Game Thread: Royals @ Twins 6:40 5/26/2022

[stringer bell]

Just 7 for Devin. 

[Mill1634]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:35 AM, mrtwinsfan said:

Its my fault ive had Buxton starting on my Fantasy team, the last 3 weeks

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I also have Buxton on my team. Today is the first time I've benched him. 

[mrtwinsfan]

These umps arent helping themselves as far as the auto strike zone 

[Sielk]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:29 AM, Nine of twelve said:

Humans suck at calling balls and strikes.

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Trevor Larnach agrees.

Man, these were two awful strike calls by the ump.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:31 AM, Richie the Rally Goat said:

80 pitches, does Smeltzer come back for the 8th?

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Nope!

[wsnydes]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:40 AM, Mill1634 said:

I also have Buxton on my team. Today is the first time I've benched him. 

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It's not working.  Best cut him.

It's for the best.

[Aggies7]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:41 AM, Sielk said:

Trevor Larnach agrees.

Man, these were two awful strike calls by the ump.

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to be fair, he had one of the worst swings of the game on that pitch in the dirt

[mrtwinsfan]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:40 AM, Mill1634 said:

I also have Buxton on my team. Today is the first time I've benched him. 

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My team has to be set every monday , with no changes, last time i do a league like im in

[Mill1634]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:43 AM, mrtwinsfan said:

My team has to be set every monday , with no changes, last time i do a league like im in

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Yeah, weekly leagues are fine but I much prefer dailies. And I accidentally sat Buxton, to be fair. I had just assumed he wouldn't play 4 days straight. 

[Sielk]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:42 AM, Aggies7 said:

to be fair, he had one of the worst swings of the game on that pitch in the dirt

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Doesn't give the ump an excuse to call these strikes. And who knows if Larnach would have swung at that if the same pitch hadn't been called a strike a pitch earlier. 

[USAFChief]

Duffey coughs up the lead. I'm shocked.

 

[h2oface]

Good call Baldelli. Smeltzer's arm would have fallen off if he threw more than 80 pitches. 

Who really trusts Duffey anymore?

[Aggies7]

Can SOMEONE not named Jhoan Duran or Joe Smith contribute in some meaningful way to this bullpen?

[Schmoeman5]

How does Smelzer feel now? I'll bet he could use some of that plop plop fizz fizz

[Aggies7]

Unreal. Tough luck smeltzer, but you would have spontaneously  combusted had you started the 8th #2022MLB

[notoriousgod71]

Smeltzer should punch Rocco.

[stringer bell]

Two straight leads blown. Not a good trend. 

[h2oface]

Duffey at 24 pitches already in one inning, 

[Danchat]

Methinks it's Duran time...

[USAFChief]

Oh FFS.

 

I have zero problem taking out Smeltzer.

 

I hate we have nothing better than Duffey.

 

I REALLY hate sending him out with nobody else warming. That's on Baldelli.

[Mill1634]

FFS

[Aggies7]

Also, Richard Bremer is 3/3 on speaking bad things in to existence this week. “A double here would tie the game”

 

Keep those things to yourself, Richard 

[h2oface]

Apologists will say that the offense should have scored more runs. I say, If you give the pen a 3 run lead in the 8th, it doesn't matter what the score is. 

Just leave him in there Baldelli. See how many runs he can give up.

[USAFChief]

This team's bullpen cannot survive.

[Rosterman]

Duff blows an outstanding game for Smeltz. Wrong guy was sent to the Saints. Of course, I wouldn't be trusting Cano right now, either. Do we always need to bring in Smith to shut down a team?

Let's let Duff get out of his own trouble.....damn!

[LVTwinsfan]

Duffey getting booed

[notoriousgod71]

There is no one I hate more in baseball than Baldelli.

 

 

[MMMordabito]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:54 AM, notoriousgod71 said:

Smeltzer should punch Rocco.

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This.

[Mill1634]

JFC. Devin Smeltzer pitches great, and Tyler Duffey comes in and does the same exact **** every single time he is given high leverage innings. 

[Aggies7]

  On 5/27/2022 at 1:56 AM, USAFChief said:

Oh FFS.

 

I have zero problem taking out Smeltzer.

 

I hate we have nothing better than Duffey.

 

I REALLY hate sending him out with nobody else warming. That's on Baldelli.

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Your second comment is why people have a problem taking out a guy that’s cruising. We have two reliable high leverage guys in the bullpen. That’s it. And one of them pitched (albeit barely) yesterday.