Twins (Paddack) vs Red Sox (Crochet): 5/4/25, 12:35pm

[LakesPibble]

Can Paddack get through 4 at least?

[Patzky]

Vazquez is up again! Well he already got a look lol 

[tony&rodney]

That was a brutal play by Larnach. Julien deserves some of the criticism he receives and I'm pretty done with him, but it has always surprised me that Larnach's blunders go quietly. 

Pitching gets really tough when every pitch is critical and the manager has no confidence in the offense, playing the infield in Fenway Park in the second inning.

While I called for trading Paddack all winter and spring, he has been pretty decent thus far; a fair #5 pitcher.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

For this team to have success with the position players they have, you would need the second coming of Casey Stengel...so it's not all on Rocco. But you combine subpar talent with terrible decisions from the dugout and here we are.

so it's not all on Rocco.--   He is the Boss -  but your right not all on him   ?  51 % rocco

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

so it's not all on Rocco.--   He is the Boss -  but your right not all on him   ?  51 % rocco

Front office isn't doing anyone any favors to be sure. But that doesn't let Rocco off the book. He's a crappy manager.

 

Nice job Vazquez.

[Doc Lenz]

6 minutes ago, karcherd said:

I have seen enough of Paddack, put Festa in his spot and move him to the bullpen.

None of that was his fault. Catch the pop up! Play infield normal depth.

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, tony&rodney said:

That was a brutal play by Larnach. Julien deserves some of the criticism he receives and I'm pretty done with him, but it has always surprised me that Larnach's blunders go quietly. 

Pitching gets really tough when every pitch is critical and the manager has no confidence in the offense, playing the infield in Fenway Park in the second inning.

While I called for trading Paddack all winter and spring, he has been pretty decent thus far; a fair #5 pitcher.

 

That was a brutal play by Larnach.  yes it was,  players joke about playing L.F. IN Fenway  in a wheelchair its so small

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

WTF...at least try to make the catcher make a mistake by throwing to first...

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Crochet with the audible f bomb...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

6 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

so it's not all on Rocco.--   He is the Boss -  but your right not all on him   ?  51 % rocco

51%? He could be bound and gagged in the dugout, and all we’d hear is “put away your spreadsheet Rocco”.

It was a stupid call that cost two runs. 2 runs should not be insurmountable. Rocco doesn’t throw a pitch, or swing a bat.

the players gotta play, Falvey needs to get some players who can play.

and yes, Rocco needs to manage like he knows what he’s doing.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

JFC....

[thelanges5]

Sheriff didn’t get much of a breather. Brace yourselves!

[HarmonK03]

5 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

None of that was his fault. Catch the pop up! Play infield normal depth.

And how many batters has he put away, none.  

[Patzky]

Sad to see Zebby with another ineffective outing for the Saint today. 

[Patzky]

Fastball registered 91. Ruh roh.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Leadoff walk....ugh.

[Patzky]

11 minutes ago, LakesPibble said:

Can Paddack get through 4 at least?

Of course but how much do you want it..

[tony&rodney]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

Sad to see Zebby with another ineffective outing for the Saint today. 

Not too bad really. A couple of balls that might be outs with a dry field. Too many pitches, but he may be working on specific things as opposed to just getting outs. Wish the Twins would let their pitchers go 100-110 pitches at AAA.

[Patzky]

All these grounders are getting through for a reason.

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

51%? He could be bound and gagged in the dugout, and all we’d hear is “put away your spreadsheet Rocco”.

It was a stupid call that cost two runs. 2 runs should not be insurmountable. Rocco doesn’t throw a pitch, or swing a bat.

the players gotta play, Falvey needs to get some players who can play.

My thoughts exactly and it's a point I've raised before. 

Regardless of what one thinks of Rocco's managerial decisions, the players on the field need to perform regularly to at least a semi-competent level.  Except for the 1, 2, and 3 starters, and maybe Jax, that's something we've seen very little of since the end of the '23 season.  And from the looks of it, there probably isn't much coming to significantly help the situation anytime soon. 

We need to start putting more on the players to perform the way they're supposed to. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Batting practice for the Sox. Just keep fouling off pitches and you'll eventually get one to handle.

[Patzky]

Insurmountable.

[Patzky]

Ump was shocked he threw that too 

[Patzky]

Better at least look like you're thinking about answering here guys.

[thelanges5]

Somehow, the Sheriff is keeping us in this ball game. Want to let the offense know that it’s OK to score runs. I’m told that other teams do it all the time.

[HarmonK03]

2 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

My thoughts exactly and it's a point I've raised before. 

Regardless of what one thinks of Rocco's managerial decisions, the players on the field need to perform regularly to at least a semi-competent level.  Except for the 1, 2, and 3 starters, and maybe Jax, that's something we've seen very little of since the end of the '23 season.  And from the looks of it, there probably isn't much coming to significantly help the situation anytime soon. 

We need to start putting more on the players to perform the way they're supposed to. 

And whose job is it to make sure the younger players continue to develop so they perform the way they should.  Whose job is it to put players in a position to succeed.  In my opinion that is on Rocco and he and his staff does not do these things well.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

He'll stay in the game of course and probably throw a complete game.

[IndyTwinsFan]

5 minutes ago, karcherd said:

And whose job is it to make sure the younger players continue to develop so they perform the way they should.  Whose job is it to put players in a position to succeed.  In my opinion that is on Rocco and he and his staff does not do these things well.

Without belaboring the point, it's high time we start blaming some of the players we have for not performing up to a minimum standard.  Everything bad happening in the field is not all Rocco's fault, as some of us here so badly want to believe. 

[Patzky]

Just now, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

He'll stay in the game of course and probably throw a complete game.

Ehh it happens. Adrenaline jump 

[thelanges5]

C4 put the ball in the air, please