Game Thread: White Sox @ Twins Doubleheader 6/5, 1st game @ 3:10pm CT-2nd game to follow

[OTPS300]

Littell hits 95 and K's his first batter. What do the radio guy's know.

[Circus Boy]

The White Sox pitcher in the second game has positively Blackburn-esque numbers.

 

EDIT: Now the Twins pitcher has Blackburn numbers, as well.

Edited June 5, 2018 by Circus Boy

[Aggies7]

Yikes

[VATwinsFan]

This is not starting out particularly well.

[BoofBonser]

oof, looks very hittable 

[Aggies7]

This is going poorly

[Blake]

 

Did i miss any good Chief jokes?

No.

 

Jokes? Yes.

 

Good? No.

Edited June 5, 2018 by Blake

[Blake]

Not off to an auspicious start.

[slash129]

Wait, why didn't Slegers get this game? Should have been pretty close on rest days.

[Aggies7]

This kid is throwing MEAT

[Danchat]

Yikes. That's about as bad of a first inning as you'll have in the majors.

 

Now's a good time to remember that Twins rookie starters usually struggle in their first season... Romero has been the exception. And now's also a good time to note that I see Littell being a #4 starter in the big leagues, and I don't think his time to stay in the majors has come yet. Hopefully the 2nd inning will go better for him.

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Where is Arron Slegers. Are we trying to win or use this game as a tryout.

[Aggies7]

Yikes. That's about as bad of a first inning as you'll have in the majors.

Tyler Duffey would like to have a word with you

 

Edit: he did his damage over two innings

Edited June 5, 2018 by Aggies7

[slash129]

Yeah, Slegers pitched great following the Romero meltdown.

[jtkoupal]

Remember what I said about starting this game with an "opener" pitcher and bullpenning? Now we have to do that already in a 4-0 hole

[OTPS300]

Not a good start. Sox have 4 runs, but we still have 2 Eddies. 

[Danchat]

 

Where is Arron Slegers. Are we trying to win or use this game as a tryout.

If you think Littell's stuff isn't good, Slegers' stuff profiles as barely MLB worthy...

[mickeymental]

ho-hum. setting the stage for another comeback. 

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Slegers came in and pitched alot better than this guy two years in a row.

[VATwinsFan]

So here's a question -- what is with so many batters wearing the cheek protector?  I can't believe that that many batters have been hit in the face.  Does it give them some sort of sense of security or safety so they think they can be more aggressive?

Edited June 6, 2018 by VATwinsFan

[OldTimeTwinkie]

He's throwing batting practice straight down the middle

[VATwinsFan]

Already then, Littell cuts his ERA in half.

[Mike Sixel]

So here's a question -- what is with so many batters wearing the cheek protector? I can't believe that that many batters have been hit in the face. Does it give them some sort of sense of security or safety so they think they can be more aggressive?

 

Pitchers are throwing more high pitches. There is less stigma.

[Danchat]

 

Slegers came in and pitched alot better than this guy two years in a row.

Slegers' first start did go well last year (6.1 inning with 2 runs) but then proceeded to give up 9 runs in his next 9 innings, so I could have easily seen him doing the same as Littell today. 

 

I'd prefer to see Gonsalves today, but any of the 3 pitching would have been an acceptable call up.

[twinssporto]

 

What if she takes you up on your offer?

Sorry for late reply Blake.  Audra talks ALOT!!  Just got home...those TV people just don't stop talking.

[twinssporto]

Everyone relax.  Now that I'm back home we're gonna be ok.  Apologies for my tardiness.  

[sampleSizeOfOne]

He's throwing batting practice straight down the middle

At least he didn't walk anyone...

[twinssporto]

This ump blows.

[Danchat]

Yikes, that was some bad RISP hitting. Also, Garver has been a pretty big disappointment at the plate. He's only hitting .214 as a subpar defender...

[twinssporto]

We have a double thread going for a double header and only 6 pages...Sad...

 

This ump is very inconsistent. Littlle guy needs to bear down and throw hard.