Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Tigers (Boyd), 6/15/23 @ 6:10 CT

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

How many without the bumpers in?

More than half!

[wsnydes]

Just now, Riverbrian said:

The sad thing is that... I quickly tried to think of a Gary... any Gary. 

And Gary Burghoff was the first thing that came to mind. 

 

You could have done worse with your first Gary.  Hawkeye would be proud.

[cHawk]

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, mnfireman said:

Too late for that....

That's what can happen when you let teams like Detroit stay in a game.

Now trailing and a poor outing by Moran when we least needed it.

[MMMordabito]

3 minutes ago, notoriousgod71 said:

Nope

I didn't mean he was correct to Moran in, but Sonny had to go.

[USAFChief]

6 minutes ago, Steven Trefz said:

Gallo caught that throw...no?

 

Probably. 

 But Lewis has been an adventure at third.

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, cHawk said:

The Tigers have one hitter with an OPS above .750

That's not making me feel any better.

 

[Riverbrian]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

How am I supposed to take MLB seriously when they call that ground ball to Lewis a "hit?"

He fielded it cleanly, had time, and just made a bad throw.

That's an error. 

Royce Lewis Wins Above Replacement just went from 3 to 5 with that bad throw base hit. 

[Sutter50]

This game is not over. And it will not end 6-5

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, cHawk said:

The Tigers have one hitter with an OPS above .750

You'd never guess it the way they're hitting thus far tonight. 

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Gary ( :) ) is going to be really salty now.

 

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

How am I supposed to take MLB seriously when they call that ground ball to Lewis a "hit?"

He fielded it cleanly, had time, and just made a bad throw.

That's an error. 

Error all the way, 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Probably. 

 But Lewis has been an adventure at third.

I worry an infield of Lewis and Julien will be an adventure. And not a fun adventure. 

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

How am I supposed to take MLB seriously when they call that ground ball to Lewis a "hit?"

He fielded it cleanly, had time, and just made a bad throw.

That's an error. 

Agree. The official scorers are not unbiased any longer. 

[Steven Trefz]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

That's not making me feel any better.

 

Ibanez, Vierling, and Cabrera have had +1.0 OPS in June

[SwainZag]

4 minutes ago, notoriousgod71 said:

Nope

Moran obviously didn't get it done there in the 4th, but I have a hard time defending Gray.  He seemingly didn't have control over any of his pitches tonight.

[SwainZag]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

I worry an infield of Lewis and Julien will be an adventure. And not a fun adventure. 

I really think Lewis needs to take a few deep breaths.  He seems overly jumpy at the plate swinging at way too many pitches and rushing things in the field.  I have confidence in him, but needs to slow it down a touch.

[UpstateNewYorker]

2 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

I worry an infield of Lewis and Julien will be an adventure. And not a fun adventure. 

It's not clear what position will be Lewis' best going forward,  Julien's is already DH.

[jkcarew]

Not feeling sorry for Gray. He’s been a Jake Odorizzi/Kyle Gibson- level nibbler lately.

[cHawk]

The Twins' offense ranks 25th in the MLB in total WPA. I have to think the double plays play a large role in that being the case.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, SwainZag said:

I really think Lewis needs to take a few deep breaths.  He seems overly jumpy at the plate swinging at way too many pitches and rushing things in the field.  I have confidence in him, but needs to slow it down a touch.

He does seem anxious.  I'm not worried, but that is what it looks like right now.

[wsnydes]

Just now, cHawk said:

The Twins' offense ranks 25th in the MLB in total WPA. I have to think the double plays play a large role in that being the case.

That doesn't make me feel better either.

[cHawk]

Just now, wsnydes said:

That doesn't make me feel better either.

The Twins' pitching staff does rank 5th in the MLB in total WPA.

[Mike Sixel]

7 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Probably. 

 But Lewis has been an adventure at third.

I was told 3B was secured for the future....me? I'd put him in LF or RF at this point. He somehow makes more errors than Miranda?

[wabene]

47 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I think this will be an easy one. You have a pretty big face. You should easily fit 65.

Big and meaty

[Riverbrian]

Shrimp Taco's, Cucumbers and Watermelon for supper tonight. 

It was good but I just realized something. 

The best part of the cucumber tastes like the worst part of a Watermelon. 

[USAFChief]

11 minutes ago, cHawk said:

The Tigers have one hitter with an OPS above .750

They do??

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, cHawk said:

The Twins' pitching staff does rank 5th in the MLB in total WPA.

That's better.

Send a memo to the Tigers!

[cHawk]

Just now, USAFChief said:

They do??

Some guy named Kerry Carpenter.

[Guest]

Tonight’s pitching = 💩 

[wsnydes]

Just now, Twins_Fan_In_Texas said:

Tonight’s pitching = 💩 

It's okay.  The Tigers only have one hitter with an OPS over .750.