Game Thread: Twins @ Padres, 8:40pm CT 7/29/2022

[Aggies7]

6 minutes ago, rickybeathard said:

Could it be that the front office is just totally incompetent. Or also just kind of settling in to mediocrity. 

Teams have been getting heat for intentionally assembling a non competitive roster. We needed starters and the only other acquisitions were archer and bundy. I doubt it serves management to assemble just a completely horrific roster especially after last year 

[USAFChief]

Nick Gordon now third in innings pitched for Twins bullpen. 

[Vanimal46]

Dear Derek Falvey,

Football is right around the corner. It’s up to you whether people continue to care about the Twins or tune out your team by preseason week 1. 

P.S. DFA Sano soon, please. 

Love,

Vanimal

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Dear Derek Falvey,

Football is right around the corner. It’s up to you whether people continue to care about the Twins or tune out your team by preseason week 1. 

P.S. DFA Sano soon, please. 

Love,

Vanimal

So negative!

[Irishman]

Just now, USAFChief said:

So negative!

Why?

[RpR]

Just now, USAFChief said:

So negative!

The Vikings are better than the Twins, since when?

[Danchat]

Wow, we might end up using Gordon as much as we used Gimenez a few years back. Yuck.

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

P.S. DFA Sano soon, please. 

As much as I don't like Sano, I think there's a bit too much complaining going on about him - it's worth trying to see if he can get hot. But by next week or so he had better be on fire or off the roster...

[RpR]

After reading this string, it seems Sano lost the game for the Twins, amazing.

[Irishman]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

The Vikings are better than the Twins, since when?

Well, Vikings are 0-4 in SB.  Twins are 2-1 in WS.  

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

After reading this string, it seems Sano lost the game for the Twins, amazing.

No.

Joe Ryan was the biggest problem tonight.

But Ryan is starting every 5th day (if healthy) for the rest of the season. Pretty much no matter what.

But it's a very viable question whether the Twins can, or rather should, invest a single more PA in Sano in a pretty desperate situation. That's worth discussing.  

 

[Irishman]

Twins lost.  Twins lead by 1.  

[operation mindcrime]

This game was a gigantic poop stain!!!!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Well there’s always tomorrow.

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Sano...it's worth trying to see if he can get hot. 

Is it though?

[cHawk]

5 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Well, Vikings are 0-4 in SB.  Twins are 2-1 in WS.  

You are judging the quality of teams based on how many championships they’ve won in their history? None of those SBs or WSs have occured in the last 30 years

[TWTwinsFan]

This team...no clutch hitting,no high leverage pitching performance...they are far from playoff contending team.

[Danchat]

26 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Is it though?

For a short period of time, I think so. But I will be upset alongside everyone else if he is still around come the second week of August and he's still futile at the plate.

[jkcarew]

Sano, what 5, 7 PA into his return and the club has been totally non-competitive for the last couple? Far bigger problems, we already know we won’t see him in the lineup against righties. And what left-handed bat are we pining to see against lefties in Sano’s stead?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Sorry i wasn't there. This one also is in me.

 

If only i'd been following more we might be in contention, and i'd be content.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And i am looking forward to Rooker being called up, and getting a game changing plate appearance off Pagan...

 

That's the way these things are supposed to go.