Game Thread: Twins of Minnesota @ Guardians of Ohio, 6/29/22, 6:10PM CDT (4:10PM PDT)

[Aggies7]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Hope they use Perkins ALOT more

To pitch, too

[wsnydes]

I'll take 3 more of those innings, please.

[stringer bell]

Despite missing a couple of starts due to COVID and having a couple of short starts due to ineffectiveness, Dylan Bundy leads the Twins in innings pitched. 

[PDX Twin]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Oh my god the constant repeating of commercials on MLB tv has finally driven me mad. Making me hate kaley cuoco 

The mute button is your friend! Earlier in the season, we got the tremendous privilege of watching Mike Trout play catch in the outfield in slow motion for about a whole minute at a time.

[stringer bell]

That should have been a close play. What is Celestino’s sprint speed?

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Despite missing a couple of starts due to COVID and having a couple of short starts due to ineffectiveness, Dylan Bundy leads the Twins in innings pitched. 

Blown away by his ability to show up

[Mill1634]

it feels like Celestino is a lot slower than I imagine him to be.

He seems to hit a fair amount of infield choppers that never end up being very close.

[MMMordabito]

I like the Baseball Zen commercials.

 

[Aggies7]

Guy has had a wide zone all night 

[Aggies7]

I really hope that wasn’t thielbar’s only inning. But I’m afraid… 

[CRF]

Brutal strike call on Arraez, not that it really mattered. 

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Despite missing a couple of starts due to COVID and having a couple of short starts due to ineffectiveness, Dylan Bundy leads the Twins in innings pitched. 

Dont know what to think about that ???

[stringer bell]

5 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Oh my god the constant repeating of commercials on MLB tv has finally driven me mad. Making me hate kaley cuoco 

What did she do to her eyebrows? Woof!

[h2oface]

19 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

For everyone comparing Arraez to Kwan...just LOL

Arraez: .344/..426/440 152 OPS+

Kwan .279/.365/.358 110 OPS+

Kwan is fine, and he is similar stylistically to Arraez, but they aren't even in the same league in far to hitting. Kwan has had an impressive 8 games or whatever it's been, but they aren't really that comparable 

Except not tonight. And Kwan doesn't have an error that is the difference in scoring in this game right now, either, that would have the Twins up 3-2.

[RpR]

6 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

That should have been a close play. What is Celestino’s sprint speed?

I do not think he get off the plate quick, gets going pretty well once steam is up.

[Aggies7]

All righties up this inning which I guess is why thielbar was pulled but they’re 7-8-9 and he breezed through that 6th

[h2oface]

6 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

All righties up this inning which I guess is why thielbar was pulled but they’re 7-8-9 and he breezed through that 6th

I would have stayed with Thielbar at 11 pitches. Then Jax in the 8th. Now, Baldy is burning pitchers, and I fear we see Pagan in the 8th. That will be against the top of the line-up, too. Duran for 2 innings, if the Twins take the lead here in the 8th. Duran anyway, even without the lead?

[Aggies7]

Just now, h2oface said:

I woiulsd have stayed with Thielbar at 11 pitches. Then Jax in the 8th. Now, Baldy is burning pitchers, and I fear we see Pagan in the 8th.

No it will almost certainly be Duran for 8/9. Top of the order upcoming. Just better hope it doesn’t go to extras

[stringer bell]

Jax and Thielbar both pitched yesterday. To ask them to go multiple innings on the second day of a back-to-back is something that won’t happen in June. 

[wsnydes]

2 more of those, please.

[MMMordabito]

Either Duran for two, or Moran in the 8th 

[Aggies7]

Wow quantrill back out there. 

[Mill1634]

Didn't think Polo had a chance at getting that out, but then the camera zoomed out like he hit it 500 feet

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Jax and Thielbar both pitched yesterday. To ask them to go multiple innings on the second day of a back-to-back is something that won’t happen in June. 

I totally forgot thielbar pitched yesterday. I melted down after the EP fiasco

[bighat]

Max has looked bad this series.

[PopRiveter]

16 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

Love Perkins talking about FIP. It's quite literally the bare minimum the booth could do to educate the audience on baseball analytics. 

The more I learn, the more FIP is dumb. It is appropriate for 1 pitching style- strikeout pitchers.

Very misleading for any other style.

Great measure for Perkins.

[h2oface]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Jax and Thielbar both pitched yesterday. To ask them to go multiple innings on the second of a back-to-back is something that won’t happen in June. 

Seems the stat charting cares about number of pitches (11 and 15) than innings.

[bighat]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Wow quantrill back out there. 

Could go out fot the 9th at this rate.

[PDX Twin]

Just now, PopRiveter said:

The more I learn, the more FIP is dumb. It is appropriate for 1 pitching style- strikeout pitchers.

Very misleading for any other style.

Great measure for Perkins.

Agree. It doesn't account for weak contact, for example. Maybe there is a version that adjusts for exit velocity?

[Aggies7]

Impressive work by quantrill. I’m afraid we may see extras