Game Thread: Twins @ Milwaukee, 7/26/22 @ 7:10PM CT

[Squirrel]

6 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Hmmmm, why do I feel dirty about the Twins taking the lead?

 

I blame you for that ... do you feel cleaner now?

[Danchat]

And yes, I did type that before the HR happened. About 20 seconds between hitting Submit and the HR happening!

[Aggies7]

calling up ANYONE from the minor leagues would be preferable to continually running Joe smith out there. God bless him I don’t want to see the man lose his job but if you’re going to pretend to be a competitive team you have to try something else. Even if you fail 

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

It’s absolutely incredible that Joe Smith is still on this roster. The guy is cooked beyond belief

Seems to be a trend with today’s pitchers.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Gordon better.  Both below average

Assumption, guess, or independent fact?

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

calling up ANYONE from the minor leagues would be preferable to continually running Joe smith out there. God bless him I don’t want to see the man lose his job but if you’re going to pretend to be a competitive team you have to try something else. Even if you fail 

But who's left in the minors who is pitching okay, on the 40-man, and isn't injured? Strotman? (I'm actually asking, because I haven't checked lately)

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

I blame you for that ... do you feel cleaner now?

I do actually.

But now that feeling makes me feel dirty.

[gil4]

1 hour ago, Irishman said:

Baldelli, Please take Bundy out NOW!

Be careful what you ask for.

[Aggies7]

Just now, nicksaviking said:

Seems to be a trend with today’s pitchers.

Yeah this really has been the “that guy is still in the majors?” game

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

It felt like the time I was a kid and swipped a baseball card at a flea market. It just never felt like I deserved that card.

Whelp, tie game. I feel less dirty.

Normalcy, whether you like it or not, has returned via the Twins bullpen. 

[Aggies7]

Just now, Squirrel said:

But who's left in the minors who is pitching okay, on the 40-man, and isn't injured? Strotman?

Good God I’ll try anyone. What does St Paul do when they have leads? I’ll try that guy. Whoever he may be

[big dog]

Well, Joe was fun back when he was good. Shame about that homer. Let’s get it back! Time for Sano to get some love. 

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

calling up ANYONE from the minor leagues would be preferable to continually running Joe smith out there. God bless him I don’t want to see the man lose his job but if you’re going to pretend to be a competitive team you have to try something else. Even if you fail 

Gotta make the leap.  Smith is a known try the unknown.

[Doctor Gast]

Here would be a great time to have a long RP to bridge rotation to closer. Instead of burning out our short relief, by throwing out 5 RPs.

[Parfigliano]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Assumption, guess, or independent fact?

Guess

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Good God I’ll try anyone. What does St Paul do when they have leads? I’ll try that guy. Whoever he may be

I’d give Witchita’s guy a roll too.

[Mill1634]

Brewer's are putting on a defensive clinic

[Squirrel]

Well, how about that ... Arraez came in to bat for Sano when the pitcher changed ... not like anyone suggested that might happen ...  

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

Brewer's are putting on a defensive clinic

yeah ... gotta applaud good D when you see it

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I’d give Witchita’s guy a roll too.

I mean at some point you have to try right? Now like we’re in last place limping through the last couple months. 

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

Here would be a great time to have a long RP to bridge rotation to closer.

Chris Archer, 

[Winston Smith]

7 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

calling up ANYONE from the minor leagues would be preferable to continually running Joe smith out there. God bless him I don’t want to see the man lose his job but if you’re going to pretend to be a competitive team you have to try something else. Even if you fail 

Joe has made over $50 mill so he'll be ok if he gets cut.

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

lol ... that never got a warning from me ... what tended to get warnings were 'work arounds' from the censors, so the word was very legible ... just let the censors censor things out ... or use all those things over the number keys  

?

Or there's this one ... 

[Squirrel]

4 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I’d give Witchita’s guy a roll too.

SWR? He just came off the IL today

[Mortimerkenny21]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Well, how about that ... Arraez came in to bat for Sano when the pitcher changed ... not like anyone suggested that might happen ...  

It's so strange that they would pinch hit a guy batting .089 to put in guy batting .340. Bizarre..maybe looking at statistics charts or just gut feeling. See how it pans out Cotton.

[Aggies7]

4 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Joe has made over $50 mill so he'll be ok if he gets cut.

I’m sure he will, but I can’t call for another man’s job. Bad karma

[mnfireman]

1 minute ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

It's so strange that they would pinch hit a guy batting .089 to put in guy batting .340. Bizarre..maybe looking at statistics charts or just gut feeling. See how it pans out Cotton.

Ground out 6-3.....

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

SWR? He just came off the IL today

I didn’t have anyone particular in mind. I’d be fine if all the AA and AAA pitchers drew straws to see who gets the job.

Or maybe they could do it via eenie meenie miney mo.

[h2oface]

two strikes two outs, and Pagan throws it right down the middle.

[SwainZag]

33 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

It’s kind of amazing how efficiently bad Bundy is.

”Yeah, they’ll be bad innings, but I’ll give you seven of them.”

The longball has been his kryptonite for his whole career.  When he keeps it in the ballpark he is a pretty decent pitcher, but the HRs just kill him