Game Thread: White Sox @ Twins 1:10 7/16/2022

[ashbury]

We got all out of Bundy that we could, apparently.  The "third time through the batting order" guideline applies more to some pitchers than to others, maybe.  In my book he muffed another chance to earn $11M next year from us.  Someone will pay $4M again, probably.

[Aggies7]

5 minutes ago, ashbury said:

We got all out of Bundy that we could, apparently.  The "third time through the batting order" rule applies more to some pitchers than to others, maybe.  In my book he muffed another chance to earn $11M next year from us.

Honestly though, he’s not been as horrible as he was early on. Gone at least 5 innings in 6 straight starts. Which is admittedly a very low bar but not bad in modern baseball and certainly not on this team. He struggled early when everyone else was doing well and now everyone else is struggling and he’s at least keeping us in games (again, a low bar)

[PDX Twin]

9 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Honestly though, he’s not been as horrible as he was early on. Gone at least 5 innings in 6 straight starts. Which is admittedly a very low bar but not bad in modern baseball and certainly not on this team. He struggled early when everyone else was doing well and now everyone else is struggling and he’s at least keeping us in games (again, a low bar)

I agree. He's not been an ace or a stopper, but few expected that he would be. We're better off with him than without him,

[MMMordabito]

LaRussa was pretty upset that a ball was called a ball.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Buxton beats that out...

 

(well maybe not, as it wasn't that slow a dribbler to short, and they could always get the runner at 2nd, but please, lemme have my illusion)

[Montdak]

Louie obviously decided he was taking the first pitch.  Too bad it was the best one he got..

[mrtwinsfan]

Not Criticizing ,  wishing for more out of Luis on that a.b.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

When a number is retired, does that mean only a retired player can now wear it?

[ashbury]

10 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

I agree. He's not been an ace or a stopper, but few expected that he would be. We're better off with him than without him,

I wasn't suggesting that the manager should tell him "pack your bags" instead of "hit the showers" on that mound visit.

[PDX Twin]

Just now, ashbury said:

I wasn't suggesting that the manager should tell him "pack your bags" instead of "hit the showers" on that mound visit.

But hit it with the left hand, not the right.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

LaRussa was pretty upset that a ball was called a ball.

Did it have fancy dress?

Or masks?

I know a maskarade is still a ball, but i would still want people to think of it as the former.

Likewise sousaphones are tubas, but i would mildly prefer folk know what sousaphones are.

[Montdak]

Now we need some pitching.  Too bad on the unlucky bloop off Urshela’s glove that led to two cheap runs.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Jax time going smoothly so far.

[Montdak]

I’m sick of them not getting the #9 batter out game after game.

[PDX Twin]

He's missed easier catches than that. That was a catch he should make, but it wasn't easy.

[mrtwinsfan]

Adventurous  day for Max today,  Nice job Kep 

[ashbury]

7 minutes ago, Montdak said:

I’m sick of them not getting the #9 batter out game after game.

You can't expect a .000 BA, but yes the Twins' performance against #9 hitters is not as good as against #7 or #8 (where we're especially strong) for some reason.

[Montdak]

Bremer I luv ya but. at a key AB  during a big pitch  to Polo call the dang play by play instead of talking about how animated Joe and Justin were not compared to A.J. Prrezinski years ago.

[Montdak]

There’s the start.   Now this guy who Bundy threw curve to after he looked bad on the fastball and cost two runs.  Uff got him on the FB.

[mrtwinsfan]

ATTACK

[sampleSizeOfOne]

We do know how to keep things interesting...

Tying run at the plate with 1 out...

[Aggies7]

Duran beginning to give up a lot more hits

[Montdak]

Why do we have guys we never get out in a big spot like Abreu?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

ATTACK

(not to be confused with a tick, or a toe)

[mrtwinsfan]

9th  ????   Duffey ?  i prefer over Pagan

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Do we want more runs?

[ashbury]

5 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Do we want more runs?

[rwilfong86]

Just tuned in, looks like we need 3 more outs

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Almost there....

 

Stay on target!

[mrtwinsfan]

high and inside pleezs