Tigers (Olson) vs Twins (Festa): 4/11/25, 7:10pm

[Blyleven2011]

6 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

This is 2021 all over again.

This is worse because our pitching is better but Rocco doesn't know how to manage his pitchers or his offense ...

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2 minutes ago, KirbyDome89 said:

The laz a faire approach many choose to take is incorrect IMO 

I interpet the player's las a faire approach as "my contract it guaranteed so I'm getting paid no matter what".

[mnfireman]

Castro had no interest in fielding that ball....

[Aggies7]

“Let’s see how they score this one”

😂😂

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1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

“Let’s see how they score this one”

😂😂

Major league players should field that ball. Period.

[howeda7]

Just now, Blyleven2011 said:

This is worse because our pitching is better but Rocco doesn't know how to manage his pitchers or his offense ...

In 2021 they started like 14-28 and then went 59-61 the rest of the way. I don't see this team doing that. 

[Irishman]

I’m very tired of Twins blowing leads.    They must be terrible.  I’m sick of it,   I’m done with them.   

[RpR]

6 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

Worse.  an

IF they lose to the White Sox by scores worse than 4-16, 3-13 and 1-11, Then it is worse.

[knothole61]

I'll spare you all (especially just after another bullpen melt down and a big Castro error) another old guy rant about AppleTV and its invasive coverage, "interesting" announcers, and stat madness. I did find it funny, however, that in the last of the first with Larnach at bat, and a couple of guys on, the ceaseless, AI generated (?) stat dance gave Larnach a 0% possibility of grounding into a double play!   

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

IF they lose to the White Sox by scores worse than 4-16, 3-13 and 1-11, Then it is worse.

White Sox beat up on the Red Sox tonight. Sock on sock crime

[Aggies7]

I wonder if Andy fletcher’s house has any corners because his strike zone certainly doesn’t.

[Aggies7]

Bleeping missed strike costs another run and now we have to use another pitcher. 

[Danchat]

16 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

This is 2021 all over again.

With better pitching and much worse hitting...

[howeda7]

Burn that bullpen Rocco. Paddock's good for a solid 8 tomorrow. 

[howeda7]

Will the 2025 Twins ever get within 5 games of .500 again? I'll say no. 

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Just now, howeda7 said:

Burn that bullpen Rocco. Paddock's good for a solid 8 tomorrow. 

I hope he can get more than 8 outs.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, howeda7 said:

Burn that bullpen Rocco. Paddock's good for a solid 8 tomorrow. 

Still nobody has answered the question if festa was on a pitch count

[nicksaviking]

10 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Castro had no interest in fielding that ball....

[Danchat]

Feels like this defense is good for 2 errors per game. There was an article this offseason titled "This infield might be a disaster" and they were 100% correct.

9 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

In 2021 they started like 14-28 and then went 59-61 the rest of the way. I don't see this team doing that. 

With the pitching they have, I could see it. The hitters will regress to the mean to a degree, there's no way some of these guys continue to hit as poorly as they are.

[howeda7]

1 minute ago, ziggy said:

I hope he can get more than 8 outs.

That's what I meant. Was that not clear? 

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1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Still nobody has answered the question if festa was on a pitch count

yep, 65. Rocco got him out early.

[howeda7]

Just now, Danchat said:

Feels like this defense is good for 2 errors per game. There was an article this offseason titled "This infield might be a disaster" and they were 100% correct.

With the pitching they have, I could see it. The hits will regress to the mean to a degree, there's no way some of these guys continue to hit as poorly as they are.

This team feels way more disengaged. They don't care. And they have a lot of tradeable guys. They might actually play better once they dump as many vets as possible. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just a disaster of a season.

[Aggies7]

Just now, ziggy said:

yep, 65. Rocco got him out early.

Afraid to believe you because it sounds like sarcasm but I will believe you 😂

[nicksaviking]

These guys have to know their manager is on the hot seat, yet they still play like.....they don't care?

That probably says all we need to know about this team right now.

[mnfireman]

Just now, nicksaviking said:

These guys have to know their manager is on the hot seat, yet they still play like.....they don't care?

That probably says all we need to know about this team right now.

Why would you assume Baldelli is on the hot seat? There is nothing stating this anywhere.

[The Great Hambino]

6 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Still nobody has answered the question if festa was on a pitch count

FWIW it looks like he threw 58 and 80 pitches in his two starts with the Saints

[Aggies7]

Man that went as high as it did far 

[mnfireman]

Too bad they couldn't keep the Tigers off the board in the top half of the inning...

[Danchat]

1 minute ago, mnfireman said:

Why would you assume Baldelli is on the hot seat? There is nothing stating this anywhere.

I was typing up a similar response. This franchise has always been slow to fire coaches/GMs, Rocco is Falvey's guy and Falvey is alone atop the power structure of this organization.