Game Thread: Twin v Orioles, 7/8 @ 12:10pm CT

[James]

Come on Eddie...

[USAFChief]

c'mon Eddie.  in play, run(s) please.

[Squirrel]

Geez, now Hunter and Rosario find a little patience ...

[jimbo92107]

Come on, Torii, smack the snot out of it...

 

Okay, a walk is nice...

[jimbo92107]

Rosario has looked foolish so far against Jimenez. Time to narrow that zone. Come on Eddie...

[Squirrel]

Well ... poop again ... lotta pooping going on.

[wxman91]

Damn, little grounder to 1st.  Twins 0-10 with RISP.

[USAFChief]

How do you swing and miss 3-0?

[John Kelsey]

7 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.......0 runs

[James]

 

0-10 with runners in scoring position. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Jimenez keeps making pitches when he needs to make pitches. That 3-0 pitch to Rosario was unhittable.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Eddie Rosario, Rally Killer.

Bummer.

[Brock Beauchamp]

How do you swing and miss 3-0?

The pitch was filthy. Bottom dropped out at the plate.

[jimbo92107]

Damn. Jimenez has done a fine job walking the tightrope today. Stranded about what, 40 guys?

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

 

Damn. Jimenez has done a fine job walking the tightrope today. Stranded about what, 40 guys?

At least 40, maybe 50.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

I kind of feel like having a Denny Green style rant about this - Ubaldo Jimenez is who we thought he was! We're letting him off the hook!

[clank2000]

 

The pitch was filthy. Bottom dropped out at the plate.

 

OK, and why was he swinging when a 2 for 2 guy was coming up?

[wxman91]

Rosario 7 LOB through 5.  You don't see that very often.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Milone deserves a little run support here - c'mon Twins!

[Brock Beauchamp]

OK, and why was he swinging when a 2 for 2 guy was coming up?

Well, the pitch was a strike either way. It looked dead red in the center of the plate and then skimmed the bottom of the strike zone. Swinging was the right decision.

[John Kelsey]

 

OK, and why was he swinging when a 2 for 2 guy was coming up?

 

Do you really think he was thinking "this pitch looks good but I better not swing because Aaron Hicks is 2-2 and hitting after me"?

[USAFChief]

OK, enjoyed it folks.  bring home a "winnah" for me.

 

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go.  The taxi's waitin', blowin' his horn.  

 

I'm leaving on a jet plane.  Don't know when I'll be back again.  Oh VodkaDave, I hate to go.  

[jimbo92107]

Moar gold glove fielding by the Twins' new star third baseman, Miguel Sano. Is it too soon to predict a galactic quasar award?

[clank2000]

Fryer - 1.167 OPS. Can a long-term extension be far away?

[wxman91]

Damn, nice little play by Hardy going back on a busted bat bloop by Santana.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Time to bring up Polanco and let him play shortstop. Please.

[LaBombo]

 

How do you swing and miss 3-0?

 

Greg Gagne used to teach this at his baseball camp, based on his experience from the one time he went 3-0 in his career...

[jimbo92107]

 

He's 7-9 in SB attempts now this year, not too bad. 

I know, he's actually pretty good at it. I was teaching young boys about stealing bases a couple summers ago. It's all about timing the pitcher. Even the fairly slow kids can grab a base with the right timing, up until about sixth grade, and that includes stealing 3rd and home. So many pitches hit the backstop... it's great!

 

BTW, one thing I really like about Hicks is that he actually does what I teach the kids, which is to always do three skips towards the next base, landing the third skip just as the ball gets to the catcher. If he drops it, you keep going. Works every time in kid ball.

[LaBombo]

 

Fryer - 1.167 OPS. Can a long-term extension be far away?

Beat me to it.  Will 4/40 get it done?

[Squirrel]

 

I'm leaving on a jet plane.  Don't know when I'll be back again.  Oh VodkaDave, I hate to go.  

Post. Of. The. Day.

 

Lol!