Twins @ Royals- August 9th, 2020
 

Let's get these turds again!

HITTERS AB R H RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG
W. MerrifieldCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .343 .516
J. SolerRF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .348 .550
S. PerezDH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .324 .522
H. Dozier1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
A. MondesiSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .274 .377
A. GordonLF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300
M. Franco3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .266 .516
N. Lopez2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .294 .375
C. GallagherC 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000

I'm a big Dozier fan. Needed a thread for his comeback.

I'm sure it's been discussed so sorry to be that guy, but...

What site are people using to stream baseball these days?

Let’s get those brooms out and Sweep the Twins!!

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Turns out Gordo is still an elite fielder.

Woof

Has anybody noticed PMII is in the stands behind homeplate with a BIG shit eatin grin .

I luv it!

That's ****ing right Dozier!!!!

Free with Tmobine, mlbtv.

I am digging Singer.

He's been fantastic so far but man, the dude looks like a high school junior

I'm feeling Singer's gonna drop a no hit game today. He's had two hard hit balls in the 1st and a diving catch by Gordo but he seems to be ON.

He sure does.

ROFL

Don't do that Singer. Try to barehand a 101 mph hit.

You ****ing dumbass ! Do you always have to jinx shit!!!

Come on Salvy. Jack 1

Nice AB by Soler. Battled for a longtime there.

Lopez actually making contact this series.

Even a rough-ish outing for Singer, but only 2 runs allowed. Not bad.

Gordon needs to be benched

Gordon looks worse than ass at the plate.

Left side wide open, he tries to pull an outside pitch. Come on man.

Franco bomb.

Take a ****ing seat!!!!

Staumont throws gas. These hitters are so far behind that fastball.

He needs to lose that man bun shit in the back. Great pitcher though :D

Staumont is just filthy.

I came here to pretty much post this exact sentence, so I'll just quote this one instead.

As long as he doesn't "workout" at Planet Fitness, it's all good.

Well man bun guys do Crossfit so not much better.

That stereotype is so true, it's scary.

Rex just learned what a man bun is lol.

I haven't had a haircut since February. Strongly considering going man-bun just to troll my family.

That's just disgusting. No chance.

Josh Staumont is a bad, bad man

I could go man bun, but my bun would be massive with all the hair.

I'd never thought I'd say this but baseball has been so bad ass they really need to shorten the season and allow more playoff teams all the time makes this much more exciting

So if my calculations are correct Lopez is now 0 for 3 trying to steal this year.

Of course, why wouldn't we sweep the Twins?

If the bats keep showing up this could suddenly turn...fun?

Sweep! Just like we all predicted... annihilating the Twins.

Sweep

PLAYOFFS!!!!!

Even if it hadn’t worked out, I realllllly like Matheny experimenting with stretching out Staumont and closing with Barlow. Perfect time to do it.

Only 2 games back of the wild card!! I actually like our starting rotation now that Jorge Lopez is gone for good. Keller, Duffy, Junis, Singer is a good rotation

Take 2 from the Reds, and we’re right back in it. Crazy.

Don't forget Bubic.

Why is the bullpen so awesome?

I agree. I’m digging this season (provides, of course, it can be finished).

Two things: First, I love beating the shit out of the Twins. Their fans are the worst and they deserve the frustration of being swept by us. Second, thus far this bullpen is giving a 2012/1013 bullpen vibe...young guys that are getting their feet under them with some vets having good years. The difference is that we actually have decent starters coming into their own. Fully expect Kower to make his debut if there's an opening by Covid or injury. Time to get these guys acclimated is now.

3.5 back of the division... we just got Keller and Dozier... i think we win the division! Screw the other crappy teams.

Meanwhile the Cardinals have too play 55 games in 46 days

I agree about beating the Twins,but i've actually never heard that about their fans.I thought everybody was supposedly nice in Minnesota,ha.

This is a holy shit. :eek:

Nah...they just invaded the K for years...acting like it was their second home ballpark back when they were good and we were really bad. Just made me cranky and I can't get over it.

Have you seen that city lately?

I see.I guess they were good in the Mauer/Morneau days,but i don't even remember them making a run at the playoffs.

Haha good point.Well times have def. changed,thats just the vibe i used to get from the upper Midwest i guess.

Minnesota people are generally very nice.

Pussies, but nice.

No way. Baseball is such an inferior sport compared to basketball and football that it needs to be everyday. That is part of the allure. It gives me something to pay attention to and check on every single day. it would lose some of it's appeal, at least to me, if they did less games.

So, does anyone think this is real? Because if it’s real, I hope they crush it and make the playoffs.

If it’s not real, it hurts their chances at getting the #1 overall pick in Rocker.

We're seeing some real life from the young guys that's truly exciting.

Staumont is making his electric stuff play in the zone, Singer has held his own, and the offense is showing the life that it did in 2019 (it just didn't have a rotation).

Matheny's bullpen management has been confusingly good to top it all off. Idk. Been fun to watch during the quarantine.

Oh, it’s been a total blast to watch the past 4 games and they already look like a much better team than they were a week ago.


But if they can’t make a playoff push, I think it hurts them in the long run because with all of the young pitching talent along with guys like Witt, jr., adding Kumar Rocker would would launch this team into an era in which they could be in the playoffs every year and have a chance for a title far more frequently than every 30 years.

We could have just taken one from both of the Chicago teams this could have been interesting already.

If this bullpen is legit they'll be in the mix. Bullpens are so important in today's game, and right now Rosenthal, Staumont, Barlow, Zimmer and Holland look really solid. Newberry hasn't been bad either but it's a small sample.

The offense looks hit and miss because the strikeout/walk rate is horrible, but a lot of their hard-hit ball metrics have been really good. When they make contact they do damage.

I wouldn't go crazy, but with the 8 team playoff you just need to stick around .500 to have a chance.

I don't disagree. I wonder if GMDM is savvy enough to be looking for young players who might fall through the cracks due to the cancelled season next year. He may need to succeed the Chiefs way by nailing the draft with less than ideal picks if this team does play over their heads this season. Not impossible - but it's much harder to do than when you have a Top 5 pick but it's still hugely important Dayton nails the draft this year in order to fully load the system like he needs to. Being overloaded with prospects to trade around in order to complete a 25 man roster is critical when its time for a small market team to make a run.

We blew a few leads in Detroit. Those games are looming to be huge at this point but onward!

Matheny has been great managing the pen. It appears that he has embraced some of the analytics with how he will bring in different guys based on what part of the lineup is coming up instead of having each guy looking at a specific inning.

Early review of Matheny's managing style DOES show that he, in fact, took his attempt to remake what he does tactically and improve it very seriously, and it wasn't just bullshit he was saying to get a new gig.

This team is pretty fun offensively when the guys who can carry the water - Merrifield, Soler, Perez, Dozier, Mondesi - do actually carry the water.

Getting solid contributions from O'Hearn and the rest of the OF really helps, too. Franco is what he is, a guy you hit 7th and hope he occasionally punishes a mistake and puts a run or 2 on the board.

Gordon is the weak spot in the lineup at the moment... wonder how much more leash Matheny gives him.

Stabilizing the rotation with five actual starters has also improved the bullpen markedly as guys are used more predictably (Barlow, Holland, Kennedy, Rosenthal, Staumont know they are going to pitch 5th inning on).

Will this years playoffs and world series be considered legitimate?

Yeah, Gordo's barely hitting .200 and is striking out waaaay too much. Time to sit him, use him strictly as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement late in games. I know we have several outfielders on the IR, but gotta get his weak bat out of the mix. I loathe Franco. He stranded 7 guys in one game the other day. He'll hit a solo shot one day then strand six or seven guys the next. And his defense is god awful.

I think this team has way too much talent to get the #1 overall pick.

The have a ****-ton more than the Pirates. That looks like the likely #1 to me. That also might be the only team bad enough with pitchers to ruin Rocker.

Thats what i wonder about Witt Jr. is he good enough to start right now,or maybe not for another year or 2 ? Or is there just no room on the roster with the middle infield locked up with Lopez and Mondesi.I'd like to see Witt play actually.

He looked great in the summer camp but he hasn't played above rookie ball. Even bringing Bubic up from A ball is pretty aggressive, I can't imagine they'll put a guy in who hasn't even played A ball.

Ok thanks.I knew i saw Witt play but forgot it was a summer game.Its weird not having a spring training,among other things.