GAME THREAD: 7/13/22, Twins vs. Brewers, 1:10 ET/12:10 CT

[SanoMustGo]

2 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

Luckily only their 7 good players had to play today. Thank goodness only Ryan and Duran had to pitch or they definitely wouldn't have won cuz all those other bad pitchers would've given up runs. You may be on to something with this being 7 guys doing all the work in the wins...

take away those 3 and its a loss

[USAFChief]

Gonna say this once: lay off other posters. 

Kthanks.

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, SanoMustGo said:

take away those 3 and its a loss

So then... They only have 3 good players

[SanoMustGo]

then why have this message board?   We need to accept alternate viewpoints

[chpettit19]

1 minute ago, SanoMustGo said:

take away those 3 and its a loss

Totally. Ryan wasn't the one who gave up the lone run today. I get it. There's no arguing against the fact that those 3 did all the work today. Why do they even have a 26 man roster? They only need the 7.

[SanoMustGo]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

So then... They only have 3 good players

no, but they all won' t contribute every game

[SanoMustGo]

4 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

Totally. Ryan wasn't the one who gave up the lone run today. I get it. There's no arguing against the fact that those 3 did all the work today. Why do they even have a 26 man roster? They only need the 7.

4 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

Totally. Ryan wasn't the one who gave up the lone run today. I get it. There's no arguing against the fact that those 3 did all the work today. Why do they even have a 26 man roster? They only need the 7.

that is quite enough...the bottom line is I don't think the rest of the roster is good at all

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

no, but they all won' t contribute every game

If they're so good as you say, then they would. Just play like the old King and his Court team. Play 7 guys. That's all they need

[sampleSizeOfOne]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I'm curious...in this gif, are you the cat or the duckling?

The cat seems so relaxed, i would hypothesize the duck is working at a cat spa.

 

If only we were so chill.

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

If they're so good as you say, then they would. Just play like the old King and his Court team. Play 7 guys. That's all they need

lot's of comedians on this board...gotta love it!

[insagt1]

Nice redemption from Miranda after that terrible pop up to the mound his previous AB. Thats how its done!! But on a more sobering note, Buxton is completely lost at sea these days. He is k'ing with the same frequency as our buddy Sano. Don't think he really deserved the allstar nod. He is a mess right now...for the 2nd time this season, he is contributing nothing at the plate but the odd and very infrequent long ball. Is this who he really is? A career .240 hitter who right now is barely over .200? If I'm the Twins, I'm real worried about this guy, but I guarantee they won't say they are concerned. The 'eye test' every AB speaks loudly. Are his sore knees affecting his swing, or rhythm? Right now, he's an automatic out. Plate appearances today were sad.

[Danchat]

Attaboy Miranda! Turns out we needed to exercise a little patience with him - sprinkle in a one day long demotion - and viola, we have a MLB hitter on our hands! He's hitting .320, 6 HRs, .364 OBP since June 1st. Still not sure where his defensive home is, but he looks he's found a home in the lineup.

[SanoMustGo]

8 minutes ago, insagt1 said:

Nice redemption from Miranda after that terrible pop up to the mound his previous AB. Thats how its done!! But on a more sobering note, Buxton is completely lost at sea these days. He is k'ing with the same frequency as our buddy Sano. Don't think he really deserved the allstar nod. He is a mess right now...for the 2nd time this season, he is contributing nothing at the plate but the odd and very infrequent long ball. Is this who he really is? A career .240 hitter who right now is barely over .200? If I'm the Twins, I'm real worried about this guy, but I guarantee they won't say they are concerned. The 'eye test' every AB speaks loudly. Are his sore knees affecting his swing, or rhythm? Right now, he's an automatic out. Plate appearances today were sad.

Put Buxton on th 10 day IL now, he is not helping the team, and he won't help the team against the SOX this weekend anyway.

[Squirrel]

29 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

then why have this message board?   We need to accept alternate viewpoints

Alternative viewpoints are fine; critical viewpoints are fine; hopeful viewpoints are fine. Incessant negativity just to be contrary isn't a viewpoint, and it's not being pragmatic, it's trolling. Keep that in mind. 

[Squirrel]

31 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I'm curious...in this gif, are you the cat or the duckling?

yes?

[Aggies7]

59 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

And there's the hazard of using pitchers according to the "defined" role. One wonders if it may have burned the Brewers to use Hader for the save in a three-run game last night. 

It made less sense to use him today though IMO. I watched the awful reds come back down 3 in the 9th against the Yankees last night. Nothing is a gimme. If it’s a defined role why would you use your closer in a tie game on the road? Seems more like that’s the hazard of using your best available guy at any point.

[USAFChief]

45 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

yes?

Geez..

Finally. 

It's been setting there on a tee forever.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Geez..

Finally. 

It's been setting there on a tee forever.

Well ... I was out or I would have ... it was massage day, followed by lunch with a friend  

[Craig Arko]

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Well ... I was out or I would have ... it was massage day, followed by lunch with a friend  

 

[IndianaTwin]

1 hour ago, Aggies7 said:

It made less sense to use him today though IMO. I watched the awful reds come back down 3 in the 9th against the Yankees last night. Nothing is a gimme. If it’s a defined role why would you use your closer in a tie game on the road? Seems more like that’s the hazard of using your best available guy at any point.

That's another way to think of it.

I was suspecting it was, "Let's get to the 10th, because our bullpen depth is better than the Twins."

Along with, they have not used him in the 10th a single time all season. All 31 of his appearances were in the ninth, and he's only inherited two runners, so they certainly take the approach of always starting him with a clean inning. 

[Tlaker]

4 hours ago, Schmoeman5 said:

If they're so good as you say, then they would. Just play like the old King and his Court team. Play 7 guys. That's all they need

King and his Court! Wow I had forgotten about those guys…. good memories!

[AstrosTwins]

7 hours ago, IndianaTwin said:

Five days, actually. They have Friday off as well. 

 

They should place Buxton on the DL today. He should be told he isn’t going to the ASG and he needs to be off until 7/23. PERIOD, END OF DISCUSSION.

[ashbury]

35 minutes ago, AstrosTwins said:

END OF DISCUSSION.

Huh.  Looks like the site is still allowing posts.