Final: Rays 3, Twins 2 (10): Minnesota Throws it Away in Extras

See a lot of people mad at Rocco for  pulling Ryan. Doesn’t matter too much if the offense can only get two runs.

Umpires cost us game-robotic/AI need to be here ASAP!!! Hate hate hate how umpires always screw twins🤮💩👎within 2 years they thankfully will be gone and robotic/AI will take over for good! Time to get rid of scumbag umpires forever 💩🤮💩🤮💩🤮

The ending of tonight's game left me feeling like I'd eaten something Dan Aykroyd had blended in a Bass-O-Matic.

Oh well, one bad night. Win the series tomorrow, Twins.

(To those of you too young to get the reference -- it's worth knowing.)

I feel myself posting this thought over and over again, and I feel like it gets redundant sometimes, but I keep going back to the bullpen chart and asking myself who is going to be available tomorrow?  Alcala and Durant have both worked back to back the last 2 games, Staumont threw 32 pitches, Sands 23 pitches, and Okert 19 pitches.  That leaves Thielbar and Jax fresh, and possibly Jackson.  Assuming we don't want to over use anyone at this point in the season, does that bullpen chart make anyone else a little uneasy, especially with a day game following the night game?  We need SWR to go deep tomorrow..........geez, how many times have I said that, too?  

TB is a good team with good pitching, that has to play NYY & BAL more often. We won by 1 yesterday, we lost by 1 in extra innings that we could have won last night. Let's win today & go onto OAK!

7 hours ago, Peter said:

Umpires cost us game-robotic/AI need to be here ASAP!!! Hate hate hate how umpires always screw twins🤮💩👎within 2 years they thankfully will be gone and robotic/AI will take over for good! Time to get rid of scumbag umpires forever 💩🤮💩🤮💩🤮

I'm with you bro as far as adopting ABS. But umpires are human not necessarily scumbags. AI taking over is scary? 🙂

1 hour ago, Mark G said:

I feel myself posting this thought over and over again, and I feel like it gets redundant sometimes, but I keep going back to the bullpen chart and asking myself who is going to be available tomorrow?  Alcala and Durant have both worked back to back the last 2 games, Staumont threw 32 pitches, Sands 23 pitches, and Okert 19 pitches.  That leaves Thielbar and Jax fresh, and possibly Jackson.  Assuming we don't want to over use anyone at this point in the season, does that bullpen chart make anyone else a little uneasy, especially with a day game following the night game?  We need SWR to go deep tomorrow..........geez, how many times have I said that, too?  

Alcala isn't somebody we want to overuse. I'm also in the camp of using long relief so we don't also overuse some in the rotation & being able to have someone *Varland) who can also come in when a SP has an off day.

I'm also a big fan of Ben Rortvedt. A pretty good defensive catcher (Gerrit Cole preferred catcher) who can hit when allowed & coached to be himself. I hated to see him go & advocated to bring him back. Now that TB has him, they won't give him up.

1 hour ago, Mark G said:

I feel myself posting this thought over and over again, and I feel like it gets redundant sometimes, but I keep going back to the bullpen chart and asking myself who is going to be available tomorrow?  Alcala and Durant have both worked back to back the last 2 games, Staumont threw 32 pitches, Sands 23 pitches, and Okert 19 pitches.  That leaves Thielbar and Jax fresh, and possibly Jackson.  Assuming we don't want to over use anyone at this point in the season, does that bullpen chart make anyone else a little uneasy, especially with a day game following the night game?  We need SWR to go deep tomorrow..........geez, how many times have I said that, too?  

My guess is that they are going to send someone down (Sands, Staumont) and bring a fresh arm for today's game

If you come up in the bottom of the 10th inning down by one run, it is NOT ACCEPTABLE WHATSOEVER for not scoring the tying run.  In Little League it is understandable.  

If you can't advance the runner from 2B with no outs, you are not a professional hitter.  Leaving a man on 3B with one out (the worst result for a professional hitter following a pro hitter in extra innings) is unacceptable for professional hitter.

I hate the ridiculous extra innings rule for numerous reasons,  but the Twins execution since the advent of the little league rules is even worse!!!

Long season, but brutal loss last night.  The throw by Lewis was not good.  Tried to make up for by swinging at curve low away on 1st pitch for a week ground out.  Kepler getting blown away on 89 Fatballs down the middle and Correa who has been on a heater replicating Lewis at bat with soft fly to left.  Now the flip side, someone goes deep and Twins win, we celebrate, I get it.  

Fundamental baseball cost us the game in extra's.  Plain and simple

Win today, win the series and start another streak.  

Sloppy game but it happens.  Twins leaving Staumont to pitch after he walked three and hit a batter is confusing.  How he lucked out of it is also confusing.  Rocco would have been roasted if that had been the win ING run.  Things happen.  They lost, oh well.  Hope they get the game in today.

Gosh do I ever miss Cory Provus on radio.  Atteberry is so hard to follow.

1 hour ago, Doctor Gast said:

I'm also a big fan of Ben Rortvedt. A pretty good defensive catcher (Gerrit Cole preferred catcher) who can hit when allowed & coached to be himself. I hated to see him go & advocated to bring him back. Now that TB has him, they won't give him up.

Rortvedt cant hit at all ..worse than Vasquez

52 minutes ago, umterp23 said:

Long season, but brutal loss last night.  The throw by Lewis was not good.  Tried to make up for by swinging at curve low away on 1st pitch for a week ground out.  Kepler getting blown away on 89 Fatballs down the middle and Correa who has been on a heater replicating Lewis at bat with soft fly to left.  Now the flip side, someone goes deep and Twins win, we celebrate, I get it.  

Fundamental baseball cost us the game in extra's.  Plain and simple

Win today, win the series and start another streak.  

Fundamental baseball doesn't seem to be in voguue in today's game.

Twins definitely need to trim the fat off our bullpen. Both Theilbar and Jackson have no business being out there. Call up Funderburk to replace Theilbar at least temporarily. He's got good K stuff but too many walks. Not sure what's up with Topa or Canterino, both of whom would help our bullpen, I think we need some serious relief help at the deadline. Along with a solid starter with control. Sad to say, but right now Ryan is the only starter I'd trust in a playoff game. I think they should give Festa a spot start or two in Pablo or Paddacks place to give them some rest.

Topa is on 60 day IL and wouldn't count on him pitching until August if at all this year.

3 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

I'm also a big fan of Ben Rortvedt. A pretty good defensive catcher (Gerrit Cole preferred catcher) who can hit when allowed & coached to be himself. I hated to see him go & advocated to bring him back. Now that TB has him, they won't give him up.

So you're saying the Yankees can't coach hitting?

11 hours ago, Peter said:

Umpires cost us game-robotic/AI need to be here ASAP!!! Hate hate hate how umpires always screw twins🤮💩👎within 2 years they thankfully will be gone and robotic/AI will take over for good! Time to get rid of scumbag umpires forever 💩🤮💩🤮💩🤮

4 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

I'm with you bro as far as adopting ABS. But umpires are human not necessarily scumbags. AI taking over is scary? 🙂

Scary, absolutely; fake runners in extras is bad enough, that would be piling on.