Royals (Bubic) vs Twins (Ober): 5/25/25, 1:10pm

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Except Castro's fielding is inadequate no matter where he plays. And last year was his peak at the plate. (I see the future 😇

We may be SOL until Keaschall gets back.

[glunn]

I hope that all Twins fans enjoy the rest of this holiday weekend and that we sweep the Rays.

[Peter]

Need to go at least 6-4 on road trip!!! Just worried this loss could sting for awhile 

[USAFChief]

A couple cleanups:

 Beautiful day at TF. Except for the offense. 

There is no such thing as "tie goes to the runner." In fact, there is no such thing as a "tie." Runner is out or safe, beats the play or doesn't. 

The 0-2 hits given up are unforgivable. Simply can't happen. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

27 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Apparently Monday. Several people have said Buxton is going to Tampa.

And he's only semi-competent from time to time.  I mean, we've all seen what a strikeout machine he can become for long stretches of time. 

[Patzky]

21 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

And he's only semi-competent from time to time.  I mean, we've all seen what a strikeout machine he can become for long stretches of time. 

If he's in CF Bader and Larnach are in LF and RF and we don't need to have Willi McCusker or Others out there.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Royce isn't Danny Valencia. While his hot streak to start his career might have been a bit of an overreach, I think folks are giving up too soon on him.

With that said, his mechanics at the plate suck right now and they have for a while. Even going back to last year. He doesn't trust his lower body at all.

They're not sending him to the minors so I don't know how they fix it. I thought he was breaking out of the slump last weekend but this home stand set him back.

The other part of the problem is that Correa isn't really hitting. Buxton and Wallner are out. Royce's struggles are magnified and the Twins offense can't have him being an automatic out right now.

[RpR]

1 hour ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Lewis to st paul,  d.f.a. Bride  use Lee at third with castro ,  they got plenty of options with 2nd and 3rd base

Hitless wonders need players who know how to use their glove and that is not Lewis ; send him down to A ball like they did Sano,

They have zero known options and using crap shoot rookies would be asinine.

[RpR]

22 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Royce isn't Danny Valencia. While his hot streak to start his career might have been a bit of an overreach, I think folks are giving up too soon on him.

 

LOL, OK he is a Jake Cave and how many years did he stay getting worse an worse each year?

OH wait, he was never as bad a Lewis, sorry Jake.

[Strombomb]

1 hour ago, USAFChief said:

A couple cleanups:

 Beautiful day at TF. Except for the offense. 

There is no such thing as "tie goes to the runner." In fact, there is no such thing as a "tie." Runner is out or safe, beats the play or doesn't. 

The 0-2 hits given up are unforgivable. Simply can't happen. 

I agree but it's hard to fault this pitch sequence. 

[Strombomb]

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 hour ago, Patzky said:

If he's in CF Bader and Larnach are in LF and RF and we don't need to have Willi McCusker or Others out there.

As a defensive player, he's extremely competent.  As an offensive player, the competence comes and goes. 

[h2oface]

1 hour ago, USAFChief said:

......In fact, there is no such thing as a "tie." Runner is out or safe, beats the play or doesn't. 

Sure. It has to be called one way or another. In a world that "the umpire is always right", usually comprised of some past umpires (not all, because many past umpires know that they were guessing the best they could) too proud of themselves to admit that a tie can happen but they have to call it one way or the other............sure. But that doesn't mean it wasn't a tie in reality. 

The tie goes to the runner was an old little league standard, said here a joke. But it was a suggestion in several umpiring courses that I took at different (lower and non-professional) levels through the years.

And the proof was posted of the plate umpire calling the two pitches strikes that were in almost the exact location, and weren't even very close to being strikes. 

[AceWrigley]

5 hours ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Jeffers led off the bottom of the 1st with a double. 

We wouldn't want facts to get in the way of the current narrative.

[shortround81]

4 hours ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Royce isn't Danny Valencia. While his hot streak to start his career might have been a bit of an overreach, I think folks are giving up too soon on him.

With that said, his mechanics at the plate suck right now and they have for a while. Even going back to last year. He doesn't trust his lower body at all.

They're not sending him to the minors so I don't know how they fix it. I thought he was breaking out of the slump last weekend but this home stand set him back.

The other part of the problem is that Correa isn't really hitting. Buxton and Wallner are out. Royce's struggles are magnified and the Twins offense can't have him being an automatic out right now.

THANK YOU! When he starts playing better everyone will be back here saying, "Never doubted him for a second" just like when the team went on their 13 game winning streak 

[RpR]

15 minutes ago, shortround81 said:

THANK YOU! When he starts playing better everyone will be back here saying, "Never doubted him for a second" just like when the team went on their 13 game winning streak 

Hmm, similar state of mind that floated around Julien and Miranda awhile back. ☣️

[shortround81]

8 hours ago, RpR said:

Hmm, similar state of mind that floated around Julien and Miranda awhile back. ☣️

Oh the fickle nature of "what have you done for me lately?" baseball fans are constantly saddled with. 

[insagt1]

Lewis is not hitting and that has to be a concern. Yes he's back in the lineup but he looks like the Lewis of last September who was totally clueless. Anyone ok with his very slow start at the plate?