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To talk about disrespect while we are on our way to lose our 11th straight post season game to this team seems a little out of court to me. How about we win first and worry about respect from the national media second?

The problem with that is the Yankees have the last at bat and I do not think we can actually walk off the field with them making the last out. It just doesn't seem possible

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

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

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

I am a pretty critical fan, but I don't understand the vast criticism Falvey/Levine got this offseason about "not addressing the bullpen" nor can I understand the almost nightly hand-wringing over Rocco's decisions. This team was 78-84 iast year and it is quite possibly going to win 100 games. Rip the players when they don't hustle or do the same silly things over and over again, but I can't pretend to believe I can do better than our GMs and Rocco have this year. To say he made a bad decision last night is one thing. To say he's "terrible" makes no sense to me

I will tell you what I learned about Nelson Cruz this year. He is the consumate pro. He is proof that a leader doesn't need to scream and yell or do silly things to "build chemistry" A leader is actually a role model. A guy who other players look at and say .....damn, I should be more like that guy because he does everything right! He is a player who has obviously held himself to a high standard because he is in excellent condition and he seems to be very invested in the game (and yet on an even keel). How can a guy like Sano or any other player actually argue with this guy if he makes a suggestion they might not like? You don't need someone "getting in people's face" when you have a pro like Nelson Cruz. Analytics cannot measure what he has meant to this team and for these reasons I say give him the right number. I would be thoroughly disappointed if this was his only year with us.

Sounds like me at SUNY Oneonta circa 1985

I want to play the Yankees and I want us to bludgeon them sensless.

Yesterday I handed a few dollars to homeless guy with a wonderful positive attitude. I guess what was missing with his was a good work ethic or having some sort of marketable skill. That stuff kind of matter

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

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.

So what is wrong with calling everyone out?

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.

Oh but he frames pitches well

I only just got in an put the TV on. Did Bremer say something about him getting a postseason roster spot?

True, but his minor league numbers haven't dazzled me. Doesn't look like he makes good contact that often

Lamonte Wade isn't a major league hitter That much is clear

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

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

How can a guy who played in about half the games this year warrant any consideration?

We waited until Oakland came to town in October for that

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??

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.

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