Game Thread: Twins @ Cleveland 9/16/22, 6:10pm CDT

[insagt1]

Absolutely in charge....then an error an 0-2 two out game tying single; 2 more singles and a wild wild wild pitch that our catcher can't locate scoring the winning run from 2nd.

That script will look pretty good in the Cleveland yearbook.

Twins are done. Won't matter if Polo and Buck and Kepler come back now.

[AussieG]

I remember reading that our bullpen got better after the trade deadline. Too bad the rest of the team didn't

[Longdistancetwins]

Okay, I admit it:  I came home and saw the line score, 3-0 Twins in the 7th.   I saw the bullpen was in with runners on second and third, and I couldn’t watch or listen!  I just followed the inevitable line score and looked at our game thread.  I finally tuned into the radio broadcast for our last two outs.  I’ve become a wimp of a Twins fan after 55 years.  ? Sorry…

[AlwaysinModeration]

Misery

[SanoMustGo]

2 minutes ago, insagt1 said:

Absolutely in charge....then an error an 0-2 two out game tying single; 2 more singles and a wild wild wild pitch that our catcher can't locate scoring the winning run from 2nd.

That script will look pretty good in the Cleveland yearbook.

Twins are done. Won't matter if Polo and Buck and Kepler come back now.

No need to bring any of them back

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

18 minutes ago, Montdak said:

Bleeders and bloopers most.  No drives.

didn’t see the game, but I will offer this:

They are Bleeders and bloopers when the other team hits them. 

But it’s a “nice piece of hitting” when a Twins player hits them. 
 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, SanoMustGo said:

It was over for me about two weeks ago

It was basically over for me at least that long ago.

in addition to all the problems raised here, I think there's one more that's seldom heard.  That being the relative lack of quality organizational depth at the higher levels of the minors.  You can say all you want about Kiriloff, Larnach, and the like, but who did they have after that?  Just AAAA players and organizational "depth".  That's not going to cut it at this level.  Not this year nor any other year.

[IndyTwinsFan]

13 minutes ago, insagt1 said:

And thats that. Twins steal defeat from the jaws of victory once more. What a horrible baseball game. tough game for your best bullpen guy to have a miserable outing.

But again...look at our lineup. Too many guys out or banged up. Men against boys...but the boys should have won this one. They are fitting the cover of the coffin.

I think it's nearly closed by now.

[mrtwinsfan]

Gordon b4 the play you gotta know whos running,  not after you have the ball, more mental mental errors,  thats why he had to hurry his throw,  And pulling Fullmer Rocco why 

[Aggies7]

It’s been over for a very long time. The only question was whether either of the other two bum teams could get hot enough to pass us by. And both did, but Cleveland deserved it the most. Good luck to them. They’ll probably get swept but at least they’ve played well enough lately to earn the trip

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Gordon b4 the play you gotta know whos running,  not after you have the ball, more mental mental errors,  thats why he had to hurry his throw,  And pulling Fullmer Rocco why 

Gordon has very few errors but when he makes one it seems like he is totally lost.

[Irishman]

Well!    I’m done with Twins.    They should be embarrassed.   Fans do not deserve this!   

[Irishman]

36 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

BP gave up 5 hits and a walk, and 4 runs in the last 2 innings.

On Falvey ‘s and Levine’s watch, BP staff are joke.   They always take castoffs and washed-up pitchers.   

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Also how about that professional pinch running substitution, 

Naylor leads off with a single, and instead of Francona automatically sending in the pinch runner immediately, like average managers would, Francona waits to see what happens. If the next batter grounds into a double play, congratulations you just wasted the substitution. If the next batter gets on base, then you have more information.

Obviously every situation is different, but Francona played that perfectly.

[ashbury]

12 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Well!    I’m done with Twins.  

And then 5 minutes later you post again.  Please don't ever take up smoking cigarettes, you will have a hard time quitting them too.

 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 hour ago, Irishman said:

Well!    I’m done with Twins.    They should be embarrassed.   Fans do not deserve this!   

[RickOShea]

Reading one article, the Friday night loss was mostly pinned on the bullpen.  One sentence committed to Nick Gordon's fielding error.  Yeas the bullpen coughed up some big hits, but Gordon's errant throw opened the door and set the stage for the Guardians comeback.  It was a blatant error, in that it was even close.  He had the time and opportunity, but choked.  He didn't even have to stick around til the end, as he took a foul ball (or a boo-boo) off his foot.