Game Thread: Yankees @ Twins 6:40pm 6/8/2022

[wsnydes]

That ball also stayed hit 

[rwilfong86]

Buxton !

[Richie the Rally Goat]

[PopRiveter]

Go Buck!

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

However, Gio DID make a bad baserunning play when he didn't advance to second on the throw home on his single. 

Eh, I don’t think that was necessarily a sure thing

[nicksaviking]

Buxton is most definitely allowed to do that.

[Brock Beauchamp]

[Mill1634]

BUCK BOMB LETS ****ING GO

[LVTwinsfan]

Looks like MLB got tired of small ball

[Squirrel]

CHOOOO CHOOOO! Get on the train, Twins!

[stringer bell]

3 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Jeffers is allowed to do that?!? 

So is Buxton!!!!!

[Doctor Gast]

Way to go go, Buck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wsnydes]

Just now, nicksaviking said:

Buxton is most definitely allowed to do that.

Also encouraged.

[2wins87]

One could say that today, the Twins hitters were the molesters of Nestor.

[rwilfong86]

Cortez didn't even go 5 ??

[Mill1634]

2 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

Many opportunities that Jeffers could have called for the change up for SOs but never called for the change up. He didn't call for the change up all game, bad mistake.

Archer threw 6 changeups (9%) against a lineup that featured 7 right handed hitters. Throughout the year, he's thrown it 11% of the time, and only twice to righties in 79 pitches. The game calling was completely in line with what we've seen for Archer this entire year. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

A 6 pointer?

 

Velvety...

[Vanimal46]

110.3 MPH off the bat. Buxton just haaaaad to take the sails away from Jeffers. 

[Squirrel]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The Twins have been taking very good PAs tonight. 

We got to Gausman, we got to the starter last night .,. I like how this offense has been handling good pitchers 

[nicksaviking]

If I was GM, I’d try to buy low on Cortes. I’d offer the Yankees Jeffers for him straight up, but the offer expires at the end of the inning. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

A 6 pointer?

 

Velvety...

I assume Buck likes velvet like George Costanza 

I know I do

 

[mnfireman]

Twins chased Gausman on Sunday, Taillon last night, and Cortes tonight. The offense does not appear to be the problem.....

[Danchat]

Perfect, it's all going according to plan... ahem. Don't mind me.

In all seriousness, it's been great to see our hitters take on the likes of Kikuchi, Gausman, Taillon, and Cortes and put up some runs. Maybe the Tigers series was a blip on the radar and not a trend.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

If I was GM, I’d try to buy low on Cortes. I’d offer the Yankees Jeffers for him straight up, but the offer expires at the end of the inning. 

Didn't they already get Refsnyder?

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Perfect, it's all going according to plan... ahem. Don't mind me.

In all seriousness, it's been great to see our hitters take on the likes of Kikuchi, Gausman, Taillon, and Cortes and put up some runs. Maybe the Tigers series was a blip on the radar and not a trend.

Don't jinx yourself now!

[Winston Smith]

Time to get Duffy up.

[mnfireman]

Nooo, and the umpires decide to show up.... that pitch was well off the plate.

[Mill1634]

 

Add this on to what the lineup did to Gausman, and they've been locked in with three consecutive great showings. Now they need to do what they didn't do last night and add on to the Yankees "B" bullpen arms. 

 

[CRF]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Perfect, it's all going according to plan... ahem. Don't mind me.

In all seriousness, it's been great to see our hitters take on the likes of Kikuchi, Gausman, Taillon, and Cortes and put up some runs. Maybe the Tigers series was a blip on the radar and not a trend.

Whole different vibe when CC isn't playing. Swagger factor is gone when he's gone. 

[nicksaviking]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Didn't they already get Refsnyder?

I think you meant Rortvedt. It was a pretty lopsided proposal though. Cortes and Roetvedt coming back sounds fair now.