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

[Vanimal46]

I so desperately wanted to say Adams is way better than Wentz after today’s game. But he’s not. 

[Western SD Fan]

From a pitch count standpoint, this is likely Adams's last inning.  He's been going 4 innings in St. Paul with between 55-65 pitches.  Just don't see them sending him out for another inning.

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

and running bases

Two runs on two fly outs! 😮 

[RpR]

47 minutes ago, karcherd said:

And that is why we are a .500 team, we won't do anything to raise the talent level.

Well they could dump Lewis and Wallner , that might be an improvement, but no , dump the player with the second most rbi, a good glove and keep the lead gloves.

[Aggies7]

Am I dreaming or did I just hear them say that Adams has never thrown 80 pitches in the minors? What are we doing here folks ?

[Patzky]

Better answer back here or it's toast. Coming back from two down yesterday was strange and beautiful. Three down? I don't see it..

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

Two runs on two fly outs! 😮 

Is that even allowed??

[Patzky]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

Is that even allowed??

We are past the replay point

 

[Vanimal46]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Am I dreaming or did I just hear them say that Adams has not thrown 80 pitches in the minors? What are we doing here folks ?

The most pitches he’s thrown in a minor league game is 68. This is the Falvey Pitching Program ™️ 

[Peter]

This was a loss before game started. We all know that as you can’t expect to win bullpen game. Need to win tomorrow-as well 2-1 against cubs/3-0 against pirates 

[mrtwinsfan]

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Am I dreaming or did I just hear them say that Adams has never thrown 80 pitches in the minors? What are we doing here folks ?

Doing our starting pitching prospects a disservice by not preparing them for how to pitch in the majors, for starters. 

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

The most pitches he’s thrown in a minor league game is 68. This is the Falvey Pitching Program ™️ 

This was the next logical evolution since finding a pitcher to throw five innings is too difficult for the pipeline.

[OvertheHill]

That was not the response we needed. 

[Vanimal46]

2 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

This was the next logical evolution since finding a pitcher to throw five innings is too difficult for the pipeline.

Self inflicted wounds when we rarely draft a pitcher in the early rounds. Falvey thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room who can find pitching gems in the 10th round 

[karcherd]

6 minutes ago, RpR said:

Well they could dump Lewis and Wallner , that might be an improvement, but no , dump the player with the second most rbi, a good glove and keep the lead gloves.

I would like to set the bar higher.  Having a guy with over 300 AB'S and 42 RBI does not scream championship team to me.

[Patzky]

This is an Oberesque outing, with the exception that the runs are spread out over many innings instead of just one 

[Patzky]

Pitching aside, tanking with the bases loaded is the reason we aren't winning.

[OvertheHill]

Just now, Patzky said:

This is an Oberesque outing, with the exception that the runs are spread out over many innings instead of just one 

Yeah just way too hittable at this stage

[mrtwinsfan]

Jeffers,  proving how the Twins teach zero-Fundamentals  even if safe

[Doc Lenz]

Jeffers exemplifying Twins fundamentals.

[Western SD Fan]

Just now, Patzky said:

Pitching aside, tanking with the bases loaded is the reason we aren't winning.

Or boneheaded plays like this where they have the runner dead to rights and still let him get back safe.

[Patzky]

Just now, OvertheHill said:

Yeah just way too hittable at this stage

I read something indicating Ober though he might return sooner v later, in an improved state. Who knows..

[OvertheHill]

Just now, Patzky said:

Pitching aside, tanking with the bases loaded is the reason we aren't winning.

The anemic offense shifts all the scrutiny to the pitching. 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Jeffers,  proving how the Twins teach zero-Fundamentals  even if safe

Going through the motions 

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

Jeffers exemplifying Twins fundamentals.

Or lack thereof. 

[Western SD Fan]

2 minutes ago, OvertheHill said:

The anemic offense shifts all the scrutiny to the pitching. 

That's what I've said all season long.  The pitching almost has to be perfect to cover up for the bad offense.  We shouldn't be looking at 4 runs as insurmountable, but yet here we are.

[Patzky]

Sixty pitches, three innings. Not a K. That's hard to do

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Going through the motions 

Jeffers was Drafted  in the 2nd round and it surprised all the so-called experts who all had him  no better than a 5th or later round pick, and all the talk in Twinsville  was how Falvey thought he was the STEAL of the draft, n few years later - who was right ??

[Chris Hove]

I really think the Twins either need to DFA France or try and find a trade partner. Call up Sabato and see what he can do. It would drive up excitement, and never know he could add some great chemistry to a team that looks dead.