Twins (Woods Richardson) vs Guardians (Lively): 5/1/2025, 12:10pm

[GeorgeLooney]

1 minute ago, hitterscount said:

WTF are we doing….. running on contact another Rocco philosophy and follow that up with MLB no talent in Clemens and that’s how you don’t score with runners on 1st and 2nd w/ no outs. Rocco has to go.

Pretty much dead on description of what happened 

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, hitterscount said:

WTF are we doing….. running on contact another Rocco philosophy and follow that up with MLB no talent in Clemens and that’s how you don’t score with runners on 1st and 2nd w/ no outs. Rocco has to go.

Rocco isn't rostering these guys......though he might need to go, it's not his fault these are the players he has available to him.

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Contact play.....BUT only for the guy on third base!!!!  ELITE analytics Rocco!!!  

[exeoud]

Only the Twins and Rocco Baldelli could turn 2nd and 3rd no outs into 1st and 2nd 1 out

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Can SWR throw less than 20 pitches in an inning???  So freaking frustrating.....

 

Walk the leadoff guy......

Walk the leadoff guy in the 2nd inning......

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

IS THAT 100%  Roccos call ??

Unsure. Whoever is making the call, they need to stop.

[Sjoski]

I could say this team sucks...or to be nice...I'll just say ouch.

OUCH –

Overwhelmingly

Uncomfortable

Content that's

Hard to watch

[Patzky]

I peeked and I shouldn't have

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

I don't listen to post-game pressers - unsure if anyone on TD does - but has Rocco ever been asked about the contact play and why it continues to be used despite such limited success...

[hitterscount]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Rocco isn't rostering these guys......though he might need to go, it's not his fault these are the players he has available to him.

Why is Larnach not in RF and Jeffers at DH. Clemens is crap, but need to get him in. Brodie would work at DH, Clemens doesn’t need to start… that’s on Rocco 

[GeorgeLooney]

It’s hard to believe there is no one out there better than Clemens. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

I like SWR but he throws too many uncompetitive pitches...

[Parfigliano]

7 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Definition of insanity...

Should be part of the discussion in Rocco's termination meeting

[Patzky]

3 minutes ago, cheeseheadgophfan said:

Can SWR throw less than 20 pitches in an inning???  So freaking frustrating.....

 

Walk the leadoff guy......

Walk the leadoff guy in the 2nd inning......

Sim says he gives the team a chance to win. They had their chance.

[NYCTK]

5 minutes ago, GeorgeLooney said:

Why is Clemens on a major league roster? 

He somehow made a playoff roster last year. The biggest red flag for anyone that thought the Phillies were contenders. 

[hitterscount]

3 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Unsure. Whoever is making the call, they need to stop.

As the manager i hope he knows what the philosophy is in that situation.

[Patzky]

Whoa where did that velocity come from?

[exeoud]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

I don't listen to post-game pressers - unsure if anyone on TD does - but has Rocco ever been asked about the contact play and why it continues to be used despite such limited success...

Probably because it works in practice with the Twins terrible defense

[Patzky]

Strike em out throw em out?

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

1 minute ago, NYCTK said:

He somehow made a playoff roster last year. The biggest red flag for anyone that thought the Phillies were contenders. 

 Clemens has.......positional versatility so of course the Twins' front office is going to love him...oh, and he's cheap. Positional versatility, with a few exceptions, is jack of all trades and master of none. Twins just don't get that memo.

[Irishman]

With no outs and 2 men on bases Twins cannot score a run.   No bunt attempts and SF.      Rocco has no clue managing. 

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

I don't listen to post-game pressers - unsure if anyone on TD does - but has Rocco ever been asked about the contact play and why it continues to be used despite such limited success...

That would rough up some feathers so I'll say nobody asks

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Julien's back to being a pumpkin.

[thelanges5]

23 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

The Guardians' win-loss continues to be a mystery. Not much in the way of offense. Mediocre starting pitching. Bullpen is a + but not like it was last year. I can't figure it out.

Guardos have that devil magic. 

[hitterscount]

Lively is serviceable, but we should be able to string hits and score against this guy. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Ben Lively is AAA+ pitcher and the Twins look completely baffled.

[The Great Hambino]

Guards got on Buxton with the Knoblauch/Gagne deke there

[Aggies7]

I think Blake Lively would shut out this bunch today  

[thelanges5]

Just now, hitterscount said:

Lively is serviceable, but we should be able to string hits and score against this guy. 

We have the special ability to make anyone look like a Cy Young candidate

Come on batters this season is resting on your shoulders/bats!

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, hitterscount said:

Lively is serviceable, but we should be able to string hits and score against this guy. 

string hits and score --- without walks and errors Twins show no effort