Twins (Woods Richardson) vs Nationals (Irvin): 5/22/24, 12:10pm

[Mortimerkenny21]

OOOOOOFFFFFDAAAHHH!!! About Time! way to go Carlos!!! One more run is a big difference.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

C4! 

Worth every penny.

[Blyleven2011]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Damm you Rocco, its not the world series, Let your young Talent develop, YES i know his pitch count and control can be a issue ,   Again zero in game Feel, TOP OF ORDER HE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED , ,  Nothing ever seems to be a in game move, F--k analytics   

Yep , he has no faith in his rookies...

[RpR]

6 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

It has to be getting old with the players. Whether it's the platoon nonsense or pulling pitchers too soon. Give them a chance.

From the looks on TV, Baldelli and Richardson talked about it before the decision was made.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

So, Okert gets the 6th...

Sands gets the 7th...

8th is ???

Then Duran.

Didn't like using Jax last night in a blowout, but oh well.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just now, RpR said:

From the looks on TV, Baldelli and Richardson talked about it before the decision was made.

I'd love to know what SWR was thinking...

[wabene]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Damm you Rocco, its not the world series, Let your young Talent develop, YES i know his pitch count and control can be a issue ,   Again zero in game Feel, TOP OF ORDER HE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED , ,  Nothing ever seems to be a in game move, F--k analytics   

SWR's velocity was down and he wasn't missing any bats. Pregame analytics had that info?

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

I'd love to know what SWR was thinking...

I'm sure it wasn't hey I'm just happy to be here. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just now, BiggestRoccoFan said:

It's getting hard to watch even if they are winning. How does he ever expect his left handed hitters to hit left handed pitching if they are never given a chance to. Rocco and his computer and all of his stupid analysts need to hit the road and go work on Wall Street.

Yup. Guys aren't given a chance. Not suggesting that SWR come out for the 6th but give the kid a chance to finish the inning and get the W.

[Sutter50]

Just now, wabene said:

SWR's velocity was down and he wasn't missing any bats. Pregame analytics had that info?

Plus 3 lefties coming up in a row

[wabene]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Didn't like using Jax last night in a blowout, but oh well.

Agree with this

[Blyleven2011]

7 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

So players carry cash with them.  I never knew. 😄 

They might want to buy a hotdog when the vendor is close ...

[Mortimerkenny21]

Nice work Okert!

[wabene]

Okert looked surprised walking off the mound, lol

[RpR]

EWWW - Julien is one onethousandth higher in BA than Kirilloff, who will end the game higher?

[Sutter50]

I would rather change pitcher one batter too early than one too late. 

[Aggies7]

9 minutes ago, wabene said:

SWR's velocity was down and he wasn't missing any bats. Pregame analytics had that info?

Mostly every pitcher’s velocity is going to decrease when the game goes on. That can’t always be a reason to take a guy out in the 5th inning. Plus it’s about 125 degrees in Dc. Most guys aren’t going to be throwing harder as the game wears on.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, wabene said:

SWR's velocity was down and he wasn't missing any bats. Pregame analytics had that info?

is his rep from the Saints, alot of walks , Give the kid a chance, , how else we ever gonna know  ?

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Nice job by Okert. Twins need him to start pitching better.

[Parfigliano]

8 minutes ago, RpR said:

From the looks on TV, Baldelli and Richardson talked about it before the decision was made.

SWR looked mad getting the Sonny Gray treatment

[cheeseheadgophfan]

8 minutes ago, wabene said:

SWR's velocity was down and he wasn't missing any bats. Pregame analytics had that info?

Huh.....two weak flyouts before he was pulled....including the first out where he just challenged the dude on a 3-1 fastball and beat him.  Such a lame-ass Rocco move.  

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Don't you dare have Buxton try to steal here......need him healthy.

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, cheeseheadgophfan said:

Huh.....two weak flyouts before he was pulled....including the first out where he just challenged the dude on a 3-1 fastball and beat him.  Such a lame-ass Rocco move.  

He had one inning with two guys on base and got out with no problem. Other than that, nada. I don’t know man. Gotta learn at some point. Wins and losses may not matter to most, but I got to believe pitchers care. One out away? Weak.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

We need a Slam-tana moment...

[wabene]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

is his rep from the Saints, alot of walks , Give the kid a chance, , how else we ever gonna know  ?

Maybe, but still doesn't explain the logic of your comment about analytics. I just don't think it made sense and don't agree that Baldelli didn't decide to remove SWR in the moment. I don't agree with many moves Baldelli makes, but the spreadsheet and analytics comments are ridiculous. The guy is a baseball lifer with a highschool education not an ivy League nerd. Rock Baldelli is not qualified for a job on Wall St as suggested.

[wabene]

7 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Mostly every pitcher’s velocity is going to decrease when the game goes on. That can’t always be a reason to take a guy out in the 5th inning. Plus it’s about 125 degrees in Dc. Most guys aren’t going to be throwing harder as the game wears on.

His velocity was down all game.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Okay, need a Miranda moment...

[Sutter50]

9 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Mostly every pitcher’s velocity is going to decrease when the game goes on. That can’t always be a reason to take a guy out in the 5th inning. Plus it’s about 125 degrees in Dc. Most guys aren’t going to be throwing harder as the game wears on.

That sounds like a good reason for today's game

[RpR]

Just now, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Okay, need a Miranda moment...

They should have him glue some fake fruit to his batting helmet.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Funderburk - nervous time.