Game Thread Twins v Indians. 9/10 6:10. CDT

[LaBombo]

 

This strategy of giving up an out is pretty disproven. For example, Sean Dolinar of Fangraphs says that, between 2011 and 2013, there was a 41.13% chance of scoring a run with a runner on first and no outs and a 39.37% - yes, smaller - chance of scoring one run with a runner on second and one out. This is not a theory, or old school vs. new school, or even advanced analytics. Yet for some reason Molitor, despite knowing he has a team of bad bunters, continues to prefer giving up the out.

 

But bad bunters turn into good bunters by bunting! Pretty soon... batting order filled with bunting samurai!

 

"This {stuff} is chess, it ain't checkers"

 

[Guest]

It's not even new news, as the numbers have been known (and have remained similar) since the Internet was young.

 

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/users/brooks/public_html/feda/datasets/expectedruns.html

The Twins just started using video in the minors a couple of years ago, because they wanted be sure that 21-year olds knew how to work with video. Do you think they're worried that people over 40 won't know how to use the internet, so they haven't introduced it yet?

[Willihammer]

This strategy of giving up an out is pretty disproven. For example, Sean Dolinar of Fangraphs says that, between 2011 and 2013, there was a 41.13% chance of scoring a run with a runner on first and no outs and a 39.37% - yes, smaller - chance of scoring one run with a runner on second and one out. This is not a theory, or old school vs. new school, or even advanced analytics. Yet for some reason Molitor, despite knowing he has a team of bad bunters, continues to prefer giving up the out.

That's only the half of it. How often do batters just sac atempt-themselves into two strike counts? These figures compare hitting with a man on first to the *best case* scenario of the sac atempt, and still comes out behind.

[PDX Twin]

I love September games when teams actually have benches and can pinch-hit more than once or twice. How about rosters of 28? (Of course, the Twins would probably just have/need a pitching staff of 16.)

[Guest]

That's only the half of it. How often do batters just sac atempt-thrmselved into two strike counts? These figures co compare hitting with man on first to the *best case* scenario of the sac atempt-thrmselved, amd still comes out behind.

Well, you see, the underlying theory is that if you follow a bad strategy, but only with people who are bad at executing it, the two bads will cancel each other out and you'll end up with a positive. Fourth grade math.

[Squirrel]

I really like licorice caramels.

[Willihammer]

Molitor, this is your queue. 

Get. In. Rosie's. Face.

[drock2190]

What kind of at bat was that?!

[PDX Twin]

 

What kind of at bat was that?!

 

Rosario's? Three quarters of it was laudable. The last quarter ruined it all. 

[Willihammer]

 

What kind of at bat was that?!

Dog****. It was a dog**** at bat. 

 

[tharasix]

On a positive note, my daughter just got on the big screen while I was in the restroom.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

On a positive note, my daughter just got on the big screen while I was in the restroom.

I thought they closed those after the 9th inning?

[Platoon]

Anyone else experiencing the occasional seizure with that insane psychedelic background they put on the scoreboard behind the pitcher between pitches?

Thank god! I thought it was the brownies?

[Platoon]

And then they come home looking for money. It's just not fair.....

http://www.hercampus.com/sites/default/files/2016/03/14/sad%20kitten%202_1.jpg

If they're like your kids, they may change their mailing address, but they never really leave!

[snepp]

Mauersie! Yay!!

[Willihammer]

Well done Mauer

[jimmer]

Way to go!!!

[Squirrel]

Oh man ... say what you will about Mauer, but that was the most awesome at bat.

[jimbo92107]

Joe. Mauer.

[Danchat]

Cool, I guess that balk really helped! 

 

Also, Chargois just got his first career win!

[PDX Twin]

Happy ending for once!

[Squirrel]

Happy ending for once!

What? You've only had a happy ending once? That's ... kinda sad.

[jimmer]

 

Oh man ... say what you will about Mauer, but that was the most awesome at bat.

I had just got done yelling obscenities at him after letting that meatball go for a strike.  

[Monkeypaws]

Shocked and amazed: D&B say that was Mauer's first walk-off hit since 2007, and only his 2nd ever? Preposterous....

[D. Hocking]

I suppose as the board's Mauer apologist/homer, I should say "Wohoo!"

[jimmer]

Mauer being the only player on the team who can have a game winning hit and still get bad mouthed after doing so :-)

[jimmer]

 

I suppose as the board's Mauer apologist/homer, I should say "Wohoo!"

I thought I got labeled as that, but cool :-)

[Squirrel]

And I think Big Kitty has found his home. The people who came by tonight really liked him.

[Monkeypaws]

 

Mauer being the only player on the team who can have a game winning hit and still get bad mouthed after doing so :-)

 

 

I'm not badmouthing him. I'm pretty sure i saw him win a game vs. Boston and Papelbon with a homer  during the MVP season , 2009.

 

The shock and amazement are legit :-0

Mauer being the only player on the team who can have a game winning hit and still get bad mouthed after doing so :

 

[Platoon]

Anybody else thinking about what might happen if Palka or Walker II were available to pinch hit?

Just think if they had brought Vargas up?