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

[DaveW]

Thanks Fien! Back to the Crappy Fien - let's try another pitcher. Sano pinch-hitting opportunity coming up.

should have been cut a month ago. Along with Boyer and the rest of the AAAA garbage they have been trotting out half the time

[twinsnorth49]

Fien is the bullpen's version of Mike Pelfrey, when his luck eventually runs out, he's fricking awful.

[clank2000]

Fien sucks right now.

[Hrbowski]

Rosario has a canon.

[wavedog]

Not having watched the game - on the 2 wild pitches that led to White Sox runs - were those totally on Gibson or would a better defensive catcher been reasonably able to block them?  

[70charger]

So we're back to liking Rosario?

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

ok, time to get those runs back...

[ShouldaCouldaWoulda]

 

Why in heaven's name do you let Fien pitch to a LH pinch hitter, with multiple LH relievers in the pen?

yeah, Fien in vs LH hitter, and then Cotts vs two RH hitters?! Are they even paying attention or trying? 

[jimbo92107]

Beautiful gun by Rosario. Horrible inning ended by a great play.

[twinsnorth49]

So we're back to liking Rosario?

Welcome to TD.

[Gibby]

 

 

So we're back to liking Rosario?

 

No! Don't you remember he swung on a first pitch once?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Rosario has a canon.

Don't know...

 

While i lack practical experience, canons were not originally known for their accuracy.

[wavedog]

OK offense time to wake up after sleeping the last 3 innings.   White Sox defense c'mon help us out. 

[Danchat]

Fien, Duensing, and Boyer all have their good moments in the bullpen, but yikes, when they blow up, they really ruin things.

[70charger]

Alphabet Soup is still out there pitching? What?

[clank2000]

Good, Smarja's back out. I want us to beat him.

[DaveW]

Not having watched the game - on the 2 wild pitches that led to White Sox runs - were those totally on Gibson or would a better defensive catcher been reasonably able to block them?

it was on Gibson. Terrible pitching by him today period. Has looked bad the whole second half of the season

[Hrbowski]

The White Sox are evil.

[SwainZag]

 

Terry Ryan and Paul Molitor lose another game! Good work guys'

 

Overreacting much?

[DaveW]

Overreacting much?

who do you blame for the bullpen? And who do you blame for leaving noodle armed Fien into face a LHB?

[mikeee]

waddya got mauer?

[jimbo92107]

Casey Fien may have come off the DL, but he has not come back as good as he was before. At this point Michael Tonkin should take his place.

[wavedog]

 

it was on Gibson. Terrible pitching by him today period. Has looked bad the whole second half of the season

Thanks!  Those 2 giveaways are the difference in the game right now.  

[SwainZag]

 

who do you blame for the bullpen? And who do you blame for leaving noodle armed Fien into face a LHB?

 

It's the 7th inning.

[Danchat]

When we traded Liriano for Eddie Escobar back in 2012, I never thought he'd get his batting average up to the same level as Joe's.

 

I know that Escobar's torrid streak isn't sustainable, but it's been fun to watch.

[drock2190]

No double play here Plouffe

[FattCrapps]

"That ball was squirted.."

 

Almost as good as "That ball was fisted foul"

[Gibby]

 

 

Overreacting much?

 

I loved him in Major League.

[USAFChief]

 

Casey Fien may have come off the DL, but he has not come back as good as he was before. At this point Berrios should take his place.

FTFY.

[jimbo92107]

At least we've got Ventura doing his manager dance, swapping pitchers madly. See which one gets to face Miguel Sano.