Article: Game Thread: Twins v Reds, 4/27 @ 7:10pm CT

[Aggies7]

Nice effort running that our hard by sano

[USAFChief]

I come to the game thread with a heavy heart tonight. My friend Sal, who used to meet me for a beer most every afternoon, passed away yesterday. 

 

We had a deal...we both loved baseball soooo much, and we wondered whether there would be baseball in heaven. Our deal was, the first to die would come back and tell the other if there was baseball or not.

 

Well, I got a visit from Sal this afternoon.  "I have good news, and bad news, my friend," he told me. "The good news is, there IS baseball in heaven. The bad news is...you and I have box seat tickets to take in a doubleheader this Sunday."

[Aggies7]

Paraza just having a monster night. 8 in a row. Hard to believe isn’t it

[gocgo]

During this 8 game losing streak, the Twins have given up 71 runs.  71!  That's almost 9 a game.  Go ahead and score 8 boys.  We are still gonna lose more than we win giving up that many runs.  Plus, when you lose 8 in a row, to make that up, you either have to win 8 in a row or win 28 of your next 40 or something like that.

[Mill1634]

Welp. We're about to lose 8 in a row, three to the Rays, one to Cincy. Not great at all. 

[Aggies7]

Let’s all laugh because the reds are only going to have 5 wins for about 20 minutes longer

[Aggies7]

Warm up lamarre

[USAFChief]

 

Let’s all laugh because the reds are only going to have 5 wins for about 20 minutes longer

[Aggies7]

I think hale ran out of gas

[gocgo]

 

Welp. We're about to lose 8 in a row, three to the Rays, one to Cincy. Not great at all. 

Every team with a bad record is hoping to play the Twins soon.

[Aggies7]

Not even a marney appearance could make me feel better at this point

[Pius Jefferson]

Last season the Twins were a below .500 team with a bad run differential for nearly 2/3 of the season. They got hot at the right time and faced poor competition for the second wildcard spot. 

 

 

 

[Squirrel]

 

During this 8 game losing streak, the Twins have given up 71 runs.  71!  That's almost 9 a game.  Go ahead and score 8 boys.  We are still gonna lose more than we win giving up that many runs.  Plus, when you lose 8 in a row, to make that up, you either have to win 8 in a row or win 28 of your next 40 or something like that.

Yep.

 

 

Every team with a bad record is hoping to play the Twins soon.

Yep.

 

 

I have nothing more to say.

[Aggies7]

Last season the Twins were a below .500 team with a bad run differential for nearly 2/3 of the season. They got hot at the right time and faced poor competition for the second wildcard spot.

 

This x100

[Squirrel]

 

 

Not even a marney appearance could make me feel better at this point

/swat!

 

Snap out of it, man!

[USAFChief]

Votto, who everyone brings up every time I complain about Mauer, has swung at the first pitch twice tonight.

 

HR, double.

[slash129]

Those inherited runners are almost guaranteed to score

[IndyTwinsFan]

Any guesses on whether this losing streak hits double digits? I think it's a 50-50 proposition now.

[Aggies7]

One week ago tonight we were one out away from a 2 game “win streak”

[gocgo]

Trevor Hangingcurver for what I hope will be his last appearance of the year.

[Winston Smith]

 

I think hale ran out of gas

He's kind of stretched out now perfect to take Hughes spot in the rotation.

[USAFChief]

 

One week ago tonight we were one out away from a 2 game “win streak”

[Squirrel]

 

Trevor Hangingcurver for what I hope will be his last appearance of the year.

We have quite a few pitchers right now that fit that 'hope will be his last appearance' category ... Hughes, Duffy, Hildenburger ... and who do we have to take their places?

[Aggies7]

Holy heck is 14-8

[Mill1634]

What the heck is up with Hildy. Went from being a legit late inning option to an AAAA reliever. 

[USAFChief]

 

What the heck is up with Hildy. Went from being a legit late inning option to an AAAA reliever. 

He needs to improve quite a bit to be a AAAA reliever.

[USAFChief]

Outscored 13-3 after the 1st inning.

 

So far.

[Mill1634]

Wonder how much of a say Justin has on roster moves. Going to guess not much. However, the reasoning of giving Hughes starts because he should get a chance to prove himself is wrong. 

 

He has faced two of the worst lineups in the league and got rocked. 

[Aggies7]

It’s tough to go 0-4 with 2 sac flies like tucker Barnhart has done

[VATwinsFan]

Reds 9 for 18 with RISP. What a concept!!