Game Thread: Tigers (Olson) v Twins (Ober); 4/20 @ 1:10pm CT

[Parfigliano]

Santana PH for AK why.  Now Margot for Larnach.  Way to instill confidence in your young core Rocco.  

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

PH Santana for Kirloff, Rocco? Really? Make that firing today not tomorrow. 

It’s a brilliant defensive strategy.

It reduces the chances of runs being scored no matter which team is in the field. Rocco, again, ahead of his time.

[h2oface]

Amazing. Larnach is hitting, so doubt him and put in .100 something Mar-got-nuthin against platoon opps and of course switch pitchers anyway and bad platoon now, and no hot bat for the rest of game. 
 

Soulless analytic failure once more. 

[OvertheHill]

Does anyone remember Santana actually barreling a ball at any point this year? 

[Mike Sixel]

Let the youth play

[USAFChief]

Hoskins with a big day for Milwaukee today.

We didn't need him. We got Santana.

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, howeda7 said:

I'm shocked that both Santana and Margot had totally inept at bats. And now Kiriloff and Larnach are out of the game. 

Utterly shocked!

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I'm so Ober Rocco.

 

Winner of pun contest.  Its a pun and a true statement.

Fire Rocco.

[howeda7]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Amazing. Larnach is hitting, so doubt him and but in .100 something Mar-got-nuthin against platoon opps and of course switch pitchers anyway and bad platoon now, and no hot bat for the rest of game. 

Santana and Margot popping out with the tying run on 3rd in the 10th inning will be fitting. 

[MMMordabito]

Brilliant, Rocco. Ducks on the pond, and you went hunting with blanks.

[Mike Sixel]

I mean, I'm not defending Rocco, but these are the players he was given....

[USAFChief]

I have never trusted Funderburk and never will. Awful command.

[howeda7]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

I mean, I'm not defending Rocco, but these are the players he was given....

All he has to do is let two of his best hitters stay in the game and not PH two feeble inept vets in their place. 

[USAFChief]

Just now, howeda7 said:

All he has to do is let two of his best hitters stay in the game and not PH two feeble inept vets in their place. 

That'd be a start, anyway.

[howeda7]

We're going to go with Bowman? WTF? 

[Danchat]

2 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

I really want to shove that computer where the sun doesn’t shine 

If a computer or spreadsheet is telling him to PH two terrible batters over Kirilloff and Larnach, then that computer ain't following analytics and needs to be scrapped.

[jkcarew]

I’m assured that Alcala is learning a lot in St Paul right now.

[h2oface]

We have 4 runs and 6 hits. Quota and one over. The best bullpen in MLB needs to step up. That is probably it for the offense. 
 

Our bench hitters today were .088, .121, .127, and .179. But let them pinch hit!

[Tlaker]

2 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

All he has to do is let two of his best hitters stay in the game and not PH two feeble inept vets in their place. 

This!!!! x10000

[mrtwinsfan]

8 minutes ago, OvertheHill said:

Does anyone remember Santana actually barreling a ball at any point this year? 

0-19   here at home ,  nice start 

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

I’m assured that Alcala is learning a lot in St Paul right now.

Great Point

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

If a computer or spreadsheet is telling him to PH two terrible batters over Kirilloff and Larnach, then that computer ain't following analytics and needs to be scrapped.

Those decisions are made before the game ever starts. Rigid, thoughtless adherence to someone's spreadsheet. It's so ridiculously anti-intellectual it's laughable.

 

 

[Parfigliano]

Love how Provus is startled by DET not PHing to avoid a LHP

[howeda7]

Why not just walk Carpenter once he has 3 balls? Ugh. 

[CRF]

DAMN it...we're gonna find a way to lose this one yet, aren't we? 

[howeda7]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Those decisions are made before the game ever starts. Rigid, thoughtless adherence to someone's spreadsheet. It's so ridiculously anti-intellectual it's laughable.

 

 

That's why Falvey needs to go more than Rocco does. The entire operation is inept. 

[h2oface]

Because cruising Bailey couldn’t throw more than 82 pitches, according to Baldelli. 

[USAFChief]

Maybe don't walk the leadoff hitter and then wild pitch him to second, Funderburk.

 

[OvertheHill]

Remember this cascade of garbage started with the dubious decision to not let Ober pitch to even one batter in the 7th with a pitch count of 82. 

[Parfigliano]

Best move Rocco could make is staying on the bench