Monkeypaws

Wow, turn on 3-1 game wand watch a nice 4 spot from the bottom of the order. The FS1 feed, it sounds like I'm hearing vuvuzelas when the Twins do something good. Not a promotion today perchance?

Due up in the bottom of the inning: Grossman, Lamarre, and Wilson. Must watch TV!

Wow. Hunter Greene is off to less than stellar start: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=668881#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL 45 hits and 15 walks in 30 innings pitched in the minors. 42 Ks.

That first graphic is shocking - hadn't realized the Twins were that awesome to finish out 2017. Optimist says maybe they'll do the same in 2018. 162 games will have peaks and valleys.

There are enough rounds in a baseball draft to take a couple fliers on local guys. For every Restovich there is a Neshek.

Stop it! Yer'll get one too. Concur, Joe should retire and enjoy the rest of his life with his own twins.

Hats off to him for giving it a go - time to re-boot 2018 for Byron.

The Athletic just published an article by Eno Saris rating what he thought were the best curveballs in the game, using this methodology: Berrios, Gibson, and Odorizzi placed 5, 12, and 13 on the list. Surprising, but not really. https://theathletic.com/372909/2018/05/30/best-pitches-of-2018-who-has-the-best-curveball-in-baseball/

Maybe Gibson's stuff is just hard to catch tonight - it's certainly been hard to hit.

In spite of his rough patch a while back, he has some pretty impressive numbers league-wide, as of 5-22. 5 W - tied for 6th in AL 61.1 IP - 11th in the AL 59 K - 15th in AL Opponent avg .196 - 9th in AL WHIP 0.91 - 5th in AL The not as good: Homers allowed 12 - 20th in AL ERA 3.82 - 25th in AL Still for a guy yet to hit 24, these are stellar numbers. Apart from Severino, Snell and McCullers, most the guys around him in these comparisons are late 20s-early-mid 30s. For me. #1 target for a long-term deal now. The way he trains and takes care of himself, and his drive to succeed, spell ace. He is already looking like a top pitcher in the AL now.

Okay, watching la gran final of Mexican soccer on Univision, and suddenly the tomahawk chop breaks out, same melody, same gesture by the fans. Bizarro. Do the Braves still push that?

Bartolo Colon took a 102 mph shot to the belly and shook it off like a mosquito bite. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bartolo-colon-stopped-102mph-comebacker-belly-still-got-144438162.html Glad this guy is part of Twins lore.

FSN's new behind the plate cam as batters come up to bat looks like watching a video game.

Lynn has lost a couple MPH off the fastball in the 5th.

1 guy at a time - Twins still good.

For me it was disc golf and grilling - pretty dang near perfect.

Lynn throwing 94-95 in the zone. Looks like the guy we thought we signed.

Watching the #20 Gophers beat up on #17 Indiana - they have this freshman starter out of Washington, Patrick Fredrickson, throwing a 1 hit shutout. His season so far, not counting today: 6-0, 1.61 ERA. He went un-drafted out of high school. 6'6" redhead. Doesn't look to have big velocity, but he must be doing something right. Only 44 hits allowed in over 60 IP. Gophers winning 8-0 in the 6th. If I lived in the Cities, I would definitely pay a visit to Siebert Field.

The elephant in the room: Sanó's weight/conditioning. Guy is about to turn 25, but is somewhat of a wreck physically. 116 is the most games in a season for him in the majors. His legs are barking. He becomes dubious as a long-term asset when he can't even stay healthy running out ground balls. He should be at his peak right now, but I'm not seeing it. BTW, I know the elbow and the shin weren't his fault.

Btw, I checked the box score in the Star-Trib, and they had the attendance listed as 1.

Don't know if this a weather make-up game, cuz there is another game tonight, but there can't be more than 1,000 people in PNC watching the Pirates Sox. It is cold and gloomy, but good game, 9-7 in the 6th. Probably takes them back to their Florida State League games to those who played there.

Niko Goodrum having one of those days for Detroit: 0 for 4, 4Ks, 5 men left on base, and an error. I could do that.

In a cap-limited world, trading top picks for rentals = bad idea. Des Moines feels the pain. Lucky their draft department made something out of nothing, because they have had little to work with in the Fletcher years.

ESPN guys in love with LaMarre's beard. Weird.

I don't get the anti-Wrigley sentiment in this thread. It's gotten more corporate, and it got lights, but it is still a great slice of history to see a game there. Plus Wrigleyville is fun. Better than a stadium surrounded by acres of parking lots. Add mass transit right to the gates. I don't give a rat's ass about amenities and long bathroom waits, or food. However, I liked Comiskey better.