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***Official Twins @ Billy Ripken thread***
- weimy froob
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had the lead in the seventh and a rested bullpen. orioles didn't care. they're just a better team than this version of the twins.
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Suckiest bunch of sucks. Good luck selling tickets and 14 dollar beers at this rate.
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Not even 20 games in and we're already 6 games back
At least I got to watch the Dodgers whoop the small minded Twins team.
Ohtani had two doubles and I got to see a live Ohtani HR. What a game!
At least I got to watch the Dodgers whoop the small minded Twins team.
Ohtani had two doubles and I got to see a live Ohtani HR. What a game!
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It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Bottom 5 team in the league!!! Gooooo Twins!!!
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
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Re: ***Official Twins @ Billy Ripken thread***
if you’re someone like Buxton you should be grateful you have a $100 million dollar contract after you’ve proved for 9 straight years that you’re a part time player with occasional flashes of excellence.SKOLMN wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:53 pm Seriously, if you’re someone like buxton or Lopez how do you keep a straight face and show up to work day in and day out on a team like this with ownership like this? If you’re Correa or Lewis why would you rush your rehab to come back to this train wreck? I’d milk it as long as I could to stay away from this dumpster fire. It’s flat out embarassing ownership assembled this pitching staff in the offseason and believed they’d contend. It’s insulting. The fans need to take a note from the athletics fans and protest during the games instead of attending.
They should have traded him for the best starting pitcher that they could get for him. But at this point, I think that might be someone like Rich Hill or Dylan Bundy.
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4 straight loses
It's been 32 years since one of MN's four major sports teams has been to the Championship/Superbowl.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
Every single year is failure until we win one. 4 teams, 32 years. That's roughly 128 consecutive failed seasons.
- LwnmwrMan222
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I believe you may be saying that about a lot of teams this year Weimy.weimy froob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:48 pm had the lead in the seventh and a rested bullpen. orioles didn't care. they're just a better team than this version of the twins.
My body, my choice.
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When you only have 3 star players and 2 of them are hurt, whadda you expect??
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Even Jax giving up the walk off. It's bad.
My body, my choice.
- weimy froob
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the orioles outclassed the twins in this series. they lead the majors in HRs--and got all their runs via the long ball today.
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hasn't hit a HR yet.The Real Ted wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:38 pmif you’re someone like Buxton you should be grateful you have a $100 million dollar contract after you’ve proved for 9 straight years that you’re a part time player with occasional flashes of excellence.SKOLMN wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:53 pm Seriously, if you’re someone like buxton or Lopez how do you keep a straight face and show up to work day in and day out on a team like this with ownership like this? If you’re Correa or Lewis why would you rush your rehab to come back to this train wreck? I’d milk it as long as I could to stay away from this dumpster fire. It’s flat out embarassing ownership assembled this pitching staff in the offseason and believed they’d contend. It’s insulting. The fans need to take a note from the athletics fans and protest during the games instead of attending.
They should have traded him for the best starting pitcher that they could get for him. But at this point, I think that might be someone like Rich Hill or Dylan Bundy.
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- weimy froob
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your opening day starter is cruising and you take him out of the game and put in a guy traded for little nicky? rocco pushing the wrong button. again.
“When you get a great start from someone when you need it and, of course, against a good team, you want to capitalize,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.
And even more so when you have a lead late, as the Twins did when they scored a pair of runs in the seventh thanks to RBI singles from Austin Martin and Kyle Farmer. An aggressive send by third base coach Tommy Watkins helped deliver the Twins their first run of the game.
The Twins then opted to take their ace out of the game — it was a tough decision Baldelli called “not the easiest of calls” — and minutes later, Anthony Santander tied the game off Steven Okert in the bottom of the inning.
nice call, rocco.
“When you get a great start from someone when you need it and, of course, against a good team, you want to capitalize,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.
And even more so when you have a lead late, as the Twins did when they scored a pair of runs in the seventh thanks to RBI singles from Austin Martin and Kyle Farmer. An aggressive send by third base coach Tommy Watkins helped deliver the Twins their first run of the game.
The Twins then opted to take their ace out of the game — it was a tough decision Baldelli called “not the easiest of calls” — and minutes later, Anthony Santander tied the game off Steven Okert in the bottom of the inning.
nice call, rocco.
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Tedweimy froob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:49 pm austin martin drives in margot. game is tied and this guy shouldn't be going back to st paul anytime soon.
@tlschwerz
Austin Martin takes better at bats than almost the entirety of the rest of the #MNTwins lineup
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weimy froob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:01 pmhasn't hit a HR yet.The Real Ted wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:38 pmif you’re someone like Buxton you should be grateful you have a $100 million dollar contract after you’ve proved for 9 straight years that you’re a part time player with occasional flashes of excellence.SKOLMN wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:53 pm Seriously, if you’re someone like buxton or Lopez how do you keep a straight face and show up to work day in and day out on a team like this with ownership like this? If you’re Correa or Lewis why would you rush your rehab to come back to this train wreck? I’d milk it as long as I could to stay away from this dumpster fire. It’s flat out embarassing ownership assembled this pitching staff in the offseason and believed they’d contend. It’s insulting. The fans need to take a note from the athletics fans and protest during the games instead of attending.
They should have traded him for the best starting pitcher that they could get for him. But at this point, I think that might be someone like Rich Hill or Dylan Bundy.
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Re: ***Official Twins @ Billy Ripken thread***
weimy froob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:17 am your opening day starter is cruising and you take him out of the game and put in a guy traded for little nicky? rocco pushing the wrong button. again.
“When you get a great start from someone when you need it and, of course, against a good team, you want to capitalize,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.
And even more so when you have a lead late, as the Twins did when they scored a pair of runs in the seventh thanks to RBI singles from Austin Martin and Kyle Farmer. An aggressive send by third base coach Tommy Watkins helped deliver the Twins their first run of the game.
The Twins then opted to take their ace out of the game — it was a tough decision Baldelli called “not the easiest of calls” — and minutes later, Anthony Santander tied the game off Steven Okert in the bottom of the inning.
nice call, rocco.
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I'm starting to check out and it's not even May.
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they have to play 56% winning ball the rest of to reach last years low division winning 87 games.
Cle, KC are crushing so far and Det on pace for 90 wins.
sure they will likely slow down a bit as I don't expect Cle and KC to win 100+ games, but seems like division needs 90+ to win this year (al west taking the new garbage division crown), so we'll have to win around 60% of games balance of year to be in contention. (only 3 teams last year played a full year at 60% wins or higher) so basically we're fucked already without drastic improvement, declines from the rest of the division, and crushing head to head in the division winning like 7/10 games.
Cle, KC are crushing so far and Det on pace for 90 wins.
sure they will likely slow down a bit as I don't expect Cle and KC to win 100+ games, but seems like division needs 90+ to win this year (al west taking the new garbage division crown), so we'll have to win around 60% of games balance of year to be in contention. (only 3 teams last year played a full year at 60% wins or higher) so basically we're fucked already without drastic improvement, declines from the rest of the division, and crushing head to head in the division winning like 7/10 games.
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It’s April guys. The hitting will come around and the pitching is fine.
That said the Pohlad’s suck and we will be a .500 team because of it.
That said the Pohlad’s suck and we will be a .500 team because of it.
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——OG Froob.
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56% is still doable, but there is a noticeable improvement with rest of the division (KC, CLE, DET). The sports books are quickly picking up on it too.boxter432 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:26 pm they have to play 56% winning ball the rest of to reach last years low division winning 87 games.
Cle, KC are crushing so far and Det on pace for 90 wins.
sure they will likely slow down a bit as I don't expect Cle and KC to win 100+ games, but seems like division needs 90+ to win this year (al west taking the new garbage division crown), so we'll have to win around 60% of games balance of year to be in contention. (only 3 teams last year played a full year at 60% wins or higher) so basically we're fucked already without drastic improvement, declines from the rest of the division, and crushing head to head in the division winning like 7/10 games.