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

[Vanimal46]

14 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

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

I believe it was written here and many other places that the organization has depth. Where is it?
 

All we’re missing is Maeda from the rotation, and we’re this close to seeing someone like Jax and Dobnak every 5 days. It’s inevitable we’re going to see them regularly when Happ and Big Mike are traded. And Shoemaker moved to the pen or DFA’d. 

[Aggies7]

Poor Celestino. Guy needs a hit in the worst way

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

I believe it was written here and many other places that the organization has depth. Where is it?
 

All we’re missing is Maeda from the rotation, and we’re this close to seeing someone like Jax every 5 days. It’s inevitable we’re going to see him regularly when Happ and Big Mike are traded. And Shoemaker moved to the pen or DFA’d. 

If judging by injuries, i think we are 60 odd feet of depth, which if i remember is a couple extra atmospheres in pressure.

 

If we go up too quickly, we could get the bends...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

If we go up too quickly, we could get the bends...

You say that like it’s a bad thing?

[LaBombo]

4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I believe it was written here and many other places that the organization has depth. Where is it?
 

Pretty sure that was people talking about how far below .500 they've sunk.

[SanoMustGo]

Twins hitters have walked 4 times in the last 4 games, including tonight

[BlackducktoSeattleDennis]

Wes fault, Catching Coaches fault, both or none of the above?????

Coluome was a major mistake and the way they started the season lost their mojo....

Uncle major league manager/Catcher many years told me many teams it is how you start the season off that determines where you end up.......

BP was horrible in April and got worse thereafter......

Dug a hole you can't get out of.......

[SanoMustGo]

Wonder if Rocco is sleeping in the dugout?

 

[Aggies7]

Someone please find Brett Gardner’s career BA against the twins. Has to be over .400

[Cap'n Piranha]

2 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

Wonder if Rocco is sleeping in the dugout?

 

He's an MLB manager.  I'm sure he makes enough to rent a room in uptown.

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, Cap'n Piranha said:

He's an MLB manager.  I'm sure he makes enough to rent a room in uptown.

ok, good.  I was worried

[Cap'n Piranha]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Someone please find Brett Gardner’s career BA against the twins. Has to be over .400

.267/.331/.378/.708 across 253 PA's.  9 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR.  22bb to 37k.

[Aggies7]

Just now, Cap'n Piranha said:

.267/.331/.378/.708 across 253 PA's.  9 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR.  22bb to 37k.

No way

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

No way

According to baseball reference, way.

[Aggies7]

Man, this feels like a blowout high school game where one coach puts in the kid who takes the book.

[SanoMustGo]

I assume Jax goes to St Paul when Maeda returns?

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just now, SanoMustGo said:

I assume Jax goes to St Paul when Maeda returns?

I hear he's a fan of Saint Dinette, yes.

[jun]

30 minutes ago, glunn said:

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

I have been doing the same this season. I suggest all Twins fans should take a little break this season. This pathetic team can drive people crazy.

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, Cap'n Piranha said:

I hear he's a fan of Saint Dinette, yes.

total crap...DFA Shoemaker.  If someone is going to have a 7+ ERA, it might as well be Jax

[SanoMustGo]

Is Cruz hurt?  He looks terrible at the plate.

[jun]

3 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

I assume Jax goes to St Paul when Maeda returns?

I would prefer to see Dobnak sent down. I think unlike Dobnak Jax has a future in the major league.

[Cap'n Piranha]

1 minute ago, jun said:

I would prefer to see Dobnak sent down. I think unlike Dobnak Jax has a future in the major league.

As what?

[Mike Sixel]

36 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

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

Happ..... shoemaker.... The bullpen.... This isn't just one thing.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Yankees' broadcast; "Colome is coming in, and he's been their closer, but if you never win, you have to get your closer some work".

 

Savage and inaccurate all at once--quite the feat.

[SanoMustGo]

Dick says Colome is had an "uneven" year.  Lol

[Danchat]

3 minutes ago, jun said:

I would prefer to see Dobnak sent down. I think unlike Dobnak Jax has a future in the major league.

IMO Dobnak and Jax are pretty similar pitchers. AAAA guys with some potential to be #5 guys. Jax has already been passed up in two different Rule 5 drafts.

[Cap'n Piranha]

What a play by Colome!

[Cap'n Piranha]

Jeffers basically just did an interpretive dance of the 2021 Twins season.

[LaBombo]

$#!t happens on a ball field, even to 100 win teams.  That being said, there's a fine line between struggling to play the game at times and looking like complete and utter buffoons.... and in this series the Twins are putting that line far behind themselves.

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

Okay. Let's say you can cut one and only one of the following Twins pitchers:

Colome, Shoemaker, Happ, or Dobnak. Who goes and who stays?

Now we’ve seen 2 tonight. Colomé, you are the weakest link. Good bye.