Minnesota Twins: Twins (Ryan) vs Tigers (Mize): 4/6/26, 6:40 pm CDT

[Twins_Fan_For_Life]

Just now, Western SD Fan said:

to be honest, I'm disappointed in myself for watching this game without alcohol

I got you covered!

[SteveLV]

Why would you watch this game without alcohol?  Seems mandatory, especially when watching out "fielding".

[tony&rodney]

Just now, Western SD Fan said:

to be honest, I'm disappointed in myself for watching this game without alcohol

Comment of the year.

[Patzky]

We should get something off Anderson here.

[The Great Hambino]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

to be honest, I'm disappointed in myself for watching this game without alcohol

It's not a drinking problem, it's a drinking solution

[ziggy]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

to be honest, I'm disappointed in myself for watching this game without alcohol

Just watching the 300 or so fans shiver on TV gave me the erge for a hot chocolate. Pretty tasty I must say.

[ashbury]

18 minutes ago, ziggy said:

I ate a twinkie last week. YUK! I hadn't eaten one in years.

They changed everything about them for the worse. Probably a good thing for my pants size.

I used to love Twinkies.  But now I know a guy who worked in the Twinkie factory when he was in college, and I won't eat them anymore.  If you buy apparel fabricated in a sweatshop you can just launder it, but if you eat food prepared in a (literal) sweatshop ....  ew.

[Patzky]

Strike zone is oozing when the challenges are gone

[ashbury]

30 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Well 99 pitches too

Just to get through 5 innings.  A different cause for concern, then.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 of those to  Luke were balls  

[Patzky]

Just now, ashbury said:

Just to get through 5 innings.  A different cause for concern, then.

An article earlier referenced the extra pitches needed to overcome bad defense. Didn't put a number on it but I'll offer ten pitches tonight.

[Twins_Fan_For_Life]

4 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

to be honest, I'm disappointed in myself for watching this game without alcohol

 

[Patzky]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

2 of those to  Luke were balls  

Ump is cold.

[ziggy]

pretty obvious a challenge needs to be saved for the later innings.

And hitters only should use one in rbi situations.

Save them for the pitchers.

[Over The Hill Again]

Said it the other night, this bone headed approach to Twins pitch challenges is something that I’d expect the manager to be attacking. 

[mrtwinsfan]

attendance  known ?

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, ziggy said:

pretty obvious a challenge needs to be saved for the later innings.

And hitters only should use one in rbi situations.

Save them for the pitchers.

Also thinks it gives the umpires an out when they start to expand the strikezone.  Do a better job on your challenges and you won't have that problem. 

[ziggy]

Twins_Fan

easy for you to enjoy a cold one when your watchdog is on guard looking for something to attack. You need to teach him to relax.

[ashbury]

29 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Ball, outside

[ziggy]

4 minutes ago, Patzky said:

An article earlier referenced the extra pitches needed to overcome bad defense. Didn't put a number on it but I'll offer ten pitches tonight.

Tom Kelly used to keep track of them.

[David HK]

37 minutes ago, GeorgeLooney said:

At least it isn’t Kent….then again what’s the difference 

This BP is just like crabs in a bucket. Just reach in and grab any one. 

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, ziggy said:

pretty obvious a challenge needs to be saved for the later innings.

And hitters only should use one in rbi situations.

Save them for the pitchers.

My only qualm about this is, if that becomes the strategy adopted by managers league-wide, then the incentive for umpires will be to call every close pitch a strike, because the batter will be under duress to not challenge it and the catcher will of course have no incentive too.

But that's for later.  And I don't want my team being the only one letting their batters make asinine challenges due to bruised egos or whatever is going on with this roster of knuckleheads.

[Twins_Fan_For_Life]

2 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Twins_Fan

easy for you to enjoy a cold one when your watchdog is on guard looking for something to attack. You need to teach him to relax.

My Watch Dog is a White Sox fan.

[Over The Hill Again]

Orze gets away with throwing 83-87 mph nibbling around the edges of the zone. But that’s about it. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

My Watch Dog is a White Sox fan.

Traitor!

[ziggy]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

My Watch Dog is a White Sox fan.

Thank God it's not a Yankee fan.

[killebrewlover]

Is Buxton hurt?   How is this guy batting under .150 and getting paid $15 Million???!!!   What a waste.

[Twins_Fan_For_Life]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

Traitor!

In dog years he's like 150 years old. He swears Shoeless Joe didn't throw the series

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, ziggy said:

Thank God it's not a Yankee fan.

It knows where its next meal is coming from

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

My Watch Dog is a White Sox fan.

"At Guaranteed Rate Field, nobody knows you're a dog."