Game 47 - Twins vs Tigers - 5/27/12

[Seth Stohs]

Twins Lineup:

 

Denard Span CF

Ben Revere RF

Joe Mauer C

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Ryan Doumit DH

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Alexi Casilla 2B

Jamey Carroll SS

 

SP: PJ Walters

[Seth Stohs]

Brian Dozier has had a rough week. He gets the afternoon off today.

[minn55441]

3 for 20 in his last 5 games with more than a few fielding blunders. This is a perfect time for a day off to regroup. With our pitching, we really need his glove in the field everyday making plays.

[Top Gun]

So the Tigers go for the sweep.

[glunn]

And we start by walking the first batter then giving a hit to the second batter and missing the cutoff man. Runners on second and third with no outs. Walters is having trouble throwing strikes.

[glunn]

Nice heads up play by Casilla tagging out a slumbering Cabrera. But we are already down 1-0.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Wow, Span gets a hit for that? A big league second baseman makes that play 49 out of 50 times.

[glunn]

Wow, Span gets a hit for that? A big league second baseman makes that play 49 out of 50 times.

Hey, that extra "hit" increased his trade value.

[glunn]

C'mon Justin -- we need a hit.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Hey, that extra "hit" increased his trade value.

Haha that's true.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Ugh....Mauer and Morneau both smoked the ball that inning but they hit it right at the outfielders.

[snepp]

Wow, Span gets a hit for that? A big league second baseman makes that play 49 out of 50 times.

Probably closer to 97 out of 100.

[glunn]

Nice AB by Mauer -- made Porcello throw a lot of pitches then gave him a nasty bruise.

[glunn]

Did Porcello deliberately hit Willingham?

[glunn]

And now we hit Peralta after Tigers steal second. Seems fair to me.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Plouffe had no chance to get to first with Porcello diving in front of him like that.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Walters is living dangerously, but so far has been able to work his way out of trouble.

[Scheherezade]

Nice gapshot by Mauer! A well-clocked ball.

[Vegeta]

Everytime Fat Crapps takes the mound I get nervous. The guy doesn't inspire confidence

[adjacent]

Everytime Fat Crapps takes the mound I get nervous. The guy doesn't inspire confidence

I think you are right VegetA

[Dilligaf69]

Just end the season already...UNREAL!!!

[Vegeta]

%^$# ^&%$ #$%^ing %$^&^%$ Fat %$$%#$% %%^%$#$ CRAPPS. What a shock. Hey lets throw a fastball right down the heart of the plate and see what happens. ^&%$$$##$$$%%^*&^*^()*%*&$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Top Gun]

Miggy cleans up!

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Great idea by Span. When the opponent's pitcher and first baseman are both morbidly obese, you have a good job of getting on with a drag bunt.

[Vegeta]

I wouldn't let Crapps close another game. Move him into the set up role. Give Duensing or Perkins the closer job. 0-2 count and you throw a fastball middle in. To a pull hitter. Real friggin brilliant

[snepp]

The "proven" closer line of thinking is a proven line of crap.

[Guest USAFChief]

I wouldn't let Crapps close another game. Move him into the set up role. Give Duensing or Perkins the closer job. 0-2 count and you throw a fastball middle in. To a pull hitter. Real friggin brilliant

Mauer called for it.

 

You simply cannot throw a pitch that can be hit that hard on 0-2.

[Top Gun]

Miggy is the best player in baseball.

[snepp]

Mauer called for it.

 

You simply cannot throw a pitch that can be hit that hard on 0-2.

I don't suppose you remember where that discussion about 2-strike pitching is on BYTO? I'm curious about all the numbers I pulled up, but not curious enough to pull them all up again.

 

I seem to recall them being relatively poor in those situations, but not as bad we thought they'd be.

[snepp]

Miggy is the best player in baseball.

He currently has the 3rd highest OPS in the league....

 

 

....among players named Cabrera.