2wins87 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Well. All's well that ends well. GG Twins IndyTwinsFan 1
Aggies7 Old-Timey Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Can we please let our closer close going forward. Trying to reinvent the wheel at every turn Sutter50, SwainZag, wabene and 5 others 4 4
mnfireman Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 A win is a win is a win... mrtwinsfan and Dozier's Glorious Hair 2
IndyTwinsFan Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 We can't do anything the easy way, even though it worked out in the end. Whew!!
IndianaTwin Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Aggies7 said: Hahahaha what absolute luck Things even out. Bichette got in the way and helped his team on the previous ball and Jax got in the way and helped his team as well. mrtwinsfan 1
Squirrel Community Moderator Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, CRF said: Pass the Tums please. Can’t. I finished off the bottle IndyTwinsFan, IndianaTwin and mrtwinsfan 3
Schmoeman5 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, RpR said: Jax's trick fielding. 2nd carom play in the last couple days. Maybe they're working on that defensively RpR 1
Sutter50 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Anyone gonna give Rocco any credit for "pushing the right buttons"? wabene, Craig Arko, IndianaTwin and 2 others 5
Squirrel Community Moderator Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said: Can we please let our closer close going forward. Trying to reinvent the wheel at every turn You’d rather Jax give up the lead in the 8th?
2wins87 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Just now, Aggies7 said: Can we please let our closer close going forward Kind of worked perfectly though. Duran held a one run lead, bats gave Jax a bigger cushion that they ended up needing, and they won. If Jax or someone gives up the lead in the 8th there's a chance Duran never even pitches in the game. The whole point is to make sure to use Duran in a big spot. The 8th was a big spot. Jocko87, Squirrel, SwainZag and 9 others 10 2
Schmoeman5 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said: Can we please let our closer close going forward. Trying to reinvent the wheel at every turn You do know that this is a trend that a lot of teams are employing lately.
IndianaTwin Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 4 minutes ago, Sutter50 said: Anyone gonna give Rocco any credit for "pushing the right buttons"? I will. It's almost like he's done some things right to get this job. Meanwhile, I'm typing away on TD. 😀 Jocko87, wabene, ashbury and 2 others 5
Jocko87 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 13 minutes ago, bighat said: Better than Margot, I'm assuming you mean. Because Noah Miller's on pace for 30 HRs this year and has soared up the Dodgers Top Prospect list. Obviously shortstop, quit being hyperbolic. If Miller makes a single all star game it'll be one of the most amazing prospect success stories we have seen in years. Meanwhile, I'm looking at Cole Young, the Mariner's top prospect. He's 20, at AA and a shortstop. Miller is a nice enough player, but there's guys like this all over the place. Schmoeman5 1
Schmoeman5 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, Sutter50 said: Anyone gonna give Rocco any credit for "pushing the right buttons"? Good job Rocco. Especially letting Kepler hit against a lefty RpR and IndyTwinsFan 2
Sutter50 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Closing is overrated wabene and cheeseheadgophfan 1 1
Twins_Fan_in_NJ Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Weird stuff happens when Jax is on the mound... wabene 1
Aggies7 Old-Timey Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Just now, Squirrel said: You’d rather Jax give up the lead in the 8th? Compared to a walk off with no chance to come back? Yes. 6 outs have to made and Duran isn’t making them all. Sometimes people act like the 4-9 hitters are bums. They’re not. They’re major league hitters too. Bichette and IKF had 5 hits between them tonight. cheeseheadgophfan 1
Parfigliano Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 5 minutes ago, Sutter50 said: Anyone gonna give Rocco any credit for "pushing the right buttons"? I said Duran for the 8th smart Sutter50 1
Aggies7 Old-Timey Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 4 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said: You do know that this is a trend that a lot of teams are employing lately. Yep. So was the opener for a while.
Parfigliano Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 3 minutes ago, Sutter50 said: Closing is overrated Saves are an agent created statistic RpR, Schmoeman5, Sutter50 and 2 others 4 1
Aggies7 Old-Timey Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 9 minutes ago, 2wins87 said: Kind of worked perfectly though. Duran held a one run lead, bats gave Jax a bigger cushion that they ended up needing, and they won. If Jax or someone gives up the lead in the 8th there's a chance Duran never even pitches in the game. The whole point is to make sure to use Duran in a big spot. The 8th was a big spot. What happens if the lesser of the two pitchers gives up the lead in the 9th?
Sutter50 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Parfigliano said: Saves are an agent created statistic 1 minute ago, Parfigliano said: Saves are an agent created statistic With a 2 run lead if you can't get 3 outs before it's tied you don't belong in the show Parfigliano 1
Squirrel Community Moderator Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said: Compared to a walk off with no chance to come back? Yes. 6 outs have to made and Duran isn’t making them all. Sometimes people act like the 4-9 hitters are bums. They’re not. They’re major league hitters too. Bichette and IKF had 5 hits between them tonight. I get the logic and the odds you are playing. And it could have just as easily gone the other way. But I don’t think it was a dumb move to have Duran pitch the 8th and pitch to Vlad. It’s not like we were knocking the cover off the ball tonight, I think pitching Duran in the 8th was the better move. Tonight, anyway.
Aggies7 Old-Timey Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 3 minutes ago, Sutter50 said: With a 2 run lead if you can't get 3 outs before it's tied you don't belong in the show Don’t belong in baseball? Lmao what. Jax has had his share of that over his career. So you wanted the guy who shouldn’t even be in MLB to get the last 3 outs?
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 6 minutes ago, Sutter50 said: Closing is overrated Closing is for coughers? Sutter50 1
Squirrel Community Moderator Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said: Yep. So was the opener for a while. Many still play the opener. Now, that one I really dislike. But I’m okay with putting Duran in when it will be most effective and tonight I think it was the 8th 🙂 mrtwinsfan, Sutter50 and Parfigliano 3
Schmoeman5 Verified Member Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said: Yep. So was the opener for a while. I'm not saying I agree. But it's been a big topic on MLB network this year
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