Game Thread: Twins @ Angels, 5/11 9:07 PM CT

[Mill1634]

Unfortunately some of these starters are going to have to suck it up and give innings. Lynn is at 75 pitches. Our already shaky bullpen is going to decimated by mid June. Can’t keep asking 4+ innings from them every single night.

Fair point, and i agree with that. But with a lineup of trout and ofhani, and Lynn basically throwing 3 different versions of the same pitch, I think I’d go to the pen.

 

However, trout just hit a frozen rope line out to Eduardo, so maybe we’ll be fine.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

No matter the weather, Lynn always looks like he just exited a sauna

You know in Finland saunas, they.... never mind

[Aggies7]

Fair point, and i agree with that. But with a lineup of trout and ofhani, and Lynn basically throwing 3 different versions of the same pitch, I think I’d go to the pen.

However, trout just hit a frozen rope line out to Eduardo, so maybe we’ll be fine.

I may be completely wrong, but the other day I think I heard a report that the average start this year has lasted less than 6 innings across all of mlb. Pretty shocking

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Whatever happened to "too close to take"

 

Good lord

[Danchat]

Lynn isn't even performing at the level of a 5th starter this season. It's a wonder he ever asked for $20M a season on the free agent market.

[Mill1634]

No reason NOT to go Rogers here. Lynn allowing an OPS of like .900+ to lefties. Don’t like this move.

[Aggies7]

I can’t continue to watch this guy pitch

[Aggies7]

Holy moly throw a strike

[Aggies7]

Hit the showers, lance.

[snepp]

Lulz.

 

 

 

*pining for Hughes as a starter, *shudder*

[Mill1634]

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t expect that.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2-2 pitch was not that close,

 

3-2 pitch was not even close

[Aggies7]

Shameful, really

[Danchat]

Wait, I thought they said Rogers was coming in to face Ohtani? I stopped watching because I thought there was a break... well, poo.

[Aggies7]

I admittedly don’t watch much non twins baseball, was Lynn really some stud pitcher at one point? Dude looks like Sidney ponson

[Mill1634]

At least dozier came to play.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I admittedly don’t watch much non twins baseball, was Lynn really some stud pitcher at one point? Dude looks like Sidney ponson

I will try an answer. Lynn was an above average guy with the Cardinals, always took the ball, but had an odd demeanor (watch some of his post game interviews baiting reporters). Cardinals had no interest in bringing him back after his arb years.

 

I am not surprised he has the worst deal of the "big four" free agents (Arrieta, Cobb, Darvish), but I certainly am surprised it was the Twins who signed him.

[gil4]

 

I admittedly don’t watch much non twins baseball, was Lynn really some stud pitcher at one point? Dude looks like Sidney ponson

Maybe that's what happened. "Sid, all they are going to give me is 1 yr / $12M, which is pretty insulting. I could use some time off and you could use some beer money. How about you pretend you're me and I'll split the checks with you."  

[Aggies7]

Wtf was that

[JustinCB]

Ugh this Lance Lynn stuff giving me nightmares of laborious pelfrey starts. Absolute disaster

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Great job Doze

[Riverbrian]

ROSARIO

[Aggies7]

That boneheaded delayed steal costs a run.

[Mill1634]

Oh dozier.

 

Can’t een get excited about that homer.

[JustinCB]

Laborious doesn't even begin to start

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, damn. That was a smart play by Dozier but he got beat.

 

And then Rosario smacks a pitch he shouldn’t even hit.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Dozier did that in the Yankees series too. I don't know if he thinks he has world class sprint speed, or what.

[Aggies7]

Dozier did that in the Yankees series too. I don't know if he thinks he has world class sprint speed, or what.

And with one of the few HR threats in the lineup at bat

[gil4]

 

Not getting a fuzzy feeling about this one

Fuzzy feelings are overrated. I already had chicken for dinner today, so we have to win. 

 

[Mill1634]

Bottom half of the order looks like the 2016 twins.