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

[operation mindcrime]

Gold glover Trevor Larnach!!!!!!!

[notoriousgod71]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:05 AM, bighat said:

Rocco manages as if the season is 5 years long. I wouldn't be shocked at all to see Rocco "resting" guys on September 20th in a tight playoff race. He just has zero urgency.

I still like him as our manager but he's way too much of a players' manager for my taste.

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I agree with the first paragraph.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:58 PM, AstrosTwins said:

Yeah, Sands isn’t ready for this level. He’s being put in an unfortunate situation.

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Like...

the back seat of Volkswagon?

[Aggies7]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:07 AM, Mill1634 said:

Great catch by Larnach, but why the hell is he starting on the warning track against a guy with 13 career homers?

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Because he watched the first inning like the rest of us?

[notoriousgod71]

Larnach is a far better fielder than I ever would have imagined him to be.

[notoriousgod71]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:07 AM, Mill1634 said:

Great catch by Larnach, but why the hell is he starting on the warning track against a guy with 13 career homers?

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He noticed who was pitching.

[Mill1634]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:06 AM, Aggies7 said:

All things being equal, wouldn’t you go with the guy with more ML experience? Could have turned out exactly the same but that’s how I’d lean

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Yeah, I agree. You're more than likely getting the same exact results, but I don't really care if I wreck a guy like Aaron Sanchez's confidence, where that isn't the case with Sands

[Aggies7]

Lay out, max

[AstrosTwins]

Sure looked like Kepler could have caught that one had he put forth the same effort as Larnach.

[Mill1634]

In regards to the Reds' Tyler Mahle

 

 

 

 

[bighat]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:10 AM, AstrosTwins said:

Sure looked like Kepler could have caught that.

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Yeah, and diving for that ball would have been well worth the risk. Allowing Judge to hit with a man on base is a big no-no.

[Aggies7]

Hey that’s a darn good inning, have to say 

[Vanimal46]

Big time confidence booster for Sands! Congrats on striking out the hottest hitter in baseball!

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:10 AM, AstrosTwins said:

Sure looked like Kepler could have caught that one had he put forth the same effort as Larnach.

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Could be a home run if it gets past him, I think he played it right

[MadHits]

Way to fight back Sands! nice K on Judge ?

[Tlaker]

  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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Yep, guess they thought I would drive 220 miles to watch this debacle??‍♂️

[KirbyDome89]

I can't believe Bumgarner is only 32

[chaderic20]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:14 AM, Tlaker said:

Yep, guess they thought I would drive 220 miles to watch this debacle??‍♂️

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Blackouts have nothing to do with in-person attendance, it's to protect the cable providers.

[sdtwins37]

We just don’t want to show the Yanks our best three pitchers, right??

[Aggies7]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:15 AM, chaderic20 said:

Blackouts have nothing to do with in-person attendance, it's to protect the cable providers.

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Blackouts for me usually mean I drank too much

[chaderic20]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:18 AM, Aggies7 said:

Blackouts for me usually mean I drank too much

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That might happen this game too

[Mill1634]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:13 AM, Vanimal46 said:

Big time confidence booster for Sands! Congrats on striking out the hottest hitter in baseball!

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Luis Arraez erasure?

[USAFChief]

  On 6/8/2022 at 12:18 AM, Aggies7 said:

Blackouts for me usually mean I drank too much

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Huh. For me, too little. 

[Mike Sixel]

  On 6/7/2022 at 11:53 PM, Aggies7 said:

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

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Nope. I just don't get that way anymore. And, it's pretty hard to tell from most of the posts here people don't take it real life serious. 

[Mill1634]

 

Twins will miss the lefty Shane, but will face a great right hander this weekend.

 

[Aggies7]

This umpire can’t be squeezing sands, come on now 

[PopRiveter]

Donaldson looks so much more natural in a NY uni.

I can’t stomach that dude

[Vanimal46]

How about a classic GIDP from old friend Josh?

[Vanimal46]

Nope. Dang it. 

[Aggies7]

Ugh wanted Donaldson to go 0fer