GAME THREAD: 8/4/20 Minnesota Twins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 1:10 CDT

[bighat]

Hope Sano is taking notes on Cruz - that guy is textbook, takes what the pitchers give him and just drives in runs non-stop.

[BrianBuchanan]

Cruz hitting about .1000 with RISP, my god

[LVTwinsfan]

If they go to electronic balls and strikes I think they would have to make home plate at least 2 inches wider. Hitters would have a big advantage otherwise

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nelson Cruz, Professional hitter

Followed by Rosario!

[John Kelsey]

 

Nelson Cruz, Professional hitter

Eddie Rosario, Unprofessional hitter

[Don Walcott]

 

Eddie Rosario, Unprofessional hitter

Please. "Free swinger" is the preferred nomenclature.

[LVTwinsfan]

Golden Knights beat the Dallas no Stars, this Minnesota born fan is always happy when the Dallas hockey team loses

[bighat]

We're still in the 2nd inning? Good lord.

[LaBombo]

Gahhhh!!!

 

Sorry, that's the best written version I can manage for the sound that happens when I watch any Twin strike out with the bases loaded.

 

There are just a couple more exclamation points when it's Sano.

 

 

[LVTwinsfan]

Eddie Rosario, Unprofessional hitter

seriously, Eddie would be a welcome addition to any ML team

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Please. "Free swinger" is the preferred nomenclature.

Kind to umpires.

 

He's got a big heart and doesn't want to put them on the spot.

 

I often take this view in softball.

[LaBombo]

 

We're still in the 2nd inning? Good lord.

 

 

60 pitches for PIT's Musgrave, and that's with the Twins letting him off the hook couple of times.  He's not looking good for the 210 pitch CG either way.

[Mill1634]

Much more efficient inning from Berrios there...would love to see him go 6 innings here

[USAFChief]

I'm not 100% on the rules, so someone correct me, but isn't it supposed to be between your knees and elbows as you stand straight with your arms hanging? Regardless, just standardize it and tell the player "Here's your strike zone. Change your stance all you want, but your strike zone doesn't change."

The official strike zone is the area over home plate from the midpoint between a batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants -- when the batter is in his stance and prepared to swing at a pitched ball -- and a point just below the kneecap. In order to get a strike call, part of the ball must cross over part of home plate while in the aforementioned area.

 

http://m.mlb.com/glossary/rules/strike-zone

[amjgt]

2 pitch inning for Musgrove.

 

[LVTwinsfan]

The official strike zone is the area over home plate from the midpoint between a batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants -- when the batter is in his stance and prepared to swing at a pitched ball -- and a point just below the kneecap. In order to get a strike call, part of the ball must cross over part of home plate while in the aforementioned area.

 

http://m.mlb.com/glossary/rules/strike-zone

stances change, hitters try new things all the time, so the only way it would work fairly would be to adjust it with every at bat, which I’m sure could be done

[BrianBuchanan]

69 pitches through 4.  Hopefully Berrios can give us 6 after all!

[LVTwinsfan]

That two seamer that Berrios throws could be such a great pitch. He seems to not trust it, as it frequently ends up way off the plate.

[USAFChief]

stances change, hitters try new things all the time, so the only way it would work fairly would be to adjust it with every at bat, which I’m sure could be done

Me? I'd wear my uni pants down around my ankles, putting the top of the zone somewhere around my hips.

[bighat]

Twins gonna put up zeros for the last 7 innings per usual?

[bighat]

 

 

Gahhhh!!!

 

Sorry, that's the best written version I can manage for the sound that happens when I watch any Twin strike out with the bases loaded.

 

There are just a couple more exclamation points when it's Sano.

And he did it on ball four no less, after fouling off a fastball right down broadway.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Dick has a completely different (oblivious?) view of what Musgrove is upset about. The Pirates' announcers (unimpressive, for sure) are annoyed at he** because music is blaring between EVERY PITCH only when the Pirates are pitching. And they're absolutely right.

[USAFChief]

It cannot be said loud enough or often enough: SOMEBODY get the Twins to STOP with the annoying music between every friggin pitch.

 

I can barely watch.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

It cannot be said loud enough or often enough: SOMEBODY get the Twins to STOP with the annoying music between every friggin pitch.

 

I can barely watch.

The mute button is your friend.

[LVTwinsfan]

Dick has a completely different (oblivious?) view of what Musgrove is upset about. The Pirates' announcers (unimpressive, for sure) are annoyed at he** because music is blaring between EVERY PITCH only when the Pirates are pitching. And they're absolutely right.

wait til tomorrow

[BrianBuchanan]

 

It cannot be said loud enough or often enough: SOMEBODY get the Twins to STOP with the annoying music between every friggin pitch.

I can barely watch.

Weird, ESPN must have filtered it out of their broadcast.  I barely hear it at all.  

 

Unrelated, but it seems like ESPN's announcers have absolutely no interest in actually calling the game, and instead have been talking about random players from around the league. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

It cannot be said loud enough or often enough: SOMEBODY get the Twins to STOP with the annoying music between every friggin pitch.

 

I can barely watch.

So is closed captioning if you like the announcers.

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

It cannot be said loud enough or often enough: SOMEBODY get the Twins to STOP with the annoying music between every friggin pitch.

I can barely watch.

The Pirates' guys are saying Musgrove should walk off the mound and refuse to pitch. I would suggest Shelton step in and stop the music. "Stop the music!" It's a new movement.

[Don Walcott]

Nice to see Kepler get on base without swinging, then move around the bases without having to slide.

[LVTwinsfan]

It cannot be said loud enough or often enough: SOMEBODY get the Twins to STOP with the annoying music between every friggin pitch.

 

I can barely watch.

its What they’ve always done at every game, forever. I think the empty stadium makes it more annoying than usual