This one sneaked up on me! Game log! Give us a win, Ober!
Category Archives: WGOM
Maria Muldar – Midnight At The Oasis
2023 Game Log 83: Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles
The sub-.500 first place Twins take on the second place(!) 48-31 Orioles.
Wednesday – Bull Believer
Nils Lofgren – Keith Don’t Go
2023 Game 82: Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves
Day game! All the better to make this a forgettable game.
Kenta Maeda
vs
Kolby Allard
Allard makes his season, and (second) Braves, debut. The Braves reaquired him in exchange for Odorizzi this past offseason. Allard was a first round draft pick, has a career 6.07 ERA (139 ERA- and 124 FIP-), and throws from the *checks notes* left side. He checks off every Jeremy attribute.
Queens of the Stone Age – Paper Machete
Here's some new Old Stoner Dad Rock for nearing the end of June. Though shouldn't this guy be cancelled by now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUkizi9hJ7Q
2023 Game Log 81 — Twins at Atlanta
Game 81, halfway through the season so we can take stock of the 2023 Twins team: Good starting pitching. Ass bats. ok bullpen. (Imagine you all get insight like that without a subscription to the Athletic.)
Twins in the second game against the first place Atlanta team. Bryce Elder on the mound for Atlanta and he's a rookie who's done a real nice job this year. It's the Joe Ryan Express for the Twins and let's hope he continues with his excellent ways.
First Pitch 6:20p
2023 Game 80: Minnesota Twins in Atlanta
Sonny Gray
vs
Spencer Strider
The Twins have by far the most strikeouts of any team. Atlanta ranks second in strikeouts per nine (9.64 K/9), a tiny bit ahead of the Marlins (9.57) and Twins (9.56). Out of all qualified pitchers, Strider ranks first in strikeout percentage (39.0%). Pablo López is a distant fifth at merely 30.1%. Joe Ryan is twelfth at 27.4%. If you go by K/9, Strider is at 14.5. There is no one in the 13s or 12s. Ohtani leads the way in the 11s at 11.8. Strider strikes out a ton of batters. Today is a good day for the Twins to shorten up those swings.
Jason Isbell – Cast Iron Skillet
Here's some new Old Dad Rock for nearing the end of June. This one goes out to hj's cast iron skillet.