GAME THREAD 4/27/2021: Twins @ Indians 5:10 CDT

[sampleSizeOfOne]

The run pump is primed.

 

Let's just keep a-pumping and fill the trough.

[wavedog]

Nice to see the Lefties going opposite field - kudos to Cave for changing his approach.   

[wavedog]

On the other hand we are trying to break the K record for the Catcher position.    

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Walp. That lead was nice while it lasted...

[USAFChief]

Has Cleveland employed an infield shift for any of the Twins RH hitters?

 

I'm to the point where it seems odd to me to see a 2nd baseman playing second base.

[Mill1634]

Kenta....zero ability to locate

[bighat]

Must be fun to be a fan of any team playing the Twins. You get to watch your team come back and win every night!

[Diesel]

Maeda can't miss that badly

 

[cHawk]

Quit throwing meatballs

[Aggies7]

We all just assumed maeda would be reliable. But he’s clearly broken

[RickOShea]

At least, Maeda is having fun.  Nice smile after giving up the satellite.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Circus Boy Update:

 

2-2 after 2.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Shoes are important...

[USAFChief]

I have this sinking feeling the offense has already had its big explosion for the night.

[Vanimal46]

So Mad Bum threw a no hitter today. Except, not really. Because of the 7 inning double header rule.

[USAFChief]

So Mad Bum threw a no hitter today. Except, not really. Because of the 7 inning double header rule.

ANOTHER one?

[Vanimal46]

Can someone confirm, because it feels like an eternity ago. Maeda looked good in spring training?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Double?

 

That's okay. We need all the practice we can get at stranding runners at second.

[Danchat]

How does Maeda go from untouchable in Spring Training to throwing meatballs and struggling with control like this? Just bizarre.

[Otto von Ballpark]

Can someone confirm, because it feels like an eternity ago. Maeda looked good in spring training?

Very good this spring, per B-Ref:

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maedake01.shtml

[Mill1634]

sigh...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Almost...

[Mill1634]

Not a good route on that, at all

[Vanimal46]

Perhaps Kirilloff won’t be a long term answer in the OF...

[Danchat]

Maybe Kirilloff really need did more seasoning at AAA to work on his fielding skills?

[USAFChief]

Stop with the "had a long way to go" excuse, Roy.

 

He not only got there, he actually slowed down at the end. Didn't even have to reach.

 

That ball has to be caught.

[operation mindcrime]

ANOTHER one?

[RickOShea]

It's going to be a long season.  The Twins don't show any sign of breaking out of this horrendous play.

[Aggies7]

So right now the twins are going into games with a bad offense, shaky starting pitching, no bullpen, and guys playing out of position or just bad defensively. I’m not well versed in analytics, but I don’t think that’s a recipe for success

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Stop with the "had a long way to go" excuse, Roy.

 

He not only got there, he actually slowed down at the end. Didn't even have to reach.

 

That ball has to be caught.

Hope he makes up for it with the bat.