Game Thread: Twins v Tigers, 4/21 @ 7:10pm CT

2/3rds of our outfield is batting .150, one of our bench OF is around the same. Defenses are squeezing one of our better hitters into sub .250.  Very poor clutch hitting, in general we are too aggressive at the plate in those situations.  I guess all of those things are correctable.  But prolly not tonight and prolly not in this series.  Dorthy needs to find another way.

yeah, we need to sacrifice a chicken to Jobu... 

RB, you're alive! Good job, as usual!

 

yeah, we need to sacrifice a chicken to Jobu... 

I'm well past the chicken and starting on the vodka....

 

I'm well past the chicken and starting on the vodka....

 

I prefer to drink the vodka... sacrificing it is well... quite the sacrifice. 

Thanks for the enjoyable opening.  If you did not have to state a few Twins facts the entire article might have been fun, but with the Twins reality eventually surfaces.  We have 40% of our starting rotation functioning, we have 25% of our bullpen functioning, 33% of our outfield, 33% of our lineup batting over .250 and we are in last place - I am shocked.  

 

 

 

 

PSA: 89.3 The Current is streaming Prince all day. I now return you to snark and bickering....and chief jokes.

I would truly enjoy a flight attendant using sarcasm and snark during pre-flight announcements... I mean, they do the same announcements thousands of times. Have some fun with it!

 

I would truly enjoy a flight attendant using sarcasm and snark during pre-flight announcements... I mean, they do the same announcements thousands of times. Have some fun with it!

 

I've heard a few of them in the last couple years. For some reason, Delta shelved their video that was a bit humorous, and went all serious again. Assuming lawyers and FAA were the cause....

 

I've heard a few of them in the last couple years. For some reason, Delta shelved their video that was a bit humorous, and went all serious again. Assuming lawyers and FAA were the cause....

 

I remember the Delta video... Now American Airlines has a video in a format where it looks like they did it all in one take. And the fake crowd sourced cheering at the end. 

Go T'ins.

We're going down.

I'm yelling TIMBER!!!

Welcome back, RiverBrian!

 

Before i forget, what am i supposed to do at 5k?

At 5.32, Rick Porcello's ERA is almost half a run better than Verlander's this year. That pretty much justifies Porcello's 2016 Cy Young in my book.

 

Welcome back, RiverBrian!

Before i forget, what am i supposed to do at 5k?

I believe you celebrate with Cardboardnay. 

 

I would truly enjoy a flight attendant using sarcasm and snark during pre-flight announcements... I mean, they do the same announcements thousands of times. Have some fun with it!

 

Don't they do that on Southwest? Or am I thinking of another airline?

 

Don't they do that on Southwest? Or am I thinking of another airline?

 

It's possible. Don't fly Southwest too often.... Unless it's a trip to Vegas! 

 

Welcome back, RiverBrian!

Before i forget, what am i supposed to do at 5k?

 

Expect an extravagant party hosted by Brock! He will be heading to your house with a home-made cake, and balloons! 

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Welcome back, RiverBrian!

Before i forget, what am i supposed to do at 5k?

 

Post #5000 must contains mentions of:

 

Mac and Cheese

Why Stop Lights don't use the color Blue

And the Average thoughts of Sheep 

 

Post #5000 must contains mentions of:

 

Mac and Cheese

Why Stop Lights don't use the color Blue

And the Average thoughts of Sheep 

 

blue means complete. If stop lights had blue, wouldn't you be there, and not care?

 

blue means complete. If stop lights had blue, wouldn't you be there, and not care?

 

My insurance guy claims that I typically don't care at stop lights. 

 

Post #5000 must contains mentions of:

 

Mac and Cheese

Why Stop Lights don't use the color Blue

And the Average thoughts of Sheep 

Blue? Why would post 5,000 need to include K-Mart? Is post 5,000 the blue light special of posts?

 

Blue? Why would post 5,000 need to include K-Mart? Is post 5,000 the blue light special of posts?

 

I don't have an explanation. I only know that if you ignore the criteria when posting. Your left hand pinkie turns into a frog and it tries to constantly hop away but can't because it is attached to your hand. 

 

If you ever see someone with this affliction. You can't help but stare at it. 

 

the Average thoughts of Sheep 

 

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The real thoughts of sheep:

 

 

Post #5000 must contains mentions of:

 

Mac and Cheese

Why Stop Lights don't use the color Blue

And the Average thoughts of Sheep 

I'd like to add don't say anything sexist, reference Hitler or make us use math.

Guess who is back in the clean up spot?

 

I'd like to add don't say anything sexist, reference Hitler or make us use math.

Great, there goes 90% of my commentary...oh wait....

 

Guess who is back in the clean up spot?

Umm, Mr. Mom?

 

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Edited April 21, 2017 by Blake

It's funny looking at the lineups for tonight side by side.  Or sad, I guess.  The Tigers have 3 guys with batting averages under .170.  4 more under .220.  The best the Tigers have is Castellano's .242 and Cabrera's .226.  Not surprisingly, Tigers have more HR (14) in their lineup than the Twins (10).  But BOTH cleanup hitters are hitting in the low .200 range with 0 HR and 6 RBI.  Someone call STATS, inc.  When was the last time two teams playing each other had 0 HR from their # 4 hitter in the 3rd week of the season?

 

Looking at the head to heads, I see no real advantage.  No Twin with substantial AB vs Verlander has hit him.  And only James McCann has done much against Santiago.  Even Miggy has just 4 RBI in 25 career AB.  

 

It's funny looking at the lineups for tonight side by side.  Or sad, I guess.  The Tigers have 3 guys with batting averages under .170.  4 more under .220.  The best the Tigers have is Castellano's .242 and Cabrera's .226.  Not surprisingly, Tigers have more HR (14) in their lineup than the Twins (10).  But BOTH cleanup hitters are hitting in the low .200 range with 0 HR and 6 RBI.  Someone call STATS, inc.  When was the last time two teams playing each other had 0 HR from their # 4 hitter in the 3rd week of the season?

 

Looking at the head to heads, I see no real advantage.  No Twin with substantial AB vs Verlander has hit him.  And only James McCann has done much against Santiago.  Even Miggy has just 4 RBI in 25 career AB.  

I keep hoping the Twins bats will wake up but the Tigers bats are due to wake up also.

 

That's baseball, though.