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

[h2oface]

 

The run expectancy with a runner at 2nd no out is >1

So What. The bullpen still has to give it up..... or not.

[LVTwinsfan]

Most relievers are toast around 30 pitches

[bighat]

The chance that Colome walks the bases loaded is like 99%.

[twins1095]

So remind me again why using your long reliever in this situation forcing you to use multiple 1 inning relievers 2-3 innings makes sense?

[operation mindcrime]

Can the Twins keep Colome on this team if he blows it?

He's blown all year!

[Mike Sixel]

Gamecast keeps typing ball in dirt....over and over.....is that real?

[Aggies7]

I don’t even know what to say anymore

[SwainZag]

 

So What. The bullpen still has to give it up..... or not.

 

It's pretty difficult to keep a runner from scoring in that instance.  When you don't even need a hit to win a ballgame, I'll blame the overly poor rule over the bullpen.  

[bighat]

A base hit ties it now. We'll be lucky to get out of the 10th in a tie, frankly.

[Aggies7]

TAKE HIM OUT ROCCO YOU SLUG

[SwainZag]

 

I don’t even know what to say anymore

 

Clench the cheeks and look away.

[FlauerPauer]

Rocco barely lets the starters go more than 40 pitches, but no problem letting blowome in the game...

[cHawk]

You cannot write this up.

[operation mindcrime]

Lol.

[bighat]

OH. MY. GOD.

[BD57]

I repeat ... this team is soooo hard to watch

[HokieRif]

unbelievable

[h2oface]

 

It's pretty difficult to keep a runner from scoring in that instance.  When you don't even need a hit to win a ballgame, I'll blame the overly poor rule over the bullpen.  

 

Blame what you like. Doesn't change the fact that the run was given up by the pen.

[Aggies7]

I can’t 

[wsnydes]

And here I thought this was going to be a boring half inning...

 

/s

[Mill1634]

Hello darnkess my old friend..

[USAFChief]

It's pretty difficult to keep a runner from scoring in that instance. When you don't even need a hit to win a ballgame, I'll blame the overly poor rule over the bullpen.

It's the bullpen's job to do just that.

 

Good relievers, who can get K's, do it all the time.

 

Until today, the Twins were oh for three scoring on the 10th.

[h2oface]

Baldelli's pinch runner that didn't run when he could and didn't need to.

[Mike Sixel]

so, colome did his job? I admit some surprise. Alas, not everyone else did?

[h2oface]

Can a pitcher get 2 blown saves in one game?

[operation mindcrime]

Where's Nick Gordon when you need him?

[D. Hocking]

 

Hello darnkess my old friend..

I  don't think Simon & Garfunkle deserve to be associated with this team at this point...

[FlauerPauer]

Yikes. Rye Rye Rocco...

[adjacent]

I don't have the courage to see this on TV. 

[USAFChief]

Some pretty awful managing, no matter the outcome