Twins (López) @ Astros (Blanco); 5/31 @ 7:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

López needs to find his mojo. I want wins!

 

[stringer bell]

Pablo's FIP is much more representative than his ERA (3.80 FIP, 5.25 ERA). It seems he is great until a big inning happens. 

There are several pitchers with large discrepancies between ERA and FIP. Okert and Durán have gotten "lucky", while Thielbar, Sands, López, Ober have suffered bad luck according to FIP.

[Craig Arko]

Hoping for really good Pablo today.

[Parfigliano]

Hoping for no multi run HR's Pablo day.

[CRF]

Wouldn't be surprised if tonight's game is postponed, or at the very least delayed. It's raining now and isn't supposed to get any better later. We may have to push "Pablo Day" into tomorrow.

EDIT: I apologize. I have no idea what I was thinking. Age will do that to a person at times. 

[bighat]

33 minutes ago, CRF said:

Wouldn't be surprised if tonight's game is postponed, or at the very least delayed. It's raining now and isn't supposed to get any better later. We may have to push "Pablo Day" into tomorrow. 

The game is in Houston in a dome. 

[CRF]

7 minutes ago, bighat said:

The game is in Houston in a dome. 

You're absolutely right. I have no idea wtf I was thinking. I'm old and senile. I apologize for my post. 

[CRF]

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program...I've just been handed this bulletin...apparently, tonight's game is in HOUSTON, so the weather won't be a factor! Boy, do I feel stupid. Talk about a senior moment!

[chaderic20]

If the game gets delayed because the sprinkler system comes on, or some such thing, I'll totally give you credit for calling it.

[Craig Arko]

It’s Houston, so flooding.

[ashbury]

7 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Pablo's FIP is much more representative than his ERA (3.80 FIP, 5.25 ERA). It seems he is great until a big inning happens. 

There are several pitchers with large discrepancies between ERA and FIP. Okert and Durán have gotten "lucky", while Thielbar, Sands, López, Ober have suffered bad luck according to FIP.

Here's hoping that Pablo pitches so well that luck doesn't factor into the outcome at all.

[ashbury]

3 hours ago, CRF said:

Wouldn't be surprised if tonight's game is postponed, or at the very least delayed. It's raining now and isn't supposed to get any better later. We may have to push "Pablo Day" into tomorrow.

EDIT: I apologize. I have no idea what I was thinking. Age will do that to a person at times. 

Mrs Ash and I spent an unanticipated night in the state of Texas yesterday, due to a good-luck/bad-luck set of circumstances involving the weather and a connecting flight through DFW.  We know better - don't fly through Denver to see family at Christmas, and don't fly through Dallas for summer vacations.

They need to build a roof over the entire state.

And of course, we remember General Sheridan's statement long ago: "If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell."  Personally, I can't see the difference that he was able to discern.

[nicksaviking]

7 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Pablo's FIP is much more representative than his ERA (3.80 FIP, 5.25 ERA). It seems he is great until a big inning happens. 

There are several pitchers with large discrepancies between ERA and FIP. Okert and Durán have gotten "lucky", while Thielbar, Sands, López, Ober have suffered bad luck according to FIP.

Yeah, there are a handful of relievers that are having issues with inherited runners. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

8 hours ago, Squirrel said:

López needs to find his mojo. I want wins!

 

This it?

[Tjwalsh65]

Lets see how the games in this next nine.  I remember having a discussion around this date in 1991 with a friend saying that the twins would get going.  The twins had just lost the first game of a Texas series and were 2 games under 500.  Soon there after the Twins won 15 in a row and then held on.  That was in the middle of Scott Erickson's win streak as well.  33 years ago now.

 

Go Pablo Go Twins 

[Tjwalsh65]

15 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Mrs Ash and I spent an unanticipated night in the state of Texas last night, due to a good-luck/bad-luck set of circumstances involving the weather and a connecting flight through DFW.  We know better - don't fly through Denver to see family at Christmas, and don't fly through Dallas for summer vacations.

They need to build a roof over the entire state.

And of course, we remember General Sheridan's statement long ago: "If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell."  Personally, I can't see the difference that he was able to discern.

 

We had that experience last summer.  We started the day in Myrtle Beach at 6 AM.   We had a delay due to fog and then were redirected to Dallas and missed our connection there.  We did eventually land at MSP but it was after 10 PM.   We then got on the wrong shuttle and were not home until 1 AM or so.    

 

[USAFChief]

Chief Jr and I will be in attendance for Pablo Day in Houston this evening. 

Pics to follow.

Edit: provided the ... uh... rain holds off and we get the game in...

 

Sorry crf, couldn't resist...

 

[Squirrel]

53 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

It’s Houston, so flooding.

Hurricanes and flooding, too

[Squirrel]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Chief Jr and I will be in attendance for Pablo Day in Houston this evening. 

Pics to follow. 

Did @Riverbrian loan you his yellow Pablo jersey to wear?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

As i am a creature of habit...

 

Us:

0. Lopez, P P (R)

1. Larnach DH (L)

2. Correa SS (R)

3. Kirilloff 1B (L)

4. Kepler RF (L)

5. Jeffers C (R)

6. Julien 2B (L)

7. Buxton CF (R)

8. Castro, W LF (S)

9. Miranda3B (R)

 

Them;

0. Blanco P (R)

1. Altuve 2B (R)

2. Tucker RF (L)

3. Alvarez, Y DH (L)

4. Bregman 3B (R)

5. Meyers CF (R)

6. Singleton 1B (L)

7. Dubón SS (R)

8.McCormick LF (R)

9. Diaz, Y C (R)

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Hurricanes and flooding, too

Thunder and lightning. 

I tell you it's frightening. 

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Did @Riverbrian loan you his yellow Pablo jersey to wear?

No. It's SEVERAL sizes too big.

[Riverbrian]

15 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Did @Riverbrian loan you his yellow Pablo jersey to wear?

Nope but I mailed him Yellow Paint. 

[danielp19653]

1 hour ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

 

This it?

ah this is a common mistake that is actually a mojo-jojo 

[Schmoeman5]

Where is Lewis? Why is he languishing  with St. Paul? The Twins have 2 teams to catch without him. He's running full tilt. I don't get it. I'm gonna have to drop him from my fantasy team.

[ziggy]

3 hours ago, CRF said:

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program...I've just been handed this bulletin...apparently, tonight's game is in HOUSTON, so the weather won't be a factor! Boy, do I feel stupid. Talk about a senior moment!

Hey now, the dome could deflate. I've heard it happens in the central time zone.

[mrtwinsfan]

3 hours ago, CRF said:

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program...I've just been handed this bulletin...apparently, tonight's game is in HOUSTON, so the weather won't be a factor! Boy, do I feel stupid. Talk about a senior moment!

 Talk about a senior moment!---- Never apologize us older folks have earned that right, its  our built in reason if were wrong, ,   Have fun with it !!!!

[mrtwinsfan]

Martin  and Lewis batting 1-2   Royce looked like a Buxton K- 1ST inning

[CRF]

6 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Martin  and Lewis batting 1-2   Royce looked like a Buxton K- 1ST inning

Wow! I didn't realize they were still around.

[stringer bell]

7 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Martin  and Lewis batting 1-2   Royce looked like a Buxton K- 1ST inning

Dean and Jerry back together? They had such good chemistry on stage.