67 thoughts on “Game 49: Twins @ Angels”

    1. The best part of the season is undoubtedly everyone surrounding the Twins being unable to comprehend how to deal with this ridiculous success.

      1. I flipped on the game, saw a 6-0 score, and immediately my mind went to, "Damn, well this game is going to be a waste... Oh wait, the Twins have the 6 runs!?"

  2. Jorge. Freaking. Polanco.

    Man, the fall of Matt Harvey has been something else. It feels like forever ago that he was destined to be one of the perennial Cy Young candidates.

  3. Thanks nibbish. Legislative shenanigans erupted and I neglected to hit ‘post’. Here’s what I had when interrupted:

    I don’t know what the LAA were expecting out of Harvey this year, but I’m certain that they would’ve preferred to get what the Twins are seeing out of Pérez (and to be frank, I don’t think the Twins were expecting to get from Pérez what they’re getting).

    Despite an approx. 2-year age difference, both debuted in 2012 and have nearly identical innings pitched since then (812.2 for Harvey, 814.1 for Pérez). Harvey is a career 3.94 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 43-47 record while Martín is 49-50 with a 4.52 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP ... but not this year!!!

    1. Injuries will do that. Tommy John plus thoracic outlet. Pérez had the former but not the latter. I don't know about Pérez's partying habit though.

    1. Thanks for that, Free. I have been pondering how he goes about things in the postgame pressers. I recall early on Rosario blowing a stop sign, and when asked about it, Rocco was almost....complimentary about it? It was quite a contrast between that and Molitor or Gardy's stern "we'll have a talking to" attitude. I was also intrigued to hear about the lengths they've gone to be inclusive with working through the language barrier.

      Now, it's very, very easy to be happy-go-lucky and deferential when you're running the best team in baseball. I'm curious how that philosophy holds up when the team goes 1-9 on an important home stretch. Still, it's working right now. For now, that's all that matters.

      1. It's obvious, but I'm going to say it anyway: that's a terrible headline. (even if he admits in early in the article.)

        It's funny, however, that even though baldelli's style is being framed as a manager managing millennials, it's not just a generational thing. Empathy and respect for your employees, and the trust given that they'll do their job, would have been effective for any generation. I don't have any statistics handy, but I'd be willing to bet a lot of money that the vast majority of people would proform better under this type of manager than some hard ass drill Sargeant or hyper involved task master.

      1. Actually, it was Falvey the past couple innings? Is there anyone else in the booth, or are people just coming in to chill with the Duke?

        1. Apparently its a roving cast of Twins officials since Latroy didn't think he'd still be in LA calling a game today, Apparently they even had an equipment manager or someone similar during that HR barrage in the 2nd inning.

  11. So are these guys legit? It’s been so long that I can’t tell if we’re good or they’re bad.

  15. I am suffering from serious cognitive dissonance. I don't understand what I am watching.....

  19. In previous years I would chime in here to plead with the boys to save some runs for tomorrow.

  24. I'm pretty sure this year's team has got more home runs than the all of the late 90's teams combined. (please do not fact check this.)

  25. Assuming, for argument, that they win this one... they'll be more games over .500 than they've lost. Wee!

    1. I agree, and I have this feeling that he will. Baldelli seems smart enough to understand that.

      1. Or I could be wrong, but at least it looks like it's some rando coming in.

  27. I mean our Runs/Hits ratio is below 1 for the game..........

    Room for improvement.

  28. Turns out watching Sharks is more fun than watching Piranhas.

          1. That's a lot less stupid than me ringing my bell just now by putting the kitten on the floor and slamming my forehead into a chair at the dinner table.

  31. The Cleveland Indians could go on a 15 game winning streak and still be in second place if the Twins played .500 ball over the same stretch of games.

  32. Twins were 22-27 after 49 games last season and got their 33rd win on June 20th to get to 33-37

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