Game Thread: Twins vs. Blue Jays, 5/1/18 @ 7:10pm CT

[GardyParty]

Molitor is being exposed for what he is a terrible manager.

 

Absolutely awful what he did to Curtiss there. You don’t leave a kid out there in that instance. A blind and deaf man could see that the kid cam in the game struggling and should have been pulled straight away

[Blake]

Ah, the horror is over. 

 

But tomorrow is another day!

 

Oh, wait, scratch that....

[Danchat]

I think we're at the point where the Twins will be lucky to finish the season at .500...

[snepp]

 

You're being taxed for the 10th inning at Target Field??

 

Someone has to pay for it.

[LaBombo]

 

 

'And you may ask yourself,

 

My god,

 

what have I done?

 

 

Letting the ball go by, and then the lead is gone,

 

Letting the ball go by, runs are flowing all around

 

Once in home stand, runs are flowing all around'

[David HK]

Elusive chicken dinner, yet again

 

 

[adorduan]

I guess my doctor will tell me to avoid the JCE too........

[Aggies7]

Keep fighting, boys. We’ll find rock bottom soon enough

[KirbyDome89]

So now a rookie making his first start is the only thing standing between the Twins and being swept in 3 out of the last 4 series....wow

[Blake]

 

So now a rookie making his first start is the only thing standing between the Twins and being swept in 3 out of the last 4 series....wow

Oh no, so far it's been a team effort. 

[USAFChief]

 

Molitor is being exposed for what he is a terrible manager.

Absolutely awful what he did to Curtiss there. You don’t leave a kid out there in that instance. A blind and deaf man could see that the kid cam in the game struggling and should have been pulled straight away

I don't think there were other options.  

 

 

[Riverbrian]

 

Did the bullpen get better? 

 

Yes, the backend at least.

 

However, we have no consistency in 4-7. HAVE to find consistency in 4-7. They don't have to be lights out, but they have to be better. Can't ride Duke, Pressly, and Reed all year. 

 

This is our biggest problem right now, other than starters not going deep.

 

I wish it was that simple.

 

It's like Victor Laszlo said in Casablanca.

 

"What if you killed all the bullpen issues. From every corner of the dugout, hitting, starting pitching, defense, focus, effort, baseball intelligence would rise up to take it's place". 

 

This team has issues bleeding out of every body part right now.

 

The only comfort I have is knowing that it can't be like this all year. 

[Blake]

Still chuckling over this.

 

It's like a bad movie. So unbelievably bad one cannot help but laugh because somehow this dreck was foisted off on the public.

[Blake]

 

I wish it was that simple.

 

It's like Victor Laszlo said in Casablanca.

 

"What if you killed all the bullpen issues. From every corner of the dugout, hitting, starting pitching, defense, focus, effort, baseball intelligence would rise up to take it's place". 

 

This team has issues bleeding out of every body part right now.

 

The only comfort I have is knowing that it can't be like this all year. 

Psst: 2016....

[snepp]

 

This team has issues bleeding out of every body part right now.

 

Like when I eat too much garlic.

[Riverbrian]

 

You're being taxed for the 10th inning at Target Field??

 

It was extremely taxing. 

[Blake]

 

I don't think there were other options.  

What, Garvin couldn't manage? Maybe Guardado?

[LaBombo]

 

Instead of blaming Molitor or the front office, I am going to start blaming Kepler for every loss.

Like in Full Metal Jacket, I have failed. I have done all I can do. I now blame you, Max Kepler. This one is on you.

In cadence...

 

Ok, fair enough, but if you get up in the middle of the night and find Max on your toilet, please just leave the house and call the shore patrol.

 

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[nicksaviking]

I don't think there were other options.

 

[USAFChief]

The 10th inning was just about as ugly as major league baseball gets.

 

And there's no position player help in sight.

 

Buxton and Sano go on the DL--TWO players--and we're watching LaMarre, Grossman, and Petit.

 

There's an old saying in the Air Force: PPPPP.

 

Prior Planning Prevents P*** Poor Performance.

 

I don't think having 15 position players on the 40 man to start the season was particularly profound prior planning by the front office.  

 

 

 

 

[David HK]

 

Still chuckling over this.

 

It's like a bad movie. So unbelievably bad one cannot help but laugh because somehow this dreck was foisted off on the public.

 

[LaBombo]

 

Keep fighting, boys. We’ll find rock bottom soon enough

 

Looking forward to the next home game they play in the new alternate uni's...

 

[USAFChief]

 

What, Garvin couldn't manage? Maybe Guardado?

I'm reasonably confident Guardado wouldn't have fared worse.

[Aggies7]

 

 

I don't think there were other options.

[Riverbrian]

 

 

[Mike Sixel]

Two games from the worst record in baseball. Only four teams worse.

[Blake]

 

The 10th inning was just about as ugly as major league baseball gets.

 

And there's no position player help in sight.

 

Buxton and Sano go on the DL--TWO players--and we're watching LaMarre, Grossman, and Petit.

 

There's an old saying in the Air Force: PPPPP.

 

Prior Planning Prevents P*** Poor Performance.

 

I don't think having 15 position players on the 40 man to start the season was particularly profound prior planning by the front office.  

On the other hand, the FO should know which pitchers need to be removed from the 40 man now.

[Blake]

 

Two games from the worst record in baseball. Only four teams worse.

You're saying there's a chance? 

 

We're the number 1 draft pick!

[snepp]

 

Two games from the worst record in baseball. Only four teams worse.

 

(Almost) Nowhere to go but up!

 

 

Silver lining?

[Blake]

it would almost be worth it to sign up on twitter just to keep an eye on Falvey's and LeVine's twitter feed.

 

I bet their twitter accounts are melting down these last couple of weeks.