Game Thread: Twins v Royals, OPENING DAY! @ 3:10pm CT

[wsnydes]

Robbie Grossman with Texas' first homer on the season.

[LaBombo]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

I don't know...seems like small sample size bias!

In the old-timey days of 2022 you'd be right, but now ChatGPT has already analyzed the tone and word choices of all the posts made during and after the inning, and declared the science settled... runs scored reduce the symptoms and transmission of 3 LOB Depression.

[USAFChief]

Just now, wsnydes said:

You'd think with all of the analytics that go into positioning that they'd be able to get closer than that.

To be fair, the left fielder, SS and 3rd baseman were already in the dugout prior to the first pitch to Kep.

[stringer bell]

Three for nine with RISP. Doesn't feel that great since there's only two runs scored.

[USAFChief]

Just now, wsnydes said:

Robbie Grossman with Texas' first homer on the season.

Gross, man.

[wsnydes]

Just now, LaBombo said:

In the old-timey days of 2022 you'd be right, but now ChatGPT has already analyzed the tone and word choices of all the posts made during and after the inning, and declared the science settled... runs scored reduce the symptoms and transmission of 3 LOB Depression.

Oh!  Well then who am I to argue with our AI overlords?!

[Bodie]

12 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

He didnt even need to slide ,  if thats what that was,  

When my baby brother did something similar, I just laughed at him.  But we were still counting his age in months...

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Mrs Chief has been on me about putting on a few pounds, but in my defense I've had a lot on my plate lately.

Try some low-hanging fruit for a change.

[Twodogs]

P Low had a nice outing!

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Robbie Grossman with Texas' first homer on the season.

Twins legend 

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Robbie Grossman with Texas' first homer on the season.

As expected.

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Twodogs said:

P Low had a nice outing!

Mr Plow?

[ashbury]

5 minutes ago, Don't Feed the Greed Guy said:

Pitchers - MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
López, P	5.1	2	0	0	3	8	0	0.00

Cy Young Award?  MVP?  Or direct enshrinement into Cooperstown?

[LaBombo]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Robbie Grossman with Texas' first homer on the season.

Gotta like it when a journeyman manages to eke out another season in the sun.  For another team.

Fangraphs' ZiPS projection, btw, has Robbie hitting .229/.333./.373

In South Korea.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Try some low-hanging fruit for a change.

winner.

[nicksaviking]

Spencer Steer with a HR for the Reds!

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

Cy Young Award?  MVP?  Or direct enshrinement into Cooperstown?

There’s still some unused bronze from the Dylan Bundy statue that wasn’t finished last year. A couple of tweaks and it will be good as new. 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, LaBombo said:

Gotta like it when a journeyman manages to eke out another season in the sun.  For another team.

Fangraphs' ZiPS projection, btw, has Robbie hitting .229/.333./.373

In South Korea.

I didn't even know Fangraphs was available in South Korea.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

Spencer Steer with a HR for the Reds!

 BAN THAT MAN

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Cy Young Award?  MVP?  Or direct enshrinement into Cooperstown?

Why not all of the above?

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Spencer Steer with a HR for the Reds!

As expec-... actually, yes.

[USAFChief]

Our local auctioneer died, and I went to the funeral. So young. They gave his age as 30, 35, 35, now 40.

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

 BAN THAT MAN

I mean, there's a report feature for your use.

 

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Our local auctioneer died, and I went to the funeral. So young. They gave his age as 30, 35, 35, now 40.

The attending doctor at the hospital days earlier commented, "going, going, gone."

[Twodogs]

5 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

Gotta like it when a journeyman manages to eke out another season in the sun.  For another team.

Fangraphs' ZiPS projection, btw, has Robbie hitting .229/.333./.373

In South Korea.

What's crazy is he is eeking up on 1000 career hits??

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

I mean, there's a report feature for your use.

 

Don't I know it.

[Twodogs]

6 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

Gotta like it when a journeyman manages to eke out another season in the sun.  For another team.

Fangraphs' ZiPS projection, btw, has Robbie hitting .229/.333./.373

In South Korea.

What's crazy is he is eeking up on 1000 career hits??

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

The attending doctor at the hospital days earlier commented, "going, going, gone."

We won’t see him tomorrow night?

[LaBombo]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I didn't even know Fangraphs was available in South Korea.

It is but the stats are built under a licensing agreement with them by Samsung.

[jkcarew]

10 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Oh!  Well then who am I to argue with our AI overlords?!

Ai