Game Thread: Tigers @ Twins 6:40 8/1/2022

[Doctor Gast]

If they had sacrificed bunt that would have won the game

[Vanimal46]

We should pick up Barnhardt tomorrow…

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, lukeduke1980 said:

We dont bunt except with a rookie in the 9th against a guy throwing 100

They literally did yesterday, right? 

[ashbury]

How about a walkoff wild pitch?

[Vanimal46]

You’ve gotta be ****ing kidding me. 

[LVTwinsfan]

How stupid

[Aggies7]

You can’t make it up lol

[IndyTwinsFan]

You gotta be kidding!!

[Jerr]

ARE YOU KIDDING????

 

[Squirrel]

Ugh

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

How about a walkoff wild pitch?

Close! 

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

How about a walkoff wild pitch?

How about we DFA Nick Gordon?

[mrtwinsfan]

Gordon again, 

[Aggies7]

that’s alright we only had the leagues top hitter up next ?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Bases loaded, two outs!

I blame Squirrel.

[Aggies7]

We’re just overall a dumb team. Give me points for saying it but we aren’t coached particularly well. Maybe that’s minor league coaching as much as it is Rocco’s staff. But we struggled immensely with fundamentals 

[RpR]

Being thrown out retreating is far, far worse that being thrown out trying to gain a base, but Twins do not steal bases so they are pixilated.

[Hrbowski]

Provus blasting Gordon and the Twins for their pathetic base running, rather deservedly.

[Irishman]

What happened?  Why was Gordon out?

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

How about we DFA Nick Gordon?

And Pray he gets taken,  or its back to st.paul  is that right, ?

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, USAFChief said:

I blame Squirrel.

I was trying to imagine how they mess that up, but I never imagined that.

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Close! 

I think I will banish myself for the 10th, for that jinx.  Gotta make a phonecall anyway.

[Doctor Gast]

How is Gordon out at 3B when Correa walks?

[Hrbowski]

Just now, Irishman said:

What happened?  Why was Gordon out?

Gordon got picked off third by the catcher after ball four to Correa. Just awful.

[Vanimal46]

Just now, Irishman said:

What happened?  Why was Gordon out?

Got way too aggressive after the ball 4/wild pitch. Barnhardt recovered and threw him out at 3B. 

[Mike Sixel]

Not pinch hitting Buxton for Contreras is inexcusable. I understand playing for the long haul, but that's as high leverage as you get. 

64 percent of the time, btw, teams score at least one run with two on and no one out....

[Aggies7]

Recap that inning:

leadoff single that should have been out for interference

tailor made double play that doesn’t happen because of the shift

Totally flubbed bunt attempt resulting in a K

getting caught in no man’s land to erase a bases loaded situation 

[tony&rodney]

The Twins will have different base coaches next year. Bank it.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

Not pinch hitting Buxton for Contreras is inexcusable. I understand playing for the long haul, but that's as high leverage as you get. 

64 percent of the time, btw, teams score at least one run with two on and no one out....

Most teams, but not us.  Sadly.

[Mike Sixel]

I've defended the FO and manager a lot, but that inning was filled with terrible decision making.