Twins (TBD) vs Tigers (Gipson-Long): 6/27/25, 6:10pm

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Time for Vazquez to put a charge into one.

Hahahaha. 

Good one

[ziggy]

time for a double steal

[Patzky]

Ah rats. Nice try.

[ziggy]

Rocco said pregame that he wants to be more agressive on the base paths. Just had the Twins best 2 base stealers on base and they stood there like a statue.

[Western SD Fan]

Just now, ziggy said:

Rocco said pregame that he wants to be more agressive on the base paths. Just had the Twins best 2 base stealers on base and they stood there like a statue.

Exactly.  I would have loved to see Buxton go.  It's likely a win-win.  If they don't throw through, it's another runner in scoring position.  If they do throw through, Bader can scamper for home.  

[Blyleven2011]

1 minute ago, ziggy said:

Rocco said pregame that he wants to be more agressive on the base paths. Just had the Twins best 2 base stealers on base and they stood there like a statue.

Maybe the players missed the sign to steal ...

I doubt it though  ...

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Rocco said pregame that he wants to be more agressive on the base paths. Just had the Twins best 2 base stealers on base and they stood there like a statue.

Rocco likes to run his mouth which generates a lot of words that are ultimately meaningless.

[stringer bell]

2 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Rocco said pregame that he wants to be more agressive on the base paths. Just had the Twins best 2 base stealers on base and they stood there like a statue.

Yeah, maybe you could steal a run there. However, it's gone on forever that LH hitter like having the first baseman hold the runner to open up the hole. 

If Buck is a near-lock to reach second there, I still want him to go.

[T.O.]

4 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Rocco said pregame that he wants to be more agressive on the base paths. Just had the Twins best 2 base stealers on base and they stood there like a statue.

But they stood there with a real aggressive look.

[Patzky]

Three shut out innings to start off well again. Cmon fellows.

[ziggy]

Just now, T.O. said:

But they stood there with a real aggressive look.

Might have been the pregame bean burritos.

[Doc Lenz]

Any idea how many teams have a .200 hitter batting 5th?

[Western SD Fan]

5 minutes ago, Blyleven2011 said:

Maybe the players missed the sign to steal ...

I doubt it though  ...

Rocco would have to go to the local library to read up on what these signs to designate stealing actually are.  It wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't even have a sign for stealing a base.  The player just goes when he's comfortable.

[Doc Lenz]

3 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

Any idea how many teams have a .200 hitter batting 5th?

.203?

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

Any idea how many teams have a .200 hitter batting 5th?

With that DB he might be hitting .207 now

[Patzky]

Mr Lee says hello Motown 

[Parfigliano]

More Brooks Lee type ABs.  Less Vazquez 

[Blyleven2011]

2 out rally , two hitters change places ...

That a 5 game hitting streak for Lee  ...

[ziggy]

The more I watch Lee play the more I like him. Doesn't do anything spectacular but does everything except run fairly well.

[LA Vikes Fan]

Why are we playing Clemens again? Is the occasional home run really worth it?

[Parfigliano]

Now hold a road lead through the bottom of an inning and add on next inning.

[Blyleven2011]

2 minutes ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

Why are we playing Clemens again? Is the occasional home run really worth it?

Rocco says yes ...

[Aggies7]

The tigers look like they should be changing my oil and rotating my tires in these awful uniforms 

[ziggy]

4 minutes ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

Why are we playing Clemens again? Is the occasional home run really worth it?

Because Bride needs to be saved for possibly pitching the 9th inning.

[Craig Arko]

TBD is not too shabby. 

[Doc Lenz]

6 minutes ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

Why are we playing Clemens again? Is the occasional home run really worth it?

Great catch Kody!!

[ziggy]

Just now, Craig Arko said:

TBD is not too shabby. 

The opener is doing pretty well.

[Blyleven2011]

Festa not getting the high strike called in his favor tonight ...

Good pitch count though , how many innings will Rocco give him if he continues his dominance  ...

[stringer bell]

Just now, LA VIkes Fan said:

Why are we playing Clemens again? Is the occasional home run really worth it?

Kody Clemens, coming into today, is hitting .220 for the Twins, but with an .820 OPS. That's better than anyone but Buxton. He's got 1.0 WAR in 46 games, more than France, Jeffers,  Castro and as much as Larnach in fewer games. Yeah, it might be a mirage, but he has earned playing time as much as anybody.

[Blyleven2011]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

The tigers look like they should be changing my oil and rotating my tires in these awful uniforms 

The motor city is the place for oil and tire changes ...