Twins (Ryan) vs Blue Jays (Kikuchi): 5/10/24, 6:07pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Huh. The Blue Jays are currently in last place.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

They ain't the white sox though.

 

Do we get to face Berrios this series?

 

I hope Austin Martin does well.

[Craig Arko]

27 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

They ain't the white sox though.

 

Do we get to face Berrios this series?

 

I hope Austin Martin does well.

Looks like no Berrios on this trip. Too bad; I’d have liked to see him and SWR engage in a pitcher’s duel.

[Parfigliano]

Go Twins

[umterp23]

Jeffers leading off again, which is truly surprising... So leader on the team in RBI's, HR's and other metrics and Rocco has him leading off, when his RBI opportunities relies on 3 weak links batting 7,8,9 in order.  So let's say they get to LHP Kikuchi for Blue Birds of the north, they go a righty and are going to pinch hit Jeffers with a lefty?  I don't think so

 

[Sutter50]

4 minutes ago, umterp23 said:

Jeffers leading off again, which is truly surprising... So leader on the team in RBI's, HR's and other metrics and Rocco has him leading off, when his RBI opportunities relies on 3 weak links batting 7,8,9 in order.  So let's say they get to LHP Kikuchi for Blue Birds of the north, they go a righty and are going to pinch hit Jeffers with a lefty?  I don't think so

 

Give your best hitter the most chances. Sounds good to me

[ClosetFan]

Margot (.660 OPS vs LHP) over Kepler (1.056 OPS vs LHP)?  and batting 5th?

 

[umterp23]

19 minutes ago, Sutter50 said:

Give your best hitter the most chances. Sounds good to me

best chances has him relying on bottom 3rd getting on base, which may not happen

[Sutter50]

Wouldn't be a game thread without complaints about the lineup 

[Sutter50]

4 minutes ago, umterp23 said:

best chances has him relying on bottom 3rd getting on base, which may not happen

Best chances he is on base for the guys behind him 

[Sutter50]

Just now, Sutter50 said:

Best chances he is on base for the guys behind him 

Oops that might not happen either 

[ashbury]

21 minutes ago, umterp23 said:

best chances has him relying on bottom 3rd getting on base, which may not happen

The other side of the coin is that this has him relying on the #2, 3 and 4 hitters to drive him in.

Or he could drive himself in, as power hitters sometimes do, giving his team a 1-0 lead instantly.

28 minutes ago, ClosetFan said:

Margot (.660 OPS vs LHP) over Kepler (1.056 OPS vs LHP)?  and batting 5th?

Margot is .757 while Kepler is 100 points lower.  But that's across career plate appearances in the neighborhood of 1000, whereas you seem to want to look at the most recent one or two dozen as being meaningful for planning.  No question Kepler has been hot recently, while Margot has been only so-so against lefties (and excruciatingly bad against right handers).  But players go hot and cold at unpredictable intervals.  I might be tempted by the hot hand too, but it's not crazy talk to use Margot in the only situation he's on the roster for (because it's become clear it's not "Buxton's backup in center").

[Craig Arko]

I predict that the starting lineup and the finishing lineup will be different. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

9 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

I predict that the starting lineup and the finishing lineup will be different. 

Careful with the prognosticatin'.

I predict the number 9 batter won't bat last.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

46 minutes ago, Sutter50 said:

Wouldn't be a game thread without complaints about the lineup 

I'll join in then, if it is absolutely necessary.

 

Where is the line up? Do i have to look at some other website to find out?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

33 minutes ago, ashbury said:

(because it's become clear it's not "Buxton's backup in center").

Speakin' o' which, how soon do we get him back?

 

I want him to catch some of the momentum what has been going round lately, and see what he does with it.

[Craig Arko]

Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s super-sausage!

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

14 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I'll join in then, if it is absolutely necessary.

 

Where is the line up? Do i have to look at some other website to find out?

Makin' me do my own work... gumble...

 

1. Jeffers DH (R)

2. Correa SS (R)

3. Castro, W CF (S)

4. Miranda 3B (R)

5. Margot RF (R)

6. Santana 1B (S)

7. Farmer, K 2B (R)

8. Vazquez C (R)

9. Martin LF (R)

 

 

1. Schneider LF (R)

2. Varsho CF (L)

3. Guerrero Jr. 1B (R)

4. Turner, J DH (R)

5. Jansen, D C (R)

6. Bichette SS (R)

7. Biggio RF (L)

8. Kiner-Falefa 2B (R)

9. Clement 3B (R)

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And i don't suppose anyone would care to explain the significance of the sausage?

[Schmoeman5]

16 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

And i don't suppose anyone would care to explain the significance of the sausage?

If you eat it. You'll get ill. Maybe?

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, ClosetFan said:

Margot (.660 OPS vs LHP) over Kepler (1.056 OPS vs LHP)?  and batting 5th?

Kepler is left-handed and probably could use a day off. Margot is right-handed and is on the roster to play against lefties.

[Craig Arko]

21 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

And i don't suppose anyone would care to explain the significance of the sausage?

You’ve been hiding inside a yurt in Ulaanbaatar, I take it.

[ashbury]

42 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Speakin' o' which, how soon do we get him back?

According to mlb.com he went on the 10-day IL May 3, so by some proprietary advanced analytics I believe it could be yesterday or the final day of the season or possibly somewhere in between.  But I like to play hunches so I'll throw away the poindexter stuff and guess Tuesday.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

15 minutes ago, ashbury said:

According to mlb.com he went on the 10-day IL May 3, so by some proprietary advanced analytics I believe it could be yesterday or the final day of the season or possibly somewhere in between.  But I like to play hunches so I'll throw away the poindexter stuff and guess Tuesday.

Thanks for the proprietary advanced analytics.  Ya lost me on the yesterday part (unless there are circumstances where yesterday is tomorrow), but otherwise i think i follow ya.

 

I shan't hold my breath, but i hope to see him soon.

 

 

[Craig Arko]

Super-sausage is not the only thing to look up in the sky for:

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/10/npr-solar-storm-geomagnetic-g4

[mrtwinsfan]

U.S.A.  - U.S.A.  And Go Twins

[mrtwinsfan]

Pick  2  Click  MR Correa

[RpR]

2 hours ago, umterp23 said:

best chances has him relying on bottom 3rd getting on base, which may not happen

Or, it may happen.

[RickOShea]

Click to pick..............Castro.  Just a gut feeling.

[RickOShea]

What's a hotel room cost at Skydome?