Dr. Evil

Buxton Arriaz Cruz Donaldson(if healthy)

Part of me wonders if an old school consistent batting order might out perform a sabermetricks lineup that changes every day. Anyone else wonder that? Example: albeit a special example, I don't recall guys like Gwynn vacating the leadoff spot against unfavorable matchup situations.

Blame the bullpen??? Must be based on emotion but not backed up by reality. How about some timely hitting and more productive at bats maybe?

The wait continues.

Managing with the bigger picture in mind is what I am seeing at this juncture of the season. Frustrating loss of course. But, I'm confident in the process.

This ump behind the plate has been a bit inconsistent and I think Shoemaker had enough.

I like the pressure the bunt puts on the opponent in the extra inning situation.

He definitely made it look routine!

I wonder why Arrias is not leading off.

I am hopeful but not optimistic. It will be fun when he goes on a tare. However, too inconsistent for my vision of a productive slugger.

I sure hope the fun continues for him. What an exciting player!

Nice to see Garver looking confident and driving the ball. Lots of positives to point to in this game. These guys seem to genuinely pull for each other and enjoy one another's successes. Side note, Cruz may be in the clubhouse bragging about his blazing speed to anyone who will listen right now!

My opinion does not qualify as "an extreme take." The sample size is not small and he is not going to suddenly become Big Pappi. Time to stop holding out hope IMHO.

As I said in another thread, I would make Kiriloff the every day first baseman. The Sano occasional bomb is not worth the automatic outs.

I am on record as being a Sano doubter. His long majestic home runs seem like just enough to keep hope for him alive for some. I might end up looking stupid for saying this. But I really think we would be better off short and long term by making Kiriloff our every day first baseman.

Definitely like him on this team.

AZTwin please elaborate. I have felt roster management has been really good. But I have an open mind. So convince me.

The 2 losses we have had took extra innings to pry out of our hands. The missed opportunities were opportunities that we were good enough to create. One hundred percent of your guys are not going to be clicking all at the same time.

Great series! Let's hope Donaldson sharting between 1St and 2nd base in game one and Buxton, who ate dinner with Donaldson Thursday and had a delayed reaction, both hit the fluids and are ready next series.

Is there game threads tis year? If so, where do I locate them? Thank you.

I think I would keep Arraez at 3rd base and bring up Tzu-Wei Lin as utility infielder.

Too much trolling on this thread for me.

AZTwin, I respectfully think that a little patience is warranted and your wishes will come to fruition in due time. There is no prospect blocking by starting with Garlick and Cave. I too like Rooker. He missed a bunch of time last year and this will benefit him as well as the team long term.

I have a hard time believing that any of our prospects could out perform a platoon of Cave and Garlic out of the gate. Especially considering last year's covid circumstances. Now once they settle back in and get some current games under their belts, who ever breaks out will have a clear and painless path to every day play on the big club. Patience in this situation is best IMHO.

Arrias wins a batting title. Donaldson stays healthy and belts 40 home runs while winning a platinum glove. Buxton stays healthy and emerges to MVP conversation and wins another platinum glove. It's ok to dream, right? Go Twins!