Twins (Ober) vs Red Sox (Gray): 5/24/26, 1:35pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

So, the Minnesota Twins aren't a good baseball team. I'm not sure they're terrible, but they ain't good. Before you groan at Bailey Ober's ERA, know that he's throwing 88mph right now. He has elite command and is wily, but I just don't see how he can continue doing what he has been doing this season.

	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	TOT
Tyron Guerrero	0	0	0	16	0	16
Tyler Samaniego	10	0	0	6	11	27
Ryan Watson	0	0	0	0	20	20
Justin Slaten	12	0	0	28	0	40
Jovani Morán	17	4	0	0	15	36
Greg Weissert	0	21	0	23	0	44
Garrett Whitlock	7	0	0	0	0	7
Aroldis Chapman	0	16	0	0	0	16

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

IMHO, for the Sox to add a good power bat to the line-up Arias will have to be part of the package.

[notin]

18 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

IMHO, for the Sox to add a good power bat to the line-up Arias will have to be part of the package.

Not necessarily. A lot depends on the money and years of the target bat.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Gray being extra careful because he knows if he gives up a run, the game could be over.

[Duran Is The Man]

abreu throwing the ball to the moon. great job mr gold glove dude.

[Duran Is The Man]

down 1-0. game over.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Lately, Abreu has been throwing the ball farther than he's been hitting it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I like Lou, but for the home games Denis Leary s/b in the booth.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Maybe Mother Nature can save the Sox bacon today.

[Sthpaw777]

51 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

 

53 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

IMHO, for the Sox to add a good power bat to the line-up Arias will have to be part of the package.

  He’s basically our number one now with Tolle taking spot in the rotation. He’s found a swing with power this year so I might wait on letting him go unless it’s for a proven bat with years of control.

[Sthpaw777]

YOSHIDA,

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Mass Attack!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Are the Twins the best under .500 team in the AL?

[vegasbob]

Gray pitching to a 9.00 ERA on a wet Sunday.    Minn getting the brooms warmed up.

It was probably overly optimistic to the pitching would always keep the Sox in contention

[iortiz]

The leaving Slaten too long fiasco is hurting even more. We are about to get swept at home by the miserable Twins lol. This team is beyond cooked.

[illinoisredsox]

31 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Maybe Mother Nature can save the Sox bacon today.

Game’s already started; it would be suspended if it were stopped.  With this being the final game between these two teams, they will play 5 unless there’s a monsoon.

[illinoisredsox]

14 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Are the Twins the best under .500 team in the AL?

They are against the Sox.  

[iortiz]

Also, Gasper was one of the very few who was hitting the ball yet they prefer to go with their fav bums. This team is run by a bunch of clowns.

[illinoisredsox]

5 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Gray pitching to a 9.00 ERA on a wet Sunday.    Minn getting the brooms warmed up.

It was probably overly optimistic to the pitching would always keep the Sox in contention

They hit him well when they faced him on Minnesota as well; in fact, it’s his only loss.

Twins, for whatever reason, have our number this year.

[vegasbob]

Duran is an undisciplined batter. Chases the wrong pitch and takes a hittable pitch. 

[illinoisredsox]

Weird that they have an off day on a holiday tomorrow.

[illinoisredsox]

5 minutes ago, iortiz said:

Also, Gasper was one of the very few who was hitting the ball yet they prefer to go with their fav bums. This team is run by a bunch of clowns.

Gasper doesn’t make that throw.

[iortiz]

3 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

Gasper doesn’t make that throw.

I could care less. He has to be in this anemic lineup. 

[Duran Is The Man]

Contreras about the only guy in the lineup earning his keep this year. 

[vegasbob]

Masa on fire now. hitting to both foul poles. Work the phones now. Craig

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Imagine how much worse this offense would be w/o Contrares?

The basement would have a cellar.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Masa on fire now. hitting to both foul poles. Work the phones now. Craig

The Giants just called. They'll trade Devers for Masa.

[vegasbob]

Durbin is the new King of Pops. 

[vegasbob]

6 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

The Giants just called. They'll trade Devers for Masa.

Let's make the deal to dump Masa's contract, then redump Devers in the off season

[vegasbob]

Just have to say when a reliever comes in and immediately walks the leadoff  , you know he needs to go away. 

Coulombe has no ability