Great Moments in Enhanced Gameday History

Posted by ubelmann on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 11:40 pm

Is it better to have swung and lost than never to have swung at all and taken your free base?

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Rhubarb_Runner replied on April 24th, 2008 at 6:35 am

1 out of 5 ain't bad.

To quote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: "You chose...poorly."

Andrew replied on April 24th, 2008 at 7:56 am

Speaking of Indiana Jones, The Royal Mile had a St. George's Day celebration last night that included replicas of Monty Python's Grail to be bought and used. Pretty much everyone who got one said "This isn't the cup of a carpenter."

Rhubarb_Runner replied on April 24th, 2008 at 8:55 am

I love it when a good quote gets its own legs.

SBG replied on April 24th, 2008 at 9:16 am

I can't imagine why anyone would intentionally throw this guy a pitch in the strike zone.

StatFreak101 replied on April 24th, 2008 at 9:20 am

You're right.

They should throw him nothing but sliders down and out of the zone.

His ineptitude when it comes to sliders out of the zone reminds of Torii Hunter.

Jeff A replied on April 24th, 2008 at 9:27 am

See? The Twins were right. He is a good replacement for Hunter!

Beau replied on April 24th, 2008 at 9:35 am

Torii hit mistake pitches a long long way. Delmon's barely even hitting those, and not as far.

Gutzon replied on April 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

Pitching low and away is basically what teams did to Morneau last season, and he adjusted eventually. Maybe they can go out for coffee and a danish, hash things out.

socaltwinsfan replied on April 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am

Delmon is a self-proclaimed slow starter, which he was last year as well, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt ... for now.

brianS replied on April 24th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

How is pitch 1 a "ball in the dirt"?? Did it bounce the last 5 yards?

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