45-53 @ 46-53: Hey, it's Twins (UPDATE: almost identical)

dagger · Post #1 » by **dagger** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:27 pm

Tonight's battle of the nearly identical's begins with two nearly identically bad pitching options, then continues with equal doses of mediocrity.

Monday July 23, 7:07 pm
Adelberto Mejia (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs Luis Santos (0-0 7.88 ERA)

Tuesday, July 24, 7:07 pm
Jose Berrios (9-7, 3.68 ERA) vs Ryan Borucki (0-1 3:52 ERA)

Wednesday, July 25. 4:07 pm
Ervin Santana (0-0, - ERA) vs Sam Gaviglio (2-3, 4.59 ERA)

vaff87 · Post #2 » by **vaff87** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:53 am

Biagini getting lit up.

dagger · Post #3 » by **dagger** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:55 am

This game is quite the turkey. Saves me from having to watch it

BigLeagueChew · Post #4 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:56 am

That was one of Tabby's worst.

shulman: Where should you pitch Mauer?

Tabby: Right down the middle.

After Biagini gives up 2 home runs.

So_Fresh · Post #5 » by **So_Fresh** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:12 am

Team is trash..

Lateral Quicks · Post #6 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:24 am

Borucki looks pretty good out there.

BigLeagueChew · Post #7 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:50 pm

RF C. Granderson L
2B L. Gurriel R
1B Justin Smoak S
DH K. Morales S
3B Y. Solarte S
CF R. Grichuk R
LF Dwight Smith L
C Luke Maile R
SS Aledmys Diaz R

''day off" for teoscar.

Lateral Quicks · Post #8 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:00 pm

So, Gurriel now hitting .295 with a wRC+ of 107. Small sample size fluke, or do we have something here?

BigLeagueChew · Post #9 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:34 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:So, Gurriel now hitting .295 with a wRC+ of 107. Small sample size fluke, or do we have something here?

He has alot of similarities with Pillar as far as plate discipline go. Very few walks and out of zone swing% over %40. If Gurriel could lay off the outside pitches or high fastballs we might have something.

dagger · Post #10 » by **dagger** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:34 pm

this team isn't just bad, it's STUPID! STUPID players.

BigLeagueChew · Post #11 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:53 pm

Extra innings battle; delays trade.

v1n5anity · Post #12 » by **v1n5anity** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:20 am

Santos really sucks.

Lateral Quicks · Post #13 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:39 am

We are to every other team what the Orioles are to us. Thank goodness for the OrioLOLs.

Where the hell is Donaldson? Is Tulo still alive? Did Sanchez have a finger amputated? Inquiring minds want to know.

So_Fresh · Post #14 » by **So_Fresh** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 3:01 pm

didnt the twins lose 9 straight road games before coming to Toronto? they come here and we get swept. lol.. nightmare of a season continues.. 2019 season will be the same if not worse. crappy times to be a Blue Jays fan. :banghead:

Lateral Quicks · Post #15 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 3:58 pm

So_Fresh wrote:didnt the twins lose 9 straight road games before coming to Toronto? they come here and we get swept. lol.. nightmare of a season continues.. 2019 season will be the same if not worse. crappy times to be a Blue Jays fan.

It's hard to say. There are really no standout performers that we are losing, aside from perhaps Happ and Oh. Really that's it.

Vladdy and Jansen will be up, and there's a good chance they'll be upgrades on Donaldson (since he has hardly played) and Martin. Gurriel is looking pretty good (minus the lack of patience at the plate), and Pompey is quietly having a very nice season in Buffalo (albeit in a small sample size due to injuries).

On the pitching front we have a full season of Borucki to look forward to, and hopefully better health and performance from Stroman and Sanchez. And Osuna won't be in jail or suspended, which will be a big plus.

But the biggest changes will come on the coaching side. I'd be shocked if Gibby and the entire staff aren't shown the door, and it's about time.

We're on pace for 74 wins (thanks Orioles). I think we project to be a 70-75 win team next year, with some upside to .500. Not because we'll be particularly good, just that there are a lot of bad teams in the league, and this has been a nightmare season. With reversion to the mean and some good rookie debuts we could actually be better.