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Game Thread: Twins v Astros, May 31 @ 12:10pm CT

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wsnydes

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This.  So much this.  Anyone clamoring for the FO to give up prospects in order to try and fix the bullpen needs to have their head examined.  We are nowhere near ready to compete with the Astros, or probably the Yankees/Red Sox.

 

Before this series, I thought the Twins would need 10 games to get 4 wins against the Stros.  Now I think it's more like 13 or 14.

Where did you find the 4 wins in that scenario?  

Blake All-Star

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Wow, did that get out of hand. 

 

I hope we're not about to witness another death spiral.

 

I predicted 71 wins for this team this year but, after the Twins got off to a good start, I was hoping for .500. 

 

Ah well.

Cap'n Piranha Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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Man, another reliever debacle. Is there anything at all in the minors? Jay? Chargois? Hildenberger? Bueller?

 

Busenitz and Hildenberger should both be up without a doubt.  They both have ERA's around 2, WHIPs under 1, and k/9's above 9.I 

 

If you wanted to get crazy, and at this point, why not, you could also bring up Melotakis and Rosario from Chatty.  They both have ERA's under 2.5, WHIPs under 1, and k/9's at/just below 9

LaBombo Wichita Wind Surge

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I think the late Bill Paxton summed up the current state of the Twins bullpen pretty succinctly as Pvt. Hudson, after the dropship crash in Aliens:

 

hudsonaliens.jpg

 

"We're in some real pretty $#!t now, man!!!"

Cap'n Piranha Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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Where did you find the 4 wins in that scenario?  

 

A series of bloops, duck snorts, and Merkle hoppers from our offense, with some great anti-BABIP and strand rate work from the pitching staff.

 

After all, if you win only 4 out of every 14 games, you're a 46 win team.  I would say it's fair to say this team over the past 3 days has looked about 13 wins worse than last year's edition.

gocgo FCL Twins

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Just got home.  No game on FoxNet.  Tuned into DayGame.  So, it bears the question:

 

Is it still NOT the end of the world?

I'd like to think that the Astros proved they are for real.

LaBombo Wichita Wind Surge

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Dang!  There goes the perfect ERA.

 

Fortunately, the sparking peripherals are still intact.

wavedog First Round Pick

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This looks like what the score would be if the Texans played the Vikings.  Defensive battle or should I say lack of offense battle.  

LaBombo Wichita Wind Surge

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I'd like to think that the Astros proved they are for real.

 

The Twins might need to up for a series or two just so league allows these games to remain valid wins for the Astros.

Blake All-Star

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When, not if.....

Wow, I'd like to know the color of the sky of the world you inhabit, because it certainly isn't the planet I'm on...

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