Game Thread: Minnesota @ Oakland, 8:40pm cdt 7/14/2023ad

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Sorry, I'm still not buying it.

I think the Twins need some tough love.  Too much coddling from field management and booth personnel.

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Just now, Parfigliano said:

RF in OAK at this time is a tough sun on fly balls

 

It is. But he tracked that ball the whole way. Mr. Gold Glove got wall weary. Generous  triple given by the official scorer.

[wabene]

Kenta will need some quick innings to go deep

[Danchat]

23 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Well to be fair, he’d already be in AAA if that roster wasn’t filled with 26-year-olds who can’t beat out all the great corner players at the MLB level.

They wouldn't dare to bench 3B Andrew Bechtold, a 27 year old non-prospect who is starting practically everyday there!

[IndyTwinsFan]

Kenta will be lucky to get to the 4th inning at this rate.  Can't throw a strike to save his life.

And now there's activity in the pen.  UGH.

[USAFChief]

7 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

I blame that on the sun not Kep

Except Kepler saw it all the way. He just whiffed. 

[Nine of twelve]

Maeda at 59 pitches through 2 innings. Against Oakland. That's not gonna get it.

[Parfigliano]

Now sun must be in umps eye based on that strike 3

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I missed the top of the first... Were any of our hits assissted by lighting conditions?

[Blyleven2011]

Cleveland is losing to Texas rangers , 8-4 Texas  

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I missed the top of the first... Were any of our hits assissted by lighting conditions?

Line drives.  Should have scored 3 but you know......

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, wabene said:

Kenta will need some quick innings to go deep

If by "go deep" you mean "get through the 3rd" I agree.

[wabene]

Kenta looks thankful as he exits the mound

[Parfigliano]

So Solano is slow 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

"But foul."

 

Oh well...

[Jocko87]

7 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I'm comfortable with that assessment.

 

Who do ya think we can trade the sun for?

Usually the moon but sometimes the stars have to do. Sometimes you just get the darkness but we are used to that.

[Parfigliano]

Who reaches Mendoza Line first---Buxton or Kepler?

[IndyTwinsFan]

After the first four batters, it appears as though we're reverting back to the same old garbage at-bats against lefties that we saw so often before the break.  That's definitely not going to get it done.

[RickOShea]

I feel so bad about not understanding why Buxton thumps his chest, does his choo-choo arm thrusts and his truck blow horn, when he gets a hit.  It must be a mind blowing tremendous out of body experience for him, when he gets a hit.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Rooker is on base.

[Blyleven2011]

Twins come out fighting in the first inning and looking for a knockout but since the first  it's the twins that should be worried  about the knockout  ...

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

So Solano is slow 

Morneau: "I think Geloff was surprised he still had time. "

[RpR]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Rooker is on base.

Should not be.

[Danchat]

The bullpen is going to have to go quite a few innings today...

[RickOShea]

This game is shaping up to be where we aren't going to score a bunch of runs, Oakland is going to stay close, and our  bullpen loses the game for us on a long homer.  And it's just the 3rd inning.

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Who reaches Mendoza Line first---Buxton or Kepler?

That we're even asking this question says way more about this team than I care to think about.  And it's not saying anything good.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Morneau: "I think Geloff was surprised he still had time. "

Were they also saying he was just called up?

[USAFChief]

We're not getting out of this inning with the lead.

 

Edit: honestly shouldn't have come out for the 3rd.

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I feel so bad about not understanding why Buxton thumps his chest, does his choo-choo arm thrusts and his truck blow horn, when he gets a hit.  It must be a mind blowing tremendous out of body experience for him, when he gets a hit.

Zinger, Ouch

[RickOShea]

Finally, someone who can give us instant results....................Pagan warming up.