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

[Patzky]

Just now, mnfireman said:

Twins 2-3-4 hitters (meat of the order!!) 0-7, 7 K's... Not gonna win many games when that happens.

It's actually embarrassing how many games we have won lately with just that effort from Lewis Kepler, Jeffers, etc. in those spots.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Peter said:

Do you think Minnesota should be?

Never been, but I would say absolutely. 

[Patzky]

Sad that the deadline fixated so much on pitching when consistent hitting is what this team needs more.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, GusGus11 said:

I haven't ever liked the guy

Matt Wallner had to hit a billion home runs in AAA and still couldn't come up until AFTER Martin got hurt.

The guy is horrendous.

If he was held to the same standard as Wallner who after an excellent season last year was demoted after 25 ABs............Martin would be out of baseball for life

You’re cracking me up. The board could use a bit more of the gallows humor 

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

It's the 15th largest market in the country. Should there only be 14 teams?

TC is not a small market.

[jimbo92107]

Dang it, I missed Festa's start. How'd he look?

[Patzky]

The call to the met pen? Is grimace around?

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

You’re cracking me up. The board could use a bit more of the gallows humor 

Man, we used to have a celebrity death pool here. Not sure what happened to that.

Austin Marin was a 1st round pick and he was still in junior high if I remember correctly.

[USAFChief]

Just now, jimbo92107 said:

Dang it, I missed Festa's start. How'd he look?

Tall and slender. Pretty much the same. 

[GusGus11]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

You’re cracking me up. The board could use a bit more of the gallows humor 

Can we at least send Martin to the gallows(of major league baseball) a long with it?

[Patzky]

Just now, jimbo92107 said:

Dang it, I missed Festa's start. How'd he look?

Serviceable, like a short Joe Ryan start from last year.

[Peter]

4 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

It's the 15th largest market in the country. Should there only be 14 teams?

What 2 teams should Minnesota have? 

[Schmoeman5]

4 hours ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Joe Pohlad needs to address the media at some point - either today or tomorrow - and someone needs to ask some hard questions. 

Ask him this one. What's the capital of Burma? That should trip him up.

[USAFChief]

Just now, nicksaviking said:

Man, we used to have a celebrity death pool here. Not sure what happened to that.

Austin Marin was a 1st round pick and he was still in junior high if I remember correctly.

Martin was a first round pick in junior high?

Daaaaaaamn.

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Patzky said:

Serviceable, like a short Joe Ryan start from last year.

Two runs is serviceable? Tough crowd. 

[Peter]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

TC is not a small market.

Compared to rest of big cities in USA it is 

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

Man, we used to have a celebrity death pool here. Not sure what happened to that.

Austin Marin was a 1st round pick and he was still in junior high if I remember correctly.

I’m assuming the leash length is still somehow tied to the berrios trade

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Ask him this one. What's the capital of Burma? That should trip him up.

Shave 🪒 

[jimbo92107]

Is Alcala finally finding the zone? He's throwing just enough strikes to be effective. Topping out at 100...

[GusGus11]

2 minutes ago, jimbo92107 said:

Dang it, I missed Festa's start. How'd he look?

Got nasty stuff

The 2 runs were text book examples of the thin line he walks currently being unable to consistently control said stuff.

But he did his job with our pen(the ones worth pitching that is) fully rested. Offense has failed, miserably.

 

 

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Ask him this one. What's the capital of Burma? That should trip him up.

Ny Pi Taw

[Aggies7]

Boy we are getting worked by this Mets staff.

[mnfireman]

Looking at Miranda's pitch by pitch K's on Gameday, he's swinging at everything. A little gun shy after getting hit the other day...

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, jimbo92107 said:

Dang it, I missed Festa's start. How'd he look?

Good

[TwinsCD]

3 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Ask him this one. What's the capital of Burma? That should trip him up.

It's probably also bigger than Minnesota.  Maybe they should have a team too.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

2-0 might as well be 12-0.

[GusGus11]

We are not even attempting to have good at bats tonight. This is all time bad.

And don't get me wrong. Heck of an unexpected year from Miranda. And he will need to go 0 for his next 75 to be Austin Martin level

But man, at some point hes got to realize that swinging at every pitch over your head is horrible baseball. 

[USAFChief]

Just one give-up AB after another. 

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Peter said:

Compared to rest of big cities in USA it is 

Like Buffalo and Kanas City? I don't think you get out enough.

[Mike Sixel]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I’m assuming the leash length is still somehow tied to the berrios trade

It's been less than half a year in the majors.... patience is needed before deciding. Everyone said Festa sucked after two whole starts