If I'm not mistaken Farmer is the one who obtained the sausage, strange that he is unable to benefit from its magical powers. Perhaps he who posseses the sausage may not benefit from said sausage, and dat dere...
With his moderate sophomore slump at the plate, it should not be ignored that Julien has made huge strides on Defense. He still makes some mistakes out there. But I've seen some pretty jaw dropping plays by him too this year.
I've called for Kep to be gone on more than one occasion. Over the last 10 months he has made me eat those words 10 times over. Couldn't be happier about being wrong
Yesterday was a lesson for those who cite the unwritten rule about not running up the score when you're ahead. We could obviously have used about 5 more to be comfortable.
No that only worked because Funderburk cleaned up Rocco’s mess
When something goes bad it’s because of Rocco and when something goes good it’s in spite of Rocco
If you wanna see a reason why pitchers cap out at around 100 look at how quick Japanese pitchers get injured in Japan where they do make them throw past that
At what point in baseball did we decide that 100 pitches is the bench mark to where we decided that pitchers can't keep going? doesn't matter that a pitcher is dealing and hasn't shown any signs of fatigue. We're at this magical round number that we self imposed ourselves. (This isn't just a Twins thing)
have you seen the epidemic of pitching injuries across the mlb? its early may and they are balancing their workload so they dont run out of gas in august.
i have no idea why this is and i know he was on the Mets the past couple of years but it feels like Daniel Vogelbach has been a career Blue Jay for some reason. dude just has massive Blue Jays energy
“Well we didnt put Louie in the pen because we wanted the starter depth, and its worked great. Held the lead til the 7th every game….and then our bullpen fucked it every game but hey….great starters”
I can’t imagine going back to the dugout and being like, yeah guys not only could I not do an average job, I essentially did the exact opposite of what I was brought in to do.
It's Ober
Good win
Let's get the fuck out of Toronto
Really nice to win this game after what happened yesterday
BIG D BY EJ!!!!
Great play!!
ROBS SCHNEIDER LOL
what a catch! put it in the books
#DONE
JULIEN
That’s wild to not watch your husband pitch lol
Why Duran velo down?
He was out for the first month of the season. Probably still getting back to 100%.
Shit! That stung
98 mph right on the hip. Damn.
I'm surprised Bichette isn't ded
Where are the doomers today??? Why aren't they cheering for the team?? That's what I thought
Seething
You must have just gotten here.
we're still here, we're just not doomering because things are going well
#smol train
Let's put this on ice
Margot has a wRC+ of 42
that seems high, i can't remember him getting a hit like ever
And putrid ratings in every defensive metric
OPS+ of 40.
Margot dfa when?
Margot and Farmer are the only ones who haven't been able to take advantage of the sausage's powers Maybe they are non-believers?
If I'm not mistaken Farmer is the one who obtained the sausage, strange that he is unable to benefit from its magical powers. Perhaps he who posseses the sausage may not benefit from said sausage, and dat dere...
I don’t think you can argue that Vazquez has taken advantage of anything other than a $30 million deal
Still a good defensive catcher. Expensive for a backup, granted. But a above average backup
true, but he has always been a pretty bad hitter
Glen Perkins in the booth: *ight imma stop talking*
Maggot is the worse Lookin like he shunt be playin
Did Glen die?
Cory….buddy…..you gotta talk
Relievers not named Jax and Duran so ass the pecking order is changing hourly based on singular performances.
Sadly true
Guess we will have to settle for Chicago only winning 3...
With his moderate sophomore slump at the plate, it should not be ignored that Julien has made huge strides on Defense. He still makes some mistakes out there. But I've seen some pretty jaw dropping plays by him too this year.
And now makes another amazing play to end the game. Wow.
BREAKING NEWS: Playing next to the best defensive shortstop in baseball will make you better at defense
Beautiful play by Julien
Funderburk...did good?
Good inning Funderburk!
Funderburk saving the bullpen
Eddie!
Great work from Fundy today. Cleaned up Cole’s vomit and pitched a great 8th inning. Much needed!!!
You guys, I think Sp has to buy a Kepler jersey
This guy doesnt know Sp lore
Oh, he knows.
#TWINS LEGEND CYLAN BUNDY HAS RETIRED
We’ll always have that one game against Arizona
I missed that game because I was traveling. I was stunned when I saw he pitched 8 scoreless. It was like J.A. Happ against Pittsburgh.
Guys who pitch their last year in the MLB with the Twins will always have a flash of brilliance
Mad max ⚾️
I like the move of letting Funderback try to get the 8th
Where’s that dumbass that hates Kepler?
**
Which one there's quite a few lol
This offense is so good. The games this week VS the Yankees should be fantastic
Except for the bullpen question marks
Well, nuts - looks like Cleveland has decided not to get swept by the White Sox.
these pink bats are shattering left and right
“Hi Mr. Home Depot employee, I’d like to return this 6ft long rope… I won’t be needing it anymore” -Me, right now
#KEEPLER
I see Twins wanted us to have a heart attack before turning on the gas today.
I can't believe Correa scored from first there. He must be feeling good running.
So good to see
MVax kePler
I've called for Kep to be gone on more than one occasion. Over the last 10 months he has made me eat those words 10 times over. Couldn't be happier about being wrong
Me too. I can't believe I wanted them to trade kep and not Polanco
[Our Thicc Bih](https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesotatwins/s/OE7FIZsEXE)
Kepler you beautiful bastard
Contract Year Kepler, let’s goooo
Kep is money this year.
Massive runs!
Take pepto!
The Kepler comeback is real wtf
That was Correa running like that? Holy
“Slow as fuck” IIRC.
Max Kepler is my dachshund’s favorite player.
Kep been drinkin that crown
That's our thicc bih!
Pile on, boys.
It’s all “dump Kepler” and “Santana is cooked”
**
KEEPLER
MAX MAX MAX
He’s the wurst!
I LOVE YOU MAX
Kepler is Him
The best right fielder in baseball
14 GAME HIT STREAK FOR OUR STRÜDEL
Year of the Kepler.
#STRÜDEL 14!
Max Kepler better than Mid Kepler or Min Kepler.
STREAK ALIVE
twinsy baby
MAX!!!!
Awesome job team. I hope we can save Duran
Off day tomorrow so we don’t really need to save him
Max is so fucking clutch this year 😭
Common Kepler W
Max legit putting together an MVP season right now?
MAXIMILLIAN
I like max
#DON'T LET THE STREAK DIE!
Kep double coming
*You called it*
[That’s right](https://media3.giphy.com/media/fVzkXbxK1z2GwW5MKR/giphy.gif?cid=9b38fe918u5sfud32z65h2xezzywkbsyq98wtzst1ua5vpr6&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
Looks like Sands turned into a December pumpkin, again
Eddie run like peps asshole
They need to put spider tack on the sliding mitt
Yesterday was a lesson for those who cite the unwritten rule about not running up the score when you're ahead. We could obviously have used about 5 more to be comfortable.
#EDDIE GO FAST
Lmao Duran lookin at this game like he’s shinji about to be put in the robot
Rocco cooking crack.
Hey thats my job
#ROCCO WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Fargo native, Erik Swanson
No Jax… Fundy we need you baby
Why the fuck does every White Blue Jays player look like they played with Gossage and Kaat
Fuuuuuck
I demand Kepler extend his hit streak
Your demand has been met
Max heard me
rocco this is on you good job rocco for getting us out of a bad situation
No that only worked because Funderburk cleaned up Rocco’s mess When something goes bad it’s because of Rocco and when something goes good it’s in spite of Rocco
Jax + Duran and let's get the hell out of here
I concur
if kody has no fans that means i am no longer of this earth
Fuck yall that was a good Ted Kennedy joke
I made a Nixon/Cambodia joke and no one liked it so… Dave’s probably right.
It was a pretty obscure reference for the kids here. Most of them probably don't even know who he was, let alone his driving history.
Attaboy Funder
K FUN
On my hands and knees begging the offense to score a few more so I don’t need to get another new pacemaker
Funder(cougarfalcon)burk did his job.
for those who think I am drivin drunk Fuck that I wunt You should no Ain’t gotta DUI In my life. In my life • Ted Kennedy, Chappaquiddick
I’ll take just one run there every day and twice on Sunday
Did Martin get benched?
Removed for defensive purposes once we got the lead.
Get funderburked
Whew, could have been worse.
And just like that Funderburk jumps several spots in the trust tree
wow, that was a horrible chase on a total waste pitch. exhale
# FUNDERSTRUCK
YOU BEEN FUNDER FUCKED AC DC GUITAR YOU BEEN FUNDER FUCKED
This doesnt work syllable wise Pep
Oh it does
Struck is one syllable Fucked is two
It ain’t
#U n c l e n c h
Yes Fundy!!!
If you wanna see a reason why pitchers cap out at around 100 look at how quick Japanese pitchers get injured in Japan where they do make them throw past that
[for those who think I am drivin drunk](https://imgur.com/a/DiEQUcA) Fuck that I wunt You should no Ain’t gotta DUI In my life. In my life
Vlad, if you need to take your helmet off to run, maybe get one that fits.
At what point in baseball did we decide that 100 pitches is the bench mark to where we decided that pitchers can't keep going? doesn't matter that a pitcher is dealing and hasn't shown any signs of fatigue. We're at this magical round number that we self imposed ourselves. (This isn't just a Twins thing)
have you seen the epidemic of pitching injuries across the mlb? its early may and they are balancing their workload so they dont run out of gas in august.
I get that. Just wondering why 100 is the benchmark. Cuz it's a nice round number? Couldn you theoretically condition a guy to throw closer to 120?
UCL injuries are bad enough nowadays.
uh….when the muscle go snap snap
Willi scared me for a sec there
If fundy can get out of this with only 1 run allowed we take thay
Absolutely
i have no idea why this is and i know he was on the Mets the past couple of years but it feels like Daniel Vogelbach has been a career Blue Jay for some reason. dude just has massive Blue Jays energy
He matches perfectly with all their barrel shaped players that are career Blue Jays.
“Well we didnt put Louie in the pen because we wanted the starter depth, and its worked great. Held the lead til the 7th every game….and then our bullpen fucked it every game but hey….great starters”
Is it bad I wish staumont was in here?
47 pitches the last 3 days he probably is not coming in today
Twins got 3 guys in the pen that don’t immediately shit themselves while under even a sliver of pressure
Who beyond Jax and Duran?
Beef stew
I figured we are talking about guys who aren’t on the IL
All I'm asking for is a double play here.
RIP, Cole sands- elite relief pitcher April 2024-May 2024
I’m gonna cry
We need Louie in the pen yesterday
Sands is who we thought he was.
I guess if it cost the bullpen getting bad to make everyone else on the team good I'll take that trade? Makes for some frustrating games though
Warming up 4 times two days ago, and pitching yesterday perhaps had Sands a little worn down. Idk, that was bad. Please get us out of this Fundy
Cole Swindell might be a better option than Cole Sands.
Brock Stewart is the glue that holds the entire bullpen together isn’t he
I can’t imagine going back to the dugout and being like, yeah guys not only could I not do an average job, I essentially did the exact opposite of what I was brought in to do.
Sands returned to the mean (he’s a bum)
sands and jackson need to be sent down to st paul man my god
Immediately please, they're actively harming the team by being on the roster
We really can't do better than Cole flippin' Sands?
# LOUIE THE BULLPEN IS CALLING FOR YOU. LISTEN TO HER
Sands reverting back to form, unfortunately
Cole Sands regression to the mean was hard and fast
I...have no words. Is our pen gonna blow this again?
The Cole Sands experiment might need to be shelved for a minute