Twins (TBD) vs Tigers (Flaherty): 8/6/25, 12:10pm

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

Took the series in Detroit! 

FTFY

[The Great Hambino]

Luke Keaschall, you're my hero

[mnfireman]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Aa opposed to the rest of the "relief" corps?

Don't you mean "relief" corpse....

[Patzky]

Twins batters only struck out four times. Effective relief pitching. Better (but still not excellent) defense than yesterday. And Brooks Lee breaking his slump. Lots to like. Buck back soon. Taj pitching tonight, good luck!

[RpR]

[S Bart]

What new pitchers will appear from the cornfield

[BrokenCompass]

Who's this Roden kid? 

[Blyleven2011]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I hope the headline tomorrow isn't "Kriske creamed."

I thought the same thing ....

He got the job done , better than Davis would have ...

Twins win the series , back home against Royals  ...

The bats are hot right now , I hope it continues and the players realize their jobs on on the line for an audition for next year ...

[Patzky]

Just now, S Bart said:

What new pitchers will appear from the cornfield

And do they have chilluns

[Puckett34]

1 minute ago, mnfireman said:

Don't you mean "relief" corpse....

Potato, tomato

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

We’ll look back at this game during the parade, Peter!

Does Keashall get the key to the city, or the state?

[mrtwinsfan]

27 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

Personally I think the light is just a little dim upstairs and the defensive skills have always been subpar.  I think decent bat skills and some speed were good enough at the college and low level minors to make Toronto and the Twins think they could fix the defensive skills.   Like Julien -  it just doesn't appear to be there.  Maybe he can hit enough to continue to get better at the MLB level,  but in all reality with his play yesterday he was giving up runs left and right.  That just kills the pitching side which needs every out.  We are not working with a full pitching squad.  

Personally I think the light is just a little dim upstairs and the defensive skills have always been subpar--  Yes Sir -  he was way Over rated when Drafted,  Twins werent to bright taking him from Toronto in that Trade, -  didnt like it then for Berrios

[Patzky]

3 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Twins batters only struck out four times. Effective relief pitching. Better (but still not excellent) defense than yesterday. And Brooks Lee breaking his slump. Lots to like. Buck back soon. Taj pitching tonight, good luck!

Actually Taj pitched already. 6 IP 1 ER. 

[KirbyDome89]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Does Keashall get the key to the city, or the state?

Dark horse 2026 MVP article incoming

[S Bart]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Does Keashall get the key to the city, or the state?

LUKE...Let the force be with you...

[jkcarew]

8 minutes ago, The Great Hambino said:

There are currently only 6 teams with winning records against >.500 teams, and two of them are only a game above .500.  No one in the NL West is, not even the Dodgers.  It's a really tough threshold to reach

And yet, it’s has a VERY strong correlation to teams that do well in the postseason.
 

And that’s the point.

[Parfigliano]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

3 RBI game again. Keaschall is going to shatter some records

[mrtwinsfan]

Sounds like -from Jeffers , they  ALL like the new look --Hmmm--  Minus who  ??  C.C.

[S Bart]

It has to be a bit strange for the catchers experiencing this merry go round of new pitchers

[USAFChief]

8 minutes ago, KirbyDome89 said:

Dark horse 2026 MVP article incoming

We're writing off 2025 AL MVP so quick??

 

[S Bart]

Falvey must be gloating. .now you hear this crude flow from Rocco

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Sounds like -from Jeffers , they  ALL like the new look --Hmmm--  Minus who  ??  C.C.

I've never heard anything about Correa being clubhouse cancer/bad news

[The Great Hambino]

3 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

And yet, it’s has a VERY strong correlation to teams that do well in the postseason.
 

And that’s the point.

Define VERY strong correlation

4 of the last 8 World Series participants had losing records against >.500 teams in the regular season, including 2 champs

[S Bart]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

We're writing off 2025 so quick??

 

Just get to at least 500, win some series (Such as the Yankees at home), get Lopez going, don't dump Ryan and Lopez next year, ...and I will be satisfied...

[bunsen82]

5 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Actually Taj pitched already. 6 IP 1 ER. 

Thats a very nice day for Taj.  It seems like most things seems  to be going pretty well right now.  Batters at the MLB doing well,  the prospects doing well,  the traded for players doing pretty good.  Roden still a question mark but at least a decent day today.   

Anyone know what Taj's velocity was today and whether the stuff looked better?  

[bunsen82]

4 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Falvey must be gloating. .now you hear this crude flow from Rocco

Gloating or Choking   LOL.  The choke job is doing so well.   

[Blyleven2011]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

We're writing off 2025 so quick??

 

We may have written off the season , but they better play their aarse's off so we're not 100 game losers  ...

[Chembry]

11 minutes ago, BrokenCompass said:

Who's this Roden kid? 

Came back as one of the players in the Varland trade.  

A strong hitter in the minors.  Hit .310 in 2023 at AA and .314 at AAA in 2024.  Made the Blue Jays roster out of spring training hitting .407 with 220wRC+.  Struggled in ~40 games with the Blue Jays and was optioned back to AAA.  Has since hit .331 in AAA before coming over to the Twins.  Above average speed.  Low K rate and high walk rate in the minors.  We will if he can get comfortable at the MLB level.  Today was a big stride. 

[S Bart]

24 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Personally I think the light is just a little dim upstairs and the defensive skills have always been subpar--  Yes Sir -  he was way Over rated when Drafted,  Twins werent to bright taking him from Toronto in that Trade, -  didnt like it then for Berrios

I miss Varland...that one will stick with me for awhile..a fellow Minnesotan born/bred in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.. should get a bit more respect..especially when there was no rationale for it..

[bunsen82]

4 minutes ago, Chembry said:

Came back as one of the players in the Varland trade.  

A strong hitter in the minors.  Hit .310 in 2023 at AA and .314 at AAA in 2024.  Made the Blue Jays roster out of spring training hitting .407 with 220wRC+.  Struggled in ~40 games with the Blue Jays and was optioned back to AAA.  Has since hit .331 in AAA before coming over to the Twins.  Above average speed.  Low K rate and high walk rate in the minors.  We will if he can get comfortable at the MLB level.  Today was a big stride. 

Just need him to gain confidence.  let him know to not put pressure on himself and just go out there and hit.