Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

bighat

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    5,501

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    8

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Tutorials & Help

Videos

2023 Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Free Agent & Trade Rumors

Guides & Resources

Minnesota Twins Players Project

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by bighat

  1. bighat
    Rats. Oh well, the Twins were not going to go 102-0 the remaining 2/3 of the season. Rogers wasn't going to have a 0.00 ERA the rest of the way. This was gonna happen - and it'll happen again. The Twins let one get away against a good Milwaukee team. That's baseball. Heck, the White Sox took 2 of 4 in Houston last week. The Blue Jays roughed up the Twins earlier in the year in Minneapolis. The Orioles won the season opener in Yankee Stadium. Every team has a chance on any given day. I agree that the bullpen needs some help, we all know that. I'm not going to panic about Rogers or the Twins just yet though. Hope the Twins get some revenge tonight. My one sore spot: would love to see Cruz in the lineup again. Getting a bit annoyed. Don't think Cruz would have struck out on three pitches with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth....and I wish Sano would been thinking SINGLE instead of HR in his last AB.
  2. bighat
    Either a coincidence or LaVelle & Dan read Twins Daily! Very cool. Whatever we're calling them, they're sure as heck fun to watch and have been the entire year. 9 game lead, wow!
  3. bighat
    I threw a few out there last week. I think "The Grain Belters" was the most popular (ie: one person said they liked it). This team is on a ridiculous roll. Do the Twins face any true MLB aces in the next week? I'd like to see a game against a Sale or Verlander type because at this point the Twins are just crushing mediocre and bad pitching without a second thought.
  4. bighat
    Completely agree. Honestly I don't think many ballplayer types fit the typical profile of a "millennial kid". Guys who get to The Show and have come through the minors have probably lived a life somewhere between "Animal House" and "Beverly Hillbillies" since they were 18 years old. Okay, maybe not all of them...but my point is that pro athletes probably rode their big wheels without helmets when they were kids.
  5. bighat
    I don't think the Twins are going to be sending Pineda to another contender at the deadline. With his 1-year contract there will likely be zero trade partners for him. He could be "dumped" as part of a deal (ie: Marlins give us Sergio Romo in exchange for Nick Gordon but they must take Pineda as part of the deal, etc). Kind of like the Twins last year with Logan Forsythe. Twins didn't want him, he just came in the same box as Luke Raley and we didn't have a choice. I don't think he's THAT bad. Way too early to give up on Pineda, he's actually thrown back-to-back quality starts, not sure why we'd panic just yet. Give him 2 more months before we pull any kind of trigger on Big Mike.
  6. bighat
    Molitor was almost physically unable to say the words "he had a good game" when talking about anyone. A guy could go 7 innings and give up 1 hit and Molitor would start the interview with "he got one up and made a mistake there in the 4th", or whatever. Baldelli, on the other hand, sugar coats everything. Almost every interview he uses words like "very special" and "quality at bats" and stuff like that. Sounds like a teacher praising elementary school kids. But you know what? It seems to be working - that's all that matters in the end. If it ain't broke don't fix it, I say. If I could talk to Rocco, I'd tell him he's having a very special year here as our manager. Just real quality stuff. Whatever works, man. I got absolutely no complaints.
  7. bighat
    Our most glaring weakness is the fans' inability to accept that this team is going to sweep the Dodgers in 4 games and win their 3rd World Series title in October. Aside from that, probably the bullpen.
  8. bighat
    In a perfect world, you get to keep the good players you like and trade the bad players you don't like for All-Stars. Alas, it doesn't work like that. Teams routinely give up prospects 1-5 in their systems for big names. If the Twins acquire a big name, expect to see someone you like going the other direction.
  9. bighat
    Conspiracy theory alert: Arraez is being showcased as the key piece in a major deal for a pitcher in July. Twins package Raley and Arraez for a solid #3 or #4 veteran for the stretch run.
  10. bighat
    Our 14th man (Austin) and 15th man (Reed) are/were both starting for San Fran this year many times!
  11. bighat
    I heard that some fans went to bed at 10:15pm when the Twins were getting no-hit thru 5 innings. Oh, wait, that was me. Thrilled, yet not shocked to see the results this morning. Wow!
  12. bighat
    I also check this site out on mobile. In my experience, you don't have to log in all the time, it pretty must just logs you in automatically. I logged in once and it's just saved my user/pass and it's very quick. haven't had any problems. I think an app would be the logical next step for TD as well. That may be a big hit with mobile users.
  13. bighat
    I work for an online subscription-based service. We require people to register in order to view/post. I wonder if that might work for you guys if you want to increase registrations? It'll turn lurkers into registered members. Maybe have a landing page that says something like: "We're glad you're interested in reading the content! Don't worry, TwinsDaily is 100% free. In order to view our content and post to our forums, please take a quick second to sign up. It just takes 2 seconds and you'll be back to browsing the best Twins news in town", or something like that. I guess it all depends on how much of the traffic % the non-registered users (aka: lurkers) make up.
  14. bighat
    Woke up this morning and what do I see? Sano hit a home run and the Twins won. Yeah! Now if Sano can just start sitting on some curveballs he might get himself into the mix for MLB comeback player of the year. He'll have to battle Buxton, Odo, and Perez for it. The Twins aren't going to score 12 every night. Great to see them score 3 and win. Absolutely huge to win the opener in LA. This Arraenz kid is awesome! Edit: People like to dog on the AL Central, but look at the AL West. Just one team above .500 - the Astros are running away with it. The AL East is a 3-horse race but Baltimore and Toronto are even easier to beat than Detroit or KC.
  15. bighat
    I agree Tom. What worries me most is the rust factor - think about Lynn's start to the season last year. It's going to take Kimbrel at least 2 months on an MLB roster to even start to warm up. You also HAVE to play the guy even when he's struggling just to get those innings under his belt. Other teams are staying away, I think the Twins should do the same. Luckily our management isn't often the type to go in on a situation like this. I think the Twins should work something out via trade in July, and I am sure they will.
  16. bighat
    He was clearly trying to make a joke ie: "If I did more push ups, that ball would have been a HR instead of a double" - I get it, it's a fairly wholesome and a bit funny. And honestly I don't think he meant to show anyone up. That said, the opposing pitcher didn't think it was funny and I don't blame him. I'm guessing that'll be Royce's first and last attempt at that kind of thing. Compared to other "problems" that some players have, I'm not to worried about Royce's attitude. The kid seems to be just a great guy.
  17. bighat
    When Cruz comes back, what's the move? It seems pretty obvious that Arraenz goes back to AAA. I would imagine that Garver's return will mean the end for Astudillo for a while?
  18. bighat
    We are a fickle bunch. This team is going to lose more games. Probably games just like this. Gibson wasn't great. May wasn't good. Offense was snoozing. I heard Baldelli told the team not to bother coming to early warmups. Just show up before game time, screw batting practice, you've earned a day to relax. This stuff will happen. It's a shame Cleveland won and got closer, but they'll have much tougher opponents moving forward than the Twins do, schedule-wise.
  19. bighat
    I remember an article about them in the STrib - maybe 5-6 years ago when they were both playing A ball. They used to hang out and go fishing together down in Florida during the season to kill time and hang out before games and on off days. They've been tight for a while.
  20. bighat
    Per Dustin Morse's Twitter, interesting bullpen stat: Blake Parker 1.17 ERA (12Ks) Taylor Rogers 1.47 ERA (25Ks) Ryne Harper 1.50 ERA (14Ks) Mike Morin 1.50 ERA (5Ks) Matt Magill 2.00 ERA (12Ks) Trevor May 2.76 ERA (15Ks)
  21. bighat
    Mariner's starting pitcher had this to say, BTW: ''Those guys over there, there's not much you can say,'' LeBlanc said. ''I want to say that's the best hitting team I've ever faced in my life. That's how they looked tonight.''
  22. bighat
    "The Grain Belters" "Mill City Mashers" "First Avenue Heavy" Too bad for Berrios....but eh, he'll get over it. Honestly sitting so long between innings had to throw him off. He pitched like a guy with a 15-0 lead: throw it down the middle and just let the other guys swing. I see no reason to worry at all about him. Good grief that was fun to watch. Buxton and Sano going yard, Bux with a grand salami! We are doing this all without Cruz and Garver. Castro is having a career year at the plate. Adrianza is our worst offensive player? Oh yeah he went yard Friday and drove in a pair. Offensively I say keep these guys intact. Nobody needs replacing, don't mess with it. Deal some minor leaguers for a lights out bullpen guy or 2 at the deadline and just go for it.
  23. bighat
    Maybe the Twins can trade for Austin Adams at the deadline and have 2 Austin Adamses in the bullpen! That dude for Seattle looked NASTY.
  24. bighat
    Couple of guys commenting on Sano here and I'll add my .02. The good news: Twins can now afford bad nights like this from Sano. Or any other player. Schoop was struggling Thursday night. Buxton had a bad night last night at the plate, too. In the past if Sano went 0-5, the Twins likely lost or maybe just squeaked one out. Right now we can afford to let guys play their way out of slumps and I think it's an ideal situation for Sano to get his feet under him. While I agree those check-swings hit a sore spot last night, don't forget he did hit 2 doubles the other night! James Rowson and Rocco Baldelli and Tony Diaz are chilling out and Sano will start to get used to how they manage. It might relax him a bit. And Nelson Cruz is watching first hand. I personally can't wait until Nelson Cruz gets back in this lineup WITH Sano. He might just be the guy that can help the most (even though it's not his job).
  25. bighat
    Buxton with a HR, Sano with 2 doubles and an RBI. Twins score 11 runs and win the game. Safe to say many a Twins fan spent all winter dreaming about that scenario! Sano did not look rusty. He did not look frustrated. He looked confident, calm, and ready to play a major role in this offense. Wow...
×
×
  • Create New...