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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 6:15:46 AM

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Lopez and Correa...enough said!!!!

Don't forget about Farmer's HR.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 6:16:45 AM

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Great win. Lopez trade looks better all the time. Correa is just incredible in the post season. Duran is loving the big stage as well.

Wonder when Brad will come in to eat his crow? Maybe he will wait and see what Sonny has for Tuesday first?

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 6:17:40 AM

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Alvarez is a beast; hardly a good swing on Stewart except for Alvarez.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 9:17:02 AM

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Alvarez is a beast; hardly a good swing on Stewart except for Alvarez.

I was watching that inning on GameCast. The only thing I know about the pitch was it was in the center box

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 9:47:23 AM

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Alvarez is a beast; hardly a good swing on Stewart except for Alvarez.

I was watching that inning on GameCast. The only thing I know about the pitch was it was in the center box

He is the one guy I would walk every time he comes up....

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 11:34:09 AM

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Alvarez is a beast; hardly a good swing on Stewart except for Alvarez.

I was watching that inning on GameCast. The only thing I know about the pitch was it was in the center box

He is the one guy I would walk every time he comes up....

Could be what RL is turning out to be

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 12:04:20 PM

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Im.going to take a.brief moment to bitch. Watching these 4 playoff games has convinced me that the electronic strike zone can't get here fast enough. Got that out of my system, now back to enjoying the playoffs 😎

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 12:05:43 PM

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Im.going to take a.brief moment to bitch. Watching these 4 playoff games has convinced me that the electronic strike zone can't get here fast enough. Got that out of my system, now back to enjoying the playoffs 😎

I tend to agree. Umpiring has been awful and terribly inconsistent batter to batter.

At least with the electronic system the strike zone would be consistent.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 12:28:15 PM

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Im.going to take a.brief moment to bitch. Watching these 4 playoff games has convinced me that the electronic strike zone can't get here fast enough. Got that out of my system, now back to enjoying the playoffs 😎

I tend to agree. Umpiring has been awful and terribly inconsistent batter to batter.

At least with the electronic system the strike zone would be consistent.

Yes sir. The same pitch will be called the same in the 1st inning and 9th inning, no matter who throws it or who is in the box. Catchers can stop the annoying, pull every pitch back over the plate game.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 1:02:24 PM

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Go Rangers

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Game 4 will be played Wednesday, October 11 at either 1:07 p.m. CT (if the Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers ALDS also needs a Game 4) or 6:07 p.m. CT (if the Orioles-Rangers ALDS ends in 3 games).

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 2:23:23 PM 2 votes

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HELL YEAH: The #MNTwins will have Johan Santana throw out the first pitch to Joe Mauer and Gary Gaetti to Dan Gladden in Games 3 and 4, respectively! 🙌🙏

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 3:00:38 PM

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Catchers can stop the annoying, pull every pitch back over the plate game.

OMG, I'm not sure anything "annoys" me more watching a game

-- and I think it has to have the reverse affect almost as much as if they stole a pitch.

- I think it would on me if I was behind the plate.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/9/2023 5:09:22 PM

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Im.going to take a.brief moment to bitch. Watching these 4 playoff games has convinced me that the electronic strike zone can't get here fast enough. Got that out of my system, now back to enjoying the playoffs 😎

I tend to agree. Umpiring has been awful and terribly inconsistent batter to batter.

At least with the electronic system the strike zone would be consistent.

Yes sir. The same pitch will be called the same in the 1st inning and 9th inning, no matter who throws it or who is in the box. Catchers can stop the annoying, pull every pitch back over the plate game.

I attended the last Saints game of the year. I wasn't aware that AAA was testing a ball and strike challenge system. Each team starts the game with 3 challenges. If your challenge is correct, you retain the challenge. If not you lose it.

I thought it worked fine. The key is, it was fast. There was no looking into a little box, no putting on headsets and waiting for a replay office to rule. None of that crap. They challenge immediately after the pitch, the scoreboard displays a computerized animation of the pitch and the strike zone, and the whole stadium finds out the result at the same time. It's all over in less than 10 seconds, and they play on.

So expect it soon in the major leagues. Remember the pitch clock started in AAA last year. They are the beta testers for the majors.

< Message edited by Karl Juhnke -- 10/9/2023 5:10:42 PM >

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 10:19:33 AM

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Be a good day for a Minnesota win

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 10:35:33 AM

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Dan Hayes:

Pablo López threw a 97-mph fastball to strikeout Alex Bregman. He's averaging 96 tonight, up one MPH from his season average.

Feeling better in August, September, October is why López changed his eating habits, lost 25 pounds in the winter. #MNTwins

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 10:56:21 AM

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I honestly don't give a whoopdedoo who throws out the first pitch and who catches most of the time.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 11:13:12 AM

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Big changes today in the lineup:
Matts Guy at DH Julien
Jorge 2b
Kepler RF
Royce at 3B
Correa SS
Matts guy at 1B Kirilloff
Wallner LF
Castro CF
Jeffers C

Brad's Guy Sonny Gray on the mound

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 3:19:17 PM

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Kirilloff error opens the door to 4 runs.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 3:32:30 PM

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Terrible AB from Lewis.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 3:51:30 PM

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I guess I understand pitching to Alvarez with no one on; otherwise that is a losing strategy.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 4:33:52 PM

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At some point maybe Gray will figure out they are sitting on his sweeper.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 8:39:43 PM

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Im.going to take a.brief moment to bitch. Watching these 4 playoff games has convinced me that the electronic strike zone can't get here fast enough. Got that out of my system, now back to enjoying the playoffs 😎

I tend to agree. Umpiring has been awful and terribly inconsistent batter to batter.

At least with the electronic system the strike zone would be consistent.

Agree, it's been bad.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/10/2023 8:42:56 PM

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At some point maybe Gray will figure out they are sitting on his sweeper.

What a flop, about as bad as 41-0

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/11/2023 5:41:36 AM

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Terrible AB from Lewis.

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Kirilloff error opens the door to 4 runs.

You'd swear this was the first playoff game

Lots of terrible at bats.

Kirilloff and Wallner need to sit. Have zero chance at the plate through 3 games. Lewis is doing zero besides his 3 dingers. Julien annoying me by taking strike 3's. Yep umping is bad, but swing the bat if you know it's gonna be close.

Gardy-worthy crap show. Equipment manager gonna have a tough time getting the stains out of those pants.

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RE: Twins 2023 Season and Game Day Thread - 10/11/2023 7:10:45 AM

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Terrible AB from Lewis.

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Kirilloff error opens the door to 4 runs.

You'd swear this was the first playoff game

Lots of terrible at bats.

Kirilloff and Wallner need to sit. Have zero chance at the plate through 3 games. Lewis is doing zero besides his 3 dingers. Julien annoying me by taking strike 3's. Yep umping is bad, but swing the bat if you know it's gonna be close.

Gardy-worthy crap show. Equipment manager gonna have a tough time getting the stains out of those pants.

Why not play Farmer yesterday or PH with him against Brown instead of Solano.....a guy starts, hits a big HR and then doesn't play the next game.

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