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

[shortround81]

 

Really ok with having romo on another team 

 

It's weird seeing him without the beard!

[stringer bell]

I don't think Romo will be in the A's bullpen for long.

 

He lasted longer with less stuff than a whole bunch of pitchers. 

[Aggies7]

 

Getting big thunder strom and lots of rain right now in my corner of the world. So bringer of rain is apropo...

 

And i got like 8 pages of game thread to catch up on. Y'all are doin' good in my absence.

It’s been snowing most of the day here 

[FlauerPauer]

Woooo!!

[FlauerPauer]

 

I don't think Romo will be in the A's bullpen for long.

 

He lasted longer with less stuff than a whole bunch of pitchers. 

 

Romo was just helping his old friends out.

[twins1095]

Interesting to only have Dobnak go 1-inning, what's the point of him? I also don't really get prioritizing Shoemaker/Happ over Dobnak. Both have pretty much the same type of floors with less ceiling. Make one of the vets the long-reliever guy.

[Danchat]

Romo is on the Fernando Rodney path - pitch decently at an old age for the Twins, and then implode with the A’s.

[Aggies7]

Hold on to your hats, folks

[Danchat]

I would have stayed with Dobby for another inning... not sure who gets the 7th after this.

[bighat]

I still don't think the Twins are going to win this game, but I have to admit it's been fun watching them come back and hit the ball around the yard a bit. Good signs.

[dex8425]

 

I would have stayed with Dobby for another inning... not sure who gets the 7th after this.

Or the 8th. Or the 9th. I kinda trust Rogers out of the pen right now and that's it.

[cHawk]

Strike him out already

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

I also am wondering why they didn't try to get another inning out of Dobnak, especially with Oakland's 8 and 9 hitters due up (though the no. 8 guy Brown has been hot today.)

[Vanimal46]

Wake me up when this PA is over. Good lord.

[bighat]

 

I would have stayed with Dobby for another inning... not sure who gets the 7th after this.

I think after Dobby pitched a scoreless inning, Rocco removed him just to let the guy come back to the bench and get a "win" for a change. He's given up runs and/or leads virtually every time, he just needed a positive outing.

[Aggies7]

We’re making canha look like Ted f*ing Williams 

[cHawk]

SMH Donaldson

[Aggies7]

Boy is that a bad omen 

[bighat]

 

 

Wake me up when this PA is over. Good lord.

Wake up!

 

It was a groundout to Donaldson who couldn't get the ball out of his glove. Tying man up at the plate.

[wavedog]

Time for a new glove Donaldson

[dex8425]

Oh dear.

[Vanimal46]

Robles isn’t giving Jeffers a chance to throw out anyone with that slow leg kick.

 

Well, I guess he could throw out a hobbling Nellie Cruz.

[Aggies7]

What in gods name was that throw by Jeffers? Looked like high school 

[RickOShea]

You can't write stuff like this!

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

It’s been snowing most of the day here 

Fluffy rain. I forget, how many inches snow = 1 inch rain?

[Aggies7]

This is actually excruciating 

[Aggies7]

 

Fluffy rain. I forget, how many inches snow = 1 inch rain?

Usually 12

[RickOShea]

Jeffers is a kid who had a catcher's mitt given to him in Little League.  So naturally............

[RickOShea]

The A's may not be a great team, but the Twins are making them look like the toughest SOBs in the American League.

[cHawk]

FINALLY THAT FELT LIKE 10 EFFING YEARS