Game Thread: Twins v Red Wings, today, now

[FormerMinnasotan]

So what the hell happened to Berrios? Up until last year and this year his control was quite exceptional, now apparently he forgot what the strike zone is.

[Respy]

Tonkin now pitching

Gimenez at catcher

Levi Michael and 2nd

Trey Vavra at 1st

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Okay, interesting shift for Vargas. Fly out to center

oh Vargas is playing? He'll be with the big league team Opening Day then, I'm assuming.

 

The TD writers gave the impression he was starting on the DL.

[D. Hocking]

I just realized I have no recollection of where the polar bear came from, or what the point was of Claire's baby, or if WALT! ever showed up again, or what the point of the Island was, and is that also where the Minnow crashed?  The show did have some fun moments though if you don't think too hard.

[Jerr]

 

Who's in first (class).

What's in second (class) ???

[Respy]

 

So what the hell happened to Berrios? Up until last year and this year his control was quite exceptional, now apparently he forgot what the strike zone is.

 

He might find his control at MLB at some point, but I never understood the scouting reports that said he had good control.  Watching videos of him pitching in the minors, he missed his spots and hung lots of off-speed pitches that generally still fooled the minor league hitters.  I was expecting him to get banged up when he reached the majors, but not as bad as he did (and especially all the walks).

 

The coaches seem to have pinpointed a major cause of his inconsistency to his rushed delivery and mindset.  Hopefully he can keep working at that.

[Squirrel]

oh Vargas is playing? He'll be with the big league team Opening Day then, I'm assuming.

 

The TD writers gave the impression he was starting on the DL.

He's playing for the Red Wings

[Squirrel]

I just realized I have no recollection of where the polar bear came from, or what the point was of Claire's baby, or if WALT! ever showed up again, or what the point of the Island was, and is that also where the Minnow crashed? The show did have some fun moments though if you don't think too hard.

Yes

[Squirrel]

Tonkin pitching, Park batting ... stay tuned.

[Jerr]

And I Don't Know, Vananimal is in third (class) ???

[Squirrel]

And Tonkin got him on what I done know but not anFB

[Squirrel]

And Park with a very nice unassisted play

[Squirrel]

Strong winds here. Unoccupied drink rail seats are flying all over the place

[Blake]

 

Oou get his autograph for me.

If I were Van, I'd hold out for better pictures.

[FormerMinnasotan]

He might find his control at MLB at some point, but I never understood the scouting reports that said he had good control. Watching videos of him pitching in the minors, he missed his spots and hung lots of off-speed pitches that generally still fooled the minor league hitters. I was expecting him to get banged up when he reached the majors, but not as bad as he did (and especially all the walks).

 

The coaches seem to have pinpointed a major cause of his inconsistency to his rushed delivery and mindset. Hopefully he can keep working at that.

Ok. I guess I was expecting some growth this Spring Training since it seemed he was pressing all of last season. Emotionally for Berrios year 2 should be much easier as he has now the knowledge of what he needs to work on to succeed. It stinks too because he won't be pushed by another top pitching prospect as Fernando Romero has an innings limit and is starting in AA, and Stephen Gonsalves is injured and who knows how much he pitches this season, especially if his shoulder injury is worse than originally thought.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Fun fact: Josh Holloway is on the same flight as me at the moment... You may know him as Sawyer from Lost!

Van, I want you to be honest, are you making judgements based on the back of people's head's again?

[Oldgoat_MN]

 

And I Don't Know, Vananimal is in third (class) ???

So... you're saying there isn't a fourth?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So what the hell happened to Berrios? Up until last year and this year his control was quite exceptional, now apparently he forgot what the strike zone is.

meh. I prefer "effectively wild."

 

And let's be honest: does throwing strikes and lousy pitching correlate somehow with this team? Because Twins pitchers have usually been known for keeping the walks down.

[Respy]

Buxton advanced from 2nd to 3rd on medium fly ball to LEFT field using his "world-class speed."  Then scores later on sac fly.

[Squirrel]

Buxton advanced from 2nd to 3rd on medium fly ball to LEFT field using his "world-class speed." Then scores later on sac fly.

I missed all that. Getting too many text messages during the game (ahem, spinowner, ahem)

[gocgo]

I'm pulling for Park to go yard in the 9th to break the tie.

[Respy]

From radio: Goodrum at AAA Rochester will be used as a super-utility type this year.  Playing almost every day, but playing at many positions in both the infield and outfield.

[Squirrel]

And Jake Reed Ks DanSan

[Jerr]

 

So... you're saying there isn't a fourth?

I don't know and I don't care, but you can ask I Don't Care, as he is the shortstop....ba dump boom !!!

[Halsey Hall]

Vargas is just getting at bats, 10 hitters for the w€ings.

 

Just realized that Vargas was pinch hitting for Granite ... wonder what's up with that?

 

[gocgo]

I don't know that I've ever seen it before where our AAA squad has more power hitters than our MLB squad.

 

Also, if we tie, does that mean that we have a AAA MLB squad?  JKJKJK.

[Squirrel]

Nice play there.

 

Lol, and I realize none of you has any inkling on that

[Vanimal46]

Van, I want you to be honest, are you making judgements based on the back of people's head's again?

Most of the time I do, but this time I actually saw his face!

[bird]

 

And Tonkin got him on what I done know but not anFB

 

 

Well, let's see Park against some decent AAA pitching. He's been facing some pretty mediocre AAA pitching today.

[Squirrel]

Wow, Reed can really throw the heat.