All Things 2023 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

[GophersInIowa]

The pitching strategy doesn’t really matter though if you can’t hit. The starters these past two games were not very good this season. Everyone trying to tie the game with no one on.

 

[GopherVotary]

Leave Paddack in, Rocco. The guy is dealing.

 

[kg21]

The pitching strategy doesn’t really matter though if you can’t hit. The starters these past two games were not very good this season. Everyone trying to tie the game with no one on.

Outside of Lewis and Correa, no one has done anything this post season.

 

[kg21]

Outside of Lewis and Correa, no one has done anything this post season.

throw in Julien

 

[From the Parkinglot]

That’s an unfortunate called 3rd strike.

 

[TNGophfan]

Wow. That was inside

 

[GophersInIowa]

That’s brutal.

 

[kg21]

Win or Lose the series........playoff close games are awesome!

This is fun!

 

[cncmin]

Go figure, MN sports getting hosed by the officials, like usual. That wasnt even close to a strike, instead of 3-2 2 outs and runner in scoring position, it’s a deflating ring up.

Even at home, hosed.

 

[howeda7]

Kepler got hosed.

 

[GopherVotary]

Bad call on that 3rd strike to Kepler. Couple inches off the plate.

 

[kg21]

That’s brutal.

POS call

Can't get any breaks either. The first inning liner. Just missed a fair ball down the first base line.

 

[GophersInIowa]

I think that call shows it isn’t just catchers framing that’s the issue. That wasn’t framed at all.

 

[TNGophfan]

I think that call shows it isn’t just catchers framing that’s the issue. That wasn’t framed at all.

Agreed. That was just a horrible call. But, I think you agree, framing well does help.

 

[kg21]

Every flipping liner we hit tonight is at someone.

 

[TNGophfan]

Yep, hitting some bad luck but we are not good at creating runs. Need to be better next year. Too many empty swings and at bats. Not over yet, but it's been our achilles heel all year.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Hitters not named Lewis and Julien are 0 for 19 with 9 K’s.

 

[TNGophfan]

Hitters not named Lewis and Julien are 0 for 19 with 9 K’s.

Wow

 

[TNGophfan]

1 more chance. Need a big fly by someone.

 

[howeda7]

1 more chance. Need a big fly by someone.

2. Don't want extra innings. The bullpen is gassed already.

 

[From the Parkinglot]

Season is down to 1 inning and you have the exact people you would want. Time to go score 2 runs cause the pitching has done their job today.

 

[From the Parkinglot]

The fact every batter got ahead of the count and struck out in a 3-2 count is I feel a perfect representation of the twins 2023 season.

 

[howeda7]

The fact every batter got ahead of the count and struck out in a 3-2 count is I feel a perfect representation of the twins 2023 season.

Season ended on a strikeout looking. Fitting.

 

[GopherVotary]

At least that one was a legitimate strike three to Kepler. Unlike the last one.

 

[From the Parkinglot]

5-3
7-2
9-4
10-4
3-1
3-2

Those represent the number of hits and runs scored in the playoffs by the twins. The fact they averaged 6 hits and 2.66 runs a game is not great. It’s probably pretty fortunate they actually won 3 games in the playoffs with those numbers.

 

[GophersInIowa]

This team just has some dogs on it. Just feels so different than previous playoffs. Lots of confident guys. No matter how the rest of the series goes, gotta feel good about what’s happening.

It’s been the same old Twins since I posted this. Back to back pathetic games, especially at the plate. Very fitting end, watching strike 3.

 

[TNGophfan]

The fact every batter got ahead of the count and struck out in a 3-2 count is I feel a perfect representation of the twins 2023 season.

Agreed. Need better job of OBP and putting ball in play. All time record for strikeouts really reduces your chances of scoring runs.

 

[From the Parkinglot]

Well at least we have the Vikings and gopher football. Just wait until gopher basketball starts that will take the sting out of winter.

 

[kg21]

they just said we had 6 hits in both games combined!

that's not against their top guys.

Can we go buy a few hitters this offseason?

 

[kg21]

Well at least we have the Vikings and gopher football. Just wait until gopher baseball starts that will take the sting out of winter.

timberwolves are going to stun the world.