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

[USAFChief]

 

Even if it does, I'm not going to have any fingernails left

[USAFChief]

Stupid.

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

 

This Wisler gets me nervous,

 

 

Going to the bullpen for 4 full innings without at least trying to get a couple more outs from Maeda makes me nervous.

 

They were getting to the most dangerous part of the Sox lineup so I get it. But still.

[T_J]

Out by a mile...

[Aggies7]

Horrendous send

[T_J]

I think it was ok to send him because the defense is terrible but... ya know, hindsight and all.

[TFRazor]

oofta

[TFRazor]

If Byron hurt himself.....

[Aggies7]

Kepler, yeesh

[Diesel]

I have said Tony Diaz is a bad 3B coach, and I will say it again. That was bad

[mrtwinsfan]

Did ??? 3rd base coach send Buxton ?? 

[MNT1996]

Lol that gift was squandered pretty fast

[T_J]

Well the replay showed he may have been safe. It was a really good slide. Much closer then I first thought!

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

Yep. Not even at the ump. On the plate.

You know who has to clean the plate, right?

[MNT1996]

 

Did ??? 3rd base coach send Buxton ?? 

 

Well it is the same 3rd base coach as last year. Had terrible sends last year too

[Diesel]

 

Did ??? 3rd base coach send Buxton ?? 

Yes

[stringer bell]

There's a double. 

[TFRazor]

And so it begins...

[USAFChief]

There we go, Dyson will be on 2nd within 2 pitches.

 

Buxton can't steal a base, though.

[Aggies7]

Dyson kills us, and no one else

[MNT1996]

When is it going to get through Rocco's head that Kepler is not confident at the plate right now and shouldn't be batting leadoff?

[USAFChief]

pitchout on 0-2

[wavedog]

Normally I consider our 3B coach too conservative with his sends but that was way aggressive.  I was saying no, no, no stop.     Perhaps he is just not very good at knowing when to send runners. 

[h2oface]

Diaz ...... what was he thinking? I like making the sox make a play. And you have the speed. But he has to know Buxton is going to slide head first and reach with his left arm.... the rehabbing still a bit arm. I just think he has to hold him there. No reason to risk Buxton hurting himself on a slide like that, even if he would have scored. It wasn't even close. You have to be judged on the decisions you make and the results they give the team. That was a horrible decision.

 

Buxton should have stole second on the first pitch, and that would take care of all of it.

[USAFChief]

 

When is it going to get through Rocco's head that Kepler is not confident at the plate right now and shouldn't be batting leadoff?

well he can't change that in the 7th inning.

[insagt1]

Donaldson showed no discipline...you just don't show up the ump like that and get away with it. so now a big bat is out of the game. Twins can't score runs without a HR...but I wonder why they didn't challenge the play at the plate. Buck may have been safe...but he probably shouldn't have gone. Kepler then with another weak AB. He joins Sano, Cruz and Rosario however...all having not good series. If Twins pen can somehow hold this lead (unlikely) it will be a very tough win.

[USAFChief]

WHy is Kepler hesitating on that throw??

 

We squander a dropped ball that rolls all the way to the wall, then refuse to take an easy DP on defense.

[Aggies7]

Kepler having a terrible no good very bad year

[insagt1]

And Twins blew a sure DP. This game has been kinda frustrating.

[MNT1996]

Bench Kepler