Mariners (Kirby) vs Twins (Ryan): 6/25/25, 6:40pm

[mrtwinsfan]

Hey guys , i checked savant- b-ball reference  and its hard for me to understand alot of it, trying to find a player and team list that take strike 3 looking ,  any ideas ?  

[mrtwinsfan]

5 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Hey guys , i checked savant- b-ball reference  and its hard for me to understand alot of it, trying to find a player and team list that take strike 3 looking ,  any ideas ?  

at least 3 so far for the twins this game, 

[Aggies7]

How is this pitcher allowed to rock back and forth from the stretch without being called for a balk? Baseball is silly 

[Vanimal46]

11 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Hey guys , i checked savant- b-ball reference  and its hard for me to understand alot of it, trying to find a player and team list that take strike 3 looking ,  any ideas ?  

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-pitches-pitching.shtml

L/SO is what you’re looking for and the Twins are below league average in that category this year 

[mrtwinsfan]

In Major League Baseball, the players with the most career strikeouts looking are: Reggie Jackson (2,597), Jim Thome (2,548), and Adam Dunn (2,379)  Crazy stat   so Reggie has 4-5 years of looking ,  can this be right ? 

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-pitches-pitching.shtml

L/SO is what you’re looking for and the Twins are below league average in that category this year 

thanks for the reply

 

[Doc Lenz]

6 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

How is this pitcher allowed to rock back and forth from the stretch without being called for a balk? Baseball is silly 

Can do that until he comes set. Then must go home or a pickoff attempt 

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

In Major League Baseball, the players with the most career strikeouts looking are: Reggie Jackson (2,597), Jim Thome (2,548), and Adam Dunn (2,379)  Crazy stat   so Reggie has 4-5 years of looking ,  can this be right ? 

Those are career K leaders, not K's looking. 

[Parfigliano]

I see the bats are rocking again tonight.

[Western SD Fan]

I'm curious that Larnach has been getting more recent time in RF than Wallner.  I always thought that Wallner graded out as a better defender.

[Tlaker]

One pitch one out……sigh

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

Can do that until he comes set. Then must go home or a pickoff attempt 

I’m not even arguing it is a balk by definition. But it should be if it isn’t. He’s rocking around like Rainman trying to watch Wapner

[Vanimal46]

5 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

thanks for the reply

 

No prob. Baseball reference is a powerful tool. They really need to put some tutorial videos on their main page. I didn’t know that was there either until I saw a Reddit post about it 

[Blyleven2011]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

I'm curious that Larnach has been getting more recent time in RF than Wallner.  I always thought that Wallner graded out as a better defender.

Probably don't want wallner taking his at bats out to the outfield  , he hasn't been all that sharp in right field  , I'd prefer he was in left field  ..he played there alot last year when Kepler played rightfield  ...

[Aggies7]

Clemens “unloads” to 10 feet in front of the track, come on Cory

[Doc Lenz]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

I’m not even arguing it is a balk by definition. But it should be if it isn’t. He’s rocking around like Rainman trying to watch Wapner

I understand what you’re saying but according to the rules he’s not balking

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Tlaker said:

One pitch one out……sigh

It must be nerve racking pitching for TC knowing if you give up one run it's a major  struggle for your hitters to tie or get a lead 

[Tlaker]

Left handed hitters are hitting .360 against Kirby this season? Not Twins lefties tonight 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Clemens “unloads” to 10 feet in front of the track, come on Cory

Geven recent trends I'd say Provus accurately described that routine fly ball by comparison. 

 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

3 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

I'm curious that Larnach has been getting more recent time in RF than Wallner.  I always thought that Wallner graded out as a better defender.

Wallner does grade out as a better defender, but that’s a low bar

I think it has more to do with Wallner is in a really bad funk since the beginning of June

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

Left handed hitters are hitting .360 against Kirby this season? Not Twins lefties tonight 

TC right handers aren't setting the world blazing either.

[AceWrigley]

14 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

In Major League Baseball, the players with the most career strikeouts looking are: Reggie Jackson (2,597), Jim Thome (2,548), and Adam Dunn (2,379)  Crazy stat   so Reggie has 4-5 years of looking ,  can this be right ? 

Nope. Those are career strikeout totals.

[Vanimal46]

3 Ks for Big Dumper. Come on now we gotta get this win tonight 

[CRF]

Joe pitching another nice game...and once he gets taken out, Sea will get a fluke run or two, and we'll get shut out. 

[USAFChief]

Nice turn. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, CRF said:

Joe pitching another nice game...and once he gets taken out, Sea will get a fluke run or two, and we'll get shut out. 

It wouldn't surprise me that much.

[Patzky]

Lights are back on

Looks like the bats had a power outage at Target eh..

[Randy Griffith]

Only three pages of comments in five-plus innings?  I guess that's better than only 1 hit!

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, Patzky said:

Lights are back. Looks like the bats had a power outage at Target eh..

Nothing terribly unusual there.

[mrtwinsfan]

10 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Clemens “unloads” to 10 feet in front of the track, come on Cory

Cory is having Proggasims ---