BD57

Agree. For a "mid/small market team" to put together that kind of staff, they'll need one of two things (1) An owner who's a gazillionaire willing to spend money to get a championship; or (2) the luck to have a true #1 and true #2 come out of your farm system at the same time.

What sort of "money" does Berrios want to resign? I suspect he wants "Quality #1 Starter on a contender" money. IMO, he's never pitched at that level. Sure, he's been our best starter this year . . . but that's not saying much, His career ERA is over 4. He has yet to post a season ERA under 3.5 He doesn't even average 6 innings per start. There have been too many starts like last night: Good at the beginning, and then everything goes off the rails at once. Berrios strikes me as a #2 on a "decent contender" staff which lacks depth. And if I was serious about winning, I'd want to assemble a staff where he was a #3. Again, I suspect he thinks of himself much more highly than that, which inevitably leads to "No deal being done."

Um ... yeah ... no. The world may think the Twins are suckers, but they don't have to play along.

Don't want Buck doing it . . . he'll get hurt.

Bottom line, 2 runs isn't enough. The pitching has been bad, the relievers have been bad, the lineup has been bad, Rocco's managed himself into some horrible situations (that infield alignment in Oakland with a lead in extra innings would be "Exhibit A" at the trial) . . . . This team is doing next to nothing right beyond showing up for the games on time.

Well ... there's hockey.

This is painful. Get spotted 3 runs and immediately hand them all back.

That makes him a "pup" compared to where Thome was at the end of his career (10,300+ PA).

I've long believed no team is as good as it looks when it's winning, or as bad as it looks when it's losing. This bunch is proving the last half of that "saying" a lie.

this is unwatchable.

hitting batters, walking batters . . . . pitching staff was its own worst enemy, and the defense did nothing to pick them up. Of course, our infield in the 10th consisted of '4 guys playing out of position'

enough.

I repeat ... this team is soooo hard to watch

thank you, Buck!

this new extra inning rule works like the college football overtime rule. Home team / whoever goes 2nd has a HUGE advantage.

how many guys that we hit / walk come around to score? Seems like all of them.

oh. joy. Extra innings. I'm sorry ... "extra inning".

this team is so frustrating to watch right now

The offense is obviously a problem. 3 runs in 2 games? 5 in 3 games? Granted, the Red Sox have been playing better, but still - that's bad. But . . . . Berrios is supposed to be a #1, and yet, when presented with the situation where a true #1 slams the door, he spit the bit; the game unraveled because he lit the fuse. There's no indication this team has the heart to "win something meaningful." I'd love to be surprised, and I'll gladly - eagerly, even - eat crow if they prove me wrong.

Perhaps a partisan posting on a message board isn't a good source for "objective" information either. And quoting the New York Times? Why don't you just quote Biden?

Umm .... they don't allow people affiliated with campaigns to give out food & water. They do allow campaigns to give food & water to poll workers, who can distribute it. Geez, the ignorance of some people.

good luck on "concessions from the Governor."

Whose scribblings won't be there any more?

I think that could fly, if the team can sell the idea that they're not making the change "at the point of a public relations gun." People don't like being told what to do, or being told that they're "bad people' if they don't agree with a particular opinion. Put another way ... people don't like busybodies and/or scolds.

Manfred should benefit from comparisons with Adam Silver, and, perhaps, Roger Goodell. Thus far, it appears the NHL has done the best job of managing its situation - hard to believe that could happen with Donald Fehr representing the players, but it seems to be true.