Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Mariners, 5/25 @ 9:10pm CT

[Riverbrian]

 

Hope this doesn't sound negative but it seems Buxton is having a hard time hitting the baseball.

 

He definitely is. 

[Mill1634]

Welp. Something seems off after the last 2 batters

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Best late night food after a day of drinking... Go!

SoCal taquitos (or rolled tacos) from a hole in the wall place with a menu in Spanish.

 

Good luck with that.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Great outing by Romero, but he has a flashing "TAKE ME OUT!! I'M COOKED!!" sign blinking above his head

[Mike Sixel]

Best late night food after a day of drinking... Go!

In college it was gyro and fries, but that could have been because they were free.... Pizza or gyro or tacos

[DocBauer]

Best late night food after a day of drinking... Go!

GOING!

 

Will tell the boss tomorrow you told me so if the pizza and Mich Ultra proves too much. Lol

[AZTwin]

Great outing by Romero, but he has a flashing "TAKE ME OUT!! I'M COOKED!!" sign blinking above his head

Yep. Only 80 pitches though. Hope he can get 1 more inning

[ashbury]

No such thing as a good at bat that results in an out, unless you're scoring a run. 

Certainly simplifies the viewing process. Guess I can turn off the game and decide by reading tomorrow's box score.

[Aggies7]

Yet another wild pitch directly leads to a run.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Certainly simplifies the viewing process. Guess I can turn off the game and decide by reading tomorrow's box score.

It's almost as if process doesn't matter in a game based on failure with large numbers of opportunities.

[Riverbrian]

 

Buxton with another K. Not being critical, because lots of them tonight for the whole team. What impressed me was when I replayed his at bat, his eyes were open every time he swung the bat. He is actually trying to see the ball.

 

Just for clarity. It's OK to be critical. Buxton is leaving us plenty to be critical about. It wouldn't be honest discussion to not be critical. 

 

Just don't take a hammer to him and smash him to bits like he isn't human and you'll be fine. 

 

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Yep. Only 80 pitches though. Hope he can get 1 more inning

I doubt he comes out for the 7th

[gil4]

 

As an umpire, I don't give much credence to pitch framing.  If I see a catcher's glove move back to the plate on a borderline pitch, it confirms to me that it missed.  I'm looking at the ball, not how the catcher 'presents it' to me.

I agree, although I have seen some un-framing that has worked the opposite way, especially with catchers sitting too far back losing strikes on low pitches.  That (hypothetical) curveball might have been a strike, but it sure doesn't look like one when you short-hop it.

Edited May 26, 2018 by gil4

[Riverbrian]

 

That last pitch was nasty, as high fastballs are extremely hard to lay off even for the best hitters, especially behind in the count. Not sure why, it just is. Keep watching baseball and you will see those high fastballs work their magic.

For example, when I was playing back in t-ball and my dad would pull the tee up way to eye level, and set the ball way up there, I could barely reach it!

 

Especially Tight Ones. Impossible to get around on. 

[twins_89]

I feel bad for Romero, both of the 2 runs he gave up were preventable (one resulted from a stolen base where Garver dropped the ball, and the second only happened due to a wild pitch that Garver couldn't snag).

Edited May 26, 2018 by twins_89

[Riverbrian]

 

Isn't he playing for Roch now?

 

Yeah... It was a terribly written one man play by me. 

[Aggies7]

Max showed up

[Danchat]

Interesting how Kepler's the only one who can hit this lefty. How things have changed...

[Riverbrian]

 

I just tuned in....

 

Gordon Beckham is still a thing?  What?

His new Topp's Card shows him picking up a grounder. 

http://www.pandorasboxmalta.com/images/Figures/cor_us59303_ca.jpg

[snotboogie]

I'm glad that you graduated from Lurker to one of us. Welcome and we all hope for some more snotboogie.

 

Most likely I’ll go back to lurking and enjoying the threads. I’m not too clever.

[DocBauer]

What cursive letter does Kepler wear on the front of his T shirt?

[Riverbrian]

 

These are all great things!! What kind of pizza?

 

Yeah

 

And what kind of Beer?

 

And what kind of Twins?

[Riverbrian]

 

Most likely I’ll go back to lurking and enjoying the threads. I’m not too clever.

 

It's Ok... You'll do fine. 

[DocBauer]

GOOD. Low pitch count, let him at least face a batter and let's see.

[ashbury]

I doubt he comes out for the 7th

Seems like a good move, to try to aid his growth as a starting pitcher. Even if the outcome is bad tonight, it moves him forward a bit.

[Aggies7]

Boy that could have been a disaster with sanos legs

Edited May 26, 2018 by Aggies7

[glunn]

Sano was not in the top 5 players who I would want to make that catch.

[DocBauer]

Yeah

 

And what kind of Beer?

 

And what kind of Twins?

LOVE GOOD BEER! But usually Mich Ultra to keep my girlish figure.

 

THE Minnesota Twins. Any other twins scenario not my style. One team and one woman kind of man.

[ashbury]

Most likely I’ll go back to lurking and enjoying the threads. I’m not too clever.

I clicked Like on this, even though I disagree with the sentiment, in hopes you get hooked.

[Riverbrian]

 

Best late night food after a day of drinking... Go!

 

Something Soft that you can sleep on in case you inadvertently change game plans.