Game Thread: Twins v Guardians, 5/6 @ 5:10pm CT

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

Hopefully Farmer doesn't have PTSD from that fastball to the face

He went 3-for-5 at AAA on Friday, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

[rwilfong86]

Miranda, no plate discipline. 

[stringer bell]

Dick and LaTroy discussing strikeouts. The Twins have struck out 321 times going into today and their pitchers have struck out 324 batters.

[rwilfong86]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

He went 3-for-5 at AAA on Friday, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Let's hope he picks up where he left off when he comes back. 

[ashbury]

Just now, rwilfong86 said:

Let's hope he picks up where he left off when he comes back. 

Meanwhile, neither Miranda nor Castro makes the case this inning that they should stay when Farmer comes up, either.

[Craig Arko]

I wonder if the plan for Winder is to stretch back out as a starter in St. Paul as rotation depth behind SWR.

[mrtwinsfan]

Kyle Farmer  at 3b----  Miranda,   gotta get it going Kid,   

6 Seasons			3B		86	64	44	581.1	165	45	116	4	14	.976	3	-1	7	-2	2.49	1.87	.960	2.61	2.56

[RickOShea]

Just now, Craig Arko said:

I wonder if the plan for Winder is to stretch back out as a starter in St. Paul as rotation depth behind SWR.

The operative word being 'plan'.

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

Meanwhile, neither Miranda nor Castro makes the case this inning that they should stay when Farmer comes up, either.

I'm good if they send both down

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Kyle Farmer  at 3b----  Miranda,   gotta get it going Kid,   

6 Seasons			3B		86	64	44	581.1	165	45	116	4	14	.976	3	-1	7	-2	2.49	1.87	.960	2.61	2.56

3 home runs in the past 10 days.  Maybe heating up after all.

[ashbury]

Just now, rwilfong86 said:

I'm good if they send both down

Um, okay, replaced by Farmer and ....?

[rwilfong86]

Miranda is no Urshela.

[ashbury]

Okay, I'm sold after that bit of "fielding": Miranda to St Paul!

[rwilfong86]

Just now, ashbury said:

Um, okay, replaced by Farmer and ....?

Julien?

[RickOShea]

What is with all the Twins infielders going to back handing ground balls.?  there's a time when you need to, but you still have to try fielding it properly.

[jkcarew]

Continue not to see the fascination with Solano. Batting cleanup??

There. I’ve done my part. He is now free to make me look like an idiot, and win the game for us.

[rwilfong86]

Another one from Miranda. Argh. 

[RickOShea]

In fact, I think one of the 10 commandments is "get in front of the ball".

[PDX Twin]

Miranda is lucky not to have two errors this inning. Maybe if he keeps trying, he can get one on this batter.

[rwilfong86]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Okay, I'm sold after that bit of "fielding": Miranda to St Paul!

He's definitely not helping himself tonight. Maybe his bat makes up for his miscues. 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, PDX Twin said:

Miranda is lucky not to have two errors this inning. Maybe if he keeps trying, he can get one on this batter.

That looks like a tailor made double play ball he booted.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

In fact, I think one of the 10 commandments is "get in front of the ball".

Was from little league on up

[stringer bell]

4 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

He's definitely not helping himself tonight. Maybe his bat makes up for his miscues. 

Pressing? If you go back one week instead of 10 days, Jose's numbers are not great. 1-18 with 5 Ks.

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Pressing? If you go back one week instead of 10 days, Jose's numbers are not great.

Yeah, in another post I picked 10 days more or less at random, to see if any of Jose/Willi/Donovan was separating himself recently from the others as a candidate to keep his job, but that's already slicing the data pretty thin and I didn't really want to cherry pick anything.  Recency's not really the best way to decide anyway, and probably when Farmer's reactivated they'll go with Rocco's view on whom he would use the least if kept, and make a move based on that.

[Parfigliano]

This plate ump is a joke

[rwilfong86]

5 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Pressing? If you go back one week instead of 10 days, Jose's numbers are not great. 1-18 with 5 Ks.

Definitely seems that way

[RickOShea]

A newly named pitch, The Hoover.  It's a sweeper that sucks.

[stringer bell]

Buxton is drawing quite a few more walks lately.

[stringer bell]

Time for CC to bust out.

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Time for CC to bust out.

I would love to see that right now