PopRiveter

We’re fellow Twins fans. I know we’re on the same side. I feel your frustration. I want this bullpen to perform as well. But in no way do I aspire for my team to be like the Yankees. They have every advantage and their victories are hollow for it. We’ll be back in agreement next time Duran is striking out the side. I’m off to bed. Goodnight!

Dear Lord, let the man pitch!

Go be a Yankees fan. No one is stopping you.

Excellent point. He has to use the staff that is available. Tonight, it has been Sands, Minaya, Cano, Duffey, Megill so far. Not a lot of trusted, established pitchera on good runs right there.

The Yankees bought a very talented team. ftfy

These umps wear pinstripes too.

I hope you know I’m aching along with you bud. I’ve really liked Tyler Duffey, but it has been agonizing this year. That said, if the Twins fired all the players that get burned in New York, there would be no Twins. The field is just so lopsided when one team gets to spend like that and gets the benefit of every call.

Welcome to New York. Concrete jungle where strikes are made up…

I did not have a smoke or two but I also not word strawberry red.

The refs have a lot more leverage to tilt the field to the Yankees direction when the counts go deep. They know what’s going on.

Go be a Yankees fan Chief. ?

Sanchez has been up in some very high leverage spots. Many opportunities to get revenge. please do, Gary

It’s a game again!

Sure but we all saw him run on that double. He’s clearly hurt. The only options are to either play him sparingly (including dh days) or IL him. I’m not convinced which is a better option, though I’m starting to lean IL.

I’d let him cruise. He hasn’t melted down. Get. Innings!

Maybe they give him the Archer treatment. Pull him at 4 innings with no regard for pitch count, results, effectiveness.

Donaldson looks so much more natural in a NY uni. I can’t stomach that dude

Can’t believe I’m rooting this hard for Gary Sanchez

And geez. Any other point in his career he’d have scored on Polanco’s hit

I’m not used to watching Buxton turn a triple into a double.

I'm with you man, I like him so much more than I thought I would.

Not sure I agree. If a HEALTHY Buxton does not play against the Yankees, the Yankees chance of a sweep increase. He's not contributing much lately and I can't concretely know why not, but injury seems most reasonable. Celestino could conceivably have a better series in center than a hobbled Buxton. I think the team needs to do whatever is best to get Buxton back on track in the long run rather than base his usage on the team's current series.

It's such a great problem to have. Couldn't be happier that Kirilloff is forcing his way into a crowd. That said, an injury or performance dropoff will create an opening. The team's about to open a series with the Yankees so I bet we're all about to feel a bit less confident about our deep, deep pool of thriving young position players.

I’m not inclined to believe the full-on negative spin, but your thesis statement at the top convinces me you aren’t either. The points are well-made and most ring true. There is reason for concern. This could turn bad. I believe it is just a bad stretch and they’ll keep finding some mojo. This group has already had a lot of different contributors pick them up for spells. It’ll happen again.