Game Thread: 4/8/24 6:40 PM- Twins host Dodgers

[KirbyDome89]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Wallner whining about the strike zone while hitting a cool .091. Gotta respect that 

Had the same thought. Buddy, you're 1-11 with 9 Ks to start the year. Just sit down...

[Riverbrian]

36 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

My interpreter had good money on Ohtani having a three hit game tonight.

[Vanimal46]

24 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Who the hell names their kid, will Smith?

Can’t think of anyone 

[KirbyDome89]

Is Correa getting booed by Dodger fans in TF? Actually, is that what I'm hearing on the Dodger broadcast background?

[OvertheHill]

Talking “Modern day baseball” is akin to my yelling at the kids on my lawn. I hope I live long enough to see the game move back to value high contact/situational hitting skills….but probably not. 

[Parfigliano]

12 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I don’t think he had too many suitors..

Why would he?

[Riverbrian]

No Kepler for Jeffers. 

This mean Kepler was getting a hell or high water night off. 

[Aggies7]

Jeffers lol

[Azviking101]

How has Popkins kept his job through all these slumps the twins have gone through?

the new plan is to not swing at pitches right down the middle against Evan Phillips?

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Will the robotic umps have finger recognition built in?

Middle middle.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Going quietly into the night, with barely even a whimper.   Pathetic!

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Can’t think of anyone 

Or

[Vanimal46]

15 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Is this going to be a winless first homestand of the season? Yikes

I mean, if it hasn’t happened yet then it will be the first time of the season. 

[Azviking101]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Jeffers lol

2 hanging sliders and he just stares

[nicksaviking]

Just now, Azviking101 said:

How has Popkins kept his job through all these slumps the twins have gone through?

the new plan is to not swing at pitches right down the middle against Evan Phillips?

Taking all the pitches is surly not the hitting coaches idea, it's an organizational one.

Not defending it.

[Vanimal46]

7 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Or

KEEP HIS WIFE’S NAME OUT OF YOUR GOD DANG MOUTH!

[Aggies7]

8 games in, looks like a below .500 team

[Parfigliano]

13 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Cory and Justin were dead silent for what seemed like a good 15 seconds. They’ve run out of things to say in game 8 lol

They haven't tried telling the truth yet

[Azviking101]

Honestly, let’s see a brutal season and watch how the fans react. What Joe Pohlad has done is wrong and he needs to see that. He can’t be allowed to get away with this 

[MMMordabito]

[RickOShea]

8 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Modern day baseball is whining about the umpires strike zone by one side or the other waiting for robo umps to save the day.

 

1 minute ago, Azviking101 said:

Honestly, let’s see a brutal season and watch how the fans react. What Joe Pohlad has done is wrong and he needs to see that. He can’t be allowed to get away with this 

The fans are too loyal.  They think being outdoors sipping on $20 malted grain, barley and hops is worth watching a team fill the septic tank.

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

8 games in, looks like a below .500 team

Might be. I felt like this was a mid 80s win team assuming Lewis, Buxton, Correa, etc. played a reasonable amount of games. Lewis getting injured on opening day was a big buzzkill and to be honest I haven’t paid much attention since. 

[mrtwinsfan]

7 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

Honestly, let’s see a brutal season and watch how the fans react. What Joe Pohlad has done is wrong and he needs to see that. He can’t be allowed to get away with this 

??  you think because twins won a playoff round there laughing figuring that will be good enough for us Fans,  why would we  expect more ?

[IndyTwinsFan]

4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Might be. I felt like this was a mid 80s win team assuming Lewis, Buxton, Correa, etc. played a reasonable amount of games. Lewis getting injured on opening day was a big buzzkill and to be honest I haven’t paid much attention since. 

You clearly haven't missed much. 

[CoastiePilot08]

Weird how subtracting pieces and adding nothing to a mediocre team has made them…more mediocre. 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

You clearly haven't missed much. 

I’m just waiting things out for now. We’re in year 8 of Falvey/Levine and it’s not a good start. This is plenty of runway to build a pretty dang good team if they’re the real deal Holyfield. 

[Irishman]

Twins are horrible.  Very embarrassing!!   Very disappointing!!  

[Jocko87]

14 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

Meh, early.  Ugly, but early. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

I’m just waiting things out for now. We’re in year 8 of Falvey/Levine and it’s not a good start. This is plenty of runway to build a pretty dang good team if they’re the real deal Holyfield. 

In my mind, nothing much is going to change with this team until the overall hitting philosophy changes, and I'm not expecting that to happen any time soon. 

[Danchat]

Not gonna win many games when you have 3 total hits...