Game Thread: Twins (Ryan, SWR) @ Tigers (Maeda, Manning), let’s play 2; 4-23-24

[RickOShea]

Just now, RpR said:

Buxton chases absolute crap, again.

Buxton chases nothing.  He rents a car to go after a bad pitch.

[Azviking101]

Buxton looks lost out there

amazing how many twins writers predicted an MVP for him this season 

his ABs are entirely guesswork 

[Twinsoholic]

Buxton’s at bats this season often look like those of Delman Young. With 2 strikes it is almost inevitable that he will chase a pitch way out of thd strike zone. 

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

With a right hander on the mound, why walk the .584 OPS right-handed hitter to get to the left-handed .855 hitter, particularly when it means getting Torkelson out makes for a much slower Manfred Man in the 11th than Carpenter would be?

I like my odds of getting a force better. That's my thought.

[danielp19653]

Come on wallner charge the damn ball what was that

[RpR]

1 minute ago, danielp19653 said:

Come on wallner charge the damn ball what was that

Wallner has a strong arm but his throws are erratic at best.

[RickOShea]

Alcala's underwear just lightened a bit.

[IndianaTwin]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I like my odds of getting a force better. That's my thought.

The majority of grounders that lead to a force are also going to be regular groundouts. There’s a smidge of an advantage to having the force, but I don’t think it comes close to the handedness and Manfred Man advantage that pitching to Torkelson provided.

[RpR]

Farmer hits a grand slam - or not.

[Azviking101]

Martins ABs are just so strong. Look exactly the way Wallner, Julien and Lewis looked last year

Its so obvious the the major league approach has messed with everyone 

[Azviking101]

And then Farmer has an AB like that. It’s so obvious that Popkins and co have completely ruined these hitters. 

[Danchat]

Martin should never be below Castro and Vazquez in a lineup ever again... and probably Santana but we are multiple months away from the team realizing their mistake with him.

[Aggies7]

Santana is ba-rutal 

[UpstateNewYorker]

Two Ks looking with the base loaded.

[MMMordabito]

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Carlos Santana: 0-24 and somehow penned into the two hole.

[AceWrigley]

just name this offense "Strike Three Looking" for crying out loud.

[mrtwinsfan]

Making them work  go ryan

[Aggies7]

Detroit has given us this game

[Schmoeman5]

Farmer and Santana. Brutal. Swinging at balls out of the SZ and taking called strikes. Farmer should have been looking to poke the ball to the right side. 2nd baseman playing him up the middle. I guess that's not an option. Bases loaded, no outs futility again. But the Detroit White Sox helped them out again

[UpstateNewYorker]

[Dave Borton]

Amazing. Putting the ball in play after what, a dozen pitches.

Shazam.

[IndianaTwin]

I’m sure things are festive on Tigers Daily, with 17 strikeouts by their hitters so far, Torkelson going to third on the sac bunt with Buxton running and then a three-run error. 

[RickOShea]

So all the strategy and moves, get thrown out due to a mis-played ground ball.

[RocRedWing]

jeffers is putting the team on his back today!

[Aggies7]

What a joke to use a position player to pitch here. I don’t care if there’s a DH

[IndianaTwin]

Let’s go ahead and score another four and go to Willi Castro to close this thing out. 

[Azviking101]

If Wallner K’s here…

[Azviking101]

Perkins and Provus sound like they need a day off already. 

[Azviking101]

Buxton is so bad 😅

[mrtwinsfan]

Q ?  CURIOUS , I started this game thread only because i didnt see one, whats the normal who does it ?