Game Thread: Guardians (McKenzie) v Twins (Ryan), 6/4 @ 1:10pm CT

[IndyTwinsFan]

Based on what I saw most of this series from the offense, I don't hold out much hope of winning anything against Tampa.

Sad.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Winston Smith said:

They have a batting coach they need a hitting coach.

Quite an astute statement.

[Irishman]

Wallner reached base in his last eight plate appearances with the Twins before he was optioned back down on May 29, and since then, he has gone 9-for-21 (.429) with three homers, two doubles, eight RBIs and even a home run robbery on defense for the Saints.

He should be playing for Twins instead of Garlick!

[Tlaker]

1 minute ago, Irishman said:

it is time to replace batting coach.

I guess? But do guys making multiple millions even listen to a guy making peanuts?

 

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

M.A.T.  Thanks for showing up and trying to help your Team,  Only player that did today , Him and Ryan,  now Cleveland can sit back and Laugh , wont see the Twins till around Labor Day,  this year gonna be the same as last year, Had a chance to send a Message,   Frustrating !!!!!!!!!

So just because they lose they didn’t show up to play? I don’t concur with that. Frustrating loss? Yes. Acting the like players don’t care or didn’t try? No.

[RickOShea]

Twins seem  to play to the level of their competition.  Cleveland is a so-so team.  We played so-so baseball.  We'll see how this team plays TB.

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

27-27

= 81-81 + alot of wasted pitching.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

zero Discipline !!!!!!!!!!!

As was seemingly exemplified by most of our at-bats this series (and season thus far).

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Twins seem  to play to the level of their competition.  Cleveland is a so-so team.  We played so-so baseball.  We'll see how this team plays TB.

I'm hopeful, but not overly optimistic, that some good things will come out of that series. 

[mrtwinsfan]

8 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

I think it would be ok to question a .190 hitter batting clean up.

Rocco had A.K. UP if castro got on, Why not earlier ??  Curious

[KirbyDome89]

9 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

Yeah, but in Castro's AB this game was winnable, or at least extendable. Let's hope that it at least was a learning experience.

6 pitches, none were strikes.

Maybe Clase gets Garlick (more likely than not) but he didn't exactly look comfortable out there, and this is the same guy that leads MLB in blown saves. 

[RickOShea]

4 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Rocco had A.K. UP if castro got on, Why not earlier ??  Curious

Rocco marches to the beat of a far different drum, at times.  It will drive you crazy trying to follow his logic at times.  You just have to hope that when the smoke clears at the end of the regular season, we're in the playoffs.

[KirbyDome89]

10 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

So just because they lose they didn’t show up to play? I don’t concur with that. Frustrating loss? Yes. Acting the like players don’t care or didn’t try? No.

"Didn't show up," doesn't necessarily mean they quit or weren't trying.

McKenzie had 10 Ks in 5 innings his first start back after a shoulder issue. 16 total Ks, 1 run scored, and a god awful AB to end the game with a runner on 3B. Yeah Idk, I don't think they really showed up today either but YMMV. 

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Rocco marches to the beat of a far different drum, at times.  It will drive you crazy trying to follow his logic at times.  You just have to hope that when the smoke clears at the end of the regular season, we're in the playoffs.

This is easily the most positive thing I've seen posted in support of Rocco.

Summary.....after the car crash they might be in 1st.

[Craig Arko]

I’m just happy Lewis got up and walked off. Hopefully no concussion.

[CRF]

Would love to see them send Garlick back to StP, and bring Wallner on the trip. Maybe somehow forget to bring Kep too. Wishful thinking, I guess. 

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, CRF said:

Would love to see them send Garlick back to StP, and bring Wallner on the trip. Maybe somehow forget to bring Kep too. Wishful thinking, I guess. 

If anything they will activate Larnach first

[Dave Borton]

2 hours ago, CRF said:

Would love to see them send Garlick back to StP, and bring Wallner on the trip. Maybe somehow forget to bring Kep too. Wishful thinking, I guess. 

Just give Kepler a different time for the flight departure. 🤔

[I wish the twins were good]

1 hour ago, davidborton said:

Just give Kepler a different time for the flight departure. 🤔

Kepler: hey, why was my flight to Tampa rerouted through Frankfort?

Anybody with functioning eyeballs: Auf wiedersehen, Kep!