Game Thread: Twins v ChiSox, 9/29 @ 6:10pm

[Squirrel]

It’s a chilly one. Talk about the game here. Gibby vs Rodon.

 

1. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B

2. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B

3. Daniel Palka (L) LF

4. Avisail Garcia ® RF

5. Omar Narvaez (L) C

6. Matt Davidson ® DH

7. Nicky Delmonico (L) 1B

8. Tim Anderson ® SS

9. Ryan Cordell ® CF

 

1. Joe Mauer (L) DH

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Willians Astudillo ® 3B

4. Robbie Grossman (S) RF

5. Tyler Austin ® 1B

6. Jake Cave (L) CF

7. Logan Forsythe ® 2B

8. Johnny Field ® LF

9. Chris Gimenez ® C

[Platoon]

The weather and the Twins season are similar: Dreary!

[Winston Smith]

2019 hope is they get to play a lot of games against some really really bad teams in Royals, Tigers and Sox.

[S.]

What a play by Astudillo

[Squirrel]

Ha! The Sox announcers said of Astudillo: ‘If Sandoval is the Panda, this guy is the Koala.’

[sampleSizeOfOne]

The penultimate game thread...

 

Writen by the ultimate pen. One of those phat 4 colour jobs.

 

But alas, i had to type it into computer. So you are losing all the different colours, not to mention the big illuminated letters at the beginning of each paragraph.

 

So sadly this comes out flat on the internet.

 

What other subtleties am i missing by not watching the game live?

 

White Sox

Carlos Rodon (L)

 

1. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B

2. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B

3. Daniel Palka (L) LF

4. Avisail Garcia ( R) RF

5. Omar Narvaez (L) C

6. Matt Davidson ( R) DH

7. Nicky Delmonico (L) 1B

8. Tim Anderson (R ) SS

9. Ryan Cordell ( R) CF

 

Twins

Kyle Gibson (R )

 

1. Joe Mauer (L) DH

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Willians Astudillo ( R) 3B

4. Robbie Grossman (S) RF

5. Tyler Austin (R ) 1B

6. Jake Cave (L) CF

7. Logan Forsythe ( R) 2B

8. Johnny Field ( R) LF

9. Chris Gimenez ( R) C

 

Gametime Forecast: 46°F • Overcast • 7% PoP

[Nine of twelve]

This is BP. Don't the Whities have any other pitchers they want to audition?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Astudillo again?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Doh.

 

I must not of refreshed...

 

Coulda sworn i just checked if a thread existed... alas. feel free to destroy this thread with extreme predjudice.

 

Should wake up completely before postinf things online...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Did we win yet?

[LaBombo]

Tired: "Meh. Astudillo's glove won't play at catcher..."

 

Wired: " W00t!! Studzilla's bat is too valuable to waste at catcher!"

Edited September 30, 2018 by LaBombo

[Oldgoat_MN]

Astudillo currently has a .903 OPS.

Wow. Makes me laugh and smile.

[LaBombo]

 

Did we win yet?

 

Chicago with no timeouts left, backup quarterback in to mop up. Minnesota just needs to take a few snaps in victory formation.

Edited September 30, 2018 by LaBombo

[Squirrel]

Doh.

I must not of refreshed...

Coulda sworn i just checked if a thread existed... alas. feel free to destroy this thread with extreme predjudice.

Should wake up completely before postinf things online...

Didn’t want to destroy so I merged.

[LaBombo]

 

Didn’t want to destroy so I merged.

 

Excellent philosophy for driving as well.

[Winston Smith]

 

This is BP. Don't the Whities have any other pitchers they want to audition?

The way they've played this series they really want the number 3 pick and not taking any chances on winning a game and picking 4th.

[Squirrel]

Excellent philosophy for driving as well.

In Chicago merging is like trying to dodge getting hit a la bumper cars.

[yarnivek1972]

Sox pitchers have thrown 93 pitches to get 6 outs.

 

I feel sorry for the home plate umpire who will likely have to crouch down close to 400 times tonight.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Did we win yet?

This is baseball. I can't answer the same way I did in the 8th inning last night or it would jinx us.

[Nine of twelve]

Dicknbert talking about game(s) taking place on Monday. Could be one, could be two, could be three. The Pirates and Marlins have a makeup game scheduled in Pittsburgh. For some reason that I'm not sure of.

BTW, I'll air one of my pet peeves I read and hear all over. In MLB, the term playoff is reserved for the regular season game(s) needed beyond game 162 in order to determine which team(s) advance(s) in which capacity. The postseason, not the playoffs, is the term for the games played by the ten teams playing for the World Championship.

[mickeymental]

this joe mauer fellow is starting to look like a real keeper.

[wabene]

Dicknbert talking about game(s) taking place on Monday. Could be one, could be two, could be three. The Pirates and Marlins have a makeup game scheduled in Pittsburgh. For some reason that I'm not sure of.

BTW, I'll air one of my pet peeves I read and hear all over. In MLB, the term playoff is reserved for the regular season game(s) needed beyond game 162 in order to determine which team(s) advance(s) in which capacity. The postseason, not the playoffs, is the term for the games played by the ten teams playing for the World Championship.

Baseball dares to be different

[Nine of twelve]

Bert referring to something called the "balance point". I'm not familiar with the concept. Has he ever discussed that on a broadcast before?

[wabene]

Congratulations on the solid year Mr Gibson! Gibby has been fun to watch all year.Such a change from the old nibbling ways. Very consistent

Edited September 30, 2018 by Original Whizzinator

[wabene]

Gibson's a legit number 2 next year heard it here first.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

#9 Penn State leads #4 Ohio State at halftime, 13-7.

 

Prompting the question: Why does Penn State still have an athletic program, again?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Bert referring to something called the "balance point". I'm not familiar with the concept. Has he ever discussed that on a broadcast before?

Maybe his is trying to make up, in one night, all the analytics talk he has been putting off all season?

 

Wait, is “balance point” analytics?

[Blake]

 

Doh.

I must not of refreshed...

Coulda sworn i just checked if a thread existed... alas. feel free to destroy this thread with extreme predjudice.

Should wake up completely before postinf things online...

Why?

[Blake]

So, late to the game, see the Twins are up, hit the way back machine to watch the second. Ain't technology grand?

[Blake]

 

In Chicago merging is like trying to dodge getting hit a la bumper cars.

Well, considering traffic in Chicago moves about as fast as bumper cars...