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40% of the way to qualify for the win. If Paredes gets through five innings, that will really save the bullpen.

How is he going to build his Mega Church if Kreidler doesn't get some airtime to boost his club membership?

Good job by Paredes to refocus after the challenge to get the strikeout. We have seen too many pitchers this season not able to refocus after an event like that happens.

Looked out in live time, but definitely looked safe on replay.

I see @Cody Christie took time off from development of his new favorite player on MLB The Show, which of course is named Cash Considerations, to finally locate the mysterious pitcher named TBD only to lose him again during the day.

A few things to think about Bell. He has been heating up the last seven days. Also, today is June 15th. I heard this on Foul Territory last week the first date which a FA who signed in the offseason could be traded was June 15th. Since they signed him to a $7M contract, I foresee the only way Bell is leaving is through a trade. He will need to perform better in order to be traded which means he will need to be in the lineup. If you want Bell gone, the best thing you can do is hope for him to get hot for the next month that another team is willing to take a flyer on him. Now to the topic at hand, Fedko. I can see them playing Fedko more in CF than Kriedler when giving Buxton a day off. They need Kreidler to play more at SS as Gray has seemed to have fallen off, both offensively and defensively lately. Fedko likely hit the lottery in terms of opportunity. I think, under normal circumstances, this roster spot would have already been taken by one of Jenkins, Rodriguez, or Roden. Since they are both on the recovery train, he gets a shot prior to them coming back.

Fedko. Fedko. He is not a pitcher. That means Lawrence will still be on the team when they travel to Texas. Now the question is who is getting sent down or out of town.

I still like the challenge system. Gives an added suspense to the game. It also has substantially cut down on arguing balls and strikes with the ump. Aaron Boone still seems to be the only manager still silly enough to do that. My other reason is the way they are using ABS right now. It measures at the middle of the plate and is not 3D. Some of these really close calls likely are actual strikes, but since it didn't pass over the plate where it is being measured, it is called a ball. If they improve the technology to 3D, then I may change my mind and want full ABS.

Let's hope that it's not a fly-by-night tent revival meeting.

I think if it had been two outs, there would have been no question that he would have been running. The fact that it was one out and that ball hung up there longer than you would expect a line drive hit. The fielder wasn't much more than 10 feet from the ball when it hit the ground so he got to the ball fairly quickly.

1. Molitor 2. Perkins 3. Plouffe 4. Morneau 5. Span I'm not sure if there are any other regular color guys.

Officially a quality start by Bradley. Now the bats need to wake up for him.

Someone who was signed as a defensive whiz at shortstop. His agent must have taken a creative writing class.

Great inning by Bradley! Exactly what he needs, a shut down inning after being given the lead.

Live, that Caratini home run did not look that good with the way his body twisted around.

Shake it off and get out of the inning. The offense has been getting to McGreevy, just hasn't pushed one across yet.

The only 'new' uniform I like is the cream-colored Twin Cities uniform. Otherwise, they could go back to either the early uniforms or the 90's uniforms.

More like Animal from the Muppets when he crashes the drum set.

Minnesota must not be a desirable location for umpires. I don't believe she is on an actual crew, so she is just filling in all the time. All the regular umps take their weekend off when it comes to going to Minnesota.

I found where they are recruiting the new umpires.

I left to go watch my nephew and come back to this! 1. Someone here left their sentry post and let Lawrence out of the bullpen gate! Whoever was supposed to be on guard duty is going to get fired. 2. It has been 0 days since we have given an opposing player their first home run of the season. 3. Prielipp got to learn how to wear a loss and eat some innings for the team. He eventually did good enough to give us a chance to win. His performance needs some improvement, but his drive is there. 4. I'll say it again to the Twins pitching staff. Some of those baseballs had homes and families to go back to. Please try to allow them to stay in the park so they have a chance to be reunited.

Good for Clemens. Getting to hit in the power spot as a lefty against a LHP. He has definitely earned it.

Alright Connor, you need to remember those baseballs have names and families they would like to return to. Please treat them accordingly by not allowing them to be sent into space.

Inspired by the article recounting the game, I have conceived my own short story on the ending of this game in the form of a Greek epic. Full disclosure: I have never taken a creative writing class. After watching our hero, Joe Ryan, fight with the determination of Achilles through six innings, is finally retired to the bench while our glorious heroes fight on. The team, inspired by his gritty performance, fight back to take the lead through an infield single, a booming double, and a sacrifice fly. Shelton spins his Bullpen Wheel of Regrets, and it comes up Rogers. Rogers gets into trouble and Orze is brought in and quickly gives up the lead. Now our heroes are down 4-7 with only 9 outs to go. Shelton sends the Cardinals his version of the Trojan horse, the Bullpen Wheel of Regrets to the Cardinals dugout. The Cardinals, surprised by the sudden receipt of the gift, spin the wheel, and it came up Stanek out to the mound to face our motley crew of heroes. The most unlikely of heroes in 2026, Kody Clemens, greets Stanek with a 3-run home run to tie the game! Shelton goes with his trusty pitcher Gomez to get the eighth. He wasn't up to the task and gives up the lead. The Cardinals didn't re-spin the Bullpen Wheel of Regrets and leaves Stanek in the game. Our heroes send up the forlorn candidates in Lewis and Lee, which both hit booming home runs to reclaim the lead. Finally, Morris comes in and completes the improbable comeback in a game which will go down in the annals of the 2026 season as one of the greatest games! Epilogue: All I wanted out of this is to use my coined term for the Twins bullpen: Bullpen Wheel of Regrets. Thank you taking the time to read my saga. 🙂