Game Thread: Dodgers @ Twins 640 PM 4/12/2022

[wsnydes]

It's a pleasure to watch a team that does the small things well.  Too bad it's against the home squad.

[wabene]

46 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

So have Flo (Progressive), Lily (Sprint) and many others. 

Mr Whipple

[PDX Twin]

Winder literally gave them that run. Bellinger had three stolen bases last year; two in that inning.

[RickOShea]

Only a Twin pitcher can have a mediocre inning, and get back slaps from the whole team.

[Mill1634]

If only we had some low leverage opportunities to ease Winder into the majors rather than throwing him into a tie game against the best lineup in my lifetime. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

11 minutes ago, Sconnie said:

Winder in for the 5th. Scheduled piggy-back “start”? If they don’t get rained on, suppose the plan is 2-3 innings?

Whether or not this is the plan, it doesn’t look like Winder will go more than an inning

[PDX Twin]

How about the skies open up and we start over on another day?

[RpR]

Just now, Mill1634 said:

If only we had some low leverage opportunities to ease Winder into the majors rather than throwing him into a tie game against the best lineup in my lifetime. 

Bring him  in when the twins have 5 run lead.

[PDX Twin]

Kepler murders left-handers, right?

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Sconnie said:

Whether or not this is the plan, it doesn’t look like Winder will go more than an inning

One can only hope so.

[Mill1634]

How will we waste the double this time? My guess is K, pop out to 3rd, groundout to 3rd

[Sielk]

Twins fans: Where is Falvey's pitching pipeline? We have waited long enough!

Twins fans, after a part of said pipeline makes his debut and it doesn't go perfectly: Send him back to St. Paul!

Seriously, I'm also annoyed by the Dodgers' lead and yesterday would probably have been a better situation for Winder. But can you maybe give him a little bit longer than one single inning before you write him off?

[Danchat]

Yeah, don't get why Winder is used in a 0-0 game vs a stacked Dodgers lineup rather than using him yesterday with a 4 run lead. The rookie jitters were strong and Jeffers wasn't helping.

[D. Hocking]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

How will we waste the double this time? My guess is K, pop out to 3rd, groundout to 3rd

Maybe there will be a RBI single?

[Nine of twelve]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Only a Twin pitcher can have a mediocre inning, and get back slaps from the whole team.

Lighten up. It was the kid's first major league inning. He was working against nerves, bad weather, and a good team. He didn't give up a hit. A bit of support from teammates can go a long way in a situation like this.

[wabene]

3 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

Kepler murders left-handers, right?

It's deja vu all over again

[RpR]

If. Sano at least hits it deep

[RickOShea]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

Lighten up. It was the kid's first major league inning. He was working against nerves, bad weather, and a good team. He didn't give up a hit. A bit of support from teammates can go a long way in a situation like this.

Gotcha!

[PDX Twin]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

Lighten up. It was the kid's first major league inning. He was working against nerves, bad weather, and a good team. He didn't give up a hit. A bit of support from teammates can go a long way in a situation like this.

Agree. Mostly nerves, I suspect. 

But still, this is a brutal time for his debut.

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Sielk said:

Twins fans: Where is Falvey's pitching pipeline? We have waited long enough!

Twins fans, after a part of said pipeline makes his debut and it doesn't go perfectly: Send him back to St. Paul!

Seriously, I'm also annoyed by the Dodgers lead and yesterday would probably have been a better situation for Winder. But can you maybe give him a little bit longer than one single inning before you write him off?

Not when he has trouble throwing strikes.

[PDX Twin]

Given how our RH batters have fared against Heaney, this seems like good move.

[Nine of twelve]

Tough crowd in here tonight.

[D. Hocking]

Does it seem like there have been a lot of hit by pitches this year?

[PDX Twin]

Thank you, Dodgers!

[stringer bell]

13 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

It's a pleasure to watch a team that does the small things well.  Too bad it's against the home squad.

That wore well!

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Nine of twelve said:

Tough crowd in here tonight.

we're all tired of this sh-t..

[RpR]

HA, and I say HA again, good fielding makes a huge difference; that looked like last years Twins.

[Mill1634]

Someone said something about the Dodgers doing the little things right?

 

Thank you. 

[D. Hocking]

Hard to tell from the radio, but sounds like it should have been a double play?

[RpR]

Just now, Mill1634 said:

Someone said something about the Dodgers doing the little things right?

 

Thank you. 

Irony.