Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Yankees, 9/18@6:05pm CT

[Aggies7]

It will be interesting to see if the hurricane has any affect on these next two games. Supposed to get kind of ugly around there

[FlauerPauer]

Could have rotated Adrianza and Esco at 2nd.  Leadoff hitter is a little overrated, in my opinion.  There are many leadoff hitters in a game, not just the 1st inning.

[TwinsCD]

 

I love the over the top oo'ing and ahh'ing at every fly ball in yankee stadium. What a bunch of dunces

 

A stadium full of Bremergasms?

[twinsnorth49]

Seems like you'd be happier as a yanks fan!

No, he'd just be unhappier not complaining about the Twins

[Aggies7]

A stadium full of Bremergasms?

That's PRECISELY what it is. You literally never know what actually is going to be a homer.

[DaveW]

It will be interesting to see if the hurricane has any affect on these next two games. Supposed to get kind of ugly around there

Tomorrow will likely be called.

Double header on wed

[Aggies7]

They've threatened almost every inning. Good thing this isn't a boxing match

[jimmer]

 

And then who are you gonna play at 2nd base as well as leadoff?  

 

A lot of you armchair GM's just want to trade for the sake of making trades.  No forethought into who would be the replacement.  Trade Dozier, trade Santana, etc. etc. etc.  Guess what, kids?  We're not watching a meaningful September 18th game if some of you 'fans' were making decisions.

calling people 'armchair GMs' and then calling them 'fans' isn't helping you make your point, it's doing the opposite.

[DaveW]

I'm not a saber expert, but if the Twins lose tonight, does that mean Garcia had a negative 1.0 WAR for us?

[Aggies7]

Castro having a night to remember

[jimmer]

 

I'd bat Mauer leadoff, as many have said here before. And I would have played Escobar at 2nd this season.  

Mauer needs to bat right where he is batting, 2nd.

[drock2190]

At this point, the Twins need a miracle to win this game.

 

[FlauerPauer]

 

Castro having a night to remember

 

At least the Twins have him for two more years... 

[Danchat]

Oh boy, here we go. If we give away the lead here, I'm not sure we'll be able to beat that bullpen of theirs.

[DaveW]

Castro having a night to remember

hard to Frame the ball when you can't even catch it.

[TwinsCD]

 

calling people 'armchair GMs' and then calling them 'fans' isn't helping you make your point, it's doing the opposite.

 

I'm sorry, I didn't take a class in semantics.

[Aggies7]

Well that's deflating

[snepp]

Uff-da.

[FlauerPauer]

As poor as the Twins have played this game, they have been in it.

[DaveW]

Santana let them down big time.

[Aggies7]

The thought of having to go to NY for a must-win play-in game makes me nauseous

[sftwinsfan]

Still waiting to see Buxton's golden arm I hear about.  Great at running a ball down, but 3rd best arm in the starting OF (including Kepler-I don't count utility infielders in my starting line-up).  

[DaveW]

The thought of having to go to NY for a must-win play-in game makes me nauseous

I have seen them lose like 6 straight playoff games here. It never gets easier

[Danchat]

Hildy is coming out a few betters too late. Yanks made the right move getting Robertson in to finish the 6th, Molly yet again hangs with a pitcher too long and gets burned.

[TwinsCD]

OK, since we're committed to using our best bullpen guy for 2 pitches in the 6th to clean up the mess, can we bring him out in the 7th too, please?

[Aggies7]

I have seen them lose like 6 straight playoff games here. It never gets easier

The best chance was in 04 when they won the first game and went ahead in extras of game 2. Then Nathan started his yankee mental block and the rest was history

[Aggies7]

Didn't we get to Robertson one time when he closed for Chicago?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

My hot opinions:

 

1. Castro is terrible, as usual

 

2. Let's revisit the idea that Buxton has a great arm. That runner should have been thrown out, or at least a much closer play

 

 

More to follow as I get caught up on the thread

[DaveW]

Hildy is coming out a few betters too late. Yanks made the right move getting Robertson in to finish the 6th, Molly yet again hangs with a pitcher too long and gets burned.

That's on Santana. The "ace" of the staff needs to be able to get through 6 in big games.

[Aggies7]

Really irritating how we continue to follow offensive explosions with scoring droughts