Game Thread x2: Twins @ Guardians, Noon:10 and 6:10 CT

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, MN_ExPat said:

Trouble locating the fastball today

It's down there somewhere.

Let me take another look.

[UpstateNewYorker]

Pagan is our version of Don "Fullpack" Stanhouse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Stanhouse).

[bunsen82]

Need a double play.  

[Aggies7]

Pagan is just the worst in these situations. So tired of it already

[wsnydes]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

It's down there somewhere.

Let me take another look.

Look faster...

[bunsen82]

Damn,  Pagan just sucks,  trying to blow this lead.  

[umterp23]

Pagan blowing it again!

[bunsen82]

Might as well walk this one now.  

[James]

Just now, bunsen82 said:

Damn,  Pagan just sucks,  trying to blow this lead.  

It seems like he might be doing more than trying.

[Aggies7]

Just gonna leave him in til it’s fully blown I guess. Maybe we won’t have to use duran then

[big dog]

To paraphrase Gary Gaetti, it’s hard to throw a strike with both hands around your throat. 

[dex8425]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I’m not sure of all these new fangled rules, but I don’t think you can put in a guy who’s on the IL

Joe Smith is hurt? Since when? I totally missed that.

[wsnydes]

Swell.

[tarheeltwinsfan]

Put me in to pitch. I can get it over  the plate.

[Muppet]

Oh good. Thielbar to the rescue. 

[SwainZag]

Going to have to pull the biggest houdini ever to get out of this mess

[bighat]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Pagan is just the worst in these situations. So tired of it already

He really is. Anyone who has watched him this year knew he was going to walk Kwan there to give Cleveland a rally here in the 8th. In a game the Twins had in the bag, in a game the Twins needed to win. He's just awful.

Twins deserve to lose with a bullpen like this, just horrific.

[rwilfong86]

This lead won't last long

[Aggies7]

Mind boggling we keep using him in this situation. 

[Azviking101]

Rogers trade looking amazing

 

[bighat]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Just gonna leave him in til it’s fully blown I guess. Maybe we won’t have to use duran then

Rocco "playing for later" per usual.

Then again I think Pagan was stuck in there for 3 batters at least due to the rule.

[MMMordabito]

Clase will come in.  Game over.   Way to go, Rocco and Pagan.

[jimbo92107]

...and we have...

The Pagan Sacrifice. Walks two, then a hit to give up two runs.

Now watch him burn through three guys quick. 

Nope, bringing in Thielbar. 

One more runs scores, then he strikes out the rest. 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, bighat said:

He really is. Anyone who has watched him this year knew he was going to walk Kwan there to give Cleveland a rally here in the 8th. In a game the Twins had in the bag, in a game the Twins needed to win. He's just awful.

Twins deserve to lose with a bullpen like this, just horrific.

Need to put Duran in first, he would have faced the heart of the Cleveland line up. Another questionable decision by Rocco.

[bunsen82]

Just now, rwilfong86 said:

This lead won't last long

Nope

[LVTwinsfan]

Ah yes, the 8th inning bullpen meltdown, I’ve seen this one before

[garn from vancouver]

i just tuned in and low and behold there's pagan giving away the game again. nice.

[Tlaker]

Can Pagan just be cut immediately?

[Twinfan603]

Shoot Pagan into the sun.

[Aggies7]

What a game to blow. Clawed back just to do this.