Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Dodgers (May), 5/17 @ 2:10pm CT

[OvertheHill]

Yep, Pagan’d. Here comes the HR. 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

pagan stinking it up

 

[MMMordabito]

[OvertheHill]

Called it. 

[Winston Smith]

Is this where the Pagan fan club meets?

[Muppet]

For his punishment Pagan should have to pitch the rest of the game. 

[KirbyDome89]

People were actually trying to convince themselves that Pagan wasn't this guy....

[HawksNest]

In a different world, this series could have been a sweep. Instead looks like we'll win 1 out of 3. Disappointing

[RickOShea]

Deja vu, all over again.

[Brazilian Twins Fan]

Just now, Muppet said:

For his punishment Pagan should have to pitch the rest of the game. 

For our punishment, you said, right?

[SwainZag]

So that's what it looks like getting a hit with the bases loaded looks like, hopefully some guys on the field are taking notes.

[Bamboo Bat]

Rocco. He will never learn. 

[RickOShea]

Oh well...........the sun will rise, tomorrow.

[stocker08]

Dodgers switch pitchers with bases loaded and zero outs and manage to get out of it giving up a goose egg.

Rocco puts the worst reliever in baseball in the game with two outs and guys on first and second and they end up getting five.  Smart stuff.

 

[wavedog]

Lose Pagan 

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, KirbyDome89 said:

People were actually trying to convince themselves that Pagan wasn't this guy....

It was mere hope that’s all. With jax being unreliable and thielbar out, lopez also being hit or miss…need that other guy besides duran. This one hurts 

[kydoty]

That’s the fifth grand slam for the Dodgers this season.

 

For comparison, the Twins have seven singles with the bases loaded. That’s it.

[Muppet]

2 minutes ago, Brazilian Twins Fan said:

For our punishment, you said, right?

It's the 'smoke the whole pack' punishment. Everyone loses. 

 

[Irishman]

Rocco, please waive Pagan and DeLeon!

[jimbo92107]

The Pagan Sacrifice is back with a vengeance. Electric stuff. Walks in the tying run, then gives up a grand salami. 

The bigger the stage, the bigger the choke. Please can he go do this for some other team?

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

11 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

1.2 lol

Crashed down epically

 

[Aggies7]

Man that’s a round house kick to the gut lol

[wavedog]

Not sure why you bring in Pagan to a high leverage situation like that.  

[stringer bell]

Yes, Dick. Taylor came in on defense in the bottom of the seventh after he had a day off yesterday. It makes me wonder if he's okay or is having a recurrence of his knee trouble.

[rwilfong86]

The Dodgers are too good of a team to give so many chances. Game over. 

[OvertheHill]

There’s no numbers you could use to convince me that it’s a better strategy to have Pagan (still) on this roster than to grab someone, anyone, from somewhere else in the system. Eat the salary, say goodbye. 

[Parfigliano]

I see I missed the pen meltdown.  

[rwilfong86]

Just now, OvertheHill said:

There’s no numbers you could use to convince me that it’s a better strategy to have Pagan (still) on this roster than to grab someone, anyone, from somewhere else in the system. Eat the salary, say goodbye. 

Yep.

[rwilfong86]

If the bullpen could hold a lead this could have been a sweep. But nope. 

[Jocko87]

2 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Rocco, please waive Pagan and DeLeon!

Why De Leon?  He was a buzz saw until he wasn't, like most good relievers.