Game Thread Twins vs Evil Empire June 9, 2021 7:10 CDT In A Galaxy Way Too Close To Home

[AceWrigley]

1 hour ago, Danchat said:

Garlick got IL'd but Refsnyder didn't after leaving with an injury? What the heck?! ?

Garlick is taking the injury for him as the designated injured.

[jun]

I was about to say Dobnak set up nicely for Stanton's 2nd Homer with an easy & quick 5 pitch walk to Torres when that actually happened. I was almost speechless. Dobnak is not a major league pitcher period. There is no question about that. Why on earth the FO gave this unproven guy millions?

[Danchat]

Holy cow... 11 hits, 5 HRs, 3 walks... and 0 strikeouts. It doesn't get much worse than that! Unless you're Matt Shoemaker.

[AceWrigley]

And Jax in after tossing 23 pitches last night. Hmmm.

[Rigby]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I’m trying to see the stats for Dobnak’s ‘revamped’ slider that sparked the extension... I’m not a Baseball Savant savant, and would appreciate someone that is to satisfy my curiosity. 

That revamped slider tamed a couple of those dingers keeping them in the city limits. Otherwise they may have killed a few people in Duluth.

[Danchat]

The good news is that Dobnak still has 3 options remaining, so stashing him in the minors will be an option for quite awhile. 

And now for Jax to serve up more batting practice, before getting sent down to AAA.

[AceWrigley]

Just now, Rigby said:

That revamped slider tamed a couple of those dingers keeping them in the city limits. Otherwise they may have killed a few people in Duluth.

Are there still people living in Duluth?

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, Danchat said:

The good news is that Dobnak still has 3 options remaining, so stashing him in the minors will be an option for quite awhile. 

And now for Jax to serve up more batting practice, before getting sent down to AAA.

There is only ONE option for Dobnak in my opinion.

[Aggies7]

Seriously, what do you do with a guy who is this bad when you have so many years left? I mean, I know what an actual winning club would do, but what will the twins do?

[Game7-91]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I’m trying to see the stats for Dobnak’s ‘revamped’ slider that sparked the extension... I’m not a Baseball Savant savant, and would appreciate someone that is to satisfy my curiosity. 

Dobby's WAR 2019: 0.6      FIP 2019 2.9

                        2020: 0.3        2020: 3.96

                        2021: -0.5       2021: 4.65

Apparently the new slider is not helping much.....................

[Rigby]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

Are there still people living in Duluth?

There will be a welfare check after the Yankees leave town....

[AceWrigley]

And Jax lowers his ERA from 27.00 to 20.25, and this against the Yankees. Progress.

[Aggies7]

This year’s team actually makes me angry to a point where I dislike them. Never happened before.

[Rigby]

3 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

There is only ONE option for Dobnak in my opinion.

Send him out for drinks with Billy Martin?

[LaBombo]

8 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Holy cow... 11 hits, 5 HRs, 3 walks... and 0 strikeouts. It doesn't get much worse than that! Unless you're Matt Shoemaker.

 

[AceWrigley]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

This year’s team actually makes me angry to a point where I dislike them. Never happened before.

I wish I didn't know what you mean.

[Danchat]

3 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

There is only ONE option for Dobnak in my opinion.

 

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Seriously, what do you do with a guy who is this bad when you have so many years left? I mean, I know what an actual winning club would do, but what will the twins do?

What you do is wait until Wes Johnson and the rest of the organization figure out how to magically improve pitchers again like in 2018 and 2019. If that doesn't happen, well, burning $8M on Dobnak is going to be a small issue compared to the complete inability to field a MLB-caliber pitching staff.

[Taildragger8791]

This series is serving as a reality check to anyone who was still harboring thoughts that this team isn't a total dumpster fire in need of a rebuild.

[Game7-91]

We need a forfeit rule.

[Vanimal46]

[Vanimal46]

You know anger and apathy is kicking in when there isn’t one Sano! post after his HR several minutes ago. 

[Mike Sixel]

Truly awful. I'm really doubting they know anything about pitching. 

[SanoMustGo]

In the year of the strikeout, Twins pitching 0 strikeouts, 30 Yankee plate appearances

[LaBombo]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

You know anger and apathy is kicking in when there isn’t one Sano! post after his HR several minutes ago. 

Yup, not even a grumble about 'garbage time'.  Since somebody already brought up MP & the Holy Grail... "Oh, what sad times are these..."

[LaBombo]

11 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Truly awful. I'm really doubting they know anything about pitching. 

Or sample size... 15 starts/70 innings seems a bit on the low side as far as justifications for $9M deals go.

[glunn]

I have stopped watching the games in order to preserve my mental health. That's working for me so far.

[SanoMustGo]

That was lovely

[Vanimal46]

Juuuuuust a bit outside on that throw to home plate from Celestino. 

[LaBombo]

Dick straying farther into self-parody as a throw pinballs around the backstop:  "Celestino showing off his arm strength, if not his accuracy".

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What excitement did i miss?