Game Thread: Twins @ Guardians, noon:10 cdt, 0th July 2022ad

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:35 PM, nicksaviking said:

At least the new new pitching coach is bringing in a spotless resume from his most recent gig.

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Haha… Twins will take care of that

[nicksaviking]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:34 PM, SwainZag said:

They have to do something tonight right?  There is no way I would have Pagan, Thornburg or Cotton on the roster tomorrow.

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Well, at least not in that order if you go alphabetically.

[SpicyGarvSauce]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:35 PM, nicksaviking said:

At least the new new pitching coach is bringing in a spotless resume from his most recent gig.

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Isn't Wes's replacement the guy who supposedly handles the bullpen?
 

If so, this isn't good.

[CRF]

We could have...should have...won all five games there. Instead, we blew three of them late. That should tell the FO exactly what the problem is. The question is...what will they do to fix it? 

[bighat]

Wes Johnson is going to sneak out in the dead of night in a U-Haul truck, stay in fleabag motels the whole way down to Baton Rouge, paying cash only to cover his tracks.

[SpicyGarvSauce]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:36 PM, chpettit19 said:

Wes is leaving tonight. Time to sit down with Maki now and come up with a new plan. Can't keep doing this.

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Unless that plan involves replacing the majority of arms in the pen, it won't matter.

[Vanimal46]

If this series isn’t a desperate plea to give Rocco some bullpen arms he can use, I don’t know what that looks like. Time to get on the phone and make some moves. 

[ashbury]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:35 PM, LVTwinsfan said:

You gotta expect a blown save and a loss………. occasionally

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Taylor Rogers once had an eighth and ninth inning like that.  Last night.

 

 

/ just for perspective - I'm not making some big point

[ChermesZ]

Call Dave Stevens.  He can’t be worse, right?

[AstrosTwins]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:34 PM, SwainZag said:

They have to do something tonight right?  There is no way I would have Pagan, Thornburg or Cotton on the roster tomorrow.

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I would. Even if it isn’t a trade, and even if what you have in AAA is shaky, you still need to do SOMETHING. This team needs to be shaken up.

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

I tend to respect the current Twins front office's body of work overall, and to give their ideas of how to construct a team the benefit of the doubt, but if this series isn't an impetus to seek help for the bullpen ASAP, I don't know what will be.

It would be great to add a high-end reliever to shift everyone (or maybe everyone except Durán) down a notch in the pecking order, but if they can find someone sooner and more easily to be the new 4th-best arm in the pen, do that too. Anything that will shake up the mix has to have some benefit at this point.

[MMMordabito]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:34 PM, SwainZag said:

They have to do something tonight right?  There is no way I would have Pagan, Thornburg or Cotton on the roster tomorrow.

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Sans the FO's hubris, sure.

[SpicyGarvSauce]

Rocco is totally content with leaving Cleveland with a 1 game division lead.

[Mortimerkenny21]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:33 PM, rwilfong86 said:

Not sure about you guys, but I need a break from watching the Twins. I may not be here much for the next month.

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Don't be dramatic..you'll be back to suffer with the rest of us! Minnesota fans love to be hurt over and over.

[operation mindcrime]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:35 PM, SpicyGarvSauce said:

They legitimately had a chance to win all 5 games...unbeliev...nah, it's believable.

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We should've won the past 8 games against Cleveland!

[Jerr]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:35 PM, LVTwinsfan said:

You gotta expect a blown save and a loss………. occasionally

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NOT this occasionally!

[AceWrigley]

We’re gonna lose Twins, we’re gonna go!
We’re gonna lose Twins, watch that bullpen blow!
Give up a homerun, shout a What-the-heck!
Boo for the Minnesota Twins train wreck!

[rwilfong86]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:38 PM, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Don't be dramatic..you'll be back to suffer with the rest of us! Minnesota fans love to be hurt over and over.

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I've got plenty of other things to do to waste my time for a month ?

[BH67]

The front office will have to take some tangible punishment now.  They fixed the issue with starters but have nearly negated it in the bullpen.

[wsnydes]

Defeat from the clutches of victory...yet again!

[jimbo92107]

Dick: Well I think we've had enough of the Guardians.

Who was it said, "Home runs aren't hit, they're thrown." 

I've had enough of relief pitchers that give free passes and then throw cookies in the last couple innings of games. Thornburg, Cotton and Pagan can all take a hike, in my opinion. I would like to see the Twins replace almost half their relief staff. Get some guys with very low walk rates. That by itself would be an improvement. No more loading the freekin' bases without a hit. Geez!

[AstrosTwins]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:36 PM, chpettit19 said:

Wes is leaving tonight. Time to sit down with Maki now and come up with a new plan. Can't keep doing this.

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The problem is, the plan they are operating under with Wes is probably an “organizational plan.” Wes leaving might have little impact. 

[SwainZag]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:38 PM, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Don't be dramatic..you'll be back to suffer with the rest of us! Minnesota fans love to be hurt over and over.

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Exactly.  Last night I said there was no way I was tuning in today.  I watched/listened to the whole game.  You know I'll be back tomorrow.

[Azviking101]

Literally should have an 11 game lead over cleveland. Every single game they led late and had 82-98% win chances.

[notoriousgod71]

Laudner says this is "still" a "good" bullpen.

 

 

[operation mindcrime]

It would've been nice to have Graterol and Rogers pitch today! And Yesterday!!!

[SwainZag]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:38 PM, operation mindcrime said:

We should've won the past 8 games against Cleveland!

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The 1-0 win we had last week Cleveland should have won, and really....Cleveland shouldn't have had to wait until the 9th to win it today.  Our pitchers gave them every opportunity all game long and they blew it over and over and over again.

[wsnydes]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:40 PM, SwainZag said:

Exactly.  Last night I said there was no way I was tuning in today.  I watched/listened to the whole game.  You know I'll be back tomorrow.

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@Irishmansays that he's done with the Twins on nearly a daily basis it seems, yet he keeps coming back!  Misery loves company.

[Maurice Nickless]

The Twins should have a 10 game lead on Cleveland. Instead, they have Pagan, Thornburg, and a litany of other guys that couldn't close out a game against Town Ball players

[AceWrigley]

  On 6/30/2022 at 8:42 PM, notoriousgod71 said:

Laudner says this is "still" a "good" bullpen.

 

 

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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.