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

[RickOShea]

Gray's 2nd engagement sets up the Guurdians.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Possumlad said:

I won't keep beating this, but it bounced forward (in the direction of seats), then hot something and bounced up and back. That's the part that cannot happen if it hit the yellow or below.

[Aggies7]

Tonight is as annoying a game as last night’s game was fun

if that makes sense 

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Gray's 2nd engagement sets up the Guurdians.

If we limit the periphery and concentrate on the hitter more, we would have much more success. IMO.

[Aggies7]

Well gray talked his way into staying in.

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, Possumlad said:

I won't keep beating this, but it bounced forward (in the direction of seats), then hot something and bounced up and back. That's the part that cannot happen if it hit the yellow or below.

Sure it can. Top spin vs back spin

[RickOShea]

I have a feeling Sunny is going to feed the gopher.

[Mike Sixel]

20 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Luplow for Wallner?

this should never happen ever again. Why is he even on the roster at this point?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

How is Lewis supposed to hit a first inning GS hitting third?

With Castro on third, of course.

 

Ask something harder (to answer, though perhaps easier to do)

 

By the by, what i miss?

[NotAboutWinning]

Good job Sonny!!

[RickOShea]

I guess the gopher goes hungry, thank God.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Sonny is a bulldog; I'll give him that! Nice job getting out of the 6th!

[Mike Sixel]

Finally watched the "double". How that's not a HR, other than NY refuses to over turn things unless they HAVE TO, I have no idea.

[USAFChief]

Let's get Sonny a W.

[SteveLV]

Twins through 6:  9 LOB

Guards through 6: 1 LOB

Twins with 7 line drive outs that were stung.  Very close 2B/HR call went against them, too.

Hopefully justice will be served and they win anyways.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I guess the gopher goes hungry, thank God.

 

2 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Sonny is a bulldog; I'll give him that! Nice job getting out of the 6th!

I do have a hard time imagining a bulldog feeding a gopher...

[Parfigliano]

Wallner and Julien done for day because CLE brought in LHP in 6th inning. 

Roccoball.  Not a fan.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Rocco manages like he just found out about platoon splits last week 

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Wallner and Julien done for day because CLE brought in LHP in 6th inning. 

Roccoball.  Not a fan.

I like Rocco ok, not my favorite, but his insistence on PH for these two with Luplow and Farmer hurts my brain. If your option is Luplow, don't PH. Ever. This is on the FO and their refusal to have AK in MN, and anyone other than Luplow as the RH bench option.

[RickOShea]

Steveson looks more like our analytical guy, than an outfielder.  Clean cut, looking guy.

[Mike Sixel]

Stevenson is who he thought he was, I'd guess. 

[Aggies7]

This guy is going to kill someone 

[Guest]

Stevenson looks like a good ol boy youth pastor, not a mlb player

[stringer bell]

12 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Sure it can. Top spin vs back spin

Camera angle matters. 

[Parfigliano]

Luplow pinch hit for wallner k's.  Stevenson pinch hit for Luplow also K.  2 guys burnt from bench directly linked to Rocco pinch hitting for the superior hitter Wallner.

Roccoball.  

[RickOShea]

Larry David to manage Cleveland next year.

[GusGus11]

MOves I loved and didnt love.

Loved Rocco letting Sonny stay in there in the jam. You dont want to bring in relievers with traffic and you have to trust your vets. Great.

Farmer pinch hitting. 1 guy on in a tie game, Farmer handles righties well enough for later and is a D upgrade. Great move. Unfortunately Jorge failed for the rare time.

IMO an awful move is using Luplow with no one on in the 6th. He did it Sunday too I believe when stevenson was already playing. Youre down 1 and basically playing for a 6th inning Luplow homer. You know that spot comes up again and they will throw righties. Heck Clevland only has 1 other lefty and he pitched yesterday. Let Wallner bat. He hits them in AAA and has run into a few up here. Trust the better bat. No one on and the 6th inning is insane for Jordan Luplow.

Francona knew what Rocco was gonna do and brought in his lefty early to get some of our bats out. Its so predictable. Like I said, the Farmer move was smart though. We tied it and had a guy on and hes versatile and good defensively.

[RickOShea]

I have a feeling that all of our rocket shots will go for naught, and Cleveland will putz and dump their way to get a run or two for the win.

[stringer bell]

Another lead off guy on. 

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Camera angle matters. 

The quote was that it's physically impossible.  It's not. Hence the reply