Sunday 8-27 Game Thread

[IaBeanCounter]

Need a walkoff now

[Aggies7]

2 k’s and one ball poorly put in play in that situation. Story of the year.

[GusGus11]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

Pinch hitting Vazquez statistically one of the worst hitters in baseball over your 24 year old rookie because of what hand they bat

Just embarrassing

[notoriousgod71]

Bochy played Rocco like a fiddle in that exchange.

[bighat]

Strikeouts killed the rally, these guys just cannot make contact when it matters (or when it doesn't matter). This team had their best win of the season on Thursday and four days later they're back to being a frustrating, discouraging team. 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, notoriousgod71 said:

Bochy played Rocco like a fiddle in that exchange.

Indeed. Like a world class fiddle player, too.

 

 

[GusGus11]

Bruce Bochy proving why hes a world series manager.

 

Meanwhile we got a clown show steering our ship. 

[Jocko87]

Kuechel with an actual strikeout! (not Laz Diazed)

[Aggies7]

Live look at the Twins trying to hold on to momentum this season

[glunn]

Keuchel is turning out to be a savior today. Wiley veteran.

[Jocko87]

2 minutes ago, GusGus11 said:

Bruce Bochy proving why hes a world series manager.

 

Meanwhile we got a clown show steering our ship. 

By making the obvious moves everyone else would make?  That situation plays out exactly that way no matter who is managing. 

[notoriousgod71]

Did Dick just call seager "savior" or are my ears deceiving me?

[GusGus11]

1 minute ago, Jocko87 said:

By making the obvious moves everyone else would make?  That situation plays out exactly that way no matter who is managing. 

Incorrect. No other manager puts themselves in position to pinch hit a guy with a sub .600 OPS

[notoriousgod71]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

By making the obvious moves everyone else would make?  That situation plays out exactly that way no matter who is managing. 

Or some stick with Farmer.

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

By making the obvious moves everyone else would make?  That situation plays out exactly that way no matter who is managing. 

LOL

Tell me every MLB manager would set himself up to use two pinch hitters, with a lefty warmed and ready in the pen, in a do or die situation ending in Christian effing Vazquez at the plate.  After letting Luplow take 3 ABs in the 3 hole. 

That was Bochy toying with Rocco. You have to see that coming, and do something to make the OTHER manager pay.

[mrtwinsfan]

5 minutes ago, glunn said:

Keuchel is turning out to be a savior today. Wiley veteran.

Savior  ??   Lucky Yes

[glunn]

Whew!  Now let's win this.

[notoriousgod71]

Keuchel more pitches in this relief outing than a lot of twins starts this season.

[GusGus11]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

LOL

Tell me every MLB manager would set himself up to use two pinch hitters in a do or die situation ending in Christian effing Vazquez at the plate.

Also left us with him needing to play 1B which he rarely ever plays.

[jkcarew]

Well. Keuchel deserves a W after all that.

[MMMordabito]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Savior  ??   Lucky Yes

In the grand scheme, I would err on the savior side during this stretch of games and relative lack of depth in the Twins' BP.

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, GusGus11 said:

Also left us with him needing to play 1B which he rarely ever plays.

Yup---Zero bench left

[Aggies7]

Borderline on wallner but we’ve been getting the shaft all series so why stop now 

[mrtwinsfan]

cleveland now up 10-6  in the 11th 

[Jocko87]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

LOL

Tell me every MLB manager would set himself up to use two pinch hitters in a do or die situation ending in Christian effing Vazquez at the plate.

My response was directed at Bochy's actions but math and reading aren't part of game threads.

The proper mover for Rocco was to do nothing once the 3 batter minimum was passed.  Of course, then he would have to sit on his hands in the 9th.  Julien was almost sure to never get an at bat today after the 8th inning. 

He did get his R on L matchup, the move was also completely justifiable.

[Jocko87]

4 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Yup---Zero bench left

Gallo hurt?

[glunn]

Taylor!!! (and Solano)

[Danchat]

Disengagement violation FTW!

[mrtwinsfan]

walk and a balk  we get more Talk

[BH67]

Cleveland scored four in the top of the 11th in Toronto.