Game Thread: TWINS at Yankees -- September 19, 2017 7pm ET (ESPN National Broadcast)

[Aggies7]

Shorter starts in the postseason has been trending for at least 10 years.

Yes they have. But we're talking your number 1 guy here. I would expect 6. I don't think that's unreasonable

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Hey ESPN broadcasters -- Sano not being in the lineup hasn't been what has hurting this team.  It's the suspect pitching and the suspect usage of the bullpen.

That is brutal commentary

[IndianaTwin]

 

How did you embed the video like that in the text box?  I couldn't figure it out this afternoon.

 

Just cut and pasted. I've had a few times when there have been quirks when trying to attach a video or photo and I haven't been able to figure it out. Then the next time it works.  

[USAFChief]

The offense is bad, but I'm not sure what Molitor can do about that.  He can't hit for them.

 

But he can make better decisions.  Once again, he left his obviously struggling starter in long enough to give up a lead.

 

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Where is LaBombo?

 

I need someone to put this soon-to-be sh*t-show into perspective

[wavedog]

Strike 3 - not called

[snepp]

Where was that pitch at???

[Aggies7]

That's a strike

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

human element, twice in a row!

[Aggies7]

I've switched over to the AAA national champ game

[Darius]

What a ridiculous strike zone.

[IndianaTwin]

 

Strike 3 - not called

 

Did you mean Ball 2? Or Ball 3? 

[amjgt]

Strike 3 - not called

x2

[bighat]

When you're in a jam with the wild card on the line, turn to....Buddy Boshers?

[wavedog]

Yes, both but I gave up after the first one

[snepp]

I'd give up my 8th born for a strikeout here.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

What else

[bighat]

Gwwwuaaaaaaagh!  Say it ain't so, Joe!!!!

[yarnivek1972]

Of course that happened.

[TwinsCD]

Something about playing these frickin a**holes that always makes things go wrong.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

oh good, Gardner is up

[Aggies7]

[wavedog]

Uggghhh E3 - watching these Yankee games is too painful

[notoriousgod71]

This is terrible bullpen management.... you let your long man go 2/3 of an inning?

[snepp]

[bighat]

Joe struck out with the bases loaded and 1 out last night too. Rough series for Joseph Mauer of St. Paul.

[USAFChief]

First of all...great job Mauer.

 

But why is Bird...after flailing at 3 breaking balls, getting an 0-2 fastball?  And one he can get his bat on, at that?

 

Stupid.  

[Aggies7]

Joe struck out with the bases loaded and 1 out last night too. Rough series for Joseph Mauer of St. Paul.

Yeah, but that ball was hit super hard or something and he's been good all year. Or something

[yarnivek1972]

This is terrible bullpen management.... you let your long man go 2/3 of an inning?

If he isn't getting outs? Yeah. There is no shortage of guys capable of multiple innings out there.

[amjgt]

Somehow we are only down two (and should only be down 1, thanks to the tight zone and/or Joe's error)