Game Thread: Angels vs Twins, 4/17 @ 1:10 CT

[Mauerpower]

I'm glad Park didn't swing at those last two pitches.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I'm glad Park didn't swing at those last two pitches.

yeah, the radio guys made it sound like they weren't strikes. Is that what you saw? Because I guarantee the smattering of boos weren't directed at Park

[Craig Arko]

I would love to sit around and have beers and talk baseball with Cuddy

Just thinking the same thing. John, Seth et al, invite him as a special guest at one of the future events, please.

[Mauerpower]

They looked like balls to me. Just outside the strike zone. You can they're trying to cut down on their strikeouts. 

[jimmer]

 

yeah, the radio guys made it sound like they weren't strikes. Is that what you saw? Because I guarantee the smattering of boos weren't directed at Park

strike two was borderline.  Nipped the upper inside corner.  Strike three was definitely a strike.

[USAFChief]

 

yeah, the radio guys made it sound like they weren't strikes. Is that what you saw? Because I guarantee the smattering of boos weren't directed at Park

The 3-1 pitch was pretty questionable.

[Bark's Lounge]

I am big on Rosario, but he has to start turning things around. The traits that I like about him are becoming his enemy. (Sense of belonging in the MLB and his Cocksureness)

 

He does not look good at the plate at all.

[Pardon My Dinger]

I am big on Rosario, but he has to start turning things around. The traits that I like about him are becoming his enemy. (Sense of belonging in the MLB and his Cocksureness)

 

He does not look good at the plate at all.

So far, he is cock of nothing.

[70charger]

Arcia takes a walk, then he makes a good play in left field (good positioning, good jump, nothing spectacular). I'm liking the new Arcia.

 

Still needs a haircut.

[jimmer]

 

Arcia takes a walk, then he makes a good play in left field (good positioning, good jump, nothing spectacular). I'm liking the new Arcia.

 

Still needs a haircut.

I missed the play  Which one you talking about?

[Pardon My Dinger]

Mr.Nunez, from all of us, we appreciate your time. It has been really fun. Take care of yourself.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

They looked like balls to me. Just outside the strike zone. You can they're trying to cut down on their strikeouts.

 

the radio guys didn't say much about the third strike but the second strike sounded like a bad call.

[USAFChief]

So my uncle works at the desk in a big fancy hotel, and he was telling me a frightening story last night.

 

He got a call from a guy on the 23rd floor, and the guy was  frantically yelling into the phone "I need help!  HELLLPPPPPP!!  My wife says if I don't stop arguing with her she's going to jump out the window!"

 

My uncle says he told the guy "Hang on!  I'll get the police there as quickly as I can!"

 

There was this long pause on the phone, and the guy said, "No.  Not the police.  Send the maintenance staff.  I can't get the dang window open!"

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Mr.Nunez, from all of us, we appreciate your time. It has been really fun. Take care of yourself.

my sarcasm meter is reading that comment somewhere between 3 and 97, and maybe a little of both.

[stringer bell]

According to the replay, strike two was at the absolute top of the zone on the inside corner. That pitch almost never gets called a strike, especially off-speed.

[Pardon My Dinger]

So my uncle works at the desk in a big fancy hotel, and he was telling me a frightening story last night.

 

He got a call from a guy on the 23rd floor, and the guy was frantically yelling into the phone "I need help! HELLLPPPPPP!! My wife says if I don't stop arguing with her she's going to jump out the window!"

 

My uncle says he told the guy "Hang on! I'll get the police there as quickly as I can!"

 

There was this long pause on the phone, and the guy said, "No. Not the police. Send the maintenance staff. I can't get the dang window open!"

Boom still got it.

[Bark's Lounge]

 

So my uncle works at the desk in a big fancy hotel, and he was telling me a frightening story last night.

 

He got a call from a guy on the 23rd floor, and the guy was  frantically yelling into the phone "I need help!  HELLLPPPPPP!!  My wife says if I don't stop arguing with her she's going to jump out the window!"

 

My uncle says he told the guy "Hang on!  I'll get the police there as quickly as I can!"

 

There was this long pause on the phone, and the guy said, "No.  Not the police.  Send the maintenance staff.  I can't get the dang window open!"

[jimmer]

 

According to the replay, strike two was at the absolute top of the zone on the inside corner. That pitch almost never gets called a strike, especially off-speed.

Does that mean an umpire shouldn't call a pitch that nips the strike zone a strike?

[Circus Boy]

Gibby still fighting.

[stringer bell]

Prediction: If Mauer reaches, the Twins at least tie the score.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Kill my wife--please!

[70charger]

 

Prediction: If Mauer reaches, the Twins at least tie the score.

 

Guys, we now know whom to blame. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I thought for sure Sano would hit at least a few homers this season but apparently not.

[stringer bell]

Does that mean an umpire shouldn't call a pitch that nips the strike zone a strike?

It means the actual strike zone isn't a rectangle. The high outside and high inside corners seldom get called and the top of the zone overall is not called even half the time.

[70charger]

And now Arcia takes it the other way against a lefty. More good, new Arcia. Time to put 2015 in the rear view for him.

[ashbury]

ChiefRant^TM about 0-2 pitches in three... two... one...

[Craig Arko]

It means the actual strike zone isn't a rectangle. The high outside and high inside corners seldom get called and the top of the zone overall is not called even half the time.

As always with these judgment calls, consistency is what you look for.

[Bark's Lounge]

After watching Arcia the last 2 games. Although it won't bode well for our OF defense. Buxton or Rosario might be in deep ****.

[USAFChief]

 

It means the actual strike zone isn't a rectangle. The high outside and high inside corners seldom get called and the top of the zone overall is not called even half the time.

In my case, it also means the rectangle on the screen doesn't necessarily represent the strike zone, nor does the little ball superimposed on it represent where the  baseball crossed the strike zone.  

 

 

[formerly33]

 

After watching Arcia the last 2 games. Although it won't bode well for our OF defense. Buxton or Rosario might be in deep ****.

Hardly. Whatchamacallit Is the Best Candy Bar. I vehemently object to the defilement of your sacred member title.

 

 

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