Game Thread 4/10/18 Twins vs. Astros 7:10 PM CDT

[jimmer]

 

Ah, the classic bases-loaded Mauer walk.  Keuchel has thrown 8 balls to 1 strike in his last 9 pitches.

A run scores.  Mauer shouldn't be swinging at pitches out of the strike zone.

[D. Hocking]

 

Joltin' Joe Mauer is....

 

 

Wasn't that pic taken when he realized someone replaced his 2% with skim?  No one messes with his milk.

[DrNeau]

Atta boy, Mauer.

[Aggies7]

Man this is a snoozer

[Squirrel]

I didn't see the earlier innings ... has he been like this the whole game ... or just kind of losing it now?

[Squirrel]

Damn it, Sano! He needs to take a lesson or two from Mauer.

[Aggies7]

We just don’t appeal anymore?

[Aggies7]

1 was not enough

[jimmer]

 

We just don’t appeal anymore?

offense can't officially appeal to the base umpire on a check swing, only the defense can.

[LaBombo]

 

Man this is a snoozer

 

 

At least we're inside where it's warm. Anyone at the game who falls asleep is at risk for hypotheria.

[ashbury]

I didn't see the earlier innings ... has he been like this the whole game ... or just kind of losing it now?

Whole game.

[Danchat]

 

A run scores.  Mauer shouldn't be swinging at pitches out of the strike zone.

I wasn't criticizing Mauer. It seems like 50% of his PAs with the bases loaded end in walks, which is great, compared to what the rest of our guys do with the bases loaded...

[Aggies7]

offense can't officially appeal to the base umpire on a check swing, only the defense can.

Oh no I meant the umpire should have appealed

[ashbury]

Damn it, Sano! He needs to take a lesson or two from Mauer.

I swear Sano used to be better on the check swings when he first came up.

[Mill1634]

Yikes. Sano HAS to stop doing that check swinging stuff. 

[LaBombo]

 

offense can't officially appeal to the base umpire on a check swing, only the defense can.

 

Check swing strike can also be overturned by a presidential pardon, but those are usually granted only by lame duck presidents.

[jimmer]

 

Oh no I meant the umpire should have appealed

seemed obvious he went though, no?

[Aggies7]

seemed obvious he went though, no?

Close enough to check.

[Aggies7]

Leadoff walk for the third straight inning.

[LaBombo]

 

Damn it, Sano! He needs to take a lesson or two from Mauer.

 

Taking more pitches, or emoting more during radio commercial voiceover work?

[Aggies7]

No way altuve was out

 

Edit: he was

[Mill1634]

WHAT. A. CANNON.

[jimmer]

Listening to our announcers talk.  Why does Lynn (or anyone else) feel his start was bad?  One of the best offenses scored nothing against him.  What is going on?

[Platoon]

I wonder if they would let me in if I brought my support polar bear? And would he need a ticket?

[slash129]

What a pinhole zone.

[jimmer]

nice play Miguel!

[Danchat]

 

What a pinhole zone.

Are all these walks (from both pitchers) because of the ump's small strike zone? Or are we going to blame the cold weather?

[Aggies7]

Listening to our announcers talk.  Why does Lynn (or anyone else) feel his start was bad?  One of the best offenses scored nothing against him.  What is going on?

Probably because he threw over 100 pitches in 5 innings

[Platoon]

Taking more pitches, or emoting more during radio commercial voiceover work?

Yes

[Squirrel]

 

Taking more pitches, or emoting more during radio commercial voiceover work?

Yes.