Game Thread: Twins vs. Yankees, 6/7/22 @ 6:40pm CT

[bighat]

Wow, right out of central casting.

 

[Aggies7]

There’s not a single pitcher anywhere in the organization that could do better than this? It’s batting practice 

[notoriousgod71]

I'd be cool releasing Sands along with 95% of our pitching staff.

[Mike Sixel]

Btw, apparently MLB replaced the balls a few weeks ago, though they deny it..... I'm concerned about the health of some of you this week. Y'all are going to need to just relax. 

[Twins_Fan_In_Texas]

Why. Why do we have Sands in on the opening game with the Yankees….

[chaderic20]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:43 PM, SockNet said:

Is everyone else shut out of mlb.tv too? even though it's the "free game of the day"?

 

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Welcome to the world of MLB.TV blackouts.

[Mill1634]

Well, I got the Yankees over 4.5 runs -115. I feel pretty confident about that bet

[notoriousgod71]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:48 PM, Mike Sixel said:

Btw, apparently MLB replaced the balls a few weeks ago, though they deny it..... I'm concerned about the health of some of you this week. Y'all are going to need to just relax. 

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The scores of the games have been evident of that.

[rwilfong86]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:48 PM, Aggies7 said:

There’s not a single pitcher anywhere in the organization that could do better than this? It’s batting practice 

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Those balls were straight and right over the heart of the plate. 

[Vanimal46]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:49 PM, Twins_Fan_In_Texas said:

Why. Why do we have Sands in on the opening game with the Yankees….

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4 out of 6 of our opening day rotation is on the IL. 

[Aggies7]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:48 PM, Mike Sixel said:

Btw, apparently MLB replaced the balls a few weeks ago, though they deny it..... I'm concerned about the health of some of you this week. Y'all are going to need to just relax. 

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You don’t think it’s mildly embarrassing to watch this? Injuries notwithstanding?

[CRF]

This could be funny...if it wasn't so sickening. 

[bighat]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:48 PM, Aggies7 said:

There’s not a single pitcher anywhere in the organization that could do better than this? It’s batting practice 

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That's what I was thinking as well.

We had three bullpen guys who skipped the whole Toronto series. We couldn't cobble together a bullpen game with an opener? Get 2 each out of Theibar, Megill and Pagan? Put in Sands in the 6th for a couple more?

Twins may as well have forfeited, these games where they don't even try to compete really bothers me.

[Mike Sixel]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:49 PM, Twins_Fan_In_Texas said:

Why. Why do we have Sands in on the opening game with the Yankees….

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Because five of their better pitchers are hurt. What are people expecting here? 

[Mill1634]

I don't think I've ever shut a game off before the end of the third inning (that I was watching from the start). Being down 3-0 in the third with a dude who can't get AAA hitters out facing the Yankees is putting that into serious jeopardy. 

[tony&rodney]

Maybe Sands grew up a Yankees fan.

Seriously though, it is tough to jump from trying to get established at AAA to pitching against a hot Yankees team.

[Mike Sixel]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:50 PM, Aggies7 said:

You don’t think it’s mildly embarrassing to watch this? Injuries notwithstanding?

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No. It's a baseball game. Why would anyone be embarrassed? 

[Winston Smith]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:49 PM, Twins_Fan_In_Texas said:

Why. Why do we have Sands in on the opening game with the Yankees….

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Wear them out from running around the bases.

[cHawk]

Geez...why are we pitching Sands against the Yankees again?

[AstrosTwins]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:46 PM, Aggies7 said:

I mean, I can’t think of a worse place to throw a pitch to Aaron judge

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Why throw that pitch to Judge? A gut fastball?  He should see nothing but sliders on the outside corner. If you walk him, you walk him.

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:49 PM, chaderic20 said:

Welcome to the world of MLB.TV blackouts.

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If you’re in Minnesota or NY you can watch using a VPN

[Mill1634]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:51 PM, Mike Sixel said:

Because five of their better pitchers are hurt. What are people expecting here? 

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Not to be greedy or anything, but someone that could get AAA hitters out would be nice

[notoriousgod71]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:51 PM, bighat said:

That's what I was thinking as well.

We had three bullpen guys who skipped the whole Toronto series. We couldn't cobble together a bullpen game with an opener? Get 2 each out of Theibar, Megill and Pagan? Put in Sands in the 6th for a couple more?

Twins may as well have forfeited, these games where they don't even try to compete really bothers me.

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You will get your bullpen game. In fact, we've seen several seasons of them.

[KirbyDome89]

Twins broadcast talking about Sands going 5-6 innings and settling in. Yeesh fellas read the room. NY is teeing off...

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:52 PM, Mill1634 said:

Not to be greedy or anything, but someone that could get AAA hitters out would be nice

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You need to watch the Twins get pummeled and be happy about it 

[Aggies7]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:51 PM, Mike Sixel said:

No. It's a baseball game. Why would anyone be embarrassed? 

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Embarrassing to watch as a fan, we aren’t talking real serious life here lol

[bighat]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:51 PM, tony&rodney said:

Maybe Sands grew up a Yankees fan.

Seriously though, it is tough to jump from trying to get established at AAA to pitching against a hot Yankees team.

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He was getting lit up in AAA this year to the tune of a 7.88 ERA in 18 innings.

[Winston Smith]

When they play the Yankees it's like the result is predetermined. Just accept the loss and hope for the blind squirrel night.

[cHawk]

Is that snow falling I see?

[Aggies7]

Who does St. Paul have pitching? Charlie Brown?