Game Thread: Twins v Tigers, 4/19/24 @ 7:10 CT

[OvertheHill]

That soft pop up for Castro counts as improvement, sadly. If it were my call he would go down for Kepler. But if it were my call, Kepler wouldn’t be on the Twins roster. 

[Riverbrian]

3 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

No thanks, I live in Kansas now.

Here's me walking in Wichita

[USAFChief]

11 minutes ago, RpR said:

I have not started but you are.

I agree with the announcers, but Vazquez hate infests a lot of this site.

You tell us daily how great Vazquez's defense is.

Tonight he's cost the Twins a strike 3 that led to 2 runs, short-hopped one throw on a SB, dropped the ball for no throw on another SB, and  didn't even get a glove on an easy long hop with about 15 seconds to make the tag.

 

Stop digging. 

[Jocko87]

1 minute ago, Riverbrian said:

Here's me walking in Wichita

That's not the same guy!

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Riverbrian said:

Here's me walking in Wichita

 I'm shocked that you'd show your face in Wichita after the incident... 

[Tlaker]

Gawd awful effort that inning! Do they even know how to make a pitcher work at all!!?

[wsnydes]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

That's not the same guy!

Use your imagination!

[Mike Sixel]

19 minutes ago, AussieG said:

would be nice to have Mirandas bat in the line up instead of Farmer or Castro

 

Or Camargo. No reason for Vazquez to see the field right now.

[Riverbrian]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

That's not the same guy!

Believe me when I say that lightning strikes will change you.

[gil4]

5 hours ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

You mean you never thought the Twins would get two batters above the Mendoza Line, or that we'd be starting a lineup with 7 of 9 below Mendoza?

That answer might have changed in the past two weeks.

(I know - replying to an old post by game thread standards - I'm play catch-up)  

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Why can't we hit triples?

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

Here's me walking in Wichita

Looks like a surveillance tape.

[Jocko87]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Use your imagination!

I've learned not to let my imagination loose when talking with @Riverbrian

[howeda7]

If they get this run in, that's the ballgame. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Riverbrian said:

Believe me when I say that lightning strikes will change you.

Charge me?

[wsnydes]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Why can't we hit triples?

Statue of Limitations 

[USAFChief]

6 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

This is me last July 4th celebrating in Baudette. 

If you wanna get downnnn, down on the grounnnnd. Cocaine.

[gil4]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

You tell us daily how great Vazquez's defense is.

Tonight he's cost the Twins a strike 3 that led to 2 runs, short-hopped one throw on a SB, dropped the ball for no throw on another SB, and  didn't even get a glove on an easy long hop with about 15 seconds to make the tag.

Yeah, but other than that he's been pretty good.  😎

[Tlaker]

Couldn’t follow Gladden at all on the triple call….. was it more than a routine fly ball as Gladden called it?

[RpR]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Why can't we hit triples?

The same reason they are not hitting singles; bat not hit ball.

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Why can't we hit triples?

Trips mckiriloff 3 straight games

[OvertheHill]

Soft contact beats strike outs. Every time. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

When do we get hits with runners in scoring positions?

[RpR]

Tigers do have a better record on the road than at home.

[Riverbrian]

3 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

 I'm shocked that you'd show your face in Wichita after the incident... 

At the time. There was a lineman for the county driving the main roads looking for overloads. 

He's still on the line. 

[Jocko87]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

You tell us daily how great Vazquez's defense is.

Tonight he's cost the Twins a strike 3 that led to 2 runs, short-hopped one throw on a SB, dropped the ball for no throw on another SB, and  didn't even get a glove on an easy long hop with about 15 seconds to make the tag.

 

Stop digging. 

I was wondering about the framing on that pitch. It wasn't great.

[wsnydes]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

I've learned not to let my imagination loose when talking with @Riverbrian

That's fair.  Imagination is a double edged sword with RB.  It both helps understand him while also putting you on a precipice of danger all at once!  

Proceed at your own risk.

[RpR]

Ryan may be done, if this gets worse.

[Riverbrian]

4 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Charge me?

I was waiting for that. 

[Tlaker]

I am out…. Gladden just called that single a two out base hit! 
this whole organization sucks!!!