Game Thread Twins @ Royals 7:15pm CDT 4/2/2019 AD

[LaBombo]

 

Some lazy outfielding by six-time Gold Glove winner Gordon in left. Eddie takes advantage.

 

Thought I'd add that in case anyone had forgotten.

 

Like maybe Gordon.

[h2oface]

Horrible throw home. Swinging at low and outside. Is the Buxton honeymoon fading? Berrios looks like a #4 today.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Okay, in front of a tele...

 

What i miss?

[bighat]

 

Horrible throw home. Swinging at low and outside. Is the Buxton honeymoon fading? Berrios looks like a #4 today.

 

That throw home from Buxton was just a hail mary. That guy was going to score 99 times out of 100, nothing more he could do there.

[twinssporto]

I like Cruz!!!!!!!  

[John Kelsey]

CRUZ!!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

There we go!

 

Cruz control!

[Nine of twelve]

Great green light call by Rocco!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

lol after throwing 3 bad balls, they were actually pitching to him?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Gave Cruz something to hit...

 

We got us a lead!

[DiscGolfer]

I don't think that pitch was supposed to be in the zone but Cruz made them pay for the mistake, just like what good teams should do

[twinssporto]

Berrios actually looks like he's getting better as the game progresses.

[h2oface]

 

That throw home from Buxton was just a hail mary. That guy was going to score 99 times out of 100, nothing more he could do there.

 

Seriously? Nothing.... like a professional ball player with a great arm being on target, late or not? I totally disagree there. A bad throw is a bad throw. He wasn't even that deep. I guess I just hope for better performances as a standard.

[Diesel]

 

Horrible throw home. Swinging at low and outside. Is the Buxton honeymoon fading? Berrios looks like a #4 today.

Berrios is pitching well enough to keep the game close and the pitch count down. I am definitely not complaining.

[h2oface]

 

Berrios is pitching well enough to keep the game close and the pitch count down. I am definitely not complaining.

 

Agreed. Lot's of #4s win games. Certainly he is not as special as he can be. Observing is not complaining in my book.

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Cron hustles out the pop up.

 

Is that a seeing eye double?

[DiscGolfer]

More of that quality OF defense in the central, and I think KC has the second best OF defense

[bighat]

Terrible AB by Gonzalez there, gotta get 'em over dude.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Terrible AB by Gonzalez there, gotta get 'em over dude.

Neither did Schoop...

[Squirrel]

I just can't bring myself to cheer against the Royals pitcher ... you do the math.

 

And that is all I have to say.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

C'mon Castro!

[Heinie Manush]

Willians at 3rd tomorrow afrernoon.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Willians at 3rd tomorrow afrernoon.

Baserunning or fielding?

[Nine of twelve]

 

Baserunning or fielding?

Yes. Geez, that was way too easy.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Full count to Buxton...

[bighat]

 

 

Seriously? Nothing.... like a professional ball player with a great arm being on target, late or not? I totally disagree there. A bad throw is a bad throw. He wasn't even that deep. I guess I just hope for better performances as a standard.

 

Dude, nobody in the majors is going to throw out a tagging speedster on a play to home on that fly ball. We all are hoping Buxton plays better but that play doesn't illustrate his weaknesses.

 

The strikeout with 2 on and 2 out, on the other hand...

[LaBombo]

 

I just can't bring myself to cheer against the Royals pitcher ... you do the math.

 

And that is all I have to say.

 

I was intrigued until this turned into a story problem.

[Jham]

Perfect examples of why I distrust defensive metrics in this game. Merrifield will get killed by the metrics for missing that pop up, that if Hamilton catches he gets extra points. Kepler missed a couple this year that he caught last year. Rosario gets little credit for his fire hose while Gordon will prolly win another gold glove for potentially costing his team a run with a less than 100% approach on single to left.

[Danchat]

...and it looks like my campaign of "errors mean nothing anymore" will continue into 2019. Merrifield can't find a routine flyball, and gets counted as a double. Ugh!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Warning to people in south-central Iowa who are not watching the game:

 

A batted baseball will be reaching you from the air, sometime in the next 45 minutes