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Neither team must be super excited about 11 innings, but now Duran is done for at least tomorrow. Pagan and Jax maybe one inning tomorrow. Tyler Duffey, come on down.

I'd prefer this one from Space Jam: This one.

Ahem, Tyler Duffey, dude.

IBB Ramirez?

CF's momentum was going towards the wall and a LHP on the mound, I think he needs to tag.

Gordon should have tagged there?

The ball took a funky cut on Urshela. I was thinking error but the replay showed he played it pretty well

Ultimately the pitcher.

I think Reyes figured out what was coming...

How has Shaw's arm not fallen off after all these years?

Reusse is entertaining enough in short stints. Where his agitator demeanor is funny and not just grating.

Again, you're saying it is Baldelli. These are the pitchers he's been given. Without Winder, the relievers he's been given are short relievers. Baldelli can't just go to Pagan, or Theilbar and say you're going 3 innings today after they've pitched as a one inning guys. You're attributing things to Baldelli he can't control.

That is 5 games.

That's not fair. First season he managed a team that started Dobnak game 2 of the playoffs and lost to a 103 win team And the other year was a 2 game series against an Astros that made it to the ALCS. That is the definition of small sample size.

Roster construction is not on the manager, that is the FO. While all managers have some input it stills falls on the FO. When Winder was not in the rotation and was available he was long relief, so when available Baldelli did use long relief. Same thing with CF backups. He was given Cave, Nelson Cruz in a mobility scooter and a prayer to play CF.

Jax, Duran, Pagan and a prayer.

You're right. Baldelli is an idiot and every MLB team is wrong including the Twins in regards to pitchers

Gray hasn't pitched in how many days and didn't have a minor league rehab either. He's already been hurt twice this year. Show some perspective.

With how teams treat the minor leaguers already, it is as if they're pre-punishing the players already. Now with the fines it gives MLB more reason to be cheap with the minor leagues. Yippie.

The last 3 seasons dealing with COVID has made me much more appreciative of Baldelli. As mentioned the players seem to enjoy playing for him due to his communication style. As a fan I appreciate the notion he has kept the fact that a lot of the pitchers he has available have not had normal pitching schedules the last few seasons. Archer has been hurt, Winder and the prospects missed a whole year due to COVID, and he's worked with the FO to make plans for each pitcher. Instead of everyone goes 6 innings no matter what. The constant whining about he pulls his starters too quick usually is a hot take, knee jerk reaction on this board. Instead, like many teams Baldelli and the Twins have found out how most starters kind of suck the 3rd time through a lineup.

No hitter, perfect game, gone.

From a guy who pitched in 9 games and threw 44 innings last year from injuries. Woof. Buxton not hitting a home run in the first inning, must mean he is hurt?

I think it would be better if there wasn't this constant whining about anything and everything that occurs with the team.

Wow, touchy eh? Miranda has a whopping 270 innings at 1B in the minors. Critiquing his defense at first is fine. since he's learning the position on the fly at the major league level. But saying he needs to be send down "to learn" to play 3B after he’s played 1800 innings at 3B in the minors is knee jerk. He’s kind of what he is at 3B in regards to defense, which is not as good as Urshela.

How can you say anything about Miranda at 3B? He's played 70 innings at 1B and over 160 innings at 1B in the majors this year.