Rockies (Feltner) vs Twins (Prielipp): 6/28/26, 1:10pm CDT

[Mortimerkenny21]

Hopefully they can avoid another atrocious bullpen blow up and take the series today. Go Twins!

[thelanges5]

Maybe the twins should make a trade for this Goodman fella. We need a catcher next year and he obviously likes to hit at Target field.

[Patzky]

2 hours ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Hopefully they can avoid another atrocious bullpen blow up and take the series today. Go Twins!

Shelton was asked after the game if he felt the team had the personnel needed in the bullpen to do what he wanted to do. He said yes, but the issue was finding the proper way to use them. I disagree but if that's his take, it's on him and Maki to figure that out, and we're halfway through the season. (Granted a lot of churn.) Getting Gomez up twice in two games to simply not use him to me indicates a bit of second guessing. I get it.. there's lots to reflect on. 

You could always Ask Pablo.

[karcherd]

29 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Shelton was asked after the game if he felt the team had the personnel needed in the bullpen to do what he wanted to do. He said yes, but the issue was finding the proper way to use them

Shelton has been using this line for the last month or so.  At some point, like now you just need to say this is your role to each reliever.  If it doesn't work, switch out a period of time but not two games.  Yes the options are not optimal and some days the plan will fall apart.  But it is easier to adjust when you have a plan, when you have no plan then you are just shooting darts.  Yesterday was a great example, Fundy was going to have to face Goodman as he was the third scheduled hitter, just put in your best option not the LH to face the first two LH scheduled hitters.  It probably should have been Banda or Morris to come in if they had a real plan and defined roles.

[Patzky]

Take the series! Buck at DH, Jackson in behind the plate, Royce batting fourth, it's been a failure every time so far. Maybe we'll strike gold today. Oh and that Goodman guy? You know what not to do.

[bean5302]

23 minutes ago, karcherd said:

Shelton has been using this line for the last month or so...

Because the Twins do not have the personnel they need in the bullpen, but it doesn't help anybody to come out and say the bullpen is filled with mostly waiver wire worthy guys who are making their last go 'round in the big show.

[karcherd]

13 minutes ago, bean5302 said:

Because the Twins do not have the personnel they need in the bullpen, but it doesn't help anybody to come out and say the bullpen is filled with mostly waiver wire worthy guys who are making their last go 'round in the big show.

 

 

15 minutes ago, bean5302 said:

Shelton has been using this line for the last month or so...

Read my whole post, I explained a solution to this line despite sub optimal options.

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, Patzky said:

Shelton was asked after the game if he felt the team had the personnel needed in the bullpen to do what he wanted to do. He said yes, but the issue was finding the proper way to use them. I disagree but if that's his take, it's on him and Maki to figure that out, and we're halfway through the season.

Shelton gave the only answer that puts the responsibility on him. I doubt he actually believes it, but his other 2 choices were criticizing Zoll, or his own players. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I hope we win.

[thelanges5]

St. Paul updates from Theo Tollefson:

Gabby Gonzalez left yesterday's game early with a stiff neck and is considered day-to-day.

Ricky Castro lands on the 7-day IL with a right rotator cuff strain. 

And #MNTwins number two prospect, Kaelen Culpepper, is back in the lineup at DH.

[tony&rodney]

1 hour ago, bean5302 said:

Because the Twins do not have the personnel they need in the bullpen, but it doesn't help anybody to come out and say the bullpen is filled with mostly waiver wire worthy guys who are making their last go 'round in the big show.

Yes. Shelton is being polite. He stands by the guys he has, but he doesn't pick the team. He also needs to be cognizant of all factors in player usage. Everyone makes mistakes but maybe less second guessing ....

Is this a good time to remind TD that nobody who has posted on this site has ever had even a smidgeon of baseball knowledge  to compare to someone like Shelton? I say that as someone who had over 50 years of various experiences in the game. We just like baseball and enjoy effing around with our thoughts.

[krink]

Don’t worry guys, Kreidler is in the lineup today!

[ashbury]

25 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

Is this a good time to remind TD that nobody who has posted on this site has ever had even a smidgeon of baseball knowledge  to compare to someone like Shelton? 

Noam Chomsky says Appeal to Authority is the worst logical fallacy.

[tony&rodney]

Hunter Greene for Louisville and Kendry Rojas for St. Paul is live.

[tony&rodney]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

Noam Chomsky says Appeal to Authority is the worst logical fallacy.

Correct. It isn't a good time as no time is. Sorry.

[mnfireman]

2 hours ago, karcherd said:

Yesterday was a great example, Fundy was going to have to face Goodman as he was the third scheduled hitter, just put in your best option not the LH to face the first two LH scheduled hitters.  It probably should have been Banda or Morris to come in if they had a real plan and defined roles.

Could have left Rogers in to face the two LHB to lead off the inning, he'd only thrown 9 pitches and looked decent. Or go with Banda, it was a 3-2 game in the 7th at this point, you should be ready to roll with your best - Banda, Morris, and Gomez.

[RpR]

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, tony&rodney said:

Correct. It isn't a good time as no time is. Sorry.

You also said we're all just effing around.  This is a game thread, where that goes double.  Enjoy.

[mrtwinsfan]

3 hours ago, Patzky said:

Shelton was asked after the game if he felt the team had the personnel needed in the bullpen to do what he wanted to do. He said yes, but the issue was finding the proper way to use them. I disagree but if that's his take, it's on him and Maki to figure that out, and we're halfway through the season. (Granted a lot of churn.) Getting Gomez up twice in two games to simply not use him to me indicates a bit of second guessing. I get it.. there's lots to reflect on. 

You could always Ask Pablo.

Voice sounded like sports dad --  Judd Zolgad ,   and being it was a  good question makes sense ,  and yes Shelty  had to say what was  for the Team and  management,    but thats the kind of things that should be asked !!!!!!!!!!

[mnfireman]

15 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

Hunter Greene for Louisville and Kendry Rojas for St. Paul is live.

Culpepper DHing for the Saints as well.

[Aggies7]

Excellent start for the boys 

[Aggies7]

Rockies have been fired up all series. Twins just going through the motions 

[wesnewy]

should have been out of this inning already...

[Aggies7]

Twins are just befuddled by the first and third play

[Peter]

Need to win this series!!! What happened at game last night???? How did they lose so bad???

[thelanges5]

Good challenge. Prielipp needed that. 

[thelanges5]

Just now, Peter said:

Need to win this series!!! What happened at game last night???? How did they lose so bad???

Fundy

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, Peter said:

Need to win this series!!! What happened at game last night???? How did they lose so bad???

Colorado is a big state 

[ziggy]

3 minutes ago, Peter said:

Need to win this series!!! What happened at game last night???? How did they lose so bad???

Thin air got to the Twins bullpen.

[thelanges5]

12 pitches for Feltner.