GAME THREAD: A's v Twins, 5/6/22, 7:10 CT

[Aggies7]

I’m sure Emilio pagan is a great guy but he should never be put into another save situation earlier than the 12th inning 

[stringer bell]

Pagan has gone to the limit like that twice and came out on top. That, friends, is walking the tightrope.

[twins_89]

That last pitch would have walked in the tying run if the batter hadn't swung.

[Danchat]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Pagan has gone to the limit like that twice and came out on top. That, friends, is walking the tightrope.

Yeah, wasn't it exactly the same, 1 run game, bases loaded, 2 outs, and a 3-2 count?

[Longdistancetwins]

2 minutes ago, twins_89 said:

That last pitch would have walked in the tying run if the batter hadn't swung.

Gulp.

[cHawk]

Okay but fr, Pagan should not be closing anymore. With a 1-run lead in the ninth we should be going to Duran.

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Yeah, wasn't it exactly the same, 1 run game, bases loaded, 2 outs, and a 3-2 count?

Yes. Jeffers framed a borderline pitch. This was a really good pitch from Pagan, but you aren't going to come out ahead that often in that situation.

[MadHits]

Always fun when you think your heart could explode but we get the win! Winder is the real deal and Jose stepped up huge in this game. Keep the home winning streak going guys.

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Yeah, wasn't it exactly the same, 1 run game, bases loaded, 2 outs, and a 3-2 count?

Difference was, I could sort of see his strategy the other time.  This time, he was playing with fire through the heart of the batting order.

[Sielk]

Man, I couldn't even stomach watching the end of it. Glad it worked out! Pagan is stressful and I hate to watch him. If you get hit, you get hit but make them beat you instead of walking a few and losing on a bloop single.

Luckily, the latter part didn't happen today and thus, a fun game. Miranda get's his first homer, Lewis his first hit, Winder is a stud and the future (which is also the present!) looks great!

Switching over to the Wild now. They just scored. 3-0. Are we allowed to have a fun night as MN sports fans?

[David HK]

39 minutes ago, chaderic20 said:

Paddack?

Good point.  Although Paddack looks like he's actually been fed recently, as opposed to existing on Cheetohs and Mountain Dew in between sudafed runs.

[Unwinder]

That was a fun game to be at, but has not raised my confidence in Pagan closing. Sad I missed my guy Miranda homering. Glad to see my guy Winder shoving. Lewis looks like he belongs. Fun to see so much future on display.

[Squirrel]

1 hour ago, RickOShea said:

Another Buxton homer and another close game, which translates to a probable Twins loss.

It just seems that every  time he hits multiple homers or a monster shot in a game, it goes for naught in a Twin's loss.

Really?

[Unwinder]

2 hours ago, PDX Twin said:

Well, TD member Unwinder doesn't seem to be on the site tonight. He might have a different opinion!

I swear this has been my screen name on every website since 2008. But on the other hand, I don't trust this "Winder" fellow. Seems fishy to me!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 hours ago, snotboogie said:

Puck. Midsummer Night's Dream.  We're classy 'round here

Darn right

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 hours ago, snotboogie said:

Some guy named Jerry Lewis or something is taking over at ss, I guess. Never heard of him.

Was he funny?