Twins (Lopez) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 8/6/24, 7:05pm

[wabene]

Dang big Jim Thome had 10 seasons with 600+ PA and 3 more with 500+. 

[Aggies7]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Martin got abused.

He acted as if it were a practical improbability that the runner would tag there

[Jocko87]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Again, poorly coached.

That's not coaching.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

31 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

You can score from first on a hit to right field? Had no idea 

 

Running on the pitch, with 2 out.

 

An on target through may well have gotten him, but he certainly put the pressure on. 

 

On the other hand folk usually don't advance to second on a fly ball out...

[Aggies7]

We have to be top 5 in extra bases allowed in mlb

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

That's not coaching.

That's 100 percent coaching.

A manager in any profession gets precisely the quality workforce he accepts.

Martin obviously knows his manager doesn't care about stuff like that. He's a rookie...do you seriously think he does that if he's worried about consequences?

 

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Jocko87 said:

That's not coaching.

The **** it’s not.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, wabene said:

Dang big Jim Thome had 10 seasons with 600+ PA and 3 more with 500+. 

Yeah...."fragile."

[Aggies7]

One of the easiest things to coach in baseball is situational awareness. And the twins have been horrible at it for many years. Maybe it’s an organizational failure more than a singular coach failure, but it is a failure.

[thelanges5]

Pablo 88 pitches to Imanaga’s 64

woof!

[CRF]

Only 1 hit, and luckily it left the yard. We're not out of this one just yet. Got to get something going here.

[wabene]

Pablito gets the 6th pho sho, the question is does he make it out?

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

That's 100 percent coaching.

A manager in any profession gets precisely the quality workforce he accepts.

Martin obviously knows his manager doesn't care about stuff like that. He's a rookie...do you seriously think he does that if he's worried about consequences?

 

Right. Fire him.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, wabene said:

Pablito gets the 6th pho sho 

Mmm, noodle soup!

[USAFChief]

Let's put together some ABs here and get this ragarm put of the game. 

[CRF]

Please...not The Dobber. 

[RpR]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Yeah...."fragile."

He was fragile for the Twins, do not care who else he played for.

[USAFChief]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

Right. Fire him.

Done and done.

A year too late, but better late than never. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Let's put together some ABs here and get this ragarm put of the game. 

Cpncure!

[Jocko87]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

The **** it’s not.

What is this sudden fascination with poorly coached?

It's like a TD memo went out and I didn't get copied.

[wabene]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Mmm, noodle soup!

It all starts with the beef bone

[wabene]

Lee for extras!

[Jocko87]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Done and done.

A year too late, but better late than never. 

No, fire Martin?  Why would you read the obviously opposite of what I said?

[Aggies7]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

That's 100 percent coaching.

A manager in any profession gets precisely the quality workforce he accepts.

Martin obviously knows his manager doesn't care about stuff like that. He's a rookie...do you seriously think he does that if he's worried about consequences?

 

Gleyber Day Torres got yanked mid game for looking at a line drive he hit off the wall the other day. Should have been a double but could only reach first. Same inning got hosed at home plate on a ball hit to the outfield. Yanked. A tiny bit of accountability would be nice. I’ve never been around a successful team/group/workplace that lacked accountability 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, CRF said:

Please...not The Dobber. 

Now i just wanna see him even more.

 

Maybe he's like Beetlejuice? 

 

Only once more...

[CRF]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

He was fragile for the Twins, do not care who else he played for.

He was 40 years old too when he played here. 

[Aggies7]

6 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

What is this sudden fascination with poorly coached?

It's like a TD memo went out and I didn't get copied.

The twins give away winnable games. There’s no stat to show that, we all watch the games. 3.5 back at this moment, how many give aways are ok due to poor basics of the game?

The best teams are the best at the basics. That’s a big reason why our record against the top 5 or so teams is so bad
 

It’s not solely a Rocco thing, if that’s what bothers you about it

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

What is this sudden fascination with poorly coached?

It's like a TD memo went out and I didn't get copied.

The memo is a year old.

[CRF]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

The memo is a year old.

Imo...the memo is Rocco years old. 

[USAFChief]

11 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

No, fire Martin?  Why would you read the obviously opposite of what I said?

I'm confused. 

Firing Martin won't fix the problem. Martin isn't the cause of the problem.

We saw the Twins squander a run last night though incredibly bad baserunning. Inexcusable. "No big deal" says the chorus. 

Meanwhile, tonight, the Cubs get a run home from first on a single. Same situation. 

This stuff matters.