Game Thread: Twins vs. KC @ 5:10 PM PST (7:10 PM CDT) 06/14/2019

[Don Walcott]

I think Rosie is due as well.

[Diesel]

Gibby is through 3 with less than 40 pitches.

[70charger]

Is Lucas Duda hitting well this season? Tengo mis dudas.

[Diesel]

The pitchers' duel we all expected!

[70charger]

Blatantly ripped off of reddit:

 

Hitters on Twins' active roster, by OPS:

 

1.089 Mitch Garver

.966 Jorge Polanco

.940 Nelson Cruz

.925 Jason Castro

.914 Miguel Sano

.881 Max Kepler

.878 C.J. Cron

.852 Byron Buxton

.833 Eddie Rosario

.794 Jonathan Schoop

.789 Ehire Adrianza

.749 Marwin Gonzalez

.747 MLB AVERAGE

 

 

Twins as a team in 2019:

 

.275 AVG

.341 OBP

.517 SLG

126 OPS+

 

Justin Morneau's Twins career:

 

.278 AVG

.347 OBP

.485 SLG

121 OPS+

 

It's like the Twins built an entire lineup out of Justin Morneau ... and then added in another 30 points of slugging percentage just for good measure.

 

 

Highest slugging percentage in Twins history (min. 2,500 PA):

 

.518 — Harmon Killebrew

.517 — 2019 TWINS, AS A TEAM

.485 — Justin Morneau

.481 — Kent Hrbek

.479 — Bob Allison

.477 — Kirby Puckett

.476 — Tony Oliva

[ashbury]

Bert didn't say "no-hitter", but he placed the jinx anyway by stating that Gibson had retired all the batters he has faced, starting the new inning. Boom, a single. You'd think a major-leaguer would have been taught the basics.

[ashbury]

And... erased by a pretty double play. Patience and urgency in the right combination was key on that'un.

[nicksaviking]

Is Lucas Duda hitting well this season? Tengo mis dudas.

That reminds me of an old thought experiment: “If someone hits well in Kansas City, does anyone hear it?”

 

But no, he’s been dreadful.

[D. Hocking]

 

As I've caught up on game threads, it dawned on me that I hadn't seen a D. Hocking post in forever. He's in West Virginia managing a Seattle Pilots A team, no?

 

Just bitter that they are finally retiring number 7, but for the wrong person.

[70charger]

That ump was just itching to pick a fight.

[ashbury]

Little Nicky Punto, doing guest color commentary, has himself a little bit of a pot belly. Never would have guessed that of him.

[70charger]

I've had lots of Uber drivers who have looked like Nick Punto. I have to assume that very few of them have been professional athletes.

[ashbury]

I've had lots of Uber drivers who have looked like Nick Punto. I have to assume that very few of them have been professional athletes.

I never could shake that same feeling, even when he was working between the lines.

[Don Walcott]

I like Nick in the booth. He’s gritty.

[snotboogie]

 

I like Nick in the booth. He’s gritty.

You mean the, "What can you give to a 10 year old" comment?

[Don Walcott]

Is it just me? Or does anyone else get Camptown Races in their head when Lucas Duda comes to bat?

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

I like Nick in the booth. He’s gritty.

He slid into the booth headfirst, five minutes late.

[Danchat]

Let's see if they can do something with back to back errors...

[Don Walcott]

I thought we were done playing the Mariners.

[70charger]

Excuse me, I believe I was promised some bombas.

[ashbury]

I keep forgetting: Schoop is not a fast base runner.

[Don Walcott]

We need some better launch angle.

[ashbury]

Is it just me? Or does anyone else get Camptown Races in their head when Lucas Duda comes to bat?

Yes.

[snotboogie]

 

I keep forgetting: Schoop is not a fast base runner.

 

[D. Hocking]

Is Punto standing in the back - is that why we cannot see him?

 

This pic makes me feel not young - although it does look like they have kept themselves in shape.  Would be a wicked softball team.

 

[VATwinsFan]

 

Excuse me, I believe I was promised some bombas.

Don't look at me.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Real barn burner, eh?

[70charger]

YOU BETTER NOT HAVE INJURED BUXTON OR I WILL GO TO KANSAS CITY AND BURN BOTH BUILDINGS DOWN.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I keep remembering: Schoop is not a fast base runner.

ftfy.

[Don Walcott]

I WANT BOMBAS!! AND I WANT THEM NOW!!!