Game Thread (8/21): Twins @ White Sox, 5:10 pm PT (7:10 pm CT)

[USAFChief]

 

The last two plays have been difficult to follow on MLB Gameday... no idea what just happened.

Let's see...

 

leadoff single.

runner picked off first after he falls down like he got shot

Mauer runs runner 80 ft towards second base, never closes the gap by a foot despite the runner juking back towards first every 10 ft

Forsythe dives towards the mound 

Polanco is taking a nap a SS

Mauer throws ball to nobody

 

Next hitter sac bunts back to the mound

May falls on his @$$

May throws ball to the first base coach from his @$$

Mauer somehow corrals bad throw

Chicago baserunners follow "run till they tag you out" T-ball baserunning strategy

Twins somehow make 5 or 6 infield throws without throwing ball away

both Chicago runners end up on third.

One is out.

May rescues the inning

 

Questions?

[Brock Beauchamp]

I love this game! The only thing missing for me, and I’m waiting and hoping for this to happen, is for a base runner to just suddenly run out into the outfield for no reason whatsoever.

I’m pulling for a situation so weird that an outfielder tags a runner at home plate.

[snepp]

Gooooooooooooooooooooo Garver!!!

[David HK]

I wonder if Tom Emanski is rolling over in his grave, or if he's still alive and doing a spit-take.

[glunn]

 

I love this game! The only thing missing for me, and I’m waiting and hoping for this to happen, is for a base runner to just suddenly run out into the outfield for no reason whatsoever.

Post of the night!

[snepp]

 

Let's see...

 

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Questions?

 

Yes.

[David HK]

 

Let's see...

 

leadoff single.

runner picked off first after he falls down like he got shot

Mauer runs runner 80 ft towards second base, never closes the gap by a foot despite the runner juking back towards first every 10 ft

Forsythe dives towards the mound 

Polanco is taking a nap a SS

Mauer throws ball to nobody

 

Next hitter sac bunts back to the mound

May falls on his @$$

May throws ball to the first base coach from his @$$

Mauer somehow corrals bad throw

Chicago baserunners follow "run till they tag you out" T-ball baserunning strategy

Twins somehow make 5 or 6 infield throws without throwing ball away

both Chicago runners end up on third.

One is out.

May rescues the inning

 

Questions?

Thank you for that succinct recap.

 

I'd have been lost without it.

[glunn]

 

Let's see...

 

leadoff single.

runner picked off first after he falls down like he got shot

Mauer runs runner 80 ft towards second base, never closes the gap by a foot despite the runner juking back towards first every 10 ft

Forsythe dives towards the mound 

Polanco is taking a nap a SS

Mauer throws ball to nobody

 

Next hitter sac bunts back to the mound

May falls on his @$$

May throws ball to the first base coach from his @$$

Mauer somehow corrals bad throw

Chicago baserunners follow "run till they tag you out" T-ball baserunning strategy

Twins somehow make 5 or 6 infield throws without throwing ball away

both Chicago runners end up on third.

One is out.

May rescues the inning

 

Questions?

New best post of the night. You should be in the booth.

[Brock Beauchamp]

So, if Garver hits a ball safely to the outfield, the correct move is to tackle the pitcher, right?

 

Assuming we’re playing by Calvinball rules here.

[David HK]

Cripe, this reliever's nearing 50 pitches.

 

It's time to do some serious damage here, then duck and cover for the THE.

[Brock Beauchamp]

What Garver did wrong there was a failure to tackle the pitcher.

[USAFChief]

FFS.

[mrmpls]

Looked like slo-mo on the play - nice hit garver

[Don Walcott]

Walking Mauer to get to Rosario . . . . That’s just the kind of sane decision-making this game was crying out for.

Edited August 22, 2018 by Don Walcott

[Danchat]

Leaving more outs on the bases...

[USAFChief]

Here's what I really liked about that play.

 

I like how Cave, after getting tagged way before scoring, reaches up and touches the catcher's glove, with the ball in it, also before he scores, just to be absolutely sure there can be no doubt in the umpire's mind about safe/out, and any replay challenge will provide indisputable proof of outcome.

[glunn]

 

Here's what I really liked about that play.

 

I like how Cave, after getting tagged way before scoring, reaches up and touches the catcher's glove, with the ball in it, also before he scores, just to be absolutely sure there can be no doubt in the umpire's mind about safe/out, and any replay challenge will provide indisputable proof of outcome.

You are on fire tonight. 

[Danchat]

Maybe they should have pinch-run Adrianza for Cave? 

[Don Walcott]

Must be a Puerto Rican thing!!

[snepp]

In play, run(s)!!!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

I’m so glad I queued up the Benny Hill theme 15 minutes ago.

[S.]

It is almost impressive that more runs haven't scored with how bad of baseball is being played.

[USAFChief]

Berardino tweet:

 

"Gonsalves has asked to be sent back to Rochester. He wants to play professional baseball."

[Don Walcott]

Must be a Puerto Rican thing!!

To quote Bert. (Quoting myself to be clear about that).

[Winston Smith]

This might be the worst baseball I've seen in years. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Berardino tweet:

 

"Gonsalves has asked to be sent back to Rochester. He wants to play professional baseball."

Ooh, that’s good.

[snepp]

 

In play, run(s)!!!!

 

x2!!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

This might be the worst baseball I've seen in years.

Also endlessly entertaining.

[Don Walcott]

Annnnd, Polanco is thrown out at second. That wasn’t at all predictable.

[USAFChief]

 

It is almost impressive that more runs haven't scored with how bad of baseball is being played.

Bad pitching, coupled with bad defense does not outweigh poor hitting, coupled with bad baserunning.

 

It's science.