Game Thread: Twins @ Dodgers, 7/25/17 @ 9:10 CT

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Illegal substitution. We need more utility players on our bench.

[glunn]

What are our broadcasters saying?

[scottz]

I've never seen such a thing. Fascinating.

[OldTimeTwinkie]

This is ridiculous

[scottz]

Signaled to the bullpen before he told the umpire he wanted to make the double switch is the guess but the video didn't support that.

[glunn]

I am going for ice cream

[scottz]

Dave Roberts probably corrects grammar on Twitter, too.

[Aggies7]

Dodgers are 76 games over .500 and feel they need to be rule nerds in order to beat us

[Danchat]

Wait, why did it take a full 10 minutes for this illegal substitution stuff? What in the world is going on?!

[scottz]

I hope they get the batting order wrong next inning because then you'll really see some messed up rules depending on when Roberts notices the wrong batting order.

[Aggies7]

The dodgers organist is a magician

[Danchat]

Hooray, inherited runs! Can we send Pressly down for a bench player like Garver now?

[Aggies7]

Cleveland, KC, TB and the Yankees all won tonight (or yesterday). If you have a fork, get ready to stick it

[USAFChief]

Fire Molitor before morning.

 

What an embarrassment

[Aggies7]

Fire Molitor before morning.

 

What an embarrassment

Mourning*

[S.]

 

Paul clearly does not understand the rules in some way.

Inspiring great confidence in his managing abilities.

[USAFChief]

I want to hear someone excuse that

[Pius Jefferson]

Molitor is not a good manager and is probably a bad manager. 

 

 

[scottz]

Honest question: there isn't a limit on which two players can be involved in a double switch, is there?

[Danchat]

 

I want to hear someone excuse that

Don't worry, we'll hear plenty of it tomorrow. Er, I mean later today.

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Our bench is pathetic. We have 4 utility players in the game now. When is Buxton coming back?

[howeda7]

At least I know who to root against in the NL play-offs. Dave Roberts can take a long walk off a short pier

[operation mindcrime]

Hooray, inherited runs! Can we send Pressly down for a bench player like Garver now?

Can we still send him back to the Red Sox?

[scottz]

That's a terrible explanation. If there

was a miscommunication, and nothing had occurred yet to change the game from the time the switch was made, why would that miscommunication error have to stand as the "right" move?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Mourning*

POTN -- and I've been here all night

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Trade Roberts for Molitor and throw in Presley.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

What are our broadcasters saying?

Provus and Gladden are still guessing.

 

Best theory I heard them say is that the Sano scratch caused Polanco to be in the starting lineup, but the Twins failed to take Polanco off of the list of reserves. That the lineup cards were exchanged before the game per usual, and then Roberts either caught it during the double switch or saw it right away, but waited for the right moment to pounce on the mistake.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

And if so, kudos to Gladden for figuring that out. That is some high level thinking.

[twinsbaby]

Hahahahahaha

[scottz]

Dick passing on a guess from someone on Twitter that it might have to do with confusing the fielder number 7 (left fielder Rosario) and batting order number 7 (Polanco). Not sure that makes sense either though.