Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Guardians (Bibee), 9/5 @ 5:10pm CT

[Guest]

I would prefer solano batting lead off rather than a struggling rookie, and also what what’s the bunt? I am no baseball genius but that seemed completely illogical.

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

And that's why you don't sac bunt when you're not sure 1 run wins a game.

Chief and I agree on strategy! Write this date down, folks. (or not, I'm sure we actually agree often).

[Mike Sixel]

2 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

4 of the 6 pitches he threw after the second walk of the inning were balls and they offered at every one of them. Why do they do this to themselves?

Lack of situational awareness? I have no idea. Seriously.

[stringer bell]

Just now, bird said:

Yep. However, this whole season is inexplicable. Undulating as hell on an individual player level. Very few constant success stories, among position players, and only three consistent disappointments (so far): Correa, Buxton, and Miranda. Weird year!

Save this comment for a day when Jeffers would be a viable option. There’s a day game tomorrow and Vázquez is going to catch one of those games. The backup catcher would be starting one game on somewhere between 25 and 30 teams. 

[Dave Borton]

4 minutes ago, bird said:

Undulating

A like for being the first post of the year with "undulating."

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Save this comment for a day when Jeffers would be a viable option. There’s a day game tomorrow and Vázquez is going to catch one of those games. The backup catcher would be starting one game on somewhere between 25 and 30 teams. 

I have...and every time someone gives a reason it isn't 50/50.....

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Lack of situational awareness? I have no idea. Seriously.

As Smalley and Bremmer are commenting on how the Twins hitters don't chase

[RickOShea]

Bibee must have a lottery ticket in his rear pocket.

[Azviking101]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

As Smalley and Bremmer are commenting on how the Twins hitters don't chase

Bremer and Smalley have the least amount of situational awareness of anyone associated with the twins 

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Chief and I... (I'm sure we actually agree often).

Lets see:

-Jimi Hendrix and The Doors are wildly overrated. 

-Coke, not Pepsi

-Porterhouse, medium rare.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Azviking101 said:

Bremer and Smalley have the least amount of situational awareness of anyone associated with the twins 

That's a little bit of an unfair statement.

[GusGus11]

Bibee living very fortunate right now

We are hitting missles all over the field on his strikes.

[rwilfong86]

Sonny is looking good so far, lots of hard hit balls that haven't been falling tho

[Azviking101]

There have definitely been some great pitches to swing at and this guy is 100% getting way too lucky but it is funny to me that after walking two in a row the twins have swung at 12 of 14 pitches

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Lets see:

-Jimi Hendrix and The Doors are wildly overrated. 

-Coke, not Pepsi

-Porterhouse, medium rare.

2 out of 3 ain't bad

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Lets see:

-Jimi Hendrix and The Doors are wildly overrated. 

-Coke, not Pepsi

-Porterhouse, medium rare.

I like Hendrix. Watching him play with both hands is truly amazing.

I only drink soda on a plane (or in cocktails) and that's always coke because I fly a lot of delta.

Of course.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

-Jimi Hendrix and The Doors are wildly overrated. 

 

Take that back! The Woodstock anthem was a work of art! You do remember Woodstock, don’t you? 

[stringer bell]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Lets see:

-Jimi Hendrix and The Doors are wildly overrated. 

-Coke, not Pepsi

-Porterhouse, medium rare.

Not quite sure I concur about the music, but it may be the “atmosphere” around me when I heard their music. 

[GusGus11]

Just now, Azviking101 said:

There have definitely been some great pitches to swing at and this guy is 100% getting way too lucky but it is funny to me that after walking two in a row the twins have swung at 12 of 14 pitches

Well a reason for that is two of the balls int he walks were very close with one to vazquez being a strike imo

And Wallners AB was a great AB where it was like 9 pitches deep so a lot of strikes there. Including two meatballs he just missed fouling back.

Bibee throwing a lot of cookies. No reason to take one. Hes just getting outrageously lucky.

[MMMordabito]

What the BABIP was going on that inning?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Take that back! The Woodstock anthem was a work of art! You do remember Woodstock, don’t you? 

Little after my time,  but yeah

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Take that back! The Woodstock anthem was a work of art! You do remember Woodstock, don’t you? 

Chief remembers Woodstock. That was the year he qualified for Social Security. 

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I like Hendrix. Watching him play with both hands is truly amazing.

 

Nitpic, maybe, but don't most guitar players play with 2 hands?

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Nitpic, maybe, but don't most guitar players play with 2 hands?

not like he did, no. It really is amazing the way he "played one handed" so often. 

[rwilfong86]

Welp, 2-2 now

[Mortimerkenny21]

Son of a ......!

[stringer bell]

and we’re tied. 

[USAFChief]

Seriously, that was predictable. 

 

[Guest]

Welp time to turn the game off we lost already end of the season cut the whole team fire everyone

[GusGus11]

Not gonna lie we might just be cursed and meant to never exceed 6 games over .500