AlwaysinModeration

I’m kind of surprised by the muted levels of mutiny, pitchforks, panic!!1!, etc during this game thread. I suppose if they had lost the lead, it might have been a lot worse. Oh, and The Princess Bride and Bugs Bunny.

Well, if you lose any series ending games, the season is over, as far as I can tell.

Astros with a 4-1 lead over Cleveland. What could go wrong?

To quote Forest Gump, “it happens.”

He actually did shake off a bunch of signs.

PANiC!!1!

I wonder what the actual asking price for Wheeler or F Vasquez was. In general I am happy with the deadline, picking up two clear upgrades for the bullpen while not giving up any of the top 6-8 guys I was loathe to lose (Lewis, Kiriloff, Brusdar, Balazovic, Arraez, Duran, Larnach, and Cavaco.) Just wondering if something like Rooker and Gordon or Javier and Enlow would have landed either of the two guys I mention above.

Interesting you write this. This offseason I really wanted to put $100 down on the Twins to win the World Series. The first line I saw was 100-1. After they signed Cruz and Parker (kidding) it dropped to 70-1. I never got around to it (and frankly, don’t really know how), but it would have been a fun thing to follow.

It’s an easy win. Berrios pitched great, Garver, Rosario and Kepler bombas, Rogers shut down the small insurrection, Poppen made it easy for him to be sent down for Dyson. It’s all good.

And Bob Uecker was the color commentator. Juuuust a bit outside.

Ok, there are eight hours left. I’m setting the over/under for new Twins by the end of the day at 1.5. What’ve you got?

Is it bad that I’d never heard of Franmil Reyes before yesterday? Puig I’d heard of, but man, sure seems like the Indians traded out of the frying pan and into the fire there. I think I’ve said this before, but as long as the Twins don’t trade Lewis, Kiriloff, Graterol, Balazovic, Cavaco, Duran, and Arraez, I think they can get some really useful arms today. Some combination of Larnach, Javier, Rooker, Gordon, Thorpe, Smeltzer, Romero, Gonsalves and Enlow can net a nice return.

Is this a Brett Favre situation? Now that Bauer is with the Jets, I mean Reds, the Twins could trade for him. You have to admit, It would be fun to see Bauer pitch against the Indians three times in the last two months. At the very least, I have to think the odds of Bauer being a Twin by this time tomorrow have increased a little bit.

So the last pitch Bauer threw as an Indian was a 350 foot strike to CF.

I don't know, if the Mets get a top 20 prospect like Kiriloff plus a couple more decent prospects (like Javier/Jeffers/Enlow/Thorpe), I have to think they a)consider it strongly, and b)don't get much better than that.

Kiriloff, Javier, and Thorpe for Syndegaard.

Can I like this twice?

What are you trying to say...that Falvine know at least as much, or more, as spycake?

So that deal would probably be something like: Kiriloff, Gordon, Enlow, Romero and Thorpe Honestly, in light of the Stroman return, I almost feel like that is too much.

I don’t get the Mets’ plan at all.

Wonder if Bauer just signed his fate this afternoon. He chucked a ball into the CF fountains in KC as he was getting taken out. Tito wasn’t happy with that display.

Is it cheating to say “that time he lost a game to the Yankees for the Twins so that he couldn’t be DFAed and avoid losing subsequent game for them?”

Kind of seems like Romo has an impeccable track record. Good move. Diaz might have been something, I suppose, but seems like a good deal worth a shot. Getting a live arm in return, too, bonus.

Royce still rolls. Yeltsin Encarnacion is quite the name. Is there any word on Brusdar?

Agree 100%. To me, Brusdar, Duran and Balazovic should all be untouchable.