Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 8/22@5:10pm PT (7:10 PM CT)

[USAFChief]

 

Quick reminder that the sox are the worst team in the AL and 2nd worst in the league. And they unloaded most of their studs. A team in contention should be looking to take 4 games out of 5 in a series like this. 3 wins would be somewhat disappointing. It's unfortunate we've had to start the guys we have, but I guess we should be prepared for this if we qualify for the WC and win.

3 of 5 is a reasonable expectation for any team, especially on the road.  I'd have taken that before the series started.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Hey, whatever happened to Genghis Khan?

[notoriousgod71]

 

Wow I had to think for a solid minute who Jorge was. It really is absurd we're contending even close to September.

 

I remembered Jorge but had to look up Wilk, Tepesch, and Melville (AND HE PITCHED YESTERDAY).

[Darius]

What a job to get out of that jam

[mickeymental]

everybody back on board the gibson train. woo woo.

[Aggies7]

3 of 5 is a reasonable expectation for any team, especially on the road.  I'd have taken that before the series started.

Meh, I guess.

 

Lol he gets out of that jam? Absurd

[USAFChief]

 

I would say running the likes of Enns, Melville, Turley, Wilk, Tepesch, Jorge, Gee, and Slegers out there not to mention established garbage such as Hughes, Gibson, and Santiago is reason enough to wonder what could have been if they just had a competent pitching staff.

I agree, you won't get any argument from me about believing the front office failed this past offseason.  I felt the young players were ready for a step forward, and if not, they likely never would be.

 

But as it is, they're right there for the second WC.

[USAFChief]

 

everybody back on board the gibson train. woo woo.

I loves me some Gibson.

[Blake]

We got to see the bad Gibson and good Gibson all in the same inning.

[USAFChief]

Babe Polanco.

[Aggies7]

Jorge Jorge Jorge Jorge jorrrge!

[notoriousgod71]

 

I agree, you won't get any argument from me about believing the front office failed this past offseason.  I felt the young players were ready for a step forward, and if not, they likely never would be.

 

But as it is, they're right there for the second WC.

 

Completely different conversation but this is why I hate the 2nd wildcard (and the first). Completely flawed teams duking it out to play another game.

 

 

[Puckett34]

Hip Hip!

[ashbury]

POLANCO!!!!

[TwinsCD]

A Polanco PLUNKO

 

Eh...may need to work on that one.

[Aggies7]

Unbelievable. 3 Innings, 6 hits and a walk and still only i run. And that wouldn't have scored but for the wild pitch. Decent result but Gibson would be getting toasted by a good team. We're lucky we're playing the White Sox.

 

Roasted, roasted and burnt to a crisp?

[yarnivek1972]

Insert Gee replace Gibson

Why not insert Slegers? Gee is theoretically already in the rotation, not?

[snepp]

Let's get the early-season Sano back to go with this lineup, filthy.

[ashbury]

Hip Hip!

JORGE!!!!

[Aggies7]

Completely different conversation but this is why I hate the 2nd wildcard (and the first). Completely flawed teams duking it out to play another game.

hate to say it, but if your going to play 162 games, you need to make as many teams relevant as possible. I remember not so long ago when only divisional winners qualified. Houston would have eliminated us back in May

[USAFChief]

 

A Polanco PLUNKO

 

Eh...may need to work on that one.

//John Sterling//  Oh Jorge!!  It goes...a long way!!!

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

We got to see the bad Gibson and good Gibson all in the same inning.

This half inning in the dugout must be Neil Allen's easiest coaching moment of the year. "OK, Kyle. What you just did? Do that."

[USAFChief]

 

hate to say it, but if your going to play 162 games, you need to make as many teams relevant as possible. I remember not so long ago when only divisional winners qualifid. Houston would have eliminated us back in May

And under a 3 division system, two WCs work much better than one.

[USAFChief]

 

This half inning in the dugout must be Neil Allen's easiest coaching moment of the year. "OK, Kyle. What you just did? Do that."

"Load the bases with no out?  I mean you're the coach and all, but I do that all. the. time"

[notoriousgod71]

 

hate to say it, but if your going to play 162 games, you need to make as many teams relevant as possible. I remember not so long ago when only divisional winners qualified. Houston would have eliminated us back in May

 

So be it. I'll agree to disagree.

[Aggies7]

And under a 3 division system, two WCs work much better than one.

Or just scrap divisions and take top 5 or 6 teams. Twins wouldn't have qualified in 87 then, though

[wsnydes]

hate to say it, but if your going to play 162 games, you need to make as many teams relevant as possible. I remember not so long ago when only divisional winners qualified. Houston would have eliminated us back in May

I can like some of it's benefits and still dislike the concept.

[Aggies7]

I can like some of it's benefits and still dislike the concept.

As long as they don't add any more teams, I'm fine with it. Having to win the WC play-in round then be the road team in the LDS is a pretty tough road to hoe. It's nit like the NHL or NBA where the regular season is irrelevant

[wsnydes]

As long as they don't add any more teams, I'm fine with it. Having to win the WC play-in round then be the road team in the LDS is a pretty tough road to hoe. It's nit like the NHL or NBA where the regular season is irrelevant

That's what I fear most. I worry that Pandora's box has been opened and they'll just let more teams in.

[DocBauer]

Crazy thought came to me tonight before game time:

 

This is a good team. They've been above .500 most of the season and have been in the playoff hunt all season. And they've been there all season BECAUSE of the pitching staff. And they haven't "secured" a spot and been as good as they could be BECAUSE of the pitching staff.