08 per team game) in 41 years."
  19. mikelink45
    So true, but you left out the Twins! Of course.
  20. mikelink45
    Nothing but brooms - the witches caldron has Urshela and Sanchez looking like Macbeths bad dreams and yet we move Appropriate to this stormy week I quote the opening of Macbeth: First Witch Second Witch Third Witch First Witch Second Witch Third Witch First Witch Second Witch Third Witch
  21. mikelink45
    I am excited to see him in Minneapolis, along with Balazovic. Time to move the Bundys, Archers, Paddacks of the world out of the way. I hope Canterino is in the pen after the All Star break and that Balazovic forces his way into the rotation.
  22. mikelink45
    What other options do we have for catcher? I did not like the trade and your headline says it all - the Yankees beat us again. I suspect these are one year players, but if Miranda and Kiriloff can get their bats going they can take first and third, Arreaz can DH and they are fine as bench players.
  23. mikelink45
    It is interesting to read these summaries, but what really jumped out at me is that I now recognize more names in the lower levels than I do in AAA after all the raids the Twins have made of the Saints. If there are Saints season ticket holders they should get a pass to Target field since the team they started watching is now playing there.
  24. mikelink45
    I say we play the doctors and nurses. They are already here and would be prepared for the next batch of injuries.
  25. mikelink45
    We have now played 20% or 1/5 of the season and the comments have really covered the trends. Based on our teams experience we have the following tiers: These teams could be champions - Astros, Dodgers These teams are on par with us - Mariners, Rays These teams are losers - Tigers, Royals, Orioles, A's, Red Sox, White Sox (this will be adjusted soon, but this is where they were when we played them). This is looking back not forward with these teams. So now it will be interesting to see how these tiers change in the next 32 games.
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