Game Thread: Minnesota Twins @ the Motor City Kitties, 4/12@12:10pm CT

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

That was a long half inning.  Gibson could be tight.  Would love to see a quick 1-2-3  inning.

 

[gocgo]

7 pitches for Gibson.  Detroit threw 40 last half inning.  Let's go for the kill.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Gibson at 31 pitches, Fulmer at 74.

 

Bring on that Tiger bullpen.

[TwinsCD]

 

Ah, another sign this year just might be a bit different.. How many times did we see the bases loaded, last year, and no runs scored? I seem to recall it started in the first few games of the year and sort of became a habit for the team the whole season.

 

Which year are we talking about?  I seem to recall the last several years being afflicted with this disease.

[hybridbear]

 

Don't you dare tell those beautiful southpaws where they can play on the infield.

Lol I'm a lefty who throws & bats righty... but I do pretty much everything else left-handed. I wish I could throw lefty...

[gocgo]

 

Baseball is my respite from politics.  I believe in the separation of baseball and state.

[Mike Sixel]

 

They were challenging whether or not Sano's foul hooked inside the pole, and would therefore have been a jonron.  Unsurprisingly, the call stood, so Sano had to settle for working a walk.

 

excellent use of jonron. I just was actually working during Dozier's....

[Vanimal46]

 

Are you saying questioning the strike zone is...the Danger Zone?!?

 

 

 

[Cap'n Piranha]

Danny: "Tigers looking for that big hit here, to cut that deficit down to three to nothing".

 

Excellent math, Dazzle.

[gocgo]

Not the worst thing in the world to plunk Martinez.  Now for the DP.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Baseball is my respite from politics.  I believe in the separation of baseball and state.

 

I definitely don't want to annoy people, so no more political type stuff from me.

 

Which sucks, because that's my favorite meme--not because I'm a Trump fan (I'm not), but because it just kills any conversation.

[gocgo]

Uh oh.  3-0 and Gibson struggling to throw strikes.

[FunnyPenguin]

This is soooo Gibson, looks really good for 3 innings and then deteriorates.... 

[USAFChief]

Gibson has always had a knack for pitching himself into trouble.

[gocgo]

Gibson's change up has become his most effective pitch.

[gocgo]

Dang.  Close to being a DP ball.  OK, we can still work out of this.

[Danchat]

Uh oh, here comes Gibson's implosion...

[USAFChief]

1-2, hits Martinez

 

walks Upton on 5 pitches

 

1-2, gives up a line drive hit

 

This is all on Gibson.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

1-2, hits Martinez

 

walks Upton on 5 pitches

 

1-2, gives up a line drive hit

 

This is all on Gibson.

 

I blame Castro for the walk.  Why didn't he frame it better?

[HitInAPinch]

Oh man, just tuned in and here's Gibson imploding again.  Pitch #26 for the inning. 

 

[Cap'n Piranha]

Son of a

[gocgo]

Golfed out and we are down 5-3.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Ugh.

[TwinsCD]

Annnnnnnd, that's the Gibson we all know and love.

 

No better time for me to exit stage right and call  balls and strikes.  I'll hope for better news crossing on my phone when the game is over.

[HitInAPinch]

HANG GIBSON!!!

 

 

too much???

[wsnydes]

Dazzle quote of the day:

“Gibby in the past would let innings like this get away.  Right now, he’s a strike away from getting out of it.  Ball hit deep…and it’s a Grand Slam.”

[Intramural Legend]

Damn - this team has far too many players that are so mentally soft!

[Bickle19]

Good friggin' lord.

[KirbyDome89]

 

Uh oh, here comes Gibson's implosion...

Good call Nostradamus 

[woolywoolhouse]

Is that what a team is supposed to do with the bases full? Not strikeouts and bouncers?