GAME THREAD: Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 04/30/2022 @ 4:10 PM EST

[Mill1634]

MAX MASHED!!!!!!!

[Mill1634]

Twins #3 spot in the lineup. 4-5, 3 HR, 6 RBI. Good day. 

[snotboogie]

[RpR]

3 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

You aren't going to get a much better time than a 4 (now 5) run lead. Of course, you can always wait until you're down. But if you don't trust a guy up 4 or 5 runs to get 3 outs, you probably should've called someone else up. 

Twins burned a lot of big leads last year, Baldelli probably has not forgotten.

[stringer bell]

Time for Sands to make his debut. 

[Nine of twelve]

3 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

You aren't going to get a much better time than a 4 (now 5) run lead. Of course, you can always wait until you're down. But if you don't trust a guy up 4 or 5 runs to get 3 outs, you probably should've called someone else up. 

7.

[Sielk]

3 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

Joe Smith has been really good. Under reported signing at the time. Only run he's given up has been to the fake runner.

I also love the combination of Duran and his great stuff and Smith with his sidearm motion and low velo. I imagine that's a difficult contrast for hitters to deal with. 

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

Maybe Correa saw a sign stuck in his locker that said 35 million every game of late.

Yeah, that's prolly it.

 

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[ashbury]

Tuned in just in time for this clutch ninth-inning rally.... wait, what, woah!

I see evidence of some clean innings put up by our bullpen.  Love to see that!

[RpR]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Time for Sands to make his debut. 

Now I agree.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So apparently the pulled the game ball out for Polanco’s 150th double.

It will look good on his shelf next to the 25, 50, 75, 100th, and 125th doubles, I guess?

[SwainZag]

Brooks Raley coming in......he was once a Twin right?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

9 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

You aren't going to get a much better time than a 4 (now 5) run lead. Of course, you can always wait until you're down. But if you don't trust a guy up 4 or 5 runs to get 3 outs, you probably should've called someone else up. 

Your post is aging poorly!

(may all your posts age this poorly this season...)

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Tuned in just in time for this clutch ninth-inning rally.... wait, what, woah!

I see evidence of some clean innings put up by our bullpen.  Love to see that!

And some evidence of not clean innings from the Rays pen.

[PDX Twin]

Just now, SwainZag said:

Brooks Raley coming in......he was once a Twin right?

I think that was a different Raley. I remember an outfielder.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, SwainZag said:

Brooks Raley coming in......he was once a Twin right?

We don't talk about that here.

[SwainZag]

Just now, PDX Twin said:

I think that was a different Raley. I remember an outfielder.

Ah....yes, we sent him to the Dodgers in the Maeda deal.  Same name though I think?

[ashbury]

Just now, USAFChief said:

And some evidence of not clean innings from the Rays pen.

And no evidence of proper hygiene in any innings, for that matter.

[RpR]

Did the Rays all get the Twins 2021 bull pen.

[USAFChief]

Who the **** has a reliever named "Rally" on their team!??! Stupid!!!

[ashbury]

Just now, SwainZag said:

Ah....yes, we sent him to the Dodgers in the Maeda deal.  Same name though I think?

Use the Force, Brooks.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

And no evidence of proper hygiene in any innings, for that matter.

Let's keep it clean, pal.

[Squirrel]

Got to work, checked the score and wondered ... am I on the other side of the rainbow??? Revenge we got, I think, if it  holds.

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Who the **** has a reliever named "Rally" on their team!??! Stupid!!!

Balfour wasn't exactly encouraging, either ... for a name

[Sielk]

2 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

Ah....yes, we sent him to the Dodgers in the Maeda deal.  Same name though I think?

That was Luke Raley, I think.

[Danchat]

2 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

Ah....yes, we sent him to the Dodgers in the Maeda deal.  Same name though I think?

That was Luke Raley. But I've made that same mistake with Brooks Raley before, too.

 

[PDX Twin]

Just now, Squirrel said:

Balfour wasn't exactly encouraging, either ... for a name

Especially with a first name of Grant. Kind of sounds like an intentional walk.

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Who the **** has a reliever named "Rally" on their team!??! Stupid!!!

Reverse psychology is a thing, Chief!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Fun fact: Luke Raley is now in the Rays organization!

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Got to work, checked the score and wondered ... am I on the other side of the rainbow??? Revenge we got, I think, if it  holds.

Because you asked, the lasagna was excellent!