I had kinda thought the twins have scuffled against Detroit, kc and the White Sox, but actually they’re 22-9 going into tonight. The Indians are 27-14 against those teams (12-1 against the tigers). 10 of their next 16 are against those teams. But yeah, you’ve gotta beat teams 10+ games under .500
I mean, I’ve watched probably 80% of twins games since he’s been a starter. He’s not good, he’s not bad. He’s average. I couldn’t tell you a single one of his stats, but having seen as much of him as I have, I think my assessment is valid.
The issue is probably pitch selection as well as badly missing his spot. You have a base open, power hitter, why throw that pitch at all? Difference in the game to this point.
So it’s either nibble corners and run up the pitch count or throw meatballs down the middle? There’s no in between? Maybe he’s just not good, if that’s the case.
The look on cave’s face said it all. He knew it was bush. Maybe he didn’t know the count, but Dick and Roy also immediately recognized the bushiness of it. The following HBP was dumb, yes.
Me too, it’s dumb, and should be on its way out of the game. I can only endorse it if someone hits your guy intentionally. But now it’s a means to solve any number of issues