Red Sox (Criswell) vs Twins (Ryan): 5/5/24, 1:10pm

[ashbury]

Dumb swings like Castro's on that 0-1 pitch could be at least a partial explanation for poor results with men on base.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Look at our lineups BA now! Imagine what that looked like 2 to 3 weeks ago! A bunch of guys below .200, a couple below .100. What a difference! Keep it up boys!!

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Contact play off I hope

With Willi at the plate? Concur.  😀

[CRF]

Gotta figure out a way to break the bases loaded curse. 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Contact play off I hope

with bases loaded??

[mnfireman]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Contact play off I hope

Kind of have to when the bases are loaded....

[Aggies7]

Oh FFS put a ball in play

[USAFChief]

This is why you send Kepler on the base hit. 

[mnfireman]

2 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Contact play off I hope

Have to make contact first....

[Sutter50]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

with bases loaded??

 

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

with bases loaded??

Yup pretty much have to when loaded

[PDX Twin]

Just now, USAFChief said:

This is why you send Kepler on the base hit. 

Agree, but the 3B coach seems to play a lot of "Minnesota Hold 'Em."

[CRF]

That was incredibly lame. 

[USAFChief]

woof

[Aggies7]

Scientists should study why we can’t get a bleeping hit with the bases loaded. It defies logic

[ashbury]

5 minutes ago, ashbury said:

The opposing pitcher today: Criswell.

 

Plan 9 worked for the pitcher once the bases were loaded in the second inning.

[mnfireman]

2 minutes ago, CRF said:

Gotta figure out a way to break the bases loaded curse. 

How much longer until Lewis is back??

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, CRF said:

Gotta figure out a way to break the bases loaded curse. 

Its like they close one eye and swing when bases loaded

[Richie the Rally Goat]

[mrtwinsfan]

5 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Contact play off I hope

Oh they heard ya,   

[USAFChief]

Castro in particular had a terrible AB. Saw one strike...took it. Then swung wildly at stuff nowhere close. 

[Tlaker]

Thought I heard Provus say statistically when MLB teams have the bases loaded with no outs…two runs score on average?

Couldn’t hear if he said average or some other measurement….did anyone else hear that?

[ashbury]

Beautiful strike 3 pitch by Ryan against Rafaela.

[PDX Twin]

Hernandez must be watching the broadcast today. Every call has conformed to the TV box.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Quick work by Ryan!

[Sutter50]

Great play Carlos!

[mnfireman]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Castro in particular had a terrible AB. Saw one strike...took it. Then swung wildly at stuff nowhere close. 

Miranda's PA was not that great either....

[h2oface]

Blah blah blah. They missed a great inning by  Ryan. Interviews are for times other than game time. 

[Tlaker]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

Blah blah blah. They missed a great inning by  Ryan. Interviews are for when times other than game time. 

It is annoying 

[Sutter50]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Blah blah blah. They missed a great inning by  Ryan. Interviews are for times other than game time. 

I saw it

[USAFChief]

7 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

Thought I heard Provus say statistically when MLB teams have the bases loaded with no outs…two runs score on average?

Couldn’t hear if he said average or some other measurement….did anyone else hear that?

2.28 expected runs, per one run expectancy chart:

https://library.fangraphs.com/misc/re24/

 

Personally I don't put much weight behind run expectancy charts. Peanut buttering all hitters and all pitchers obscures more than it reveals, IYAM.