Game Thread: 4/8/24 6:40 PM- Twins host Dodgers

[RickOShea]

Who the hell names their kid, will Smith?

[RickOShea]

Is it me, or do the umps look bored already, this early in the season?

[ChermesZ]

9 minutes ago, FilthyMogwai said:

Baldelli with another dumb move, yet people on here will defend him tooth and nail. 

Also. This Dodgers team is gross. I don't like teams that try to purchase championships. They represent the biggest problem with the game today. It's gross watching teams with a clear advantage and their fans celebrate like it's actually a fair fight.

They're the Yankees of the west.

They should have to differ runs that Ohtani scores to a later season.

[MMMordabito]

If Jax needed work, why didn't he come in when it was 2-2, instead of 4-2?

[Jocko87]

13 minutes ago, FilthyMogwai said:

Baldelli with another dumb move, yet people on here will defend him tooth and nail. 

Also. This Dodgers team is gross. I don't like teams that try to purchase championships. They represent the biggest problem with the game today. It's gross watching teams with a clear advantage and their fans celebrate like it's actually a fair fight.

They're the Yankees of the west.

But friend, where will all the good players go?

[Jocko87]

8 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Who the hell names their kid, will Smith?

Mr and Mrs Smith.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, MMMordabito said:

If Jax needed work, why didn't he come in when it was 2-2, instead of 4-2?

Will you just quit making legitimate arguments and comments.  God, it gets old.

[nicksaviking]

3 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

If Jax needed work, why didn't he come in when it was 2-2, instead of 4-2?

I would have left Ober in, but you're not going to put Jax in against Freeman and Ohtani when you have two left handers in the pen ready to go. That's pretty much the only reason they're on the team.

[Mike Sixel]

Cut Santana...... Just an awful decision

[Riverbrian]

Kirilloff went to RF which shifted Margot to LF.

This means that Wallner will pinch hit for Margot this inning. 

[Aggies7]

Is this going to be a winless first homestand of the season? Yikes

[OvertheHill]

I’m probably in the group of people with selective memory and assumed Santana was going to help. Then when I saw him pop up that 3-1 hittable pitch I realized why he was signed (relatively) cheaply. My hope is that he doesn’t suck up too many AB’s ala Joey Gallo before we’re playing AK full time at 1st. 

[MMMordabito]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I would have left Ober in, but you're not going to put Jax in against Freeman and Ohtani when you have two left handers in the pen ready to go. That's pretty much the only reason they're on the team.

But the batters were Outman, Trammell and Betts ... Seems like the perfect spot for a superior right-hander who needs work.

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I would have left Ober in, but you're not going to put Jax in against Freeman and Ohtani when you have two left handers in the pen ready to go. That's pretty much the only reason they're on the team.

Ober could of and should of went 7    

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, OvertheHill said:

I’m probably in the group of people with selective memory and assumed Santana was going to help. Then when I saw him pop up that 3-1 hittable pitch I realized why he was signed (relatively) cheaply. My hope is that he doesn’t suck up too many AB’s ala Joey Gallo before we’re playing AK full time at 1st. 

I don’t think he had too many suitors..

[Aggies7]

Cory and Justin were dead silent for what seemed like a good 15 seconds. They’ve run out of things to say in game 8 lol

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

I don’t think he had too many suitors..

Yeah, he was more business casual.

[Danchat]

Wallner gets struck out thanks to two strikes called down and in, according to Gameday they are out of the strike zone. I guess that is the new meta to pitching against Wallner... throw balls that will be called strikes for whatever reason.

[RickOShea]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Cory and Justin were dead silent for what seemed like a good 15 seconds. They’ve run out of things to say lol

No, they both were looking for TC Bear decoder ring, that Audra dropped.

[Aggies7]

Wallner whining about the strike zone while hitting a cool .091. Gotta respect that 

[RickOShea]

Corey says Taylor has been a great player for the Dodgers for a long time.  Currently Taylor hitting .048.

[MMMordabito]

6 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Is this going to be a winless first homestand of the season? Yikes

Yeah, that should draw people. 

"We're 0-5 at home, Opening Day and Ohtani are done, come one out and watch us flail at the plate while you drink a $17 beer.'

[IndyTwinsFan]

On the verge of going quietly into the night, again.  Apart from the 2-run homer from Margot, I believe we have the awesome total of no runs on one hit, with one walk.  Just awesome, NOT.  And no, the well hit balls that turned into outs were just that, more outs.  That's just desperately trying to find something/anything positive to say.

Disgusting!

[nicksaviking]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Cory and Justin were dead silent for what seemed like a good 15 seconds. They’ve run out of things to say in game 8 lol

You sure they weren't just cussing up a storm and someone hit the delay button?

[Azviking101]

25 minutes ago, FilthyMogwai said:

Baldelli with another dumb move, yet people on here will defend him tooth and nail. 

Also. This Dodgers team is gross. I don't like teams that try to purchase championships. They represent the biggest problem with the game today. It's gross watching teams with a clear advantage and their fans celebrate like it's actually a fair fight.

They're the Yankees of the west.

Agreed. I’d much rather be a fan of a team like the twins where the owners actively try not to win a World Series because saving 30 million is more important 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, MMMordabito said:

Yeah, that should draw people. 

"We're 0-5 at home, Opening Day and Ohtani are done, come one out and watch us flail at the plate while you drink a $17 beer.'

Sad, but oh so true.

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Corey says Taylor has been a great player for the Dodgers for a long time.  Currently Taylor hitting .048.

And a long time being two games?

[Winston Smith]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Wallner whining about the strike zone while hitting a cool .091. Gotta respect that 

Modern day baseball is whining about the umpires strike zone by one side or the other waiting for robo umps to save the day.

[Jocko87]

13 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Mr and Mrs Smith.

Chief said he was leaving. Cmon folks, step it up.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Winston Smith said:

Modern day baseball is whining about the umpires strike zone by one side or the other waiting for robo umps to save the day.

Will the robotic umps have finger recognition built in?