Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers, 9/21@6:10pm CT

[John Kelsey]

Mauer is absolutely locked in right now. 

[Jham]

Isn't this his third start back?  How is he still on an 80 pitch limit?  And aren't pitch counts already obsolete with long innings and pitches out of the stretch counting more?

[ThejacKmp]

God I love Joe Mauer. I'm so glad I never abandoned him over the years. I often thought, "You're an idiot and probably wrong" while defending him but man, this has been sweet.

 

Joe Freaking Mauer. Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame. I'm not overreacting. I never overreact.

[Aggies7]

I don't see the tension tonight that I saw in NY. Just an observation from my couch

[Ultima Ratio]

Speedy Gonz-mauer!

[jimmer]

 

It is, but Gibson has been good lately, except for his last outing. And also the fact that the offense scores 10+ runs his past 4 or so parts.

Gibson's numbers this year are practically a carbon copy of his numbers last year.  Horrible in both.

[snepp]

 

Show of hands....

 

How many of y'all back in June had Mauer at .310 or higher by this point of the season?

 

Slugging?

[jimmer]

 

God I love Joe Mauer. I'm so glad I never abandoned him over the years. I often thought, "You're an idiot and probably wrong" while defending him but man, this has been sweet.

 

Joe Freaking Mauer. Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame. I'm not overreacting. I never overreact.

Yup yup

[D. Hocking]

 

Show of hands....

 

How many of y'all back in June had Mauer at .310 or higher by this point of the season?

 

I am pretty sure I did not at the end of April.  Good thing he was not pulled earlier for the slow base-running.

[Danchat]

Polanco may not have a great OPS or hit for a ton of power, but he's been a great clutch hitter the past few weeks. He's done a fine (though not great) job of holding the #3 spot, which is not something I ever expected after seeing him torpedo through July. 

 

Plus he's hitting .332+ and .945+ OPS since August 1st.

Edited September 22, 2017 by Danchat

[Ultima Ratio]

Slugging?

 

[Aggies7]

Is verducci boring the life out of everyone or is it just me?

[yarnivek1972]

I think Belisle gets an inning tonight regardless of the score. He hasn't pitched in almost a week. Even 10 pitches. Even if they have to pull him mid inning. Right now, the lead looks safe. The Twins need him to stay sharp.

[yarnivek1972]

Is verducci boring the life out of everyone or is it just me?

 

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Pardon My Dinger]

Not 100% sure why Verducci thinks he can claim that the Blue Jays Spring Training cover story was his idea.

 

George Plimpton called, and he'd appreciate a little acknowledgement..

[Aggies7]

Not 100% sure why Verducci thinks he can claim that the Blue Jays Spring Training cover story was his idea.

George Plimpton called, and he'd appreciate a little acknowledgement..

I walked into the room and he was talking about a former senators/twins official who died at the age of 49 shoveling snow.

[Pardon My Dinger]

That said, I LOVE these cuts to LA!

[yarnivek1972]

I walked into the room and he was talking about a former senators/twins official who died at the age of 49 shoveling snow.

Apparently he married Clark Griffith's daughter. Clark traded him that year...

 

They make me long for Roy Smalley...

[Aggies7]

The more we score here the more what happened the last 3 days irritates me

[twinssporto]

 

New York was absolutely no fun at all, but it’s ok… we got time to have some fun yet. We have a 4-game series in Detroit that begins tonight.

Yesterday was my birthday, and to be honest, at the age of 52 my brain is pretty much mush. It’s been mush for a while but it gets mushier with each passing year. In consideration of that mushiness, I’ve decided to re-cycle my birthday game thread opener from last year.

Yes I was born on September 20th and my family will probably take me out to Buffalo Wild Wings or Red Lobster for supper. They said I could pick where my surprise party will be at. A birthday is just one day out of 365 and in most cases… it’s a pretty routine day. However… in my case… some very unique things have happened to me on my birthday in the past.

Here are some things to think about:

 

1. 1966 – Mom baked me a cake and brought it to my high chair and then the power went out. She grabbed a candle and put it down to find something to light it. Then the power came back on and everyone started laughing because she put the candle down right in the middle of the cake by accident. Every subsequent birthday that followed, she would add a candle until the cake was a fire hazard and this eventually spread across the globe as the standard birthday celebration tradition, with a slight alteration… instead of blowing out the candles… we eat them.

2. 1971 – It was on my birthday that I discovered that animals can sense changes in the weather. There was a tornado that day and we were warned by the strange behavior of our family dog prior to the storm arriving. Our dog started barking while she circled around the living room a couple of times and then she grabbed the keys to the car and drove to a neighboring town.

3. 1976 – President Carter wasn’t sure if he should do an interview with Playboy magazine. He was worried that they may ask uncomfortable questions about things that were not presidential to talk about. It was my birthday when I told him that he had nothing to worry about because nobody ever reads those articles anyway.

4. 1985 – I made my first trip to Walt Disney World on my birthday and I was there the very day that they reached the 200 million guest mark. All 200 million were at the park waiting in front of me for all rides.

5. 1987 – It was a painful time in my life so I don’t talk about it much, but September 20th 1987 was the day I was fired from the group N.W.A. as the result of a power struggle between Eazy-E and myself. Cube and Dre’ were absolutely on my side but E became too powerful and I was forced out the door. My departure caused a divide and it never healed and eventually led to Cube going solo. I even recorded and rapped my own verse on “Straight Outta Compton” that was edited out.

I’m Straight Outta Compton…
Well… no, not really… I’m from Minnesota so that would be silly.
I eat hot dish.... when the weather goes cold… I dress warmly when it’s 20 below.
I take walleye… from the lake… the DNR tells me how much I can take.
Officer Jim… he is my neighbor… when I need something… he’ll do me a favor.

Today’s Joe M Conversation:

Mauer: What’s wrong, Joe?

McCarthy: My neighbors think I’m an alcoholic.

Morgan: Why would they think that?

McCarthy: They can see what is in my recycling bins in my front yard.
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Lineups:

TWINS
Brian Dozier 2B
Joe Mauer 1B
Jorge Polanco SS
Eddie Rosario LF
Eduardo Escobar 3B
Max Kepler RF
Byron Buxton CF
Jason Castro C
Robbie Grossman DH

Adalberto Mejia P

TIGERS
Ian Kinsler 2B
Jeimer Candelario 3B
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Nick Castellanos RF
Mikie Mahtook LF
James McCann C
John Hicks DH
JaCoby Jones CF
Jose Iglesias SS

Jordan Zimmermann P

Weather: Clear, sunny (until 7:32pm ET), 81 deg F, winds at 7mph from the SSE, not rainy.

Go Twins! Play ball!

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Happy Birthday Brian!!!  

[Jham]

 

Is verducci boring the life out of everyone or is it just me?

The unsettling silence is occasionally broken up by uncomfortable conversation.  It's all around awkward to watch.

[twinssporto]

 

The more we score here the more what happened the last 3 days irritates me

The Yankees blow...I think it will benefit us during the one game playoff.  Like Russia and USA hockey in 1980.  That's what I tell myself anyway...

[Riverbrian]

Sitting in Thief River Falls playing cards with my Dad and he doesn't have FS1.

 

I got it at home. Obviously poor scheduling on my part

[drock2190]

Sounds like a girl was murdered on Dozier's foul ball

[TwinsCD]

*hides eyes*

 

Welp, here comes Pressly.  

[notoriousgod71]

 

Is verducci boring the life out of everyone or is it just me?

 

Verducci is just absolutely pompous and thinks everything he says is so deep and meaningful.

[twinssporto]

 

Sitting in Thief River Falls playing cards with my Dad and he doesn't have FS1.

I got it at home. Obviously poor scheduling on my part

You're where you need to be.  We got this game.  

 

Relax and have a Coors Light.

[TwinsCD]

1st base umpire must have found a hot date on Tinder and is running close to the time to meet her because there's no way that was a swing.  Oh, and that's the clown that will be behind the plate tomorrow nite.

[Aggies7]

lol that was not a swing. Jeepers cats

[yarnivek1972]

That was a gift strike call on the previous batter.