Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) v Guardians (Bibee), 6/1/23 @ 6:40 CT

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

If normal Correa doesnt show soon come Oct he shows up on a golf course

Possibly, but the rest of this division has been even more inept than the Twins. The run differential between the Twins and Tigers is nearly 100, last I checked. They're a lot worse than their record and the Guardians just keep flailing.

[IndyTwinsFan]

These recent Pablo Lopez outings reminds me a lot of that affliction suffered by Brad Radke so often, One-inningitis. 

Maddeningly frustrating, to say the least.

[PDX Twin]

Maybe Buxton should play CF and at least help the team as much as he can before the inevitable (and not avoided) injury? It's a little pathetic to me all that he does is swing the bat 4 times a game and he *still* can't stay healthy.

[Montdak]

Only one hard hit.  But all set up because with a semi nice lead Pablo not smart enough to throw the ball  over the dang plate to a weak lead off batter standing there with the bat on his shoulder.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Danchat said:

I'm not arguing for it and I'm usually pro-pulling early rather than late... but it's too bad it didn't happen today. Especially after we had two full pages of bickering about keeping Varland in for the 8th in yesterday's game recap thread.

Okay, my bad. But there was zero indication that Lopez would fall apart like this (and he also had weak contact assists and less than stellar defense to back him up). This was a team effort. Lopez wasn't good but this inning is a 10th percentile outcome given the balls in play.

[OvertheHill]

Pagan puts out the fire. That's something positive.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

These recent Pablo Lopez outings reminds me a lot of that affliction suffered by Brad Radke so often, One-inningitis. 

Maddeningly frustrating, to say the least.

Maybe not a bad comp but Radke was such an underrated pitcher. Did you know he's something like 150th in career pitching WAR in baseball history?

[Winston Smith]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

These recent Pablo Lopez outings reminds me a lot of that affliction suffered by Brad Radke so often, One-inningitis. 

Maddeningly frustrating, to say the least.

Hasn't been very good since the new contract. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, OvertheHill said:

Pagan puts out the fire. That's something positive.

The Twins are behind by multiple runs. The good Pagan is almost a guarantee in that situation.

[Montdak]

What’s with this blaming Buxton for getting drilled in the ribs?

[PDX Twin]

Just now, Montdak said:

What’s with this blaming Buxton for getting drilled in the ribs?

Not blaming him. Blaming the Twins for thinking that he could stay healthy as a DH.

[wabene]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The Twins are behind by multiple runs. The good Pagan is almost a guarantee in that situation.

Iceman! 

[Brock Beauchamp]

If nothing else, I'm glad Royce wasn't carted off the field after digging out a cubic yard of turf with his right knee on that over the shoulder catch attempt.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Maybe not a bad comp but Radke was such an underrated pitcher. Did you know he's something like 150th in career pitching WAR in baseball history?

I'm not all that surprised.  He was a very effective starter on some oftentimes bad teams during his Twins career. 

[CoastiePilot08]

5 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Possibly, but the rest of this division has been even more inept than the Twins. The run differential between the Twins and Tigers is nearly 100, last I checked. They're a lot worse than their record and the Guardians just keep flailing.

Didn’t flail much that inning 

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

Not blaming him. Blaming the Twins for thinking that he could stay healthy as a DH.

That's rather unreasonable. Getting hit with a pitch often leads to soreness and being taken out of a game and possibly injury.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, CoastiePilot08 said:

Didn’t flail much that inning 

Cool.

[wabene]

That was a strike Joey

[Parfigliano]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Possibly, but the rest of this division has been even more inept than the Twins. The run differential between the Twins and Tigers is nearly 100, last I checked. They're a lot worse than their record and the Guardians just keep flailing.

Unfortunately GB differential is the only thing that matters.  Problematic is that when run differential enters the equation the TC should be way up in GB differential not just hanging on.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, wabene said:

That was a strike Joey

Yeah, he didn't have much to be upset about there.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Unfortunately GB differential is the only thing that matters.  Problematic is that when run differential enters the equation the TC should be way up in GB differential not just hanging on.

It's a better indicator of future performance than current record, though.

[IndyTwinsFan]

6 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Hasn't been very good since the new contract. 

Very true!

[RickOShea]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

Very true!

Finally, an agreement on a previous comment.

[mrtwinsfan]

5 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

Not blaming him. Blaming the Twins for thinking that he could stay healthy as a DH.

Not alot of Meat on ole Byron,  like a skeleton

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Twins just saw Matt Wallner's line in STP and put Kepler on the IL.

[Parfigliano]

7 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

These recent Pablo Lopez outings reminds me a lot of that affliction suffered by Brad Radke so often, One-inningitis. 

Maddeningly frustrating, to say the least.

I meet Radke in the nearest Hooters to the stadium in TX back in the day.

[CoastiePilot08]

10 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Possibly, but the rest of this division has been even more inept than the Twins. The run differential between the Twins and Tigers is nearly 100, last I checked. They're a lot worse than their record and the Guardians just keep flailing.

Just saying. Twins are making them look just fine right now. 

[CoastiePilot08]

Pretty ominous subs. Both Buxton and Correa leaving early in the same game. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Joey Gallo is just one of the most impossible baseball players I've ever seen. It's like he's two different players depending on whether he's holding a bat or wearing a glove. As a cohesive whole, he makes no sense.

[mrtwinsfan]

why gallo in rf ?   and nice catch