IndianaTwin

I'm only listening, but 31 of his 76 pitches came in the fifth, when he had loaded the bases with one out.

I'm quite confident Caitlin could make shots from beyond both blue lines.

But neither of us are FROM here. Go Hawks (the Caitlin Clark variety).

I'd guess because of the bases being empty. Save Kirilloff for the hope of having runners on when Solano or Castro are up. EDIT: Like Squirrel said.

I live in Indiana. Indy lives in Indy. (I think.)

Even with Molitor in the radio booth, we still have a Gladden sighting.

Putting out the welcome MAT!

Who are they trailing in strikeout percentage? Because if it's Houston, recognize that an advantage they have over the Twins is that they just got to pitch to Twins hitters.

When people ask where I'm from, I say, "I'm from Iowa, but I live in Indiana." I see the occasional Twins garb around here, but aside from a guy in town that I used to be in a fantasy league with and who is from South Dakota, I'm mostly shut out as well. Agreed on the thanks to the TD community. Glad you've joined.

Yeah, bench him. 😄

Molitor on the radio: "Am I going to get in trouble if I say that the 'C.B.' in Bucknor means 'consistently bad'?"

A la Maeda a year ago, I'm guessing the Twins presence (or lack thereof) in the pennant race will be a key determinant (along with his actual progress, of course).

Go. That's my suggestion. But to (perhaps) be more helpful... I've been there four times, twice on induction weekend (Puckett and Oliva) and twice at other times. If you are specifically wanting to see the induction, go then. It will be packed, and you'll likely need to get lodging some distance from Cooperstown. The most enjoyable part of the weekend was actually the Saturday evening parade, when all the living HOFers in attendance ride down Main Street on the back of a pickup. If you're wanting to go on an induction weekend, I could give you some other suggestions. However, if your biggest interest is in visiting the museum, go at another time. The crowd will be much more manageable and you will be able to visit it in a more leisurely fashion. As Seth notes, you can fly through it in a couple hours, but I've spent as much as six hours or more there and didn't feel like I did it justice. I like to stop and read every display, however. I don't remember if they have a two-day pass, but if you are into history, it would be well worth considering. By the end of six hours, my brain was no longer absorbing it all. (Some would suggest I reach that point much earlier.) If you go at a time reasonably near the induction ceremony, there will be special exhibits related to the current year's inductees. I don't know when those go up and come down. I will also add that my wife doesn't enjoy baseball, but she's been hanging out with me for almost 40 years. As such, she actually found it enjoyable (okay, tolerable), since it really is a way of telling a story. That was more in the several-hour visit, however. Six hours would have moved it down the toleration scale a great deal. There are other things to do in the area as well. Cooperstown itself has a couple other museums. The Women's Rights National Historical Park is in Seneca Falls, and we enjoyed that. We also enjoyed the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park in Auburn. Those two are near each other, but about two hours west of Cooperstown. If you've got 30 minutes to waste, here's a YouTube video I put together from Oliva's induction weekend, though to call it a "video" is overselling, since it's really a PowerPoint with commentary:

.Ow. Sorry to hear this. To echo LDT, hopefully hanging out in this community brings a bit of respite (and maybe some levity) at a time when those may well be in short supply. Thanks for feeling comfortable sharing.

I could see him going Sunday. He threw a lot of pitches tonight, but he's had a lot of time off before that. They've already got at least a split, so winning another is big in order to gain at least two games over the course of the series (four if they win tomorrow). They also have an off day on Monday. Better would be to score a couple touchdowns early and make it moot.

To get sparklies for @Squirrel

Yes.

I assume we just saw a little of this?

Want me to bring over some of my Bedazzler supplies?

Sat down at the computer, just in time for... Gladden: "Ground ball to third. Caught!"

If we’re not careful, Mrs. IT is going to have a woman crush on Royce. And I’m okay with that.

Give us a break, @TwinsDr2021. We know we're not doctors. We're much smarter than that. We're all pitching coaches! 🤣

We'll see Sunday and next Thursday.

That's a valid critique of the six-man rotation. I assume that going that route also includes Toby Gardenhire having several St. Paul Shuttle tickets on hand and clear instructions on which relievers to not be using. And as I just mentioned in a previous comment, the reality is that a six-man rotation depends on health (and performance), and they really only need to do it twice to get the benefit. After that, with off days, a six-man rotation is pitching once a week. so I assume they don't want to do that long-term. More importantly, I assume they won't need to, because someone will get hurt. For the reason you note, I don't think a six-man rotation is viable for the long term, but in this case, I think it merits consideration. For those keeping score at home, if they want to use the June 12 off day to give everyone five days off heading into that 16-game stretch, Maeda gets activated on the 18th.

And the reality is that they only use Maeda twice in the 16 game stretch. If he doesn't throw well, it's an easy demotion to the pen. If a starter (including him) gets injured, it's an easy shift back to a five-man rotation. If all stay healthy and none get hurt, awesome! That's a good problem to have.