Game Thread: Twins vs. White Sox, 9/30, 2:10 PM CDT

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

No Vikings game, no excuses today people.

 

Can the Twins win 6straight to end 2018?

 

Prediction: Mauer comes to bat in bottom 8th, lines a home run off of right field foul pole, wins game. Curtain call to follow.

 

Lineups

 

SOX

1. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B

2. Leury Garcia (S) SS

3. Daniel Palka (L) RF

4. Avisail Garcia ® DH

5. Matt Davidson ® 1B

6. Nicky Delmonico (L) LF

7. Welington Castillo ® C

8. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B

9. Ryan Cordell ® CF

 

TWINS

1. Joe Mauer (L) 1B

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Jake Cave (L) CF

4. Robbie Grossman (S) LF

5. Mitch Garver ® DH

6. Max Kepler (L) RF

7. Logan Forsythe ® 2B

8. Willians Astudillo ® 3B

9. Juan Graterol ® C

 

Pitchers: Zack Littell facing off against.. someone.

 

Gametime Forecast: 53°F • Mostly Cloudy • 0% PoP

[ashbury]

Pitchers: Zack Littell facing off against.. someone.

I see Dylan Covey listed.

 

Oh, and Willians at 3B. Positional Flexibility on display!

[notoriousgod71]

I like when they have an opening montage. It makes the game feel important and I feel like all sports used to do this more often.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I see Dylan Covey listed.

 

Oh, and Willians at 3B. Positional Flexibility on display!

If this is an attempt to conjure Riverbrian one last time in 2018, I approve

[ashbury]

Long top of the first. Too many chances to make plays, that didn't pan out.

[mrmpls]

Lets go JOE!!!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Figures Joe would choose Rocky for his walk up music

 

#ego

#notreally

[mrmpls]

jOE, That was a nice ovation

[mrmpls]

80% saying he is retiring, according to the latest Gallup poll

[mickeymental]

clone astudillo!

[mrmpls]

 

clone astudillo!

Hope they give him a fair chance to make the team, Took Moliter forever to let him catch a game when he got here, 

[Halsey Hall]

Hard to believe this is the last game to watch til spring.  What now? 

[Squirrel]

Hard to believe this is the last game to watch til spring.  What now?

 

Making my Florida plans now.

[Squirrel]

Whoa. Now that was a blast from Kepler.

[Circus Boy]

Hildenberger's in. I'm worried now.

 

EDIT ADD: And I walk away from the computer for 15 seconds and a run's in with two on, no outs. Need Rogers, stat.

[mickeymental]

maybe astudillo can pitch?

[yarnivek1972]

Because, he’s Taylor Rogers and you are not.

[glunn]

Mauer's last career at bat?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Wow

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Here it comes...

[jimmer]

 

Mauer's last career at bat?

Be a nice last career PA!

[mrmpls]

Atta boy Joe!!!!!

[glunn]

That made me a little misty eyed.

[D. Hocking]

I think it is time for him to retire - but damn - I am kind of sad.... (and feel old).

 

Glad he was able to get in one last double.  The crowd sounds very supportive on the radio.

 

Back to the pregame -- the moment with his twin girls at first base was a nice moment.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Thought they might bring out Mauer there, but letting him watch for a bit from second base is nice, too.

[jimmer]

 

I think it is time for him to retire - but damn - I am kind of sad.... (and feel old).

 

Glad he was able to get in one last double.  The crowd sounds very supportive on the radio.

 

Back to the pregame -- the moment with his twin girls at first base was a nice moment.

I think he's done.  He's acting like he is.

[Squirrel]

Damn it. I missed it

[jimmer]

 

Thought they might bring out Mauer there, but letting him watch for a bit from second base is nice, too.

I think if the game wasn't so close, they would have.

[glunn]

I think that the time is right for Joe to retire.

[D. Hocking]

 

I think that the time is right for Joe to retire.

 

Yes - I think technically he still has talent to be on a team, but since the last concussion I have been thinking it might be time to step down.  Plus, I think the Twins need to fully embrace the rebuild mode (again - still) and play the younger players of the future.  I think there are teams where he would be a good fit, but he really only wants to be a Twin.

 

At least Joe's last game has had some dramatic moments.  Hopefully he will end his career with a victory over the White Sox --  the big rival fora number of his seasons.