Game Thread: Twins (Maeda) v Tigers (Olson), 8/16/23 @ 12:10 CT

[jkcarew]

53 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Floro hasn’t impressed so far. 

Then again, when the deadline acquisition bar is Sam Dyson and Jorge Lopez…

Floro looks a little like Mariano Rivera

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

Perhaps it's time to lace up the "hittin' shoes"

Does sketchers make a baseball shoe?

[RickOShea]

Tigers play the Twins with a little more vim and vigor.

[wavedog]

You go to a meeting and come back and all hell breaks loose.  Apparently not-hitting is as contagious as hitting.  

[Irishman]

Bullpen blew it again!    Jax is not that good!   Very disappointing!     

[mrtwinsfan]

Gallo

[Twins_Fan_For_Life]

Gallo put on his walking shoes

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Gallo is on!

[TwinsDr2021]

6 of Torkelson's 21 homers have come off the Twins.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

Gallo put on his walking shoes

It's at least a start.

[wsnydes]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

It's at least a start.

Unfortunately, that's also where it ended...

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, TwinsDr2021 said:

6 of Torkelson's 21 homers have come off the Twins.

that's all??

[WLFINN]

With another off day tomorrow, is not everyone available? Farmer has struggled terribly with the bat recently.. then again other than Jeffers the bench options haven’t been great either..

[USAFChief]

Just as a reminder, the Twins once led this game 4-0

[Mike Sixel]

21 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

How dissipointed are you going to be when 7 are back on the roster next season?

somewhat? It's just sports. 

[SwainZag]

6 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Bullpen blew it again!    Jax is not that good!   Very disappointing!     

Unfortunately expecting the bullpen to go 5 scoreless, while the offense goes hitless in those 5 innings isn't a great combo. 

Jax certainly looks like he needs a reset. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

5 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Unfortunately, that's also where it ended...

Which is pretty much what I expected to occur. 

[Battle ur tail off]

9 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Bullpen blew it again!    Jax is not that good!   Very disappointing!     

He's good but struggling. The manager has to notice that and not use him in high leverage spots right now. Blew this game.

[SwainZag]

Baddoo had 1 walk in his last 19 games.  He has 3 today.  Pretty inexcusable for a guy hitting .220.

[PDX Twin]

10 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Tigers play the Twins with a little more vim and vigor.

Maybe we could sign one of those guys next year. Is Vim or Vigor a free agent?

[wsnydes]

Just now, PDX Twin said:

Maybe we could sign one of those guys next year. Is Vim or Vigor a free agent?

I believe they come together in a package deal.

[SwainZag]

1 minute ago, Battle ur tail off said:

He's good but struggling. The manager has to notice that and not use him in high leverage spots right now. Blew this game.

When you need 5 innings from your bullpen with a 1 run lead... aren't they all high leverage?

[mrtwinsfan]

I still think Duran will be okay, but other than him who ????   we in Trouble Folks with this Bullpen  ,  

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

Maybe we could sign one of those guys next year. Is Vim or Vigor a free agent?

Both are under contract through 2025

[hitterscount]

12 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Bullpen blew it again!    Jax is not that good!   Very disappointing!     

Yet he keeps getting run out in high leverage situations. There are probably 12-15 losses pinned on questionable bullpen decisions by the manager 

[USAFChief]

6 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

Unfortunately expecting the bullpen to go 5 scoreless, while the offense goes hitless in those 5 innings isn't a great combo. 

Jax certainly looks like he needs a reset. 

Lookin' like DayTwah is gonna get five scoreless from their pen

[IndyTwinsFan]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

I still think Duran will be okay, but other than him who ????   we in Trouble Folks with this Bullpen  ,  

To put it mildly!

[PDX Twin]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Both are under contract through 2025

I guess they wouldn't be Falvine's type anyway... They don't look good on the spreadsheet.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, hitterscount said:

Yet he keeps getting run out in high leverage situations. There are probably 12-15 losses pinned on questionable bullpen decisions by the manager 

What should have been the bullpen rotation today after Maeda went 4 IP plus 1 hitter?

[Battle ur tail off]

5 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

When you need 5 innings from your bullpen with a 1 run lead... aren't they all high leverage?

Yes, so don't want him near them, sorry use anyone else he is the worst arm in the pen right now. He can be one of the best, but is scuffling. No close games for now or DL

Pagan less than 10 darn pitches breezes right through the inning. This is no brainer, he gets another.