Game Thread, Tigers @ Twins, 9/16 @ 7:10 pm CT

[DaveW]

Turds!

[FattCrapps]

Rat farts!

[David HK]

Not even close. He's out.

[James]

Dang, that was a great throw

Agreed. Too bad. Who knew the tigers could play defense?

[USAFChief]

great play all the way around.  Nothing can be done, everyone did the right thing, they just made the play.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Slow delivery, fast runner on third, steal it........

[AlwaysinModeration]

Gotta slide wider there, Shane.

 

Come in Esco

[DaveW]

 

great play all the way around.  Nothing can be done, everyone did the right thing, they just made the play.

Yup. No harm no foul really.

[David HK]

 

squeeze?

Squeeze-off.

[LaBombo]

 

 

Descartes was wrong,  I know I'm dreaming!

S'up, UR,... you're no Descartes.

 

You're just reminding us how great it is to regularly post on a board where a Descartes reference thing is ...awesome?

[Gibby]

In Esco I trust.

[James]

My feelings on that play.

[rghrbek]

 

Squeeze-off.

had to squeeze there, suzuki not the guy to get you there

[David HK]

Who's up for the 10th?  Just in case, I mean.

 

[LaBombo]

 

 

So does Paul.

Rand or Ryan.  Still need to know, fortification purposes and all.

[FattCrapps]

 

Who's up for the 10th?  Just in case, I mean.

Hold on, let me check with my Mom.

 

She's upstairs.

[formerly33]

 

Who's up for the 10th?  Just in case, I mean.

The man with the beard.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Who's up for the 10th?  Just in case, I mean.

Sure, i'll watch a 10th inning.

 

Why not?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The man with the beard.

The man with the beard owes us a run, IMHO.

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

had to squeeze there, suzuki not the guy to get you there

A squeeze was logical. If it fails, you've basically grounded out and live to hit again. (The Twins rarely squeezed though, do they?)

[sampleSizeOfOne]

At least we can't blow any more saves in this game...

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

 

Rand or Ryan.  Still need to know, fortification purposes and all.

McCartney. No Simon!

[rghrbek]

Molitor bunts in nonsensical innings, and won't squeeze with a bad hitter?  With one out, and little to lose?  Bad baseball.

[Gibby]

 

 

Hold on, let me check with my Mom.

 

She's upstairs.

 

No! Don't come up!

[David HK]

OK, here come the Red-bearded Wallendas...

 

[SwainZag]

How often are squeeze plays successful?  If that ball is hit a little softer or throw isn't on the money, Shane is probably safe.  

[DaveW]

 

 

A squeeze was logical. If it fails, you've basically grounded out and live to hit again. (The Twins rarely squeezed though, do they?)

Or it turns into a double play...

 

[stringer bell]

I know it's the right play to bunt the runner to third base with no one out however in this era of weak contact and strikeouts I don't even like that play. It's hard to score a runner from third without a hit anymore.

[USAFChief]

 

Molitor bunts in nonsensical innings, and won't squeeze with a bad hitter?  With one out, and little to lose?  Bad baseball.

Nothing to lose?  

 

Squeeze plays are not automatic.  You had the winning run on third with one out.  There's a reason squeeze plays are rare.

[DaveW]

Dribblers up the middle like that are just further proof you need guys that can strike people out in your pen.