one_eyed_jack

On the final pitch: 1. It was a strike Be honest, Duran throws that pitch in that situation and doesn’t get the call, you’re demanding the ump’s head on a platter 2. I can see why Max thought it wasn’t given how he was rung up on a pitch inside in his previous AB 3. But with the season on the line, you can’t stand there with the bat on your shoulder and hope for the benefit of the doubt on a close pitch. Protect the plate for God’s sake

I would highly recommend caring about the Wolves. Anthony Edwards will make it worth it.

Sigh. Feels like so many of the postseason losses to the Yankees. A good team coming up short against a powerhouse. Only behind by a run or two, but it felt insurmountable. One big hit was all the Twins needed, but you knew it wasn’t coming. There will be the condescending pats on the head with talk of how hard the Twins fought and what a bright future lies ahead of them. I had more than enough of being the Little Team that Could during the Gardenhire years. I want a deep playoff run. Hopefully this was a step to something better

This ump should be fired after this game.

It took some gall to throw a tantrum about that call after the gift third strike against Julien.

One of those rare games where the Twins have the lead after 8 and I am comfortable bringing in Pagan to pitch the ninth.

This is agonizing

This is great but I will not be comfortable heading to the bottom of the 10th unless the Twins score at least 2 more.

Good take, Royce.

It’s hard to be as ugly as these uniforms. Not sure who thought “obscure, illegible MS Word font meets 80’s track pants” was a good look.

That Pagan inning was as ugly as these Ranger uniforms.

Well, now it's all about Luis getting a batting title, and some young guys getting a chance to prove they belong. This season should leave a very bad taste in everyone's mouth, hopefully a bunch of them come back in 2023 full of piss and vinegar, ready to do battle.

When that's the lineup you have to roll with in a must-win game, well, it's pretty difficult to be optimistic. We've endured some bad Twins seasons. Some were disappointing, Others were downright depressing. But I don't think I've ever seen a season this frustrating. This is a very weak and very winnable division. This Cleveland team is not exactly the '27 Yankees. The flaws in how this team was constructed notwithstanding, there's enough talent there that a postseason appearance should have been a layup. But thanks to what seemed like a never-ending stream of bad moves, bad decisions and bad luck, the Twins are going to finish 3rd.

Well, that sucked. But not unexpected when you’re running out a lineup half-filled with fringe major leaguers every night. Should be an interesting off-season.

Now do runs scored,