Game Thread: Twins v Royals, 4/27 @ 6:40 CT

[Nine of twelve]

Humans suck at calling balls and strikes. And the home plate ump exemplifies that.

[stringer bell]

Grienke is throwing harder than Mahle. 

[Craig Arko]

This lineup is so much better with Polanco in it.

[Nine of twelve]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Grienke is throwing harder than Mahle. 

Mahle is probably throwing just as hard. But the ball isn't going as fast.

[Nine of twelve]

Good man, Trevor! Now keep the line moving, boys.

[Nine of twelve]

Well, we got to Gruntke for one. Just do that every inning and we'll be fine.

[USAFChief]

Miranda kills a rally with a gidp.

While Gallo sits in the on deck circle.

Suboptimal. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Same old  Miran D.P.

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

Humans suck at calling balls and strikes. And the home plate ump exemplifies that.

He's maybe missed one call.

 

MLB ain't going to an electronic zone, nor should they. At least I hope not.

 

 

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

Well, we got to Gruntke for one. Just do that every inning and we'll be fine.

Haha. Gruntke, nice one. I have noticed a lot more MLB pitchers doing that this year. Is this a new thing?

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Haha. Gruntke, nice one. I have noticed a lot more MLB pitchers doing that this year. Is this a new thing?

Better field mikes

[USAFChief]

Attempting a bunt single with 2 out and bases empty.  Suboptimal.

[Nine of twelve]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

He's maybe missed one call.

 

MLB ain't going to an electronic zone, nor should they. At least I hope not.

 

 

At least one. And we'll have to concur about not concurring on the robo umps.

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Better field mikes

👍 

[Robert Floren]

If the Twins fall 4 games out of 1st I suppose we'll see home crowds of several hundred rather than a few thousand.  Maybe Minnesotans don't want an MLB team.  

[stringer bell]

Nice swing Joey. And he got that double out of the batter's box. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

8 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Miranda kills a rally with a gidp.

While Gallo sits in the on deck circle.

Suboptimal. 

I'm surprised.

Gallo should be standing...

[stringer bell]

Vazquez has been slumping. 3-26.

[Nine of twelve]

Another missed pitch call. Suboptimal.

[RickOShea]

Gallo keeps this up and he's going to earn a month off, compliments of Baldelli.

[mrtwinsfan]

if   you think about it---- it will be in your Head,    Roy   ??   where else would it be ??  

[Nine of twelve]

Atta boy Kep.

[rwilfong86]

If Miranda and Kepler start hitting this offense could be pretty good

[rwilfong86]

12 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Same old  Miran D.P.

He reminds me too much of Donaldson. 

[Nine of twelve]

Got the RBI. 👍

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Nice swing Joey. And he got that double out of the batter's box. 

If he can get that average up and k.s  under 30 percent,   Got alot of PURE Baseball skills

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

He reminds me too much of Donaldson. 

Yeah, the only difference is about $90 million.

[Nine of twelve]

Dick said Oakland's ERA is 7.97, and they gave up 8 runs this afternoon.

Isn't that exactly what one would expect?

[jmlease1]

Some nice baserunning from the Twins to start the game. Nice to see guys going first to third like that, and Gallo did a nice job legging out that double and scoring on the groundout.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

He reminds me too much of Donaldson. 

Ouch