Game Thread: Minnesota @ Oakland, 8:40pm cdt 7/14/2023ad

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Oh FFS Buxton. That's pathetic. 

And not unexpected. 

[TWTwinsFan]

Buxton is being Buxton, that means missed chances as possible as he can

[twins_89]

When Polanco comes back, I'll be curious to see how the Twins justify keeping Buxton at DH over Julien.

[OvertheHill]

Great to see the All Star break didn’t mess with our mojo. Same ole same ole 

[IndyTwinsFan]

I can almost see Oakland scoring here.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, OvertheHill said:

Great to see the All Star break didn’t mess with our mojo. Same ole same ole 

Yes, same old garbage at-bats.

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

And we've seen way too many takes on 3rd strikes right down the pipe

Pretty hard for Buxton to drive in a run with the bat on his shoulder. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I am still not sure what i call an angry potato.

 

Let's call the whole thing off?

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, twins_89 said:

When Polanco comes back, I'm curious to see how the Twins justify keeping Buxton at DH over Julien.

I feel confident that they'll find a way, regardless of how little sense it makes. 

[RickOShea]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Pretty hard for Buxton to drive in a run with the bat on his shoulder. 

If buxton doesn't do something on pitch one or two to him, he's tough out of luck.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I am still not sure what i call an angry potato.

 

Let's call the whole thing off?

A steamed veggie.

 

 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Pretty hard for Buxton to drive in a run with the bat on his shoulder. 

As opposed to a swinging third strike?

[Tlaker]

At least fire the hitting coaches! So we will know that someone is alive in the front office!!! As it is now, this team could be on autopilot that is being flown by one of those jets where the humans have been dead for awhile and just waiting to crash… and hopefully not taking innocent people with them 

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

If buxton doesn't do something on pitch one or two to him, he's tough out of luck.

I basically assumed the PA was over when it went to 2-2, though I thought Buxton would at least have the decency to swing and miss at it. 

[USAFChief]

The Twins were oh so close to tying a MLB record that could never be broken.

They left 8 men on base in 3 innings.

[Parfigliano]

Does Correa realize in OAK there isnt 35 ft of foul territory behind 1B there's 30 yards

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, twins_89 said:

When Polanco comes back, I'll be curious to see how the Twins justify keeping Buxton at DH over Julien.

Its simple they dont care about what we think, ,  And the Press is even scratching about Rocco and mgmt,  

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

As opposed to a swinging third strike?

At least swinging gives the (false) impression that something might happen. 

[Parfigliano]

6 minutes ago, twins_89 said:

When Polanco comes back, I'll be curious to see how the Twins justify keeping Buxton at DH over Julien.

I have a feeling I wont be curious more like infuriated.

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Pretty hard for Buxton to drive in a run with the bat on his shoulder. 

Everything I see from the hitters looks like vapor lock.  Thinking not reacting.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I basically assumed the PA was over when it went to 2-2, though I thought Buxton would at least have the decency to swing and miss at it. 

He couldn't even get that part right.

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

I have a feeling I wont be curious more like infuriated.

Bingo!!

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

A steamed veggie.

 

 

I dont think potatoe's are veggies.

[Monkeypaws]

Must be hard for Ryan and Baldelli, being right across the bay from Dead and Company's final 3 shows, as they play baseball.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

I dont think potatoe's are veggies.

Potatoes are vegetables 

[twins_89]

I'm a bit baffled by the hitting approach that Buxton and Popkins put together. It seems involve the unusual strategy of watching fastballs over the plate.

[Danchat]

That pitch to Gallo wasn't the worst thing... now he's been ejected, Jeffers is the only guy left on the bench unless Miranda is good to go.

[OvertheHill]

1 minute ago, Jocko87 said:

Everything I see from the hitters looks like vapor lock.  Thinking not reacting.

It’s infuriating to watch this massive fail of hitting philosophy. And to think people are getting paid to advocate for it. 

[RickOShea]

Bremer for the umpteenth time explaining the box we see is not the same box for whomever to evaluate.  I have one simpple question, Why Not?  We can send a man to the moon, but we can't determine how to configure a box to track balls and strikes?

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, OvertheHill said:

It’s infuriating to watch this massive fail of hitting philosophy. And to think people are getting paid to advocate for it. 

I’m fine with them attempting the approach, what I find ****ing infuriating is that it’s still happening 90 games into the season.