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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/18/2023 4:46:37 PM   
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/18/2023 5:19:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		The plus side is that Balazovic pitched 3.2 SO innings in his debut. Since the Twins were already losing, Moran pitched a scoreless inning.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/18/2023 5:29:45 PM   
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/18/2023 6:26:14 PM   
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Once again Rockhead pinch hit for Kirilloff and Solano hit into a double play

Solano is a horrible base runner.

Doesn't go to 2nd on a wild pitch to the back stop.


Can't score from 2nd on Lewis' 4 hopper up the middle. Centerfielder was playing medium deep.
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/18/2023 7:20:10 PM   
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Sure glad he didn't do a rehab to come back and be ofer

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 9:17:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		A lot of horrible players on this team. Manager is horrible too.

Wasted a bunch of $$$ going to the game yesterday. At least it was a nice day to sit outside and drink $15 beer.

Gallo needs to see an optometrist.

Donny Barrels is a bad baserunner.

Louie wasn't fooling anyone but Rocco waited until they put up a big #.

Way to lose 3 out of 4 to the GD Tigers, and you want to call yourself division leaders. Mediocre .500 team in a shitty division is all they are.

They'd be last in the AL East. Tied for 4th in the West. 4th in the NL East. 3rd in NL Central and 4th in NL West.

Last place Red Sox are coming in to face the "division leaders" and they have a better record in a tougher division. We might get swept.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 3:09:42 PM   
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So naturally Buxton is moved down

To third

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 8:21:10 PM   
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 8:26:13 PM   
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Moron serves up a cookie on 0-2 with the sacks jammed. They aren't jammed any more.

All our pitchers love to throw 0-2 meatballs.

I'm almost hoping that we are in 2nd or 3rd place by the All Star break. Only way we will get meaningful change. Rocco gone. Hitting coach gone. Watkins gone.

Are there any promising coaches in the minors who could be an interim for the rest of the year?
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 9:18:07 PM   
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This offense remains pathetic.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 9:24:18 PM   
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Being a Twins fan is tough. My basement is full of Twins memorabilia, but I haven't been adding to it for a long time.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/19/2023 9:28:18 PM   
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 6:42:53 AM   
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Moron serves up a cookie on 0-2 with the sacks jammed. They aren't jammed any more.

I think his role on the team is to make Pagan look not so bad.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 10:18:02 AM  1 votes
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Status: online 		I have decided that Poppins. Pippins, Pippylongstockings. Mary Poppins...whoever the damn hitting coach is needs to be fired.

Arraez has been flirting with .400 all year so far. He didn't hit better than .316 last years. so to think he would be flirting with .400 here is a joke.

It just looks to me like we really struggle to score runs without hitting a home run. Further it looks like half this roster is trying to hit the ball a country mile instead of just making good contact and letting the home runs come naturally.

We put guys on all the time in scoring position and can't get them home. Other teams know we are just swinging for the fences and are pitching us accordingly.

That is why we pop out so much. that is why we strike out so much.

Buxton is one of the worst perpetrators of the home run thing. He looks like he is trying to hit every damn ball 500 feet. With his speed he should be trying to shoot gaps and let out triples and shit.

Why do hitters seem to do better at AAA or when they go eleswhere? BECAUSE OUR HITTING COACH SUCKS DONKEY NUTS.

Rocco makes dumbfuckery seem smart. Pulling hot hitters for pinch hitters frequently. Pulling pitchers pitching well too soon and Pitchers who aren't too late. Why on Gods green Earth anyone thought it would be a good idea to extend this worthless putz is beyond me.

Analytics can be helpful, but it should never be the end all be all.

If a lefty is coming up and your left handed batter is raking you DON'T have to pinch hit for him. The batter can't get better at hitting lefthanders if you never let him hit against lefthanders.

Giving at Bats consistantly to a guy that clearly sucks should be a fireable offense. Kepler has lost it. It's time to cut bait and let him go. Bring up Larnach for good. or give Wallner another shot. Either way Kepler is done, he's not a major leaguer anymore.

Buxton would be far more valuable as a CF with Taylor moving to left/right or swap them and Buxton can play rf/lf I don't care but most balls wouldn't see the ground that way. Enough of this DH only shit. You are neutering one of the best defensive players in the game. This is just stupid. You can't play afraid. You can't play scared. For the love of God put Buxton on the field.

I know the Twins wont see it this way because we are leading the shittiest of divisions but we have no shot of going past the first round of the playoffs even if we hold on to win this crappiest of divisions. Maybe we should blow it up a little. Trade the disgruntled Gray, Let Maeda pitch the rest of the year come hell or high water. Get rid of veteran dead weight like Gallo, and Kepler. And if you are going to refuse to play an elite defensive player in the field then trade him too. Enough of this bullshit.

There endeth the rant

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 11:38:17 AM   
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 11:45:06 AM   
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What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 11:45:23 AM   
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 12:20:19 PM   
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What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 12:24:35 PM   
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What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!

No, not the same front office. The 2019 team was primarily a product of the Terry Ryan and Bill Smith front offices.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 1:05:47 PM  1 votes
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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!

No, not the same front office. The 2019 team was primarily a product of the Terry Ryan and Bill Smith front offices.


Exactly.

They must thank god every night for sheeple like Matt who are blinded by the fact that we're in an historically bad division - and have been for pretty much their whole tenure.
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 3:27:28 PM  1 votes
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What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!

No, not the same front office. The 2019 team was primarily a product of the Terry Ryan and Bill Smith front offices.

But...but....but.....you wanted TR's and BS's heads on a platter too.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 4:06:58 PM   
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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!

No, not the same front office. The 2019 team was primarily a product of the Terry Ryan and Bill Smith front offices.

But...but....but.....you wanted TR's and BS's heads on a platter too.


Sure.

You do know its possible to fire someone not good at their job and replace them with someone worse, right?
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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 4:13:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!

No, not the same front office. The 2019 team was primarily a product of the Terry Ryan and Bill Smith front offices.

But...but....but.....you wanted TR's and BS's heads on a platter too.


TR and BS were scared shitless to spend 2 nickels......I remember the year we were in contention and TR was forced to cut salary. Never was TR or BS giving money to sign Donaldson or Correa or extend Pablo.

You can't keep batting guys that strikeout a ton at 2-5....bat Gallo or Buck at 1 and drop the other struggling bat at least to 6 or 7. Also bring Wallner back up and send Kepler somewhere.

< Message edited by Phil Riewer -- 6/20/2023 4:17:17 PM >

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 4:20:36 PM   
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#MNTwins vs #RedSox 6/20

Julien 2B
Correa SS
Kirilloff 1B
Buxton DH
Gallo LF
Lewis 3B
Kepler RF
Jeffers C
Castro CF

Ober P

36-37 6:40pm

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/20/2023 4:24:06 PM   
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What kills me is we have Merry Popkins when James Rowson was available. The Tigers hired him last November.


That's what happens when you have a totally incompetent front ofice.

The same front office that brought us a 101-win season. I guess they forgot to know how to front office. And followed it up with a .600 winning percentage in a COVID-shortened season. THEY JUST FORGOT HOW TO DO IT!


10% to the “BIG GUY”

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