I don't ever recall Hammer trying for the extra base with the Twins.

And maybe him getting out there is why.

And maybe him getting out there is why.

It took a perfect throw... The best teams push it. The worst teams get called out.

Fine use of emotion with those exclamation marks, GCTF!  

I was scolded yesterday for my lack of exclamation marks. Plus Gardy was coming through loud and clear on the radio broadcast.

It took a perfect throw... The best teams push it. The worst teams get called out.

This isn't coed softball! A non revere center fielder needs to make that throw every time!

Bad at-bat for Plouffe. Pretty good one for Parm.

I thought Perez caught Mauer's foul tip cleanly, but the replay was inconclusive.

Blasphemer!

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This isn't coed softball! A non revere center fielder needs to make that throw every time!

But... they don't.

But... they don't.

I will also say I believe the rule of thumb is that you never make the first or third out at third base

Nice play by Plouffe!

Loving all these grounders for May

The heavens open up when Joe gets mad!

I will also say I believe the rule of thumb is that you never make the first or third out at third base

That was before Sabermetrics

 

It used to be... Don't make the 1st out at third because the guy at the plate can move you to third and don't make third out at third because a single can score you from 2nd.

 

Since Sabermetrics... That's all out the window. Now... You don't want to make an out at anytime... Ever.

 

Research suggests that you score more if you don't make an out.

I don't ever recall Hammer trying for the extra base with the Twins.

 

OMG, did Bert really say "he made a line drive throw"?  Classic.

That was before Sabermetrics

It used to be... Don't make the 1st out at third because the guy at the plate can move you to third and don't make third out at third because a single can score you from 2nd.

Since Sabermetrics... That's all out the window. Now... You don't want to make an out at anytime... Ever.

Research suggests that you score more if you don't make an out.

I hope whoever was behind that research was promoted!

Don't get too comfy up there josh

yikes.

I hope whoever was behind that research was promoted!

No.. He wasn't... His boss took all the credit.

 

He's working on his next big idea. Research that proves that your golf score improves if you stay out of the woods and water.

 

And research that proves that Ice Cream tastes good.

So.. I'm looking at Twins Player stats for 2014.

 

Escobar and Mauer are very similar.

Another Zero Hung

No.. He wasn't... His boss took all the credit.

He's working on his next big idea. Research that proves that your golf score improves if you stay out of the woods and water.

And research that proves that Ice Cream tastes good.

Must have the same boss as me

Got to throw strikes here.

I realize it's scoreless into the 5th, but when did May become a 90-92 MPH pitch-to-contact guy?

While checking Minneapolis radar. I widened it out... And noticed an impressive storm rolled thru the Fond Du Lac area.

 

I'm guessing high winds and flooding.

 

I'm no meteorologist but I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express either.

mlb.tv is infuriating

I realize it's scoreless into the 5th, but when did May become a 90-92 MPH pitch-to-contact guy?

Friday

I realize it's scoreless into the 5th, but when did May become a 90-92 MPH pitch-to-contact guy?

 

When he made the jump from non-prospect land to the majors?

I realize it's scoreless into the 5th, but when did May become a 90-92 MPH pitch-to-contact guy?

Pitch to contact?? I thought that meant in the strike zone!

He's giving up a heck of a lot of walks for someone you characterize as pitch-to-contact.

He's giving up a heck of a lot of walks for someone you characterize as pitch-to-contact.

He is clearly trying to perfect the "effectively wild" thing that Dick always talks about...

We need Steinbach to get tossed now.