Darius

Im not sure going from second to third, with two outs, down by one, in the bottom of the ninth, with a guy capable of winning the game with one swing on deck, is trying to make something happen. I would argue that it's the opposite. There were a lot of mistakes today, again. But Sano's is one that would be unacceptable in beer league softball.

Can't totally disagree. But, at the end of the day, no matter what Molitor does, this team doesn't have the personnel to make Molitor look like a competent manager at this point. You could also point to runners in 2nd and 3rd with one out, against Pelfrey, followed by two straight strike outs. Molitor can't do a darn thing about that. Not saying Molitor is brilliant, either. This franchise is a disaster from Ryan, down to the bullpen catcher.

I think that's kind of a cop out. You should learn that long before you get to the bigs. Like, shortly after the coach stops being the full-time pitcher.

This bullpen just cannot throw up a zero. And Sano made the most idiotic base running mistake possible. This team is a disaster.

If Kohl Stewart is traded, as mentioned above, as a team that isn't going anywhere this year (or the foreseeable future), a pitchfork and torch wielding mob should drag Ryan out of his office at Target Field, and tar and feather him on the Nicollet Mall. Ok, maybe a little much. But, my God, that would be an awful decision.....which means it will probably happen at some point.

Jepsen shouldn't be a major league closer on any team. The fact that they went into the season with him as a back-up plan after watching Perkins stroll around out of shape and implode two years in a row, is highly suspect. Frankly, Jepsen might not even get 7th inning in a good number of the high end pens in the league.....and he's this team's closer. You can point to depth if you'd like, but IMO, there are more effective relievers in the major league, and in minors. It's just another case of poor personnel management, and choosing seniority over the player that actually gives the team the best chance to win baseball games. This organization has a long history of that all over the diamond, and that's why they've been losers for over two decades.

I have to give them some credit for this one. A little late for my liking (a little cheap to milk that extra year with a guy like this), but beggars can't be choosers. I think he's immediately the staff "Ace" (not the most difficult status to achieve in this organization, but again beggars can't be choosers). He's got the make-up and stuff to be very good immediately, and I expect that he will be. He's not the kind of guy that will a return trip to Rochester. Good move, TR.

"No need for a catcher right now," is highly debatable. Suzuki and Murphy are providing the Twins with nothing on either side of the ball at this point. Neither should be getting a meaningful amount of MLB at-bats/innings behind the plate. There may not be great replacement options (because of poor planning), but there is most definitely a "need," for a catcher, IMO.

What's surprising to me is that people are surprised that TR made another bad move. I'd be surprised if he made a saavy one at this point.

Why is everyone worried about when Duffey is going down? The guy just put up a better start than Milone, Gibson, and maybe Hughes/Santana have thus far in 2016, against a legitimate World Series contender on the road. The real question should be, 'why isn't Duffey a permanent member of the rotation yet?' Not to mention, he was the team's best starter for 2-3 months last year after getting the call. Ryan needs to learn to let go. I get that he loves Milone, because he's living back in '95 when any breathing lefty was valuable...but that time has long since passed. This isn't even bringing Berrios into the equation, who hasn't even gotten a major league start yet, despite being the best talented pitcher in the organization for going on two years now. Whatever happened to fielding the team that gives you best chance to win baseball games? I'm glad to see everyone else appears to be getting as frustrated with this front office as I am. It's not an exaggeration to say that there isn't a more poorly run organization in any major sport in the world (football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, cricket, rugby, lingerie football....whatever). Also, sending Buxton to AAA isn't going to do anything for him in terms of learning to hit major league pitching (namely breaking balls), which is his paramount issue. It may increase his confidence level so he's not pressing so much. But, I think it's one of the bigger fallacies in sports (propagated by service time issues) that players need a certain amount of time in the minors. If he succeeds in the future, it will have little to do with spending more time in the minors, IMO. Who is to say he's not equally as likely to figure out with more hands on experience? Who is to say more minor league pitching wont only allow his bad habits to persist? The only practice for a major league breaking ball, is a major league breaking ball. In the same vein, what's the excuse for sending down a guy who has shown he can handle major league pitching and manage the strike zone (Kepler), after basically letting him rot on the bench after showing that potential? I've gone on long enough to discuss the JR Murphy thing in depth. At least Hicks could play defense...and very well... is all I'll say. Its almost like TR is doing everything he can to get fired, and he just cannot make it happen.

Have you even watched the Twins before? (Joke). He'll close through 2017.

I'm shocked that the lockdown late inning guy, Kevin Jepsen, blew another one. Who could've ever seen all of these bullpen meltdowns coming? (The correct answer to that question is everyone on Earth except Terry Ryan.)

Any word on Burdi's velocity? Is he up around 100 or does he have some ramping up to do? Nice to see him back, and that it didn't turn into anything serious (yet). I'd like to see both Burdi and Chagrois with big club at some point this year. That bullpen needs all the help it can get. If the Twins would come to their senses and get Berrios in the rotation, and the two mentioned flame-throwers setting up the back-end, pitching could all of the sudden be a strength instead of a weakness.

Any idea of how many pitches it took Berrios to get through 7?

...And these innings from Berrios continue to get wasted at AAA while the Twins are getting absolutely nothing from 3/5 of their current starting rotation, and nose diving to the bottom of the standings. The same could be said for Duffey (who looks to finally be getting the call to spot start, and will be right back down). It's crazy to think that Berrios has anything left to prove at this point. Honest question: Does anyone think, even at his worst, that Berrios isn't one of the best 5 starters in this organization right now? I'd really like to try and understand the rationale behind this line of thinking.

Who cares if Milone is out of options? Honestly, why would finding a way to keep him be Amy kind of priority? You can find a beating heart to stand in the mound and lose games in the independent leagues (see Albers, who is Milone-Lite). It's mind boggling that there are two young starters lighting up AAA, with excellent stuff, and the Twins continue to run out Tommy Milone, who has been a ticking time bomb with an 88 mph arrow straight fastball for his entire career. The guy has never been a good pitcher. I have never seen semi-advanced sabermetrics be disregarded in such a way, when talking about a player and their value (by most fans). Only the Twins front office would make a decision that's this deplorable. I'm sorry, but that's just a fact. Throw the starting pitchers that the Twins have at their disposal I to another system, and there wouldn't be a single one that would continue to run out Tommy Milone when they've had a top 10 pitching prospect ready for The majors since mid-2015 (Berrios), and another very good prospect who has already spent half a season as the team's best pitcher (Duffey). It would be totally different if the Twins were 12-5 at this point. But, TR is sitting and watching this team in a tailspin, on the verge of being completely out of hope before May, and its nothing but status quo....which was FUBAR to begin with. If this season doesnt epitomize the reasons why TR needs to go, I don't know what more can be done (The bullpen situation, the Sano/Park debacle, the Duffey/Berrios set-up out of ST). Does he need to set the all-time loss record for someone other than a few fans to take notice of how utterly incompetent he is when it comes to managing an MLB roster?

Is it really a big surprise to anyone that is bullpen is one of the worst in the game? None of these guys have ever been that good (with the exception of Perkins, who is now two years removed from a full season of relevance as a closer). It's just awful roster management, which has been a recurring issue from this front office for two decades.

Just imagine how many bad relief pitchers TR could trade this guy for as the deadline approaches. But, seriously. If the Twins can't crawl back into it, and he keeps playing this way, on that contract, there could be some intruiging value there. This may be shocking to some, but it's not illegal to sell high.

Just what this organization needs...some now blood. /s The country club mentality this franchise has had since the early 90s is one of the main reasons why they're never successful, IMO.

I hope this is some kind of joke, because Mauer most certainly scores on a double (ruled a single, but really would've been a double) from second base.

Wasn't Sano's deceptive speed a huge part of the argument for those in favor of a move to the outfield? Now he's one of the slowest guys on the team when it fits this narrative? Not arguing one point or the other. Just observing.

Arcia wins the last two games, and has been one of the best hitters on the team since he's gotten in the line-up. Good thing that injury forced Molitor's hand before they dumped him for some awful retread named Murphy.

Really nice to see Gordon putting up good number across the board (especially all of those doubles). Berrios picked up where he left off where he left off last year, as expected. He should be with the big club right now. Too bad they need to milk that service time. Really excited about Kohl Stewart. After all the concern about him, he looks primed to take a big step this year. The big league club is starved for pitching (even though it's been the offense off to a slow start). Really nice to see these young power arms putting it together (Stewart, Meyer, etc.). Again, they just need to get Berrios up here, and try to crawl back into this thing.

I think he's been pretty impressive, actually. He's shown some good discipline at times. He's driven some pitches in some big spots (the home run in KC, the double last night, and te home run today). He seems to have a really good attitude. You really couldn't realistically expect much more from him, at this point. I'm really happy with him thus far.

Parks home run has to be one of the longest ever hit in that stadium. Wow.