Game Thread: Twins @ Cleveland, 9/27/17 @ 6:10 PM CT

[Aggies7]

If they are only going to throw 60 pitches why not?

I'd prefer our relievers throw as few innings as possible, for obvious reasons

[FlauerPauer]

Great at-bat, Robbie... 

[Aggies7]

Francona should be fired. Come on. This is just ridiculous.

Listening to their broadcast, this was planned to get clevinger experience coming into an inning. Salazar had been moved to the pen after injuries

[notoriousgod71]

 

I'd prefer our relievers throw as few innings as possible, for obvious reasons

 

Yes, but unfortunately we will probably never see another five inning start in the history of the game.

[notoriousgod71]

 

 

Listening to their broadcast, this was planned to get clevinger experience coming into an inning. Salazar had been moved to the pen after injuries

 

Let him go 7.1 innings then.

[Aggies7]

Let him go 7.1 innings then.

He hasn't throw more than 5 innings in a game since August 10...he's trying to earn a spot on the playoff roster, not as a starter. Doesn't make much sense to stretch him out

[Aggies7]

Pressly not the best fielding pitcher on the staff

[Aggies7]

Oh FFS

[notoriousgod71]

Mauer has now failed to scoop three throws and catch a line drive in the last game and a half.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

That's not good. He probably didn't miss three scoops all season.

[sftwinsfan]

Speaking of Clevinger, doesn't he look just like a grown-up version of the Mitch Kramer character in Dazed and Confused? (kid that Ben Affleck was after with the paddle-also a pitcher)

[Aggies7]

That's not good. He probably didn't miss three scoops all season.

Yep, and it was a stinky throw, like really bad.

[sftwinsfan]

I noticed that too, he's been picking it all season and now he's suddenly missed 3, had that mental lapse last night as well where he tried a dangerous throw to 1st rather than take the easy out on the lead runner at 2nd.

[TwinsCD]

 

Mauer has now failed to scoop three throws and catch a line drive in the last game and a half.

 

That should have been a routine throw by Esco.  Instead, he threw him a damn sinker.  Mauer has saved plenty of bases with that scoop all year, it's really not hard to make a routine throw and hit a guy in the chest.

[notoriousgod71]

 

Speaking of Clevinger, doesn't he look just like a grown-up version of the Mitch Kramer character in Dazed and Confused? (kid that Ben Affleck was after with the paddle-also a pitcher)

 

The kid was a pitcher.

 

We'll soon now if he starts going to his face every other second.

[jimmer]

 

Yep, and it was a stinky throw, like really bad.

it's a bit funny when we start dogging Mauer for not saving infielders from bad throws just because he has done it most of the season :-)

[Aggies7]

Man, offense being worked tonight. Cmon white sox

[Aggies7]

The white sox bunt after a leadoff single....in the 3rd....and don't score *bangs head*

[h2oface]

2 runs because of a walk/HBP and a throwing error. Both with 2 outs. We'd still be behind 1-0 6 innings batted with only 2 hits.

[h2oface]

 

it's a bit funny when we start dogging Mauer for not saving infielders from bad throws just because he has done it most of the season :-)

 

I took some of it as complimenting his total performance.... hmmm. But good observations.

 

[Aggies7]

Gomes and the Tonkin incident.

[BlackJackMorris]

Why are we throwing our terrible relievers? Horrible to watch.

[Aggies7]

Please don't be hurt joe. Sheesh

[h2oface]

 

Why are we throwing our terrible relievers? Horrible to watch.

 How can we NOT throw a terrible reliever? When we are behind by 3 and have 2 hits in mid to late innings....

[BlackJackMorris]

White Sox up leading 1-0 in the bottom of 4.

[h2oface]

This is the team that has only lost 3 of 32 or something like that, and needs to keep winning to stay ahead of Houston for home field. Highly motivated. Smart. 

[Aggies7]

This is the team that has only lost 3 of 32 or something like that, and needs to keep winning to stay ahead of Houston for home field. Highly motivated. Smart.

 

Yep, and the twins were sloppy defensively and quiet with the bats. Not a recipe for success. Sox only in the 4th inning. Would like to stay up to see us possibly clinch live

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

Why are we throwing our terrible relievers? Horrible to watch.

My guess is because the Twins should (*should*) be clinching the second spot, and it will be more important to keep our best 2-3 guys on good pitching schedules (eg. every other day until the WC game).

 

Should.

[Aggies7]

Sox score again, 2-0 still batting

[Aggies7]

Wild pitch and it's 3-0!!!!!