Game Thread: Twins (Ryan) @ Astros (Bielak), 5/30/23 @ 7:10 CT

[mrtwinsfan]

Do umpires have a Age maximum ?  or same as Politicians  

[OvertheHill]

There’s AK on base again. 

[Dman]

Someone forgot to tell Houston that all they have to do is load the bases and the Twins are powerless.

[cHawk]

Dammit.

[wabene]

Damn

[stringer bell]

19 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

How has Lewis been running? Has he lost any speed?

He didn’t run that fast in his home run trot. 
 

Not a 100% correlation, but he stole four bases in his 18-day rehab. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

Yet another wasted opportunity, something this team is so good at accumulating.

[mrtwinsfan]

Abreau, always has been a decent hitter, But i was Shocked when he got a 3 year deal,  he might be as old as the umpire

[Parfigliano]

When can Polanco activate?

[cHawk]

If only our stars could step up in the late innings...we might have a chance.

[jimbo92107]

When Cole Sands is pitching well, he keeps the ball buzzing in the lower half of the zone. I don't see much wrong with him at the moment.

[big dog]

Hard to score runs when you have to carry Buck, Carlos, and Max on your back. If only we had more than nine hitters. 

[stringer bell]

8 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

When can Polanco activate?

He is eligible now. 

[stringer bell]

Jerry Lane giveth and Jerry Lane taketh away.

[stringer bell]

Gallo approaching the Mendoza Line and Kepler below it.

[Winston Smith]

Not to be negative but they can DFA Kepler any time. He'll still get his money and some other team might be really into grounders to the second baseman.

[stringer bell]

Apparently bad home plate umping is only important if it involves the Dodgers or the Yankees.

[IndyTwinsFan]

13 minutes ago, cHawk said:

If only our stars could step up in the late innings...we might have a chance.

While it shouldn't be, that's an awfully tall ask for this lineup. 

[OvertheHill]

10k’s thru 7 

[jimbo92107]

Wow, Sands just ran out of gas after about 40 pitches. Dude, a professional pitcher has to have a lot more endurance than that!

[mnfireman]

6 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Apparently bad home plate umping is only important if it involves the Dodgers or the Yankees.

Baseball Savant show's that the HP ump is getting worse, but equally for both teams. This does not make it right and fuels the fire for automated strike zones, but also goes to show the self-importance of today's umpires. When faced with their demise, they don't step their game up to present an argument for keeping human umps behind the plate, they just go full IDGAF and who cares which teams are affected.

[mrtwinsfan]

Just now, cHawk said:

If only our stars could step up in the late innings...we might have a chance.

[Winston Smith]

3 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Baseball Savant show's that the HP ump is getting worse, but equally for both teams. This does not make it right and fuels the fire for automated strike zones, but also goes to show the self-importance of today's umpires. When faced with their demise, they don't step their game up to present an argument for keeping human umps behind the plate, they just go full IDGAF and who cares which teams are affected.

Gleeman had a piece in the Athletic today showing the Twins are about neutral for and against with bad calls.

[OvertheHill]

AK on base again. 

[wabene]

AK is so freaking locked in. We are witnessing the vaunted hit tool. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, OvertheHill said:

AK on base again. 

And yet again, nothing to show for it.

Sigh.

[Winston Smith]

I'll admit I didn't expect Correa to forget how to hit long before his foot fell off.

[wabene]

It's enjoyable watching these young guys, Julien, AK, Lewis, Wallner. The rest? Get it together, man

[mrtwinsfan]

7 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Baseball Savant show's that the HP ump is getting worse, but equally for both teams. This does not make it right and fuels the fire for automated strike zones, but also goes to show the self-importance of today's umpires. When faced with their demise, they don't step their game up to present an argument for keeping human umps behind the plate, they just go full IDGAF and who cares which teams are affected.

Spot on !!  They should welcome it, still get to stand there and look ?  ive watched some of it in the Minors and am even more of a Believer in it now,  Most people wont even notice the difference, unless like us Old Fools we look to Critique and Complain,   Bring it on !!!!!!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 minute ago, wabene said:

It's enjoyable watching these young guys, Julien, AK, Lewis, Wallner. The rest? Get it together, man

I would like to see those 4 in the top 4 of the lineup very much right now, w/ Jeffers number 5