Game Thread Twins vs Royals 3:10 PM CDT 7/3/21

[RickOShea]

Unbelievable.  Twins lead the league in timeliness for errors, mistakes, injuries, weather conditions or brain farts.

[RickOShea]

Hey Rocco, what do you call it when an infielder plays the outfield?

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Hey Rocco, what do you call it when an infielder plays the outfield?

Roster management?

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, LVTwinsfan said:

Roster management?

That’s the most ridiculous phrase I could think of

[RickOShea]

Damn, Jeffers  reminds me of Jake Taylor or Dotty Henson.

[RickOShea]

Isn't this where the doctor closes his medicine bag and says, "Take 2 aspirin and call me in the morning"?

[Aggies7]

It actually hurts my soul how god-awful this team is. Rotten

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Damn, Jeffers  reminds me of Jake Taylor or Dotty Henson.

Lol, he’s not showing enough skin

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Isn't this where the doctor closes his medicine bag and says, "Take 2 aspirin and call me in the morning"?

It’s more like, “Make that a double and don’t call me, I’ll call you”

[Aggies7]

Rocco finally decides to get someone warming after the wheels are detached

[Vanimal46]

I don’t see it with Jax. Not when he’s ineffective after 3-4 innings. 

[Aggies7]

Dick sounds suicidal

[Vanimal46]

If other teams were still trying to steal bases like KC does, they could run all day on us. 

[Aggies7]

Kaat says that Jax hasn’t had it all inning and feels bad that he’s been left in. And our manager didn’t see it or he would have had someone warming

[RickOShea]

Royals and Twins have basically the same record.  Yet the difference when watching these two teams play each other isn't even close.

[LVTwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

If other teams were still trying to steal bases like KC does, they could run all day on us. 

like KC does

[Brock Beauchamp]

22 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Thus, we need to start a grassroots movement in baseball.

Out of curiosity, a grassroots movement to do what, put the toothpaste back into the tube?

Other than rule changes, I don't see how baseball improves. The knowledge front offices have learned about baseball and its mechanics cannot be unlearned.

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

like KC does

"Oh yeah, I forgot about him on first.  Shoot"

[RickOShea]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Out of curiosity, a grassroots movement to do what, put the toothpaste back into the tube?

Other than rule changes, I don't see how baseball improves. The knowledge front offices have learned cannot be unlearned.

Maybe what people used to do versus what they do now, isn't necessarily progress.

[LVTwinsfan]

5 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Out of curiosity, a grassroots movement to do what, put the toothpaste back into the tube?

Other than rule changes, I don't see how baseball improves. The knowledge front offices have learned about baseball and its mechanics cannot be unlearned.

You’re absolutely right about the toothpaste analogy, and the rules changes will come in droves, but I really don’t believe they make the game better, just different. 

[h2oface]

Jax could have very well given up no runs in the 4th, IF we had someone on third that makes a decent throw, and IF we have a center fielder that doesn't miss his jump on the ball..... but versatility doesn't necessarily mean decent defense, and in Jax's surrounding defense now, it certainly doesn't.

And now Celestino gets in the action....

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, h2oface said:

Jax could have very well given up no runs in the 4th, IF we had someone on third that makes a decent throw, and IF we have a center fielder that doesn't miss his jump on the ball..... but versatility doesn't necessarily mean decent defense, and in Jax's surrounding defense now, it certainly doesn't.

And now Celestino gets in the action....

Sano should have made a better attempt to catch that ball, if he makes contact with the base runner he could be called out for interference as he was inside the base line

[RickOShea]

One ducks, the other waves at the ball. Oh my!

[Vanimal46]

Going through the motions with the pitching staff. Filling innings and giving up as soon as the lead is gone. 

[h2oface]

8 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Sano should have made a better attempt to catch that ball, if he makes contact with the base runner he could be called out for interference as he was inside the base line

A broken arm is never worth the risk of reaching into the runner, regardless. One out is not worth a broken arm in my book. But blame Sano. May as well. Not really the point of the post, but sure, our first baseman could have perhaps saved the play. Wherever the defense failed, it failed Jax.

 

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Going through the motions with the pitching staff. Filling innings and giving up as soon as the lead is gone. 

If I'm chicago, cleveland, or whoever, I would be upset at the caliber of baseball the Twins are playing.  They have watered down the competition.

[h2oface]

I like watching KC play. Soler scores from first on a double, and yesterday, was it, Arraez made it from second to third on Donaldson's double, Our forte is certainly not on the base paths. KC is fun to watch on the bases. They run.

[LVTwinsfan]

14 minutes ago, h2oface said:

A broken arm is never worth the risk of reaching into the runner, regardless. One out is not worth a broken arm in my book. But blame Sano. May as well. Not really the point of the post, but sure, our first baseman could have perhaps saved the play. Wherever the defense failed, it failed Jax.

 

Well, you’re right, the defense is especially bad today

[LVTwinsfan]

10 minutes ago, h2oface said:

I like watching KC play. Soler scores from first on a double, and yesterday, was it, Arraez made it from second to third on Donaldson's double, Our forte is certainly not on the base paths. KC is fun to watch on the bases. They run.

The Twins get hurt when they run

 

[Vanimal46]

“Pitching is not a science, it’s an art.” - Jim Kaat. Ain’t that the truth… We’re way too focused on max effort velocity instead of hitting spots in the strike zone.