I say it's time for the Twins to score about fourteen runs today. Who's with me?
okay, i decided to go. there was so much cheering that i thought grossman struck out in the first AB.
I'm not gonna keep score like DP, but I have seen a Ford and Park shersy
I, of course, am wearing my Thome one.
Man, I had Giolito as a Keeper in Half-Bakef. Dude cannot throw strikes consistently to save his life.
Despite which, he held the Twins scoreless in the first.
Speaking of Half-Bakef...
I'm sure I don't know what you mean.
(my luck with starting pitching has been quite poor this year)
I'm reasonably confident I could find a spot for Edwin Diaz, if you wanted to offload him? As the currently 3rd place team, you're probably looking to build for the future, right?
Holy cats, you've got.....quite the offense.
I think I'm already going to have a tough time settling on 5 keepers for next year.
After a disappointing year last year I was trying to build for the future too.
Okay, Twins, time to get the scoring started.
It's been so long, I've forgotten what a rally is like.
If Rosario and Escobar are going to stop hitting, the Twins may set a record for fewest runs scored.
The fewest runs scored by a Twins team in a non-strike year is 562 in 1968. The Twins have to average 2.86 runs per game the rest of the season to do that. So the record is probably safe, but I can't say that for sure.
The fewest runs scored by a team ever is 372 by the 1908 St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins' predecessors, the Washington Senators, hold the American League record with 380 in 1909. The Twins currently sit at 316. I think those records are safe.
I'm starting to think I could go out there and shut down the Twins offense, at least until my arm got too sore to get the ball to the plate.
Dazzle said earlier that Adrianza could be affected when Polanco is added to the roster. Maybe, but I'd sure get rid of Taylor Motter before I did anything with Adrianza.
Why is Bobby Wilson on this team? I know he's supposed to be a great defensive player, but at this point I don't care if he's Pudge Rodriguez, Yadier Molina, and Johnny Bench behind the plate. He's batting .140, he has an OPS below .450, he's thirty-five years old, and the team's going nowhere. Not that getting rid of him is going to turn the season around, but it's an embarrassment to have a player like that on your major league roster.
You could say the same of Taylor Motter (except his age is 28). Jake Cave is at least 25, so you could see him develop some still.
I agree.
Grossman with the old "pull the bat back and take strike one". I have no idea what that's supposed to accomplish, other than getting behind in the count.
Enough of this no-hit stuff. Let's get a hit NOW!
Thank you.
I'm in a bit of a temporal shift as I normally stream the video through one app and listen to the radio on another. The radio is always ahead. This time, I'm watching the "video" live and the radio is behind. It's screwing with my expectation of events.
The problem, at least in this series, is not that the Twins are not hitting with men in scoring position. The problem is that they're not getting men into scoring position.
How about first team to score wins? It could still be awhile.
Unless Rosario or Escobar gets a homerun, I'm not sure how this lineup can score.
This is.....pretty bad. Giolito has been horrible this season.
Ah well, at least I get to watch Berrios tomorrow.
LOMO!!!!!!!
It would be great if he could heat up. This lineup is going to need big hits to come from SOMEONE not named Ed.
Especially as one of the Eds might get traded.
Either one will make me sad, but especially Escobar.
It won't be Rosario.
What! I leave the room for a minute and an actual run is scored.
Provus spookied that, but he said it out loud. SMH
he totally did.
with the previously mentioned lag, the call came about 10 seconds before the donger for me.
Come on, Corey, there are PROTOCOLS to follow here.
Actually, the blame should really go to Dazzle. I don't know if Cory would've said anything if Gladden hadn't said it first.
Provus: "The Twins are thinking big here...and the next batter is Bobby Wilson."
Well, who knows? Maybe the blind squirrel will find an acorn.
A walk is about as good as I could hope for.
Do we dare hope Grossman could get an actual hit?
Nope. Although it sounds like that was an atom ball.
Can the bullpen make the one run hold up for three innings? We shall see.
Reed isn't involved, so that helps.
Yes, Dazzle, I know that at one time the takeout slide at second was a standard baseball play. Throwing the ball at the runner to get him out was a standard baseball play once, too.
If you hit the way Bobby Wilson does, you darn well should not be allowing any passed balls.
"hit"
I should've said "bat".
It's like 2008 again.
Literally up front for the Fernando Rodney Experience. There is no one in between me and Fernando Rodney.
Don't get hit by any stray arrows.
*pictures nibbish doing the free throw lean*
At this point with the bases loaded, arrow wounds are survivable. Sorry joe.
apparently my bad, everyone. sorry.
I blame nibbish for the jinx.
I really thought about not saying it until after the save, too.
Already 25 pitches. Good thing we haven't needed a closer all that often lately.
TWINS BASEBALL!!
I cannot understand how a so-called professional pitcher can walk in the tying run on four straight pitches.
Well, I guess if you're facing a legit hitter, especially one with power, it's better to walk him than give up a grand slam.
Sometimes, when a game is tied 1-1 after nine, you say, "Wow, what a pitcher's duel!" This is not one of those times.
This made me grin.
As Wilson comes up to bat:
Provus: Danny, is this a bunt situation?
Dazzle: I sure hope so.
And we again pull the bat back to get behind in the count.
I'd think the umpire would need to be sure the first baseman was off the base to make that call in this situation.
Dozier's been brutal this season. Absolutely brutal.
Brian Dozier is a bum when runners are in scoring position
I say it's time for the Twins to score about fourteen runs today. Who's with me?
okay, i decided to go. there was so much cheering that i thought grossman struck out in the first AB.
I'm not gonna keep score like DP, but I have seen a Ford and Park shersy
I, of course, am wearing my Thome one.
Man, I had Giolito as a Keeper in Half-Bakef. Dude cannot throw strikes consistently to save his life.
Despite which, he held the Twins scoreless in the first.
Speaking of Half-Bakef...
I'm sure I don't know what you mean.
(my luck with starting pitching has been quite poor this year)
I'm reasonably confident I could find a spot for Edwin Diaz, if you wanted to offload him? As the currently 3rd place team, you're probably looking to build for the future, right?
Holy cats, you've got.....quite the offense.
I think I'm already going to have a tough time settling on 5 keepers for next year.
After a disappointing year last year I was trying to build for the future too.
Okay, Twins, time to get the scoring started.
It's been so long, I've forgotten what a rally is like.
If Rosario and Escobar are going to stop hitting, the Twins may set a record for fewest runs scored.
The fewest runs scored by a Twins team in a non-strike year is 562 in 1968. The Twins have to average 2.86 runs per game the rest of the season to do that. So the record is probably safe, but I can't say that for sure.
The fewest runs scored by a team ever is 372 by the 1908 St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins' predecessors, the Washington Senators, hold the American League record with 380 in 1909. The Twins currently sit at 316. I think those records are safe.
I'm starting to think I could go out there and shut down the Twins offense, at least until my arm got too sore to get the ball to the plate.
Dazzle said earlier that Adrianza could be affected when Polanco is added to the roster. Maybe, but I'd sure get rid of Taylor Motter before I did anything with Adrianza.
Why is Bobby Wilson on this team? I know he's supposed to be a great defensive player, but at this point I don't care if he's Pudge Rodriguez, Yadier Molina, and Johnny Bench behind the plate. He's batting .140, he has an OPS below .450, he's thirty-five years old, and the team's going nowhere. Not that getting rid of him is going to turn the season around, but it's an embarrassment to have a player like that on your major league roster.
You could say the same of Taylor Motter (except his age is 28). Jake Cave is at least 25, so you could see him develop some still.
I agree.
Grossman with the old "pull the bat back and take strike one". I have no idea what that's supposed to accomplish, other than getting behind in the count.
Enough of this no-hit stuff. Let's get a hit NOW!
Thank you.
I'm in a bit of a temporal shift as I normally stream the video through one app and listen to the radio on another. The radio is always ahead. This time, I'm watching the "video" live and the radio is behind. It's screwing with my expectation of events.
The problem, at least in this series, is not that the Twins are not hitting with men in scoring position. The problem is that they're not getting men into scoring position.
How about first team to score wins? It could still be awhile.
Unless Rosario or Escobar gets a homerun, I'm not sure how this lineup can score.
This is.....pretty bad. Giolito has been horrible this season.
Ah well, at least I get to watch Berrios tomorrow.
LOMO!!!!!!!
It would be great if he could heat up. This lineup is going to need big hits to come from SOMEONE not named Ed.
Especially as one of the Eds might get traded.
Either one will make me sad, but especially Escobar.
It won't be Rosario.
What! I leave the room for a minute and an actual run is scored.
Provus spookied that, but he said it out loud. SMH
he totally did.
with the previously mentioned lag, the call came about 10 seconds before the donger for me.
Come on, Corey, there are PROTOCOLS to follow here.
Actually, the blame should really go to Dazzle. I don't know if Cory would've said anything if Gladden hadn't said it first.
Provus: "The Twins are thinking big here...and the next batter is Bobby Wilson."
Well, who knows? Maybe the blind squirrel will find an acorn.
A walk is about as good as I could hope for.
Do we dare hope Grossman could get an actual hit?
Nope. Although it sounds like that was an atom ball.
Can the bullpen make the one run hold up for three innings? We shall see.
Reed isn't involved, so that helps.
Yes, Dazzle, I know that at one time the takeout slide at second was a standard baseball play. Throwing the ball at the runner to get him out was a standard baseball play once, too.
If you hit the way Bobby Wilson does, you darn well should not be allowing any passed balls.
"hit"
I should've said "bat".
It's like 2008 again.
Literally up front for the Fernando Rodney Experience. There is no one in between me and Fernando Rodney.
Don't get hit by any stray arrows.
*pictures nibbish doing the free throw lean*
At this point with the bases loaded, arrow wounds are survivable. Sorry joe.
apparently my bad, everyone. sorry.
I blame nibbish for the jinx.
I really thought about not saying it until after the save, too.
Already 25 pitches. Good thing we haven't needed a closer all that often lately.
TWINS BASEBALL!!
I cannot understand how a so-called professional pitcher can walk in the tying run on four straight pitches.
Well, I guess if you're facing a legit hitter, especially one with power, it's better to walk him than give up a grand slam.
Sometimes, when a game is tied 1-1 after nine, you say, "Wow, what a pitcher's duel!" This is not one of those times.
This made me grin.
As Wilson comes up to bat:
Provus: Danny, is this a bunt situation?
Dazzle: I sure hope so.
And we again pull the bat back to get behind in the count.
I'd think the umpire would need to be sure the first baseman was off the base to make that call in this situation.
Dozier's been brutal this season. Absolutely brutal.
Brian Dozier is a bum when runners are in scoring position
Holy cows that is bad
Why do I have the feeling Gleeman, who invented his own sabermetric value stat, is using batting average because it feeds a narrative.
Because you’re cynically observant?
That average is so bad that I don't think it would matter much which statistic you used.
Never one to use average, here's pretty much everything.
tOPS+'s less-known cousin, sOPS+, is how this split compares to the rest of the league in that split.
Career splits for Dozier OPS by leverage:
Low: .804
Medium: .788
High: .675
MLB 2018:
Low: .719
Medium: .726
High: .722
A scoreless inning by Reed. I guess this game does pretty much have everything (runs excepted).
The game is still on, but I just don't think I want to tune in.
WINNER WINNER!
It sure wasn't pretty, but I guess a win's a win.
Yep. An ugly win beats a pretty loss any day.