Game Thread 8/23: Minnesota Twins (18-10) @ Kansas City Royals (11-16) 1:05pmCT

[Nine of twelve]

We used to expect a sharp ground ball up the middle to be a hit. Now we expect a sharp ground ball up the middle to be an out.

[FlauerPauer]

Remember when Bubba Starling was the next big thing... Bowman Baseball sure does..

[jun]

When Pineda comes back, Smeltzer should be gone.

[FlauerPauer]

That was a beaut sammy of a slider.

[Nine of twelve]

If Sano gets hold of a straight 96-ball down the middle the ball might never land.

[MNT1996]

That montage of Sano running into fielders was both hilarious and terrifying 

[LVTwinsfan]

I would never use stolen bases as a way to rate any player. It’s an overrated stat. Nobody steals 100% and caught stealings hurt your team. In most cases stealing a base doesn’t even make a difference and caught stealings are hard to measure the amount of harm they do.

[Nine of twelve]

Patience, Marwin. Don't give away a strike.

[FlauerPauer]

 

That montage of Sano running into fielders was both hilarious and terrifying 

 

 

'Member when they wanted to make him a right fielder? I member...

[Nine of twelve]

 

I would never use stolen bases as a way to rate any player. It’s an overrated stat. Nobody steals 100% and caught stealings hurt your team. In most cases stealing a base doesn’t even make a difference and caught stealings are hard to measure the amount of harm they do.

There are four aspects to baseball. In order of importance they are pitching, batting, fielding, and base running.

[LVTwinsfan]

There are four aspects to baseball. In order of importance they are pitching, batting, fielding, and base running.

getting caught stealing is bad base running

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What i miss?

[FlauerPauer]

Vargas is getting too many AB's for my liking for a player who was DFA'd by a team that is worse than the Twins!

 

Must not think anything of Gordon. Good thing his rap game and instagram life are good...

[Nine of twelve]

Yeesh. Guess it's up to the bullpen to win this one today.

[LVTwinsfan]

What i miss?

Sano crashing into infielders because he ignores them when they call him off

[FlauerPauer]

 

Sano crashing into infielders because he ignores them when they call him off

 

It's the dialect!!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Sano crashing into infielders because he ignores them when they call him off

Must be crowd noise in the visiting park...

 

Any injuries or misplays resultant? Or have we gotten lucky?

[FlauerPauer]

 

Yeesh. Guess it's up to the bullpen to win this one today.

 

Well it's been that way for the last couple rounds...

[FlauerPauer]

Truest sense of a bullpen game. Dick is saying how important it is for Poppen to be out there.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Ah, 4-2 lead in the 7th.

 

Glad we at least made it to the bullpen with a lead.

[LVTwinsfan]

Must be crowd noise in the visiting park...

 

Any injuries or misplays resultant? Or have we gotten lucky?

He cause Vargas to drop a pop up, but no runs scored so no harm, injuries are inevitable if he keeps it up, remember he crashed into Dobnak yesterday

[Danchat]

That's 24 LOB in 7 innings... not actual runners left on base, but still that's awful!

[Nine of twelve]

 

Must be crowd noise in the visiting park...

Any injuries or misplays resultant? Or have we gotten lucky?

We've gotten lucky.

[FlauerPauer]

 

Ah, 4-2 lead in the 7th.

Glad we at least made it to the bullpen with a lead.

 

Started with the bullpen with a lead..

[blindeke]

Best Sean Poppen nickname is...

 

Poppen Fresh?

Poppen Up?

Poppen Lock?

Soda Poppen?

[FlauerPauer]

The Beard!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Started with the bullpen with a lead..

Works for me.

 

Hope we don't run out of bullpen then...

[FlauerPauer]

 

Best Sean Poppen nickname is...

 

Poppen Fresh?

Poppen Up?

Poppen Lock?

Soda Poppen?

 

Poppen Thangs?

Heyyyy nets Poppen, Boys? (Oh sorry the Wild are out.... LET'S GO ISLANDERS!!!!!!!)

[Squirrel]

It's the dialect!!!!

Knock it off with this stuff. Seriously.

[FlauerPauer]

Dammit.