Game Thread: Twins @ Red Sox, 4/16/22 @ 3:10 CT

[Mill1634]

Larnach has been very impressive this game

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I think there's still considerable skill involved in the pivot, regardless of the baserunner.  DPs are often pretty close and a poor transfer will cost the out.

I agree with this.  I think the shift has been a bigger change to the pivot.  2B are often not in a position to make the turn anymore.

[stringer bell]

Two straight good at-bats from Larnach. 

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

Larnach has been very impressive this game

Hopefully it's a good springboard for him.  They may need him for a while.

[Nine of twelve]

6 minutes ago, ashbury said:

At Hahvahd Yahd, naturally.

The new freshman at Harvard approached another student and asked, "Where is the library at?" The other student said, "This is Harvard. We don't end sentences with prepositions here." So the freshman said, "All right. Where is the library at, *******?"

[stringer bell]

Just now, wsnydes said:

Hopefully it's a good springboard for him.  They may need him for a while.

I do remember a thread last year in July or August where people were discussing who was the better prospect between Kirilloff and Larnach and a lot of people thought Larnach because he was getting on base more often. Larnach struggled mightily after that, but I still think he can be a really good corner outfielder. 

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

The new freshman at Harvard approached another student and asked, "Where is the library at?" The other student said, "This is Harvard. We don't end sentences with prepositions here." So the freshman said, "All right. Where is the library at, *******?"

Weird.  When I asked that on a visit some years back, the student told me, "at Harvard one is expected to be able to read a map for oneself, and not bother one's betters by asking."

[stringer bell]

Are they going to ask Winder to finish? This isn't a Dereck Rodriguez situation. I'd like to see him leave on a positive note.

[wsnydes]

6 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I do remember a thread last year in July or August where people were discussing who was the better prospect between Kirilloff and Larnach and a lot of people thought Larnach because he was getting on base more often. Larnach struggled mightily after that, but I still think he can be a really good corner outfielder. 

Agreed.  I do think Kirilloff will be the better player.  That's assuming he can come back from the wrist injury and stay healthy.

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Agreed.  I do think Kirilloff will be the better player.  That's assuming he can come back from the wrist injury and stay healthy.

Yeah, but Kirilloff has to get through that injury and that could be a tall order.

[wsnydes]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Yeah, but Kirilloff has to get through that injury and that could be a tall order.

Definitely.  Which is why I qualified my statement.

[IndianaTwin]

7 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Are they going to ask Winder to finish? This isn't a Dereck Rodriguez situation. I'd like to see him leave on a positive note.

Can't see it -- 66 pitches. 

[wsnydes]

Can't tell which is making me more ill; this team right now or the vat of cheese curds I just ate...

[stringer bell]

Romero to pitch the eighth and perhaps pitch his way to St. Paul. 

[Mill1634]

Calling it a day. Timely hitting (or any hitting, really) isn't there today. Winder was really good, so I'll chose to be happy about that instead. I predicted a 3-1 series victory, with this one being the one I had as a loss, so my prediction is still in play. Need Ober to give us 5+ innings tomorrow.

 

Until tomorrow fellas,

 

Happy Easter

[Mill1634]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Romero to pitch the eighth and perhaps pitch his way to St. Paul. 

I think Romero is on this roster safely for now. Of course, he could get blown up this inning and that no longer be true. 

[IndianaTwin]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Can't tell which is making me more ill; this team right now or the vat of cheese curds I just ate...

Yes.

[stringer bell]

Not a platinum glove play by the shortstop.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I checked out of this game in the third to watch the Wolves and see that absolutely nothing has happened since I stopped watching.

[PatPfund]

59 minutes ago, ashbury said:

How will you tell the difference?

You can count on a high contact rate with the stooges.

[Brock Beauchamp]

How did Winder look? His stat line looks pretty good for someone called in to pitch extended relief.

[stringer bell]

4 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

How did Winder look? His stat line looks pretty good for someone called in to pitch extended relief.

Grooved one to Bogaerts with a runner on, otherwise he was pretty good. Threw strikes, decent velocity and at least two of his pitches (fastball and slider) sure looked like major league pitches.

[Mill1634]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

How did Winder look? His stat line looks pretty good for someone called in to pitch extended relief.

Good. Fastball velo was up. Threw the slider a ton. Got a lot of swings and misses. Everything you wanted to see. 1 mistake pitch.

[stringer bell]

Early season. In one game, Larnach's average goes from .000 to .333.

[PatPfund]

Coming late to the thread after text/listening with a friend. Some bad news for sure, but Winder had a needed extended outing (and pretty good for his second MLB appearance against a very good lineup). Nice to see some life from Larnach (who could go a long way to fixing the corner OF issue is he can realize  his potential). Tough to win when you don't score, though. (3rd hit from Larnach as I type.)

Offense seems to be the limiter on this team (the pitching has been okay). Game over.

[wsnydes]

Cold bats continue to be an issue.

[CRF]

Correa needs to get it going a little bit. He's as cold as ice right now. 

[ashbury]

13 minutes ago, CRF said:

Correa needs to get it going a little bit. He's as cold as ice right now. 

Cut him.  Let him and Upton sip Long Island Iced Teas at poolside for the rest of the season.

[glunn]

Sounds like Winder and Larnach were bright spots in an ugly outing.  Let's hope that the rest of the team catches up and that Buxton heals fast.

[Nine of twelve]

Did anyone ever wake up Squirrel?