Game Recap: Orioles 7, Twins 4

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Still no mention about whether he was wearing a cup or not. He had to be, right?

When I saw the slo-mo replay I thought the ball hit just above where the cup would be. If so, then "groin contusion" isn't just some euphemism, but really is the groin. But I'm not the doctor. Some kind of official explanation would be welcome, though overly personal.

[Dodecahedron]

Kudos to the Orioles for snapping that bummer of a losing streak.

Golf clap to Sano and Polanco.  Way to show up or whatever.

[TwinsChupacabra]

Now that nearly everyone on this site is agreeing that there will be no great turn-around this season, it's time to look forward to the changes that will be necessary to be competitive in a few years.  This includes firing Rocco.  There is almost nothing he does well.  I am tired of all the excuses people make for him, including injuries and bad luck.

If they do not fire him, do you honestly think next year will be better, even with some different players?

[Mike Sixel]

34 minutes ago, TwinsChupacabra said:

Now that nearly everyone on this site is agreeing that there will be no great turn-around this season, it's time to look forward to the changes that will be necessary to be competitive in a few years.  This includes firing Rocco.  There is almost nothing he does well.  I am tired of all the excuses people make for him, including injuries and bad luck.

If they do not fire him, do you honestly think next year will be better, even with some different players?

I 100% expect next year to be different, yes. If managers had the massive effect on winning that people seem to think they do, they'd be paid like players.....

[bighat]

4 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

The damage has been done, is it too late? I hope not but it'll take drastic measures.

Yeah, it's too late. Division's way out of reach, too many teams (almost the entire league) ahead of them in the Wild Card. This team doesn't have to be great to make the playoffs this year - they have to be borderline perfect. It's possible they right the ship and play OK the remainder of the year, but that's not even close to what they need.

[Doctor Gast]

On 6/2/2021 at 4:31 PM, bighat said:

Yeah, it's too late. Division's way out of reach, too many teams (almost the entire league) ahead of them in the Wild Card. This team doesn't have to be great to make the playoffs this year - they have to be borderline perfect. It's possible they right the ship and play OK the remainder of the year, but that's not even close to what they need.

Totally agree with you Bighat. We have the team that can go a long ways, just missing a couple of key pieces. We've been rated above TB but they have out maneuver us the last 2 years. Like I said the damage has been done, it'd take a miracle for us to make the PS this year even if we totally right the ship. But I'm not talking about this year, I'm talking about avoiding the coming Twinkle Era which would be years.