Royals 2, Twins 0: What in the Name of Oklahoma Joe is Going On Here?

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

10 hours ago, h2oface said:

Once? That was really pretty mild, too. Not very inspiring.

It wasn't the first time this season. There were other instances. Mild or not, he might want to look at himself in the mirror.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

If this pending collapse shows anything, it's that Correa really is indispensable and they better spend the off-season trying to figure out how to keep him healthy.

[Whitey333]

Well if the Twins are lucky enough to split the homestead the great Kris Atteberry will deem it a great success.  Anyway, this team is rudderless.  It's been that way over a month.  Bad player performances plus we don't have a manager that has a feel for the game.  

[Old Crow]

11 hours ago, DJL44 said:

If you're relying on Varland and Keirsey to lead the team to victory you're relying on the wrong people.

What are your other options? Varland gives you two stable innings and Jr. defensive stability both of which are in short supply.

[Mortimerkenny21]

16 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

Perfect opportunity to get back to winning playing LAA and CIN the next 6 games.  I strongly suggest they win 5 of them.

It would be even better if they could win 7 out 6. That'll be tough though.

[JD-TWINS]

15 hours ago, cheeseheadgophfan said:

"that was an unprofessional series of managing baseball....."  Fixed it for you Rocco.  SMH

2 runs in 3 games…..Rocco can’t pinch hit himself.

[LambchoP]

This team has no fire,no heart and soul, no fight in them whatsoever. It really seems to me, after the trade deadline came and went without any real additions, both Correa and Buxton lost hope in the team and have had zero interest in playing again this year. Like really, Correa can't even try to DH because his feet hurt? Buxton has his MRI come back clean but is too sore to play? These are supposed to be the leaders of this team. With so many youngsters on our team looking for guidance, it is really not a good look for our stars. Lewis and Castro look absolutely cooked. Either Lewis is hurt, or it's a mental thing. With everyone else seemingly given up on the year it's too much pressure for him to have to carry the whole lineup. At least Miranda is still hitting, just not sure where his power went.

[1985Fan]

I’ve heard (not from the Twins, from announcer on one of the national broadcasts) that Miranda’s back is bothering him and is causing him pain. That may explain his reduced power. I give him credit for giving it a go everyday when the team needs you. 

[Riverbrian]

I was flipping back and forth between the Vikings and Twins yesterday. 

The Vikings would run a play and I'd flip to the Twins and get back to the Vikings before the next play. 

In those moments of watching the Twins. Wacha looked brilliant. 

He's been good this year but I can help but wonder how much we helped him go from good to brilliant. 

I was also wondering if the Vikings defense was making Daniel Jones look worse than he was or will be.   

[David Maro]

Typical Twins trying to hit 3 run homeruns with no one on base.As I said before the Tigers deserve to be in and probably will be.

It also shows that few players have interest in playing a different position each and every day.Because of this you are seeing mistakes all over the field.

[Swing Batter-Batter]

20 hours ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

I agree with the suggestion, but I strongly suspect that they'll be lucky just to split the 6 games.  And I wouldn't be at all surprised if they don't even do that well.

A season starting with such promise is slowly swirling right down the toilet and will soon be completely flushed away.  Sigh!

The players left in the dugout after Sunday's game says it all. Lopez, Larnach and a couple others, just sitting there, staring out onto the field. Looked pretty dejected to me.

[NotAboutWinning]

6 hours ago, wavedog said:

After watching Friday's and Saturdays games I decided to skip watching their game yesterday - I needed a break - and watch football instead.   No regrets on that decision which as a lifelong Twins fan is a sad comment to write considering they are battling for a playoff spot.   This team is hard to watch even with the infusion of youth doing pretty well.  Disappointed in ownership and fundamentals of team.   I'll be back this week.   

Same here. Twins fan since 1965. Rarely miss a game... unless for a wedding or funeral 😉 Didn't have any interest in turning it on yesterday. And my instincts were right 😕

[Aerodeliria]

On 9/9/2024 at 5:52 AM, USAFChief said:

I actually listened to this song and thought about posting a link to it...