Game Thread Twins at Angels 8/13/22 8:07 PM CDT

[RickOShea]

Jax gonna feed the gopher.

[USAFChief]

97 from Jax. More of that, less sliders please.

[IndianaTwin]

5 minutes ago, cHawk said:

The Angels fans are probably watching these last two games and thinking, “Wow, they have such a good pitching staff!”

Or, "Why didn't we re-sign Bundy?"

[USAFChief]

How about a 5 spot here?

[AussieG]

Just now, USAFChief said:

97 from Jax. More of that, less sliders please.

He does seem to hang the slider middle/middle pretty often

[mrtwinsfan]

12 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I doubt it. 

He was only 10.

[mrtwinsfan]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Starring ROCCO

[adorduan]

Frankly, I'm losing interesting baseball, at least the way the Twins play it. Pitchers pulled after 65 pitches and 5 shutout innings. The lack of fundamentals, the analytics above all else approach.  Just boring baseball.

[OptimisticTwinsFan]

Thielbar, Jax, Fulmer, Duran, Lopez is a great little bullpen group. I would love to try to keep Fulmer next year and add Alcala to that mix next year. 

Somehow even with all of that new bullpen depth we end up with 2 Pagan/Megill games per week. Ultimately, what I will say is I'm not against the maximize SP by not taking them a 3rd time through the order but if you're going to do that you have to proportionally overspend on your bullpen. Traditionally, that group above would be enough... now it's not because we need the bullpen to pick up comparatively more innings.

[mnfireman]

Another "screamer".... And another one of those meaningless RBI

[USAFChief]

Some really good baserunning for a pleasant change.

 

And a nice AB from Arraez off a leftie.

[IndianaTwin]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Our bullpen could use John Gatling.

(Chief, I'll save you the math. The movie's 28 years old, so I suppose Gatling would be about 58, so maybe not.)

[mnfireman]

Kepler could have used a little luck there...

[USAFChief]

Huh.

Kep with a 3 hopper to 2nd. 

Odd. 

[USAFChief]

11 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

How about a 5 spot here?

Got 20 percent of it.

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Huh.

Kep with a 3 hopper to 2nd. 

Odd. 

Unbelievable

[Mortimerkenny21]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Got 20 percent of it.

Good enough for gov't work!

[RickOShea]

Kepler doesn't need luck.  He needs a kick in the head.  This constant rolling over on the  pitch and hitting into the shift is far more than a liability.  It's insanity.  Isn't the definition  of insanity is doing something over and over again, expecting a different outcome?

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Kepler doesn't need luck.  He needs a kick in the head.  This constant rolling over on the  pitch and hitting into the shift is far more than a liability.  It's insanity.  Isn't the definition is doing something over and over again, expecting a differfent income?

Larnach due to return in September 

[Winston Smith]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Kepler doesn't need luck.  He needs a kick in the head.  This constant rolling over on the  pitch and hitting into the shift is far more than a liability.  It's insanity.  Isn't the definition is doing something over and over again, expecting a differfent income?

He may be trying to perfect the 3 hopper to second.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Winston Smith said:

He may be trying to perfect the 3 hopper to second.

He has nailed it

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Winston Smith said:

He may be trying to perfect the 3 hopper to second.

If "the 2nd baseman doesn't even need to move his glove, and kep will roll it in there" represents perfection, he's there

 

[jkcarew]

Meanwhile, Miranda standing over at first hoping none of his teammates reach base in the top of the 9th.

[RickOShea]

Buck jumped, Buck jumped.  He'll be out a week, now.

[mnfireman]

I think that shows us all we need to know about Buxton's knee. He could not jump to catch that one.

[Winston Smith]

1 minute ago, mnfireman said:

I think that shows us all we need to know about Buxton's knee. He could not jump to catch that one.

He'll get tomorrow off anyway.

[RickOShea]

We bust our butts the majority of the game.  We just can't push a run or two more.  So the opposition is hanging close.  The opposition puts a couple of good swing against our bullpen and we end up losing.  It's like gargilng peanut butter, or sprinting in quicksand  for this team to win or dominate.

[RickOShea]

With buxton's necklace and earrings, he looks like A xmas tree blowing in the wind, when he jogs in.

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

We bust our butts the majority of the game.  We just can't push a run or two more.  So the opposition is hanging close.  The opposition puts a couple of good swing against our bullpen and we end up losing.  It's like gargilng peanut butter, or sprinting in quicksand  for this team to win or dominate.

RISP 0-7, LOB 8 

[mrtwinsfan]

4 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

I think that shows us all we need to know about Buxton's knee. He could not jump to catch that one.

I THOUGHT HE MIS TIMED HIS JUMP, BUT yes you could be right,