GAME THREAD: Oakland at Minnesota, May 8, 2022, 1:10 PM, CDT

[twinssporto]

Winner, winner chicken dinner! Taking the girls for Mother's Day dinner at Coalition in Excelsior. If any TD fans are there I'll buy drinks! Beer only (no White Russians, Manhattan's, Whiskey sour's, etc.)

[Richie the Rally Goat]

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, Nine of twelve said:

Phew! Fortunately I was able to negate Squirrel's negation of ash's reverse jinx. You're welcome.

I just hope there’s no animosity between you and Squirrel. ?

[Mill1634]

https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1523415838732087297?s=20&t=rFgh-uNKnMX9SLg_8ZVgUw

[adorduan]

If you have heart issues, don't watch when Pagan is pitching.

[CRF]

WHEW! Please get the big guns healthy by Tues.

[stringer bell]

9 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

would he spontaneously combust if he had to?

It’s just that he was limited to about 15 innings last year due to elbow issues. 

[ashbury]

18 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Great jinx, Ash

You were saying? 

Like with his predecessor Fernando Rodney, the Emilio Pagan Experience does not operate under the normal laws of physics.  You just watch, and accept.

[glunn]

1 minute ago, CRF said:

WHEW! Please get the big guns healthy by Tues.

Celestino was 3 for 3 today, so maybe Buxton can DH on Tues.

[USAFChief]

Winnah 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

It’s just that he was limited to about 15 innings last year due to elbow issues. 

And he pitched two innings yesterday

[wabene]

11 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

would he spontaneously combust if he had to?

Not how I would use him either. I like him going 2 innings. That is the whole problem with the closer concept, you can't use them everyday. Today they brought in Duff for the 3-4-5, fireman. I like that concept.

[glunn]

I am worried that the Astros will hit better than the A's.

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, wabene said:

Not how I would use him either. I like him going 2 innings. That is the whole problem with the closer concept, you can't use them everyday. Today they brought in Duff for the 3-4-5, fireman. I like that concept.

I disagree. two innings every 2-3 days IMO is much more of a load than an inning on back to back days. just speaking as a former pitcher.

 

he threw 2 on april 30, had one day off, then threw an inning, had two days off, then 2/3, then one day off and then 2. that's a lot of work in a week's time

[wabene]

You can Depends® on Pãgan

[Squirrel]

Winnah winnah ... gr turkey stuffed pepper dinner

[wabene]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I disagree. two innings every 2-3 days IMO is much more of a load than an inning on back to back days. just speaking as a former pitcher.

 

he threw 2 on april 30, had one day off, then threw an inning, had two days off, then 2/3, then one day off and then 2. that's a lot of work in a week's time

I didn't say 2 innings every time. I just think matchups are the way to go and if a guy is rolling, be open to him going two. The whole closer thing just doesn't register with me. Maybe when I was first watching baseball the save meant something, but as time goes on I don't agree with the rigid role mindset.

[Squirrel]

30 minutes ago, wabene said:

I didn't say 2 innings every time. I just think matchups are the way to go and if a guy is rolling, be open to him going two. The whole closer thing just doesn't register with me. Maybe when I was first watching baseball the save meant something, but as time goes on I don't agree with the rigid role mindset.

concur

[Aggies7]

1 hour ago, wabene said:

I didn't say 2 innings every time. I just think matchups are the way to go and if a guy is rolling, be open to him going two. The whole closer thing just doesn't register with me. Maybe when I was first watching baseball the save meant something, but as time goes on I don't agree with the rigid role mindset.

It’s not for “saves”, as in a stat. It’s so that a guy who can’t throw strikes (pagan) isn’t on the mound in a one run game in the last inning.

[terrydactyls]

7 hours ago, Sielk said:

While I don't mind doing that (4-3 Twins after 5 innings): wouldn't it be easier to just open Gameday?

Btw, blackouts in Maine don't make sense.

But then I would miss all the scintillating comments!  ?