Game Thread: Twins @ Red Sox, 9/4/19 @ 6:10pm CT

[operation mindcrime]

Unleash the Sleestak!!!!!

[twinssporto]

EDDIE!!!

[operation mindcrime]

Jaylin Davis 1-3 with a BB in his debut so far!

[operation mindcrime]

EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bandit34]

Brad Hand has had quite the second half, hasn't he?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Brad Hand has had quite the second half, hasn't he?

Francona: “he’s our closer, dammit” ... *spits tobacco*

 

Like I have said, give me Rocco 6 days a week. Maybe that seventh day Francona wins on pure old-school-ness, but those other six days I’ll take the new guy, thankyouverymuch

[Bandit34]

 

Francona: “he’s our closer, dammit” ... *spits tobacco*

Like I have said, give me Rocco 6 days a week. Maybe that seventh day Francona wins on pure old-school-ness, but those other six days I’ll take the new guy, thankyouverymuch

The closer is actually one of the few things in baseball that I wouldn't mind going away. I always thought it made no sense to bring a guy in that does not match up well with the lineup simply because it was the ninth inning. 

[operation mindcrime]

BRUSDAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aggies7]

Mercado just made an unreal play to keep the Indians in the lead. Unreal.

[Aggies7]

And abreu never tagged for some unknown reason

[David HK]

Jeepers creepers.

 

I know it's been a long night for everybody, umps included--

 

But there's simply no excuse for that strike call on Tortuga.

 

That's just disgraceful.

[Aggies7]

Cleveland wins.

[Bandit34]

If Cleveland would have lost that, it would have been the epic meltdown of the year.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Ian Miller walks there

[Bandit34]

Arraez is one of the most valuable players on our team, in my opinion. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Save situation.

 

Who'da thunk?

[operation mindcrime]

Good eyes ARRAEZ!!!!!!!!

[Blake]

 

Can you stay up late enough for this?

Don't you youngsters have a bedtime?

[Blake]

Sox should just give up the bomba, otherwise, they'll pay for it tomorrow.

[Blake]

Okay, Sox, can't say you weren't warned!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Oh well...

[Danchat]

Eh, the Twins probably don't win this one because they only scratched 2 runs across, but something's got to be done with Berrios. You can't trot this guy into a playoff series the way he's pitched the last 3 weeks.

[mickeymental]

think you’re disappointed? i’m the guy who predicted a 162-0 season for the twins.

[MNT1996]

Berrios had another bad outing, Pensacola lost a heartbreaker, and Cedar Rapids loses their first game in their playoff series. Not the best night for the Twins org 

[David HK]

Welp...

 

 

We got shut down by somebody's Ace. It happens. Our "Ace" on the other hand....

 

It's too bad this September schedule wasn't flipped a bit- 1st 2 weeks are all tough teams, last 2 weeks are the bottom-feeders of the Central. If it were the other way around, it would have been perfect to rest Berrios  and Gibby, and maybe even Pineda for a turn, then tune up for potential playoffs. But really can't rest those guys against BoSox, Washington, and Cleveland.  

 

Get 'em tomorrow, boys. We've got 7 more against the Tribe to come, I'd love to stay at least 5 up before we take 'em on again.

 

Edited September 5, 2019 by David HK

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Don't you youngsters have a bedtime?

Yes.

 

But no one ever tells me when it is...

[Don Walcott]

think you’re disappointed? i’m the guy who predicted a 162-0 season for the twins.

I remember that prediction. It was right around the All-Star break, right?

[AlwaysinModeration]

Get 'em tomorrow, boys. We've got 7 more against the Tribe to come, I'd love to stay at least 5 up before we take 'em on again.

Actually only 6 more against the Tribe, if my math is right. 6 of the next 10 games.