GAME THREAD: 7/30/20 Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians, 6:07 CDT

[bighat]

Arraez again. Kid's just money.

 

Can't say I feel too good about Sano's chances against Bieber tonight unfortunately. Prove me wrong big fella.

[Mill1634]

 

In other baseball news.

Eff that. Expand the rosters to 34 if needed for double headers. Baseball is a 9 inning game

[Brock Beauchamp]

Arraez again. Kid's just money.

 

Can't say I feel too good about Sano's chances against Bieber tonight unfortunately. Prove me wrong big fella.

Sano seems like a guy that needs reps to get going.

 

He has barely played through summer camp and the season.

[bighat]

And Sano swings through 3 straight 94 MPH fastballs in a row right down the middle and strikes out.

 

Definition of "Bad Sano".

[USAFChief]

Think I'd rather see Adrianza get Sano's ABs right now.

[Mill1634]

Buxton and Zimmer are not in the same situation at all, Amin. Buxton has 10 WAR in his career, while Zimmer, a yaer older, has 1.5 WAR in his career. 

[Don Walcott]

 

Wish more games were nationally televised for teams other than the Yankees, Cubs, Dodgers, and Red Sox. Would grow the game immensely across the nation. Mlb.tv paid subscription and blackout zones doesn’t cut it

Just started watching on MLB TV since they are showing the Red Sox and Mets here in New Mexico. Not sure why the programmers believe that is a more interesting game for this region.
 

[twinssporto]

 

It's so ****ing stupid. As if we didn't know the stands are empty, and then the replay shows empty space. It's abso****inglutely ridiculous.

Blast rock n roll through the loud speakers the ENTIRE inning. That would be fun (for awhile anyway)

[bighat]

Didn't look like Buxton went there.

[hybridbear]

 

The virtual fans are kinda creepy in the OF man. I don’t know about that.

I agree completely! Get rid of them & the fake crowd noise. Both are ruining the transmissions this year. They both are so obviously fake. 

[bighat]

Bieber's just nasty. Not sure any team can hit this guy if he pitches like this.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Bieber is filthy and the ump is giving pitchers some leeway laterally. Gonna be a long night.

[USAFChief]

Why can't Berrios throw that 2 strike pitch??

[bighat]

 

Think I'd rather see Adrianza get Sano's ABs right now.

I'd take La Tortuga as well.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Sano seems like a guy that needs reps to get going.

He has barely played through summer camp and the season.

Just look at 2019. After a lost 2018 due to major surgery he missed spring training and was really bad when the team rushed him back. And then after the rust got shaken off he was absolutely outstanding. I expect the same thing will happen this year. Let's see how he is going in another month (if MLB games are still being played).

[hybridbear]

Bieber versus Berrios is no comparison. This will be a long night for Twins hitters.

[Nine of twelve]

BTW Lindor is my favorite non-Twins MLB player. Other than the fact that he plays for a division rival what's not to like?

[Mill1634]

Much better inning there from Berrios. I would imagine the cap is around 85-90 pitches. Should allow him to get through the 5th. 

[blindeke]

Why would you throw Lindor a pitch in the strike zone on an 0-2 count?

[blindeke]

 

The virtual fans are kinda creepy in the OF man. I don’t know about that.

 

YES they are creeping me out! I hate it. Be honest. The crowd noise is OK but this CGI stuff is uncanny valley.

[twinbythebay]

 

Think I'd rather see Adrianza get Sano's ABs right now.

 

Adrianza is probably more likely to actually get a hit in a given at-bat right now, but we've seen in the past that the way to get to good Sano is to let bad Sano flail for a week or two... I'm okay with him flailing now if it means he'll find his groove in a week or two.

[blindeke]

 

Think I'd rather see Adrianza get Sano's ABs right now.

 

He swung through three straight fastballs in the zone... 

[twinssporto]

 

I agree completely! Get rid of them & the fake crowd noise. Both are ruining the transmissions this year. They both are so obviously fake. 

Inning 1 play Lynyrd Skynyrd

Inning 2 play Led Zeppelin

Inning 3 play ZZ Top

Inning 4 switch it up with George Strait

Inning 5 play Hall and Oats

Inning 6 play U2

Inning 7 (during the 7th inning stretch play Beach Boys or Clapton) rest of inning Steve Miller

Inning 8 play George Thorogood

Inning 9 (if ahead play Justin Bieber) If behind play Black Sabbath 

 

Just a suggestion...

[twinbythebay]

 

He swung through three straight fastballs in the zone... 

 

This is exactly what we saw last season when he was working on tweaking his swing. His bat looked like Swiss cheese for a couple of weeks, but once it clicked, he was all-world... Hoping for more of the same this season.

[Squirrel]

 

BTW Lindor is my favorite non-Twins MLB player. Other than the fact that he plays for a division rival what's not to like?

 

Mine, too ... Altuve used to be on that list, but, well ... Lindor it is

[Don Walcott]

 

Bieber is filthy and the ump is giving pitchers some leeway laterally. Gonna be a long night.

Or a short night.
 

[Danchat]

I still remember something saying on Twins Daily around March last year that "I can't believe the Indians have Bieber in their rotation, he sucks!"

 

This kid is on fire. Not sure if we can score any runs off him, and I fear Sano & Buxton don't stand a chance against him.

[Mill1634]

 

I still remember something saying on Twins Daily around March last year that "I can't believe the Indians have Bieber in their rotation, he sucks!"

 

This kid is on fire. Not sure if we can score any runs off him, and I fear Sano & Buxton don't stand a chance against him.

Buxton's at bat was actually one of the better ones of the night, imo. 

[twinssporto]

Frustrating to see Berrios at 90 pitches through almost 5 innings.

[Mill1634]

 

Frustrating to see Berrios at 90 pitches through almost 5 innings.

Especially when the other guy isn't even at 50