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Game Thread: Royals @ Twins 6:40 5/26/2022

chpettit19

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Danchat Minnesota Twins

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Heck of an outing so far for Smeltzer, got to wonder if Archer goes to the bullpen so he can stay. Speaking of 'staying', I'd love to see him go out for the 7th inning... 

jimbo92107 Cedar Rapids Kernels

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Devin Smeltzer is a genuine MLB pitcher. No big fastball, but otherwise all the skills he needs to survive. Helps to have some great defense behind him, and of course it helps when his team scores a few runs. 

Glad to see he's starting to strike out some guys. He's not just a pitch to contact guy at all. He can gather in the K's. 

Richie the Rally Goat St Paul Saints

Richie the Rally Goat

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12 minutes ago, jimbo92107 said:

Devin Smeltzer is a genuine MLB pitcher. No big fastball, but otherwise all the skills he needs to survive. Helps to have some great defense behind him, and of course it helps when his team scores a few runs. 

Glad to see he's starting to strike out some guys. He's not just a pitch to contact guy at all. He can gather in the K's. 

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h2oface Wichita Wind Surge

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2 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Thanks ump, that was strike 3, and now the inning continues. Ugh.

Thankfully, only 6 extra pitches because of it, and no damage. It is the close call misses I hate the most. The obvious ones just make the umpire look foolish, but it is the close ones that the pitcher or hitter deserve the most - the great take or the perfectly located pitch.

wsnydes MVP

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9 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

I am unsure how I feel about that 

I was thinking that too.  I don't know how to feel about that.

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wsnydes

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7 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

No such thing in a game thread.

Ha!  You'd think stinger would know this better than us all!

Shaitan FCL Twins

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Just now, wsnydes said:

I was thinking that too.  I don't know how to feel about that.

I think the modern game suffers from too many pitchers.

But if you're the GM and want to handicap your bench that's your choice.

Feel the same about the shift.

Richie the Rally Goat St Paul Saints

Richie the Rally Goat

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1 minute ago, Shaitan said:

I think the modern game suffers from too many pitchers.

But if you're the GM and want to handicap your bench that's your choice.

Feel the same about the shift.

From a fan watch-ability standpoint I agree, from a winning strategy standpoint, disagree. Even a mediocre but fresh reliever is better than a good but tired starter

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wsnydes

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Just now, Shaitan said:

I think the modern game suffers from too many pitchers.

But if you're the GM and want to handicap your bench that's your choice.

Feel the same about the shift.

Offense certainly suffers from both.  I'm not entirely sure of the reasoning behind the extension, but the more I think about it the less I like it 

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