Game Thread: Twins @ KC, 9/14/2018 5:15pm PT (7:15pm CT)

[LaBombo]

Don't want to get too sappy on you guys, but it means a lot to me that you've all been here in the game thread over the past few weeks, sharing with me the mutual delusion that the Twins' season did NOT officially end one month ago today when Twins.com published this brilliantly Onion-esque headline:

 

"Tired of his helmet falling off, Twins’ Miguel Sano cuts his hair"

[USAFChief]

Is it just me, or did this game suddenly get more Lively?

[USAFChief]

And with that, I leave this in your capable hands, 'Bombo. Bring it on home.

[LaBombo]

 

And with that, I leave this in your capable hands, 'Bombo. Bring it on home.

 

Watch this train goin' down the track...

 

http://images.45cat.com/led-zeppelin-living-loving-maid-1970-2.jpg

 

Caution: derailment zone ahead.

[Danchat]

Nice relay there, keeping the lead intact. Good play, boys.

[wabene]

Three straight change ups to Gordon after giving up the dinger on a fastball. Not bad, Gordon didn't look happy like where's my fastball? (DVR delay)

[Linus]

Nice relay there, keeping the lead intact. Good play, boys.

Another athletic play by Astudillo. This guy needs to play every day this month.

[LaBombo]

36 year old Jason Hammel's ERA's, 2016-2018:  3.83, 5.29, 6.09.

 

 

 

[Danchat]

Astudillo's hitting .314 folks... I'm sure he's a downgrade at the plate from Bobby Wilson, but I'll take that for the runs he's helping create.

[LaBombo]

 

Another athletic play by Astudillo. This guy needs to play every day this month.

 

'Pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner!'

 

[LaBombo]

 

Astudillo's hitting .314 folks... I'm sure he's a downgrade at the plate from Bobby Wilson, but I'll take that for the runs he's helping create.

 

He's also nearly a decade younger than Wilson.

[Aggies7]

How about 3 and a handshake

[Aggies7]

I just saw the replay of astudillo’s play and Bert called him astudino

[Aggies7]

I’m bad luck.

[Aggies7]

26 blown saves for the twins this year. My mind is obliterated

[Blake]

Drat. Tied it.

[VATwinsFan]

The Twins need to trade for Merrifield and Perez.

[Blake]

checked in just in time to find out I shouldn't have checked in.

[Blake]

 

The Twins need to trade for Merrifield and Perez.

I don't think the Royals will do that.

 

Probably have to settle for kidnapping.

[LaBombo]

 

I’m bad luck.

 

Nuh uh, Chief gets the blown TD save for turning the thread over to me (see above).

 

Looks like I'm in line for the almost certain 'L' about now with runners at the corners and fewer than 3 outs.

[Aggies7]

How bad is it to get pulled out of the field in the middle of an inning

[LaBombo]

 

26 blown saves for the twins this year. My mind is obliterated

 

Do they even have 26 saves recorded as a team? 

[Aggies7]

Do they even have 26 saves recorded as a team?

 

They have 33

[yarnivek1972]

Walking Gordon is the “book” move, but Perez kills the Twins.

[Aggies7]

Auto play the last few weeks for the love of god

[Blake]

Walk off walk...can they do it?

[LaBombo]

Berger goes full count on Perez, a guy who will pretty much run into the stands to swing at a pitch out of the zone.

[Aggies7]

Haha what a team, my god.

[yarnivek1972]

Don’t know how cbs’ pitch tracker compares to others, but it shows pitches 5 and 6 very much in the zone.

[Blake]

 

Walk off walk...can they do it?

Well, got walked off, but, not a walk off walk.

 

Yeesh.