Truth but that's MLB's fault. MLB does a crappy job of scheduling the first couple weeks of the season. It's like they are totally oblivious to the probability of cold, rain or even snow.
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Truth but that's MLB's fault. MLB does a crappy job of scheduling the first couple weeks of the season. It's like they are totally oblivious to the probability of cold, rain or even snow.
In the 15-16 games before the next series with Cleveland, the Twins have a pretty easy slate series against Chi, Det, Chi, Det, and Boston. Meanwhile Cleveland gets Mets, KC, TB and Det. I'll be pretty disappointed if the Twins don't gain another game or two over that span. Bad news on Buxton, but Boomstick ought to be back soon.
The Star Tribune today said the Twins requested for road games to start next season and it was granted. They'll start in Oakland then go to Seattle. The season will start March 26th a week earlier to ensure the World Series finishes before the 2020 elections in November.
This year they were also on the road for the first 7 games. MLB doesn’t like to do much more than that so that all teams can get their home opener in while excitement is still high. It seems like only a few years ago that the Twins began the season with a huge losing streak.
Too bad Levine and Falvey didn't trade for Giolito. He'd look pretty good in a Twins uniform in the postseason.
What in the **** where the Twins or stadium folks thinking? JFC, I just found out (talk about being out of the loop) the NDSU Bison are playing a ******* football game at Target Field at 3:00 p.m. next Saturday against The Butler Did It. Hope the field will not get all torn the **** up for September and the playoffs. 
I'll be pissed if any outfielder from any team gets hurt running around on a ripped up outfield.
I'll be pissed if any outfielder from any team gets hurt running around on a ripped up outfield.
Even though he wasn't quite as sharp tonight, the two solo shots off Giolito held up. Very nice pitching by the five pitchers the Twins sent out. Nice win for BigMike.
Good win to start the road series. Every time a day ends in a result where Cleveland doesn't gain on us makes it that much harder for them to catch up. Just keep winning!
I'm almost ready to say that Rocco has figured out how to use this bullpen. ?
In close games the rest of the way, Dyson, Duffy, Romo, and Rogers will be the four relievers Rocco can trust. Smeltzer should be the first guy off the bench in long relief when the starters are not on.
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Against the heart of the order in about the 6th inning, I like May too. I don't fully trust him later in the game but his stuff can get anybody out when he's hitting his spots.
The two biggest question marks the rest of the way:
1. Will Buxton be able to make it back in enough time to have an impact?
2. Will Berrios rediscover his earlier form?
If Buxton can get back into the lineup by Mid-September and Berrios catches a second wind this team will be tough to beat.
1. Will Buxton be able to make it back in enough time to have an impact?
2. Will Berrios rediscover his earlier form?
If Buxton can get back into the lineup by Mid-September and Berrios catches a second wind this team will be tough to beat.
Woah... I totally missed this tidbit of information. What an absolutely stupid idea. Like so stupid. I get that NDSU rules up there but come the **** on. Put it in the football stadium. Not in Target Field, during the freaking season!What in the **** where the Twins or stadium folks thinking? JFC, I just found out (talk about being out of the loop) the NDSU Bison are playing a ******* football game at Target Field at 3:00 p.m. next Saturday against The Butler Did It. Hope the field will not get all torn the **** up for September and the playoffs.
I agree. I don't think I would care much if the Twins were cellar dwellers but now that we are leading the division this seems to be a huge misfire by management.
I still feel like Berrios will figure it out. His stuff is way too good to just keep going downhill. What does worry me though is that if you watch some of his starts in the middle of the season in which he won, but definitely did not have "it". And that was before he started getting really shelled. We need Buxton to atleast get cleared to pinch run for late September/October, if that's even possible.
Just to clarify, NDSU doesn't exactly rule up here. Their fans are super-passionate (too much so) about football but they're not that big of a deal to most of the rest of us. That being said. It's still a dumb money-grab by the Twins. There's two perfectly good football stadiums here and a soccer stadium that holds more than the Fargodome.
