Game Thread 7/13: Twins vs. Tampa Bay, 7:10 pm CT

[Cap'n Piranha]

Thank goodness Rogers got pulled.

 

<realizes he was replaced by Belisle>

 

Dammit.

[yarnivek1972]

He faced 4 batters and threw 16 pitches, 4 pitches per batter doesn’t seem out of line. He just has gotten no leash at all, so he must feel like he has to be perfect. That’s a lot of pressure to have to pitch under.

16 pitches. 0 swings and misses.

[LaBombo]

 

Urrk!

 

 

 

 

Steve likes this

[David HK]

Welp, we're gonna need more runs here.

 

Maybe we can start making Kittredge look a little less like Goose Gossage

[yarnivek1972]

Meanwhile, it’s the 6th inning and the Twins are on pitcher number 4. Here are the Rays. Their starter left in the third and they are still on pitcher number two.

[Mill1634]

Is Magill still on the roster?

[LaBombo]

 

I have a bad feeling about this game

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PgoP0RSKgl0/TqSAe1uy6fI/AAAAAAAABig/FykBBvlTWzE/s1600/Star+Wars+6+No+Moon.jpg

 

"That's no bullpen, it's a lead-crusher!"

[LaBombo]

 

16 pitches. 0 swings and misses.

 

Like me, you are clearly a fan of consistency.

[Mill1634]

EDUARDO!

 

Huge!

[LaBombo]

 

Is Magill still on the roster?

 

What's with teh crazy talk? Next you'll be claiming this game is only in the 6th inning.

[Mill1634]

 

What's with teh crazy talk? Next you'll be claiming this game is only in the 6th inning.

Didnt even realize it was already 9:45! 

 

Let's get this game moving. Holy cow. 

[Danchat]

 

Can we please have Moya over Rogers?

Uh, no. I like Moya, but he's had a hard time in the majors and Rogers has been pretty solid.

[Mill1634]

ROBBIE!!!

 

Also, stupid base running

[Mill1634]

Who do we plan on giving the 8th inning to? 

[BoofBonser]

This is a fun game
Just how a Friday night game should be

[BoofBonser]

 

Who do we plan on giving the 8th inning to? 

I'm guessing Duke with 2 lefties at the top of their lineup

[Danchat]

Robbie's bat has come to life in the last couple weeks. I still don't think he's much more than a bench bat but he's no longer a DFA candidate in my book.

 

With all of these hitters rebounding, I wonder if this is bad news for Morrison when he gets back. 

[LaBombo]

 

Who do we plan on giving the 8th inning to? 

 

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[Mill1634]

Great inning Hildy!!

 

Needed that.

[David HK]

Not sure how the Rays BP sizes up stats-wise,

 

But as a group, they surely lead the league in stupid looking hair-do's

[Mill1634]

CAVE!!!!!

 

I love watching him play

[BoofBonser]

My pick to click is a stuuuuud!!!!
Cave is turning into one of my favorite players on the squad

[David HK]

Cave.

 

Whoa.

[David HK]

 

My pick to click is a stuuuuud!!!!
Cave is turning into one of my favorite players on the squad

The only sad thing about this is that you're "not really Boof Bonser."

[BoofBonser]

 

The only sad thing about this is that you're "not really Boof Bonser."

If only...

[glunn]

Good game thread tonight, and a pretty good game.  

 

We need an insurance run here.

[Danchat]

It would be great if Cave turned out to be a really good player and could figure as a replacement to Aaron Hicks.

[David HK]

Wow, this guy has a low ERA, but he looks like a whole meat shop.

 

And that delivery- like the hesitation step from the Coldstream frickin' Guards...

[BoofBonser]

 

It would be great if Cave turned out to be a really good player and could figure as a replacement to Aaron Hicks.

What if Buxton turns out to be the 4th outfielder... 

[LaBombo]

 

 

 

With all of these hitters rebounding, I wonder if this is bad news for Morrison when he gets back. 

 

Probably, but my guess is that what will turn out to be the worse news for Morrison is that his 2017 ISO of .270 was not only his career year for power, but also a pretty big fluke. That's coming from someone who at least sort of liked the signing.

 

If he gets AB's, his BA and OBP will probably rebound to near 2017 levels when his BABIP overcomes some first half bad luck. But his 2018 ISO of .174 is much closer to his career mark of .187 than to his stellar 2017 plateau of .270, and power is pretty much his only marketable baseball skill, sooooopp...