White Sox 12, Twins 3: Woof.

[Nshore]

It's good there's still an ad on this site about how to watch the Twins games.  The demand must be off the charts.

[NYCTK]

15 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

He just wouldn't get to pitch as much. Modern baseball theory is hopelessly lost in many respects. "Pitchers cant be allowed to pitch" is one example. 

 

[Nshore]

5 hours ago, Edmond Dantes said:

I would be very surprised if anyone who grew up watching baseball in the 70s, 80s, or 90s would agree that baseball isn't worse now, or that baseball players are better now. 

One thing that hasn't changed IMO is that there aren't enough Major League caliber players to fill out all the rosters, as the Twins are demonstrating.  And Manfred is talking about expansion, which will water things down further.

[DJL44]

15 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Maybe HOF standards will change. I guess they almost have to.

Either the standards will change, or we'll stop electing Hall of Famers. The odds that a pitcher starting his career in 2025 accumulates even 200 career Wins is quite low. Jose Berrios is one of the top pitchers in wins for his age and younger and he's at 108 after 10 seasons. Sonny Gray is another leader in wins for his age and he's at 123 after 13 seasons. Today's rookie pitchers would need a 35-year career to accumulate 300 wins.

[Optimus_Prhyme]

I was at the game last night and absolutely no question it was a rough one. I'm up in the Thrivant Club and it's the first time it has been so dead that I was able to listen to the radio and TV commentators from my seat - at least I could when the hecklers and booing wasn't too loud. That being said, I do take issue with one part of this article:

". . . and then Will Robertson hit a ball to Woods Richardson that should have been an easy out, but a throwing error resulted in runners at first and third with nobody out instead." 

Let's be fair - Robertson's bat shattered and a massive chunk went flying right by Woods Richardson.  I'm sure his life flashed before his eyes.  I'm impressed he even fielded it and I'm surprised that he didn't throw it right out the back of the ballpark considering how the adrenaline must have been pumping.  That, unlike the other errors and baserunning blunders was completely forgivable.