Game Thread: Twins at Rangers, 7 - 8 - 22 @ 7:10pm

[chpettit19]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

You honestly don’t see the difference between bundy CRUISING at 58 pitches after 5 innings and What you just saw from gray in that inning? You really don’t? Lol don’t hurt yourself stretching so hard to try and make a point

Yeah, Gray was really struggling before that inning wasn't he? I see your point.

You realize Rocco takes the starters out literally to avoid those innings and you're on here multiple days a week complaining about it, right? You don't get to have it both ways. Either want Rocco to have a quick hook or you don't. And you very clearly don't. So when Rocco leaves a starter in there to get out of it himself like you're constantly saying he should you don't get to complain about it without your hypocrisy being called out. Just embrace that your strategy doesn't work every time just like Rocco's doesn't. It'll be ok.

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

OK. How much 

LOL

[cHawk]

8 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

At some point this team will completely collapse.  If this is the best we have, then I could care less if we make the playoffs.  Where would this team be without Correa, probably on their way to a similar record as last season.

How much are you willing to bet on this?

[IndianaTwin]

Took Squirrel’s advice and switched over to the Texas broadcast of innings 4-6, where I heard the tidbit that the Twins are hitting .262 this season with RISP. Sure doesn’t seem like it. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

8.3

(that was my next question: how many?)

 

What is a standard unit of suck? A tootsie pop?

[Mill1634]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

Ouch.

to be fair I have no doubt that the rookie lefty doesn't get a hit off Thielbar, which is when I posted it. 

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

Taylor Rogers had a 5.59 ERA last month and has given up 4 runs in 3 innings in July, for those still upset about that trade. 

He has stunk with a stink reminiscent of that wafting out of the Twins pen.

[Mill1634]

Twins will take a lead (probably by multiple runs) before the 9th inning only to blow it. I've seen this movie many times. The only question is whether Garver delievers the knockout punch. 

[Montdak]

Gotta love when the blind squirrel finds one.

[SanoMustGo]

1 minute ago, cHawk said:

How much are you willing to bet on this?

I wouldn't bet a dime on this team

[operation mindcrime]

3 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

bet we don't score here

Your reverse jinx worked!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Montdak said:

Gotta love when the blind squirrel finds one.

He has an uncanny ability to never stray far from the Mendoza Line

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

Twins will take a lead (probably by multiple runs) before the 9th inning only to blow it. I've seen this movie many times. The only question is whether Garver delievers the knockout punch. 

OK. Turn off the game. We'll let you know how things turn out

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

He has an uncanny ability to never stray far from the Mendoza Line

I was thinking the exact same thing. Haha

[cHawk]

6 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

I wouldn't bet a dime on this team

No, how much are you willing to bet that this team will collapse completely at some point?

[Aggies7]

44 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

Yeah, Gray was really struggling before that inning wasn't he? I see your point.

You realize Rocco takes the starters out literally to avoid those innings and you're on here multiple days a week complaining about it, right? You don't get to have it both ways. Either want Rocco to have a quick hook or you don't. And you very clearly don't. So when Rocco leaves a starter in there to get out of it himself like you're constantly saying he should you don't get to complain about it without your hypocrisy being called out. Just embrace that your strategy doesn't work every time just like Rocco's doesn't. It'll be ok.

Lol oh stop, you’re being unreasonable. No one said any strategy works ALL the time. And no one is blaming rocco for what happened tonight. And besides, Gray had already melted down before he reached your magical third time through the order. So should rocco pull starters BEFORE they even get to that point now? Just to be safe? Just to guard against the 6 run inning that happens a time or two a year? Should he have had someone ready to come in to start the 5th? Just in case? So the vaunted bullpen can save us? Just stop. And again, if I were on here complaining that he got pulled maybe you’d have a point.

[stringer bell]

11 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

I wouldn't bet a dime on this team

They are entertaining and unpredictable. I'm still not ready to call them a good team, but they are worth watching.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

They are entertaining and unpredictable. I'm still not ready to call them a good team, but they are worth watching.

They don't come when i call anyway.

[Parfigliano]

15 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

I wouldn't bet a dime on this team

I bet on this team.

[Parfigliano]

Nice strike 3 pitch

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Any idea what i am missing by not scoreboard watching?

[Schmoeman5]

Fun fact. 5 Twins wives are pregnant presently. A mass baby shower was held.  Maybe that's the problem. 

[LVTwinsfan]

21 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

I wouldn't bet a dime on this team

He’s asking you how much you’d be willing to bet against them, nice try though

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Buxton on first. Scoring position?

[stringer bell]

Buxton hit by pitch and neither Rocco or the trainer came out. That is .........unusual.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Buxton hit by pitch and neither Rocco or the trainer came out. That is .........unusual.

Maybe he's okay?

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Buxton hit by pitch and neither Rocco or the trainer came out. That is .........unusual.

They didn’t call the waaambulance?

[Rosterman]

Thank goodness have Monday off, as we will use msot of the bullpen tonight. Maybe Winder can piggy-back with Bunday on Sunday.

[LVTwinsfan]

10 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Fun fact. 5 Twins wives are pregnant presently. A mass baby shower was held.  Maybe that's the problem. 

It’s cool when Twins wives have twins

[h2oface]

wasting baserunner after baserunner.