Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Dodgers (May), 5/17 @ 2:10pm CT

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Stranded 3 dodgers in an inning.

Artful, eh?

[Craig Arko]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Stranded 3 dodgers in an inning.

Artful, eh?

It happens to other teams, too.

[SwainZag]

Elbow pain for May......probably not what Dodger fans want to hear

[August J Gloop]

6 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Stranded 3 dodgers in an inning.

Artful, eh?

It's the Tale of Two Cities with Great Expectations. The Twins, tired of Hard Times have turned to Our Mutual Friend, Sonny Gray to make Chavez Ravine a Bleak House for The Dodgers.  

[stringer bell]

I wish Plouffe would speak a little louder. He's got a pretty good perspective IMHO. I haven't heard his podcast, but I understand it's pretty good.

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, SwainZag said:

Elbow pain for May......probably not what Dodger fans want to hear

Yeah. I hope it's not serious, but it seldom is.

[USAFChief]

12 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Didn't he fade terribly last year?

July and August were putrid, September really good.

 

Add it all up and at the end it was a 117 OPS+ with 60 XBH's. 

He's still a quality hitter IMO.

[stringer bell]

I thought Covey was going to take Kershaw's place on the roster. Bereavement leave.

[stringer bell]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

July and August were putrid, September really good.

 

Add it all up and at the end it was a 117 OPS+ with 60 XBH's. 

He's still a quality hitter IMO.

What I remembered was that he was up there with Arraez in BA going into the All-Star break and suddenly he was below .300 and the power was way down.

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I thought Covey was going to take Kershaw's place on the roster. Bereavement leave.

I see Kershaw is still with the team. saw him in the dugout, toying with a baseball.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 minutes ago, August J Gloop said:

It's the Tale of Two Cities with Great Expectations. The Twins, tired of Hard Times have turned to Our Mutual Friend, Sonny Gray to make Chavez Ravine a Bleak House for The Dodgers.  

So many Capital Letters.

 

I am Impressed.

 

Alas, still 0-0.

 

Hope we can Plate some Runs!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Dear Nick Gordon:

[RickOShea]

Is that defensive indifference?

[USAFChief]

That's some terrible CF play 

[August J Gloop]

Probably should have been caught. 

[PDX Twin]

Buxton OR Taylor catches that. Why can't either of them play CF today?

[stringer bell]

I don't think there's any doubt that a majority of center fielders catch Betts' drive.

[stringer bell]

C'mon Justin, don't alibi for Nick. He could have and probably should have caught that ball.

[RickOShea]

If your defense isn't top notch, your offense better be, to cover up mistakes.  Makes it very difficult to win.

[stringer bell]

The box is way too small on the screen again.

[mrtwinsfan]

4 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

Buxton OR Taylor catches that. Why can't either of them play CF today?

Rocco saving it for Tomorrow 

[August J Gloop]

Some solace in the fact that Betts' drive probably should have gone over the fence, considering the bad location of the pitch. 

Sonny been a little less sharp than we have been accustomed to. 

[stringer bell]

7 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I see Kershaw is still with the team. saw him in the dugout, toying with a baseball.

Speculation was that he would take bereavement leave. It's a free move to add another bullpen arm especially after the long game on Monday.

[RickOShea]

Just now, August J Gloop said:

Some solace in the fact that Betts' drive probably should have gone over the fence, considering the bad location of the pitch. 

Sonny been a little less sharp than we have been accustomed to. 

Yeah, we kind of take it for granted. But, even Gray is going to have an off day, but he's still pitching very, very well.

[KirbyDome89]

31 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I'll say it now, this season Gray has been a master at limiting damage. He did it again.

So far. He isn't going have a LOB% nearly 90 all year. Buckle up.

[stringer bell]

Get him out of Dodger stadium. I think he (Correa) is hearing the boos.

[MMMordabito]

Yeah, Buck.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Tie game.

[USAFChief]

Buxton laced that HR.

[mrtwinsfan]

Rocco do Carlos and all of us a solid and Put Farmer at S.S..   aTTA BOY bUCK