Correction--I think that was the last time the Twins won 20 games in May. They were 22-6 in June, 1991. There may have been others (2006, maybe?) but that one I know for sure.

 

I was going to say, they won 20 in a row in 1991 and after losing a game turned around and won 5 more. 

Twins are one of only three teams that have 30 wins or more this season.  

Mike Pelfrey leads the league in HBP with seven hit batters.

 

He's really gettin' after it out there.

I love this thread.

 

I love this thread.

 

That's not a number.  You're breaking our awesome thread.

 

That's not a number.  You're breaking our awesome thread.

 

he's basically trying to push all the non-baseball talk off page 1, 1 is a number, right?

Mike Pelfrey leads the league in HBP with seven hit batters.

 

He's really gettin' after it out there.

@MikeBerardino: Pelfrey: 7 hit batters, 2.59 ERA

Gibson: 4 HBP, 2.61 ERA

Hughes: 1 HBP, 4.96 ERA

May: 1 HBP, 5.07 ERA

Nolasco: 1 HBP, 5.51 ERA

 

#MNTwins

Pelfrey: 7 hit batters, 4.13 FIP
Gibson: 4 HBP, 4.40 FIP
Hughes: 1 HBP, 4.58 FIP
May: 1 HBP, 3.11 FIP FIP
Nolasco: 1 HBP, 2.80 FIP

@MikeBerardino: Pelfrey: 7 hit batters, 2.59 ERA

Gibson: 4 HBP, 2.61 ERA

Hughes: 1 HBP, 4.96 ERA

May: 1 HBP, 5.07 ERA

Nolasco: 1 HBP, 5.51 ERA

 

#MNTwins

Start plunkin', boys!

Mike B can be pretty funny sometimes.

All-time W-L record between the Twins and the Red Sox:

301-301.

Phil Hughes has not had more than four strikeouts in a game since April 24th.

'Fun With Numbers: 2015 Edition'

 

Some of these numbers aren't so fun.

Here's a fun one.

 

Brian Dozier has a higher ISO (273) than

 

Albert Pujols (.272)

Miguel Cabrera (.251)

Jose  Bautista (.246)

Jose Abreu (.220)

 

among many others

Edited June 15, 201511 yr by Willihammer

Heard the broadcasters recently say that Dozier was on pace to set the Twins season record for XBH.

 

Pelfrey: 7 hit batters, 4.13 FIP
Gibson: 4 HBP, 4.40 FIP
Hughes: 1 HBP, 4.58 FIP
May: 1 HBP, 3.11 FIP FIP
Nolasco: 1 HBP, 2.80 FIP

 

 

@MikeBerardino: Pelfrey: 7 hit batters, 2.59 ERA
Gibson: 4 HBP, 2.61 ERA
Hughes: 1 HBP, 4.96 ERA
May: 1 HBP, 5.07 ERA
Nolasco: 1 HBP, 5.51 ERA

#MNTwins

 

So odd that those ERA and FIP numbers are running in opposite directions like that...

Despite their recent slide, the 2015 Twins achieved their 35th win in game 65 of the season.

 

In 2014, it required 73 games to reach the 35 win mark.

 

Division records relative to .500:

 

AL Central: +19

NL West: +9

AL West: -1

NL Central: -3

AL East: -11

NL East: -13

Today:

 

NL Central: +15

AL Central: +7

AL East: +7

AL West: +1

NL West: -3

NL East: -27

 

Things can shift quite quickly if just a few teams go on a roll or into a dive, especially when there aren't many intradivision games.

Only 11 qualified pitchers have a K/9 of less than 5.5.  Only two of those have an ERA less than 4.00.  Both are Twins.

 

And neither throw with their left hand.

All five current Twins starters have a WHIP under 1.3

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino  · 3m3 minutes ago 
Postgame Twinsights: Just how solid has this #MNTwins rotation become? ERA now 9th-best in #MLB.

This is fun, the Twins have won 8 more games than the White Sox.

We have a ZERO run differential.  Yup, we have scored the same amount as we have allowed.

Too often, this thread isn't fun at all so here are some really fun stats we can all enjoy.

 

The White Sox are a miserable 33-42.

 

Their Pythag record is even worse at 29-46.

 

Their BaseRuns record is even worse than that at 27-48.

 

The White Sox are a really bad baseball team.

 

Too often, this thread isn't fun at all so here's a really fun stat.

 

The White Sox are a miserable 33-42.

 

Their Pythag record is even worse at 29-46.

 

Their BaseRuns record is even worse than that at 27-48.

 

The White Sox are a really bad baseball team.

I said all along I thought they'd battle for the cellar in our division.  To me, this is fantastic but not unexpected.  For me, the surprise teams so far in our division have been our team and the Indians.  A lot of season left.

Edited July 1, 201511 yr by jimmer

 

I said all along I thought they'd battle for the cellar in our division.  To me, this is fantastic but not unexpected.  For me, the surprise teams so far in our division have been our team and the Indians.

I was also wary of the White Sox's chances of success. I never fully bought into the Indians either but thought they'd be slightly better than they are right now.

 

Like most people, I didn't see the Twins coming at all.

I certainly didn't expect this after Santana's suspension. I thought they could be decent and maybe flirt with a .500 record assuming things broke right.

 

Too often, this thread isn't fun at all so here are some really fun stats we can all enjoy.

 

The White Sox are a miserable 33-42.

 

Their Pythag record is even worse at 29-46.

 

Their BaseRuns record is even worse than that at 27-48.

 

The White Sox are a really bad baseball team.

 

I, too, claim credit for calling this. Those splashy offseason moves weren't very good, and I think most of the people here who were duped by them were just spouting the same old crap about how the Twins "aren't doing enough." According to their expert opinions.

 

Mike Pelfrey has pitched 91.1 innings this year. He has 45 strikeouts. Thats a 4.4 k/9.

 

FUN

The Twins have played 81 games out of 162, and won 43. Employing a bit of number fun, I extrapolate 86 wins on the season. Oh, and Mauer with double-digit homers. 11!1