Game Thread: Twins (Ober) @ Mariners (Woo), 7/18/23 @ 8:40 CT

[wsnydes]

Edited July 18, 2023 by wsnydes
Added Mariners lineup.

[wsnydes]

Those who voted Buxton off the island got their wish!

Those who voted Wallner into the lineup also got theirs.

For tonight at least.

[LA Vikes Fan]

Well, that's interesting. And perhaps a refreshing change. Just a night off for Buxton or a harbinger of a more permanent move to the IL?

[Parfigliano]

Finally no Buxton wasting DH at bats.  Now get Vasquez joining him on the bench.

[CRF]

Very nice to see Bux sitting...even though it's probably just a night off and he'll be back tomorrow. 

[Mortimerkenny21]

1 hour ago, wsnydes said:

Those who voted Buxton off the island got their wish!

Those who voted Wallner into the lineup also got theirs.

For tonight at least.

Well, it's a start. Kirilloff in the 3 spot looks good too! Now let's win the game!

[Mortimerkenny21]

[Mike Sixel]

30 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Finally no Buxton wasting DH at bats.  Now get Vasquez joining him on the bench.

Jeffers is probably exhausted after the 5th inning last night.

[wsnydes]

Mariners lineup added above for your perusal.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 hour ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Jacky Treehorn pulls a lot of water...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Regarding the lineups, am i to infer that last names are unique in all of baseball if they don't give a first initial*? 
 

 

 

 

* i guess they don't like redundancy as much as i do.

[wabene]

This is just what I asked for, but did not think would happen. Wallner or Julien at DH against rightys. If Buxton wants that plumb assignment back, let him earn it with one of his freakishly good hot streaks. Let's have a merit based lineup that always rides the hot hand ( if we can find one).

[mrtwinsfan]

30 minutes ago, wabene said:

This is just what I asked for, but did not think would happen. Wallner or Julien at DH against rightys. If Buxton wants that plumb assignment back, let him earn it with one of his freakishly good hot streaks. Let's have a merit based lineup that always rides the hot hand ( if we can find one).

 Let's have a merit based lineup ---- Be nice to see instead a Money based lineup

[TWTwinsFan]

I believe every teammate is glad to see Buxton on the bench, believe it or not

[Nine of twelve]

23 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

 Let's have a merit based lineup ---- Be nice to see instead a Money based lineup

What would also be good is merit-based money.

[mrtwinsfan]

1 hour ago, TWTwinsFan said:

I believe every teammate is glad to see Buxton on the bench, believe it or not

R  U  IN  TAIWAN ? HEARD Baseball is big there

[mnfireman]

Per Baseball-Reference, a couple of slash lines since June 10th:

Player A - .354/.422/.582 (1.005 OPS)

Player B - .336/.387/.412 (.800 OPS)

One of them is finding a hard time cracking a very anemic offense while the other one is a point of dissension amongst TD fans. 

[RpR]

3 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Per Baseball-Reference, a couple of slash lines since June 10th:

Player A - .354/.422/.582 (1.005 OPS)

Player B - .336/.387/.412 (.800 OPS)

One of them is finding a hard time cracking a very anemic offense while the other one is a point of dissension amongst TD fans. 

Your point is?

Pro sports, manager see more than computer numbers.

 

 

[USAFChief]

Be a good idea to win tonight if we're gonna get a split.

Tough pitching matchup tomorrow.

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

Your point is?

Pro sports, manager see more than computer numbers.

 

 

I don't think those are computer numbers.

They appear to me to be hitting slash lines.

[USAFChief]

Woo Who??

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 hours ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Regarding the lineups, am i to infer that last names are unique in all of baseball if they don't give a first initial*? 
 

 

 

 

* i guess they don't like redundancy as much as i do.

Good observation. You may be correct. I saw T. France and was surprised so I checked to see if there was another France, and,…

yes

 

Also, nice try Randy Dobnak! 

You can’t fake your way onto another teams roster by just trimming your moustache,  to get back to the majors!

[Schmoeman5]

7 minutes ago, RpR said:

Your point is?

Pro sports, manager see more than computer numbers.

 

 

Kinda like the numbers you posted for Stevenson 

[mnfireman]

5 minutes ago, RpR said:

Your point is?

Pro sports, manager see more than computer numbers.

 

 

And one more since you ask - .243/.354/.439 (.794 OPS) Since June 10 also, player who never played at the MLB level for the Twins but who many on TD thinks should be here (he would be stuck in St. Paul, passed over several times).

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Woo Who??

 

on first already?

[RickOShea]

Cleveland 10, Pittsburgh 1

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Cleveland 10, Pittsburgh 1

That's a final.

[USAFChief]

I remember back in my youth, water beds were all the rage. Mrs Chief and I tried one, but I just couldn't get used to it...wayyy too bouncy.

Looking back, I think maybe the problem was I filled it with spring water. 

[mnfireman]

Pitch 2-3" inside called a strike - "rook hasn't earned that call yet..."

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

That's a final.

Magic number remains stuck on 67.