Game Thread: Twins vs. Blue Jays 4:40 PM PT (6:40 PM CT) 4/15/2019

[twinssporto]

Leave him in longer Rocco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Let them get up by another 5 runs

[PseudoSABR]

Mejia as an 8th guy made little sense.  I don't understand why they left him in there after Smoak got a hit.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Good outings by Harper and Perez, blown!

[jtkoupal]

Adalberto Mejía, say it with me, "Triple A!"

[TwinsCD]

THAT'S ON YOU, ROCCO!!!!  LEARN TO MANAGE A BULLPEN!!

 

Mejia, there should be a flight waiting for you to Rochester tomorrow morning....tonight if you hurry.

[Mill1634]

Why is he still in the game? This makes little sense 

[wavedog]

0-2 fat pitch - we have had our share of disaster relief outings. Rocco looks like he likes to leave the pitcher out there to figure things out.

[Danchat]

Just as I said yesterday, our bullpen was likely to be exposed with our high leverage guys needing breaks. Mejia has been hittable lately and he's not built for high leverage situations. The biggest mistake was having him go up against the heart of the Toronto lineup.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Why is he still in the game? This makes little sense 

Because Vasquez.

[twinssporto]

 

THAT'S ON YOU, ROCCO!!!!  LEARN TO MANAGE A BULLPEN!!

 

Mejia, there should be a flight waiting for you to Rochester tomorrow morning....tonight if you hurry.

Post of the night!!

[h2oface]

 

What, and put in Vasquez?

 

Anyone but Mejia at that point. Had a chance after the double. Instead..... throw away a game. It was just so obvious. And I made the call right after the 2 foot outside pitch. Was I wrong?

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Adalberto Mejía, say it with me, "Triple A!"

he would get claimed, wouldn’t he?

[MMMordabito]

You can't win every game. You also can't use Rogers and Hildenberger every game.

 

With that said, Mejia may be the least watchable pitcher right now.

[PseudoSABR]

 

Adalberto Mejía, say it with me, "Triple A!"

He would need to be waived, and likely would be claimed. No options remaining.

[Mauerpower]

It’s april, but still... you need to manage these situations better.

[TwinsCD]

 

he would get claimed, wouldn’t he?

 

I'd gladly let someone else have him.  He didn't prove anything as a starter that he was any good there and he really hasn't shown much as a reliever either.

[h2oface]

 

You can't win every game. You also can't use Rogers and Hildenberger every game.

With that said, Mejia may be the least watchable pitcher right now.

 

...but you CAN use them when you have a two run lead in the 8th.... especially in APRIL!

[drock2190]

Mejia at least threw strikes. I rather have that then the walkathon last week!

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

I get needing to rest your main guys after the last two games, but Harper should have been able to pitch 2 innings there.  He was cruising and hadn't been used much recently.

[twinssporto]

Well, looks like we need our bats to come out again to save poor bull pen management. 

[MMMordabito]

Get 'em back, Bats!

[Diesel]

Let's hope for an early trade for a reliever

 

[gil4]

 

2016 feel like ancient history?

I thought he was talking about last year.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

It’s april, but still... you need to manage these situations better.

13 games in a row, he’s gotta be managing the bullpen for a rough stretch

[h2oface]

still 6 o-fers by Twins bats.

 

[MMMordabito]

Eddie blew it on that swing.

[USAFChief]

The pen rears its partially ugly head again.

 

You cant get by in today's baseball with a weak pen. Bullpens are used every game, and a strong, deep one is one of the primary keys to winning.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I'd gladly let someone else have him. He didn't prove anything as a starter that he was any good there and he really hasn't shown much as a reliever either.

who’s ready to take his spot?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

The pen rears its partially ugly head again.

 

You cant get by in today's baseball with a weak pen. Bullpens are used every game, and a strong, deep one is one of the primary keys to winning.

What if you have swords?

 

Made of round wood?

 

Not just talkin' about rattlin' a scabard or wavin' a stick...

[operation mindcrime]

Throw some crap from the dugout!!!