Game Thread 4/11/2018 Twins vs Astros 12:10pm CDT

[bighat]

Add another hit to the Mauer-o-Meter!

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

When are the Twins going to stop monkeying around and just put Dozier to the #3 hole?

 

When Brian stops being obstinate about batting leadoff.  The foolishness of batting 1 of your 2 best power hitters leadoff comes not from the Twins, but from Mr. Dozier.

[Mill1634]

How bad of control do you have to have to walk Rosario on 4 straight pitches?

[Cap'n Piranha]

Eddie with a walk!  What is happening?

[Blake]

Rosario and walk do not belong in the same sentence together.

[Doubles]

 

I'm streaming the free game on Facebook. More than half the comments are people complaining about free baseball on Facebook....

Some people love free so much they can't help themselves.  I'm convinced if you advertised "Free punches in the face" somehow, a line would form at least one hour ahead of the posted start time.

[Mill1634]

Add another one to the column of LoMo crushing the ball right to someone

[BoofBonser]

EDDIE ROSARIO WALKED 
WHAT'S NEXT? A LOMO HOMERUN?*

 

edit* - no

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Some people love free so much they can't help themselves.  I'm convinced if you advertised "Free punches in the face" somehow, a line would form at least one hour ahead of the posted start time.

 

Is that this guy just throwing drinks in the general direction of people's open mouths?

 

[amjgt]

Someone please look up the Twins record when Rosario draws a walk. I'm not good enough at navigating Fangraphs and such.

[bighat]

Can everyone else pretty clearly hear the fans sitting below Dick & Bert?  I heard the guy say something about "Dan's wife Shelly" and also heard the guy trip over his seat and say "I'm okay, I'm okay".

[USAFChief]

Bingo spots:

 

"There's very little beneath us."

 

"There's a lot that goes over our heads."

 

"Reach that balance point."

[Doubles]

What I love about baseball is how each action affects future play.  

 

If there were only a runner on first, that bullet LoMo just hit is a sharp single to right.  Alas, with a runner on 2nd and the first baseman playing behind the runner, it's just another out.

[Doubles]

**Under the D, "Un-Keuchel-like. 

 

D Un-Keuchel-like..."

[BoofBonser]

Add 2 more to the amount of RISP left on this season

[bighat]

Bert just read from the media guide. Free space indeed.

[BoofBonser]

Twins batting .205 with RISP this season

 

.200 with 2 outs and RISP

[Doubles]

 

Bert just read from the media guide. Free space indeed.

Only one chip is required to cover each space.  Else, we wouldn't be able to see over our cards due to the stack on said free space.

[amjgt]

How did I forget this one!!!!

 

Bingo:

 

Any mention Twins Fantasy camp

[Blake]

I'm getting sort of used to Gibson striking people out. Versus Gibson just striking out.

[Doubles]

 

Missing 'good downward plane.'

Under the B, "Downard plane..."

[amjgt]

By the way....

 

Bingo Card Generator: http://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator

 

[Mill1634]

Seems like the strike zones have been very inconsistent this series

[Doubles]

First 'pace-of-play' step MLB should take would be for umpires to call every pitch that goes through the zone a strike.

[Blake]

These umps seem to have a very tiny strike zone.

 

Hitters now know they can lay off the close pitch because there's a good chance it won't be called.

[Doubles]

Gibble nibble

[Blake]

I turned my back and what just happened? HBP?

[USAFChief]

 

Twins batting .205 with RISP this season

 

.200 with 2 outs and RISP

Two out RBI = the key to baseball.

[Blake]

Okay, how about some no 1 2 out hitting!

 

And, of course...

[Mill1634]

Why in the world would you throw a fastball to Buxton?