Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Cleveland, 9/26@6:10pm CT

[yarnivek1972]

It's almost a surprise when Polanco doesn't get a key hit.

[twinsnorth49]

Crap, Polanco was dead red to drive that ball.....just missed.

[USAFChief]

"Battle of the bullpens."

 

Cool!  We're ahead, 3-1.

[USAFChief]

Dozier's arm is so bad.

[Aggies7]

Crap, Polanco was dead red to drive that ball.....just missed.

Better dead than red, that's what I say.

[USAFChief]

 

Crap, Polanco was dead red to drive that ball.....just missed.

I absolutely would'a given him the green light 3-0.

[yarnivek1972]

How long with Gee? One trip through the order? Unless he starts getting hit, obviously

[Don Walcott]

"Battle of the bullpens."

 

Cool! We're ahead, 3-1.

More like a game of "how many runs can you score against our crappiest pitchers?"

[twinsnorth49]

 

I absolutely would'a given him the green light 3-0.

Agreed

[yarnivek1972]

I absolutely would'a given him the green light 3-0.

I would assume he took that mostly on his own. If you aren't giving the green light to your #3 hitter, who does get it?

 

But then, most teams don't ask their #3 hitter to bunt. Twice. In a week.

[Aggies7]

Great defense that inning

[Don Walcott]

I would assume he took that mostly on his own. If you aren't giving the green light to your #3 hitter, who does get it?

 

But then, most teams don't ask their #3 hitter to bunt. Twice. In a week.

In fact, the team we're playing never asks their lead off hitter to bunt.

[yarnivek1972]

It's pretty clear to me that Gee needs a spot on the WC roster. At the expense of whom is a seperate issue, but he has restored order to a game that was threatening to spiral badly out of control.

[FlauerPauer]

Boys need to score a couple runs this inning.

[Don Walcott]

So that's what a 1-2-3 inning feels like.

[USAFChief]

http://joke.stevenshome.com/Jokes/Life/OldAge/IMG_0098.jpg

 

Mrs Chief and I have tickets for an oldies show this weekend.  Can't wait!!

[Danchat]

 

It's pretty clear to me that Gee needs a spot on the WC roster. At the expense of whom is a seperate issue, but he has restored order to a game that was threatening to spiral badly out of control.

Yes, agreed. He's been a great long reliever, which is something this team desperately needs.

 

1500 ESPN's Derek Wetmore made a 25 man roster playoff prediction and included Duffey over Gee. I really don't want that to happen.

[snepp]

Did he just Ichiro that ball?

[yarnivek1972]

Bunt here?

[Puckett34]

 

Bunt here?

Obviously.

[twinsnorth49]

You just can't understate that hitting......

[USAFChief]

 

Did he just Ichiro that ball?

Ha!  I was searching for a way to describe that swing, and you NAILED it.

[yarnivek1972]

Yes, agreed. He's been a great long reliever, which is something this team desperately needs.

 

1500 ESPN's Derek Wetmore made a 25 man roster playoff prediction and included Duffey over Gee. I really don't want that to happen.

Any relation to Percy?

 

Rosario again flunking baseball 101.

[Aggies7]

One base running blunder deserves another

[twinsnorth49]

You just can't understate that kind of bad base running.....

[Aggies7]

Kepler having a solid evening

[spinowner]

 

It's pretty clear to me that Gee needs a spot on the WC roster. At the expense of whom is a seperate issue...

I think Hughes is on the official postseason roster. As is Sano. So they can add or subtract based on the DL.

[FlauerPauer]

Esco should have had the bunt sign on.  Assuming he gets it down; runner on third.  No double play right there. At least one more at-bat.

[USAFChief]

 

Esco should have had the bunt sign on.  Assuming he gets it down; runner on third.  No double play right there. At least one more at-bat.

Playing for 1 run with this bullpen is sorta like fighting a forest fire with a garden hose.

[FlauerPauer]

That might have been the game right there.  Terrible f'in hitting.