Twins (Ober/Woods Richardson) vs Orioles (Kremer/TBD): 5/14/25, 11:05am/TBD

[Chris Hove]

Rocco must be careful with how he uses the bullpen with 2 games. Columbe is good to go, maybe he wants to save Sands/Jax and only use 1 of them in game 1? Duran has to get a quick 9th if it comes down to it. Stewart, not sure if he will pitch again today.

[Patzky]

Don't throw that again Louis or you'll regret it

[Possumlad]

 

Man Buxton is streaky 

Outside of those driven by real mechanical issues or injuries, the evidence is that "hot streaks" & "cold streaks" don't really exist in any statistically meaningful way. Results over the previous 10-20 at bats have almost no impact whatsoever on the result of the next marginal at-bat (same with shooting in basketball).

Our brains just recognize patterns & seek to create attributions that don't exist. Any batters likelihood of getting a hit (or on base, or whatever) in their next at bat map almost exactly to their long-term average doing so... Recent results don't matter.

[Patzky]

Dammit. Should have been out of this.

[Aggies7]

Brooks ain’t no Robinson today 

[Mike Sixel]

I'm guessing Louie is going 2 innings. 

[Blyleven2011]

 

May get your wish if France goes on the IL.  I doubt he will at this point, but you never know.

If he's hurt bad don't wait or we'll be shorthanded  , but they like to always seem to wait , how many days before they placed Willie  on IL list  ...

[Parfigliano]

Catch the ball-throw the ball

[Patzky]

 

I'm guessing Louie is going 2 innings. 

Not sure now.

[Chris Hove]

Yikes, Varland is not getting the ball in enough on hitters with 2 strikes.

[Chris Hove]

 

If he's hurt bad don't wait or we'll be shorthanded  , but they like to always seem to wait , how many days before they placed Willie  on IL list  ...

Seemed like a week and a half.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Not sure now.

I regretted hitting "submit reply" almost immediately, yes.

[mrtwinsfan]

+Lee   thanx

[USAFChief]

 

Outside of those driven by real mechanical issues or injuries, the evidence is that "hot streaks" & "cold streaks" don't really exist in any statistically meaningful way. Results over the previous 10-20 at bats have almost no impact whatsoever on the result of the next marginal at-bat (same with shooting in basketball).

Our brains just recognize patterns & seek to create attributions that don't exist. Any batters likelihood of getting a hit (or on base, or whatever) in their next at bat map almost exactly to their long-term average doing so... Recent results don't matter.

How to be dazzled by math and understand nothing 

[Patzky]

 

Yikes, Varland is not getting the ball in enough on hitters with 2 strikes.

Lee makes the play it's all good 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nice catch, Mr. Buxton!

[Patzky]

Wheeeeew

[Aggies7]

Very ticklish situation, to quote Dick B

[Western SD Fan]

At least Buxton doesn't take his batting into the field!

[Chris Hove]

Insurance runs would be good......

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

How to be dazzled by math and understand nothing 

Without even trying?

Sounds like you have the makings of a best seller.

[USAFChief]

 

 Stewart, not sure if he will pitch again today.

Virtually zero chance Stewart pitches again today. 

[mrtwinsfan]

 

I'm guessing Louie is going 2 innings. 

was till lee f it up

[Blyleven2011]

Did buxton really need to dive for it , seemed like ball was caught and then he dived ...

I'm watching on my phone today and that's what I saw ...

[USAFChief]

It'll be Jax for the 8th, Duran the 9th. 

Unless the score changes dramatically.

[Mike Sixel]

Were any of those pitches strikes? 

[Aggies7]

 

Did buxton really need to dive for it , seemed like ball was caught and then he dived ...

I'm watching on my phone today and that's what I saw ...

Looked like he needed to in order to avoid injury (not facetious)

[NYCTK]

 

Did buxton really need to dive for it , seemed like ball was caught and then he dived ...

I'm watching on my phone today and that's what I saw ...

No. But one of those slides that makes the catch a bit less awkward than catching it at your shins. 

[Aggies7]

 

Were any of those pitches strikes? 

Strike 3 wasn’t. Another rough one for the HP umpire

[Western SD Fan]

Now the question of how Rocco will manage the bullpen.  Does he go Jax/Duran to at least guarantee 1 win today?  Or does he split Jax and Duran and who comes on in the 8th?