Guardians (Williams) vs Twins (Woods Richardson): 8/10/24, 6:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[Azviking101]

Matt Bowman exercised his out clause today. Twins have to promote or release him. With Stewart done and Topa facing another setback why not give him a real shot? He’s made some adjustments on the mound and has had MLB success in the past. 
It’s not like there’s many options here

[tony&rodney]

Two big wins yesterday. Now a new day with a clean slate. Baseball is relentless in it's schedule.

Tonight is a huge opportunity to close the gap even further. Larnach, Wallner, and Kepler should lead the charge. Cleveland will throw the bullpen at the Twins more quickly tonight.

In unrelated news, Julien is actually making progress and looking decent lately. I think he has turned a corner and could make a difference for the Twins in September. I hope he is completely focused towards that goal.

[tony&rodney]

2 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

Matt Bowman exercised his out clause today. Twins have to promote or release him. With Stewart done and Topa facing another setback why not give him a real shot? He’s made some adjustments on the mound and has had MLB success in the past. 
It’s not like there’s many options here

It would have to be for Dobnak. I'm sure there are discussions going on but the Twins have likely been closely monitoring Bowman and have definite thoughts on whether he is a viable option in the bullpen. I have not watched him myself.

[Azviking101]

11 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

It would have to be for Dobnak. I'm sure there are discussions going on but the Twins have likely been closely monitoring Bowman and have definite thoughts on whether he is a viable option in the bullpen. I have not watched him myself.

Honestly not much of a decision for me. Dobnak doesn’t help this team. Winder can give them innings when they need them, might as well see if Bowman can help this pen. Just letting him walk would be silly. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Need to sweep the Guards. Tall task but that's the reality of the situation.

[wabene]

Couldn't ask for a better start to a crucial series. In spite of the injuries there is available talent. I'm looking forward to watching these young pitchers in tough spots. Will the young, and especially the veteran, fielders back these guys up properly? You don't want any pitcher forced to get 4 or 5 outs in an inning. Big moment for SWR, can he bounce back from some scuffles?

[stringer bell]

2 hours ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Need to sweep the Guards. Tall task but that's the reality of the situation.

Seriously? If the Twins are 1.5 back after the series, that is fine. Of course +.5 would be better. 

[stringer bell]

I’d like to see Lewis in the lineup today, but there are too many options at the corners plus DH. 

[SteveLV]

I don't think the Twins can mathematically be .5 games back at the end of this series.  They will either be up .5 if they sweep, 1.5 if they split last 2, or down 3.5 if they drop the next 2.

[karcherd]

48 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I’d like to see Lewis in the lineup today, but there are too many options at the corners plus DH. 

Why does Santana have to be in there every day, he has had one outstanding month.  Bring him in for defense at the end of the game.  But Lewis and Miranda will give us more offense on a consistent basis against RH pitching.

[CRF]

We need SWR to really step up tonight. Give us 6 solid innings and keep things under control. I don't know if he's hitting the wall, but his command has been lacking the last several starts. Hopefully, the bats put a bunch of runs on the board and make it an easy game for us. 

[Jocko87]

2 hours ago, wabene said:

Couldn't ask for a better start to a crucial series. In spite of the injuries there is available talent. I'm looking forward to watching these young pitchers in tough spots. Will the young, and especially the veteran, fielders back these guys up properly? You don't want any pitcher forced to get 4 or 5 outs in an inning. Big moment for SWR, can he bounce back from some scuffles?

Man it's nice to have real depth.

[tony&rodney]

7 hours ago, Azviking101 said:

Honestly not much of a decision for me. Dobnak doesn’t help this team. Winder can give them innings when they need them, might as well see if Bowman can help this pen. Just letting him walk would be silly. 

I have not been too impressed by Dobnak. Have you seen Bowman pitch? What does he offer? I cannot find any news on him right now.

[Craig Arko]

Liable to be a high scoring match.

[Craig Arko]

Nice to see TK and Gardy.

[Parfigliano]

 In his few appearances Dobnak has shown nothing.  Whatever he had years ago is gone.  If Bowman cant reach Dobnak's current level he should be gone.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

9 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

 In his few appearances Dobnak has shown nothing.  Whatever he had years ago is gone.  If Bowman cant reach Dobnak's current level he should be gone.

Although it’s only 4 innings, 2.14 WHIP is untenable 

[SwainZag]

2 hours ago, karcherd said:

Why does Santana have to be in there every day, he has had one outstanding month.  Bring him in for defense at the end of the game.  But Lewis and Miranda will give us more offense on a consistent basis against RH pitching.

Santana has been pretty solid though, it's not like he's struggling at the dish.  He's also playing GG level defense.  

 

[Doctor Gast]

We got CLE on the ropes let's put them away

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, tony&rodney said:

I have not been too impressed by Dobnak. Have you seen Bowman pitch? What does he offer? I cannot find any news on him right now.

Whats up with Topa?  Im seriously doubting he even exists.

[stringer bell]

12 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Whats up with Topa?  Im seriously doubting he even exists.

I asked the same question yesterday and the response was that although he was getting outs at St. Paul, his velo and stuff was way down, probably due to his ongoing knee problem. Reports had been mostly encouraging prior to that. 

[Parfigliano]

Is it me or has Hrbek how shall I say....grown?

[CRF]

15 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Whats up with Topa?  Im seriously doubting he even exists.

Topa had what the FO is saying was a "setback". Supposedly a tired arm now. We won't be seeing him anytime soon. 

[CRF]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Is it me or has Hrbek how shall I say....grown?

He sure didn't get taller.😄

[IndianaTwin]

I’ll be holding down Section 309 tonight.

Sorry for the late start, folks. For a moment, I thought Terry Ryan was going to mention each fan in attendance with his thank yous. 

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, CRF said:

Topa had what the FO is saying was a "setback". Supposedly a tired arm now. We won't be seeing him anytime soon. 

So he will be fresh for next year because this year has been a well paid vacation.

[Doctor Gast]

The delay really sucks I was hoping to get a full game in

[CRF]

Not off to a good start.

[mnfireman]

Just now, Doctor Gast said:

The delay really sucks I was hoping to get a full game in

Kwan didn't seem to mind...