GAME THREAD: 5/7/21, Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers, 6:10 CDT

[cHawk]

Just DFA Shoemaker already

[Brock Beauchamp]

Since Baddoo hit his last HR on 4/13, his slash is:

 

.100 / .151 / .240 / .391 OPS

[stringer bell]

Happy days. My three favorite position players are all on the IL. Oh well, 2-0 in the third.

[stringer bell]

 

Since Baddoo hit his last HR on 4/13, his slash is:

 

.100 / .151 / .240 / .391 OPS

I predict those numbers improve before the Twins leave Detroit.

[wsnydes]

Happy days. My three favorite position players are all on the IL. Oh well, 2-0 in the third.

Kinda seems like that is how this season is going, doesn't it?

[Vanimal46]

Cave is going to play every day for the foreseeable future. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it at the moment.

[jun]

Cave is just an automatic out. Fastball in the middle and he grounded out.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Cave is going to play every day for the foreseeable future. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it at the moment.

[wsnydes]

Cave is going to play every day for the foreseeable future. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it at the moment.

Ssshh...I've got to unload tickets to a couple of games that I can't attend...

[cHawk]

You are getting paid to play better than this, Josh.

[Danchat]

If anything, Garlick deserves to be starting more games with the pop he's shown recently... unfortunately CF is probably a stretch for him. I guess put Kep in CF and Garlick in RF?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Cave is going to play every day for the foreseeable future. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it at the moment.

I always like his hustle. And he is a sort of underdog in many respects, so i like to root for him.

[MNT1996]

 

If anything, Garlick deserves to be starting more games with the pop he's shown recently... unfortunately CF is probably a stretch for him. I guess put Kep in CF and Garlick in RF?

 

I'd go with Garlick LF, Kep CF, Larnach RF.

[Dave The Dastardly]

Looks like the ol' RISP choke. 4 pitches?

[LVTwinsfan]

Bremer keeps beating that drum about the reason the Twins are doing so poorly is because they can’t score late. No mention at all of the feeble bullpen that in all honesty, nobody trusts them to hang onto any lead, no matter how big

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Shucks.

 

We left a runner on base.

[stringer bell]

Until one of the injured outfielders returns, I hope Garlick can get a chance to see what he can do on a near daily basis. Against right handed pitching, the outfield options aren't great right now

[Squirrel]

 

Sorry, I thought you were talking about MLB.TV.

But can you link Extra Innings to a MLB.com account here?

https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/help-center/extra-innings-mlbtv-is-included

Then you could watch through MLB.TV and use MLB.TV support too, I assume.

No ... you can't do that anymore. I used to be able to watch online, when I was away from home, they would connect my accounts, but they don't do that anymore, because, you know ... MLB wants to kill the sport by killing off fan interest by making it the most difficult it can to watch the games. I paid for a package that has never done this before. It's ridiculous ... this is the 2nd game in a week they've black out 'Local restrictions' ... and I'm in Chicago

[Dave The Dastardly]

Applying the Baldelli Principle, both these pitchers are going to need arm transplants by the 5th inning.

[LVTwinsfan]

No ... you can't do that anymore. I used to be able to watch online, when I was away from home, they would connect my accounts, but they don't do that anymore, because, you know ... MLB wants to kill the sport by killing off fan interest by making it the most difficult it can to watch the games. I paid for a package that has never done this before. It's ridiculous ... this is the 2nd game in a week they've black out 'Local restrictions' ... and I'm in Chicago

use a vpn

[Vanimal46]

I always like his hustle. And he is a sort of underdog in many respects, so i like to root for him.

Definitely. It’s not his fault there isn’t depth ready to play. He’s playing a significant role, which he is not able to do well. He wouldn’t be called out to be DFA’d if he played against RH pitching only as an occasional starter instead of playing every day.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

No ... you can't do that anymore. I used to be able to watch online, when I was away from home, they would connect my accounts, but they don't do that anymore, because, you know ... MLB wants to kill the sport by killing off fan interest by making it the most difficult it can to watch the games. I paid for a package that has never done this before. It's ridiculous ... this is the 2nd game in a week they've black out 'Local restrictions' ... and I'm in Chicago

So is this Xfinity site outdated?

 

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/watch-mlb-extra-innings-hd

 

Do I need to pay extra to access MLB.TV?
No, MLB.TV is included with your subscription of MLB EXTRA INNINGS.

 

How do I access MLB.TV?
If you have an MLB EXTRA INNINGS subscription, follow these steps to activate your MLB.TV account:

Go to secure.mlb.com/tv/activate.
Select Xfinity as your provider.
Sign in using your Xfinity ID and password.
Create a new MLB.com account or sign in with your existing account to link your Xfinity ID and password with MLB.TV.

 

 

Edit to add: MLB.TV is also mentioned prominently on this page:

https://www.xfinity.com/learn/digital-cable-tv/sports/mlb/extra-innings

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

use a vpn

They said upthread, they're watching through Extra Innings via their cable provider, not MLB.TV.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Bremer keeps beating that drum about the reason the Twins are doing so poorly is because they can’t score late. No mention at all of the feeble bullpen that in all honesty, nobody trusts them to hang onto any lead, no matter how big

Their inability to score late *is* a big issue. They’ve scored one run in the ninth inning. One.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

One third of a win so far...

[LVTwinsfan]

Their inability to score late *is* a big issue. They’ve scored one run in the ninth inning. One.

their inability to pitch late is a bigger problem, it at least warrants being acknowledged

[wsnydes]

Their inability to score late *is* a big issue. They’ve scored one run in the ninth inning. One.

Agreed. Unfortunately, allowing the other team to score late is also a big issue.

 

That's a bad combination.

[LVTwinsfan]

They said upthread, they're watching through Extra Innings via their cable provider, not MLB.TV.

they’re not watching anything if it’s blacked out

[wsnydes]

their inability to pitch late is a bigger problem, it at least warrants being acknowledged

I would argue that their inability to build on leads is just as big a problem. That puts too much pressure on the pitching to be perfect late in games, which they clearly aren't capable of doing.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

Shoemaker is toast

 

 

Just DFA Shoemaker already

 

Is there a negativity prize of which I am unaware?

 

I stepped away for a few minutes and read this, thinking Shoemaker had imploded. But as far as I can tell, he gave up two singles, got a strikeout, then a double play. A scoreless second inning, after a 1-2-3 first.