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The Twins are 8 games up on Cleveland. The franchise had never been more than 6 games up before June 1.
Well, we might have our first controversy of the season. apparently there is some video of Kepler and Sano exchanging words in the dugout. there is speculation the two have some kind of beef with each other.
Could be nothing - could be Twitter nonsense.
Whatever. The 87 Twins won it all and I'm pretty sure the left fielder beat the living snot out of the second baseman at the former's home.
Interesting. Never heard that. Lombo was my favorite player on that team.
Well, we might have our first controversy of the season. apparently there is some video of Kepler and Sano exchanging words in the dugout. there is speculation the two have some kind of beef with each other.
Could be nothing - could be Twitter nonsense.
Souhan: Joe Mauer money goes back into the coffers and out comes deeper and more talented Twins team
He will soon be in the Twins Hall of Fame. Perhaps, in a few years, he will be in baseball’s.
He is one of the greatest athletes in Minnesota history, and only injuries kept him from becoming one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball history.
He is the embodiment of the supposed Minnesota sporting ethic: diligent, humble and team-oriented. When he donned his gear one last time, he provided the emotional highlight of the 2018 season.
In a few weeks, the Twins will retire Joe Mauer’s number. If such ceremonies allowed for bluntness, the team would on the same day hang a banner reading “$184 million.” Retiring Mauer’s contract helped the Twins become a first-place team.
Mauer is the Twins’ 2019 MVP — their most valuable pensioner. His retirement is not the only key development in the Twins’ emergence as one of baseball’s best teams, but it might be the most important.
http://www.startribune.com/joe-maue...eeper-and-more-talented-twins-team/510360372/
Win Twins!!
Another stupid article from Souhan. The Twins aren't even using all of the $23M that came off the books when Mauer retired.
Exactly. And how is last year any different? When we had Mauer, we signed Morrison, Reed, and Lynn etc. The difference is the players this year are working out and last year they were busts. If you can honestly say CJ Cron was a different acquisition than Logan Morrison you are lying.
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Interesting. Never heard that. Lombo was my favorite player on that team.
per Shooter:
The Twins’ trade of Brian Dozier to the Los Angeles Dodgers last July looks like a good one. The two minor league prospects the Twins got in the deal — pitcher Devin Smeltzer and right fielder Luke Raley — have impressed at Class AAA Rochester. Smeltzer, 23, has allowed five earned runs in 24 2/3 innings; Raley, 24, is hitting .302 with seven home runs.
Meanwhile, second baseman Dozier, 32, who ended up with a $9 million, one-year free-agent deal with Washington, is batting .206 with seven homers. Second baseman Logan Forsythe, who the Twins also acquired for Dozier but now is with the Texas Rangers, is hitting .300 with three homers.
Outfielder Alex Kirillloff, 21, the Twins’ first-round draft pick in 2016, is back playing after missing a month because of a wrist injury and hitting .241 in 21 games for Class AA Pensacola. The Twins love the way he swings the bat, and if he gets going, he could be a September major league call-up, also to play some first base.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/...wner-jim-pohlad-excited-with-a-grain-of-salt/
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Berrios posted a pic on Twitter of the squad on the team flight and Sano is sitting next to Kepler, who has his arm around Sano's shoulders. Guessing any bad blood between the two no longer exists.
Good to see. If you've ever been on a competitive team, you know stuff like this happens all the time and it doesn't mean Dan Gladden is going to kick your ass. It's a long season. $hit happens.Berrios posted a pic on Twitter of the squad on the team flight and Sano is sitting next to Kepler, who has his arm around Sano's shoulders. Guessing any bad blood between the two no longer exists.
Pretty cool start by first time call-up Devin Smeltzer last night. Great story, great work on the mound. Hopefully a sign of good things to come!
I know there can be a lot of solid reasonable explanations for why Rocco orchestrated the starting pitching this week going into this weekend's series against the Rays, but could a TINY bit of it be that he wanted to set up his best starting lineup against his old team in Tampa? The last two games against the Brewers almost felt like throw-away games the way the lineup was set up and the roster was managed, but I"m happy to have gotten the split anyway.
As my wife and I were watching the late innings last night, I remarked how much this felt like a playoff series. I cited how tense the 1991 ALCS against Toronto was and how this felt like that.
The Brewers are an awesome team; I'd put them in the same fearsome category as Houston. They have a savvy and confidence that are a big part of how good they are. I wouldn't be surprised if that was a message from Rocco to the team: look at them; they were a hair away from the World Series last year; that's what a championship caliber team looks like; you're as good as they are, but you have to play big in big situations, get big hits, and make big pitches like they do.