We currently have a plasma tv. I'm two drinks in, so I just bought a new TV .... From the bar. What a country. 

How do you have nobody ready to face the top of the line with the bases loaded when an AAAA reliever has thrown like 25+ pitches in an inning?

Sigh

Hold on... Cano is warming up?! Minaya is at 40 pitches... ugh.

I’m not sure I understand warming up our mop up guys like Cano at this point. 

Enraging

Once again we're seeing the results of a lineup that forces you to get outs in the strike zone. 

Ugh

FFS. There was zero reason to leave Minaya in there. Rocco always pulls guys an inning (or batter) too early, which if fine in general, but then puts faith into guys like Winder in Oakland, Duffey in Toronto, or Minaya tonight. Makes ZERO sense. He has zero handle on when to pull a reliever.

2 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

We currently have a plasma tv. I'm two drinks in, so I just bought a new TV .... From the bar. What a country. 

OLED?

Can Sands and Minaya both get credited for a loss in this game? Why stick just one pitcher with the "L" when they're both so deserving?

Let 'em hit all the homers they want, just don't walk these guys. My god, it's Baseball 101.

Just now, USAFChief said:

Once again we're seeing the results of a lineup that forces you to get outs in the strike zone. 

And they’re the same way every year. Make you work for every out.

Well, I think the problem with Minaya is that he can't find his way back after a misfire or two or three. He had a couple outings like that last year and IIRC in St. Paul this year.

3 straight walks that score a run, I'm guessing Minaya is back in St. Paul tomorrow.

5 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

He has great stuff....he just always has had problems with control.  And that's evident tonight.

He has a good change. Otherwise, he has mediocre stuff.

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

I’m not sure I understand warming up our mop up guys like Cano at this point. 

Rocco had this down as one of the forfeit games he orchestrates when he doesn't think the Twins will compete. Even though they're still in the game, he's not going to change his strategy. Just throw the worst pitchers at the Yanks all game long.

9 minutes ago, RpR said:

I just checked Cruz's stats. at Baseball Ref. and he would be far, far better than what the Twins toss out there.

Shutcho.

3 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

How do you have nobody ready to face the top of the line with the bases loaded when an AAAA reliever has thrown like 25+ pitches in an inning?

I blame Paul Molitor

I understand that Rocco mostly has the Bad News Bears at his disposal, but the timing of the pulling in this game is questionable at best.

Wait, Cano is still on the roster? Keeping him over Cotton is malpractice. 

Big K there

It's not often you see the first 3 pitchers in what is still a fairly close game all have 8+ ERAs.

Great work by Cano. Couldn't have came into a more difficult spot against a tougher hitter, and he put himself into a 2-0 hole. Hard to understand why he didn't come in to face DJL

Only 18 more innings to navigate this series. 

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Only 18 more innings to navigate this series. 

I’m hanging in there 

I'm going to say this once: we do not discuss moderation in any baseball thread. There are a couple ways you can do that.

You all know better. Stop. 

Thanks.

That was clobbered 

POLANCO!

HIP HIP!!!

4 minutes ago, twins_89 said:

It's not often you see the first 3 pitchers in what is still a fairly close game all have 8+ ERAs.

Technically, I believe Sands entered the game at 7.88.

 

Heh