Game Thread: Twins @ Rays, 8/27 @ 6:10pm CT‏

[Craig Arko]

Wow, i want to see this pleisiosaur! What's it eat?Can i play with it, if i promise not to take it out of the water?

[DaveW]

Buxton will be fine. He was 4 for 9 in this series prior to today

[Gibby]

 

 

These are the guys that are going to take us to the promised land. Get them in and play.

 

...and by the promised land, I mean the opportunity to pee down our legs when facing the Yankees in the playoffs.

[Turd Furgeson]

 

Buxton's pitch recognition continues to baffle me. Strikeout #4 looked like me in Little League, swinging at the pitch when it's basically in the catcher's mitt (in this case low and outside). Slow recognition, slow bat... the hit-tool is coming along more gradually than expected for him.

 

I didn't see his first at bat but the other three all started with 0-2 counts. They attacked him right away and he didn't swing and he just kinda swung helplessly trying to make contact at that point. 

 

I'm a bit worried about his pitch recognition honestly. Hitters can become more disciplined I suppose but pitch recognition seems to me to be a inherent skill that you have or you don't. He had some very good walk rates at different points in the minors, I didn't get to see those at bats but it made you think he really had a good approach, so I don't really get what's happening now. 

[DaveW]

Hunter should not be batting here

[DaveW]

Just retire

[howeda7]

They seriously need to DL Hunter. It's painful to watch right now. Something is wrong. Give him a couple weeks off.

[Jerr]

Ok, I'm here, time to win this  one Twins!!!!!

[DaveW]

They seriously need to DL Hunter. It's painful to watch right now. Something is wrong. Give him a couple weeks off.

He is old, that is what is wrong. You think he's gonna let them DL him with something fake? No chance

[DaveW]

What a brutal loss this is going to be. So winnable

[sampleSizeOfOne]

You were never 17 years old?

I was...

 

I might even have gotten permit. But i didn't need to drive, so i waited until i got kicked out of college before getting the license.

 

I think i've made up for it driving-wise, with some long trips, was well as trip planning perhaps worthy of a 17 year old...

[howeda7]

Do you really believe JR Graham 'needed' to go on the DL? I'm sure his shoulder is sore. And probably all of Torii is. He has a known wrist issue and it shows. Nothing fake about it.

He is old, that is what is wrong. You think he's gonna let them DL him with something fake? No chance

 

[DiscGolfer]

 

He is old, that is what is wrong. You think he's gonna let them DL him with something fake? No chance

I'm sure the Twins will give him every chance to finish his career on the field.  for better or worse.

[Gibby]

 

 

What a brutal loss this is going to be. So winnable

 

It's not over , buzzkill.

[DaveW]

I'm sure the Twins will give him every chance to finish his career on the field. for better or worse.

Yup. Robinson is a much better option then him at this point, and that is saying A LOt

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What a brutal loss this is going to be. So winnable

Still is winnable, at least technically.

 

I'm still gonna pay attention, 'cause of Baltimore...

[DaveW]

It's not over , buzzkill.

Suzuki, Robinson and Buxton due up? It's over. They fell completely apart after the Sano "error", which wasn't even that bad.

[drock2190]

 

What a brutal loss this is going to be. So winnable

 

Can't win them all. 2 out 3 on the road is nothing to be ashamed about.

[DiscGolfer]

Rosiaro should PH for Robinson

[Gibby]

 

 

Suzuki, Robinson and Buxton due up? It's over. They fell completely apart after the Sano "error", which wasn't even that bad.

 

You're a barrel of fun.

[mlynch16]

If Suzuki catches the pitch that he dropped then the game is tied.  If Mauer or Suzuki hit the ball a foot farther the game is tied.  If they are playing in any stadium except Tropicana this game is tied.  So many missed opportunities will cost us.  I predict losing 2/3 to Houston this weekend and then just fading out of it in September.

[jun]

Yes he did. I thought Danny Should play as well. 

 

My Starting Lineup had 17 guys on it. 

 

Only 5 were Twins but 17 guys nonetheless.

Well, all I remember was Santana had quite a few lucky infield singles last year. That clearly would not sustain.

[TwinsCD]

Boxberger?  I think that was the special at Five Guys earlier tonight.  Let's break his heart like we did with Britton's in Baltimore last week.

[DiscGolfer]

Sound's like a lot of you are walking toward the gates already.  Game's not over yet only down by 1, still very winnable.

[Gibby]

Zuke redeems himself here.

[DaveW]

Zuke redeems himself here.

Nope

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Rosario PH?

 

Who called it, i forget?

[DiscGolfer]

first reasonable PH move I've seen in a long time

[DaveW]

first reasonable PH move I've seen in a long time

should have PH Nunez for Suzuki as well

[John Kelsey]

"Herrmann is going to pinch hit for Buxton"

 

*Turns off TV*