Game Thread Twins at Tigers 12:10 cdt 5/302022ad

[jimmyc]

1 minute ago, LVTwinsfan said:

I have to admit, I even liked him when he did the Yankees 

He is the WORST.  "Back in my day...we did everything better."  

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, jimmyc said:

He is the WORST.  "Back in my day...we did everything better."  

I don’t care about that, he knows the game 

[Danchat]

Bundy's only at 51 pitches, so it'd be nice if he could go 7 and help the pen for tomorrow, but I fear the longer he goes, the lower of a chance we have of winning this game...

He's been about what I expected - a middling #5 starter. I fear what will happen when he faces an actually good lineup. 

[Schmoeman5]

4 minutes ago, jimmyc said:

NOOOO!  ANYONE but Jim Kaat.  I missed the beginning but bet it took him less than 2 1/2 minutes to tell us how badly pitchers are handled.  I turned it in in the 4th inning and 4 minutes in he was telling us that pitchers do not train their legs the right way.  The only way for pitchers to train their legs is to pitch.  Because that is "how we did it 50 years ago".  And pitchers now don't throw as many pitches...blah, blah, blah...   Please Bally Sports?  You got rid of Burt who had toned down his "back in my day" rants.  Can we retire Kaat?

Yeah, God forbid should we heed the advice from some old guy who threw 5000 innings and won like 16 gold gloves

[LVTwinsfan]

I liked Jack Morris but he went back to the Tigers again

[notoriousgod71]

I would rather listen to Kaat, Bert, Morris talk about how they threw 140 pitches in a game than someone tell me that Smeltzer could only go 70 while tossing a two hitter because... MATH.

[rwilfong86]

10 minutes ago, jimmyc said:

He is the WORST.  "Back in my day...we did everything better."  

He also wanted to cut the season down to 100 games, make 2 strikes a strikeout and 3 balls a walk. 

[rwilfong86]

8 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Bundy's only at 51 pitches, so it'd be nice if he could go 7 and help the pen for tomorrow, but I fear the longer he goes, the lower of a chance we have of winning this game...

He's been about what I expected - a middling #5 starter. I fear what will happen when he faces an actually good lineup. 

And now Bundy's behind...

[a-wan]

7 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Yeah, God forbid should we heed the advice from some old guy who threw 5000 innings and won like 16 gold gloves

Just like I'd take Henry Kissinger telling people how to handle foreign affairs in 2021. Because obviously nothing ever changes.

[Vanimal46]

Man, they’re just finding holes and hitting bloopers on pitches 6-8 inches off the plate. Tough pill for Bundy to swallow. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

20 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Because he's a righty

Oh! That's diabolically clever... The lefty so crafty he's actually (dramatic pause) a righty!

 

And vaguely familiar.

 

"I know something you don't"

 

(now what was the part about a land war in Asia??)

[Aggies7]

I’ve never seen a first place team in so much trouble. June is going to be bad bad bad.

[USAFChief]

15 minutes ago, jimmyc said:

NOOOO!  ANYONE but Jim Kaat.  I missed the beginning but bet it took him less than 2 1/2 minutes to tell us how badly pitchers are handled.  I turned it in in the 4th inning and 4 minutes in he was telling us that pitchers do not train their legs the right way.  The only way for pitchers to train their legs is to pitch.  Because that is "how we did it 50 years ago".  And pitchers now don't throw as many pitches...blah, blah, blah...   Please Bally Sports?  You got rid of Burt who had toned down his "back in my day" rants.  Can we retire Kaat?

Nonconcur.

[rwilfong86]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

Man, they’re just finding holes and hitting bloopers on pitches 6-8 inches off the plate. Tough pill for Bundy to swallow. 

He's not pitched bad, definitely not his day. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

41 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Werewolves of London

How'd they get to Detroit?

 

Shouldn't have taken that left turn at Basingstoke... It teams with hidden meaning.

[stringer bell]

A couple of soft hits in a row. They look like line drives in the box score. Really important for Bundy to hold it at one run this inning.

[rwilfong86]

Just now, stringer bell said:

A couple of soft hits in a row. They look like line drives in the box score. Really important for Bundy to hold it at one run this inning.

I was hoping he would go 7, but with the way this inning has gone, that is seeming unlikely. 

[bighat]

Bundy seems to be having bad luck, the BABIP from Detroit batters here is ridiculous.

He's also been very hittable in addition to his bad luck.

Poor outing from what increasingly looks like an out of gas pitcher struggling to stay in the league.

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, a-wan said:

Just like I'd take Henry Kissinger telling people how to handle foreign affairs in 2021. Because obviously nothing ever changes.

As if Henry Kissinger wouldn't have adapted to today's current affairs. Apples to oranges

[Azviking101]

1 minute ago, bighat said:

Bundy seems to be having bad luck, the BABIP from Detroit batters here is ridiculous.

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That’s sadly how it goes for guys with 90 mph fastballs. 

[a-wan]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

As if Henry Kissinger wouldn't have adapted to today's current affairs. Apples to oranges

Ukraine says what? 

[rwilfong86]

6 minutes ago, bighat said:

Bundy seems to be having bad luck, the BABIP from Detroit batters here is ridiculous.

He's also been very hittable in addition to his bad luck.

Poor outing from what increasingly looks like an out of gas pitcher struggling to stay in the league.

After watching Archer, I'm not sure who is more washed up right now. 

[a-wan]

BABIP'ed

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, a-wan said:

Ukraine says what? 

Wow! You're on a baseball thread. How in the hell does Henry Kissinger Jim Kaat foreign affairs Ukraine the price of gas all tie together

[Vanimal46]

7 minutes ago, bighat said:

Bundy seems to be having bad luck, the BABIP from Detroit batters here is ridiculous.

He's also been very hittable in addition to his bad luck.

Poor outing from what increasingly looks like an out of gas pitcher struggling to stay in the league.

It’s kinda evened out for him on luck. 6 batted balls with an exit velocity over 100 that he got lucky on. And the soft bloopers last inning that were unlucky. You are correct though, he’s hanging on for dear life to remain with a contending team like the Twins. 

[Vanimal46]

URSHELA!!!

[Aggies7]

Urshela really pulling his weight lately

[rwilfong86]

Gio Bomba, tied at 4. 

[snotboogie]

[USAFChief]

Gee-YO!!