I think this is a bad streak and they’ll start doing something that we would consider normal before long, but that insight doesn’t make the present situation any more palatable.
You’d think people in Minnesota would be used to the cold. 40° isn’t that bad even for baseball, but I’m still surprised the stands are so empty. It’s not like everybody has to bring an unswaddled baby with them or anything.
Gosh, the tigers are constantly hitting the ball directly to centerfield just short of doing any damage. I’ve seen it repeatedly so far this year, and maybe I just remember it because it bugs me, but it seems more than usual.
At game time it’s supposed to be about 44° and it’s supposed to feel like 44° allegedly - at least according to my Yahoo Weather app - so it’s virtually a heat wave compared to last night. Sweeeet!
And by the way, Skubal is pitching tomorrow at 7:40 EDT. And yes, it will still be cold probably in the 40° range and with windchill feeling colder than that.
Really. The platooning thing is what you do when you’re dealing from a position of weakness. And yes, there’s a methodology backed up by data and I respect that and do not intrinsically dispute it, but wouldn’t it be nice to see several McGonigle type players in the lineup that you don’t have to pull again and again for late inning replacements? That’s probably asking for too much but I would still like it.
I guess if you can’t say something positive you should say nothing so I won’t say anything about the soul crushing disappointment I’m feeling as this game got away from us.