Article: AL Wild Card Game Thread: Twins @ Yankees, 10/3@7:09pm CT

[Aggies7]

Something about Lucy and a football comes to mind

[Puckett34]

You could say that he took 1st base for Granite.

[wavedog]

Obnoxious Yankee fan makes great catch on foul ball and then hikes pants up. priceless

[snepp]

Alrighty, here we go, last gasp.

[yarnivek1972]

I thought about that after I posted...and Castro looked really bad tonight, I guess my only issue is are we quitting? Are we taking players out? Did they move rosario to center and take out Granite because of the missed base?

See above your post.

[amjgt]

That was a mercifully quick bottom of 8, for those of us that have mentally committed to watching until the bitter end

[big dog]

Wow, this might have been at least kind of fun without the constant bitching.  Have a great night everyone.

[LaBombo]

Judge seemed relatively ok for a Yankee, but then I found that he's wearing 99 without knowing who Gretzky is...

 

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Edited October 4, 2017 by LaBombo

[h2oface]

 

where the game turned..... another umpire gaff. time for automation. 

Plate umpire gives the Gregorius the strike three call and calls a ball on pitch 5..... and he homers and he homers on the 6th pitch. Ervin has to throw 13 more pitches. The game should be 3-0 with Bird leading off the 2nd. Instead gifted by the umpire... the game is 3-3. At least the Twins earned their runs fair and square.

 

[wavedog]

Let's put up a 5 spot - got them right where we want them - overconfident.

[amjgt]

Adrianza has to stay in the game. Just in case someone else gets hurt. He’s the back up for third, short and second.

Pffft... Gimenez isn't burned yet

[LaBombo]

 

Realistically, Adrianza is the best pinch hitter the Twins have.

 

He might end up being the best available reliever before it's over.

[rghrbek]

If he's benching guys because of bone head plays then Rosarios air mail was ok?  I get it his bat is one of the few potent ones in this line up against this bullpen, but a weird time to send a message to a rookie IMO

Edited October 4, 2017 by rghrbek

[Pius Jefferson]

More likely to happen. Mauer K's to end the game or Mauer meaningless two out hit?

[amjgt]

Let's put up a 5 spot - got them right where we want them - overconfident.

Then... Dylan Gee for the close?

[LaBombo]

 

 

 

 

where the game turned..... another umpire gaff. time for automation. 

Plate umpire gives the Gregorius the strike three call and calls a ball on pitch 5..... and he homers and he homers on the 6th pitch. Ervin has to throw 13 more pitches. The game should be 3-0 with Bird leading off the 2nd. Instead gifted by the umpire... the game is 3-3. At least the Twins earned their runs fair and square.

 

 

You used science and technology to vindicate my abject hatred of the Yankees, and I am forever in your debt.

[Aggies7]

where the game turned..... another umpire gaff. time for automation. 

Plate umpire gives the Gregorius the strike three call and calls a ball on pitch 5..... and he homers and he homers on the 6th pitch. Ervin has to throw 13 more pitches. The game should be 3-0 with Bird leading off the 2nd. Instead gifted by the umpire... the game is 3-3. At least the Twins earned their runs fair and square.

Uhh even if erv got that strike 3 call, it would only have been out #2. Castro nearly fell over trying to catch it. He was not going to get the call. Alfonso Marquez was the least of the reasons the twins lost tonight

[amjgt]

Chapman... only 4mph hotter than Hildy

[John Kelsey]

 

More likely to happen. Mauer K's to end the game or Mauer meaningless two out hit?

 

Yes

[amjgt]

Chapman... only 4mph hotter than Hildy

Make that 8mph

[PseudoSABR]

 

Feel free to look back. I've been saying it for a month.

It's funny, because I wonder what the hot take on starting Severino is...

 

It's easy to second guess decisions, when the team lacks the assets to make an impervious decision.  

 

There's plenty of blame to spread around, but I don't fault Molitor for starting Santana. 

[Aggies7]

[John Kelsey]

Good game, Robbie. 

[Aggies7]

Good game, Robbie.

 

0-4 with 3 Ks. Not sure sano would have helped, but he couldn't have done much worse.

[wavedog]

That was a ball

[amjgt]

Chapman officially more two hand catches than Rosario this season. Wanted to make sure he secured that toss back from Sanchez

[Danchat]

Oh, so now the ump is being generous with the strike zone. Great.

[amjgt]

Dozier: was that outside?

Ump: (sheepish shoulder shrug) yeah, like a foot

[Aggies7]

Possibly the worst swing I've ever seen from dozier. Twins should decline their postseason berth next year if they match up with NY. For all of us. I notice the rah rah fans have long since signed off

[GardyParty]

Come on Mauer

 

I want a K or a slow roller to second