GAME THREAD: 6/8/21, Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees, 7:10 CDT

[LaBombo]

3 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

Here we go again...not even sure why we suit up against this team.  Just give them the 6 wins and we won't have watch it happen again.

 

I'll be honest, at first this seemed defeatist to me.  But then it occurred to me that it may save the Twins at least two or three critical injuries, so now I'm on the fence.

[RickOShea]

God, I hate these teams.

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[Vanimal46]

Sigh... I wanted to show some faith in Big Mike tonight. This has to be Alcala’s highest leverage appearance all year, right?

[RickOShea]

11 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Ok, Rocco. Pay attention. Pineda's first walk.  The game could pivot in how this inning is handled.

Well.............

[SanoMustGo]

7 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

I'll be honest, at first this seemed defeatist to me.  But then it occurred to me that it may save the Twins at least two or three critical injuries, so now I'm on the fence.

It is defeatist...it was meant to be.  The Twins are 37-108 against the Yankees since 2002

[wsnydes]

That could have been worse.  

Yeah, I'll go with that for now.

[Vanimal46]

 

How many inherited runners score now?

[operation mindcrime]

Very disappointing!

[RickOShea]

Unbelievable.  We are the laughing stock of MLB.

[RickOShea]

And of course, our offense has just closed for the evening.

[denarded]

13 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

WTF did you just type?

Don't understand? I'm pointing out this is not an MLB lineup

[RickOShea]

I wonder if Wes Johnson wears a t-shirt under his jersey that says "**** happens".

[operation mindcrime]

I'm impressed we didn't give up a grand slam!

[Vanimal46]

Only 1 inherited runner scored this time! Not bad given the circumstances. 

[wavedog]

That’s a win for Alcala and the Twins this year.  Only one inherited runner scored.

[Aerodeliria]

The Yankees always feast on the Twins because they take a lot of pitches. Their big innings against the Twins inevitably include a couple of BBs and the occasional wild pitch and then comes the bomb This inning is a case in point. I'd say they escaped this inning unscathed. I was thinking 5-6 runs to be honest.

[RickOShea]

Dick says Buxton is doing real well, since he just got a triple in his rehab game.  I suggest a triple means he was ready to go before tonight.

[wavedog]

Cmon Garlick you are here to hit lefties, not strike out three times

[denarded]

Morneau is good at what he does

[LaBombo]

14 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Unbelievable.  We are the laughing stock of MLB.

The nice thing about being a medium-small market Flyover team is that we're really not interesting enough for big market teams and fans to bother laughing at.  

[Vanimal46]

And the sound you hear is the collective groan after seeing Colomé walk out on the field. 

[LaBombo]

18 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

And of course, our offense has just closed for the evening.

They're still socially distancing themselves from the ball to prevent transmission.  Someone needs to tell them that the bats are fully vaccinated.

[Aggies7]

Hahahaha death, taxes, and choking against the Yankees.

[stringer bell]

Why are we conceding in the 6th?

[Aggies7]

WHY WOULD YOU CUT THAT OFF

[Vanimal46]

Why in the hell are you cutting off that throw Turtle?

[Aggies7]

But the turtle loves playing the game and that’s all that matters!

[stringer bell]

Oh Turtle!

[SanoMustGo]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Why in the hell are you cutting off that throw Turtle?

cause he has no business playing at 3rd

[lecroy24fan]

he would have been safe anyways. I'm not upset about it.