Minnesota Twins: Twins (Abel) vs Rays (Matz): 4/4/26, 6:10 pm CDT

[Vanimal46]

It looks like there may be less than 5k people at this game 

[Whammy]

After the first strike of the Fralick AB there was a very brief graphic that popped up. I can’t get a freeze frame of it. It sort of looked like a live ABS

[bunsen82]

Need to have more efficient innings that that,  struggling to locate any of the offspeed pitches.  

[Whammy]

Man, our hitters gotta stop challenging in ultra low leverage situations

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

That is a ton of pitches for Abel...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Most Aprils, the Twin Cities gets a good stretch of nice days in the 60s or so, but not this year so far. I give the Twins credit for taking a chance on that and authorizing all these April home games. (I think they can veto schedule proposals to some extent but not sure)

[Western SD Fan]

I understand that Bell has been pretty good with ABS challenges.  I still think there needs to be a decision tree on when it's appropriate to challenge, whether you think you would be right or not.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

lol, Bell didn't even get a glove on that.

[Over The Hill Again]

This infield 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Caratini not going to challenge those? They are right on the corner according to MLB

 

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Most Aprils, the Twin Cities gets a good stretch of nice days in the 60s or so, but not this year so far. I give the Twins credit for taking a chance on that and authorizing all these April home games. (I think they can veto schedule proposals to some extent but not sure)

We had April weather in March, so April is giving paybacks.

[mrtwinsfan]

Bell not gonna win any fielding awards , But AGAIN Royce makes it a bad throw to inside of the bag,  to me that was 90% on Royce

[Whammy]

Caratini might have challenged 2 of those ball calls (in the 4 pitch walk) if Bell hadn’t burned our first ABS challenge

[Aggies7]

The snow falling is a nice touch. Twins shouldn’t play night games til mid May. Not like anyone is going to the games anyway 

[Aggies7]

How do you not tag up there ?

[RpR]

Ah, Loui is working for a trip to AAA to practice fielding more.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

We had April weather in March, so April is giving paybacks.

sure seems that way

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

How do you not tag up there ?

He'd fit right in with the Twins...

[mrtwinsfan]

0-2    quit Tickling-  go after him 

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

The snow falling is a nice touch. Twins shouldn’t play night games til mid May. Not like anyone is going to the games anyway 

Does any one at the stadium serve Irish Coffee?

[Over The Hill Again]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

0-2    quit Tickling-  go after him 

But not literally 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Hopefully these are outliers for Abel. Last week, coming out of the pen and today, terrible conditions. Twins need him to be a capable starting pitcher.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

How do you not tag up there ?

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Oh, come on.

[ashbury]

8 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

I understand that Bell has been pretty good with ABS challenges.  I still think there needs to be a decision tree on when it's appropriate to challenge, whether you think you would be right or not.

Two outs, nobody on.  You've got two strikes on you but only two balls?  Sit down, shut up, and take it even if the umpire is jobbing you on that one pitch.  There are better uses for that challenge.

[Over The Hill Again]

Clearly un-Abel tonight 

[Aggies7]

Keep hearing how good this guy can be. Hope to see it one day 

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

0-2    quit Tickling-  go after him 

sorry fellas , --didnt mean it this way

[Aggies7]

Good grief, I thought I had turned OFF the three stooges. Guess I’ll flip back 

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Keep hearing how good this guy can be. Hope to see it one day 

or  inning