All Things 2023 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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MplsGopher said:
All I’m really saying is that if Twins win two home games instead of one home game (play in game) … so what?

That’s not winning a playoff series.

If they win the next (first real) series, then fine, they broke the curse.
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Dumb. Do the Houston games from 2020 not count in the streak for the same reason? The rules are what they are.
 


I find the fact that the AL East got 3 teams into the MLB Postseason with neither the Yankees nor Red Sox participating quite remarkable and thrilling.

I am guessing ESPN, TBS-TNT & Fox executives have a much different opinion.
 

MplsGopher said:
All I’m really saying is that if Twins win two home games instead of one home game (play in game) … so what?

That’s not winning a playoff series.

If they win the next (first real) series, then fine, they broke the curse.
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Major League Baseball says it is. All the reports after the series, whether they win or lose, will say the Series was won by Toronto or Minnesota.

So good luck with that personal asterisk of yours.;)
 



MplsGopher said:
Best of 3 with all home games?? Stupid, why even play it.

That doesn’t count as a series win, any more than winning a play-in game.
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The Vikings going to 1-3 by beating one of the two worst teams in the NFL is cause for jubilation but the Twins should be ridiculed for an advantage they earned over a 162-game season? Sure.
 


Sounds like Lewis is 50/50 to make the roster and Buxton won't. The later is absolutely the right call. I'd take Lewis, even if he can only PH and be our Kirk Gibson. Start Willi at 3B and Polanco at 2B.
 

Gophers1992 said:
Does anyone remember what the oddsmakers set it at?
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I had to look it up, but on back on Post 274 I quoted the South Point number as being 84.5. I would have lost as I said "Under", even at that total.
 



Slim Tubby said:
The Vikings going to 1-3 by beating one of the two worst teams in the NFL is cause for jubilation but the Twins should be ridiculed for an advantage they earned over a 162-game season? Sure.
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The 2022 Vikings got to play 100% of their playoff game/series against the Giants at home, just like the 2023 Twins will against the Astros.

Also note, to win the NFC North the Vikings only had to be better than 3 teams. The Twins AL Central Pennant they were superior to 4 teams.
 

Good article regarding position matchups - very well written and fair and he picks the Jays in three, which I’m assuming is the prevailing sentiment based on our PAST futility and low opinion of the Central. Worth a read if you get a chance.

Two fun tidbits from it -

Jeffers has the highest OPS+ of any catcher this year.

Julien had the lowest chase rate.

www.mlb.com

Blue Jays-Twins position-by-position breakdown

José Berríos, you might be thinking, or Paul Molitor, or maybe Jack Morris, or Dave Winfield. Dave McKay, if you really want to go back in history, and yes, we are trying to help all you Immaculate Grid players out there get ready for the Minnesota-Toronto Wild Card Series with
www.mlb.com www.mlb.com
 

In 1987 before heading to my freshman year at the U, my good friend I had the foresight a month before the season was over to order ALCS tickets. $60 for the whole series to sit in the outfield Upper Deck.
Personal checks were no good, so without credit cards we had to go to the Post Office to get certified Money Orders to secure our seats. We were in LF fair territory, in one of the first rows, just inside the Foul Pole which was actually a net connected by a wire to the Teflon roof.

The Twins had never won a postseason series since moving from Washington in 1961.

The Twins had not won a postseason game since Game 6 of 1965 World Series against the Dodgers.

The Twins won the first two AL West Division crowns in 1969 & 1970. They were ousted in 3 game sweeps both Octobers by the Orioles to stretch their playoff losing streak to 7.

What happened in Game 1 was pretty magical, and memorable. It was all new to us since we were less than 2 years old the last time they were in the playoffs.

 





MplsGopher said:
All I’m really saying is that if Twins win two home games instead of one home game (play in game) … so what?

That’s not winning a playoff series.

If they win the next (first real) series, then fine, they broke the curse.
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So by the logic you’ve extended over the last couple of weeks, the Vikings loss to the Eagles really doesn’t count because it occurred on a Thursday night in Philadelphia and a series win by the Twins will also not count because the games all will have occurred at home.

I’m sorry, but did I use the word logic at the beginning of this post? My apologies, there’s nothing logical about either scenario.
 

Ope3 said:
In 1987 before heading to my freshman year at the U, my good friend I had the foresight a month before the season was over to order ALCS tickets. $60 for the whole series to sit in the outfield Upper Deck.
Personal checks were no good, so without credit cards we had to go to the Post Office to get certified Money Orders to secure our seats. We were in LF fair territory, in one of the first rows, just inside the Foul Pole which was actually a net connected by a wire to the Teflon roof.

The Twins had never won a postseason series since moving from Washington in 1961.

The Twins had not won a postseason game since Game 6 of 1965 World Series against the Dodgers.

The Twins won the first two AL West Division crowns in 1969 & 1970. They were ousted in 3 game sweeps both Octobers by the Orioles to stretch their playoff losing streak to 7.

What happened in Game 1 was pretty magical, and memorable. It was all new to us since we were less than 2 years old the last time they were in the playoffs.

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Back when there was smoking in the Dome!

Viva 🐀 , Herbie and TK
 
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GopherWeatherGuy said:
If Ryan can't pitch deep into game 3, it's over.
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The plan, I think, would be for Ryan to pitch 4-5 innings (no more than two times through the line up) and then have Maeda come in and pitch enough to get to whomever is left available among the end of game bullpen guys.
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
Why wouldn't they use Maeda?
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Maedea’s experience and track record in the postseason with the Dodgers in that role of long relief make him invaluable. The longer the series, the more likely a starter will have a bad outing and the innings need to be eaten. They can also piggyback him after Ryan. If he supplies good 4-5 inning outing.
 
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