6/17 @ Twinnesota Mins

[Thunder]

RHP Big Dick Rick (4-6, 4.69) vs RHP Jose Berrios (8-2, 3.01)

 

Well it's the start of Travelers Championship week, so I'll be busy all day everyday. But, as long as we keep winning (which I expect), I don't mind making the early morning GTs. Win. Dance. Repeat. x6

[OH FOY]

Need a Statement Series on the Road, against a good Opponent. 2 out of 3 fine. Need it leading to this weekend. Yanks play the Astros and Tampa goes to Oakland. Oakland is still better then Toronto (who we play). Time to make a move, play good Baseball starting tonight. Forgot Tampa is playing NY tonight.

Might be the most important series up to this point. We really see what kind of team we have.

Throw out last year, once and for all.

89 game season at this point. Starting to move.

Edited June 17, 2019 by OH FOY!

[TylerD]

You're on a role Thunder! Big Dick's got this!!!!!!!!!

[a700hitter]

Berrios is very tough. Porcello will not have much of margin for error. No more than 1 or 2 solo Porcellos.

[OH FOY]

Twins are a better hitting team on the Road then they are at home.

But, they are much better Pitching at home, then on the Road.

Edited June 17, 2019 by OH FOY!

[TylerD]

Berrios is very tough. Porcello will not have much of margin for error. No more than 1 or 2 solo Porcellos.

 

I would love to see another April 30th type performance from him.... 8 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs against Oakland. He was beautiful that day. If he can replicate that we could win tonight.

[d-money]

Can this team win their second series against a 500 team? We shall see but the rays will be playing the Yankees. Rooting for the rays to take 2 out of 3 at least.

[harmony]

Can this team win their second series against a 500 team? We shall see but the rays will be playing the Yankees. Rooting for the rays to take 2 out of 3 at least.

While the Red Sox were sweeping the now 21-50 Baltimore Orioles, my woeful Seattle Mariners were completing a 5-4 road trip against the Angels, Twins and Athletics, who are a combined 22 games above .500.

 

A important series awaits the Red Sox in Minnesota.

[Maxbialystock]

Sox have good hitting, but Twins is better. Ditto pitching. This is a good battery check to see if there is still juice in 2019 model. Twins, FWIW have 47 wins to the Dodgers and Astros 48, but the best run differential, +116, in MLB. Sox are +49.

 

The Twins have a 67% winning percentage and the Sox 53%. Statistically, that means both teams are a good bet to win 1 game, neither is a good bet to win all 3, and the fight is over who wins the other game--with edge going to the Twins.

 

But you gotta play the games. That's what's great about MLB. I grew up around the middle of the 86 year curse when the Yankees seemed to win almost every year, which they in fact did 1949-53, my first 5 years of mainly check box scores. But in 1953 and 1954 we lived near Agawam and a could get the Sox on radio with Curt Gowdy. Sox finished 2d, 3d, 3d, 6th, and 4th those five years. then in 1954 the Guardians won 111 freaking games only to lose 4 straight to the Giants.

 

The Sox lost the World Series in 1946 and didn't get back until 1967, 9 years after Williams retired. But even during that 20+ year drought there would be series in August or later when the Sox would make a contest of it and maybe take 2 of 3 from the Yankees.

[TylerD]

I am actually really looking forward to this series. I will have the game on tonight but my spouse has plans for the night so I will be alone with my kid..... He's a jerk and will likely make me miss a good chunk of the game...… Then again the games I don't watch we seem to win so hey there's that lol.

[Maxbialystock]

I am actually really looking forward to this series. I will have the game on tonight but my spouse has plans for the night so I will be alone with my kid..... He's a jerk and will likely make me miss a good chunk of the game...… Then again the games I don't watch we seem to win so hey there's that lol.

 

Agree with that first sentence.

 

One kind of good thing about this series is that Thursday will be a day off--finally--which will help Cora in managing the bullpen.

[Maxbialystock]

RHP Big Dick Rick (4-6, 4.69) vs RHP Jose Berrios (8-2, 3.01)

 

Well it's the start of Travelers Championship week, so I'll be busy all day everyday. But, as long as we keep winning (which I expect), I don't mind making the early morning GTs. Win. Dance. Repeat. x6

 

Travelers Championship???? What the heck is that??? Do you mean the Greater Hartford Open, the tournament Arnold Palmer won 63 years ago?

[TylerD]

Agree with that first sentence.

 

One kind of good thing about this series is that Thursday will be a day off--finally--which will help Cora in managing the bullpen.

 

You should also agree with the second part that "kids are *******s" but none the less I hope we can take this series. I respect what Minnesota and their management team has done this year though. They are firing on all cylinders.

[notin]

I am actually really looking forward to this series. I will have the game on tonight but my spouse has plans for the night so I will be alone with my kid..... He's a jerk and will likely make me miss a good chunk of the game...… Then again the games I don't watch we seem to win so hey there's that lol.

 

A jerk?

 

Isn’t he like 3 months old?

[Slasher9]

A jerk?

 

Isn’t he like 3 months old?

 

I think he’s like 3 weeks old. Lol.

[Slasher9]

Hopefully not too many of our hot hitters have a “rest” day scheduled for tonight.....

[TylerD]

A jerk?

 

Isn’t he like 3 months old?

 

He's 6 weeks old. Lol go on youtube and type in "All Kids are *******s" By Josh Wolf.

 

He is good until there is something on TV I want to watch, then he screams till I hold him and pay attention to. The Second my show or sports team is over he settles down and goes to sleep. It's like he knows.........

[YastrzemskI]

I'm a little nervous about Porcello these days. The Twins will be a good measuring stick for us.

[TylerD]

I'm a little nervous about Porcello these days. The Twins will be a good measuring stick for us.

 

He was very good his last start against Texas.... But his 3 starts before that were nasty.... Hopefully he can give us 6 or more manageable innings.

[moonslav59]

I'm a little nervous about Porcello these days. The Twins will be a good measuring stick for us.

 

He's got to get over his 1st inning yips.

 

The first batter of the game has a .143 BA and OBP vs Rick, but here are his runs allowed by innings:

 

10 in 1st (14 games)

7 in 2nd (14)

10 in 3rd (14)

8 in 4th (13)

5 in 5th (13)

2 in 6th (10)

1 in 7th (5)

2 in 8th (2)

 

Seems worse than this lin inning one, ately.

 

 

 

[jung]

Finally a series that stands a chance of not looking like the Keystone Kops v the Marx Brothers.

 

 

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. J.D. Martinez ® DH

4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

5. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

6. Brock Holt (L) 2B

7. Michael Chavis ® 1B

8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

9. Sandy Leon (S) C

 

 

1. Max Kepler (L) CF

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Nelson Cruz ® DH

4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

5. C.J. Cron ® 1B

6. Marwin Gonzalez (S) RF

7. Miguel Sano ® 3B

8. Jason Castro (L) C

9. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B

[moonslav59]

Finally a series that stands a chance of not looking like the Keystone Kops v the Marx Brothers.

 

 

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. J.D. Martinez ® DH

4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

5. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

6. Brock Holt (L) 2B

7. Michael Chavis ® 1B

8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

9. Sandy Leon (S) C

 

 

1. Max Kepler (L) CF

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Nelson Cruz ® DH

4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

5. C.J. Cron ® 1B

6. Marwin Gonzalez (S) RF

7. Miguel Sano ® 3B

8. Jason Castro (L) C

9. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B

 

Total R-L-R line-up, today.

 

I like our chances.

[Maxbialystock]

He's got to get over his 1st inning yips.

 

The first batter of the game has a .143 BA and OBP vs Rick, but here are his runs allowed by innings:

 

10 in 1st (14 games)

7 in 2nd (14)

10 in 3rd (14)

8 in 4th (13)

5 in 5th (13)

2 in 6th (10)

1 in 7th (5)

2 in 8th (2)

 

Seems worse than this lin inning one, ately.

 

 

 

 

 

Great work on those stats as usual.

[Maxbialystock]

Total R-L-R line-up, today.

 

I like our chances.

 

Left left for 8 and 9, but this is a good lineup.

[Swiharts Ghost]

We need to put a sledge hammer to the twins and don't let up until they beg for us to leave town .Then go get MADBUm and Hunter Renfroto demoralize both leagues . Edited June 17, 2019 by Swiharts Ghost

[d-money]

Need a quality start from porcello. 6 innings or 7 innings of giving up 3 runs or less.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Porkchop is fantastic with a 4 run cushion .Give him the cushion early .

[TylerD]

He will deliver

[d-money]

The skankees just own the rays. The rays are pathetic.

[Station 13]

Total R-L-R line-up, today.

 

I like our chances.

 

Leon has also became Porco personal catcher hasn't he?