GAME THREAD 5/16/21: Twins vs. A's: 1:10 CDT

[insagt1]

runner at 3rd one out. Is there any chance the Twins could actually score a run? Typically...a strikeout will follow. The rally killer of choice for the Twins, (prove me wrong. this time....I'd love it)

[Mill1634]

SIMBA SMASH WHAT THE HELL

[stringer bell]

I'm ready for another shot for Jeffers.

[insagt1]

Yep---the k. Is this team predictable or what!!!  But then, but then...whats this? A homerun from light hitting Simmons? Did I see this

[glunn]

Never give up.

[insagt1]

Break up the TWins....2 8th inning comebacks in a row.

[stringer bell]

Simmons with a wall scraper acting like he put it in the third deck.

[Mill1634]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Simmons with a wall scraper acting like he put it in the third deck.

to be fair, that is basically third deck for him

[bighat]

Why was Kepler just removed?

[Mill1634]

oh no...

[glunn]

That totally sucked.

[RickOShea]

Didn't someone call Donaldson a choker, earlier?

[Mill1634]

You cannot make this **** up

[stringer bell]

That was a decent throw. Donaldson needed to catch it.

[RickOShea]

Was our catcher using that one knee on ground set-up?

 

[stringer bell]

And........probably a really hard pitch to block, but Mitch couldn't block it.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Didn't someone call Donaldson a choker, earlier?

Yes and they even said later in the game is where he chokes most, 

[glunn]

We need some quality at bats in the 9th.

[denarded]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

That was a decent throw. Donaldson needed to catch it.

An average MLB infielder catches that. I"m glad we didn't pay a lot for that lug

[Mill1634]

That inning again is not on the pitcher...that's now at least 3 runs that the defense has costed the bullpen. Remember that when you tear down the bullpen after this game

[Mill1634]

Dick acted like Cruz hit that ball 450 feet. 

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

Dick acted like Cruz hit that ball 450 feet. 

It's not about the result, it's the experience.

[Mill1634]

Larnach starting to get comfortable and hit the ball hard. Fantastic. 

[glunn]

Damn.

[USAFChief]

This team plays some pretty bad baseball. 

 

Errors, poor execution, out of position, illogical baserunning, bad pitch selection, too many K's.

 

The list goes on and on. At least a portion of that falls on the manager.

[mrtwinsfan]

and we will cya tommorow night - hopefully!!

[Mill1634]

2 of the worst losses on the season against the A's, starting with the high scoring extra innings affair, and then today. Twins were in absolute control of the ball game, and then the young stud defensive catcher makes a play a middle school catcher would get pulled for. Absolutely and utterly inexcusable, and anyone who defends it or blames it on Andrus for "flopping" needs to get a reality check. It's not about the flop, but that your catcher looks lost under pressure. Get Jeffers up now and don't look back.  And then Donaldson drops a tailor made double play in what would've been a no run inning. The at bats were fine, but Kenta and the defense were atrocious today. Another clear example of TSF 2.0. 

[Mill1634]

https://twitter.com/AaronGleeman/status/1394047290478931969?s=20

[Vanimal46]

19 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

https://twitter.com/AaronGleeman/status/1394047290478931969?s=20

It’s over Johnny. On a positive note, the Minnesota Wild win in OT!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

It’s over Johnny. On a positive note, the Minnesota Wild win in OT!

Hurray for the Wild!

 

And at least Twins are keeping it interesting late in the game...