Angels (Soriano 8-5) @ Twins (Bradley 8-3) 1:10 pm Sunday July 12th

[mrguy]

9 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

Paredes warming up in the bullpen.  I'm not so sure about this going from a starter to the closer.  

It's still odd they didn't use him at all this series, he hasn't pitched in over a week at this point, it was weird they didn't send him in to piggyback ober, and it's odd they hadn't used him this series in any way. 

[Tlaker]

We will take 2 out of 3 all the time!

[MMMordabito]

[Aggies7]

8 of 9 series wins is how you get back into the mix 

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

8 of 9 series wins is how you get back into the mix 

Agreed. Still slightly annoying this team has been allergic to achieving a .500 record. 

[h2oface]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

8 of 9 series wins is how you get back into the mix 

One way, truly. The slow but consistent way. 

I still like the 12-15 game winning streak better. Then the slow way. Or this season, and most seasons, 12-15 games above .500 and just play .500 ball, and you are probably in the playoffs.

[h2oface]

8 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

We will take 2 out of 3 all the time!

Yes! If you can do that all season, without the losing streaks, you probably will have the best season record that year in MLB at 108-54! Looks way better than 2-1.

[Church of Kreidler]

An amazing win!!! For my one game a year, it was absolutely perfect!!!

And merch was secured to add to my shrine.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Nicely done, boys. Rest up and get ready for the second half.

[Patzky]

Just now, Church of Kreidler said:

An amazing win!!! For my one game a year, it was absolutely perfect!!!

And merch was secured to add to my shrine.

Relic!

[ashbury]

7 minutes ago, Church of Kreidler said:

An amazing win!!! For my one game a year, it was absolutely perfect!!!

And merch was secured to add to my shrine.

I have no idea what they charge for something like this.  Do you mind my asking?

[Church of Kreidler]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

I have no idea what they charge for something like this.  Do you mind my asking?

This one was around $65 after tax

[Vanimal46]

9 minutes ago, Church of Kreidler said:

This one was around $65 after tax

For a foul ball? Wild. 

[Saxophone Joe]

20 minutes ago, Church of Kreidler said:

An amazing win!!! For my one game a year, it was absolutely perfect!!!

And merch was secured to add to my shrine.

Very happy for you! Kreidler killed it out there! 🔥👊🏼

 

[Saxophone Joe]

49 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Not sure Martin saw that until it hit his glove. We will take it!  

I fell to the ground in relief/exhaustion when he caught it. I thought at first that was a homer, too. Dramatic until the end, per usual. Ha!

[HarmonK03]

56 minutes ago, mrguy said:

It's still odd they didn't use him at all this series, he hasn't pitched in over a week at this point, it was weird they didn't send him in to piggyback ober, and it's odd they hadn't used him this series in any way. 

Our starters gave length including Ober who went into the fifth.  There wasn't a lot of need for relievers this weekend.  They played Friday perfectly, let Ober go as long as he could and let the game dictate who comes in next.  Piggybacking negates all of this and doesn't work.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 hour ago, mrtwinsfan said:

gifs     next to smileys -on this site  alot of funny stuff

So there is no specific reference? I am sad, but used to disappointment...

[mrguy]

2 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

Our starters gave length including Ober who went into the fifth.  There wasn't a lot of need for relievers this weekend.  They played Friday perfectly, let Ober go as long as he could and let the game dictate who comes in next.  Piggybacking negates all of this and doesn't work.

On Ober's day, they could've at least sent him out for the two inning role rather than Rojas. Rojas had just been recalled while it would've been the day Paredes started had Ober not been reactivated, so it would've made sense to let him get some work so he's not resting too long. Now it's been over a week AND we have the all star break.

[Vanimal46]

8 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

Piggybacking negates all of this and doesn't work.

Piggybacking turns human managers into beep boop robots. The majority opinion last year was hating Baldelli’s spreadsheet like decision making. I’m happy that Shelton is giving his starters a long leash all season. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

If this group some makes the post season, Shelton deserves manager of the year consideration. He's been really, really good.

[Patzky]

11 hours ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

If this group some makes the post season, Shelton deserves manager of the year consideration. He's been really, really good.

Hands off mostly.. but players likely appreciate that. There haven't been too many substitutions, especially early in the game. Bullpen use is a challenge and will be moving forward but he's done pretty well there too.