Marlins (Bellozo) vs Twins (Festa): 9/26/24, 6:40pm

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Hey look, a tied game!

 

I didn't miss much, did i?

[Tlaker]

2 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

Damn lead off walk!!!

Erased!!

[Randy Griffith]

Jeffers, that wasn't the redemption I was talking about, but it'll do!

[NYCTK]

8 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

The Twins , as other teams, employ multiple sports psychologists. Players spend most of their year with these other people and the mental part needs to be managed. Like it or not, the days of “man up” are over. 

I would only use Durán in a non-save situation on special occasions—like tonight. 

I think that's incredibly foolish. If he's as big of a headcase as you're making him out to be he should be traded yesterday. I

don't put any significance in saves since a 3 run lead isn't exactly high leverage. I assume he's the save leader on the team but I couldn't tell you how many anyone has. Never look at it.

But he doesn't seem to be significantly worse in medium or low leverage situations so I don't even know if the problem you're supposing is even true. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

I thought guys who don't wear shoes were banned from the game.

Or was it just the one guy? I'm a few beers in.

Me too! 

Wanna drive down to the cities or should I come up to Grand Forks? lol

[TheLeviathan]

Just now, OvertheHill said:

I think it would have been a lot closer than that IF he had been running off the bat. But yeah it worked out as it was. 

He should've been running it out....But there is no gear Santana posseses that gets him anything but thrown out going for 2nd.

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, exeoud said:

Good job Duran. Leadoff walk to the 9 hitter with a .583 OPS

All part of the plan. Jeffers gave him a wink.

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Me too! 

Wanna drive down to the cities or should I come up to Grand Forks? lol

You can, but you'd be going about 75 miles too far, I'm the ND poster in Fargo.

[Craig Arko]

Looks like Sands’ knee is okay to go.

[TwinsCD]

Gotta get Duran out of there.  Why the heck did he put him back out there for a 2nd inning?

[Randy Griffith]

There's a base open.  Walk Burger.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, Randy Griffith said:

There's a base open.  Walk Burger.

Not a bad idea 

[TwinsCD]

1 minute ago, TwinsCD said:

Gotta get Duran out of there.  Why the heck did he put him back out there for a 2nd inning?

But what do I know?

LET'S WIN THIS MF'ER

[Craig Arko]

1 minute ago, TwinsCD said:

Gotta get Duran out of there.  Why the heck did he put him back out there for a 2nd inning?

I guess that’s why.

[RpR]

1 minute ago, TwinsCD said:

Gotta get Duran out of there.  Why the heck did he put him back out there for a 2nd inning?

To keep the Marlins from scoring.

[insagt1]

nice comeback. Lets see if they have enough juice to walk it off

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Detroit got Tampa Bay, Kansas City got the gnats, Twins got the Marlins, too bad about the loss 

[OvertheHill]

As sharp as Duran has looked in a while 

[Western SD Fan]

Walk off win! Let’s go!

[Randy Griffith]

1 minute ago, Randy Griffith said:

There's a base open.  Walk Burger.

What do I know?

[nicksaviking]

You know what would be the most unlikely thing to happen this year? Austin Marin hits a walk off homer.

That's not a call, it's an observation.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 minutes ago, Randy Griffith said:

There's a base open.  Walk Burger.

I half agreed with you—the only batter I am really afraid of in this lineup. But Duran had the stuff!

[insagt1]

If tomorrows game is still meaningful, my advice to the Twins is get to the O's bullpen. they are awful and they are all gassed since their manager rarely lets his starter go more than 5 innings. Thats how you beat the O's.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

That's not a call, it's an equivocation 

FIFY lol

[Jocko87]

8 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I thought guys who don't wear shoes were banned from the game.

Or was it just the one guy? I'm a few beers in.

My Astros fan buddy says it's part of the MLB vendetta against them.

[Craig Arko]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

You know what would be the most unlikely thing to happen this year? Austin Marin hits a walk off homer.

That's not a call, it's an observation.

Margot hits a pinch hit walk off homer.

[NYCTK]

13 minutes ago, karcherd said:

Actually if you look at the best teams, their closers only pitch in the ninth inning during the regular season.  

Yeah. That's true of like Clase. Ironically, the best team in the league doesn't really have a closer? The Dodgers? Treinen probably their best arm and he's used all over the place. 

[nicksaviking]

3 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

You know what would be the most unlikely thing to happen this year? Austin Marin hits a walk off homer.

That's not a call, it's an observation.

Called it. Confirmed as unlikely.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, insagt1 said:

If tomorrows game is still meaningful, my advice to the Twins is get to the O's bullpen. they are awful and they are all gassed since their manager rarely lets his starter go more than 5 innings. Thats how you beat the O's.

Yeah they are not good. But their lineup is deep and they play hard, which is worrisome 

[Randy Griffith]

The Buck Truck shifts into second.