Funny none of you guys will give them credit for beefing up the bullpen by bringing in another arm at the trade deadline.
What was his name again?
Technically that guy they brought in had two arms, neither of which could pitch.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
The problem the Twins usually have isn't front end talent...they usually have a good lineup and solid pitching. That is why they go on fun runs and fellators like Aaron Gleeman go bonkers on stats and such pushing the narrative they have a chance. They do as long as everyone stays healthy. The cheapness of the owners hurts the team in depth and it bites them every year. You cannot count on the farm system to bail you out every time Buxton needs two weeks off or a pitcher has a strain along with other players needing time off. Maybe you can replace one or two guys but how often is it only one or two? You need good bench players and you need a few of them or a bad week of injuries can lead to a collapse.
The funny thing is the team used to thrive to almost the same success level on depth as a means to compensate for a lack of top to bottom talent. They would one of two good to great players and plug and play a lot of decent players to complement them. Made the season fun but killed us in the playoffs. We as fans begged for more talent and spending more money...they brought in guys but instead of rounding out the team to make them great it became a replacement for depth. We nor resemble the 1990s Twins more than the Twins of recent vintage and will always keep us on the razors edge.
Surreal the way Twins offense has completely COLLAPSED
At least the Twins aren't wearing their Marlins hats tonight.
Surreal the way Twins offense has completely COLLAPSED
The irony is that they had some wins in the bank while waiting for Buxton and Carrera to come back. Then they collapsed.
It matters not. This team's pitching isn't good enough to move on. If they had Cleveland's bullpen they would be a solid team.
I’m half paying attention on the computer while at work.
Did I just see Lee do one of these after tying it up? 😂
The Twins are finding amazing ways to snatch defeat away from the jaws of victory tonight.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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There’s not many extra innings (home) walk off scoring scenarios…the Twins aren’t capable of Fning up. Theyre so pathetic U just have to laugh.The Twins are finding amazing ways to snatch defeat away from the jaws of victory tonight.
Blewett. Didn't see this coming?
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Hey.....if you're going to collapse in September make it an epic collapse, eh?
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Hey.....if you're going to collapse in September make it an epic collapse, eh?
It's hard to field the ball when you have both hands around your throat.
- Gary Gaetti
Hey.....if you're going to collapse in September make it an epic collapse, eh?
It's hard to field the ball when you have both hands around your throat.
- Gary Gaetti
But the Twins 12th inning was the worst:
After Brooks Lee was intentionally walked, Jeffers popped up (more like line drived) a sac bunt attempt and (why in the hell is a 39 year old the xtra inning starting runner on 2nd, had to somebody younger & faster than Santana to pinch run) Santana was doubled off second base. Castro grounded out to send it to the 13th. (And Rocco’s explanation is arguably just as embarrassing as their futile play)
“Clearly, there’s something missing when we get guys on base,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We’re really struggling. I cannot tell you exactly why. I’ve seen, been around, played with, managed teams that have struggled with periods of time with runners on base. We had base runners galore. They were everywhere, all night. But to win, you have to bring them in. And some of that is trying to do specific things with those types of at-bats because there are things you can do that can lead to scoring runs. They’re not all going to be doubles and homers.”
Thursday couldn’t have gone much worse for the Twins.
Go Tigers
An epic collapse. We were told Sept 1 they had a 90% chance of making the playoff.
Carrera, the star player who called out his team, didn't run out a ground ball he might have reached safely on. What a perfect ending for this underperforming team.
Rocco just wants to soft pedal everything, not least the biggest two-handed choke job in the club's history. He's was the captain of the ship when she hit the reef and deserves criticism. I'll take a manager who loses his cool over one who too easily rolls with the punches no matter how badly he's being pummeled.