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Why, Don?! Why Can't the Twins Hit? And Who are the Minnesota Vikings' UDFAs and Amateur Sports Stars of the Week? Minnesota Foul Play-by-play
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We recap another dynamite AEW Dynamite, talk about the Twins’ inability to hit, give you the Minnesota Amateur Sports Stars of the Week and our Foul Players and Play-by-players of the Week, and discuss the Vikings’ UDFA steals.
AEW Dynamite Sets Up “All In” at Wembley Stadium—SPOILER ALERT
* If anyone forgot how great Rey Fenix is, they got a helluva reminder tonight
* Hurricanrana off the barricade?
* But Claudio is just too strong
* Yuta and Claudio vs. the Lucha Bros. should be good
* Mark Briscoe is the special referee for the AEW Tag Team Championship match between FTR and Jarrett and Lethal?!
* Thunder is back!
* Hmm, I wonder what that’ll build to…
* Miro is back, too…
* Not nearly as interesting
* AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy pushed beyond his limits to defeat Daniel Garcia
* Garcia actually performed better, technically, but nobody does a better interview than Orange
* Is the Reign of the Orange Punch coming to an end?
* Aussie, Aussie, Aussie…Kyle Fletcher vs. Orange Cassidy at Wembley?
* Witches were banned from ringside for the AEW Trios Championship after Julia Hart defeats Anna Jay A.S.
* Best Amigos take on House of Black under Open House Rules, and it goes as you’d expect
* Bandido was amazing as usual, but the House always wins, which is exactly why you can’t let people bet on pro wrestling
* Omega/Mox in a Steel Cage!
* Sounds like a damn monster movie, because it is!
* Four years ago the roles were reversed: Omega was the heel, Mox the face
* Why, Don?? WHY?!
* In the quiet words of Orange Cassidy, “I’m so tired, Renee.”
Why Can’t the Twins Can’t Hit?
* Fourth in strikeouts (336; 9.6 Ks per game is third-most), last in hits (256), second-worst OBP (.300)
* Everyone except Alex Kiriloff is swinging at too many pitches out of the zone
* It was past time to send Jose Miranda down
* He’s got more at-bats than Buxton and Correa despite a .588 OPS and .313 slugging percentage
* Trevor Larnach was out-hitting him and got sent down
* Kyle Farmer has been crushing the ball for St. Paul and was called up Wednesday
* Three of his four hits are extra-base hits (.308/.400/.692)
* Came off the IL, Wednesday
* Where is the Carlos Correa we celebrated before the season?
* I showered my computer keyboard with champagne for this?!
* Twins fans showered him with boos after an 0-for-5 with six baserunners stranded in a 6-1 loss to the Padres on Tuesday night
* It’s not like it’s been against great pitching, either
* Said the right thing: “I’d boo myself too with the amount of money I’m making”
* Has Donovan Solano failed already? (Got a key hit in the bottom of 10th against Josh Hader)
* He was brought in to hit lefties, and he’s hitting .240/.240/.360 against lefties
* This team needs a professional hitter
* Trading Brent Rooker is looking worse every day (Mike disagrees)
* Emilo Pagan and Chris Paddack have contributed negative WAR over two seasons, and Rooker has already contributed 1.5 wins above replacement this season
* Paddack is eyeing a late-season return
* Brayan Medina better pan out
* At 19, he’s two years younger than his competition in rookie ball
* 1.648 WHIP in 23.2 innings pitched with 20 walks and 24 strikeouts
Amateur Sports Stars of the Week
View SBLive Minnesota Baseball and Softball Athletes of the Week
Vote here.
* Bronze medalist: Sophomore Alexa Skogquist of St. Francis High School hit three dingers in a 17-0 drubbing of Monticello and had a walkoff, three-run dong to beat Cambridge-Isanti, 8-5. Over five games she hit .588 with four doubles, four dingers, and 13 RBI.
* Alexa Skogquist is currently second in voting with over 1,000 votes cast
* Silver medalist: Sophomore William Haas of Rockford struck out 18 batters in a complete game shutout at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, May 4. He allowed just one hit and three walks. He also went a combined 7-for-11 with three walks, two RBI, and two runs scored over four games played.
* Gold meda
We recap another dynamite AEW Dynamite, talk about the Twins’ inability to hit, give you the Minnesota Amateur Sports Stars of the Week and our Foul Players and Play-by-players of the Week, and discuss the Vikings’ UDFA steals.
AEW Dynamite Sets Up “All In” at Wembley Stadium—SPOILER ALERT
* If anyone forgot how great Rey Fenix is, they got a helluva reminder tonight
* Hurricanrana off the barricade?
* But Claudio is just too strong
* Yuta and Claudio vs. the Lucha Bros. should be good
* Mark Briscoe is the special referee for the AEW Tag Team Championship match between FTR and Jarrett and Lethal?!
* Thunder is back!
* Hmm, I wonder what that’ll build to…
* Miro is back, too…
* Not nearly as interesting
* AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy pushed beyond his limits to defeat Daniel Garcia
* Garcia actually performed better, technically, but nobody does a better interview than Orange
* Is the Reign of the Orange Punch coming to an end?
* Aussie, Aussie, Aussie…Kyle Fletcher vs. Orange Cassidy at Wembley?
* Witches were banned from ringside for the AEW Trios Championship after Julia Hart defeats Anna Jay A.S.
* Best Amigos take on House of Black under Open House Rules, and it goes as you’d expect
* Bandido was amazing as usual, but the House always wins, which is exactly why you can’t let people bet on pro wrestling
* Omega/Mox in a Steel Cage!
* Sounds like a damn monster movie, because it is!
* Four years ago the roles were reversed: Omega was the heel, Mox the face
* Why, Don?? WHY?!
* In the quiet words of Orange Cassidy, “I’m so tired, Renee.”
Why Can’t the Twins Can’t Hit?
* Fourth in strikeouts (336; 9.6 Ks per game is third-most), last in hits (256), second-worst OBP (.300)
* Everyone except Alex Kiriloff is swinging at too many pitches out of the zone
* It was past time to send Jose Miranda down
* He’s got more at-bats than Buxton and Correa despite a .588 OPS and .313 slugging percentage
* Trevor Larnach was out-hitting him and got sent down
* Kyle Farmer has been crushing the ball for St. Paul and was called up Wednesday
* Three of his four hits are extra-base hits (.308/.400/.692)
* Came off the IL, Wednesday
* Where is the Carlos Correa we celebrated before the season?
* I showered my computer keyboard with champagne for this?!
* Twins fans showered him with boos after an 0-for-5 with six baserunners stranded in a 6-1 loss to the Padres on Tuesday night
* It’s not like it’s been against great pitching, either
* Said the right thing: “I’d boo myself too with the amount of money I’m making”
* Has Donovan Solano failed already? (Got a key hit in the bottom of 10th against Josh Hader)
* He was brought in to hit lefties, and he’s hitting .240/.240/.360 against lefties
* This team needs a professional hitter
* Trading Brent Rooker is looking worse every day (Mike disagrees)
* Emilo Pagan and Chris Paddack have contributed negative WAR over two seasons, and Rooker has already contributed 1.5 wins above replacement this season
* Paddack is eyeing a late-season return
* Brayan Medina better pan out
* At 19, he’s two years younger than his competition in rookie ball
* 1.648 WHIP in 23.2 innings pitched with 20 walks and 24 strikeouts
Amateur Sports Stars of the Week
View SBLive Minnesota Baseball and Softball Athletes of the Week
Vote here.
* Bronze medalist: Sophomore Alexa Skogquist of St. Francis High School hit three dingers in a 17-0 drubbing of Monticello and had a walkoff, three-run dong to beat Cambridge-Isanti, 8-5. Over five games she hit .588 with four doubles, four dingers, and 13 RBI.
* Alexa Skogquist is currently second in voting with over 1,000 votes cast
* Silver medalist: Sophomore William Haas of Rockford struck out 18 batters in a complete game shutout at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, May 4. He allowed just one hit and three walks. He also went a combined 7-for-11 with three walks, two RBI, and two runs scored over four games played.
* Gold meda
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