Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox 1:10 PM 5/13/2021

[Danchat]

This here is likely our final chance to get this game back. 0 for 6 in RISP so far, of course... just gotta pray for a White Sox error at this point.

[Vanimal46]

Nellie has cooled off immensely 

[Mill1634]

This team may never do another positive thing in high leverage

[Aggies7]

Just forfeit the rest of the year. This is an abomination 

[LaBombo]

9 minutes ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

To be fair to Robles, the expected runs for runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out is 1.352, so it's not like allowing one runner to score is an awful outcome.

It's a little more awful if you're the manager and about to sink to 12-23 in the last year of your contract.

[Vanimal46]

You just have to laugh at this point. Larnach was FROZEN in time from that slider. 

[Aggies7]

5 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Geez, every team we face, has 2 or more guys in the pen who throw 97+mph.  Maybe the Twins should try that. No way can the outcome be any worse, than it is now.

We had a guy who could do that and we traded him away

[Danchat]

6 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Geez, every team we face, has 2 or more guys in the pen who throw 97+mph.  Maybe the Twins should try that. No way can the outcome be any worse, than it is now.

It's ironic you said this, since we're going back-to-back with our two guys who throw 97+ mph.

[RickOShea]

When I was in high school, when we lost a game on the road, we had to push the bus the last 1/2 mile.  The school bus lot was behind the school and up on a hill.

Maybe the Twins should push their plane on the tarmac to the arrival gate.

 

[Vanimal46]

 

The cavalry is on the way!!!!! 

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, Danchat said:

It's ironic you said this, since we're going back-to-back with our two guys who throw 97+ mph.

I meant 97.3 mph 

[Cap'n Piranha]

4 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

It's a little more awful if you're the manager and about to sink to 12-23 in the last year of your contract.

I'm no fan of Rocco, and I would like to see him gone for someone with some more fire, but I would honestly be very surprised if Rocco is not the manager in 2022.  The only scenario I can see someone else as the skipper is if Falvey and Levine are both gone; otherwise, I think it's much more likely they hire a bench coach with previous manager experience to be Rocco's right hand.

[LaBombo]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Just forfeit the rest of the year. This is an abomination 

Won't happen.  Twins have already agreed to finish the season as part of an experimental Hard Knocks/Survivor hybrid where players vote each other off Major League Island every week...

[Mike Sixel]

I am beginning to suspect this team isn't as good as I thought it would be.....

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

 

The cavalry is on the way!!!!! 

Can he pitch in late blowout situations?

[Vanimal46]

Just now, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Can he pitch in late blowout situations?

Doubt it. But maybe he can hit the ball when there are people in scoring position!

[Vanimal46]

This Hamilton at bat might be longer than the Hamilton musical. 

[Platoon]

2 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I am beginning to suspect this team isn't as good as I thought it would be.....

I don’t think it’s a good idea to jump to premature conclusions.......   I would wait a little longer....  maybe til the top of the 9th?

[Mill1634]

Good to see Alcala throw well

[RickOShea]

Baldelli tells Garver he's buying, after 1-2-3 inning.

[wavedog]

Good News is we are under our 3 run cap - so we can still hit the cap, tie the game and lose in extra innings.   We haven't lost an extra inning game in a while - we need to mix it up a bit.    

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Doubt it. But maybe he can hit the ball when there are people in scoring position!

Not a trick question; he has pitched in six games in his career

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

This Hamilton at bat might be longer than the Hamilton musical. 

That's only because he is short. Kinda like Mickey Mantle's logic about girls having small hands.

[LaBombo]

9 minutes ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

I'm no fan of Rocco, and I would like to see him gone for someone with some more fire, but I would honestly be very surprised if Rocco is not the manager in 2022.  The only scenario I can see someone else as the skipper is if Falvey and Levine are both gone; otherwise, I think it's much more likely they hire a bench coach with previous manager experience to be Rocco's right hand.

It wasn't a 'Fire Rocco!' comment... just noting that while the Sox insurance run is a simple and almost inevitable run expectancy table outcome for fans, it's probably a little harder to stomach for a manager who's a couple of innings plus one more loss away from a .333 winning percentage in the middle of May.

[Vanimal46]

Hey y’all... The Tigers have more wins than the Twins now. 

[LaBombo]

2 minutes ago, wavedog said:

Good News is we are under our 3 run cap - so we can still hit the cap, tie the game and lose in extra innings.   We haven't lost an extra inning game in a while - we need to mix it up a bit.    

Okay, fine, you're in charge of positive thinking for the rest of the game thread.  Just don't ask for a raise.

[RickOShea]

The Twins look kinda down, like whipped puppies.  But, they're spitting, nicely.

[mrtwinsfan]

Giving Props to the new site ?, Nice job,  i have given up trying to listen to Smalley, when the twins were at least competitive i stayed with Roy, Now after 2-3 innings of each game in this series, ive been switching over to the Sox team with Steve Stone and gotta say they are pretty Darn good, , and after watching Larnach against the Lefty, tells me Sano is ???  is he done ?

[LaBombo]

9 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

This Hamilton at bat might be longer than the Hamilton musical. 

Couple thousand dollars cheaper though.

 

Also... KEPLER!!!

It looked like maybe a double down the line off his bat, and then?

[Mill1634]

MAX MASHED