Game Thread "Lewis & Carole" Twins @ Indians 12:10pm cdt 7/14/2019ad

[Aggies7]

not to worry he K's anyway. he's the new sano in my world. doghouse

[ashbury]

Would've preferred a base hit to the K, but at least not a DP by Schoop (who's a pretty good candidate for that). We get a couple of cracks at least, by the top of our lineup.

[mrtwinsfan]

Schoop = d.f.a. 

[mrtwinsfan]

 

Complete agreement with that statement.

Correct. = Agree 100%

[Aggies7]

i love max but that was a dogpoo at bat. just awful

[Darius]

That’s getting really frustrating to watch.

 

Two terrible at-bats once a runner gets on.

[glunn]

Hand is a very good closer -- makes batters look bad.

[yarnivek1972]

There is a reason Hand was an all star.

 

He’s even making Polanco look bad.

[bighat]

 

Schoop = d.f.a. 

 

The "sunk cost" fallacy is hard to shake, unfortunately. Would make owners and GMs alike feel like they just gave away 3.75 million dollars, and they didn't get to be millionaires by giving away money.

[PDX Twin]

Found a way to lose a winnable game.

[glunn]

Disappointing game today, but happy with 2 out of 3 here.

[Aggies7]

given an absolute gift followed by three of the worst AB's ive ever seen

[Blake]

Well, two out of three is a good result.

 

Twins leave gaining a game on Cleveland.

[Mill1634]

Welp. Berrios didn't have his best stuff, but the bullpen was okay. Not sure why we threw that curveball to Carlos, but hindsight is 20/20. We picked up a game in the standings, and got three games off the schedule. Expect a lot of fans at the next homestand!!! I will be there Wednesday!!

 

Have a good afternoon, and monday. See y'all Tuesday. 

[LVTwinsfan]

Found a way to lose a winnable game.

hard to sweep on the road. Coming back from 3-0 made it interesting

[Darius]

I feel like they just handed the Indians two games in the standings. Pretty frustrating.

 

The offense dropped the ball, but I just can’t get that hanging curve to Santana from May out of my mind. Morris was literally saying how he shouldn’t throw that pitch under any circumstances right before he threw it. And what is Garver thinking? If he keeps shaking off the fastball, go out and talk to him.

[BattleYourTailOff]

Goats of the game definitely Schoop & May

 

May especially. What a rookie ball mistake from a guy who is way too seasoned to be that careless.

 

He suffers from thinking he’s way better than he is and has his entire career. You never let a teams best hitter beat you 0-2

[mrtwinsfan]

ya want all 3 we got 2 -  cya back home

[mrtwinsfan]

 

The "sunk cost" fallacy is hard to shake, unfortunately. Would make owners and GMs alike feel like they just gave away 3.75 million dollars, and they didn't get to be millionaires by giving away money.

I know he not going anywhere,  but pleez cut his playing time down Rocco.

[BattleYourTailOff]

I know he not going anywhere, but pleez cut his playing time down Rocco.

This.

[OldTimeTwinkie]

30 k's last two games, wow, out of 54 outs.

[IndyTwinsFan]

That’s getting really frustrating to watch.

Two terrible at-bats once a runner gets on.

Which to me highlights problem 1B with this team. That being the almost complete inability to play small-ball and score runs without the benefit of mashing the ball over the fence. I fear that this fault, as much as anything, will be their eventual downfall by season's end.

[Circus Boy]

No question, this was a gift win for Cleveland. The boys will remember. They know they're the better team and will play smarter down the road. Can't wait for Rosie to get back.

[bighat]

 

Which to me highlights problem 1B with this team. That being the almost complete inability to play small-ball and score runs without the benefit of mashing the ball over the fence. I fear that this fault, as much as anything, will be their eventual downfall by season's end.

 

Castro bunted yesterday and got 2 men over, turned out to be a nice run-scoring play. I'd like to see the Twins do this more often. I know there are some here that completely against bunting and moving runners over, but I personally enjoy seeing sac flies, runners moved into scoring position, etc. Twins can do it, but they just don't have many guys practice. Think about it: Cruz, Cron, Sano, Garver, Schoop, Kepler are just some guys that come to mind who wouldn't be comfy sacrificing. People get mad when Buxton and Polanco bunt because they want them on the base-paths and not giving themselves up.

 

In the end you're right, it's a weakness. But I suppose this team wasn't designed to do that from top to bottom.

[Mike Sixel]

The team wouldn't be scoring so many runs if it wasn't built to break the home run record.....

[akmanak]

Twins strikeout rate is climbing and they arent getting clutch hits. This team without help they are simply an average team.

[yarnivek1972]

Twins strikeout rate is climbing and they arent getting clutch hits. This team without help they are simply an average team.

Team K rate is 5 lowest in MLB. HR rate and runs per game is best in MLB. Batting avg with RISP is 4th in MLB.

[Mr. Brooks]

Twins strikeout rate is climbing and they arent getting clutch hits. This team without help they are simply an average team.

58-34 isn't average.

[wabene]

Just watched the whole Meatloaf video (I don't know how to post it) and you know he's right. Two out of ain't bad!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just watched the whole Meatloaf video (I don't know how to post it) and you know he's right. Two out of ain't bad!

Let me sleep on it...