Game Thread: Twins (Varland) @ Blue Jays (Gausman), 6/11/23 @ 12:37 CT

[insagt1]

Pagan is useless. He was useless last year and he is useless again this year. Why the Twins still see value in this guy is way beyond me. A simply miserable performance.

[CoastiePilot08]

They had the opportunity to score 10+ runs this game. 
 

3 GIDPs. How many LOB?

 

[Aggies7]

17 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

The bullpen is suddenly a strength.

This aged like milk

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Part of me was hoping that you'd just change the answer to match mine.  After all, I'm drinking the Scotch I poured for the group.

Sometimes the answers you seek are right in front of you. 

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I think we do have to hold you accountable this afternoon.

It's only right.

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Sutter50 said:

Who should have pitched instead?

I probably would have tried Stewart.

[ashbury]

Wait, I take back all the criticism of Pagan.  I mean, he just pitched a clean 1-2-3 against the top of the lineup.

[USAFChief]

Just a little reminder: there is no such thing as a "low leverage" reliever.

[Blyleven2011]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

I probably would have tried Stewart.

Yep , Stewart only threw 1 pitch yesterday  ...

[BiggestRoccoFan]

The manager's job is to put guys in position to succeed correct?

Pagan never succeeds when he is put in a situation correct?

Then why do you keep putting him in situations like that?

Stewart threw 1 pitch yesterday.

 

[Sutter50]

1 minute ago, Blyleven2011 said:

Yep , Stewart only threw 1 pitch yesterday  ...

Used 3 out the last 4 days. Maybe not available?

[Mike Sixel]

Pagan and Kepler should not be in this roster. At some point the manager has to use them...

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Sutter50 said:

Used 3 out the last 4 days. Maybe not available?

Facts ...

[ChermesZ]

Just now, BiggestRoccoFan said:

The manager's job is to put guys in position to succeed correct?

Pagan never succeeds when he is put in a situation correct?

Then why do you keep putting him in situations like that?

Stewart threw 1 pitch yesterday.

 

Sorry, that was just predictable.  I called it (like many others) 2 min before the lead was blown.  Any AAA pitcher can do this for less.

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, BiggestRoccoFan said:

 

Pagan never succeeds when he is put in a situation correct?

 

This is not correct.  He does succeed sometimes.

[IndyTwinsFan]

7 minutes ago, CoastiePilot08 said:

They had the opportunity to score 10+ runs this game. 
 

3 GIDPs. How many LOB?

 

7 so far.

[USAFChief]

Meanwhile,  pretty disappointing swing on 1-0 from Kirilloff. 

[ashbury]

Game on the line, Correa tries to pull an outside pitch.

[cHawk]

Trevor Larnach will drive in the winning run.

[Blyleven2011]

Good news is we won the series ...

Let the sweep get away from  us  ...

[LewFordLives]

The Twins beat themselves once again. They've given away so many games.

[rwilfong86]

One of the more frustrating losses this season, this and the Dodgers series. 

[cHawk]

NOOOOOOOO

[IndyTwinsFan]

Well, we gift-wrapped that one for the Jays.

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, cHawk said:

Trevor Larnach will drive in the winning run.

Strike out looking. 

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, cHawk said:

Trevor Larnach will drive in the winning run.

Gotta protect better than that with 2 strikes.

[ashbury]

Not seeing professional at bats when the chips are down.

[CRF]

We had that game won, and gave it away. Yeah, Pagan did his usual stuff, but there were a lot of opportunities left on the bases. No killer instinct with this team, and not much ability to do anything in the clutch. 

[insagt1]

honest--as soon as I heard Pagan was coming in I immediately switched this game from W to L.  His track record as a Twin is just horrifying overall. Bad loss. Real bad loss.

[Kummel]

I still found this game more watchable -- the Twins bats were inert for so many games.  Yes, there were some fielding mistakes and Pagan blew the lead, but other games felt decided in the early innings when the Twins were 1 run behind.  Those are interminable.