Game Thread: Cleveland v Twins, 4/18 @ 6:10 pm CT

[diehardtwinsfan]

I'd sell my soul for a long ball hitter right about now.

[BoofBonser]

Seriously? Pulling Berrios after 85 pitches?

[notoriousgod71]

 

What the hell! You can’t pull him at 85 pitches in a 0-0 game

 

 

I wish Morris was announcing this game.

[Platoon]

now they're turning it into a Puero Rican history lesson

"Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico in 1493 on his second voyage"

 

To the best of my knowledge PR was there and populated before Columbus got there?

[h2oface]

Pulling Berrios with only 84 pitches, but Morrison and Grossman can play forever without ever helping the team. That's how you get to be MOY.

[twinssouth]

Morrison has .077 BA, he's on pace to finish .0000000000001. Hallelujah

[Cap'n Piranha]

The announcers keep saying Molitor is pulling Berrios so the pen can get some work.

 

To which I question, "are side sessions no longer a thing"?

[yarnivek1972]

Especially with 7-8-9 coming up for Cleveland?

 

Reed here?

 

Sorry. Just dumb.

[Aggies7]

Is ron coomer or Matt lecroy available to DH? FFS Morrison is killing us

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I was hoping for a little more love for the mental image of a walk-off DP. Runners on first and third, no outs, and the defense decides to go for two while the winning run scores^{_{... *crickets*}}

obviously Mauer has the speed down the line to make that happen

[sampleSizeOfOne]

The former sounds nice, but I'm betting it's the latter.

They are not mutually exclusive.

 

Napoleon had to be jailed on an island after all.

[twinssouth]

Why is Mollie pulling Berrios, has he lost his mind. 85 pitches thrown, that's it

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

The announcers keep saying Molitor is pulling Berrios so the pen can get some work.

 

To which I question, "are side sessions no longer a thing"?

I suspect there's something wrong with Jose. I don't see how Molitor pulls him from a start in his home country where he's absolutely rolling.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

They are not mutually exclusive.

Napoleon had to be jailed on an island after all.

 

Twice.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Twins don't win if they do pull Berrios and don't score here.

[Winston Smith]

Impeach Molitor!

[Mill1634]

Oh he is safe I think

 

EDIT: I'm wrong, of course

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Are falvine good at their job? This team wins because of who was here before they added players.. .

Uhhh... Reed is pretty good. Lynn and Odorizzi are interesting but have pitched in some crap weather.

 

Also, we're less than 10% of the way through the season.

[BoofBonser]

This is what happens when you combine all-star pitching and four days without playing baseball 

You get one run in 16 innings 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Safe but close, could go either way

 

EDIT: I'm also wrong, of course

[Mike Sixel]

Uhhh... Reed is pretty good. Lynn is interesting but has pitched in some crap weather.

 

Also, we're less than 10% of the way through the season.

Last year was who?

 

And I deleted this, because too serious for a game thread

[Danchat]

Berrios was rolling and only at 85 pitches... Molitor better have a good reason for this. Sheesh!

[yarnivek1972]

Pulling Berrios at 84-5 pitches is silly.

 

Bringing in Reed to face the 3 WORST HITTERS the Indians have.

 

Beyond dumb.

[Mill1634]

If you're going to go to the pen here, why your best reliever?

 

Going to be facing 7-8-9. 

[luckylager]

I can not understand yanking Berrios at this point, Only 84 pitches and he's been in control.  Doesn't make sense. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Last year was who?

And I deleted this, because too serious for a game thread

We can have a serious conversation in a game thread. There is no rule against it.

 

But seriously, Mike, the team won 25+ games year over year. And we're all of 12 games into this season... Don't you think it's a bit early to declare decisively that a decision was good or bad?

[BoofBonser]

Not sure you deserve to win a game after pulling your ace after 7 shutout innings in a 0-0 game with only 84 pitches

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Last year was who?

And I deleted this, because too serious for a game thread

 

Last year was Lewis, Rooker, Enlow, and Littell.  They didn't add big leaguers because prior to the season, no one thought the Twins would even win 75 games.

[woolywoolhouse]

Twins' batting practice should consist of only curves and off-speed. Don't throw Morrison or Sano anything straight.

[AZTwin]

Why pull Berrios? Do you want to win the game?