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  1. ewen21
    We are not very far apart in our thinking. Rocco is nothing like Gardy and maybe that is what we need. I also think this team is every bit as good as the Yankees. I think it goes five games
  2. ewen21
    Can't deny the fact that we are 36-126 against this team since 2002. They are NOT that much better. We only acted like they were and that BS needs to stop now
  3. ewen21
    Oh please. We have lost the last 10 post season games against this team and we are 2-13 against them in post season games this century. We have a ridiculously terrible record against them since Gardy took over the team in 2002. To complain about umpires is ludicrious. If you want to complain about things then complain about how gutless this team has played against the Yankees over the last almost 20 seasons. Complain about how this team cannot hit in the postseason against the Yankees. Complain about how we have scored 4 runs or less in 13 of the 15 post season games we have played against them. As for the Phil Cuzzi abomination, we aren't in that situation if Joe Nathan doesn't spit the bit in the 9th. THen he had the nerve to complain about the umpiring after that. He needed to just own it and say "that doesn't happen if I do my job". Totally unacceptable from Nathan right there and it gives you an idea of the mindset Gardy helped to foster. THat is the kind of attitude I hope no longer exists in the Twins clubhouse. Maybe we can put this ridiculousness to sleep. I am pretty damn tired of watching it
  4. ewen21
    Obviously you aren't into the criticism of Rosario and judging from the sarcasm here you must think it is irrational and unwarranted. OK....why not just up front rather than this baloney? Just sayin
  5. ewen21
    Sorry. What people do working in cubicles (not me) do for $60,000 a year is different from what ballplayers do. One doesn't translate into the other. Not just because of the money either. They don't play for a fan base and they aren't making millions to work 7 months a year. The second part about deciding when and when not to expend energy is also bogus. Run out of the box. What is so hard about that? It doesn't need to be like 40 yard dash sprints but do it right. Among other habits Eddie has this is another one that isn't a good one. He is a frequent flyer in this regard. And since you ask..... As far as how I treat my job, I am a tenured teacher in the NY state system. The doors open in my school at 9:00 but I am often there at 7:00, 7:30 is late for me. I'm 23 years in so I really don't need to do it because I have something called tenure. So when you throw that question out there to me it completely backfires. Unlike you, I do not assume the people here openly slack at work in front of everyone.
  6. ewen21
    So what is wrong with calling everyone out?
  7. ewen21
    I don't understand. Are you saying it isn't reasonable to call him out in that situation for it? I like Eddie and I don't like Steve Stone, but I have no trouble with Stone taking that stance. None at all.
  8. ewen21
    Yes, and I have done the sorts with his fielding stats. The most putouts he made in a game was nine and that was the game where he was injured and we lost anyway. It should also be noted he had 73 complete games this year and in 20 of them he made one putout or less. That's the thing with outfield defense. A player often doesn't get the opportunity to show their stuff, meanwhile he's taking four at bats in those games. Defense matters but it can't matter as much as the offensive aspect of the game given the number of chances a player has defensively compared to offensively. In the field you aren't assured the opportunity to make plays but you will get your at bats
  9. ewen21
    Take his last five appearances. The Twins won all five games, but he was only a late inning defensive replacement and had no impact whatsoever. Until we get anecdotal and actually point out instances where he saved runs in tight games and changed the outcome I find those numbers dubious
  10. ewen21
    How can a guy who played in about half the games this year warrant any consideration?
  11. ewen21
    We waited until Oakland came to town in October for that
  12. ewen21
    I cannot rip Rocco or Falvey and Levine. I have some friends who are doing just that and I don't get it Although I have to say this..... Did Rocco pull this lineup out of a hat or something??
  13. ewen21
    Falvey and Levine are basically in their first year as far as I am concerned. They finally were able to choose "their guy" to manage. The fact that Pohlad HAD TO have Molitor handcuffed them.
  14. ewen21
    No metric measures the intimidation factor but watching this team play in NY (specifically in the playoffs over the years) there is no denying they play like they aren't expecting to win. Different teams with different players have gone in there and it is the same things each time. Until this team can actually prove this time is different I can't ignore the history
  15. ewen21
    I cannot get around the fact that we have lost the last 13 games we've played against them in the playoffs. For that reason color me a hardened skeptic
  16. ewen21
    Circumstances dictate actions. If we are playing Wrigley you want him playing the same way? He might die if he didn't learn to adapt. I don't like the idea that he doesn't need to change. What he is right now really isn't all that impactful. He's played in about 40% of the games over the last two seasons. Playing the way he has resulted in 115 games in two seasons isn't the ticket. Not for a guy who was 24 and 25 years old during those seasons.
  17. ewen21
    The real numbers on Buxton for me are as follows: 46 92 140 28 87 Those would be the number of games he's played each season with the Twins. We can throw away the first one since he was called in June that season, but the last two are like big red flags. To call to question his style of play and inability to stay on the field because he keeps crashing into things (walls mostly) is no longer anything that can be called "negativity" I wholeheartedly disagree with anyone who feels "he has to play this way". No he does not have to play the field like he has and YES he needs to absolutely modify his game. Just as Eddie Rosario needs to learn how to take more professional at bats, Buxton needs to learn how to keep himself on the field. I think there was a tendency here to act as if he were more than human. He isn't. He is made of the same things we all are and this idea that he needs to change nothing because he is so awesome really makes no sense to me. None. He provides no value to us now and it is the by-product of him (once again) crashing into a wall.
  18. ewen21
    This was the kind of thing discussed in the thread about Rosario posted last week. As much as I have liked Eddie (I would take him over Buxton any day), he has things to work on and he provided. This is the kind of at bat that should give him very low marks in plate discipline. If the coaches are worth their salt they must address this kind of thing.
  19. ewen21
    Ahh. Class Clown. I remember having that in vinyl back in the day. He amended the list to include dozens of words and phrases. Put me down for that.
  20. ewen21
    This right here is what I am talking about. I think almost every avid Twins fan I know feels this way. And I wouldn't call this "complaining" I don't get this "we must be positive" stuff. We are in first place and it's a beautiful thing. There are always things to improve. That's how I view things in my own life and I don't view it as being "negative" Quite the contrary
  21. ewen21
    What? Are we only to discuss the shiny happy things and leave it at that? Rosario is a good player and the original poster would acknowledge that, but why shouldn't he learn to go up there with a plan sometimes? What exactly is did the original poster say that was out of hand? I don't see this kind of analysis as "complaining". It is a discussion about a good player who can be a little better if he sharpened up a few things. The assessment offered by the original poster was accurate and fair so I am not sure what the problem is
  22. ewen21
    It's often worse. Look. I think the guy is actually a good pitcher. I have to qualify these comments with that, but like you say the pitch count thing is hard to take. He pitches at such a slow pace sometimes, too. It is just so darn hard watching him sometimes. He could give up a run in five innings, but if he is on pitch 100 as he walks off the mound after five innings that isn't a successful outing to me.
  23. ewen21
    I agree and furthermore... Why are we itching to extend Buxton? Is it because of his potential? How long do we talk about potential while this guy keeps landing on the disabled list? In five seasons he has thus far played over 100 games once. Like you say, he has 4 more years to go until free agency so we have plenty of time. Quite frankly, I would have dealt him and Lewis for Noah Syndergaard if the Mets would have done it. I am afraid we are going to see a lot of what we are seeing now with Buxton. Over time, if he doesn't tweak his defensive approach to be more discerning and responsible, this will only get worse. This is not me being negative. It is a realistic forecast. No less realistic than the "positive" forecasts people feel must be made. I wouldn't bet on him long term. It is tough to say that but I cannot ignore the red flags
  24. ewen21
    Odorizzi has been frustrating. He's actually a good pitcher, but he is up to 100 pitches in the 5th inning most of the time and we can't live with that. It's the kind of thing that kills bullpens
  25. ewen21
    THIS in nearly every single case. I think this organization has failed to view prospects properly. That narrative Terry Ryan used to spew about "mortgaging the future" was, is and always shall be a crock. If there is an area of weakness and a trade can be made for a pre-arbitration major league player then how in the world is that "mortgaging the future"?
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