Game Thread (9/26): Twins vs. Detroit, 7:10 pm CT

[ashbury]

I didn't see a game thread up, so I started one, even though I can't really stay... just to say:

 

Jake Cave is not a reliable center fielder.

 

Ash out.

[IndianaTwin]

Thanks, Ash.

 

Does that mean I get the game thread all to myself? This should be fun.

[mrmpls]

And Jiminez should of made that play at the plate, 

[mrmpls]

 

Thanks, Ash.

Does that mean I get the game thread all to myself? This should be fun.

Lone Wolf

[IndianaTwin]

Guess not.

[mrmpls]

Ya it gets pretty quiet around here this time of the year, Hopefully next year  EEH!!

[David HK]

Heh... busy day at "work," but I just checked into gameday for a moment.

 

Just a thought-- They may need a new batter icon when Astudillo is at the plate...  Looks nothing like him.

[IndianaTwin]

Uh, let’s see — anybody got a good recipe for, oh, I don’t know, enchilada casserole or something?

[Nine of twelve]

Strike two to Goodrum was about the worst pitch ever swung at by a major leaguer.

[David HK]

...Ullllp....

 

Well, another check in with the gameday--

 

It was really nice to see "Effective Jake" for a brief time there, and get a glimpse of the pitcher we thought we were getting, opening day starter and all.

 

But now we're back to the good ol' Jake we've come to know throughout the season.

 

Ho-hum.

[Danchat]

Well, a 2 HR game for Johnny Field... as expected.

[Nine of twelve]

Should NOT be a base hit. The throw went past the first baseman before the batter-runner got to the base. 2-base E-1.

[Nine of twelve]

Blyleven talking about his hitting stats: He batted .131 with 59 hits including 7 doubles. 25 RBI, which seems pretty good for someone with no triples or home runs.

[Linus]

Bert is a complete moron. He can’t wrap his head around an opener concept and what that might do to historical stats ......

[IndianaTwin]

Blyleven talking about his hitting stats: He batted .131 with 59 hits including 7 doubles. 25 RBI, which seems pretty good for someone with no triples or home runs.

Six of the RBIs came on a pair of bases-loaded doubles in 1978, first in a 3-1 win and then in a 5-1 win.

[IndianaTwin]

Blyleven talking about his hitting stats: He batted .131 with 59 hits including 7 doubles. 25 RBI, which seems pretty good for someone with no triples or home runs.

Pretty RISPy. Average climbed to .194 in those situations.

[LaBombo]

 

 

Just a thought-- They may need a new batter icon when Astudillo is at the plate...  Looks nothing like him.

 

http://customoko.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pacman-snacks-fi.jpg

[IndianaTwin]

Let’s see — two teams with a combined record of 136-177 and we’re at 2:38 through five innings.

[glunn]

Twins are winning 11 to 4 in a meaningless game. Yet I want insurance runs.

 

As for Astudillo, he is the main reason that I am watching this game.

[glunn]

 

Let’s see — two teams with a combined record of 136-177 and we’re at 2:38 through five innings.

Lots of runs takes time.

[LaBombo]

 

Let’s see — two teams with a combined record of 136-177 and we’re at 2:38 through five innings.

 

I figure they're just doing what they can to keep us from missing baseball for as long as possible after the season finally ends.

 

On the other hand, if they could crank out double digit offense most of the time, I'd probably build my after-work schedule around every broadcast.

[glunn]

Amazing catch by Astudillo -- should be a top 10 on ESPN for the year. Or at least for today. He really got up into the air for that one.

[Winston Smith]

Tigers are really bad...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Let’s see — two teams with a combined record of 136-177 and we’re at 2:38 through five innings.

Yeah but Gardenhire ordered an intentional walk of Mauer, so that speeded up the game quite a bit.

 

 

Also, for anyone who is only watching to see Mauer at bats at this point.. thanks, Gardy!

[LaBombo]

 

Tigers are really bad...

 

Yup, and the Sox and Royals are too. It's an almost historically bad season for the Central despite the Indians being very good.

 

And maybe it's no fair to pile on a bad season for a struggling organization, but the Twins would probably be a 100 loss team in almost any other division.

[Nine of twelve]

So I was busy doing other stuff on the computer when the second base umpire ****ed up the call in the should-have-been-a-triple-play. If he had done it right, he would have determined that the shortstop was not on the base when he caught the ball and should have made no out call. Nor should he have made a safe call because the runner who began the play at second base still has to get back to the base. There's no call to make because at that point no play has been made. It's the same deal as a play at home plate where the runner doesn't touch the plate and the catcher doesn't make the tag. There's no play until one of those two things happens. Instead we go through a messy review where a runner who had left the field of play gets placed back on second base. I guess even the best umpires make mistakes sometimes.

[glunn]

I now want Astudillo to steal third base.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So is Astudillo going to win a batting title next year, or what?

[LaBombo]

 

So is Astudillo going to win a batting title next year, or what?

 

The harder everyone works at not comparing him to Brian Harper, the more he reminds me of Brian Harper.

[glunn]

 

So is Astudillo going to win a batting title next year, or what?

Good question.