Game Thread: Twins (Ober) v Mariners (Hancock), 5/7/24 @ 6:40 CT

[OvertheHill]

Hey but at least we got Margot in the game. I dare him to do something meaningful. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

He wasn't.   AARGH. 

My comment aged...  poorly.

[BiggestRoccoFan]

Brilliant managing again by our wonderful manager. Ober should have pitched 1 more inning. Rocco has made 4 terrible moves tonight. Could see this coming from a mile away. He just gives games away.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Okert and Jackson. Prized acquisitions.

[harmony55]

20 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

That was a bleeping bomb haha

Cal Raleigh couldn't let fellow catcher Ryan Jeffers outdistance him.
The switch-hitter's bomb was Raleigh's fifth this year from the right side, exceeding last year's total when 26 of his 30 homers came from the left side.

[Parfigliano]

No Julien or Larnach next inning because Rocco got played again in his PH decision.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Now... what did we do last time we were down by 2?

[IndyTwinsFan]

3 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Sands couldn't pitch two innings?

Especially after only throwing 8 pitches in his inning. 

Methinks Rocco outsmarted himself, again.  And it backfired royally.

[MMMordabito]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Sands couldn't pitch two innings?

And, Ober couldn't go six?

Rocco out-rowed and columned himself.

[h2oface]

Raleigh a .206 hitter. Like giving up a home to Julien 😇

Baldelli calling all the right shots today, eh? The two bullpen picks of Falvey. Ouch. 

[Parfigliano]

6 minutes ago, wabene said:

One pitch pitcher

Unfortunately its not 103 mph with lateral movement

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

nice piece of hitting from Miranda

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nice, Miranda!!

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, MMMordabito said:

And, Ober couldn't go six?

Rocco out-rowed and columned himself.

His analytical spreadsheet clearly needs a few updates.

[RpR]

3 minutes ago, UpstateNewYorker said:

Provus pointing out that Julien and Larnach are out of the game. Two of our better bats.

One is.

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

Can't believe Rocco took Julien out of the game!!

[RpR]

It would be a tie game with out Jeffers snafu.

[h2oface]

8 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

No Julien or Larnach next inning because Rocco got played again in his PH decision.

And that is why Baldelli is not a manager I want to keep. Over and over and over and over he does this. Takes out hot hitters for our scrubs. Yep. I said it. Comparative scrubs. The last picked on the playground. But Julien, the guy hitting .202 and striking out at an unbelievable pace? Yes, even Julien. After all, Farmer is hitting .145 against mostly opposite side pitching. His forte, eh?

 

Edit: and Farmer doubles! Ha! Score one for the stat sheet and Baldelli.

[Aggies7]

Should have just bunted Margot.

[MMMordabito]

Would have been nice to have Larnach there.

[RpR]

Margot for Larnach is a bit odd.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Should have just bunted Margot.

Should have not been in game.

[Aggies7]

what in the absolute hell was that

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

what in absolute hell was that

Good question. 

[Parfigliano]

Out

[Hrbowski]

Twins might need to think about changing their signs. It was clear the Mariners knew that was coming.

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

Margot for Larnach is a bit odd.

And that's a move he continuously makes

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

what in the absolute hell was that

Double play without the ball hitting the bat.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Welp, we halved the lead.

if we keep doing that, eventually will catch up; right?

Edited May 8, 2024 by sampleSizeOfOne
homonymns are not my friend today...

[Aggies7]

Why let a hot hitter get a chance to drive in a run when we can risk being thrown out for a meaningless 90 feet