Rays (Bradley) vs Twins (Sands): 7/5/25, 1:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Hey, they won a game!

[stringer bell]

It appears that the "bulk pitcher" for the Twins will be Travis Adams. Good luck to him in his major league debut.

[Chris Hove]

[Chris Hove]

[tony&rodney]

Well, I was wrong. I thought the Twins would bring up Raya because he has been pitching well and he has good stuff, which is important versus MLB bats. Instead Raya pitched last night for St. Paul. Apparently, he isn't ready and the front office feels Sands and Adams are a better option at this time.

Taj Bradley has had a difficult year thus far and has been a little bit of a weak link for the Rays. Bradley, however, has good stuff and could dominate any lineup in baseball when he is commanding his pitches. The Rays are a much better team but anything can happen in any game between 2 teams in baseball. The White Sox and Rockies are the only teams in baseball winning less than 40% of their games. There were 11 NFL and 7 NBA teams that won less than 40% of their games. Don't bet on baseball.

[karcherd]

38 minutes ago, Chris Hove said:

No Lee again today, two days in a row.  Does this organization have any kind of plan.

[notoriousgod71]

I just despise the opener strategy with all of my heart.

[Chris Hove]

1 hour ago, karcherd said:

No Lee again today, two days in a row.  Does this organization have any kind of plan.

Good question,  because as of right now he deserves an everyday role. There's been no mention of an injury or trade of any sort. 🤷‍♂️

[Vanimal46]

Better keep up the pace today. Heavy Storms rolling through around 3:30 PM 

[RpR]

[OvertheHill]

Going to get game in? I’m out of town presently but weather app shows some rain. 

[Western SD Fan]

57 minutes ago, notoriousgod71 said:

I just despise the opener strategy with all of my heart.

I typically agree, but I do think Adams is the perfect person to utilize the opener strategy.  Adams has been piggy backing Raya for the Saints and has been the pitcher that typically comes in the middle of the game (5th-6th inning).  He is used to warming up in the bullpen while the game is going on, unlike Festa or SWR.

[ziggy]

Looks a late start, tarp going on the infield as I type.

 

I guess we will be reaping the rewards of the pitching pipeline today.

[S Bart]

6 minutes ago, OvertheHill said:

Going to get game in? I’m out of town presently but weather app shows some rain. 

Maybe another 4 1/2 hour delay like last week. They did a good job of being able to predict the opening time.

[karcherd]

Tarp coming off

[OvertheHill]

1 hour ago, notoriousgod71 said:

I just despise the opener strategy with all of my heart.

I don’t fully embrace it, but admit I haven’t completely thought it through given the current roster. As a fan, I prefer roster construction with players in clear roles, positions, etc. Old school I guess and I know most teams aren’t managed that way these days. 

[mrtwinsfan]

1 hour ago, Chris Hove said:

Good question,  because as of right now he deserves an everyday role. There's been no mention of an injury or trade of any sort. 🤷‍♂️

he pinch hit yesterday - got clipped on his elbow guard  he is fine , its our Fearless tactician again Rocco im afraid of

[Western SD Fan]

Obviously, I'm not at the ballpark.  That shower seemed like something they could have played through.  Maybe they didn't want to start the game in a rain shower?  Maybe there's union rules with grounds crew that they have to pull the tarp out once during every home series? 

[Doc Lenz]

1 hour ago, notoriousgod71 said:

I just despise the opener strategy with all of my heart.

Sands is the starter then a good amount of relievers. Openers are for beer bottles.

[ziggy]

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Maybe there's union rules with grounds crew that they have to pull the tarp out once during every home series? 

Naw, if it was union initiated the rule would be every game, not series.

I hope we win today.

[Doc Lenz]

3 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

Obviously, I'm not at the ballpark.  That shower seemed like something they could have played through.  Maybe they didn't want to start the game in a rain shower?  Maybe there's union rules with grounds crew that they have to pull the tarp out once during every home series? 

Too bad there’s not a retractable roof.

[S Bart]

I know they are other teams in the wild card hunt, but it seems strange to see the Twins alone in 2nd place in their division considering their recent performance. 

[T.O.]

3 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

Sands is the starter then a good amount of relievers. 

Hopefully we won't need pain relievers.

[Doc Lenz]

1 minute ago, T.O. said:

Hopefully we won't need pain relievers.

That’s funny 🙌

[Vanimal46]

Swing the bats early and often fellas. Slim to zero chance we complete all 9 innings today 

[MMMordabito]

I don't like the opener, but it worked so far.

[S Bart]

I am hoping Adams performs as I saw him do in St. PAUL. His specialty was mid-relief. It would be nice to see Sands get through through the order one time. It also would be great to have the Twins score early in case the game is called due to the weather 

[Patzky]

2 hours ago, karcherd said:

No Lee again today, two days in a row.  Does this organization have any kind of plan.

Lee was bad news the previous game. Maybe some discipline is getting meted out 

[ziggy]

Just now, Patzky said:

Lee was bad news the previous game. Maybe some discipline is getting meted out 

surely you jest

[karcherd]

Coulombe coming in next