Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox 1:10pm cdt, 9/17/2020 ad

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Aphorism game thread.

 

In the aphore times, when ya couldn't look up the rules on the internet, and compare the bruteforce statistics of when it made sense to bunt, they had to come up with quick and clever ways of remindin' folk what to do. Here are a bunch of useful ones that will help us win...

 

Well now... It seems some Sox fan got into my game thread intro, and mixed a few dubious ones. Can you help me sift through and figure out what is what? Rosario sure would appreciate it.

 

Hit 'em where they ain't.

 

Red sky at dawn, the bunt must be on.

Red sky at night, play back and hold tight.

 

Chose wisely, for swinging at the correct pitch may give you immortality, a false pitch will take it from you.

 

Don't make the 3rd out at 3rd.

 

Only you can prevent jinx-fires.

 

Hit the cutoff.

 

nobody, not even the rain, has such small... chance of falling in our outfield.

 

Cover first on anything hit to the left.  Er... your left.

 

Swing, batter batter batter.

 

I'm not left handed either.

 

Quoth the umpire... nevermore.

 

Don't swing until ya see the whites of their eyes.

 

Never tell me the odds!

 

You remind me of the babe.

 

Bases are half-full.

 

I don't want a pickle.

 

Run on 3... 2... 1... Contact!

 

Don't cross the streams.

 

Don't throw a hanger on 0-2.

 

Spider always catches the infield fly.

 

Evil, pure and simple from the 8th dimension.

 

Coffee is for closers.

 

Helmets are for lollygaggers.

 

Pay no attention to the man behind the baggy.

 

Play Ball!

 

Twins:

0. Kenta Maeda (R ) P
1. Max Kepler ( L) RF
2. Josh Donaldson (R ) 3B
3. Jorge Polanco ( S ) SS
4. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH
5. Eddie Rosario ( L) LF
6. Miguel Sano (R ) 1B
7. Byron Buxton (R ) CF
8. Marwin Gonzalez ( S ) 2B
9. Ryan Jeffers (R ) C

 

White Sox:

0. Reynaldo Lopez (R ) P
1. Tim Anderson (R ) SS
2. Yasmani Grandal ( S ) C
3. Jose Abreu (R ) 1B
4. Eloy Jimenez (R ) LF
5. Edwin Encarnacion (R ) DH
6. Yoan Moncada ( S ) 3B
7. Luis Robert (R ) CF
8. Jarrod Dyson ( L) RF
9. Nick Madrigal (R ) 2B

 

Did i miss any?

 

Feel free to add your own...

[stringer bell]

As good a lineup as the Twins can put out there. They've really handled Lopez so far and Maeda has been tremendous. Should be easy right? Somehow, I expect the outcome to be in doubt until the final hitter today.

[Aggies7]

This game essentially determines if the twins play the yankees in the first round. A win keeps us alive for the division which helps avoid being the 4/5 seed. A loss and it's probably over, 3 down with 8 to play

[Diesel]

Since zack littell got removed from the 40 man, somebody new has got to be coming up, since Rooker could be put on the long term DL.... internesting

[Squirrel]

Nice day for a day game ... damn it ... if people were allowed in the stadiums, I'd so be there!

[stringer bell]

 

This game essentially determines if the twins play the yankees in the first round. A win keeps us alive for the division which helps avoid being the 4/5 seed. A loss and it's probably over, 3 down with 8 to play

You can add in the tiebreaker, too. The White Sox earn the tiebreaker with a win today, so the Twins would have to gain four games in the final eight games, a tall order. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Polanco with a walk and stolen base.

 

Alas, that is all we get in the top of the first.

[stringer bell]

Scoreless first for the Twins. A walk and stolen base, but Cruz struck out with Polanco on second.

 

[stringer bell]

So, with the COVID-19 protocols, what is being done with "around the horn"? I've seen the catcher both thrown the ball directly back to the pitcher and I've also seen him throw the ball to third. On the first out in the bottom of the first, Sanó threw the ball to Maeda after a ground out.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Double play to endthe inning.

[h2oface]

 

You can add in the tiebreaker, too. The White Sox earn the tiebreaker with a win today, so the Twins would have to gain four games in the final eight games, a tall order. 

 How is that. Tied at 5-5.... what is the next criteria that gives them the tiebreaker?

[Aggies7]

 

 How is that. Tied at 5-5.... what is the next criteria that gives them the tiebreaker?

I assume divisional record, but could be wrong

[Aggies7]

wow

[John Kelsey]

Yeesh, Buck does it again!

[Aggies7]

so good to see

[TFRazor]

Holy crap buck

[TFRazor]

 

 

I assume divisional record, but could be wrong

That is correct.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

I assume divisional record, but could be wrong

 

I'm pretty sure Provus confirmed on the broadcast intra-division record is the next tie-breaker after head to head.  He also mentioned the White Sox are something like 5 games up on the Twins in that metric.

[blindeke]

 

This game essentially determines if the twins play the yankees in the first round. A win keeps us alive for the division which helps avoid being the 4/5 seed. A loss and it's probably over, 3 down with 8 to play

 

Gotta beat the Yankees sometime! I think this is the year.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Yeesh, Buck does it again!

As expected.

[MNT1996]

Buck has more HRs in 34 games this year than he did in 87 games last year. If he works on being more patient at the plate and drawing some more walks, I think he has a legitimate chance at being in the 30/30 club. He has the power and the speed.

[TouchEmAllGuy]

Buxton is good.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Buxton in September;

 

.308/.308/.744/1.051, .430 wOBA, 175 wRC+, 7 XBH to 7 K.

 

And that's before today's homer.

[Aggies7]

 

Gotta beat the Yankees sometime! I think this is the year.

you would think the law of averages would apply at some point, but I don't want to see nightmare in new york version 7

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Gotta beat the Yankees sometime! I think this is the year.

I need to read the opening of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead again...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Okay...

 

I gotta head out within half an hour. Not sure if i'll be able to check in again before the end of the game...

 

I'm leaving the game in good hands, right?

[stringer bell]

White Sox vs. Twins--Without looking Anderson and Abreu have been great. Robert and Jiménez up and down. Engle, Madrigal and McCann pesky and Moncada, Grandal, Mazara and especially Encarnacion cold. To me, the two young outfielders have determined the outcomes of the games so far. Get them out and the Twins win the games.

[MNT1996]

Out of all Twins pitchers right now I would trust Maeda the most against the Yankees. 

[stringer bell]

OK offense, time for a crooked number. Lopez is better than he showed his first two starts again the Twins, but he's not that good.

[Aggies7]

eek, not a whole lot going on offensively, again