Game Thread "Kirk" Twins @ Rangers 7:05pm cdt 8/17/2019ad (sol-date)

[DocBauer]

Honestly, I'm thinking the late start to the game with HOF induction might have messed with Jose a bit. The velocity is still there.

[DocBauer]

How's his velocity tonight?

From what I have seen, consistent 93-95

[yarnivek1972]

Kepler's would-be sacrifice fly negated by Cave's unproductive strikeout. Cave bunts there, Twins are up three. I know bunting and moving runners over isn't en vogue these days (and many will back that up with stats) but I do appreciate the old get 'em over, get 'em in runs.

Does this look like a game that’s going to be decided by one run?

 

Baldelli has to try to keep scoring in bunches. Can’t do that by giving away outs.

 

Besides, the score was 8-2 once. Bunting would probably violate an unwritten rule.

[LVTwinsfan]

Who’s this reliever that looks like Berrios, he’s pretty good

[IndianaTwin]

so 3:45 AM central time then?

Oh, please, no.

 

-IT

[mrtwinsfan]

 

How's his velocity tonight?

average 92-93,, hit 95 once

[DocBauer]

Is Berrios opening up too soon? Seems his breaking stuff is wide right.

[Riverbrian]

 

yikes

 

I was hoping to come back and say, "what'd I miss" but in a good way

 

Here's a sabremetric version of what you missed so far in this game. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

How's his velocity tonight?

almost all change/curve in low 80s. Not great command

[LVTwinsfan]

Since Texas didn’t give up after being behind by six runs the Twins should drill one of their hitters

[mrtwinsfan]

Did i dream -it?  scoreless inning

[ashbury]

 

Here's a sabremetric version of what you missed so far in this game. 

That one blue dot ALMOST made it to 100/100. I had money on him. Drat.

[mrtwinsfan]

 

over

way over

[DocBauer]

Since Texas didn’t give up after being behind by six runs the Twins should drill one of their hitters

WAY too dark humor not to like!

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 questions:

 

1. Why can't we do things the easy way?

 

2. Why can't we have nice things, like many other teams?

[Jake24]

Pure ****

[mrtwinsfan]

Danny Santana with 21 taters,  and people say the ball is the same- c,mon

[Riverbrian]

Needed Zero Hung by Berrios

[DocBauer]

2 questions:

1. Why can't we do things the easy way?

2. Why can't we have nice things, like many other teams?

Because life is drama! And drama is just way more fun!

 

Has to be true, I read it on the internet.

[DocBauer]

Where is Chief? Anyone check on Chief? Is this game too much for him?

 

#CLEAR!

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

On the other hand, I met Patrick Stewart, too ... he loved the references. 

I also met Patrick Stewart, in Minneapolis, gave him a taxi ride from the Guthrie where he was going a play to I can't remember where. Super friendly.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 questions:

1. Why can't we do things the easy way?

2. Why can't we have nice things, like many other teams?

Are you saying the self-wipe napkin isn’t a nice thing?

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

That one blue dot ALMOST made it to 100/100. I had money on him. Drat.

That must have been the Danny Santana dot? Not sure...

[notoriousgod71]

It is really difficult to evaluate any players when the offensive numbers are so out of control.

[Riverbrian]

 

I also met Patrick Stewart, in Minneapolis, gave him a taxi ride from the Guthrie where he was going a play to I can't remember where. Super friendly.

 

(True Story)

 

I've met Skippy from Family Ties

 

(True Story)

[Riverbrian]

[DocBauer]

This Berrios kid seems to know to pitch. Rattled? PLEASE. Something isn't working the way I want? I'll try something else.

[notoriousgod71]

Danny Santana with 21 taters, and people say the ball is the same- c,mon

It is unwatchable. I typically can't make it through three consecutive innings at this point.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I also met Patrick Stewart, in Minneapolis, gave him a taxi ride from the Guthrie where he was going a play to I can't remember where. Super friendly.

I met him outside of Muffuletta (restaurant) in St Paul. He played Scrooge at the Guthrie maybe 10 years ago.

[DocBauer]

Arraez will start things off here!