Game Thread Twins vs Evil Empire June 9, 2021 7:10 CDT In A Galaxy Way Too Close To Home

[wsnydes]

Just now, Cap'n Piranha said:

Pounding the zone with superior pitches is a subset of pitching to contact.  That is, all pitchers who PTZWSP are pitching to contact, but not all pitchers who pitch to contact can PTZWSP.

The point is that he's not nibbling.  And he's got the stuff to do it.  Unlike anyone in the Twins rotation.

[Aggies7]

I literally cannot believe we extended dobnak. Just appalling 

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just now, wsnydes said:

The point is that he's not nibbling.  And he's got the stuff to do it.  Unlike anyone in the Twins rotation.

And my simple point is that you were enjoying a pitcher deliberately pitching to contact.  He absolutely is successful doing it because he has the stuff, but he's still pitching to contact.

[Aggies7]

Gardner hits against the twins and nobody else. 

[garn from vancouver]

this game has a familiar feel...

[LaBombo]

Two out RBI given up to Buck 98 Gardener... that's not something a Twins pitcher can afford to do.

[Dave The Dastardly]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I literally cannot believe we extended dobnak. Just appalling 

Appalling is on first.

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

The white sox are 4th in ba, Baltimore 8th and the royals 11th…

And they're all above the Yankees in runs scored as well.  My bad, I must have misread something somewhere.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just now, Dave The Dastardly said:

Appalling is on first.

Who?

[LaBombo]

PTZWSP... is that the DuPont chemical that pitchers put on the ball to make it spin?

[Aggies7]

The twins measure spin rate in how fast their pitchers turn around to watch the ball shoot around the park 

[wsnydes]

5 minutes ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

And my simple point is that you were enjoying a pitcher deliberately pitching to contact.  He absolutely is successful doing it because he has the stuff, but he's still pitching to contact.

Ok.  And that is something that I should be embarrassed about?  I was simply making a statement.  Forgive me.

[Dave The Dastardly]

2 minutes ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

Who?

He's on Second.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Listening to the Yankees' broadcast, as I like John Sterling.  That said, it is sometimes hard to get through, because they have an in-game ad for basically everything.  No joke, they read about 3 ads during every half inning.

[Cap'n Piranha]

4 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Ok.  And that is something that I should be embarrassed about?  I was simply making a statement.  Forgive me.

And I was making a joke.  No forgiveness necessary.

[Aggies7]

Just now, Cap'n Piranha said:

Listening to the Yankees' broadcast, as I like John Sterling.  That said, it is sometimes hard to get through, because they have an in-game ad for basically everything.  No joke, they read about 3 ads during every half inning.

Ew you like John sterling? He makes Paul Allen look neutral. All the Yankees announcers stink. They’ve been talking the entire game about cole’s spin rate 

[SanoMustGo]

Looking forward to what Houston does to our pitching staff, as they lead MLB in runs scored.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

And I was making a joke.  No forgiveness necessary.

Fair enough!  I've had a long day...

[Dave The Dastardly]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Ew you like John sterling? He makes Paul Allen look neutral. All the Yankees announcers stink. They’ve been talking the entire game about cole’s spin rate 

Sounds like my wife. Got her a new Electrolux wash machine and she hasn't stopped talking about its spin rate since.

[Aggies7]

I can’t believe the randy dobnak/Aaron judge matchup hasn’t gone our way 

[SanoMustGo]

Dobnak really has Judge's number...LOL.  This is going about as expected.

[Aggies7]

Another 0-2 pitch down the **** and it’s deposited halfway to Duluth. When can we DFA dobnak

[wsnydes]

This is going just about as I expected it to go.  In this case, I'd prefer to have been wrong.

[SanoMustGo]

Just like I said with Shoemaker's last start, leave Dobnak in there for at least 4 or 5 innings. 

[Dave The Dastardly]

Lambs to the slaughter.

[Cap'n Piranha]

6 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Ew you like John sterling? He makes Paul Allen look neutral. All the Yankees announcers stink. They’ve been talking the entire game about cole’s spin rate 

I do!  He has a great voice, and I feel like the Yankees broadcast team actually talks a good bit about the opposing team/city.  Tonight they've already talked about Buxton, the Saints, how great Target Field is, and St Paul.  I like hearing viewpoints from opposing media, and if they're entertaining as well, I like it!

[LVTwinsfan]

Dobnak vs Cole, lol are you kidding me, did anyone expect a different result

[Cap'n Piranha]

7 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Fair enough!  I've had a long day...

Like Eugene O'Neill long?

(tip of the cap to Tony Stark)

[Dave The Dastardly]

Pitching coach: What happened?

Dobnak: I threw the ball in there and he hit the Sh*t out of it!

PC: Try to avoid that.

Dobber: Good advice. You need a ride home after the game?

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, Dave The Dastardly said:

Pitching coach: What happened?

Dobnak: I threw the ball in there and he hit the Sh*t out of it!

PC: Try to avoid that.

Dobber: Good advice. You need a ride home after the game?

Pitching coach: What happened?

Dobnak: You and Rocco were dumb enough to think I could get these guys out.