HawksNest

I know people don't like to hear it, but nothing is going to change until they make a switch at manager. The tone-setter for the entire team is the manager/coach. The inconsistency, not maximizing the substantial talent on the team, and just general "bleh" nature of the team's performance and vibes/energy is 100% on the manager. It's a shame because Rocco is a great guy, but 3 years of underachieving baseball despite very clearly trying to "go for it" by the front office is simply unacceptable. It is what it is.

This team could win a playoff series if they were healthy and had a different manager. Instead, the team appears to my eye to be extremely flat, generally unprepared, and unable to maximize the talent they have on the roster. Just my two cents.

In a different world, this series could have been a sweep. Instead looks like we'll win 1 out of 3. Disappointing

O.M.G.

Dude, c'mon

If you look at gameday on MLB.com, the three batters that came up with the bases loaded swung at only one pitch that was actually in the strike zone. Everything else was outside the zone. Solano and Polanco didn't see a single pitch in the strike zone Unreal

Just brutal. They need to get a sports psychologist in the clubhouse to help these guys with their bases loaded woes. It has to be psychological at this point. Nothing else makes sense!

Just when you think the lineup may be starting to wake up...they face plant. My guess is that they'll eventually heat up while the pitching cools down and everything will even out. Finish as a 85-90 win team, probably win the division and then we'll see what happens in the postseason.

Bailey Ober, YOU are now a member of the Minnesota Twins starting rotation!

Welp, my afternoon just got a little more open. Happens every week, at least one game where the lineup isn't there, the efforts isn't there, etc.

Maeda looked masterful in his first start of the year and has been straight up bad since. Very strange

Defense isn't helping, but Maeda is doing a poor job commanding his pitches today so far. Way too many hanging pitches and center cut fastballs.....

Holy meltdown!

Welp, my work afternoon just got more productive.

Feast or famine with the lineup. Looks like it'll be famine today!