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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/3/2024 12:16:21 PM

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And right on cue, the Twins optioned Julien to AAA.

He was struggling at the plate. He needs to get his confidence back.

The sad part is they kept Kyle "cant hit water if he falls out of a boat" Farmer over him.

and Margot too.

Margot benefits because he's a right handed hitting outfielder which we are short on and Rocco can't help but bench all his lefthanders when a Lefty is pitching.

Same with Farmer. The thing is Farmer is hitting .159 with a .502 OPS against LHP this year.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/3/2024 12:18:29 PM

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And right on cue, the Twins optioned Julien to AAA.

He was struggling at the plate. He needs to get his confidence back.

The sad part is they kept Kyle "cant hit water if he falls out of a boat" Farmer over him.

and Margot too.

Margot benefits because he's a right handed hitting outfielder which we are short on and Rocco can't help but bench all his lefthanders when a Lefty is pitching.

He seemed to be pressing and trying to hit a HR every time up and as mentioned his eye was taking a ton of strike threes.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/3/2024 12:22:06 PM

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And right on cue, the Twins optioned Julien to AAA.

He was struggling at the plate. He needs to get his confidence back.

The sad part is they kept Kyle "cant hit water if he falls out of a boat" Farmer over him.

and Margot too.

Margot benefits because he's a right handed hitting outfielder which we are short on and Rocco can't help but bench all his lefthanders when a Lefty is pitching.

Same with Farmer. The thing is Farmer is hitting .159 with a .502 OPS against LHP this year.

Amazing the Twins are 7 games over with the combo of salary cuts and what they chose to spend on have been horrendous:

Jackson FA
DeSciani/Topa for Polanco trade
Keeping Farmer
Gordon trade for Lefty Reliever
Santana FA

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/4/2024 9:54:13 AM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

And right on cue, the Twins optioned Julien to AAA.

He was struggling at the plate. He needs to get his confidence back.

The sad part is they kept Kyle "cant hit water if he falls out of a boat" Farmer over him.

and Margot too.

Margot benefits because he's a right handed hitting outfielder which we are short on and Rocco can't help but bench all his lefthanders when a Lefty is pitching.

Same with Farmer. The thing is Farmer is hitting .159 with a .502 OPS against LHP this year.

Amazing the Twins are 7 games over with the combo of salary cuts and what they chose to spend on have been horrendous:

Jackson FA
DeSciani/Topa for Polanco trade
Keeping Farmer
Gordon trade for Lefty Reliever
Santana FA

If Miranda stays consistent, and you could get Lewis and Lee healthy, the 2nd half of season could be entertaining.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/4/2024 11:00:11 AM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

And right on cue, the Twins optioned Julien to AAA.

He was struggling at the plate. He needs to get his confidence back.

The sad part is they kept Kyle "cant hit water if he falls out of a boat" Farmer over him.

and Margot too.

Margot benefits because he's a right handed hitting outfielder which we are short on and Rocco can't help but bench all his lefthanders when a Lefty is pitching.

Same with Farmer. The thing is Farmer is hitting .159 with a .502 OPS against LHP this year.

Amazing the Twins are 7 games over with the combo of salary cuts and what they chose to spend on have been horrendous:

Jackson FA
DeSciani/Topa for Polanco trade
Keeping Farmer
Gordon trade for Lefty Reliever
Santana FA

If Miranda stays consistent, and you could get Lewis and Lee healthy, the 2nd half of season could be entertaining.

Agree!

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/4/2024 12:11:13 PM

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Prediction. Lewis comes back, hits a game winning grand slam that shatters the lights and he circles the bases amid sparks raining down on the field.

Until he trips over 3rd base, tears an ACL and is out for the year.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/4/2024 2:50:29 PM

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Prediction. Lewis comes back, hits a game winning grand slam that shatters the lights and he circles the bases amid sparks raining down on the field.

Until he trips over 3rd base, tears an ACL and is out for the year.

Oh you're so cynical.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/4/2024 2:57:16 PM

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Prediction. Lewis comes back, hits a game winning grand slam that shatters the lights and he circles the bases amid sparks raining down on the field.

Until he trips over 3rd base, tears an ACL and is out for the year.

Oh you're so cynical.

Lots of Buck I mean Lewis history to it already.....

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/4/2024 6:41:39 PM

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WTF Kepler????? How do you not catch that???? I woulda caught that.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 7:13:11 AM

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The Twins got shut down by American League pitcher of the month, Luis Gil. You know....the guy they traded for Jake Cave.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 8:38:01 AM

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The Twins got shut down by American League pitcher of the month, Luis Gil. You know....the guy they traded for Jake Cave.

Ugh, I just found this out during the game when I looked him up. I knew he didn’t have much of a track record and then was out for a year. But didn’t know he came from Twins organization.

But who knows if the result would have been the same had he stayed. Usually when a pitcher improves so dramatically and quickly he’s developed a new pitch. In this case it looks like maybe he honed his slider? Seems like it’s very tough to pick up.

Maybe Yankees pitching coaches are just better. The Twins don’t seem to have many home grown pitchers become stars.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 9:29:18 AM

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Gil's been unhittable, but I think he's going to flame out pretty quickly as his innings start to pile up.

We lost to a very good pitcher. Bailey Ober did exactly what we expect a pitcher to do. Pitched enough innings and gave up few enough runs for us to get a chance to win. Gil was out in the 7th and our lineup, except for Royce Lewis, did nothing against the bullpen either. It's like Royce Lewis didn't get the memo that we are supposed to pee our pants, curl up in a ball and accept the Yankee beating.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 9:42:33 AM

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If Gil stayed with the Twins, he would have been moved to the bullpen 2 years ago. The Twins suck at scouting, drafting and developing pitchers.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 12:06:12 PM

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Prediction. Lewis comes back, hits a game winning grand slam that shatters the lights and he circles the bases amid sparks raining down on the field.

Until he trips over 3rd base, tears an ACL and is out for the year.

Oh you're so cynical.

It was plausible.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 1:02:33 PM

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I guess Lewis didn't get the memo that we're supposed to roll over for the Yankees?

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 2:04:47 PM

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I guess Lewis didn't get the memo that we're supposed to roll over for the Yankees?

You shoulda seen that play he made at 3B last night.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/5/2024 2:08:57 PM

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I guess Lewis didn't get the memo that we're supposed to roll over for the Yankees?

You shoulda seen that play he made at 3B last night.

I did.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/6/2024 7:18:52 AM

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I guess Lewis didn't get the memo that we're supposed to roll over for the Yankees?

You shoulda seen that play he made at 3B last night.

And he hit his daily home run. Though his average did dip to .571.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/6/2024 9:15:00 AM

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I guess Lewis didn't get the memo that we're supposed to roll over for the Yankees?

You shoulda seen that play he made at 3B last night.

And he hit his daily home run. Though his average did dip to .571.

He fuled a 5 run rally only fell 4 runs short. Paddack got lit up like the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/6/2024 10:08:23 AM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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I guess Lewis didn't get the memo that we're supposed to roll over for the Yankees?

You shoulda seen that play he made at 3B last night.

And he hit his daily home run. Though his average did dip to .571.

He fuled a 5 run rally only fell 4 runs short. Paddack got lit up like the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

We scored more than 0 or 1 run against them.

Progress...

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/6/2024 5:58:46 PM

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Rocco benches Lewis for tonight's game. Just gotta shake my head.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/6/2024 6:54:45 PM

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Freaking Kirilloff needs a trip to the minors. An OPS of under .600 at this point in the season is inexcusable.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/7/2024 7:55:38 AM

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Major League Standings

Batting Average:

1) Luis Arraez .335

Hits:

1) Luis Arraez, 87

On-Base %:

16) Luis Arraez, .372

OPS:

48) Luis Arraez .776

Arraez has struck out just 16 times in 260 at-bats. Julien struck out 66 times in 169 at-bats before being sent down to the minors. Anybody thinking that was what was best for the team needs a head examination.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Pablo Lopez is 5-6 with a 5.45 ERA. He's given up the second most home runs in the league (13).

We don't need some Sabermetrics guy running the organization. All we need is a guy that understands baseball with a pair of good eyes.

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/7/2024 8:22:06 PM

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I wish contraction was back on the table.
Pathetic org that blames TV deal for their payroll reduction.
When will fans quit giving them money?

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RE: Twins 2024 Season and Game Day Thread - 6/7/2024 10:32:57 PM

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Major League Standings

Batting Average:

1) Luis Arraez .335

Hits:

1) Luis Arraez, 87

On-Base %:

16) Luis Arraez, .372

OPS:

48) Luis Arraez .776

Arraez has struck out just 16 times in 260 at-bats. Julien struck out 66 times in 169 at-bats before being sent down to the minors. Anybody thinking that was what was best for the team needs a head examination.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Pablo Lopez is 5-6 with a 5.45 ERA. He's given up the second most home runs in the league (13).

We don't need some Sabermetrics guy running the organization. All we need is a guy that understands baseball with a pair of good eyes.

I do miss Arraez. We do seem to be in the minority though.

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