Twins (Festa) vs Mets (Manaea): 7/30/24, 6:10pm

[nicksaviking]

7 minutes ago, karcherd said:

No but we were not going to get a top end piece, so I was hoping for something to help improve the roster.  What should the budget be for salary.  How much do you think they should spend?

How about last years budget to start?

As to the roster, put one on the field that can win it all. The end.

[TwinsCD]

I'd imagine the Mets pitching braintrust spent about 3 minutes on tonight's scouting report -- just do the same thing as last night.

[exeoud]

The vibe around this team is absolutely dreadful right now.

[USAFChief]

Assbats again

[MMMordabito]

Provus recalling how Rocco was out-managed last year.  Lots of material to pull from ...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

17 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Do YOU want Randy Dobnak pitching in October?

 

Yes, please!

Let him pitch in game 7 of the world series!

[Peter]

Hate when twins have to play the big city teams!!!😤🤬

[Parfigliano]

Nice D Lee

[USAFChief]

Nice play Lee.

Pretty clearly better than Castro at SS.

[mnfireman]

A double play!! What type of voodoo magic is this.....

[nicksaviking]

18 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Andrew Chafin wouldn't be one of the Twins 8 best relievers?

Sure, but unless they got another front line starter or middle of the order bat, he could watch the other team celebrate after sweeping the Twins in the first round with the other seven. No way the community here would be in good spirits if he was the sole prize this afternoon.

It's easy to rank guys like Richards or Chafin or Lorenzen but they're all still just varying degrees of 'you didn't do enough to win'.

[jaimedude]

Buxton could use a dose of plate discipline, and needs to stop chasing so many pitches out of strike zone. 

[Patzky]

Bats can't get up to Manaea's high stuff. Good to see Lee run.

[TwinsCD]

Trev, don't be praising Buxton's lower strikout rate during his at-bat until he, I don't know, doesn't strike out in that at-bat.

[Aggies7]

Wouldn’t a postseason run bring in a lot of money for our wealthy owner? I don’t really understand the idea of always being unwilling to spend to make the team better. Is he happy with being 23rd in attendance?

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, jaimedude said:

Buxton could use a dose of plate discipline, and needs to stop chasing so many pitches out of strike zone. 

Needed to stop chasing years ago

[mnfireman]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Needed to stop chasing years ago

Buxton is not the only batter chasing out of the zone...

[USAFChief]

10 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Sure, but unless they got another front line starter or middle of the order bat, he could watch the other team celebrate after sweeping the Twins in the first round with the other seven. No way the community here would be in good spirits if he was the sole prize this afternoon.

It's easy to rank guys like Richards or Chafin or Lorenzen but they're all still just varying degrees of 'you didn't do enough to win'.

So the Twins get a pass because they didn't do enough?

 

 

[exeoud]

I'll bet you Royce is on the IL by tomorrow.

[Aggies7]

Royce limping. In other news I’m watching the sun set in the west 

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Royce limping. In other news I’m watching the sun set in the west 

Making Met starters look dominant this series

[exeoud]

Another terrible pitcher owning this lineup

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, exeoud said:

I'll bet you Royce is on the IL by tomorrow.

I will not take that bet

[Aggies7]

At this point I just expect nothing from Royce as far as his health goes.

[Twinsfreak23]

It would be helpful facing this slop throwing lefty, if they would you know... swing at strikes.

[nicksaviking]

8 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

So the Twins get a pass because they didn't do enough?

 

 

Obviously not, my suggestion was quite the opposite. If the reliever had been Chafin instead of Richards they didn't do enough. But as expected. A D- deadline day grade isn't more satisfactory than an F deadline day grade.

Without increasing the payroll, they had no shot at doing enough.

 

[nicksaviking]

3 minutes ago, exeoud said:

Another terrible pitcher owning this lineup

 

Probably what the Mets are saying too......

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

When the line up struggles, it's because they chase. Cut that down for a while but it's back again.

[exeoud]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Probably what the Mets are saying too......

Mets have been hitting some balls hard. Feels like the shoe's about to drop.

[Aggies7]

Haha that tanked so quickly