Twins @ White Sox, 8/24@5:10pm PT (7:10 PM CT)

[wsnydes]

You missed the point. I don't rag on joe even remotely as much as others do. He's having a decent year and has been a great first basemen. But two days off in 5 days when we're in a playoff race, forcing someone playing his 4th ever MLB game to play a position he isn't great at....not sitting well with me. Unless that was all PM's doing....but still, I think he could ask into the lineup, can't he? Especially against an absolute STUD like Derek holland!

I get the point and I don't disagree about the second day in five bit. However, there really hasn't been a backup 1B on the roster much in the last month or so. Plus, he may have asked to be put in but Molitor sat him anyway. We don't know that that didn't happen. Molitor could be using the soft tossing lefty matchup to get Garver some playing time and killing two birds with one stone.

 

Joe has played in 107 of the 127 games this season. That's quite a few for a guy that should be platooned more.

Edited August 25, 2017 by wsnydes

[Linus]

When will we learn that playing guys out of position isn't smart. We've got copious stats indicating the importance of fielding yet we think we are Joe Maddon clever with our lineups.

[Pardon My Dinger]

It's been the return of the ***bats for a game and a half now. Stop.

Ass bats?

[Darius]

Their playoff odds were about 35% per baseball prospectus. I'll 6 to 1 to anyone that wants to bet that this team makes the playoffs.

 

This is not a team worthy of playoff baseball.

[TwinsCD]

 

Their playoff odds were about 35% per baseball prospectus. I'll 6 to 1 to anyone that wants to bet that this team makes the playoffs.

This is not a team worthy of playoff baseball.

 

Thanks for giving up on them.  

[Aggies7]

I just made a post and it seems to have disappeared into thin air. Strange

[John Kelsey]

 

Their playoff odds were about 35% per baseball prospectus. I'll 6 to 1 to anyone that wants to bet that this team makes the playoffs.

This is not a team worthy of playoff baseball.

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Hey wait a minute!

 

We're not winning!

 

Let's do something about that!

[wsnydes]

Hey wait a minute!

 

We're not winning!

 

Let's do something about that!

Take our ball and go home?

[snepp]

More Bux, thank you.

[wsnydes]

Salindino has one hell of a mustache.

[USAFChief]

moderator hat on:

 

Discussions about a player playing, or not playing, in today's game, are relevant and appropriate in a game thread.

 

Extended rancorous debates about salary aren't.

[jimmer]

Way to go Buxton

[wsnydes]

Buxton didn't get cheated on that one.

[TwinsCD]

BIG BUX, BIG BUX, NO WHAMMIIIIIIIEEEES!!

[Aggies7]

moderator hat on:

 

Discussions about a player playing, or not playing, in today's game, are relevant and appropriate in a game thread.

 

Extended rancorous debates about salary aren't.

Rancorous? We barely know you

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Take our ball and go home?

I like the way you think, but sadly it is probably not a viable option.

 

I propose we score us some runs!

 

Do i hear a second?

[twinsnorth49]

Sorry was looking for the Game Thread and stumbled upon the 912, 456th Mauer thread.

 

I'll keep looking.

[Aggies7]

Have a night, Mitch.

[wsnydes]

I like the way you think, but sadly it is probably not a viable option.

 

I propose we score us some runs!

 

Do i hear a second?

Even if they did take their ball and go home, the ump would just ask the ball boy for another and the game would go on anyway.

 

So your plan is a better one.

Edited August 25, 2017 by wsnydes

[Aggies7]

Sorry was looking for the Game Thread and stumbled upon the 912, 456th Mauer thread.

I'll keep looking.

Good, let us know how you make out

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Sorry was looking for the Game Thread and stumbled upon the 912, 456th Mauer thread.

 

I'll keep looking.

There might be a few more on Mauerdaily...

 

And if you watch where you put your feet, you might stumble less.

[ashbury]

If Garver in his 20s runs like Mauer in his 30s, what's Garver gonna be like late in his career?

 

_{^{/ yeah, that's a straight line - go for it}}

[Pardon My Dinger]

Good, let us know how you make out

Maybe just PM him. I'm a lot less interested in how North makes out.

[wsnydes]

A promising inning smothered quickly...

[USAFChief]

 

If Garver in his 20s runs like Mauer in his 30s, what's Garver gonna be like late in his career?

 

_{^{/ yeah, that's a straight line - go for it}}

this weekend?

[Aggies7]

I'm just here for the John Curtiss sitting at this point

[USAFChief]

 

Rancorous? We barely know you

THesow.

 

the sarus

 

Theszuor

 

I looked it up.

[wsnydes]

If Garver in his 20s runs like Mauer in his 30s, what's Garver gonna be like late in his career?

 

_{^{/ yeah, that's a straight line - go for it}}

This seems like a trick question. On his hands?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

If Garver in his 20s runs like Mauer in his 30s, what's Garver gonna be like late in his career?

 

_{^{/ yeah, that's a straight line - go for it}}

That's why he's playing first base...