GAME THREAD: Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays; June 6th, 2023 at 5:40pm CST

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

First MLB-er to be batting over .400 in June since Chipper Jones in 2008

What did he finish with?  No batting titles for 1/2 season.

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

First MLB-er to be batting over .400 in June since Chipper Jones in 2008

Rooting for ya Luis,,,,,,,

[Irishman]

Twins looked awful tonight.   Very disappointed!

[OvertheHill]

I can’t fathom a MLB team (other than the Twins) unflinchingly batting a .208 guy second or third in the batting order, game after game. I don’t care what you’re paying him, it’s embarrassing. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

What did he finish with?  No batting titles for 1/2 season.

Here let me google that for you… 🙂

Chipper was at .421 on June 6, dipped under .400 on June 21, and finished at .364 seven points higher than Pujols for 2008 BA winner. Mauer won it in the A.L. that season at .328 

[Irishman]

1 minute ago, OvertheHill said:

I can’t fathom a MLB team (other than the Twins) unflinchingly batting a .208 guy second or third in the batting order, game after game. I don’t care what you’re paying him, it’s embarrassing. 

Agreed.   Very pathetic!   

[stringer bell]

How many games have we seen like this? I can’t think of many, mostly because the starters have been so consistently good. 

[Winston Smith]

Nice effort boys.

[I wish the twins were good]

1 hour ago, CRF said:

Dick just mentioned that Arraez is now at .401.

Wallner is available

[stringer bell]

1 hour ago, I wish the twins were good said:

Wallner is available

I know you didn’t state this directly, but if the Twins want to limit strikeouts, Matt Wallner isn’t going to help. 

[jkcarew]

1 hour ago, Marcos said:

Laudner before game says there no reason Twins can’t take 2 of 3 from Rays

Unless they lose the first two…but other than that…no reason.

[MABB1959]

Is Lewis too tired to play?  Think they would learn from the latest Buxton injury that sitting out and not playing in the field will keep them healthy.  

[Sutter50]

21 minutes ago, MABB1959 said:

Is Lewis too tired to play?  Think they would learn from the latest Buxton injury that sitting out and not playing in the field will keep them healthy.  

You did see what happened Sunday didn't you? Are you being sarcastic?

[Tlaker]

Men against boys…. might be even worse. Front office needs to be fired, and right on down to the manager and coaching staff 

[Sutter50]

3 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

Men against boys…. might be even worse. Front office needs to be fired, and right on down to the manager and coaching staff 

I understand your frustration but that is not going to happen 

[David HK]

Ahhh, the comforting feather bed of .500 baseball.  Looks like over a little, under a little all season long from here.  Psst--- I know a guy who's hitting lights out down in FLA someplace.  Gee, ya think he could have helped this Murderee's Row of a lineup?  

 

[I wish the twins were good]

3 hours ago, stringer bell said:

I know you didn’t state this directly, but if the Twins want to limit strikeouts, Matt Wallner isn’t going to help. 

Yes, but he can.....actually hit? You know, in between the strikeouts? 

[I wish the twins were good]

2 hours ago, Sutter50 said:

I understand your frustration but that is not going to happen 

I think if this season ends up largely a continuation of last season, and it certainly seems trending that way....the continued backfired trades and free agent signings, curious roster decisions, etc etc., I honestly think they might be in double secret probation territory. This group has completely shuffled the deck chairs around, probably to the point where they have a blind over-reliance on the odds and numbers at this point, and they have had no additional success whatsoever from what Terry Ryan was giving them. This team is flailing away not just at the plate but have given away a lot of pieces that have had success elsewhere, they have stubbornly refused to move on from mistakes, never saw an injured player they didn't like, they have had mostly terrible drafts, pitching is a bright spot currently but was not developed as promised and instead required trading away pieces at great expense...I just don't see what it is exactly after 7 years that this front office does well? 

[MABB1959]

9 hours ago, Sutter50 said:

You did see what happened Sunday didn't you? Are you being sarcastic?

Didn’t see it live, just the article that said he was okay. Watched the video.  He is incredibly lucky he didn’t break his neck.  IMO that was worse than any of Burton’s collisions.  

[MABB1959]

Up above someone mentioned the Twins being able to say they above average by being over .500.  In this division it should be over .700 to have something to boast about.