Game Thread: Twins v White Sox, 9/3 @ 10:10am PT (12:10pm CT) Bloop Hit Edition

[KScott]

I am just extremely happy that the Twins are getting it done. I don't care that it's rookies like May, Rosario and Sano that are teaching everyone how to do it.

[James]

I'm sitting at my desk listening to the game.  I'm wondering if it is bad for to cheer loudly while sitting at one's desk... 

[clank2000]

Ha ha, I really hate Smarja. As a Penn State guy, goes back a long time.

[Cap'n Piranha]

That granny is why you put up with some frustrating at-bats.  That, and the fact that he plays great defense, has an excellent arm, and is only 23.

[mickeymental]

eddie says: fork me? fork you!

[SwainZag]

 

I will let 4 out of 8 possible RBI slide.......

 

Awfully nice of you!  

[Gibby]

Buxton looked smooth on that.

[Hrbowski]

That was a great play by Bucky.

[SwainZag]

Is anyone listening to the radio broadcast?  They had the Secretary of the Navy in the booth for Eddie's HR, and he just stuttered out a........Wow.  Fun to hear someone not use to seeing things like that from the booth.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Is anyone listening to the radio broadcast?  They had the Secretary of the Navy in the booth for Eddie's HR, and he just stuttered out a........Wow.  Fun to hear someone not use to seeing things like that from the booth.

Yeah that guy is an actual baseball fan too, which is a nice change from most booth guests.

[Ultima Ratio]

I really like to see Gibson pitching hard inside routinely, getting them off the plate and unsettled.

Edited September 3, 2015 by Ultima Ratio

[drock2190]

That was a dumb luck run

[Halsey Hall]

Rosario's bloop hit fits this edition of TD perfectly. 

[DRizzo]

In case anyone missed it, MLB.com has the video of Eddie's GS up now. Dude CRUSHED it!

 

http://m.twins.mlb.com/min/video/v445953183/cwsmin-rosario-sends-grand-slam-to-second-deck

 

(Link courtesy of MLB) 

[jimbo92107]

Twins need a couple more runs. Don't let the Sox sneak back into this game.

[Squirrel]

Guess I'm going to have to go back and watch the game prior to now to see that GS and all that led up to it.

 

Just catching up … tennis courts had priority over the start of the game today.

[Hrbowski]

Apparently if Hunter had played on the Twins his whole career he would be like Ripken, Jeter, or Brett.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Great at-bat by Vargas. Is he really learning plate discipline, or is this some extended practical joke?

Yes

[Hrbowski]

 

I never thought there would be a weaker hitting lousier option at the plate in back up catcher for the Twins than Drew Butera. Now we have Chris Hermann and Eric Fryer completely building this legacy of terrible hitting back up catchers.

Chris Hermann is "dog poopie" bad at the plate right now, his strike outs are not even as good as Hunters or Plouffe's, he is just like stepping in the steaming pile of dog poop at the plate bad right now. There can't be a worse back up catcher situation in the big leagues than what the Twins have. Instead of Buterrable,

it is now Hermanndogpile.

There aren't many good hitting backup catchers.

[Squirrel]

The more I see of Rosario, the less I like.

I'm not sure if the timing of this comment, but if it was BGS, ha! If it was AGS, ha!

[70charger]

So we don't like Rosario anymore, then?

[Gibby]

 

 

So we don't like Rosario anymore, then?

 

I like him, but then I like Boyer.

[Squirrel]

So we don't like Rosario anymore, then?

I like him just fine. I was just commenting on Chief's post.

[Squirrel]

Crap. Cmon Twins! Hold these South Siders at bay!

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

welp, this is going to be Gibson's last inning... hopefully he can get this last out...

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Great!

[70charger]

I don't like this whole White-Sux-clawing-back thing.

[DaveW]

Gibson with a relatively poor outing.

 

He should be the first one on the trading block this off season to open up a spot for berrios

[Brock Beauchamp]

I see the Twins are allowing the White Sox to chip their way back into the game.

[Squirrel]

You must only like Boyer for the red Beard. Otherwise No BUENO.

Personally, I don't dislike Boyer. He was good for a stretch but then mis- and overused.