Game Thread Rays vs. Twins 6/27/19 12:10 PM CST

[operation mindcrime]

ARRAEZ!!!!!!!!!

[operation mindcrime]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mill1634]

Luis Arraez, professional hitter™

[VATwinsFan]

Cruz must be carrying a huge piano.

 

But he's 39 so I'll cut him some slack.

[MVP Nick Punto]

Ahh, just like tennis: if the ball skips on the grass, it stays fast and low.

[HawksNest]

Cruz should have been out by 20 feet LOL

 

Honestly, if he wasn't smiling after sliding I would have assumed he pulled a hammy or something.

 

Either way, LET'S GO!

[MVP Nick Punto]

 

Cruz should have been out by 20 feet LOL

 

Honestly, if he wasn't smiling after sliding I would have assumed he was hurt.

 

Either way, LET'S GO!

Yeah, if we are in the same situation later this game (or the rest of the season), could we reconsider sending Cruz?

[BattleYourTailOff]

Arraez is better than Ted Williams on steroids lol

[twins1095]

 

I read something that Perez's velocity was down in his last start.  Watching the gun early in his start today.  fastball looks to be 91-93 rather than 94-96.  Any concerns?

 

Interested in feedback on the velocity decline.

[MVP Nick Punto]

I think we should have been required to start Ryne Harper this game. I know he's a reliever, but how many opportunities do you have to see Ryne vs. Ryne?

[VATwinsFan]

 

I think we should have been required to start Ryne Harper this game. I know he's a reliever, but how many opportunities do you have to see Ryne vs. Ryne?

And Ryne Sandberg could come out of retirement for a guest appearance.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Interested in feedback on the velocity decline.

 

From what I can see on Gameday, the change is 84-85, cutter 87-90, 2-seam 92-93, and 4-seam 93-94.

[Mill1634]

And then there depleted outfield costs us. Rosario catches that, and Wade probably catches that. A little surprised we don't see him in the lineup. 

[VATwinsFan]

Semi-routine fly ball if Buxton was in CF?

[HawksNest]

That's almost certainly caught if a outfielder is playing LF...

[BattleYourTailOff]

Well that was a short lived lead

[JW24]

 

Interested in feedback on the velocity decline.

 

Yes, it should be concerning, because declining velocity makes all of his other pitches less effective

[Aggies7]

Perez gonna Perez

[HawksNest]

Leadoff walks haunt...he was up 0-2 on the leadoff batter too.

 

Lack of outfield players hurt us that inning too. All the damage occurs with 2 outs

[Cap'n Piranha]

I would like to thank Kevin Cash for putting a guy with a .607 OPS in the leadoff spot.

[operation mindcrime]

That was a solid at bat from Cave!

[VATwinsFan]

The CaveSano swoosh.  Or is the SanoCave swoosh?

 

i guess it depends on the batting order.

[bighat]

Schoop, Cave, and Sano:

 

http://i67.tinypic.com/1128xl5.jpg

[operation mindcrime]

Schoop, Cave, and Sano:

 

http://i67.tinypic.com/1128xl5.jpg

Whatever this is it hurts my eyes!

[bighat]

 

Whatever this is it hurts my eyes!

 

It's the famous picture of the first ever black hole:

 

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope

[Mill1634]

Much better inning from Martin. Let's hope he found his groove

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Schoop, Cave, and Sano:

 

http://i67.tinypic.com/1128xl5.jpg

 

The bottom third of the order is collectively the forger of the One Ring?

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Much better inning from Martin. Let's hope he found his groove

 

[MVP Nick Punto]

Good things happen when you don't swing~

 

[operation mindcrime]

It's the famous picture of the first ever black hole:

 

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope

Check out the big brain on bighat!