Game Thread: Twins @ Chicago White Sox, 7/1921 @ 4:10pmCT

[Nine of twelve]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

But the "real" change needs to come on a grander scale and that's reducing pitcher advantage while encouraging batter contact. And that's going to be a complicated dance for MLB to peform.

Yes, it's a balancing act. I think the game would be better with fewer strikeouts, fewer bases on balls, and fewer home runs. To that end the solution is theoretically simple, but the devil is in the details. Lower the mound, yes, but by how much? Move the pitching rubber farther from home plate, yes, but by how much? Enlarge the strike zone, yes, but by how much? Soften the ball, yes, but by how much?

[jun]

I don't think Larnarch is going to be better than Sano in the future. Sano at least has more power. I want Larnarch bat much lower in the order like 6th or 7th.

[jun]

18 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Oh, without a doubt, but small ball isn't going to come back, at least not the way we remember it because small ball is often pretty dumb from a run-scoring perspective.

It should be a mix of both in the future. White Sox can play both, that's why they have been successful.

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, jun said:

It should be a mix of both in the future. White Sox can play both, that's why they have been successful.

The White Sox have the sixth-best slugging percentage in the American League. They're a very good offensive team.

[downunder twins fan]

3 minutes ago, jun said:

It should be a mix of both in the future. White Sox can play both, that's why they have been successful.

Helps to have one of the best pitching staffs in the last 20 years. 

[LA Vikes Fan]

At what point to you take some pressure off of Larnach by dropping him in the Order? I know its tough because Kepler and Sano are not hitting, but maybe move him down to 6, with Kirilloff 3, Polanco 5, or even 7 with Kepler 5 and Polanco 6. Might help him mentally. 

[Squirrel]

Had a photoshoot today at work ... taking portraits for various reasons ... and I'm not the best subject. It's just uncomfortable to 'pose' on command, with flashes and whatnot. So, he says to me: "Stop blinking so much." My response, "Then quit flashing me." I started laughing when I heard it.

What did you do today?

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

At what point to you take some pressure off of Larnach by dropping him in the Order? I know its tough because Kepler and Sano are not hitting, but maybe move him down to 6, with Kirilloff 3, Polanco 5, or even 7 with Kepler 5 and Polanco 6. Might help him mentally. 

I think maybe he might be destined for St. Paul?

[Danchat]

Just now, Squirrel said:

I think maybe he might be destined for St. Paul?

I think a drop down in the order and a few more off days would make sense before demoting him. 

[Nine of twelve]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

 I'm not the best subject. It's just uncomfortable to 'pose' on command, with flashes and whatnot.

I'm the same way and so is my mom. There are numerous pictures of both of us that have "smiles" that were obviously forced and the result was not good.

[Vanimal46]

Welcome back Mitch Garver!

[Squirrel]

woohoo!!

[downunder twins fan]

Mitch is feeling it today!

[Danchat]

Yup, looks like Mitch has indeed started back where he left off! That's 10 HRs in just 137 PAs this year.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Welcome back Mitch Garver!

Didn't we just welcome him back?

How much more welcome can he be?

[LVTwinsfan]

Chuck and duck

[Vanimal46]

Amazing that Foster is okay. That was scary to see 

[RpR]

 

Garver two home runs after a time with the Saints; time to send Kiriloff and Larnarch down to learn what ever Garver did .

[Squirrel]

Guess we know where the source of Mitch's power isn't

[LA Vikes Fan]

8 minutes ago, Danchat said:

I think a drop down in the order and a few more off days would make sense before demoting him. 

Agrred. Besides, we really don’t have anyone to replace him. He’s hitting better than Kepler and Cave wasn’t hitting before he went on the IL. The good news is with Garver back we can put his bat in the middle of the order and maybe move Larnach down.

[Squirrel]

6 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

I'm the same way and so is my mom. There are numerous pictures of both of us that have "smiles" that were obviously forced and the result was not good.

lol ... I can imagine ... 

I kept telling this photographer that I wanted a more 'serious' pose, not smily and on profile ... and he says 'Okay, now look at me, smile, no smile bigger'

[RpR]

Ah Gordon, a real life Willie Mays Hays.  

[LVTwinsfan]

4 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

lol ... I can imagine ... 

I kept telling this photographer that I wanted a more 'serious' pose, not smily and on profile ... and he says 'Okay, now look at me, smile, no smile bigger'

[Nine of twelve]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

lol ... I can imagine ... 

I kept telling this photographer that I wanted a more 'serious' pose, not smily and on profile ... and he says 'Okay, now look at me, smile, no smile bigger'

The best smiling photo taken of me in my (long) life was the result of the first shot of the session when I thought the photographer was still setting up his camera. He made some offhand remark that let me smile naturally. Unfortunately that can never happen again because, you know, fool me once...

 

[Danchat]

Fun fact: Simmons since the COVID outbreak: .213/.276/.284 (.556 OPS). He's turned into Pedro Florimon - great glove at SS, but is simply feeble at the plate. He's never been that good at hitting, but he's also never been this bad. 

[LVTwinsfan]

7 minutes ago, RpR said:

Ah Gordon, a real life Willie Mays Hays.  

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Go Larnach!

[insagt1]

Not all that often does a guy spend over a month on the IL and come back with 2 straight long balls. Larnach is totally

lost at the plate right now. Kirilloff is playing with an injury so we aren't getting his best. When Cave, Garlick and Refsnyder come back it will be interesting to see who goes where....assuming none of them are traded.

Lets hope Berrios doesn't have one of his famous one inning meltdowns tonight. He has looked real good thru 5.

[Squirrel]

damn

 

that is all

[RpR]

Ah skipping off of the mound, small ball .