Twins 5, Mariners 0: A Late Surge by the Offense Secures the Series Victory

I agree.  I hate this brand of baseball.  The age of analytics and computers " managing" the game is ridiculous.  If after almost 70 games the starting pitchers can't go 7 innings or even 6 there is something wrong.  What is so great about Archer if he can't pitch past 4 innings?  Sticking to plan A has already cost the team a few wins because our manager is totally incapable of in game management and making adjustments.  His screwy, unpredictable lineups are befuddling.  The new nerdy analytic approach is ruining baseball.  Our grand old game has become a very boring big video game.  It's becoming unwatchable.

1 hour ago, Whitey333 said:

 Sticking to plan A has already cost the team a few wins because our manager is totally incapable of in game management and making adjustments.

This is an obviously uninformed comment regardless of the outcome of the game, but is especially odd when commenting about a game where the strategy worked. The Mariners left their starter in for the 7th and he unraveled and cost them the game. The Twins pulled their starter in the 5th and won a shutout. And yet here you are saying it was the winning team that managed things wrong. At a certain point, you gotta accept that a) this is just how the team is being run, and b) it's clearly working, as we continue to win series and lead the division.

18 minutes ago, Karbo said:

What about Miranda who's hitting around .350 over the last week and a half or so. You going to sit him? Or you want to take away the defense of Urshala at 3B? I agree that it would be nice to see if AK can hit up here again, but who do you sacrifice to try? Kepler? Celestino? Larnach? Arraez? I don't know. What would your idea be?

Yeah Miranda is hitting well currently. Urshela and Larnach and Kepler are struggling recently but I wouldn't send any of those three guys down right now to bring up AK. Maybe if Larnach is still struggling two weeks from now and AK is still raking? 

14 hours ago, Rosterman said:

I'm wondering who the Twins pitcher will be that leads the team in wins come the end of the season.

Griffin Jax is my bet! ?

3 hours ago, JDubs said:

This is an obviously uninformed comment regardless of the outcome of the game, but is especially odd when commenting about a game where the strategy worked. The Mariners left their starter in for the 7th and he unraveled and cost them the game. The Twins pulled their starter in the 5th and won a shutout. And yet here you are saying it was the winning team that managed things wrong. At a certain point, you gotta accept that a) this is just how the team is being run, and b) it's clearly working, as we continue to win series and lead the division.

Whitey333 can correct me if I am mistaken, but I don't think he (or am I) is talking about the success or failure of one game in particular.  We are commenting on the plan, and whether it is the correct plan 100% (all 162 games) of the time, and generally speaking, if it is enjoyable to watch all season every season.  You are right; it is the way the team is being run right now.  And it is working a good share of the time against sub .500 competition.  The jury is out on how it will work once the competition in October becomes tough every single game, but I digress.  It is simply not an enjoyable version of the game, and us older folks sometimes remember when players didn't get hurt just running the bases or throwing more than 60 pitches.  Baseball musical chairs might be the wave right now, but time will tell if it stands the test of eras.  Counting the express from St. Paul to Mpls. we work with 16-18 man pitching staffs each year now.  On what planet are there a dozen and a half true major league pitchers to throw out there because the chart tells you to?  Again, I digress.  The point is this way of managing games works at times and not others, primarily based on the quality of the competition.  And it is not much fun to watch anymore.  But thanks for listening and sharing.  I, for one, always appreciate the give and take.  

9 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Miranda has been okay at the plate, but he’s a poor defender at this point. With Polanco out, Arraez can handle second with Kirilloff at first. When Polanco returns, using AK at first and Arraez at DH beats having two catchers in the lineup. Tough calls about who to send down, but if there aren’t any injuries among the position players, I think Kirilloff is a better bet to perform than both Miranda and Larnach. 

With their shut-out record the Twins are showing they need a strong defense BADLY; Miranda should be sent down to improve (learn) his defense now;

How well Kiriloff will perform at Major League level is still a crap-shoot; Larnach still has a not strong, inaccurate arm but is Kirilloff better, now is the time to find out by sending Miranda down and bringing Kirilloff up to try at First and in the field.

To wait until the Twins drop out of first place will be disaster; Arraez has so far been adequate at first but I still say his height is a problem waiting to strike.