Article: Game Thread: Twins vs Blue Jays, 9/14 @ 7:10pm CT

[Darius]

If it's me, I let Dozier hit. He just didn't get it done.

I understand that point of view.

 

But, for crying out loud, he's buntint the 3 hitter in the 6th-7th inning. Now, with a guy hitting .850 since the All-Star break on deck, nobody out, and good speed on the bases, he lets Dozier swing away because he's "earned it."

 

That just defies logic.

[glunn]

 

I liked it better when they didn't play extra inning games.

Like last season, when they were usually blown out?  

[DaveW]

Need to win soon. No need to tax the limited arms they have that much more.

[LaBombo]

 

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6515155.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Barney-the-Dinosaur.jpg

 

It would suck to get beat by Barney.

 

 

This guy knows.

 

 

[DaveW]

I understand that point of view.

But, for crying out loud, he's buntint the 3 hitter in the 6th-7th inning. Now, with a guy hitting .850 since the All-Star break on deck, nobody out, and good speed on the bases, he lets Dozier swing away because he's "earned it."

That just defies logic.

Dozier is on fire lately as well. Bunting would be absurd.

[USAFChief]

 

I understand that point of view.

But, for crying out loud, he's buntint the 3 hitter in the 6th-7th inning. Now, with a guy hitting .850 since the All-Star break on deck, nobody out, and good speed on the bases, he lets Dozier swing away because he's "earned it."

That just defies logic.

Mauer wouldn't hit if Dozier sacrificed.

 

Anyway, I too understand the logic, but I hate making intentional outs, and I'm not going to change my mind because of the outcome.

[TwinsCD]

So if you're Gibbons, why the hell don't you keep Ramirez in the game?

[glunn]

 

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6515155.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Barney-the-Dinosaur.jpg

 

It would suck to get beat by Barney.

Is that a pokemon?

[USAFChief]

 

Is that a pokemon?

It's, uh...Barney.

[LaBombo]

 

Mauer wouldn't hit if Dozier sacrificed.

 

Anyway, I too understand the logic, but I hate making intentional outs, and I'm not going to change my mind because of the outcome.

 

I was against it just to avoid the possible spectacle of Dozier trying to pull the bunt for extra bases.

[snepp]

Too presumptuous to prepare a walk-off post in advance?

[Darius]

I understand that point of view.

 

But, for crying out loud, he's buntint the 3 hitter in the 6th-7th inning. Now, with a guy hitting .850 since the All-Star break on deck, nobody out, and good speed on the bases, he lets Dozier swing away because he's "earned it."

 

That just defies logic.

To be clear, it's an indictment of Molitor bunting Polanco, not so much his decision not to bunt there.

 

This would've been the one time, of all the times, I would've said, "oh a bunt, that might make sense here," and he doesn't do it.

[Aggies7]

Boy oh boy did polanco miss a pitch to hit there

[glunn]

 

It's, uh...Barney.

There could be a pokemon named Barney? 

[LaBombo]

 

Too presumptuous to prepare a walk-off post in advance?

 

Maybe more of a jinx, but it only rates about a 2 on the presumptuousness scale of zero to Smalley.

 

Edit.  Not at all, at as it turns out.

Edited September 15, 2017 by LaBombo

[Aggies7]

YESSSSSSSSS

[snepp]

 

 

Too presumptuous to prepare a walk-off post in advance?

 

 

BYRONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN BUXTON!!!!

[Darius]

To be clear, it's an indictment of Molitor bunting Polanco, not so much his decision not to bunt there.

 

This would've been the one time, of all the times, I would've said, "oh a bunt, that might make sense here," and he doesn't do it.

Another note: Mauer has the 4th highest BA with RISP in the history of baseball, and is on deck.

 

He chooses to bunt in other situations with Rosario, etc, in deck.

 

Buxton makes it moot.

 

BYRON!!!!!

[Puckett34]

BUXTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   LIGHT THE LAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[glunn]

 

Too presumptuous to prepare a walk-off post in advance?

You were prophetic my friend.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Buxton...

 

As expected.

[Riverbrian]

BUXTON

 

UNBELIEVABLE

[Pardon My Dinger]

B

[snepp]

And a little of this....

 

 

[Pardon My Dinger]

U

[USAFChief]

 

 

hahahahahahahahah.

 

winnah!!!

[Pardon My Dinger]

X

[Pardon My Dinger]

T

[TwinsCD]

BIG BUX!  BIG BUX!  NO WHAMMIEEEEEEES!!!!!!

[Darius]

DFA Buxton!!