GAME THREAD: 6/22/22, Twins vs Guardians, 6:40 PM CT

[RpR]

It is a Twins trade-mark first batter a new pitcher faces hits a home run, -- or two.

[Danchat]

Wow. This bullpen is destitute, it's nothing but Duran at this point. Time for drastic measures - trades, get Sands and Canterino working as relievers, etc.

[h2oface]

It was only a matter of time. Fun while it lasted. 

[Mill1634]

SMFH. This is what happens when you do nothing to improve a terrible bullpen. 

[Parfigliano]

And boom goes the bullpen

[RpR]

Why is Cotton still pitching?

[mrtwinsfan]

Cotton Picking Crazy

[Aggies7]

Haha do people really think there will be enough moves made to save this pen? We need about 5 guys. 4 at minimum. Lots of other teams saying the same thing. Good luck!

[Tlaker]

JFC….

[mrtwinsfan]

First team to  10 ?

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

First team to  10 ?

That won’t work

[Rosterman]

It's fun watching a team that wants to win play. They make things happen, those Ind...Guardians!

[Tlaker]

No where near enough talent on this team …. especially from Rocco on down.

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Cleveland has an expected batting average tonight of .197. They have 10 hits. It’s insane they’ve kept this up for a month, but there is no way, no how, it’s sustainable. 

Thats my hope

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, Tlaker said:

No where near enough talent on this team …. especially from Rocco on down.

It’s been a breakdown of the bullpen last two games

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

First team to  10 ?

That’s the hope!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Hope Buxton is having a good rest.....maybe taking a bath with a glass of wine.  Unbelievable that we need to give the 100 million dollar man the night off after DH'ing.   

[Mill1634]

The Twins will take the lead in the bottom of the 8th for the bullpen to lose it in the top of the 9th. I've seen this movie countless times, but keep watching it hoping it'll end differently. 

[Winston Smith]

Most pens feature guys throwing heat we feature guy throwing hanging breaking balls.

[JAWS33]

This is what you get when the FO always thinks they can build a bullpen with guys off the scrap heap and trades your best reliever on opening day. 
 

[Mill1634]

Cotton put together 2 good appearances in Toronto and parlayed it into high leverage outings and it hasn't gone well. This is the same guy who passed through waivers unclaimed not once, but TWICE. When that guy is throwing high leverage innings, your bullpen sucks. 

[h2oface]

Hey.... isn't Alex Duffey fresh...... enough?

[h2oface]

Say what you want.... almost never counts.

[Mill1634]

Cleveland gets two weak ass hits to go over the left field fence, but everytime the Twins hit a long fly ball to left late in a game it dies on the warning track EVERY time

[Irishman]

Twins Bullpen really is terrible.    Twins is finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Hey.... isn't Alex Duffey fresh...... enough?

Oh god is that some sort of evil combination of colomé and Tyler?

[RpR]

Twins need Nelson Cruz badly.

[RpR]

Is there some where , where one can check how well Sanchez hit between catching and dh?

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Twins need Nelson Cruz badly.

No amount of offense can make up for this disaster of a bullpen