Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles, 5/24 @ 11:35AM CT

[wsnydes]

Atta boy.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Big K for JO!  That should hopefully be a confidence booster!

[gocgo]

Yessir!  Out of the jam.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Hometown crowd (and O's) upset that the ump didn't appeal that check swing strike.

 

Definitely borderline...

[PopRiveter]

That was a satisfying moment

[Mike Sixel]

 

Tillman is averaging 11 pitches per out.  At this rate, the Orioles will need to throw 297 pitches to complete today's game.

 

Is that a lot?

[wsnydes]

Infield hit for Kennys Vargas?!  Kennys Buxton?!

[rghrbek]

 

Hometown crowd (and O's) upset that the ump didn't appeal that check swing strike.

Definitely borderline...

If I were them I would've been po'd too...should have appealed, way to close for home plate ump to call.

[rghrbek]

 

Infield hit for Kennys Vargas?!  Kennys Buxton?!

That's shift not working out so well...

[twinsnorth49]

So, essentially anything to the left side of the infield to the fielder's backhand, is a base hit for Vargas................nice.

[spinowner]

 

Tillman is averaging 11 pitches per out.  At this rate, the Orioles will need to throw 297 pitches to complete today's game.

 

 

Is that a lot?

Sounds about like last year's Twins.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

If I were them I would've been po'd too...should have appealed, way to close for home plate ump to call.

 

To be fair, the previous batter should have been out on a called third strike that went for a ball, so it sort of evens out.

[bird]

More OF buffoonery yet.

[ashbury]

Infield hit for Kennys Vargas?!  Kennys Buxton?!

An infielder going deep to his right has no chance at getting Kennys.

 

/ edit - ninja'd

[Cap'n Piranha]

Speed Merchant Kennys Vargas goes first to third on a single to left field!

 

(ok, there was an error)

[wsnydes]

 

An infielder going deep to his right has no chance at getting Kennys.

You cannot stop Kennys Buxton, you can only hope to contain him...which Mancini seems to be having issues with.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Any reason Mauer isn't pinch-hitting here?

[jimbo92107]

 

More OF buffoonery yet.

Orioles outfielders are chewing on their clown shoes.

[rghrbek]

is there any chance we get a run here?  I guess...maybe a wild pitch.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Orioles outfielders are chewing on their clown shoes.

 

Talk about putting your foot in your mouth.  Somewhere Rex Ryan just got really excited.

[mudcat14]

Almost done with Rosario!  They were trying to walk him and he wouldn't let them.  I'm about willing to put up with Grossman's defense a in LF and recall Granite for defense.

[wsnydes]

 

Any reason Mauer isn't pinch-hitting here?

It's the 5th inning and Molitor doesn't want to burn his other catcher?

[TwinsCD]

Leaving a lot of opportunities out there.

[jimbo92107]

Letting Baltimore hang around too long. Berrios better be good this next inning.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

It's the 5th inning and Molitor doesn't want to burn his other catcher?

 

That would be a reason, fair enough.  Let me rephrase; any GOOD reason Mauer wasn't pinch-hitting there?

[wsnydes]

 

That would be a reason, fair enough.  Let me rephrase; any GOOD reason Mauer wasn't pinch-hitting there?

It's the 5th inning and Molitor doesn't want to burn his other catcher?

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

It's the 5th inning and Molitor doesn't want to burn his other catcher?

 

I think your internet machine might be broken--it's just spitting out the same string of characters over and over again.

[wsnydes]

 

I think your internet machine might be broken--it's just spitting out the same string of characters over and over again.

Nah, it just says the one thing.

[jimbo92107]

Too bad Berrios wasn't feeling that bender earlier. Heck of a pitch.

[wsnydes]

Nice rebound inning for Berrios.