Game Thread: Twins vs. Red Sox 12:10 am GMT 6/19/2018

[Brandon Brooks]

Key strikeout right there.

[Brandon Brooks]

Key web gem right there!

[FlauerPauer]

Good pitching there from Berrios.  Let's get a run here!

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Berrios is also all over the place.

Yeah, kind of. With a couple squeezed ones, too.

 

Like I said, he needs to just attack. They know he has the wipe out curve, let it get in their heads, and hard to trust Garver with a curve in the dirt in a big spot. Go mostly heaters tonight. IMO.

[Platoon]

I thought there was a gentlemans agreement. NO MATH. Plus using Roman Numerals gives Chief an unfair advantage!

[Nine of twelve]

Sale NOT getting squeezed.

[USAFChief]

 

I thought there was a gentlemans agreement. NO MATH. Plus using Roman Numerals gives Chief an unfair advantage!

"currere"

[yarnivek1972]

Joe Mauer had a 9 pitch at bat to lead off the bottom of the first. The other 8 hitters were retired on 24 pitches.

[Aggies7]

Holy moly, I literally parked my car when the top of the 3rd ended and lamarre was flying out when i turned my tv on

[USAFChief]

Would it be considered in bad form to mention Chris Sale has a PERFECT GAME in progress through three?

 

Some people consider it bad luck to mention a PERFECT GAME while it's on going. I'm not sure I buy into the supersticion about mentioning a NO HITTER or PERFECT GAME during the event. I think mentioning a PERFECT GAME as it's happening is probably ok.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Well that half inning went quick

 

Guess the VII, VIII, and IX hitters won't be doing much tonight...

[bighat]

Will this finally be the night that the Twins get no-hit? We know it's in the mail and will arrive at some point this year...

[USAFChief]

Why did the mother potato forbid her daughter from marrying the very ordinary newscaster potato?

[FlauerPauer]

There is a big difference between Berrios and Sale. I get that there is a big age gap, but man, Berrios would be like the fourth starter on the Red Sox.

[Aggies7]

Berrios doesn’t appear to have his A game

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Well so much for my fastball dead red strategy

[USAFChief]

 

Well so much for my fastball dead red strategy

Yeah I didn't think much of that 2 strike FB to Moreland.

[yarnivek1972]

Honest question looking for an answer: How does the shifting affect defensive metrics like zone rating?

 

For example, Escobar just shifted to basically behind second base. Let’s say the hitter squibbed one down the third base line for a hit. Does that negatively affect Escobar’s stats as a ball he didn’t get to in his “zone” or do they take his actual placement into consideration?

[Platoon]

Why did the mother potato forbid her daughter from marrying the very ordinary newscaster potato?

Eye don't know?

[USAFChief]

 

Eye don't know?

Mama was a bit of an elitist, and the guy was just a commentater.

[FlauerPauer]

Love Motter's flow... don't love his bat...

[Brandon Brooks]

Berrios keeps getting out of jams...we need to put an inning together or we're not gonna be able to hold 'em.

[yarnivek1972]

Berrios doesn’t appear to have his A game

idk, 3 scoreless innings against a lineup averaging 5 + runs per game. I’d call that pretty good.

[USAFChief]

 

Love Motter's flow... don't love his bat...

Every 70's rock band currently eeking by playing Treasure Island is ever so envious of the locks.

[Aggies7]

idk, 3 scoreless innings against a lineup averaging 5 + runs per game. I’d call that pretty good.

He’s living like Austin powers, dangerously

[USAFChief]

 

He’s living like Austin powers, dangerously

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Come on blue, don't make me look up your name to see who you are and how bad you are

[Aggies7]

I’m worried that we won’t have a baserunner tonight

[USAFChief]

**** off, Sale.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I'm torn between anguish at how bad the lineup is, and realizing this is Chris F'ing Sale