ALDS Game 2 - Twins (Lopez) vs Astros (Valdez): 10/8/23, 7:03pm

[Parfigliano]

Pete Rose would bulldozed that guy going into 1st base.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

You are making an excuse for poor play; OK if this were Legion Ball but not in this game.

Notice how I haven't excused Jeffers being horrible at the plate whatsoever.

But okay.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

6 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

know it's intense

Life of Repo Man is always intense...

[RpR]

Kepler should have been swinging at 3-0

[Aggies7]

I would have green lighted max on 3-0. Didn’t seem like he ever intended on swinging but it was in a good spot 

[glunn]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Pete Rose would bulldozed that guy going into 1st base.

I wonder if that would result in a suspension under today's rules.

[RickOShea]

Ok, let's not be stupid and and let Alveraz beat us.

[Sutter50]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

You are making an excuse for poor play; OK if this were Legion Ball but not in this game.

Relax,nothing came of it. Jeffers didn't do it on purpose

[Schmoeman5]

The umpires strike zone is fine. That box is not totally accurate. If you go by the box you'll go crazy. Bregman and Correa both complained about pitches that were IN the box

[CoastiePilot08]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Kepler should have been swinging at 3-0

Pitch 4 was best one to hit unfortunately 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

I would have green lighted max on 3-0. Didn’t seem like he ever intended on swinging but it was in a good spot 

I just don't get why hitters don't swing at 3-0 pitches more often.

[Hashim]

3 minutes ago, Hashim said:

Please Let’s not let Valdez settle down like Verlander yesterday. 

Come on Kepler, you got a 3-0 fastball and 3-2 Fastball. Gotta do better. 

[Aggies7]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

The umpires strike zone is fine. That box is not totally accurate. If you go by the box you'll go crazy. Bregman and Correa both complained about pitches that were IN the box

First pitch to correa wasn’t in the box 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

The umpires strike zone is fine. That box is not totally accurate. If you go by the box you'll go crazy. Bregman and Correa both complained about pitches that were IN the box

The box is a guide, nothing more. It's not the actual strike zone.

With that said, I haven't found tonight's umpiring nearly as aggravating as previous Twins postseason games.

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Ok, let's not be stupid and and let Alveraz beat us.

Walk him or plunk him.

[Aggies7]

I like Alvarez batting with nobody on base

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, glunn said:

I wonder if that would result in a suspension under today's rules.

Is it too late to suspend Pete Rose?

[CoastiePilot08]

Pablo locked in. I love it. 

[mnfireman]

Let Correa handle the mound visits going forward...

[BomboRivera1]

Nice Pablo!!

[Aggies7]

Masterclass in pitching to alvarez

[glunn]

Alvarez got tricked on that one.

[RpR]

Not too often the pitcher calls the catcher to the plate, some part is not jelling.

[Squirrel]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The box is a guide, nothing more. It's not the actual strike zone.

With that said, I haven't found tonight's umpiring nearly as aggravating as previous Twins postseason games.

There are a couple on here who live and die by that little white box

[Hashim]

Bye Bye Yordan, you’ve met your match. Anyone else notice his weak spot is upper part of the zone?

[2wins87]

Just now, RpR said:

Not too often the pitcher calls the catcher to the plate, some part is not jelling.

Or it's a big at bat to a really good hitter.

Pablo has been much better with Jeffers catching so I think they gel fine.

[CoastiePilot08]

Good play Farmer. Get the sure out. 

[CoastiePilot08]

Pablo routinely touching 97. 

[AlwaysinModeration]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

There are a couple on here who live and die by that little white box

The minor leagues lived or died by the little white box this year.  It is literally the strike zone.

[Hashim]

7 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Ok, let's not be stupid and and let Alveraz beat us.

I think we’ve found his weak spot. His susceptibile to fastballs in upper/top of the zone.