Twins 1, Athletics 0: Polanco and Pitching Give Twins Eighth Straight Home Win

[9moons27]

7 hours ago, Nine of twelve said:

It's possible, maybe likely, that it's your attention span that is the issue, not the game. 

Have you been watching? It's incredibly boring baseball. Like watching paint dry. B-O-O-O-O-O-R-I-N-G.

[Sielk]

4 hours ago, TNTwinsFan said:

Can anyone share how Lewis has looked at SS these past couple of games?

Good!

He had three fielding opportunities in the first game, I think. Two where he had to charge the ball and one where he had to go pretty far to his left. Made them all look routine. 

Also turned a nice 4-6-3 double play in the second game.

I wouldn't say he had to make an exceedingly difficult play yet but whenever he had the opportunity to make a play, he did so flawlessly. 

[wabene]

1 hour ago, 9moons27 said:

Have you been watching? It's incredibly boring baseball. Like watching paint dry. B-O-O-O-O-O-R-I-N-G.

It is proven people from planets with more than one moon have a hard time focusing due to being pulled in many directions from the gravitational force of each moon.

[Whitey333]

What would make it more boring is if the twins were losing.  I think the games have been good.  A little concerned that the offense is going south again.  I think we are on a streak of like 0 for 21 with runners in scoring position.  Bullpen is overworked and cannot be sustained like this over the long haul.  Twins starters have been great but team still ranks near the bottom in terms of innings pitched by starters.  But at this point I'm happy they are in first and playing much better than last year!

[tony&rodney]

3 hours ago, wabene said:

It is proven people from planets with more than one moon have a hard time focusing due to being pulled in many directions from the gravitational force of each moon.

This sounds pretty much to be the best explanation yet of why some people insist on stating that baseball is boring. Boredom is a personal choice protected only by one's mind, at least until the final definitive decision from on high is leaked to all. I can watch an entire baseball game standing up in my living room but haven'y watched more than a few minutes  of NFL or NBA "action" in the last half century. This year I have been entertained by the Wild, but have turned off a number of games when the players resort to fighting, holding, interfering, or milling around the net for five minutes after a shot on goal. My mind tells me that I am bored but I have not yet resorted to suggesting to others that NFL, NBA, or NHL action is, in fact, boring. By the way, I looked out the window this morning and the grass is growing.

[cHawk]

3 hours ago, wabene said:

It is proven people from planets with more than one moon have a hard time focusing due to being pulled in many directions from the gravitational force of each moon.

That’s really interesting

[Old Twins Cap]

When you win the first two games of a series going 0-15 with RISP, after winning two games in April because your two chief division rivals needlessly threw the ball all over Target Field at the end of the games, you know at that point your team is experiencing really, really GOOD LUCK from the baseball gods.

 

[Alex Schieferdecker]

11 hours ago, Dman said:

Gotta say I wasn't a huge Sonny Gray fan but the way he can get the ball to go horizontal and end up in the zone was very impressive.  Honestly if he stays healthy he could be a big difference maker.

Twins seem to have gone heavily into guys with low release points.

Hopefully Paddack can give another good outing today and the Twins can head into the Astros series with a very rested bullpen.

[roger]

Like many of you, I was expecting more scoring by the Twins.  But let’s remember who wasn’t playing yesterday, Larnach, Correa, Urshela and Arraez.  Sanó was also out, although that may not hurt their chances of putting up more runs.

Loved the lengthy, detailed report Sherry.  Do have a question, however, dealing with your comments about AK.  You talk about his surgery to ‘that’ joint, however never define what joint you are referring to.  

[Aerodeliria]

15 hours ago, darwin22 said:

Your not alone in the camp as I (last year and earlier this year) cringed every time Jax was called upon with the game close.  The change I see in Jax is purely mental.  He's pitching with confidence/hitting his spots and attacking hitters. Keep it up Griffin!

I agree. His pitch location has been great. He's not afraid to throw inside.

[Aerodeliria]

13 hours ago, Aggies7 said:

Duran should be given save opportunities until he proves that he can’t do it. Preferably the one inning variety. Yes he put two on in the 9th but he struck out 5 and walked 1 (and one HBP). Took 32 pitches to get through 2 innings. Pagan’s last 4 outings pitch count (all one inning or less): 34, 23, 27, 28

It makes a big difference when he mixes in the heater. I noticed that once he got two runners on in the 9th, it was straight fastballs.

[mikelink45]

I like the tight games and pitching duels - just make the game shorter - a tight game switching to boring is not good.

[darwin22]

2 hours ago, Old Twins Cap said:

When you win the first two games of a series going 0-15 with RISP, after winning two games in April because your two chief division rivals needlessly threw the ball all over Target Field at the end of the games, you know at that point your team is experiencing really, really GOOD LUCK from the baseball gods.

 

Considering how the "baseball gods" treated the Twins in the 2019 playoffs and all of last season, this team was absolutely due for some good luck.

[puckstopper1]

Count me in the camp of enjoying a good pitching duel (although it was frustrating to see the Twins make Kaprielian look like Cy Young).  Surprised that the game still lasted nearly 3 hours.

Worried a bit about how Duran's arm will react to his longer outing.  Hopefully he will be fine and be ready to pitch again in a day or two.

Glad that Royce looks solid in the field and not overmatched at the plate.

VERY worried about Buxton's health.  Hopefully he can get a few days off and recover.  If not, maybe he could use another IL stint to fully heal.

[Doctor Gast]

It seemed that Kiriloff's swing was hindered, like he is still having problems w/ his wrists. hope I'm wrong and he's able to work through it.

[Doctor Gast]

Many people think soccer is boring, that's because they don't understand the stradegy or mechanics of the game. Many Brazilians think baseball is boring because they don't understand the stradegy and mechanics of the sport. I've came to appreciate soccer because I've taken the time to understand the stradegy of the it. 

In baseball I enjoy a good pitching duel between batter & pitcher, great defense and a well execution of small ball more than watching a home run derby.

[MN_ExPat]

13 hours ago, alexthegreat said:

He’s 2-7 at the plate in his first two games in the MLB.

I haven’t been watching the games on TV, so I wouldn’t know how he’s looked in the field.

He looks like a natural at SS

[RpR]

5 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

Many people think soccer is boring, that's because they don't understand the stradegy or mechanics of the game. Many Brazilians think baseball is boring because they don't understand the stradegy and mechanics of the sport. I've came to appreciate soccer because I've taken the time to understand the stradegy of the it. 

In baseball I enjoy a good pitching duel between batter & pitcher, great defense and a well execution of small ball more than watching a home run derby.

You mean the part where is an opposing teams shirt sleeve brushes a players shoulder they fall on ground acting like they were just shot?