GAME THREAD: 8/4/22, Twins vs Blue Jays, 6:40PM CT

[IndyTwinsFan]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:27 AM, IndyTwinsFan said:

Rocco, in his infinite wisdom, appears about to strike again.

Sigh!

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And now it's happening. 

[Mike Sixel]

Duffey for Assignment?

[nicksaviking]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:27 AM, LVTwinsfan said:

Verlander is 15-3 with a 1.73 ERA

old school pitcher with old school stats

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I for one am particularly found of that 15th win.

[Mike Sixel]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:29 AM, IndyTwinsFan said:

And now it's happening. 

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At this point, imo, you save the better pitchers for tomorrow and the next day.... Do you really want one of the good pitchers in at this point?

[Aggies7]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:29 AM, Mike Sixel said:

Duffey for Assignment?

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Done For Awhile 

[operation mindcrime]

Once a Glaring Weakness, Twins Bullpen is Now a Clear Strength..... This is the headline of an article on the main page from 14 hours ago! Lol

[IndyTwinsFan]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:29 AM, Mike Sixel said:

Duffey for Assignment?

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I wouldn't object to that. 

BTW, who's the closer in St. Paul?  Hard to imagine he's any worse than some of what we're seeing here.

[Mike Sixel]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:31 AM, Aggies7 said:

Done For Awhile 

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Don't Forget the Alimo?

[nicksaviking]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:27 AM, IndyTwinsFan said:

Rocco, in his infinite wisdom, appears about to strike again.

Sigh!

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The available relievers are almost certainly chosen prior to the game.

[AussieG]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:31 AM, operation mindcrime said:

Once a Glaring Weakness, Twins Bullpen is Now a Clear Strength..... This is the headline of an article on the main page from 14 hours ago! Lol

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It hasn't aged well

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:30 AM, nicksaviking said:

I for one am particularly found of that 15th win.

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Yes, it would be nice to see the Twins take advantage, but I’m afraid their bullpen has the 8th inning blues again

[Mike Sixel]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:33 AM, nicksaviking said:

The available relievers are almost certainly chosen prior to the game.

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And likely with the FO. 

[Aggies7]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:31 AM, operation mindcrime said:

Once a Glaring Weakness, Twins Bullpen is Now a Clear Strength..... This is the headline of an article on the main page from 14 hours ago! Lol

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It’s unfortunate that there’s such a talent chasm from Duran/Lopez/fulmer to everyone else. If we even had one or two merely mediocre guys that would be a big help. But all these other guys like pagan and co are just so not good.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:08 AM, ashbury said:

We need Mighty Mouse right about now.

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Please. This is not a place for jokes. 

[Mike Sixel]

Maybe, on the plus side, this is the end for a certain pitcher..... Though I doubt it. 

[Steve71]

*sigh*, now we get to watch Duffey implode.

I guess the Twins are conceding this game?

[cHawk]

This game makes me want to punch a ****ing wall.

[nicksaviking]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:32 AM, IndyTwinsFan said:

I wouldn't object to that. 

BTW, who's the closer in St. Paul?  Hard to imagine he's any worse than some of what we're seeing here.

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There’s no closer in AAA. The best relievers tend to get transferred on and off of the MLB club.

 

[Aggies7]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:34 AM, Mike Sixel said:

Maybe, on the plus side, this is the end for a certain pitcher..... Though I doubt it. 

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You’ll have to be a lot more specific. Could be any of the guys we saw tonight 

[IndyTwinsFan]

I think, I've seen about as much of this crap as I can stomach. 

Upchuck time, I think.

[jkcarew]

I remain skeptical regarding Baldelli’s in-game management skills…still, he’s can’t go with the 4 “A” bullpen arms every game off a 5-inning start. The offense has to go out and win their share, and a started has to occasionally own a game. And both those events continue to be way too scarce

[LVTwinsfan]

This is what we have seen quite regularly all season. How could anyone expect a different result? 

[USAFChief]

RBI hits. Is that even legal?

 

Also....as Duffey falls behind 2-0, the disgust creeps into even Provus' voice. 

[Aggies7]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:36 AM, nicksaviking said:

There’s no closer in AAA. The best relievers tend to get transferred on and off of the MLB club.

 

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I think at some point you’ve got to try a few other people from in house 
 

how much worse could it honestly be at this point

[nicksaviking]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:33 AM, Mike Sixel said:

And likely with the FO. 

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Yes, Rocco is the on field scapegoat, and too many are taking that bait.

[AussieG]

Nick Gordon to close out the 9th?

[IndyTwinsFan]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:36 AM, cHawk said:

This game makes me want to punch a ****ing wall.

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Just don't break your hand!

[Mike Sixel]

  On 8/5/2022 at 2:36 AM, Aggies7 said:

You’ll have to be a lot more specific. Could be any of the guys we saw tonight 

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Yes

[stocker08]

Can we be done with Rocco after this season?  I can't imagine a worse in-game manager with the bizarre shifts and horrible pitching moves.

[Aggies7]

We are getting drubbed. Badly.