GAME THREAD: 5/2/21, Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, 1:10 CDT

[cHawk]

concur. I vote for DeGrom.

IDK who to vote for

[cHawk]

I am now. But given the 3-run lead scenario, I wouldn’t have been. Spotted a seven run lead after 3, and not able to get even into the 7th?...given the Twins situation, that’s more failure than success, even if the result is a win. Now, I probably take him out and see if I can get at least one inning from someone not named Duffey, Robles, or Rogers.

There’s no reason to have him continue to go out there at 90 pitches and risk him getting injured when you have a rested pen.

[LVTwinsfan]

IDK who to vote for

It doesn’t matter, we don’t get a vote

[Brock Beauchamp]

Simmons has reminded us what real range looks like in an infielder. The fact he almost got to that ball is pretty amazing.

[Mill1634]

Fantastic play by Josh Donaldson

[LaBombo]

I'm starting to catch myself wondering what went wrong when Simmons doesn't quite glove a ball he really had no business getting close to.

[LVTwinsfan]

I’ll give Robles a B

for that inning

[jkcarew]

 

There’s no reason to have him continue to go out there at 90 pitches and risk him getting injured when you have a rested pen.

Because he’s better than the bullpen no matter how many days they’re rested...and his arm isn’t going to fall off if he throws one hundred pitches.

 

(but yes, not with the 6 run lead)

[USAFChief]

Simmons has reminded us what real range looks like in an infielder. The fact he almost got to that ball is pretty amazing.

wondering about his arm though.

[h2oface]

so much for the prairies.... and the song hardly has any lyrics.

[USAFChief]

I guess Robles was already warmed, but with a 6 run lead?

[LVTwinsfan]

That’s an out at a lot of balparks

[LVTwinsfan]

I guess Robles was already warmed, but with a 6 run lead?

That’s a save opportunity for the Twins

[cHawk]

Because he’s better than the bullpen no matter how many days they’re rested...and his arm isn’t going to fall off if he throws one hundred pitches.

 

(but yes, not with the 6 run lead)

Not all of the arms in the pen are completely incompetent. The pen as a group has been bad but not every arm individually.

 

And the pen should be good enough to hold a 6 run lead, even though Berrios probably would be better

[LaBombo]

Just for a fraction of a second when he underestimated that warning track ball and it bounced past him, Cave had very cat/laser pointer thing going on.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Come back!

Back, but distracted, and still catching up with thread...

[LVTwinsfan]

They should take this catcher out

[Mill1634]

ALEX KIRILOFF MY LORD

[LaBombo]

So this Kirilloff guy...

[LVTwinsfan]

Well, that’s impressive

[Danchat]

Never mind, I was right to say "blowout"!

[LVTwinsfan]

ALEX KIRILOFF MY LORD

ok calm down

[mrtwinsfan]

Ak 47 again

[MNT1996]

The dude has 10 RBIs already

[LVTwinsfan]

That makes up for Simmons error

[MVP Nick Punto]

Back, but distracted, and still catching up with thread...

We're safe now. You can go.

[mrtwinsfan]

AK or Cave--c,mon Rocco the jury has ruled

[mrtwinsfan]

Colome time ?

[MNT1996]

And scouts say that Larnach is near to where Kirilloff is as a batter. If that's true, oh boy. 

[cHawk]

And scouts say that Larnach is near to where Kirilloff is as a batter. If that's true, oh boy.

Replace Cave with Larnach then