GAME THREAD: Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays; June 7th, 2023 at 5:40pm CST

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Kepler's got this

[RickOShea]

A little flair to left for Kep would be so therapeutic

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, cHawk said:

I believe the team was above .500 and leading the division at that time, correct?

If so, can you really blame them for not taking this route?

To be fair, he did say exactly that last year.

[RickOShea]

Keps not right.  He's in the lead for the J. Piersall  award.

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, cHawk said:

Kepler will go yard here.

Nope.

[Winston Smith]

Have the Twins ever been shut out for a series? 

[Sutter50]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Another pitcher from the bottom of the barrel

 

I think Tampa Bay's bottom of the barrel pitchers are way better than anybody else's bottom of the barrel

Edited June 8, 2023 by Sutter50

[CRF]

4 minutes ago, cHawk said:

Kepler will go yard here.

Only if he's out there to cut the grass.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Keps not right.  He's in the lead for the J. Piersall  award.

Well, he didn't expand the zone, but perhaps the umpire did?

[RickOShea]

Morneau's griping about the strike zone is getting old.  Twins have proven that they can't consistently hit balls or center-cut fastballs.  Their choices are poor, their swings are terrible, and the results show it.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Sutter50 said:

I think Tampa Bay's bottom of the barrel pitcher are way better than anybody else's bottom of the barrel

Criswell has 22 career innings of 6+ ERA and over 30 hits allowed. Neither of the other 2 tonight are any good either.

This is about our hitters, not the other team's pitchers.

[Aggies7]

4 minutes ago, cHawk said:

I believe the team was above .500 and leading the division at that time, correct?

If so, can you really blame them for not taking this route?

That club was going nowhere last year. On a bullet train.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

We get another chance to score.

[USAFChief]

4 runs scored since last Thursday. 

[OvertheHill]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Morneau's griping about the strike zone is getting old.  Twins have proven that they can't consistently hit balls or center-cut fastballs.  Their choices are poor, their swings are terrible, and the results show it.

This. MLB hitters should be able to spoil a borderline pitch here or there. 

[Sutter50]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Criswell has 22 career innings of 6+ ERA and over 30 hits allowed. Neither of the other 2 tonight are any good either.

This is about our hitters, not the other team's pitchers.

I don't think we would kick him out of our bullpen 

[TWTwinsFan]

7 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Have the Twins ever been shut out for a series? 

I think we gotta cheer for that? lol

[RickOShea]

wasn't even a homer in a silo.

[OvertheHill]

I’d love a bunt actually. 

[Dave Borton]

Oh, to have to pitch for this team. They rarely give you an early run or two so you are always pitching being behind, even if it is just one run. You go out inning after inning, pitching with that anxiety hanging over your head.. I never pitched but this has to wear on you, even at the MLB level.

[CRF]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Keps not right.  He's in the lead for the J. Piersall  award.

I tend to agree with that. He's got something going on. Whether it's mental or physical...who knows?, I'm certainly no expert, but I don't think he's operating anywhere near 100 %. I still think he's having trouble with his eyes and vision. The migraines could be involved too. 

[IndianaTwin]

6 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Well, he didn't expand the zone, but perhaps the umpire did?

Molitor on the radio: "Am I going to get in trouble if I say that the 'C.B.' in Bucknor means 'consistently bad'?"

[OvertheHill]

That looked like a Ben Revere AB. Speed guy swinging for the fences with 2 strikes. 
 

Where’s the hitting coach???

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

Molitor on the radio: "Am I going to get in trouble if I say that the 'C.B.' in Bucknor means 'consistently bad'?"

Yes Paul. You can't be spewing negatives anymore.  You know that.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, OvertheHill said:

That looked like a Ben Revere AB. Speed guy swinging for the fences with 2 strikes. 
 

Where’s the hitting coach???

Is revere still making silverware?

[Winston Smith]

12 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Well, he didn't expand the zone, but perhaps the umpire did?

Hit the box.

[RickOShea]

"I'm sick of seeing this homer", best commentary in a long time from Plouffe

[cHawk]

This team is somehow 8-5 combined against the Astros and Yankees.

[RickOShea]

I'm waiting for the time when the Twins first baseman misses CC's throw, and the ball sticks in the !B chest.

[Danchat]

Heck of a start from Lopez, but completely wasted by the hitters so far.