Doctor Gast

Buxton was hesitant to touch the sausage but when he did he really let loose. I was worried about the sausage negatively affecting the players like Buck admitted. But maybe the other hesitant players need to drop their inhibitions about the sausage & embrace it. Well maybe at least touch it.

Ryan pitched a pretty efficient game. I thought he had a chance to pitch a complete game. He had a lot of support. Without Lewis we need Buxton to at least to beat these winnable teams. Now we can focus on winning.

Walker JenkinsBrooks LeeEmmanuel RodriguezMarco RayaDavid FestaCharlee SotoAustin MartinSimeon Woods RichardsonGabriel GonzalezBrandon WinokurLuke KeaschallTanner SchobelCory LewisDanny De AndradeRicardo OlivarNoah CardenasDaShawn Keirsey JrMatt CanterinoCJ CulpepperKala'i Rosario

Ryan is still on pace for a complete game.

That's what we need from Buck more often.

Everyone has hit except Jeffers & Castro, so far, let everybody hit tonight.

Great job Miranda! Looks like we're alive.

Margot really pounded that ball. He got a hit anyway.

Alright there you go!

Ok Farmer start turning it around!

Great job Buck! Again if only someone was on.

12 pitches, if Ryan keep this up he can easily pitch a complete game.

Twins are making the Nats look good.

Great job Correa! If only someone was on.

DC got a gift with margot leading -off.

I didn't believe it! I had to double-check! When they are wrong they keep doubling down. Hoping something changes.

Pure humiliation

The fact that teams are going towards SPs going fewer innings, makes perfect sense to me to evolve more to long relief. Long relief helps take the pressure off of short relief & SPs. Putting Varland in a long relief/ spot starting doesn't eliminate him as a future SP. Paddack was in the pen last year, now he's starting.

I know but IMO Varland's problem is more esteem than anything else. If brought to the MLB BP, he'd settle right in.

The Twins are again in a slump, what's up? Julien is still having trouble hitting that outside pitch & he doesn't want to change his swing, Other assumptions; maybe players like Kiriloff, Miranda, Martin & Castro are being overstretched in their defensive limits & it's affecting them offensively. Kiriloff & Miranda are better suited at 1B & they have been asked to play 3B & OF on almost a full-time basis with past arm problems that can cause extra strain both physically & emotionally that can affect their swing. & maybe Father Time is catching up to Santana.

As far as standing pat, that goes for trading away Polanco. Please forgive me but as a Polanco fan, I need to get this off my chest. Polanco has been the heart & soul of this team because he gave his heart & soul to this team. He signed for nothing to play here. He played hurt for most of his career and played out of position for the team affecting his numbers. When the team was hurting he always reached down & gave it all he had. In '21 when we were so bad, Polanco put forth his best season with a ton of walk-offs, https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jorge-polanco-walk-off-king/ We always like it when our players give their heart when they play & are great clubhouse guys. Polanco played 14 years of pro ball for the Twins nearly half his life of shedding his blood, sweat & tears for this team. Being part of this core for such a long time it's bound to affect him when he was traded. It's hard for him to give his all to SEA when his heart is still in MN. You may say he needs to be professional. We all do in whatever we do. But who can say after spending nearly half your life, giving everything you have into a company, then they say we don't need you & give you the boot & have it not affect you? Polanco could have been selfish knowing his potential, signed with Scott Boras, not sign an extension, enter into FA earlier and make a lot of money. Not play hurt or play out of position to keep his numbers up. Not play hard during the season & showboat during the postseason. But that's not who he is. A part of me wished that he had. That he'd go to SEA & tear it up there, & rub our noses into the fact that we traded him. But instead, seeing him playing w/o any fire & (supposedly) wishing that he was part of what we had going. That's what hangs heavy on me. I know eventually Polanco will shake himself loose & contribute much more in SEA's divisional championship battle & advance into the postseason. That what is done is done & that eventually Polanco would've been pushed out of 2B. But IMO this was not the year & as a Twin he'd have thrived, given his heart & come across with clutch hits. That is what the Twins sorely need right now.

Wittgren is a nothing burger. Quit fooling around & bring up Varland & Alcala.

I'm all for having the best defense & most athletic players on the field. Here you've stated 2 of our more athletic players as the worst defensive players. The injuries of Lewis, Correa & Buxton have really taxed our defense over the last few weeks. Where we had to depend on bench player Castro & rookie Martin who have played very little OF, way too much. They are not players that are ready to be looked upon as being key full-time players at key positions at this time. The fact that they were, shows the lapse of their defense. They are normally very good defensive players & majority of others players who would have been put in their situation would have been lot worse. We have been hurting all over the field with the absence of Correa, Buxton & Lewis whether the stats show it or not. Miranda & Kiriloff lack slightly defensive ability & should be playing 1B. Playing 3B & OF respectively they are stretched especially due to their past arm problems. I think it's unfair to rate part-time players or out-of-position players forced to play at full-time capacity over an extended time. Margot, there is no excuse for him.

It's time for the Twins to trip the plow.

Margot batting 3rd. Maybe we have a chance.