GAME THREAD: 9/15/20, Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox, 7:10 CDT

[TwinsCD]

 

Is it just me or....Why wasnt Odorizzi available to start THIS game. I know everyone loves the cult hero Dobnak. Quite frankly he has been trending downward. Everyone with a spread sheet go ahead but i would argue that his successes have been against the "have nots" in the M.L.B. and also...
Is it just me that thinks this is a big series? Having Blankenthorn(in my side) play in a big game like this is a joke. Having him come along for depth is cool but Gonzalez or Adrianza should be out there today. Its no secret I hate losing to any Chicago team but to hand it to them like this is making me sick. Dobber is what he is, a long reliever. Rocco aint gonna like it when the Yankees come to town for the first round. The time to make hay is NOW. These chumps are celebrating like its the World Series....we should give them a pop in the nose. I will shut up now.

 

But we're trying to keep people rested (#sarcasm).  Rested for what, who the heck knows; it's only a 60-game season.  We're playing for the division and seeding here and we have yet to put out our strongest lineup.

[Channing1964]

Is that why they’re dead? You asked everyone? I remember plenty of dead times in the past. Maybe they don’t come around because they can’t express themselves without being scolded?

True that i am alk a fine line every time(i love johnny cash) The Twins act like this is no big deal well.....NYY is coming to town...at a theater near all of you...so fu*€K around now and ill see you crying on foxsports north about what a great group we have, and how proud you are(Rocco Baldahlillama)

[Longdistancetwins]

 

Twins will come back and take this game. 

Stop “the mindless bitching.”

[USAFChief]

Man, pitch to hit, there, Sano-zee.

 

AND...a pitch NOT to hit, there, Sano-zee.

[Aggies7]

 

I understand that can't see the bitching, because you're one of the biggest ones on this site. It's hard to hang around. I haven't been part of this for 2 years because of it.

 

It's probably because the Twins are good, or fairly good, that the complaints come fast and furious. When they were bad, really bad, we had more fun. Well, anyway.

I never understood why a fan isn’t allowed to express frustration on this site? I applaud loudly when necessary. I was also here in the 90 loss seasons, and very few posters have been here through all that. Maybe if you positive guys and gals posted more you’d drown out the whiners. I guess it’s better to just whine about the whiners.

[diehardtwinsfan]

please stop the bickering

[MNT1996]

 

I think Smeltzer went down when Blankenhorn was recalled.

 

Well that's a relief

[Danchat]

 

But we're trying to keep people rested (#sarcasm).  Rested for what, who the heck knows; it's only a 60-game season.  We're playing for the division and seeding here and we have yet to put out our strongest lineup.

Isn't this our best lineup, minus Arraez for Blankenhorn? Jeffers has an OPS over .900 and everyone else is pretty firmly entrenched as a starter. Marwin is currently sick and was hitting .620 OPS anyways, and Adrianza's at a pathetic .537 OPS, so he's not worth penciling into the lineup most days.

[blindeke]

Man the umpire must hate Randy.

[Channing1964]

But we're trying to keep people rested (#sarcasm).  Rested for what, who the heck knows; it's only a 60-game season.  We're playing for the division and seeding here and we have yet to put out our strongest lineup.

Gonzalez is there, Adrianza is there, he gas a 11 man bullpen. WTF is Blankenthor even doing in the lineup? Gonzalez has homered in his last 2 days. Of course nobody will tell us what was wrong with him last night but Sano and Rosario are back now. Do these guys not realize this $hit is real? IMHO the chicago White Sox are Chumps but in a 60 game season they are the clear defined enemy in front of us. To not hit em with all you have is either Stupidity or Arrogance. I sincerely hope im wrong. This bad news bears crap is tough to watch.

[Aggies7]

Now there’s a good inning

[FlauerPauer]

You would think Blankenhorn would take a couple pitches and get a little comfortable in the box before he swings. I can't really say I've ever seen any of his at-bats outside of tonight. What's the scouting report on this guy?

[flpmagikat]

 

I never understood why a fan isn’t allowed to express frustration on this site? I applaud loudly when necessary. I was also here in the 90 loss seasons, and very few posters have been here through all that. Maybe if you positive guys and gals posted more you’d drown out the whiners. I guess it’s better to just whine about the whiners.

 

Agreed. Also, I always took the game threads to be a bit more stream of conscious and less structured. Like I don't just post random one sentence frustration that adds nothing in an actual discussion, but in a game thread i'em just responding in real time as I would with friends at home

[MNT1996]

That was a hell of a job hanging onto the helmet there by Buck

[blindeke]

 

Gonzalez is there, Adrianza is there, he gas a 11 man bullpen. WTF is Blankenthor even doing in the lineup? Gonzalez has homered in his last 2 days. Of course nobody will tell us what was wrong with him last night but Sano and Rosario are back now. Do these guys not realize this $hit is real? IMHO the chicago White Sox are Chumps but in a 60 game season they are the clear defined enemy in front of us. To not hit em with all you have is either Stupidity or Arrogance. I sincerely hope im wrong. This bad news bears crap is tough to watch.

 

Man this guy must hate Randy.

[h2oface]

Don't be fooled by one good inning. Like I have been saying for the last 4 Dobnak starts (even the one good one 3 starts back), the smoke and mirrors is over for Dobnak. Be thankful we got what we did. But to rely on Dobnak in the future as a regular starter will not help win games, and will be misguided. 

[Danchat]

 

Gonzalez is there, Adrianza is there, he gas a 11 man bullpen. WTF is Blankenthor even doing in the lineup? Gonzalez has homered in his last 2 days. Of course nobody will tell us what was wrong with him last night but Sano and Rosario are back now. Do these guys not realize this $hit is real? IMHO the chicago White Sox are Chumps but in a 60 game season they are the clear defined enemy in front of us. To not hit em with all you have is either Stupidity or Arrogance. I sincerely hope im wrong. This bad news bears crap is tough to watch.

Marwin was in the original lineup, but was scratched since he is sick (non-COVID).

 

Rooker and Jeffers did well being thrust into the lineup, I don't see what's so bad about giving Blankenhorn a chance here. Better than Adrianza's bat, likely.

[USAFChief]

 

Agreed. Also, I always took the game threads to be a bit more stream of conscious and less structured. Like I don't just post random one sentence frustration that adds nothing in an actual discussion, but in a game thread i'em just responding in real time as I would with friends at home

Exactly, and I react to both good AND bad. Why else watch, if not to experience some emotion?

[Shaitan]

Buxton is going to score every run in this game.

[MNT1996]

The patented Kepler pop up

[Channing1964]

Isn't this our best lineup, minus Arraez for Blankenhorn? Jeffers has an OPS over .900 and everyone else is pretty firmly entrenched as a starter. Marwin is currently sick and was hitting .620 OPS anyways, and Adrianza's at a pathetic .537 OPS, so he's not worth penciling into the lineup most days.

Yeah true that why didnt we option Polanco, Rosario, and Kepler to the alternate site? I am sure fricken Larnach, Kiriloff, and Lewis would give us a better chance to win. I mean....this series doesnt mean anything ....or...wait....$hit

[USAFChief]

I don't complain about HP umpiring often, but when the inevitable happens and we get an electronic zone  (which will be a mistake), this guy will be the reason.

[MNT1996]

Dick mentioned that the Twins were 9-2 when Polanco was leadoff when Kepler was injured. Why change what was working? Kepler doesn't own the leadoff spot. 

[FlauerPauer]

 

The patented Kepler pop up

 

He has seemed to pop up a lot more this season than he has before. Think he's trying to pull the ball more?

[Channing1964]

Marwin was in the original lineup, but was scratched since he is sick (non-COVID).

 

Rooker and Jeffers did well being thrust into the lineup, I don't see what's so bad about giving Blankenhorn a chance here. Better than Adrianza's bat, likely.

yeah?...why didn't you tell me? I started off as a second baseman too.

[USAFChief]

Abreu is having a hell of a year. Easily the AL MVP so far.

[FlauerPauer]

For you in Minneapolis/St. Paul... rank the teams:

 

Twins

Wild

Timberwolves

Lynx

Vikings

Soccer team?

St. Paul Saints

HS football

HS basketball

[flpmagikat]

 

Exactly, and I react to both good AND bad. Why else watch, if not to experience some emotion?

 

Plenty of good and bad in this game alone. Like, watching rosario swing through a fastball at his eyes and buxton hit what should be his second inside the park homerun this week is all part of the Twins experience, which is mostly enjoyable 

[notoriousgod71]

This is one of the many things that irritate me about Rocco.

 

When Dobnak is getting lit up why is he allowed to throw 20-30 more pitches than when he is throwing a 2 hit shutout? It should be the other way around.

 

Rocco seems to want five innings out of his starters no matter what the game circumstances are.

[Channing1964]

Man this guy must hate Randy.

True that it looks like he better not question any more calls...EVER