Game Thread Twins @ Oakland 4/21/2021 2:37 PM CDT

[stringer bell]

That looked like 2020 Maeda.

[RickOShea]

Does Jake Cave have compromising pics of Baldelli?  Why do we waste our time with this guy?

[TouchEmAllGuy]

I've had enough of Austudillo Cave...

 

I get he is flexible and is a contact guy. But I've seen enough of the non-competitive swings

[TwinsFanSince86]

Cave is so bad. 

[MNT1996]

I would rather watch Kirilloff go up there every at-bat and strike out on 3 pitches than watch another Cave AB

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

It's Raining in Oakland!

Did we bring an umbrella or a sacred banging stick?

[Dave The Dastardly]

 

Cave is so bad. 

I bite. How bad is he?

[RickOShea]

I just saw Acuna of Atlanta hit a homer and stand and admire it.  When I was a kid, watching Gibson, Drysdale, Ryan, etc, I wonder what they would do if that kid did that to one of them?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Did Astudillo figure out how not to pop out?

[wsnydes]

 

Did we bring an umbrella or a sacred banging stick?

I believe that Donaldson brought his sacred banging stick. And it came through!

[MNT1996]

 

I just saw Acuna of Atlanta hit a homer and stand and admire it.  When I was a kid, watching Gibson, Drysdale, Ryan, etc, I wonder what they would do if that kid did that to one of them?

 

They'd probably get a nice tattoo during the next at bat

[Danchat]

Dang, this Olson guy is really good. Takes some great ABs.

[bighat]

Well, at least we had one inning of fun watching the Twins.

[wsnydes]

 

I just saw Acuna of Atlanta hit a homer and stand and admire it.  When I was a kid, watching Gibson, Drysdale, Ryan, etc, I wonder what they would do if that kid did that to one of them?

Bring him a Gatorade to make sure that he was properly hydrated for when he finally decided to round the bases?

[RickOShea]

Nice arc!

[Aggies7]

Not even maeda is immune to whatever parasite has been affecting this team

[wsnydes]

 

Not even maeda is immune to whatever parasite has been affecting this team

Yeah, he's not been nearly as sharp as he was last season.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just super spotty command from Maeda right now.

[RickOShea]

If Bremer mentions our 5-2 start one more time, I'm flying to Minnesota, track him down, and shove one of Hrbek's walleye sandwiches down his throat!

 

[Aggies7]

Maeda’s control is non existent 

[stringer bell]

 

Who are these guys that they keep calling up? Tomas Tellis? Luke Farrell? JT Riddle? Brandon Waddell? Shaun Anderson? I think this is the most frustrating part with the covid stuff and the losing streak. 

 

These guys are bums. Never were's. Never gonna be's. AAAA players.

 

Where is Nick Gordon? Why even have him on the 40 man if you're not going to call him up? Why not try some of the younger arms? Stashak was that bad that Smeltzer is a better option?

Stashak was sent to the minors, so he has to stay there for 10 days (I think). This was done to get a fresh arm in the bullpen. I know there was conversation about lengthening the minimum time a player has to stay in the minors, but I think the number is still ten days. I'm pretty confident when Stashak's required time is up, he will replace someone, probably Smeltzer or Farrell.

 

Bremer just said that all of the members of the taxi squad have been brought up while the Twins were on this road trip. When the team gets home I'm very confident that there will be more roster moves most likely including Kirilloff, especially with the nagging injury to Sanó.

 

 

[Cap'n Piranha]

Game over.

[Aggies7]

Kenta is broken 

[Cap'n Piranha]

Why was Oakland playing "Like a Virgin" just now?

[bighat]

A tie game is one thing, being down 2-1 is a death sentence.

 

Maeda getting ahead of weak hitters at the bottom of the lineup and then giving up hits. Not good.

[bighat]

 

Why was Oakland playing "Like a Virgin" just now?

It's the walk up song for that guy.

[Cap'n Piranha]

You literally cannot make this up.

[stringer bell]

Maeda just not as sharp as he was almost every time out last year. 

[Aggies7]

 

Why was Oakland playing "Like a Virgin" just now?

I can’t answer that without getting warned 

[bighat]

 

 

Kenta is broken 

Not pitching great, but 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA coming into today doesn't say "broken". Heck if you're pitching like that on a good team you're 3-0 right now.