Game Thread: Twins@Jays 6/10 6:07PM

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Scrappy Crappy would be an awesome nickname.

Sounds more like Nick Punto than KC

[LaBombo]

Dick asserting that after 4000+ AB's, he's a "known quantity". If the concussions to Koskie and Morneau taught us anything, it's that a player may potentially not be a known quantity again for a year or more.

 

Kudos to Morris or a producer for finally digging up the fact that Mauer has gone years at a time without swinging at 3-0.

[ashbury]

I thought it was a sign for how to dress for 10cc.

 

I'm Not In Love with that post.

[Riverbrian]

I gotta go yell at some kids... Keep hanging zeros KC... WHIP be damned!!!

[big dog]

I'm Not In Love with that post.

 

That's just a silly phase you're going through, right?

[ashbury]

Man, even when he's not pitching, do Jack and Dick give Correia crap about how poorly he's pitching, in a thus far shut out game, no less.

 

im not saying they're wrong, just cruel

 

Six out of the eleven batters in the first two innings were started out with a ball. Not a killer, but a further indicator (aside from the hits) that he's not putting himself in a position to win.

[big dog]

Bautista's out for a change. No triple play this inning!

[LaBombo]

Brunansky must get credit for fixing Escobar, Plouffe, Santana.

 

But... He had to Break Joe to do it.

 

Everyone but the folks in the Twins accounting department Likes this.

[ashbury]

(and i've always wondered if the runner doubled up in a double play is considered to be stranded for stat reasons, particularly to end an inning)

 

Runners not still alive when the inning is over don't count toward LOB.

[big dog]

OK, who had both Bautista and Encarnacion grounding out in the betting pool? Not me.

[big dog]

And KC tosses another easy, shutout inning.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

A 1-2-3 inning????

[Guest USAFChief]

And KC tosses another easy, shutout inning.

He's found his Air Supply.

[ashbury]

And KC tosses another easy, shutout inning.

 

Most recent was in New York on May 31?

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Six out of the eleven batters in the first two innings were started out with a ball. Not a killer, but a further indicator (aside from the hits) that he's not putting himself in a position to win.

You are absolutely correct, he's not pitching well. BABIP is low today for the Jays, they've been unlucky thus far.

 

Normally our Broadcasters in Twins a Territory are really big homers... Not today

[zchrz]

I had no idea Corriea graduated from Cal Poly, I live about 5 mins from the campus and even worked there for a short time. Can't say it makes me like him any more unfortunately.

[Guest USAFChief]

Morales .400! Great signing!!11!

[stringer bell]

In-game oxygen break?

[big dog]

Kendrys hustlin' down the line! Infield hit (even if Reyes threw it from the outfield).

[longstrangetrip]

You just can't coach the kind of speed Morales showed legging out that grounder to Reyes.

 

I credit Molitor anyway...

[LaBombo]

A 1-2-3 inning????

 

1-2-3-4. Fans the side, with 3rd out reaching on strike 3 pb.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Runners not still alive when the inning is over don't count toward LOB.

 

Thanks. That seems like the obvious way to do it. But it feels like a slight statistical reward for hitting into double plays to not be guilty of leaving a runner on... That's all that made it seem like it might go the other way, i guess. I'm sure some fancy advance stat could correct for it if anyone actually cared...

[stringer bell]

More discipline from Arcia!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Arcia swung at a 4th pitch walk, got the walk on the 5th pitch

[longstrangetrip]

I had no idea Corriea graduated from Cal Poly, I live about 5 mins from the campus and even worked there for a short time. Can't say it makes me like him any more unfortunately.

 

Toronto announcers keep teasing some other Cal Poly grad much more famous than KC. Who is it?

[LaBombo]

He's found his Air Supply.

 

Making outs... out of nothing at all.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I really like Nunez on the bench, he plays passable fielding and continues to hit in sporadic at bats.

[big dog]

Really a nice swing by Nunez there. And Morales made it all the way from second to third!

[longstrangetrip]

I really like Nunez on the bench, he plays passable fielding and continues to hit in sporadic at bats.

 

And he's a fun guy...like Escobar. Did you see him ribbing Morales for not scoring on his single?

 

Good addition.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Nothing like Racist color commentary