Game Thread: Twins v Stickees (oops, I mean Yankees), 4/16 @ 12:35pm CT

[mrtwinsfan]

Miranda warning ,  Rally wrecker,  i missed it was that the 1st pitch again!!  after a walk 

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

This offense can be tough to watch for long stretches.

I imagine Cole is enjoying the view from the pitcher's mound, at least.

[ashbury]

Yankees batting .500 against Lopez so far today.  Not Fun With Numbers.

[Vanimal46]

Can’t believe Miranda got in front of that rocket off Cabrera’s bat. He’s got a family to think about 

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

Yankees batting .500 against Lopez so far today.  Not Fun With Numbers.

Putting the ball in play,   Twins you watching ???

[mrtwinsfan]

5 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Miranda warning ,  Rally wrecker,  i missed it was that the 1st pitch again!!  after a walk 

My Bad  2nd pitch,  

[wabene]

Wow downtown is a complete ghost town on this cold dreary Sunday afternoon...

[ashbury]

Any minds being changed about Miranda's ability to handle the hot corner?

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Miranda warning ,  Rally wrecker,  i missed it was that the 1st pitch again!!  after a walk 

 

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Putting the ball in play,   Twins you watching ???

Miranda, at least, was.

[jimbo92107]

Not a good tag by Julien. You gotta let the ball travel as close to the runner as possible, then sweep through it to the man. He caught it too early, then tried to turn and reach. No way your hand travels as fast as the catcher's throw. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Thank you Ump,   

[cHawk]

If I remember correctly, the Twins' offense had success against Cole the last time they faced him.

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Any minds being changed about Miranda's ability to handle the hot corner?

The Twins game announcers have said his fielding has improved from last year after he had help working on it.

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Thank you Ump,   

Yeah.  So much for my fear/theory that the umps might squeeze Lopez here and there, in response to Rocco yesterday wanting to be a stickler for the rules.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

The Twins game announcers have said his fielding has improved from last year after he had help working on it.

Still waiting for Twins announcers to offer their view on Julien's attempt on that stolen base (now that it's been pointed out to me here).    I take most of the happy talk with a grain of salt, since that's what they are paid to do.  Glad to see the play by Miranda with my own eyes.

[RpR]

From looking at the pitching graph on ESPN, a pitcher can throw the ball in the same place six times and probably get 3 strikes and 3 balls.

[cHawk]

This offense is offensive.

[Aggies7]

Kepler is awful 

[CRF]

I can't even begin to tell you how much I absolutely HATE that damn whistle noise they play at Yankee Stadium when an opposing player strikes out. 

[Vanimal46]

Lopez and Cole don’t need an extended strike zone to be effective… This ump needs to get it together. 

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Still waiting for Twins announcers to offer their view on Julien's attempt on that stolen base (now that it's been pointed out to me here).    I take most of the happy talk with a grain of salt, since that's what they are paid to do.  Glad to see the play by Miranda with my own eyes.

Nitpic, it wasn't a stolen base, it was a wild pitch. 

And I think the throw was late no matter the tag.

[ashbury]

I still wonder whether Jhony Brito was tipping his pitches the other day when the Twins jumped all over him in the first inning.  Their pitch recognition doesn't seem good against the starters in the other games.

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, CRF said:

I can't even begin to tell you how much I absolutely HATE that damn whistle noise they play at Yankee Stadium when an opposing player strikes out. 

I have a feeling you’re not going to enjoy today then 

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, CRF said:

I can't even begin to tell you how much I absolutely HATE that damn whistle noise they play at Yankee Stadium when an opposing player strikes out. 

And they play it so damn often!!

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, CRF said:

I can't even begin to tell you how much I absolutely HATE that damn whistle noise they play at Yankee Stadium when an opposing player strikes out. 

Wonder if that's why they do it.

Seems bush league.  Beneath the dignity of a storied franchise.  But the store that sponsors it must be paying good money.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Nitpic, it wasn't a stolen base, it was a wild pitch. 

And I think the throw was late no matter the tag.

Other than that, I think my take should be in contention for Post of the Year.

[mrtwinsfan]

Hit the dirt 1st

[cHawk]

I have no idea how the umpires could've overturned that.

[USAFChief]

Just now, cHawk said:

I have no idea how the umpires could've overturned that.

Kind of a waste of a challenge.

[USAFChief]

The Twins seem to be playing defense both in the top half and bottom half of innings