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

[Aggies7]

Donny Failures

[sampleSizeOfOne]

14 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I thought they tore it down.  Isn't it a parking lot, now?

Then there's nothing to protect us from cpntraction?

[USAFChief]

Once again, we see why good hitters make you get them out with strikes.

And once again we see why RBI are so incredibly important. And RBI are not an "Opportunity stat." Some guys work the pitcher, and more often than not get the job done.

And some don't

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Welcome, De Leon!

[SwainZag]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Once again, we see why good hitters make you get them out with strikes.

And once again we see why RBI are so incredibly important. And RBI are not an "Opportunity stat." Some guys work the pitcher, and more often than not get the job done.

And some don't

 

RBI are incredibly important, but they are still very much also an Opportunity stat. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Larnach is considered a core player by mgmt, Why not show some CONFIDENCE and let him hit,  instead of bringing in a 35 year old who probably wont be here in 2-3 weeks,   

[rwilfong86]

Another rally here, come onnnn

[Aggies7]

Oh god no, no more bases loaded

[Schmoeman5]

11 minutes ago, bighat said:

Guess I'm turning it off. 

Absolutely embarrassing. Team can't hit with the bases loaded and 0 out, team has lost 22 straight playoff games....it's impossible to like this team. 

You were all in on the substitution though.

[stringer bell]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Larnach is considered a core player by mgmt, Why not show some CONFIDENCE and let him hit,  instead of bringing in a 35 year old who probably wont be here in 2-3 weeks,   

I'm not sure he's a "core player". He might be, but so far it's about potential and not actual production. That is why Solano is on the team and he didn't come through.

[Jocko87]

8 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Once again, we see why good hitters make you get them out with strikes.

And once again we see why RBI are so incredibly important. And RBI are not an "Opportunity stat." Some guys work the pitcher, and more often than not get the job done.

And some don't

 

They are an opportunity stat but we need need to evaluate based on what they do with that opportunity. Counting only is just dumb. Success percentage of some sort would be much more useful.

[rwilfong86]

If they lose this game, it will be a story of squandered opportunities

[Tlaker]

11 minutes ago, Robert Floren said:

There's a pattern: bases loaded, nobody out and nothing.

It’s in their heads…. nobody can get in a routine because of the lack of any kind of lineup. Manager micromanagement just doesn’t work….

[rwilfong86]

Fortunate miscue there

[SwainZag]

1 minute ago, Tlaker said:

It’s in their heads…. nobody can get in a routine because of the lack of any kind of lineup. Manager micromanagement just doesn’t work….

It shouldn't matter where they are batting in the lineup.  They are professional hitters, whether they are hitting 1st or 7th, it's crazy to blame the manager about the inability to hit with the bases loaded because of batting order.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

manufacture runs,  put pressure on them,  good things happen.  

[mrtwinsfan]

Can only chuckle,   T.Y.  Dodgers,   are we in Chicago ?

[terrydactyls]

I have no access to the televised game and I'm too lazy to pull up the game tracker.  What the heck is the score and what inning is it?

[mrtwinsfan]

7 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I'm not sure he's a "core player". He might be, but so far it's about potential and not actual production. That is why Solano is on the team and he didn't come through.

 not sure he's a "core player". He might be   be nice to find out for sure at some point

[rwilfong86]

Correa swinging at 2 horrible pitches 

[Tlaker]

6 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

It shouldn't matter where they are batting in the lineup.  They are professional hitters, whether they are hitting 1st or 7th, it's crazy to blame the manager about the inability to hit with the bases loaded because of batting order.

Rhythm and routine makes a big difference to MLB hitters….

[mrtwinsfan]

4 balls so far  correa

[Aggies7]

Our record is amazing considering the complete inability to hit with risp. Should be 10 under 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Our record is amazing considering the complete inability to hit with risp 

I feel like it is gonna come crashing down just like last season

[chpettit19]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Our record is amazing considering the complete inability to hit with risp 

The Twins are 5th in baseball in BAwRISP this season. Hitting .277.

[Aggies7]

5 base runners with nobody out the last two innings and we only scored because of an error

[sampleSizeOfOne]

But we scored.

That's the important part.

[SwainZag]

And the Dodgers have left more on the bases than the Twins have today.  9 outs to go, go get um boys.

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Our record is amazing considering the complete inability to hit with risp. Should be 10 under 

10 under par would be pretty good.

[rwilfong86]

De Leon is looking sharp, the Twins need this