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This fun, letting Alcala finish it off

Eating chicken enchiladas. Kepler just showed me it was OK to do so

Bases jacked for Rosario? SO or something really good will happen here.

Polanco have a HR yet? Good time for one

Agreed. But I expected Stashak to do that. NOT arguing with Rocco as I get it. But our depth has diminished somewhat with IL stunts. Could have another bullpen game in the next few days, potentially. Just like the idea of saving another arm from pitching tonight. Small quibble I know! Lol

I think he's a keeper

Now to heat up the bats and get a couple insurance runs

Shoot! Great pen, but I would have gone 1 more for Dobnak. Throwing great, good pitch count, rest at least one more arm.

Really think Dobbie should start the 7th. Can help rest the pen a bit too.

And I wonder if Dobnak doesn't deserve the 7th inning

Not sure I can stay but checking in. Watching, but not every AB, is Williams really throwing that well? Or are we just having bad AB's? Some of his pitches have looked pretty good.

Totally appreciate the thread idea and your viewpoint. And I enjoy day games here and there, whether they be during the week or weekend, even though I miss the majority of them. And I believe make up games and double headers will provide some of that day action. And sorry to rain on your parade, but the topic matter itself tends to lean towards the status quo. Working from home, from the MLB standpoint, means those people are still working. Meaning, as per usual, the evenings still bring in more free time and more viewers.

I do think, and hadn't thought about it previously, that working with so many new members of the staff could be having an affect as Garver takes real pride in his play behind the plate. It's at least worth considering. But I think the question does remain, "is there a problem?" He has a good eye and a short, compact and powerful swing. He hit in college. He hit in the minors. He hit decently in his rookie season before exploding in 2019. But he hasn't really done anything so far in 2020 after 11 games. Buxton and Sano are still feeling their way, as has been Donaldson, though for different reasons. I believe Arraez was hitting only .245 before Sunday, and was suddenly up to .270+ after Sunday. Kepler hasn't hit worth a darn, but has a huge slugging percentage and then also has a big day. My whole point is it's a weird and short season. And numbers are going to be stilted for a lot of guys. Littell, for example, could return in a few days and pitch just as well for the rest of the year as he did last season and still never bring his ERA down to a decent number after that one bad 1st game performance. Garver will probably not see as many FB as last year. Wasn't his HR the other day off a change? He has to make adjustments. And I'm sure he will. And he could absolutely rake the rest of 2020 and still never come close to the numbers be put up in 2019 as they were almost historic. So I'm not going to bummed out he has 3/4 of a productive year in an abbreviated short season. I just want him and the rest of the team to just relax, do what they do best, find their comfort levels and run with it.

Just gone with the game thread and a read here of the overview. Just a bunch of thoughts to lay out there. 1] Thorpe is better than this. His milb success says so, and the brief glimpses of him in 2019 at the ML level also says so. I won't say he was pitching "scared" but I will say he looked nervous. Felt like he was aiming instead of throwing. Whatever personal issues he was dealing with in ST...and I'm not making light...an abbreviated summer training hasn't resolved yet. At least on the mound. The Twins clearly believe in his potential and I love that they are sticking with him and working with him. I don't think he's going to be ready, not really, until 2021. But that doesn't mean he can't still gain confidence and refine his game in 2020, but I was disappointed tonight. 2] Remember when Wisler was just like some of the rule V guys we picked up that never turned out and might just sneak on to the roster for an extended look-see? While not "hairy" and not throwing frisbee style, guy reminds me of a young Romo. That slider can be devastating! Mourneau touched on the topic with a story in his younger days, and brought Johnson and the modern Twins philosophy in; if you've got a special pitch, use it. Might have a real find here. 3] No quit in this team, which we also saw last season. And you won't win them all. And patience can be a virtue. And this is true for a team that seems to balance aggressiveness along with patience. (And they obviously are not firing on all cylinders yet offensively, no surprise there). But there is too much talent/ability for "crafty" SP to make this team look so bad some days. 4] You take all the wins you can get. Even the ones you may not "deserve" because there are also games you should win but don't. So never apologize for the ones you sneak out.

Sometimes they fall in your lap. But you take all of them! 3 more to go and then on to KC.

There we go!

Right CF looks so inviting

Can we please end this in regulation? I have fur babies that want to snuggle with their daddy in bed.

Marwin! Swear his defense has been even better this season

Bad call! That pitch was a STRIKE on the SB!

Imagine when he starts actually hitting!

At least he didn't spike himself

What did I do now?

You called?

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