Game Thread: Twins vs Mets, 7/16/19, 7:10 PM CT

[USAFChief]

Dare i point to this use case of why you bunt?

maybe its just me, but I'm glad that the Twins didn't have their number 2 hitter sac bunt in the 5th inning.

[Aggies7]

maybe its just me, but I'm glad that the Twins didn't have their number 2 hitter sac bunt in the 5th inning.

Remember he did that once

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

maybe its just me, but I'm glad that the Twins didn't have their number 2 hitter sac bunt in the 5th inning.

He squared to bunt on the first pitch.

[IndyTwinsFan]

This lack of clutch hitting with RISP is getting a little old.

[jtkoupal]

Mets getting all the breaks tonight...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Felt like the Twins scored 6 runs that inning.

[USAFChief]

He squared to bunt on the first pitch.

2nd pitch, and there's no guarantee he was going to bunt anyway, he just squared.

 

He swung away on the first pitch.

 

After all, he didn't bunt...

[twinsbaby]

Very disappointed for offense so far, we get ahead in count every AB and can't do damage against Mets pitching.

[diehardtwinsfan]

nice catch Marwin.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Nice play! As long as it goes into the glove, it counts.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Gonzalez route efficiency: 101%.

[operation mindcrime]

What a fantastic catch Marwin!!!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2nd pitch, and there's no guarantee he was going to bunt anyway, he just squared.

He swung away on the first pitch.

After all, he didn't bunt...

my mistake.

 

He squared to bunt on the second pitch, then.

 

I’m assuming he had bunt in mind, or, he wouldn’t have squared to bunt.

[ashbury]

Okay, uncle.

 

Marwin can play RF on my team.

 

I'd like to think he took my comments to heart, earlier this year when he was stinking things up, and dedicated himself to mastering the position.

[HawksNest]

Feel like we break it open this inning

[drock2190]

 

Very disappointed for offense so far, we get ahead in count every AB and can't do damage against Mets pitching.

 

They are hitting the ball hard, mainly bad luck.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

my mistake.

He squared to bunt on the second pitch, then.

I’m assuming he had bunt in mind, or, he wouldn’t have squared to bunt.

Hard to say for sure. Sometimes, you square up just to test the defense and/or keep them honest later in the PA.

 

Gonzalez came up through the Astros org. He isn't going to bunt just for funsies.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Hard to say for sure. Sometimes, you square up just to test the defense and/or keep them honest later in the PA.

 

Gonzalez came up through the Astros org. He isn't going to bunt just for funsies.

Fair enough. It did seem odd. I will drop it.

[Danchat]

This team has been downright frustrating to watch with guys on base. It's almost more exciting to watch when the bases are empty.

 

Also, we may need to call a 6 inning, 3 run game "The Pineda" from now on. I understand he may not be done pitching tonight, but how many times as he had that exact same line? 4-5 times now?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

50th anniversary of the 69 Mets

 

 

[jz7233]

 

Schoop brings back the run he cost us in the first!

Not really, he cost Twins 2 unearned runs in the first. He only brought back one.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

What if the Twins had gotten past the Orioles in the league series?

[drock2190]

Familia has been terrible. Mets announcers making a big deal out of it. 

 

Look for him to dominate.

[USAFChief]

Interesting...they let the LHer pitch to Sano, but not Schoop.

 

Tells you a bit about what they think of Sano.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

This team has been downright frustrating to watch with guys on base. It's almost more exciting to watch when the bases are empty.

 

Also, we may need to call a 6 inning, 3 run game "The Pineda" from now on. I understand he may not be done pitching tonight, but how many times as he had that exact same line? 4-5 times now?

Four times, but interestingly enough he hasn't done it since the end of May (he's been much better since then, pitching 5.2+ with 1 ER four times).

[USAFChief]

Not really, he cost Twins 2 unearned runs in the first. He only brought back one.

no he cost 1 run. Error with 2 out allowed the 2nd run To score.

[HawksNest]

The Mets have rolled out pitchers this game with ERAs of 4.87, 5.07, 8.03, and now 7.42. 

 

2 runs to show for it.

 

We should be teeing off on these scrubs

[jz7233]

 

For all the bagging on Schoop.. he's got a .763 OPS... that's above average for an ML hitter.

Schoop certainly makes a good living of hitting with no one on base indeed. That's how he makes his 7.5 millions dollar this year.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Schoop certainly makes a good living of hitting with no one on base indeed. That's how he makes his 7.5 millions dollar this year.

And this is why one shouldn't make off-the-cuff observational comments about splits.

 

Schoop season OPS: .763

Schoop season men on OPS: .782

 

(though his RISP OPS is a pretty bad .667, but that's not what you said)

 

The eyes lie.

[obtusebanter]

 

The Mets have rolled out pitchers this game with ERAs of 4.87, 5.07, 8.03, and now 7.42. 

 

2 runs to show for it.

 

We should be teeing off on these scrubs

Sometimes the ropes find the mitts.  So it goes.