Twins (Matthews) vs Brewers (Drohan): 08/07/26, 6:40 PM

[S Bart]

A Saturday win is important.. Taj has better numbers.. Sunday...will be a bigger chalkenge

[Patzky]

20 minutes ago, AceBee said:

Lol...we need to worry more about the Guaranteed rate this season..at least that should be our Target 😀

There are no Guarantees.. just a Rate and the Guards got the good rate tonight.

[S Bart]

Shelty is such a good speaker...gives reality...positive and negative comments

[S Bart]

3 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

Where is that?

He was interviewed while all of the runs were taking place...articulate..

[djvang]

28 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Luke needs to spend the winter with Ron Washington ,  and work on arm strength  then  go back to 2b .  why not ?

Dr. Ironglove at 2B.

[djvang]

28 minutes ago, Church of Kreidler said:

"With the people you see that you don't really know because it's the dog park."

Horrifically catchy 

That ad gets muted.

[The Great Hambino]

20 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

LOL no. I am a C.P.A.  Aka bean counter.  

Never trust a CPA

 

 

 

I am a CPA

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, The Great Hambino said:

Never trust a CPA

 

 

 

I am a CPA

I think there is 5-6 of us on here, 

[Mike Sixel]

I was busy playing DND.....were there fielding issues? 

[mrmpls]

6 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I was busy playing DND.....were there fielding issues? 

a few 

[stringer bell]

30 minutes ago, Church of Kreidler said:

Struggle against teams that should be easy, kick the current #1 teams butt...

I love this game.

And, consider me a reluctant convert. I didn't want to like him, because I will most certainly see less of Kreidler now, but Culpepper definitely should have been up here months ago. An outstanding start tonight!

I don't want to pour cold water on a guy that hit a homer in his major league debut, but Culpepper looked rough in the field. The double pump cost a run, he didn't make a play on his backhand side and he played back or a hopper and barely got a forceout.

The homer was impressive Culpepper has good bat speed and he looked good at the plate and didn't strike out, but if Brooks Lee or Tristan Gray had played the same game in the field the TD faithful would be howling.

I expect he'll play better defense after getting comfortable and the offensive upside is easy to see. Congratulations Kaelen. I hope you have a long successful career with the Twins.

[jaimedude]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I don't want to pour cold water on a guy that hit a homer in his major league debut, but Culpepper looked rough in the field. The double pump cost a run, he didn't make a play on his backhand side and he played back or a hopper and barely got a forceout.

The homer was impressive Culpepper has good bat speed and he looked good at the plate and didn't strike out, but if Brooks Lee or Tristan Gray had played the same game in the field the TD faithful would be howling.

I expect he'll play better defense after getting comfortable and the offensive upside is easy to see. Congratulations Kaelen. I hope you have a long successful career with the Twins.

Yeah, Culpepper was very tentative and nervous in the field. I hope he gets it together and doesn't botch plays going forward. 

[jaimedude]

Any word on pitcher Zebby Matthews? 

[stringer bell]

Just now, jaimedude said:

Any word on pitcher Zebby Matthews? 

Blister on his foot.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

49 minutes ago, The Great Hambino said:

Never trust a CPA

 

 

 

I am a CPA

It is a glamorous profession:

 

[akmanak]

2 hours ago, S Bart said:

Really hope home attendance picks up...never seen so many special offers...beer...hot dogs...tickets..

I am on the fence about this.  The Twins front office is what affected attendance. They dismantled a playoff contending team and stripped it down completely . 

The only reason this team is contending is because our division along with the entire AL is horribly bad. 

I don't trust ownership at all and the trainwreck of not being able to watch the Twins on cable is also pathetic. 

Am I rooting for them? Yup, will I give them one dime of my hard earned money ? Not a chance unless I actually see a change. 

[Wedman13]

3 hours ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

So what did I miss lol 😂 

Took my son to Spider-Man. 

So  curious too! Kriedler should be  DFA, LK would be benched and we beat line a 73-50.  This forum is mesmerizing.....

[notoriousgod71]

8 hours ago, stringer bell said:

I don't want to pour cold water on a guy that hit a homer in his major league debut, but Culpepper looked rough in the field. The double pump cost a run, he didn't make a play on his backhand side and he played back or a hopper and barely got a forceout.

The homer was impressive Culpepper has good bat speed and he looked good at the plate and didn't strike out, but if Brooks Lee or Tristan Gray had played the same game in the field the TD faithful would be howling.

I expect he'll play better defense after getting comfortable and the offensive upside is easy to see. Congratulations Kaelen. I hope you have a long successful career with the Twins.

Plouffe DID compare Culpepper to rickie weeks which appears spot on through one game. 

[S Bart]

9 hours ago, akmanak said:

I am on the fence about this.  The Twins front office is what affected attendance. They dismantled a playoff contending team and stripped it down completely . 

The only reason this team is contending is because our division along with the entire AL is horribly bad. 

I don't trust ownership at all and the trainwreck of not being able to watch the Twins on cable is also pathetic. 

Am I rooting for them? Yup, will I give them one dime of my hard earned money ? Not a chance unless I actually see a change. 

I understand your thoughts. I guess we will see if the AL central point is valid after the August matches against the NL playoff contenders Brewers, Phillies, Braves, and Padres. Those are tough matchups for any teams.

They stripped it down, yes,. I was livid.(except Correa dumping)...but I love the Twins and watching the team in person supports the players on the field, also. I would much rather spend a reasonably priced ticket to a summer baseball game than an expensive packed house ticket for the Vikings. Concession/ticket discounts, concerts, promotional giveaways..are  nice in my view. I do not see that in football.

Does Tom Pollard seem just a bit of an upgrade. .yes..Do some of the trades THIS year seem as an improvement...yes...Do the players seem more unified as a group...yes..is Shelton an upgrade..Yes..Do i want to watch the Twins in person with a beer at a discount and peanuts..Yes... so...I need to focus on the present

[notoriousgod71]

12 hours ago, Church of Kreidler said:

"With the people you see that you don't really know because it's the dog park."

Horrifically catchy 

EAR INFECTION! IN HIS EAR! IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN A TUNNEL!

[RpR]

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Prediction?