Twins (Lopez/Matthews) vs Red Sox (Pivetta/Crawford): 9/22/24, 11:35am/4:35pm

[Western SD Fan]

Finally some good news. KC are behind the Giants 2-0

[USAFChief]

In MLB, the magic number is 5. Score 5 runs, you win more than you lose.

The Twins have scored 5 or more runs 4 times in September, not counting today's first game.

Four.

[Craig Arko]

Better show up for the second game.

[Irishman]

Twins are done.   Looks like they don’t want to play in playoff games.   
 

FO and coaching staff need to be replaced after this season.   Go get Joe Girardi for our new manager.  

[mrtwinsfan]

wheres Topa ?  who is he ?

[Western SD Fan]

Margot must have forgot that this was not a pinch hitting appearance. He didn’t have to do his worst.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

25 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Better to find out Headrick ain't the answer in a 1-7 game than a 1-1 one.

As much getting him game time so he can work on stuff. But yeah, that doesn't change things 'cause that still is better when the game isn't on the line so much.

But the game would be 1-1 without Casas.

And in that vein, i stopped caring about Headricks yielding a home run.

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Pulling your best players out of a game when it’s only 8-1 after the sixth inning. Especially given where we are in the season and who we are playing. Only justification is I assume Buxton and Correa will be in the lineup for Game 2.

Trigger warning: I have never seen a manager signal ‘Quit’ to his team like this manager does. 

Like Dan Gladden said recently, I think during the game Rocco pulled his starters out of the game they lost to the Reds, that Gladden never knew of a single player at any time who ever thought they were out of a baseball game in the middle innings, regardless the score.

[Dave Borton]

19 minutes ago, singlesoverwalks said:

Royals down 2-0, Tigers up 3-0 - updated probabilities:

Twins have wildcard at end of today	60.4%
Twins have 5 seed at end of today	33.8%
Twins have 6 seed at end of  today	26.5%

3-3, Tigers/Birds
 

[Gagnerules]

9 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Pulling your best players out of a game when it’s only 8-1 after the sixth inning. Especially given where we are in the season and who we are playing. Only justification is I assume Buxton and Correa will be in the lineup for Game 2.

Trigger warning: I have never seen a manager signal ‘Quit’ to his team like this manager does. 

Like Dan Gladden said recently, I think during the game Rocco pulled his starters out of the game they lost to the Reds, that Gladden never knew of a single player at any time who ever thought they were out of a baseball game in the middle innings, regardless the score.

Rocco gives up when we are down by 4.

[singlesoverwalks]

Kerry Carpenter leads off the 6th with a homer to put the Tigers up 4-3:

Twins have wildcard at end of today	66.5%
Twins have 5 seed at end of today	35.0%
Twins have 6 seed at end of  today	31.4%

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, Gagnerules said:

Rocco gives up when we are down by 4.

I guess this could be another thing that is directed from the executive suite. Either way, yuck.

[USAFChief]

14 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Pulling your best players out of a game when it’s only 8-1 after the sixth inning. Especially given where we are in the season and who we are playing. Only justification is I assume Buxton and Correa will be in the lineup for Game 2.

Trigger warning: I have never seen a manager signal ‘Quit’ to his team like this manager does. 

Like Dan Gladden said recently, I think during the game Rocco pulled his starters out of the game they lost to the Reds, that Gladden never knew of a single player at any time who ever thought they were out of a baseball game in the middle innings, regardless the score.

Way to show up, Rocco

[Hubie29]

So our opening day starter in the playoffs gave up 7 ER and 9 hits to Boston in 4 innings today.  Looks promising. 

[singlesoverwalks]

Game 1 goes final with Tigers up 4-3 and Royals down 2-0:

Twins have wildcard at end of today	64.4%
Twins have 5 seed at end of today	35.1%
Twins have 6 seed at end of  today	29.4%

[AceWrigley]

We score 1 run, and it's unearned. If you hear a noise its probably Detroit wizzing by.

[Jocko87]

54 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

If there was "one hesitation step"  Does that not imply a lack of aggressiveness?  It was a tough play. I thought he took a bad angle as it wasn't hit real hard.  It's a moot point. Casas is a one man wrecking crew today.

The hesitation step was 5 strides into the play and pretty obvious.  Looked to me like he thought he could play it behind the bag and just mis read it a tiny bit. 

It was absolutely not a laziness miss.

[mrtwinsfan]

[Patzky]

55 minutes ago, singlesoverwalks said:

Game 1 goes final with Tigers up 4-3 and Royals down 2-0:

Twins have wildcard at end of today	64.4%
Twins have 5 seed at end of today	35.1%
Twins have 6 seed at end of  today	29.4%

Seattle up 4-0 also. Nobody pities us except us 

[Patzky]

SF 2 KC O (F)

[mnfireman]

Tigers win, Royals lose - Twins 1/2 game out of WC heading into Game 2 of DH...

[Patzky]

Probably the only two teams tanking harder than us are the two teams ahead of us in the wildcard hunt, the Orioles and the Royals.

[BH67]

Just now, mnfireman said:

Tigers win, Royals lose - Twins 1/2 game out of WC heading into Game 2 of DH...

KC 82-74

DET 82-74

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TWINS 81-74

SEA 80-75 (leading 5-4 in 7th)

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The Detroit Tigers story still feels too Cinderella-y

yet they keep winning 

[Gagnerules]

One coaching staff has their team well prepared to play and they are exceeding expectations. The other one is not prepared and did not look all that interested in playing today. The Vikings are playing for Kevin and it shows. The Twins are not playing for Rocco and it shows. Most important game of the year and they lay an egg. His voice has become stale and it shows.

[Patzky]

2 hours ago, Craig Arko said:

Better show up for the second game.

Willi and Wallner choking in the top of the first set the table for game one. They handle adversity so poorly..

[Patzky]

19 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

The Detroit Tigers story still feels too Cinderella-y

yet they keep winning 

What they said about Cleveland in August.

[mrtwinsfan]

Royals just lost 6 in a row at HOME---  Hats off to the Tigers and now they go home and get Tampa- for 3  with Skubal pitching Tues, ,  and there reward for there streak , is White Sox for the final 3  All at home, , Baltimore seems locked into the 4 seed , how will that effect them , when they come here for the final 3 , even that could change and become a issue,  Twins for as bad as they and K.C. have both CHOKED big time still are in a good spot , -  If twins lose again to Boston  today, Myself i dont wanna see them make it, at some point you gotta Earn it, ,   Same batting order except Vasquez for that other catcher we have,  Seattle 5-5 top of 9  they win and they might also have a good chance ,   its exciting as a Fan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mrtwinsfan]

10 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Willi and Wallner choking in the top of the first set the table for game one. They handle adversity so poorly..

Yes Sir,

[Vanimal46]

Didn’t watch a second of the first game. Not sure I really want to watch the 2nd game either.