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

[mnfireman]

Good thing Rocco pulled Donaldson for a pinch runner, wouldn't want to lose this game....

[FlauerPauer]

Yet fans will still buy all available tickets and cheer this **** team on come Friday.

[bighat]

 

It is hard to figure out what just happened on the radio - but seems like it was not good.

Arraez launched it about 40 feet over the 1st baseman's head.

[Aggies7]

It’s still early, guys.

 

 

*ducks*

[Cap'n Piranha]

I just...I have nothing.  How can one team just consistently fall flat on it's face over and over again?

[wabene]

Fire everybody?

[h2oface]

 

It’s ALL the bullpen’s fault, right?

 

      

[HawksNest]

GOOD LORD

[nicksaviking]

Arraez launched it about 40 feet over the 1st baseman's head.

I wish. It was also 40 feet to his right.

[Darius]

It’s ALL the bullpen’s fault, right?

Are you trying to convince people that this bullpen is good?

[Mike Sixel]

Speechless. 

[Danchat]

I can't help but laugh at how pathetic this team is!!

 

Ironically, Colome did his job and forced two rather routine groundballs, but our infielders couldn't help but poop themselves. Unbelievable.

[shortround81]

I'm done being positive. SELL THIS TEAM TO MONTREAL

[bighat]

This was really, really, really bad.

 

I mean it's almost so bad it's funny.

 

But honestly this was the most surreal game I've probably ever watched.

[mrtwinsfan]

Well Rocco, pulling donaldson knowing he helps set the TOTAL Defense and knowing you then have to make 2 changes because of one Bonehead move,,  Cant make it up, 

[cHawk]

Are you trying to convince people that this bullpen is good?

No I’m not

[FlauerPauer]

That might have been the worst Twins game I've watched in 18 years of following the team. 

 

Utterly unbelievable.

[HawksNest]

I cannot believe what I just saw

[Aggies7]

 

This was really, really, really bad.

 

I mean it's almost so bad it's funny.

 

But honestly this was the most surreal game I've probably ever watched.

I remember blowing a ten run lead in Oakland maybe ten years ago

[Nine of twelve]

I only saw the last 1 1/2 innings. But even if the Twins lose 100 games this is the most pathetic loss of the entire season.

[Aggies7]

Yes the errors, but the dummy manager should be canned for bringing colome back for the tenth and leaving him in. This is rudimentary baseball. 

[SwainZag]

I'm amazed that Arraez can throw 125 foot strike popping out of a slide last night, but air mailed a routine throw across the diamond that bad.  

[HokieRif]

[wabene]

Are you an Indians fan?

Sometimes all you can do is laugh. Operation Mind crime is a bastian of positivity on this site! Definitely needed.

[LVTwinsfan]

Can a pitcher get 2 blown saves in one game?

no, can’t get another save opportunity after blowing it, win or loss at that point

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

I can't even.

Odd...

 

Neither can i.

[D. Hocking]

 

I only saw the last 1 1/2 innings. But even if the Twins lose 100 games this is the most pathetic loss of the entire season.

 

Now you are just tempting fate and challenging the baseball gods.

[nicksaviking]

I wonder who’s going to be the first Twins manager to grasp that pinch running should be based on the offense and defensive consequences, not the actual foot speed, which rarely makes a difference?

[h2oface]

Chumps. Not ready for prime time. 

Astudillo on first.

Arraez on 3rd. 

Blakenhorn on 2nd.

In extras. 

When you need defense.

When a smart manager makes sure the defense is the best, and DOESN'T TAKE DONALDSON OUT FOR A PINCH RUNNER THAT ISN'T MUCH FASTER ANYWAY AND CAN'T FIELD, EITHER!!!!!

[wsnydes]

I wonder who’s going to be the first Twins manager to grasp that pinch running should be based on the offense and defensive consequences, not the actual foot speed, which rarely makes a difference?

Must not be any analytics to support such an idea. I agree with you though.